Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac’s “Most Violent Year” to open AFI Fest September 25, 2014 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The world premiere of director J.C. Chandor's drama “A Most Violent Year”, starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac, will be the opening-night gala of the AFI Fest 2014, the American Film Institute announced, according to TheWrap. The film will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 6 to kick off the eight-day festival in Hollywood. “A Most Violent Year” is the third feature from writer-director Chandor, who made his debut with (and received an Oscar nomination for writing) “Margin Call” in 2011 and released “All Is Lost” last year. His new film is a crime drama set in 1981, one of the most crime-ridden years in record in New York City. In addition to Chastain and Isaac, it stars Albert Brooks, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel and Catalina Sandino Moreno. See video: ‘A Most Violent Year’ With Jessica Chastain Gets December Release, Trailer (Video) The film, from Participant Media, will be released by A24 in December, in time to qualify for this year's Oscar race. The full AFI Fest lineup, which normally consists of evening galas featuring major awards contenders along with an expansive program of foreign films and independents, will be announced in October. Previously, the festival revealed that it will mount a special tribute to Sophia Loren on Nov. 12.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
