Tommy Lee Jones’ “The Homesman” joins lineup at AFI FestOctober 21, 2014 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman is joining the lineup at AFI Fest, where it will screen as a Centerpiece Gala on Nov. 11 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the festival also announced films slated for special screenings. They include Olivier Assayas’ Clouds of Sils Maria, Robert Kenner’s Merchants of Doubt, Xavier Dolan’s Mommy, Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent, Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s Still Alice, Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper and Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s Two Days, One Night. The festival will hold conversations about their careers with actors Michael Keaton and Edward Norton and cinematographer Roger Deakins. It also will hold an Indie Contenders Roundtable, presented by The Hollywood Reporter, featuring a panel of filmmakers representing this year’s indie films, and a Young Hollywood Roundtable, presented by the Los Angeles Times, featuring rising stars. AFI Fest will take place Nov. 6-13 in Hollywood at the Dolby Theatre, the TCL Chinese Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. 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. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |