Robert De Niro’s “The Comedian” lands world premiere at AFI FestOctober 15, 2016 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert De Niro‘s “The Comedian” will have its world premiere at 2016’s AFI Fest, The American Film Institute announced Friday, October 14, according to TheWrap. The film stars Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin and Cloris Leachman, and will screen on Nov. 11 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Oscar winner Taylor Hackford directed the film based on a screenplay by Art Linson, who also produced alongside John Linson, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon and Hackford. The story follows aging comic icon Jackie (De Niro), who is forced to serve out a community service sentence for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony (Mann), and the two find inspiration in one another. AFI’s Opening Night Gala will be the world premiere of “Rules Don’t Apply,” directed by Warren Beatty, on Nov. 10. It was also previously announced that Isabelle Huppert will be honored with a tribute on Nov. 13, followed by a Centerpiece Gala screening of Paul Verhoeven‘s “Elle.” Adam McKay‘s “The Big Short,” Will Smith‘s “Concussion” and Antonio Banderas‘ “The 33” had their world premieres at last year’s AFI festival, the former closing the fest on Nov. 12. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s “By The Sea” had its world premiere on Nov. 5 as part of the Opening Night Gala. This year’s AFI Fest will take place on Nov. 10 to Nov. 17 in Hollywood, California. The full festival lineup and schedule will be unveiled later this month. 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 | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |