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“Quinografía,” a portrait of the famously timid Mafalda cartoonist Quino, and “Habana Libre,” a take on rebellious youth in Cuba, look like potential standouts at Ventana Docs, a selection of 12 doc features from across Latin America and Spain.

A notable number have been developed at prestigious labs, whether Sundance Festival programs or Spain’s Pompeu Fabra University. Two tell trans stories and with it, chart resistance and intolerance, main banes of other Ventana Sur titles.

Many are intimate stories, of the director’s battle with HIV (“How to Live With…”), or reconnection with his father (“Capitan”), or battle to accept his father’s suicide (“The Curve”). Some mix the personal and a larger political canvas, as in “Violent-House-Fiction” and “Family Politics” where the director reconnects with his family as his father battles for office representing ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori’s far right-wing Cambio 90 party.

At least a third of the doc features are co-produced with Spain,...

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Future Today has inked new content licensing deals with Gravitas Ventures, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures that will allow it to deliver more films through its Fawesome streaming platform.

Films and shows that will be coming to the platform include “Taxi,” “Hamlet,” “Queen of the North,” “Mean Guns,” “Two Rode Together,” “The Fog” and “Silent Hours,” among others.

“Fawesome’s growing audience has come to expect engaging and entertaining content,” said David Di Lorenzo, the Senior Vice President of Content Acquisitions & Partnerships at Future Today. “Our new deals with these major studios allow us to continue to expand our premium content offering while satisfying the wants of our audience.”

A full list of titles coming to Fawesome as announced by Future Today follows below:

2036 Origin Unknown (Gravitas Ventures) Above the Shadows (Gravitas Ventures) Accident Man (Samuel Goldwyn) Another Round (Samuel Goldwyn) The Baader Meinhof Complex (Samuel...

Documentarians from Ecuador, Argentina, Kenya, Vietnam and France are among projects from 19 countries to receive support totalling $520,000 from Sundance Institute.

Documentarians from Ecuador, Argentina, Kenya, Vietnam and France are among projects from 19 countries to receive support totalling $520,000 from Sundance Institute.

Documentary Fund recipients encompass projects in development, production, and post-production stages and their work spans subject matter from a deeply personal family project in Ecuador, to a mission to save libraries in Kenya, to a musical involving female and trans prisoners in Buenos Aires.

Frederick Wiseman’s Boston City Hall project, City Hall, is among post-production grant recipients.

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DarkMatter TV – Lift your spirits from this Covid-19 madness with 10 new horrors, guaranteed to be a frightfully good watch here. Bleeding Heart (2015) – directed by Diane Bell A yoga instructor looks to protect her sex-worker sister from her deadbeat boyfriend. American Exorcist (2018) – directed by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito A …

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“The Simpsons” put the laughs on hold during Sunday night’s season premiere to call on viewers to send aid to Puerto Rico for hurricane Maria relief efforts. The episode ended with a still image of the characters somberly holding a Puerto Rican flag. Standing behind the flag, Marge holds a sign reading “Unido.” Bleeding heart Lisa is int he foreground, a single tear in her eye. The image included references to various relief organizations, including Unicef, Save the Children, and One America Appeal. The show posted the image on its Twitter account with the status “How you can help.”

Many on social media expressed their gratitude for the heartfelt gesture, while pointing out the stark contrast between the cartoon family’s response and the president’s botched one. President Trump attacked the mayor of San Juan for exhibiting “poor leadership,” while defending his administration’s slow response.

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As President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that “both sides” were to blame for the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in a speech on Tuesday, White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly folded his arms and appeared to hang his head — and Twitter noticed.

During the press conference at Trump Tower, originally billed as being about infrastructure, the president said there were “a lot of bad people in the other group too,” in reference to the anti-racist protesters demonstrating against the rally, one of whom, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, was killed when a driver...

Never make a blood oath. It's a rule of thumb we should all follow!

Clary should know better than to have made a deal blindly. After the events on Shadowhunters Season 2 Episode 9, I don't think she ever will.

It nearly killed her and hurt everyone.

"Bound by Blood" played on the theme of curses and forced motivations.

I liked that these characters, while flawed but genuinely nice people, had a looming threat forcing their choices. More often than not it was for a bad reason. They had no choice but to come to a decision.

Clary going through the blood oath put everything into perspective for her. Life and death aren't so simple. And her life impacts everyone if she touches the sword.

I loved the subtle coincidence of the curse starting to affect her hand. It was a great reminder of the dangerous power she holds. She could destroy worlds with a single touch.

While “Girls” is set to air its final season sometime next year, main cast member Zosia Mamet has spent the past year appearing in films like Todd Solondz’s “Wiener-Dog” and Steve Bernstein’s “Dominion.” Now, she’s set to appear in the new film “Goldbricks in Bloom,” a social satire that explores what it means to be an artist today by interweaving the story of a self-obsessed group of disenchanted young creatives with the mythic rise and fall of a New York painter. Watch a brief trailer for the film below featuring Mamet talking about the actors in the film.

Read More: Watch: Sisters Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet Argue Who “Counts” in Intimate ‘Bleeding Heart’ Clip

The film is the first feature film by Danny Sangra, who has previously directed a series of short films and has worked with brands like Hugo Boss, Nike, Verizon and more. Along with Mamet,...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.

99 Homes (Ramin Bahrani)

Ramin Bahrani made a name for himself with three independent films over the last decade, focusing on humanity’s daily struggles, reinvented foreign lives in America, and a fundamental sense of decency. With 2012’s At Any Price and this year’s 99 Homes, Bahrani has twice returned to the festival that launched his career, presenting the evolution of those themes. Not coincidentally, the worst...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's new on Netflix and TV, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Deadpool"

Not every movie -- not even every good movie -- is worth an immediate Blu-ray investment, but you're going to want to clear a sexy spot in your house for Ryan Reynolds's "Deadpool." The top R-rated movie around the world is out on DVD and Blu-ray May 10. We could list the Blu-ray features, but it's much more fun to get them from the Merc with a Mouth himself:

"Regression"

Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke star in this psychological horror film from writer/director

Alejandro Amenabar ("The Others"). The film releases on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and On Demand on May 10.

"Where to Invade Next"

Michael Moore's latest incendiary documentary/opinion piece, this time about the American military,...

If I learned one thing from The Lion King, it’s be prepared. This applies to so many things in life, not the least of which is my Netflix viewing schedule. A schedule of the newest arrivals to the streaming video service is out. The highlights include Bring It On (May 1), Sixteen Candles (May 1), Grace and Frankie: Season 2 (May 6) and the Hitchcock classic To Catch a Thief (May 1). Following is a full listing. Start your planning now. May 1, 2016 A Study in Sherlock Admiral Ava's Possessions Bring It On Bring It On: All or Nothing Easy Living: Seasons 1-3 El Crítico FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue Finger of God Gary Gulman: It's About Time Great Expectations I Am Road Comic Jesus Town, USA Just Friends Kevin Hart Presents Keith Robinson: Back of The Bus Funny Kevin Hart Presents Lil Rel: RELevent Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz...

May 2016 promises to deliver more Netflix Originals than you can shake a stick at.

Wait no more: Netflix Originals "Grace and Frankie" and "Bloodline" return for their second seasons in May. Also returning is the original Netflix reality series "Chef's Table." And dying for the return of BBC's "Sherlock"? Enjoy "A Study in Sherlock," in which the show's co-creator and cast discuss the inner workings of the detective series.

New movies to streaming include "Goosebumps" and other 2015 movies you might have missed, as well as cheerleading classic "Bring It On" and John Hughes favorite "Sixteen Candles."

Here's the complete list of what's new on Netflix for May 2016. All title and dates are subject to change.

Available May 1, 2016

"A Study in Sherlock" (2016)

"Admiral" (2015)

"Ava's Possessions" (2015)

"Bring It On" (2000)

"Bring It On: All or Nothing" (2006)

"Easy Living": Seasons 1-3

"El Critico" (2013)

"FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue" (1998)

"Finger of God" (2007)

"Gary Gulman...

Our own Heather Wixson was pleasantly surprised by The Blackout Experiments when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year, and those in North America will be able to see it for themselves this summer thanks to Gravitas Ventures:

“Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (April 14, 2016) — Gravitas Ventures has secured all North American rights to “The Blackout Experiments” following a successful premiere from the Midnight Section at Sundance 2016. Directed by Rich Fox, the terror-inducing documentary focuses on a culture that has embraced fear-seeking, interactive entertainment.”

The most extreme immersive horror experience in America is called “Blackout.” Deemed “the extreme event of the year” by The New York Times, it is not for the faint of heart; it is a terrifying, psychosexual thrill-ride designed to play on people’s deepest psychological fears.

Fox’s innovative horror documentary follows a group of friends whose experience with Blackout becomes deeply personal, developing into an...

Radiant yoga instructor May (Jessica Biel; The Illusionist, Playing For Keeps) has her wholesome life thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost biological sister Shiva (Zosia Mamet of the hit HBO show Girls & Mad Men), a street-smart yet naïve young woman with an abusive boyfriend. May feels compelled to rescue the hapless Shiva and finds herself increasingly drawn out of her sedate world and deeper into Shiva’s chaotic one – with lethal consequences.

Bound By Blood (cert.15) is available on DVD and Digital on Monday 11th April 2016, courtesy of Solo Media and Matchbox Films. And to celebrate the release we have three DVDs to giveaway!

To win a copy of Bound By Blood on DVD, just answer the following question:

Which of the following films did Not star actress Jessica Biel? Was it:

a) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

b) I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

c) Greenberg...

Happy birthday, Jessica Biel!  Biel turns 34 today, and we want to celebrate the actress, wife, mom and entrepreneur by touting all the ways she continues to impress, 10 years after her regular run on 7th Heaven ended. We may remember Biel as the sporty Mary Camden on the long-running (Perhaps too long? Ahem, season 11, we're talking to you) family drama, Justin Timberlake's better half just keeps getting more interesting as the years go by. The Bleeding Heart actress has grown from one of our favorite teen stars into a serious beauty icon, business owner, and one half of an outrageously hot celeb power couple.  The boss lady just threw the soft launch of her latest...

When it comes to Hollywood's most glamorous evening, picking your date can be just as crucial as selecting a standout ensemble. Fortunately, these ladies had the perfect partners to come along.  Previous Oscar winner and first time mommy-to-be Anne Hathaway dressed her baby bump in a studded gold and black sheer gown alongside her husband Adam Shulman while strutting the red carpet together at Vanity Fair's annual post-show celebration.  The Les Miserables star wasn't the only actress to bring along her handsome hubby for the evening's host of events. Bleeding Heart star Jessica Biel stunned on the red carpet with her musical partner, husband Justin Timberlake....

With just one week left before Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18, this weekend was expected to be less than impressive. Warner Bros.' In the Heart of the Sea is the only new wide release, with most projections predicting it would make enough to unseat The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which has won at the box office for three weeks in a row. Box Office Mojo reports that In the Heart of the Sea couldn't quite overtake The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which won for the fourth weekend in a row with $11.3 million, just above In the Heart of the Sea's second place take with $11 million.

In the weekend before blockbusters such as Avengers: Age of Ultron and Jurassic World opened, the box office saw a significant downturn, as fans got ready for those highly-anticipated movies to hit theaters. It's no surprise that...

There may not be much surprising here, but this is a smartly sensitive depiction of abuse and redemption that never descends into caricature. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Los Angeles yoga teacher May (Jessica Biel: Total Recall) finally meets the biological sister, Shiva (Zosia Mamet: The Kids Are All Right), she only recently discovered she has, and the women seem to hit it off, despite a big gap in age — 10 years — and lifestyle. May is calm, confident, collected, a “hippie,” as Shiva teases her, with a gentle, supportive boyfriend and business partner in Dex (Edi Gathegi: X-Men: First Class). Shiva is not in such a good place in her own head, beaten up in all possible ways by her abusive boyfriend, Cody (Joe Anderson: Hannibal). “I don’t need to be saved,” Shiva insists,...

Plot: A yoga instructor discovers she has a sister she never knew. When the two finally meet, she attempts to save her new found family from a dangerously abusive relationship. Review: I’ve always had a fondness for Jessica Biel. She is beautiful and yes, she can act. In her latest drama Bleeding Heart, she has a few nice moments as a yoga instructor who discovers a long lost sister played by Zosia... Read More...

The frivolity of touchy-feely new age platitudes and a hooker with a heart of gold familiarities meet unevenly in “Bleeding Heart,” a feminist fantasy revenge picture in the style of “Thema & Louise” that cannot transcend its contrived plot conceits and dubious motivations. The sophomore directorial effort of Diane Bell (2010 Sundance entry “Obselidia”), “Bleeding Heart” centers on May (Jessica Biel), a 30-something yoga instructor with a burning little discovery she cannot wait to act on — a private investigator has found her long-lost younger biological sister, Shiva (Zosia Mamet from “Girls”), who we soon find out is a prostitute (“sex worker” being her choice descriptor) who the protective sibling will feel the need to rescue from her circumstances. May lives with her boyfriend (Edi Gathegi), another yoga instructor, and everyone’s chakras are outwardly balanced and in order. But upon meeting Shiva, May’s not-so-perfect world is suddenly turned inside out. As the title.

Bleeding Heart follows the story of May (Jessica Biel), a yoga instructor who finds herself behaving in ways she'd never imagined herself capable of in an effort to protect her newly discovered biological sister, Shiva, from a dangerous boyfriend. If you're the type who wouldn't mind Jessica Biel rescuing you from being handcuffed to a bed, I present Exhibit A! While Jessica Biel may have... Read More...

Todd Olsson has joined International Film Trust as a sales consultant and Kenner Bolt has been appointed to the newly created position of director of acquisitions.

Olsson recently served as co-president of Ironclad Films and will work alongside director of sales Kevin Hoiseth and head of marketing and communications Marcin Janowski.

He reports to Ift founder Michael Benaroya. Among his other appointments were svp of Sobini Films at Lionsgate and was director of acquisitions at the Walt Disney Company.

Bolt is tasked with sourcing completed and development feature projects for Ift’s pipeline.

Prior to Ift she was sales and marketing executive at MediaXchange.

Ift’s slate of films includes Werner Herzog’s Salt And Fire starring Michael Shannon and Gael García Bernal, Bleeding Heart starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet and You Shall Know Our Velocity based on Dave Eggers’ novel and starring Daniel Radcliffe.

“Olsson’s wealth of experience, from a background...

Todd Olsson has joined International Film Trust as a sales consultant and Kenner Bolt has been appointed to the newly created position of director of acquisitions.

Olsson recently served as co-president of Ironclad Films and will work alongside director of sales Kevin Hoiseth and head of marketing and communications Marcin Janowski.

He reports to Ift founder Michael Benaroya. Among his other appointments were svp of Sobini Films at Lionsgate and was director of acquisitions at the Walt Disney Company.

Bolt is tasked with sourcing completed and development feature projects for Ift’s pipeline.

Prior to Ift she was sales and marketing executive at MediaXchange.

Ift’s slate of films includes Werner Herzog’s Salt And Fire starring Michael Shannon and Gael García Bernal, Bleeding Heart starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet and You Shall Know Our Velocity based on Dave Eggers’ novel and starring Daniel Radcliffe.

“Olsson’s wealth of experience, from a background...

"Date Night!" pic.twitter.com/LlZzQntxT7 — Jessica Biel (@JessicaBiel) November 5, 2015 Seated supporter! Jessica Biel may have avoided the red carpet at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 4, but the Bleeding Heart actress, 33, did stand by her man … or sit, that is. Biel was spotted in the audience seated next to her husband, Justin Timberlake. Biel wore a silver, sheer Marchesa gown with jeweled embellishments, with her hair up in a sleek bun. The actress posted a cute photo on Twitter of herself and her [...]...

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Inside Out (animated Pixar hit; voices: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith; rated PG) Vacation (comedy sequel; Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo; rated R) Bleeding Heart (thriller; Jessica Biel, Zosia Mamet; pretheatrical release; not rated) The End of the Tour (drama; Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg; rated R) The Snow Queen: Magic of the Ice Mirror (animated; voices: Bella Thorne...

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Read More: The 13 Indie Films You Must See This November: 'Carol,' 'Spotlight' and More "Bleeding Heart" (November 3) "Bleeding Heart," a heavy family drama from writer-director Diane Bell, features Jessica Biel and "Girls" star Zosia Mamet in two refreshingly uncharacteristic roles. Biel plays a yoga instructor whose peaceful existence is shattered when she comes into contact with her troubled long-lost biological sister. Lightyears away from her HBO character, Mamet plays Shiva, a street-smart sex worker. While the reunion starts off on a positive note, it is disturbed by the appearance of Shiva's abusive boyfriend. What happens next forces the sisters into an unexpected bond as the meaning of family truly reveals itself. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and co-stars Edi Gathegi, Joe Anderson, Kate Burton and Harry Hamlin. "The Hallow" (November 5) British director Corin Hardy’s gothic tale finds a small family...

"If you don't want to go back - don't." Gravitas Ventures has debuted a trailer for Diane Bell's new film Bleeding Heart, starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet as estranged sisters. The film is about a yoga instructor, played by Jessica Biel, whose sister suddenly comes into her life. But it turns out her deadbeat boyfriend is kind of crazy, and then it turns into an intense chase thriller, or something like that. The full cast includes Joe Anderson, Edi Gathegi, Kate Burton and Exie Booker. This honestly looks pretty bad, and I'm only posting this just because it's getting a theatrical release anyway. If you're interested, take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Diane Bell's Bleeding Heart, in high def from Apple: Bleeding Heart follows the story of May (Jessica Biel), a yoga instructor who finds herself behaving in ways she'd never imagined herself...

Continuing her recent preference for independent dramas, Jessica Biel‘s latest teams her with Girls star Zosia Mamet. Bleeding Heart, the sophomore effort from writer-director Diane Bell (Obselidia), follows Biel’s character coming across her biological sister (Mamet) for the first time as secrets bubble. Following a premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, it’ll now arrive in theaters in December and we have the first trailer.

We said in our Tribeca review, “Suffering from performances, direction and writing that each lack nuance, Bleeding Heart takes subject matter deserving of mature, thoughtful treatment and distorts reality into a series of soap opera clichés. Written and directed by Diane Bell, the drama stars Jessica Biel as May, a yoga instructor living with boyfriend Dex (Edi Gathegi). Together they operate a yoga studio funded by May’s mother Martha (Kate Burton). Martha, while providing the kind of disapproving support that only a mother could,...

Read More: Tribeca Review: ‘Bleeding Heart’ Starring Jessica Biel & Zosia Mamet The latest trailer from "Bleeding Heart" sees Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet form a bold and unlikely sisterhood in the face of peril and violence. The indie feature comes from writer-director Diane Bell and co-stars Edi Gathegi, Joe Anderson, Kate Burton and Harry Hamlin. "Bleeding Heart," a heavy family drama, features Biel and Mamet in two refreshingly uncharacteristic roles. Biel plays a yoga instructor, whose peaceful existence is shattered when she comes into contact with her troubled long-lost biological sister. Lightyears away from her "Girls" character, Mamet plays Shiva, a street-smart sex worker. While the reunion starts of on positive note, it is disturbed by the appearance of Shiva's abusive boyfriend. "Bleeding Heart" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and hits theaters on December 11. Check out the pulse-pounding trailer...

When a gun appears in the first act, it has to go off sometime in the third, does it not? That’s more or less the design of “Bleeding Heart,” a new indie starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet about a even-keel yoga instructor (Biel) who discovers she has biological sister who’s something of a wild child (Mamet). Unfortunately, a belligerent and abusive boyfriend (Joe Anderson), complicates their reunion. The film made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Click below for our review and after that check out the full synopsis: Read More: Tribeca Review: ‘Bleeding Heart’ Starring Jessica Biel & Zosia Mamet Reserved yoga instructor May (Jessica Biel) lives a peaceful, clean-living life with her boyfriend. Her carefully maintained equilibrium is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost biological sister Shiva (Zosia Mamet), a street-smart yet naive young woman caught working the...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Bleeding Heart, a thriller written and directed by Diane Bell that stars Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet. It is coming off its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The plan is to release the pic on demand November 3 followed by a theatrical release December 11. The story centers on May (Biel), a yoga instructor who finds herself behaving in ways she’d never have imagined herself, in an effort to protect her newly…...

The physical and emotional glamorization of women who willingly sacrifice their own happiness and self-worth, just so that they can satisfy the men in their lives, is a harrowing theme that appears far too often in many of Hollywood’s studio and independent films. The idea that these female characters can’t defend themselves because they lack confidence in themselves, especially when they’re constantly bombarded with stories about them being victims, is powerfully combated in writer-director Diane Bell’s new drama, ‘Bleeding Heart.’ The filmmaker’s second independent movie intriguingly celebrates women’s strength, as well as the fact that they don’t need a man to rescue her, just another female who strongly cares about [ Read More ]

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Exclusive: International Film Trust heads to Cannes with sales rights to the recent Tribeca world premiere starring Jessica Biel.

Bleeding Heart also stars David Mamet’s daughter Zosia Mamet from HBO’s Girls and The Kids Are All Right. ICM Partners represents Us rights.

Ift president Christian de Gallegos and his team will commence international sales on the story of a yoga instructor who attempts to rescue her sister from an abusive relationship.

Diane Bell, whose credits include 2010 Sundance Sloan Prize winner Obselidia, wrote and directed the thriller.

Super Crispy Entertainment’s Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling and Greg Ammon of Fido Features produced. Audrey and Zygi Wilf and Dan Halsted served as executive producers.

“Bleeding Heart showcases the talents of Jessica and Zosia who are both utterly compelling in Diane’s bold, female performance-driven film, which will most certainly have international appeal,” said de Gallegos.

Kevin Hoiseth brokered the deal behalf of Ift with ICM Partners and attorney...

Bleeding Heart (2015) Film Review from the 14th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie written & directed by Diane Bell, starring Jessica Biel, Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson, Edi Gathegi, Kate Burton, and Harry Hamlin. When the term bleeding heart is applied to someone (at least, in the U.S.), it is usually in the context of a naïve, socially conscious, do-gooder – typically liberal – with more heart, than sense. In […]...

Read More: Watch: 'Girls' Season 4 Trailer Ignores the Haters, Stays True to Its Brooklyn Self Over the course of four seasons on Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow's hit HBO show "Girls," actress Zosia Mamet (daughter to playwright-filmmaker David Mamet) has proven she was born to play Shoshanna Shapiro, the incredibly neurotic, self-conscious and fast-talking fan favorite. There is no trace of Shoshanna in Shiva, the street-smart but deeply troubled young woman she embodies in the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival premiere "Bleeding Heart," in which Mamet stars opposite Jessica Biel.  The drama, from first-time writer-director Diane Bell, stars Biel as May, a reserved yoga instructor, whose life is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva (Mamet). After soon learning that Shiva is trapped in an abusive relationship with no hope of escape, May makes it her mission to rescue her hapless sister. Prior to its world premiere at the.

A valid excuse! Jessica Biel has only been a mom for a little more than a week and already she's putting her infant son first. According to Page Six, Justin Timberlake's wife, 33, skipped the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her film Bleeding Heart to care for her son Silas on Thursday, April 16.  Ironically, the event was at the School of Visual Arts' Silas Theatre in NYC, which director Diane Bell joked was a "good omen."  Bleeding Heart also features Girls star Zosia Mamet, Scandal actress Kate [...]...

There’s a world of difference between a yoga instructor from Los Angeles and a mob-obsessed ex-con from New York – but in the hands of actors Jessica Biel and Vincent Piazza and in the films “Bleeding Heart” and “The Wannabe,” both flirt with the lure of violence in films that had their world premieres on the first two days of the Tribeca Film Festival. Mind you, the films and the two characters don’t really have that much in common: one character lives her life shunning violence before she’s tempted to change her mind, while the other wants nothing more than.

The frivolity of touchy-feely new age platitudes and a hooker with a heart of gold familiarities meet unevenly in “Bleeding Heart,” a feminist fantasy revenge picture in the style of “Thema & Louise” that cannot transcend its contrived plot conceits and dubious motivations. The sophomore directorial effort of Diane Bell (2010 Sundance entry “Obselidia”), “Bleeding Heart” centers on May (Jessica Biel), a 30-something yoga instructor with a burning little discovery she cannot wait to act on— a private investigator has found her long-lost younger biological sister, Shiva (Zosia Mamet from “Girls”), who we soon find out is a prostitute (“sex worker” being her choice descriptor) who the protective sibling will feel the need to rescue from her circumstances. May lives with her boyfriend (Edi Gathegi), another yoga instructor, and everyone’s chakras are outwardly balanced and in order. But upon meeting Shiva, May’s not-so-perfect world is suddenly turned inside out. As the title.

Movies by women, starring women, about women. Tribeca Film Festival has found some groundbreaking films being made by females this year. Last night, the concert doc Mary J Blige – The London Sessions bowed following the R&B artist recording her 13th studio album. Blige capped off the premiere at the Beacon theater with a live performance. Also premiering was Diane Bell’s sophomore directorial feature Bleeding Heart about a reserved yoga instructor, May (Jessica Biel)…...

The seriousness of its intentions are well on display in Diane Bell's film about a peace-loving yoga instructor who finds her values severely tested after she meets her biological half-sister for the first time. Starring Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet in the central roles, Bleeding Heart wears its heart on its sleeve in its earnest exploration of how real-world violence can intrude on even the most pacifist ideals. But despite its non-exploitative approach to its subject, the film receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival is too schematic and obvious to have the desired

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Day one at the Deadline Studio at the Tribeca Film Festival got off to a fun start when Sons Of Anarchy star Theo Rossi stopped by for a visit. Rossi is a juror this year in the Documentary and Student Visionary Competitions — “I get to spend the day next to Debi Mazar,” he said excitedly — and also will be promoting his film, Bad Hurt.

This year, Deadline is a media partner with the fest, which is working out of its new media hub at Spring Studios. In addition to our coverage of the films, talent and panel discussions that are part of the program, we also have teamed with photographer Drew Wiedemann, who is capturing the creative minds behind some of the fest’s most notable films.

Later in the day the crew from The Adderall Diaries — writer-director Pamela Romanowsky and stars James Franco and Christian Slater — poked their heads...

New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.

Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.

Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.

Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.

Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).

Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.

“The Spotlight...

Working from a deeply original aperture, you couldn’t ask for a better calling card with the iconoclastic look into the species. Diane Bell’s debut film was a double winner at Sundance (Alfred P. Sloan Prize and Excellence in Cinematography Award Dramatic) the year that Winter’s Bone won the Grand Jury Prize. While Obselidia garnered fanfare back in 2010, her sophomore film will likely receive more curious onlookers due to the titular pairing of Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet who’ll be technically breaking out in film with this item. Re-teaming with dp Zak Mulligan, lensing began back in October of 2013 on Shiva and May and since it bypassed all film fests in 2014, there is no doubt that this Girls friendly item will have been among the most earliest submissions sent to the Park City folks.

Gist: Yoga teacher May (Jessica Biel) lives a peaceful, orderly life with her...

All Is By My Side – the Jimi Hendrix biopic currently being shot in Ireland, starring Outkast's Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Andre 3000) – will feature new recordings of Benjamin covering the Beatles, Muddy Waters and more, producers tell Rolling Stone. The film will not, however, include any songs written by Hendrix, the rights to which are controlled by the late guitarist's estate.

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Last month, Experience Hendrix LLC, which oversees the Hendrix estate, issued a statement regarding the movie, which has...