With the Gotham Awards revealing their nominations, some pundits say that awards season has officially begun. Either way, film festivals continue to premiere more movies, screenings are happening all over the place, festivals hand out awards, and stars attend all manner of them no matter when their film releases/d. And sometimes they wear interesting things.
This post features a few AFI Fest appearances, some Wicked looks, and two actresses wearing the same dress to different events.
[Currently Streaming]The Young Woman and the Sea Streaming on Disney+ Summary: The story of competitive swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.
------ His Three Daughters Streaming on Netflix Summary: Follows three estranged sisters as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another.
------ Time Cut Streaming on Netflix Summary: High school student accidentally travels back to 2003 and decides to stop the serial killer who murdered her sister.
------ Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words Streaming on Prime Video Summary: Captures Megan Thee Stallion's rise to stardom, navigating fame, grief, and success. It offers unprecedented access to the multi-faceted artist, unpacking her vulnerable moments and allowing to meet the real Megan Pete behind the persona.
[Currently in Theaters]Magpie VOD Nov 12 Summary: A couple find their lives turned upside-down when their daughter is cast alongside a controversial major star.
------ The Substance Currently in theaters Summary: A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
------ Here Currently in theaters Summary: A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and life.
------ Juror #2 Currently in Theaters Summary: Family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma...one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict - or free - the wrong killer.
Zoey Deutch in Oscar de la Renta, Leslie Bibb in Rabanne, and Toni Collette at the AFI Fest premiere
------ Emilia Perez Currently in Select Theaters | Netflix Nov 13 Summary: A Mexican lawyer is offered an unusual job to help a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living as a woman, fulfilling a long-held desire.
Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana in Saint Laurent, and Selena Gomez in Carolina Herrera at the American French Film Festival premiere https://instagram.com/p/DBvMDbsu3NR
------ Your Monster Currently in Theaters Summary: After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her closet. A romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage.
[Releasing this Month]Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration Nov 8 Summary: Chronicles Andrea Bocelli's three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music
------ The Piano Lesson Select Theaters Nov 8 | Netflix Nov 22 Summary: Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.
------ Wicked (Part One) Nov 22 Summary: A musical prequel to the Wizard of Oz
Ariana Grande in Atelier Versace and Cynthia Erivo in a Louis Vuitton coat at a special New York screening where Stephen Schwartz and several actresses who've played Elphaba and Glinda were in attendance https://instagram.com/p/DBuUOFJTWVa
Ariana Grande Vivienne Westwood and Cynthia Erivo in Erdem at the WSJ Innovator Awards to support director Jon Chu https://instagram.com/p/DBu_ehPOyVW
------ Gladiator II November 22 Summary: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.
------ Maria Select Theaters Nov 27 | Netflix Dec 11 Summary: Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
------ Sweethearts HBO MAX Nov 28 Summary: Two college freshmen pull a "Turkey Dump" and break up with their high school sweethearts over "Drunksgiving" - the one chaotic night before Thanksgiving in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.
[December and Beyond Releases]Nightbitch Dec 6 Summary: A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.
------ The Order December 6 Summary: A series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists.
------ Fire Inside Dec 25 Summary: The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
------ Unstoppable Prime Video Jan 16 Summary: Centers around the life of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and won a national championship in 2011 while competing at Arizona State University.