Annette Bening’s “20th Century Women” to screen at AFI FestOctober 14, 2016 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The American Film Institute will screen Annette Bening’s dramedy “20th Century Women” as part of a tribute to the actress on Nov. 16 at the AFI Fest in Hollywood, Variety reports. The event will celebrate her career and include a conversation with the actress. “Annette Bening is a modern-day icon of American cinema,” said AFI Fest Director Jacqueline Lyanga. “She brings her characters to life with an emotional intelligence that is luminous and powerful. In ’20th Century Women,’ she finds one of her richest roles yet, delivering a strong performance that anchors the film’s terrific ensemble cast.” The film debuted to a standing ovation at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 8 and is generating Oscar buzz for Bening’s performance as a bohemian single mother. Directed and written by Mike Mills, the movie also stars Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Billy Crudup. Bening has been nominated for four Oscars for her work in “The Grifters,” “American Beauty,” “Being Julia,” and “The Kids Are All Right.” 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |