Mobi to Screen Sundance Grand Jury Prize-Winning Documentary “Nuisance Bear” – Film News in Brief

Mobi will release the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary “Nuisance Bear” in theaters. The release begins November 6 in Los Angeles and expands December 4 to New York, Canada and the UK. According to the logline, “Nuisance Bear” “immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, […]

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Moby will theatrically release the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary Nuisance Bear. It opens in Los Angeles on November 6th and will be released in New York, Canada and the UK on December 4th.

According to the logline, "The Nuisance Bear" immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to guide tourists, wildlife officers and hunters as climate change delays freezing and brings bears closer to human settlements. "When a sacred hunter is identified as a 'troublemaker', it is not clear who actually owns the landscape."

Pesky Bear won the US Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the 2026 Werner Herzog Film Award, was nominated for five Critics' Choice Documentary Awards and won numerous international awards. This documentary is directed and filmed by Jack Wiseman and Gabriela Osio Vanden, produced by Jack Wiseman, Gabriela Osio Vanden, Will N. Miller, Teddy Leifer and Michael Code, with editing by Andres Landau and music by Cristóbal Tapia de Vere.

Showing "No Wild Horse" in 35mm at the Alex Theatre

Martin McDonagh's "Nine Wild Horse" is showing in 35mm at the Alex Theater in Glendale.

This movie, released by Searchlight Pictures, will be released on November 5 and 12.

Set in 1973, Wild Horse Nine follows two CIA officers (John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell) who are sent from Santiago to Easter Island shortly before the Chilean military coup that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende. Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits and Posey round out the band.

Inspired by Ektachrome, a color reversal film set widely used during the 1970s, the show allows viewers to immerse themselves in the vivid colors and style of the 1973 Easter Island landscape.

"No Wild Horse" opens in theaters nationwide on November 6.

Proof Inc. Introduced the first studio in New York

Proof Inc., a production company focused on visualization, has opened its first studio in New York, with filmmaker Ari Aster's next film as its inaugural project.

Founder and CEO Ron Frankel will oversee the New York operations, splitting his time between the Los Angeles and New York studios. The company has provided illustration services for products such as the "Jurassic World" franchise, the "Harry Potter" TV series, "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Stranger Things." Proof New York is now Proof London, Proof Australia and Proof Inc. who has been based in Los Angeles since 2002, joins

"Establishing Proof's first studio in New York is a moment of fulfillment, both personally and professionally," said Frankel. I started working in visualization in Manhattan in the late 90s, when the community of 3D artists and animators was forming. Relatively small, New York today has an incredibly deep pool of creative talent and filmmakers. "Creating a permanent presence here will allow us to become part of that community and build on the relationships and creative collaborations that have always been at the heart of Proof."

Quentin Tarantino will be at the AFI for a screening and discussion of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Quentin Tarantino will attend AFI 2026 for a discussion and special screening of his film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The screening and discussion will take place on Friday, October 23 at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

The event comes ahead of David Fincher's new Netflix film The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth, starring Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth from Tarantino's 2019 film.

"As the world waits for the next 'Cliff Booth Misadventure,' AFI is proud to celebrate where it all began," said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzall. And to do so with one of the greatest storytellers of our generation is a gift to all movie lovers.

The 40th annual AFI Festival runs from October 21-25 and will feature more than 150 films at TCL Chinese Cinemas in Hollywood. The festival kicks off with the US premiere of 'Wildwood' and ends with 'Being Human'.

Screening of the documentary "Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nicklettes" at LA Femme International Film Festival

Betsy Newman's "Anarchy in High Heels: The Story of Les Nickettes" opens October 25 as part of the 22nd LA Femme International Film Festival.

This documentary tells the story of a women's theater group that emerged in San Francisco in the 1970s and 1980s. Les Nickettes challenged gender stereotypes, broke taboos and claimed unprecedented freedom.

The film is based on founding art director Dennis Larson's memoir Anarchy in High Heels. Director Newman is also a former member and the first female director of the company. Larson is an executive producer along with Debra Pollock, and Valerie Helmond and Judith Raine are producers and writers.

"Anarchy in High Heels" opens October 25 at 10 a.m. at Regal Cinemas at Sherman Oaks Gallery in Los Angeles. This festival will be held from October 22 to 25.

"Paper Tiger" costume designer Amy Roth honored at Key West Film Festival

The Key West Film Festival announced that Amy Roth will receive the Golden Key Award for Best Costume Design for her performance in the festival's opening film, Paper Tiger.

Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, Paper Tiger follows a naive engineer named Irwin (Miles Teller) who accepts a seemingly lucrative business offer from his brother, Gary (Adam Driver), an ex-cop. But when Irwin witnesses something he wasn't supposed to see in Govan, he finds himself in a dangerous confrontation with the newly emerging Russian mafia. As the threat of violence mounts, Irwin's wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson) raises the alarm, Irwin desperately tries to protect his family, and Gary is forced to make an impossible choice to save those he loves.

Roth will attend a screening of the film, followed by a conversation about her work moderated by Allison Wilmore of The Wall Street Journal and Esther Zuckerman.

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