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Jun 22, 2024 · When The Annihilation of Fish first screened at the Toronto Film Festival in 1999, viewers loved Charles Burnett’s quirky comedy. But one harsh review sent the film into distribution limbo. Milestone acquired the rights in 2022, after much research, many false leads, and even more patience.
Jun 30, 2024 · THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999), newly restored, is directed by Charles Burnett from a fringe-theatre script by Anthony Winkler. James Earl Jones plays Fish, a Jamaican immigrant in LA, sharing Margot Kidder’s boarding house with Lynn Redgrave.
1 day ago · Major discovery: The Annihilation of Fish (Charles Burnett, 1999) Friedemann Beyer (Germany) Absolute favourite: La Visita (Antonio Pietrangeli, 1963) Major discovery: Mykkätrilogia (Silent Trilogy) (Juho Kuosmanen) (2012-2023) Daniel Bird (UK) Absolute favourite: Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow, 1988)
Jun 25, 2024 · In una tranquilla pensione di Los Angeles sboccia un’improbabile storia d’amore tra gli eccentrici Obadiah ‘Fish’ Johnson (James Earl Jones) e Flower ‘Poinsettia’ Cummings (Lynn Redgrave).
Jun 11, 2024 · Another CR highlight is an 80th birthday tribute to pioneering African-American filmmaker Charles Burnett, including a restoration of his long-lost 1999 romantic comedy, The Annihilation of Fish, with an online introduction by the director.
Jun 24, 2024 · Charles Burnett’s long-lost feature The Annihilation of Fish (1999) will also be screened on its 25th anniversary, as will John Sayles’ Oscar-nominated contemporary Western Lone Star (1996), starring a young Matthew McConaughey alongside Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, and Kris Kristofferson.
Jun 20, 2024 · The great diversity of fish around at the time have led to the Devonian being given the name "The Age of Fish" in popular culture. The first ray-finned and lobe-finned bony fish appeared in the Devonian, while the placoderms began dominating almost every known aquatic environment.
