Richard Horgan

Billy B. Van was many things in the early 1900s, including a silent film studio owner and performer. On Sunday November 1st, a long-lost film of his, 1919's VAN-AR-CHY, will screen in New Hampshire with a new, live original piano score by Bob Merrill. filmstew.com/2026/10/billyb-…

Short film SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE TRUE BELIEVER is being expanded into a full feature. To support that effort, a small town in Northern California is holding a special November 1st event. filmstew.com/2026/10/sherloc…

For filmmaker Mark Harris, who grew up in Hawaii, it all started when his mom mailed him a @StarAdvertiser article about @NFL opera singer Ta'u Pupu'a. Next week, he brings the resulting short film back home to the Hawaii International Film Festival. filmstew.com/2026/10/tau-pup…

The subject of this documentary is 101 and still kicking. filmstew.com/2026/10/ritz-ci…

Opening the New Orleans Film Festival October 22nd: feature documentary THE DEW DROP INN: RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE. filmstew.com/2026/09/dew-dro…

Premiering October 18th at the Tulsa Underground Film Festival: feature documentary STRAWBERRY COLORED GLASSES. filmstew.com/2026/10/strawbe…

Locally produced and financed in Scottsdale, rom-com UNDERNEATH THE GLITTERY MOON premieres in the Arizona city October 15th. filmstew.com/2026/10/underne…

World premiering October 10th at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival: Steven Kastrissios' made-in-Albania fantasy epic SKYBREAKER. filmstew.com/2026/09/steven-…

The plan initially was to hold a single Saturday evening screening. But the response to this homegrown Louisiana film was so strong that they added a subsequent week's worth of shows. filmstew.com/2026/10/fois-da…

The moments are quieter in MAGAN'S FARE than they were in CAPTAIN PHILLIPS and full of subtlety. But Barkhad Adbi is once again in the middle of a life drama in which he steals the show. filmstew.com/2026/10/magans-…

What's Elizabeth Taylor from CLEOPATRA doing on the dazzling poster for the 2026 Carmel International Film Festival, running October 1st-4th? It's complicated. filmstew.com/2026/09/carmel-…

Opening the Sioux City International Film Festival October 1st: A feature documentary about hometown photographer hero George Lindblade. filmstew.com/2026/08/george-…

Kicking off an Irish screening road tour in Limerick September 28th: HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF BILL FULLER?, a feature documentary about the colorful life of a Kerry-born ballroom hall owner and Vegas maven. filmstew.com/2026/09/bill-fu…

A round of applause for this short film festival jury: Tom Waits Kathleen Brennan Ed Begley Jr. Laraine Newman Jack McGee Jeff Koner Billy Ray Yasmin Rais Cindy Caponera Kathia Sanchez-Aldana filmstew.com/2026/09/tom-wai…

Former BBC reporter Tom Martienssen spent four years on the plains of Kenya putting together his documentary about the critically endangered black rhino. The film will have its African premiere September 26th in Nairobi. filmstew.com/2026/09/nairobi…

Premiering September 25th in Phoenix at the AMC Ahwatukee 24, which in this case also happens to be the scene of the crime... Charlie Minn's latest documentary, THE COWARD. filmstew.com/2026/06/jason-d…

Mark Orton, who has composed the scores for NEBRASKA and THE HOLDOVERS, is cranking out another film score this weekend for a much older movie... Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL. filmstew.com/2026/09/buster-…

Premiering September 19th at the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax: JEFFREY'S TURN, a drama sparked by writer-director Glen Gould's memories of road trips with the late Canadian Indigenous rights activist Donald Marshall Jr. filmstew.com/2026/09/donald-…

The GEM Theatre in Athena, Oregon is a one-of-a-kind movie theater. And on September 13th, it is hosting a one-of-a-kind film festival. filmstew.com/2026/08/gem-the…

The small town of Tomahawk, Wisconsin is premiering a film about itself on September 12th. filmstew.com/2026/08/tomahaw…