The music documentary ‘Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement’ which world premiered at the 2023 SXSW Festival where it won the 24 Beats per Second Audience Award, dives into the life of Gary Young, the drummer of 90s indie Rock sensation Pavement.
Setting their market debut at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Penguin Pictures and Fairpoint Films revealed that Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Goodrich with Michael Keaton, Girl in the Pool), Leanne Melissa Bishop (The Weight of Perfection, Regression) and Aaron Ashmore (Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Sky Med and the upcoming A Case for the Winemaker) will star in their newest feature film, the family drama titled ‘What If’.
The 2023 highest-grossing film at the Korean box office ‘12.12: The Day’ has been selected as South Korea’s official entry for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su tells the story of the 12.12 political coup after the assassination of Park Chung Hee, the former president of South Korea in 1979.
Exploring the world of ‘pimpineros’, Colombian illegal gasoline smugglers, ‘Pimpinero: Blood and Oil,’ the action/drama film from acclaimed director Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face,) brings a story full of action, drama and romance.
Known for his wit and flamboyance, legendary playwright, actor, composer, director Noël Coward’s career spanned over six decades, with over 50 published plays and hundreds of songs composed under his name. Greenwich Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for a new documentary on the influential artist directed by British director and producer Barnaby Thompson.
Joining in the ranks of ‘Perfect Days,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Shoplifters,’ Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s newest thriller film ‘Cloud‘ has been chosen to represent Japan in the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
Founded in 1974, Studio One was an iconic, groundbreaking LGBT disco nightclub in West Hollywood, hosting performers such as Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Paul Newman throughout its run. ‘Studio One Forever’ is a documentary telling the untold stories of the legendary club, immortalizing its existence and importance in the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America.
The late Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun will be honored at the 29th Busan International Film Festival with a special program titled ‘In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun’, where six of the actor’s most beloved films will be screened. The festival will also honor the late actor with this year’s Korean Cinema Award.
Roadsite Attractions unveiled the official trailer for ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’, the autobiographical film of American contemporary painter Titus Kaphar. The film stars André Holland (Moonlight) as painter Titus Kaphar whose life is changed after an unexpected visit from his estranged father.
The documentary ‘Food and Country’ follows NY Times food critic Ruth Reichl as she navigates the American food scene that was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IFC Films shared the official trailer for ‘Azrael’, the post-apocalyptic action horror film from director E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) . The film stars Samara Weaving as an imprisoned young woman trying to escape and survive a cult of mute zealots in a world where no one speaks.
Hola México Film Festival, the biggest Mexican Film Festival outside of Mexico will hold it’s 16th annual edition of the festival during Hispanic Heritage Month on September 20-27, 2024.