Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for A Compassionate Spy, the documentary on Manhattan Project scientist Theodore Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia. The story is told through a long interview with Hall and his wife Joan, archive footage and some dramatic reenactments.
The French biographical drama film, Simone: Woman of the Century (Simone, le voyage du siècle) directed by Olivier Dahan is set to hit theaters in the US this Summer.
The world premiere of Silent Roar, the debut feature from Scottish writer and director, Johnny Barrington will open the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) taking place from August 18 – 23, 2023. The Festival will close with the UK premiere of Fremont, directed by BAFTA-nominated director Babak Jalali (whose debut Frontier Blues played EIFF in 2010).
Apple TV+ debuted the official trailer for Stephen Curry: Underrated, the documentary chronicling Curry’s rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.
Clara Cullen’s Manuela won Best Narrative Feature and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya won Best Documentary Feature at the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF).
Jewish Film Institute revealed the 67 films from 18 countries featured at the upcoming 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), running July 20 – August 6, 2023 in San Francisco and the East Bay.
The East Coast Premiere of The First Slam Dunk, the number one movie at the Japanese box office this year, and manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut will open this year’s 16th annual Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The festival, set for July 26–August 6 will present 29 films and mark the first fully in-person edition since 2019.
Mubi revealed the official trailer for Passages, the French drama described as a “sexy portrait of romantic chaos,” starring Franz Rogowski and Ben Whishaw as a gay couple in a long term relationship, when one of them begins an affair with a woman, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos.
Netflix revealed the official trailer for Wham!, the documentary charting George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars with Wham!.
The North American premiere of the Korean genre mashup Killing Romance, directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off the 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his lead actor, Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite, A Hard Day), who turns in an unforgettable performance as the indescribably overbearing husband of a disgraced supermodel-movie star, fully armed with his history of versatile roles in everything from art-house collaborations with Hong Sang-soo to rom-coms to his SAG Award-winning turn in Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. Director Lee Won-suk has a rich history with NYAFF—his first film, How to Use Guys with Secret Tips, premiered at NYAFF 2013, and Lee won the Audience Award at NYAFF 2015 with his second feature, the big-budget period drama The Royal Tailor.
Sony Pictures Classics unveiled the official trailer for Shortcomings, the comedy-drama film developed from the award-winning graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, and starring Justin Min as Ben, a struggling filmmaker, Sherry Cola as his girl friend, along with Ally Maki as Ben’s best friend. Also starring in the film are Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons.
