Eleanor the Great marks the feature-length directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson, reinventing herself behind the camera with a character-driven drama. Anchoring the story is June Squibb portraying Eleanor Morgenstein, a witty, “proudly troublesome” 94-year-old who, after decades in Florida, relocates to New York City following the death of her best friend.
Terry P.
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Emily Mkrtichian’s ‘There Was, There Was Not’ Documentary Gets Fall Release | Trailer
Emily Mkrtichian’s feature documentary debut There Was, There Was Not follows four women living in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed conflict zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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American Black Film Festival Launches Pop-Up Tour
American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is expanding beyond its flagship annual Miami Beach event to launch the ABFF Pop-Up Tour, a new national initiative bringing the festival to four major cities across the U.S. this fall.
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Hikari’s ‘Rental Family’ Starring Brendan Fraser Gets Gala Premiere at BFI London Film Festival | Trailer
Rental Family, with director Hikari and star Brendan Fraser in attendance, will make its UK premiere as this year’s American Express Gala of the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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Orlando Bloom Fights Inner Demons in ‘The Cut’ Gritty Boxing Thriller Film | Trailer
Orlando Bloom steps into the ring for one of his most intense roles yet as a retired boxer desperate for one final shot at glory, in the psychological sports thriller film The Cut.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Trailer – Lee Kang-sheng Stars in Yeo Siew Hua’s Surveillance Thriller Film
Stranger Eyes is a gripping surveillance thriller film from Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua, starring Lee Kang-sheng alongside Wu Chien-ho and Anicca Panna.
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Spencer Cohen’s Indie Comedy Film ‘The Compatriots’ Out on VOD in the Fall | Trailer
Directed and written by Spencer Cohen, the comedy indie film The Compatriots will be released digitally on VOD in the US and Canada on September 16.
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63rd New York Film Festival Reveals Spotlight Lineup with Nouvelle Vague, Mr. Scorsese, Stiller & Meara
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater (Jean Louis Fernandez) 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63) revealed the Spotlight lineup showcasing 12 features as well as nine short films. Feature-length films include Richard Linklater return to NYFF for the sixth time with Blue Moon, capturing a pivotal night in the life of lyricist Lorenz Hart as Oklahoma! opens on Broadway, and Nouvelle Vague, a playful reimagining of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
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Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof Receives the First Locarno City of Peace Award
Mohammad Rasoulof (© Locarno Film Festival | Ti-Press) Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been honored with the First Locarno City of Peace Award, established by the City of Locarno in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival.
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Hiroshi Okuyama’s ‘My Sunshine’ Japanese Drama Film Sets US Release Date | Trailer
My Sunshine (Boku no Ohisama) is an understated coming-of-age drama film , and the second feature from Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama. Set in a snow-blanketed Hokkaido, the film stars Keitatsu Koshiyama as Takuya, a shy boy struggling with a stutter, whose true world opens up when he meets a graceful figure skater.
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Tamara Kotevska’s Docu-fable ‘The Tale of Silyan’ Premieres at Venice Film Festival
The Tale of Silyan by Tamara Kotevsk (Ciconia Film, Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop) The Tale of Silyan, a docu-fable film from Macedonian filmmaker Tamara Kotevska will World Premiere in Out of Competition at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival.
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Bruce Springsteen’s Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Set as Spotlight Gala of New York Film Festival
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (photo by Macall Polay, © 2025 20th Century Studios) Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere will make its premiere as the Spotlight Gala selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival taking place from September 26 through October 13, 2025.