IFC Films acquired the erotic thriller Benedetta, directed by Paul Verhoeven. Verhoeven’s first directorial effort since his 2016 film Elle, Benedetta entangles sexuality, religion, and human ambition in its story of a young novitiate in 17th century Italy who begins an affair with another nun. IFC Films plans to release the film this year.
Focus Features released the official teaser trailer for the psychological thriller film Last Night In Soho, directed by Edgar Wright, and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, along with Synnøve Karlsen. Last Night In Soho opens in theaters on October 22, 2021.
The official trailer debuted for the crime drama film Gully, starring Kelvin Harrison, Charlie Plummer, Jacob Latimore, Jonathan Majors, John Corbett, Amber Heard, Robin Givens, and Academy Award-nominated Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow).
IFC Films released an official clip for the indie coming-of-age drama film Holler, from filmmaker Nicole Riegel and starring Jessica Barden, Gus Halper, Pamela Adlon, Becky Ann Baker, along with Austin Amelio. The film opens in theaters and on demand on June 11.
Two children in contemporary New Bedford, Massachusetts spend an eventful summer in a beach house with their mother and her boyfriend in Sweet Thing, described as director Alexandre Rockwell’s “poetic, uplifting rendering of childhood.”
The official trailer debuted today for the indie comedy/drama film Scenes From An Empty Church, directed by Onur Tukel and starring Kevin Corrigan, Max Casella, Thomas Jay Ryan and Paul Reiser. MPI Media Group will release the films in theaters on July 2nd.
Vertical Entertainment will release writer/director Eytan Rockaway’s gangster biopic Lansky partially based on actual conversations that took place between Eytan’s father, history professor Robert Rockaway and gangster Meyer Lansky before his death.
Here is the official trailer for the indie drama film Grace and Grit, starring Mena Suvari and Stuart Townsend. Written and directed by Sebastian Siegel, the film is based on the book of the same name by psychologist Ken Wilber.
Focus Features will release Robert Eggers’ Viking drama The Northman in theaters on Friday, April 8, 2022. Universal Pictures International will release the film internationally on the same date.
The independent film Under the Lantern Lit Sky directed by Michelle Bossy will premiere at the 23rd Brooklyn Film Festival on June 12 at Windmill Studios in Brooklyn. Billed as written in the tradition of Tennessee Williams, the period piece drama explores female trauma, sisterhood, LGBTQ+ issues and the sacrifices we make for those we love.
Apple will partner with A24 to release the drama film “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, directed by Academy Award winner Joel Coen. The film will be released in theaters worldwide later this year ahead of a global launch on Apple TV+.
Following its Sundance Film Festival debut, MGM’S American International Pictures acquired Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s comedy film ‘How It Ends’. How It Ends will be released in theaters and on digital on July 20, 2021.