Netflix released the official trailer for “Pieces of a Woman,” the first English-language film from acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó, starring Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf.
Independent Film
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Watch Trailer for SMALL AXE: LOVERS ROCK, Second Film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
Steve McQueen’s LOVERS ROCK Amazon Prime released the official trailer for Lovers Rock, the second film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology. Small Axe will premiere with Mangrove starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes on Friday, November 20, with a new film premiering each Friday as follows: Lovers Rock on 11/27 starring Micheal Ward and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Red, White and Blue on 12/4 starring John Boyega, Alex Wheatle on 12/11 with newcomer Sheyi Cole, and the final film Education on 12/18 featuring Kenyah Sandy.
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Watch Trailer for THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS, Robert Machoian’s Powerful Sundance Thriller
THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS directed by Robert Machoian NEON released the trailer for Robert Machoian’s powerful thriller The Killing of Two Lovers which arrives in theaters on February 23rd, 2021
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Romantic Comedy MODERN PERSUASION Starring Alicia Witt Drops Trailer + Release Date
Modern Persuasion starring Alicia Witt Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the new romantic comedy Modern Persuasion, starring Alicia Witt (I Care A Lot, “Orange Is The New Black”, Two Weeks Notice) on-demand and digital on December 18, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, Romantic Comedy Starring Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME Bleecker Street released the official trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy and Christopher Walken. The film, based on the play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley, and written for the screen and directed by John Patrick Shanley, opens in theaters and on demand December 11th, 2020.
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BROTHERS BY BLOOD Starring Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts Sets January Release Date
Brothers By Blood, (formerly called The Sound of Philadelphia) Vertical Entertainment will release Brothers By Blood, formerly called The Sound of Philadelphia, starring Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone, Bullhead), Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon, The Killing), Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest), and Ryan Phillippe (Crash, Cruel Intentions). The film was written and directed by Jérémie Guez and is an adaptation of Pete Dexter’s 1991 novel “Brotherly Love”. The film which world premiered at Tribeca Film Festival will be released in select theaters and on VOD and digital on January 22, 2021.
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Watch Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Anthology Trailer
Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.”
Jamaican proverb.
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Family and Faith-Themed Drama PASS THE LIGHT Sets December Release Date
Pass The Light The family and faith-themed drama “Pass The Light” will be released digitally through Freestyle Digital Media on December 4th and on DVD on December 8, 2020.
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30th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – FIRST COW, NOMADLAND, RELIC Receive Best Feature Noms
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Forty-one films and series are nominated for this year for the 30th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, considered one of the leading awards for independent film and signaling the kick-off to the film awards season. Best Feature nominations went to The Assistant, First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, and Relic, becoming the first time all of the best feature nominees are directed by women. In total, eleven competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series.
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Canadian Comedy THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lands in Virtual Cinemas in US in November
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Canadian comedy The Twentieth Century from director Matthew Rankin, and starring Daniel Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Catherine St-Laurent, Seán Cullen, along with Trevor Anderson will open in Virtual Cinemas on November 20, 2020. The film is a satire of the rise to power of young politician William Lyon Mackenzie King, who would go on to become a long-serving prime minister of Canada.
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David Bowie Glam-Rock Biopic STARDUST Drops Trailer + Release Date
Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn IFC Films today released the official trailer for the David Bowie glam-rock, road-trip film Stardust, starring award-winning actor and musician Johnny Flynn (EMMA.; Clouds of Sils Maria) as the legendary music icon.
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Deepa Mehta’s FUNNY BOY Acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing
Deepa Mehta, courtesy Janick Laurent (CNW Group/Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc.) Oscar nominee Deepa Mehta’s latest film Funny Boy was acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. Widely known for her trilogy films, Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005), Mehta’s latest is based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai. ARRAY will release Funny Boy in select cities and on Netflix beginning Thursday, December 10.