IFC Films debuted the first trailer for Shithouse, written, directed, and starring Cooper Raiff, in his feature debut. Shithouse won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the virtual 2020 SXSW Film Festival, where the film made its World Premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition section. Shithouse will open in in theaters and VOD on October 16.
Roadside Attractions revealed the first trailer for The Glorias, directed by Julie Taymor and based on the book ‘My Life on the Road’ by Gloria Steinem. The Glorias stars Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Lorraine Toussaint, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, and Kimberly Guerrero will be released on September 30th, 2020.
Secrets, carnality, violence, revenge and the merciless spell of the natural world all hover over an ostensibly carefree family get-together in Violation, part of the Midnight Madness program at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
Paramount released the trailer for Brian Duffield’s Spontaneous, an outrageous coming-of-age love story set in a high school where students are inexplicably blowing up. Starring Katherine Langford (“Cursed,” “13 Reasons Why”), Charlie Plummer (“Looking for Alaska,” Words on Bathroom Walls), Yvonne Orji (“Insecure,” Night School), and Hayley Law (“Riverdale”), with Rob Huebel (“Transparent”) and Piper Perabo (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), this satirical comedy will be available for Premium Video-On-Demand and for Digital purchase on October 6.
The new trailer debuted for Actor Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut, Falling, an intense intimate drama about a son’s relationship with his aging father. The film, also starring Viggo Mortensen, along with Lance Henriksen, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah Gross, Laura Linney, and Grady McKenzie explores the fractures and contrasts that make up a modern family.
Netflix has unveiled a trailer for The 40-Year-Old-Version, “knockout” feature debut of Radha Blank that world premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic.
Artsploitation Films and Kino Lorber released Benjamin, a quirky, anxiety-fueled gay rom-com directed by Simon Amstell (“Nevermind the Buzzcocks”) and starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Happy Prince), on DVD and digital platforms including Kino Now.
IFC Films will release David Bowie glam-rock, road-trip film Stardust, starring award-winning actor and musician Johnny Flynn (EMMA.) as the legendary music icon, with comedian, podcaster, and actor Marc Maron (Glow, Sword of Trust) and indie starlet Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Bowie’s wife Angie. The film is directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell.
IFC Films will release the deeply personal and intergenerational immigrant story, Farewell Amor, written and directed by breakout director and Sundance Institute fellow, Ekwa Msangi. The film marks Msangi’s feature directorial debut, and stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee, Marcus Scribner, and Nana Mensah.
The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring Do the Right Thing and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable films BlacKkKlansman, Get Out, Girls Trip, Loving and Straight Outta Compton with free digital movie rentals available all week. Enhanced AFI Movie Club content will feature new interviews with composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip), cinematographer and AFI Alum Matthew Libatique (Straight Outta Compton), Ruth Negga (Loving), writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman) and more.
The family-friendly independent film The Terrible Adventure written, directed and produced by Florida father Kel Thompson, and starring his two kids Olivia Thompson (9) and Jackson Thompson (12), will premiere at Dances With Films.
