With an original score by horror legend John Carpenter, Death of a Unicorn is a new A24 black comedy film starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as father-daughter, who accidentally crash into a unicorn with their car on their way to a weekend retreat.
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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Trailer – Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega Star in A24 Black Comedy Film
Death Of A Unicorn (screenshot / A24)
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‘Warfare’ Trailer – Will Poulter, Kit Connor, Charles Melton Star in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s War Film
Warfare (screenshot / A24) Academy Award-nominated director Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex-Machina, 28 Days Later) teams up once again with Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza for Warfare, his latest venture into the war genre following this year’s Civil War. Mendoza, who served as a military advisor on Civil War, now steps into the role of co-writer and director alongside Garland. The film is based on Mendoza’s experience as a member of the Navy SEAL serving in Iraq, with Canadian actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai portraying Mendoza in the film.
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New Movies in Theaters on December 13 – Nickel Boys, September 5 and More
With awards season in full swing, several films, including major contenders, are hitting U.S. theaters this Friday. RaMell Ross’ Golden Globe-nominated drama Nickel Boys tells the story of two Black teenagers confronting racism and segregation in 1960s Jim Crow-era Florida. Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 recounts the real-life tragedy of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics through the perspective of a sports broadcasting team. Also opening is the latest installment in Sony’s Spider-Man villain universe, Kraven the Hunter, and the animated prequel The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
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‘The Brutalist’ Trailer 2 – Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce Star in Brady Corbet’s Golden Globe-Nominated Historical Epic Film
Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Stacy Martin, Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Raffey Cassidy in The Brutalist (Lol Crawley, A24) Following its 7 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet’s historical epic The Brutalist unveiled its new trailer ahead of its release this December. The film follows a visionary Hungarian-Jewish architect and his family as he moves to America to rebuild his life after escaping post-war Europe.
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‘Vermiglio’ Trailer – Martina Scrinzi, Tommaso Ragno Star in Maura Delpero’s Golden Globe-Nominated Italian Period Drama
Vermiglio (Cinedora) Selected as Italy’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards, Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio is a period drama set in a remote Italian mountain village in 1944. The film tells the story of a family whose lives are altered by the arrival of a soldier who has deserted the war.
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‘Los Frikis’ Trailer – Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson’s Cuban Coming-of-Age Drama Film Opens in US Theaters
Los Frikis From Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson, the directors of 2019’s Peanut Butter Falcon, Los Frikis is a coming-of-age drama set in 1990s Cuba. Inspired by true events, the film tells the story of teenagers who injected themselves with HIV to escape the country’s economic crisis by entering government-run sanatoriums.
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‘Rose’ Trailer – Aging Widow Redefines Herself in Aurélie Saada’s Sweet Drama Film
Rose directed by Aurélie Saada (Cohen Media Group) Originally making its world-premiere at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival, Aurélie Saada’s debut feature film Rose won the festival’s Variety Piazza Grande Award. The film follows an elderly widow as she tries to discover herself after her husband’s death with the help of her children.
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Movies in Theaters on Friday December 6 – The Return, The Order, Unstoppable, Y2K, Nightbitch, The End and More
Kicking off December, a vast selection of movies is hitting theaters. Steffen Haars and Nick Frost’s family-thriller-comedy Get Away follows a family vacation in Sweden gone wrong. Amy Adams turns into a canine in Nightbitch. Justin Kurzel brings action to theaters with The Order starring Jude Law while Kyle Mooney brings back the early 2000s with Y2K. Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s You Are Not Me turns family drama into horror. Jharrel Jerome is one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles in Unstoppable. Christmas trip turns into heartbreak in H. Nelson Tracey’s drama Breakup Season. Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon attempt to escape mobsters in Lake George. Magnus von Horn’s period drama captures post-WW1 Copenhagen in The Girl With the Needle. Lillah Halla’s Power Alley follows a teenage volleyball player and her struggle for women’s rights in Brazil. Ralph Fiennes is Odysseus in Uberto Pasolini’s The Return. Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical The End stars Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon, and documentary Sabbath Queen follows the story of a gay rabbi.
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Sophie Okonedo to Receive Richard Harris Award at British Independent Film Awards
Sophie Okonedo in WIld Rose (Entertainment One) Actress Sophie Okonedo will be honored with the Richard Harris Award at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
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‘Aftershock’ First Look Teaser – Richard T. Jones, Richard Lawson Star in Series Based on 2006 NYPD Killing of Sean Bell
Aftershock (screenshot / Faith Media Distribution) Telling the tragic true story of Sean Bell, a young man who got killed by the NYPD just hours before his wedding, Aftershock is a three-part series made in collaboration with Bell’s fiancée, Nicole P. Bell, who also served as a producer in the film.
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‘Inheritance’ Trailer – Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans Star in Neil Burger’s Espionage Thriller
Phoebe Dynevor in Inheritance (screenshot / IFC Films) From Neil Burger, the director of Limitless and Divergent, Inheritance is an espionage thriller film starring Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) as a woman unraveling the mystery of her father who she finds out to be a former spy.
