Janet Planet, the directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 2014’s The Flick, Annie Baker, will make its streaming debut on Max and its broadcast debut on HBO.
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Annie Baker’s A24 Coming of Age Drama ‘Janet Planet’ Sets Streaming Debut on Max
Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler in Janet Planet. (Courtesy of A24)
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‘Bird’ – Barry Keoghan Stars as a Deadbeat Dad to Nykiya Adams in Andrea Arnold’s Coming of Age Drama | Trailer
Bird by Andrea Arnold Academy Award-winning director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) helms Bird, the coming of age drama on a young girl, played by newcomer Nykiya Adams, as she navigates her adolescence while dealing with her absent father and an intriguing new friend.
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‘The Gutter’ – Shameik Moore, Susan Sarandon Star in Yassir and Isaiah Lester’s Wacky Bowling Comedy Film | Trailer
Shameik Moore and Susan Sarandon in The Gutter (Magnolia Pictures) Shameik Moore (Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) stars in The Gutter, a comedy film following an unemployed man who finds out he has a talent for bowling and decides to launch a pro career.
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‘The Order’ – Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett, Nicholas Hoult Star in Justin Kurzel’s Gripping Neo-Nazi Thriller | Trailer
The Order (Vertical) Based on the 1989 book The Silent Brotherhood by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, The Order is a crime-thriller helmed by Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders) telling the true story of the 1983 series of crimes committed by a radical group of Neo-Nazis terrorists.
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‘All We Imagine as Light’ – Two Nurses Navigate Love in India in Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-Winning Film | Trailer
All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia Debuting at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Payal Kapadia’s feature directorial debut All We Imagine as Light made history by being the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix Award, the festival’s second-most prestigious honor. The film tells the story of two nurses navigating the challenges of their love lives in the patriarchal society of India
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Sony Pictures Classics to Release Daniel Minahan’s ‘On Swift Horses’ Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi in On Swift Horses directed by Daniel Minahan (TIFF) The romantic drama On Swift Horses from Emmy Award winning director Daniel Minahan (Fellow Travellers, Deadwood: the Movie, Halston, Series 7: The Contenders) and screenwriter Bryce Kass (Lizzie) which recently world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for release.
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Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés Pepe Estrada’s ‘Duino’ to New York Premiere at NewFest: LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Duino directed by Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés Pepe Estrada Duino, the feature directorial debut of co-directors actor-singer Juan Pablo Di Pace (Mamma Mia!) and Andrés Pepe Estrada, editor of the Oscar-nominated Argentine film Argentina, 1985, will have its New York premiere at the 36th edition of NewFest: New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival.
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‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ – 12-year-old Boy Survives in the Wilderness in Sylvester Stallone Produced Drama Film | Trailer
Luke David Blumm in Lost on a Mountain in Maine. (Blue Fox Entertainment) Produced by Sylvester Stallone, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is an adventure-drama film about a boy, Donn Fendler, who got lost in 1939 during a storm near the summit of Maine’s Mount Katahdin. The film is based on the book of the same name that Fendler wrote himself, about his experience surviving in the wilderness. The film world premiered on July 13, 2024, at the Maine International Film Festival.
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‘A Complete Unknown’ – Timothée Chalamet is 19-year-old Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s Biopic on Legendary Musician | Trailer
Edward Norton and Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures) Helmed by two-time Oscar-nominated director of Logan and Ford v Ferrari, James Mangold, A Complete Unknown is a biographical film on the legendary musician Bob Dylan. The film follows a 19-year-old Dylan played by Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Dune).
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Oscar Winner J.K. Simmons and Tony Winner Nina Arianda to Star in ‘109 Billion Followers’ Dramedy
J.K. Simmons (credit Rob Northway) and Nina Arianda Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos, Red One), BAFTA nominee and Tony winner Nina Arianda (Billions, Being the Ricardos), Olivia Simmons (You Can’t Run Forever, Honor Student) and Jake Ryan (Asteroid City, Eighth Grade) have joined the ensemble cast of 109 Billion Followers, the new film from Thier Productions and Darius Films, which begins filming this November in New York City.
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Deimantas Narkevičius’ Lithuanian 3D Period Drama ‘Twittering Soul’ Gets Fall Release Date
Twittering Soul (Dekanalog) Shot and exclusively screened in stereoscopic 3D, Twittering Soul is a Lithuanian period drama, set in the 1800s, directed by Lithuanian artist Deimantas Narkevičius. The film world premiered last year at the 2023 Festival International de Cinéma de Marseille and has since been screened at other film festivals, including the 2024 New Horizons Film Festival and the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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