Originally premiering at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival, Birdeater, the feature directorial debut of filmmaking duo Jack Clark and Jim Weir, is set to arrive in U.S. theaters and on VOD early next year.
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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.
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‘The Black Sea’ Trailer – Derrick B. Harden is a Black Man Stuck in a Small European Town in Indie Comedy Film
The Black Sea (Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures) Co-directed by Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack, That One Day) and rapper/filmmaker Derrick B. Harden in his directorial debut, The Black Sea is a comedy/drama film telling the story of a man from Brooklyn who gets stuck in a small town on the Black Sea, where he’s the only black person in the town.
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Movies Released on Friday November 22 – From Animation ‘Flow’ to Documentaries ‘Never Look Away’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’
Glintz Zilbalodis’ animated awards contender Flow, about animals seeking a new home, leads the lineup of films opening in U.S. theaters on November 22, alongside a slate of compelling documentaries. Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with Never Look Away, chronicling the life of CNN war camerawoman Margaret Moth. Porcelain War tells the story of a Ukrainian family who stayed behind to defend their home during the war. Raoul Peck pays tribute to South African photographer Ernest Cole in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, while Steve Pink’s The Last Republican explores the journey of Adam Kinzinger, a Republican Congressman who publicly condemned Donald Trump after January 6th.
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‘Parthenope’ Trailer – Gary Oldman and Celeste Dalla Porta Star in Paolo Sorrentino’s Naples Drama
Parthenope (screenshot / A24) Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The Hand of God) returns with Parthenope, a coming-of-age drama exploring the love life of a young woman set against the picturesque backdrop of Naples. The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and also screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the 38th AFI Fest.