Good Girl Jane, the debut feature film from director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz, stars Rain Spencer (The Summer I Turned Pretty) in the coming-of-age story based on Mintz’s life as a teenager.
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‘Good Girl Jane’ – Rain Spencer and Andie MacDowell Star in Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’s Wild Coming-of-age Drama | Trailer
Good Girl Jane by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz
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‘La Cocina’ – Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones Star in Alonso Ruizpalacios’ Kitchen Drama Film | Trailer
La Cocina by Alonso Ruizpalacios Based on the 1957 stage play, ‘The Kitchen’ by Arnold Wesker, ‘La Cocina’ is a kitchen drama set in one of the busiest restaurant in Manhattan, New York. The film stars Raúl Briones and two-time Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara in its leading role.
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Lea Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Leanne Melissa Bishop, and Aaron Ashmore Join ‘What If’ Lindsay MacKay’s Family Drama Film
(LtoR) Lea Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Leanne Melissa Bishop, and Aaron Ashmore to star in ‘What If’ (credit: Daniel Reichert, Warren O’Reilly, Kevin McIntyre, KG Talent) Setting their market debut at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Penguin Pictures and Fairpoint Films revealed that Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Goodrich with Michael Keaton, Girl in the Pool), Leanne Melissa Bishop (The Weight of Perfection, Regression) and Aaron Ashmore (Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Sky Med and the upcoming A Case for the Winemaker) will star in their newest feature film, the family drama titled ‘What If’.
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‘Carnival is Over’ First Look Trailer – Leandra Leal and Irandhir Santos Survive the Mafia in Fernando Coimbra’s Crime Film
Carnival Is Over First announced at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival under the title ‘The Hanged,’ the crime/thriller film by Fernando Coimbra is finally making its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. under the new title, ‘Carnival Is Over.’ The film stars Leandra Leal and Irandhir Santos as a couple trying to break free of their family’s link to the mafia.
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‘Superboys of Malegaon’ – Filmmaker Follows his Dream in Inspiring Drama by Reema Kagti | Trailer
Superboys of Malegaon. (Amazon MGM Studios) Based on the incredible true story of amateur filmmaker and self-made auteur Nasir Sahikh (Yeh Hai Malegaon Ka Superman) ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ follows of an endearing group of friends who pursue their extraordinary dreams.. Directed by Reema Kagti (Talaash: The Answer Lies Within), the comedy drama film is an uplifting story on friendship and the love of cinema.
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‘Stomach It’ First Look Teaser – Jon Lee Richardson is a Crime Scene Cleaner in Peter Klausner’s Body Horror Film
Jon Lee Richardson in ‘Stomach It’. (Isotre Films) Isotre Films unveiled the first look teaser trailer and image for ‘Stomach It,’ the psychological horror film from director Peter Klausner (Closing). The film stars Jon Lee Richardson (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) as a crime scene cleaner struggling to stay sane in his unconventional job.
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‘Nickel Boys’ – Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Daveed Diggs Star in RaMell Moss’ Jim Crow Era Drama Film | Trailer
Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross (screenshot/Amazon MGM Studios) Oscar-nominated director of ‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ RaMell Moss is making his narrative feature directorial debut with ‘Nickel Boys’, an ambitious drama set in the 1962 Jim Crow era. Based on the 2019 Pulitzer-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the film tells the story of two teenagers trying to survive in an abusive segregated reform school in Talahasee, Florida. The film is shot almost entirely in first-person perspective.
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Sebastian Stan Does His Best Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ First Look Clip
Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in ‘The Apprentice’. (screenshot) Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ which world premiered earlier this year at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, explores the early years of Trump’s business career including his relationship with lawyer Roy Cohn and his first wife Ivana.
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‘Hard Truths’ – Marieanne Jean-Baptise Stars in Mike Leigh’s Fierce Family Drama Film | Trailer
Tuwaine Barrett, David Webber, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths (Courtesy of Simon Mein Copyright Thin Man Films Ltd) Returning after 2018’s ‘Peterloo’, seven-time nominated Academy Awards writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Naked) comes with ‘Hard Truths’, the drama film following a woman (played by longtime collaborator Marieanne Jean-Baptise) struggling with anger issues and her easygoing younger sister (played by longtime collaborator Michele Austin) navigating their dramatic family life.
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First Look (Clip) at Luca Guadagnino’s Romance Film ‘Queer’ Starring Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig in Queer by Luca Guadagnino (screenshot) Fresh of its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, here is a first look clip from ‘Queer’, the new romance drama film by Luca Guadagnino, the acclaimed Oscar-nominated director of ‘Call Me by Your Name’.
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‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Laura Piani’s TIFF Bound RomCom Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Sony Pictures Classics) Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Laura Piani’s Jane Austen Wrecked My Life which is set to World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, September 9th.
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Matthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ to Represent Canada at 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature Category
Universal Language directed by Matthew Rankin (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Canada has selected Matthew Rankin’s absurdist comedy film ‘Universal Language‘ as the country’s official entry for the Best International Feature at the 97th annual Academy Awards.