The Venice Classics program of the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia will present the world premiere screenings of 18 film restorations of masterpieces completed over the past year from film libraries, cultural institution and productions around the world.
Originally released 35 years ago back in 1988, Oscar Schmitz’s ‘Mapantsula’ was a landmark in South African cinema. Film Movement revealed the release date for a remastered version of the film, restored in 4K from the original 35mm negative and will release in conjuction with the film’s 35th anniversary.
After premiering at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, punk rock supergroup OFF! revealed the trailer for ‘Free LSD’, the science fiction comedy film which promotes the group’s farewell album with the same name (which debuted at #20 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart). The film was written and directed by OFF!’s guitarist Dimitri Coats.
Entertainment Squad revealed the trailer for ‘Peak Season’, the romantic comedy that premiered last year at 2023 SXSW Film Festival. Stated as a love letter from Jackson Hole from director Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, ‘Peak Season’ tells the story of a couple struggling with their relationship after a third party enters the picture.
Dark Sky Films revealed the official trailer for ‘Booger’, writer/director Mary Dauterman’s feature film debut. The film premiered at last year’s Fantasia Film Festival and gained critical acclaim for its bold and captivating depiction of grief.
Lionsgate revealed the trailer for ‘1992’, the action-crime thriller film starrin Tyrese Gibson and the late Ray Liotta in one of his final film roles. Produced by hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg (Death Row Pictures), the film also stars Clé Bennett, Dylan Arnold, Christopher A’mmanuel, Michael Beasley, Ori Pfeffer, Tosin Morohunfola, Oleg Taktarov, with Scott Eastwood.
After premiering at last year’s SXSW Festival and gaining critical acclaim, Luke Gilford’s directorial debut ‘National Anthem’ is finally approaching its theatrical release. ‘National Anthem’, which was inspired by Gilford’s monograph titled ‘National Anthem: America’s Queer Rodeo’, tells the story of a young man in rural New Mexico joining a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers.
Goldove Pictures revealed the trailer for the new sci-fi thriller film Lumina, by writer/director Gino McKoy. After several production challanges during the COVID-19 pandemic, the extra-terrestrial thriller starring Eric Roberts finally gets a theatrical release date.
The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) wrapped on Saturday, June 29 with director Brian J. Smith’s A House Is Not a Disco, the documentary feature about Fire Island Pines, the East Coast’s gay fantasyland preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony.
With the film’s 10th anniversary coming up, Heaven Adores You, the 2014 documentary about the life and music of singer/songwriter Elliott Smith is returning to select theaters on what would have been the late singer’s 55th birthday.
Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for Clear Cut, an action-fueled thriller by director Brian Skiba. The film stars Clive Standen, Jesse Metcalfe, Tom Welling, Stephen Dorff and Academy Award nominated actor Alec Baldwin.
After a successful directorial debut on ‘The Fallout‘, which won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, director Megan Park returns with her sophmore film, ‘My Old Ass‘. Amazon MGM Studios debuted the trailer of the film in which Maisy Stella stars as a teenager meeting her 39-year-old self portrayed by Aubrey Plaza.