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’.
Films
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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)
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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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‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story’ – Documentary Explores the Life and Art of Legendary Playwright | Trailer
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story. (screenshot/Greenwich Entertainment) Known for his wit and flamboyance, legendary playwright, actor, composer, director Noël Coward’s career spanned over six decades, with over 50 published plays and hundreds of songs composed under his name. Greenwich Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for a new documentary on the influential artist directed by British director and producer Barnaby Thompson.
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‘2073’ First Trailer – Asif Kapadia’s Dystopian SciFi Film Warns About the Future of the World
2073. (screenshot/Neon) Asif Kapadia. the Academy Award winning director of ‘Amy’ returns with ‘2073’, a new film blending reality with fiction. Set in a dystopian future, the film stars Samantha Morton as a survivor haunted by visions of the past. The film is inspired by the 1962 French featurette ‘La Jetée’ by Chris Marker, which inspired the 1995 sci-fi film ’12 Monkeys’.
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ to Represent Germany in 2025 Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
The Seed of the Sacred Fig directed by Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig has been selected to represent Germany at the 97th Academy Awards in the category for Best International Feature Film.
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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.
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Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ Selected as Japan’s Entry for Best International Feature Oscar Race
Cloud directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Joining in the ranks of ‘Perfect Days,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Shoplifters,’ Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s newest thriller film ‘Cloud‘ has been chosen to represent Japan in the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
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‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ – South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone Restore Beloved Mexican Restaurant in Tribeca-winning Documentary | Trailer
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! directed by by Arthur Bradford (MTV Documentary Films) After the owner of the beloved Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita filed for bankruptcy and the restaurant faced the threat of closing its doors for good, ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to step in and bought the famed restaurant. The documentary ‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ follows the two as they revive the dying restaurant.
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‘Memoir of a Snail’ – Sarah Snook is a Snail-Collecting Misfit in Adam Elliot’s Heartwarming Animated Film | Trailer
Memoir of a Snail. (screenshot/IFC Films) Oscar-winning claytography animation filmmaker Adam Elliot returns with a new film, ‘Memoir of a Snail‘. The film stars Sarah Snook as the voice of Grace, a young girl in 1970’s Australia befriending an eccentric older woman after having trouble with accepting her mother’s death.
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‘Blink’ – Canadian Family Travels the World After Life-Changing News in Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher’s Documentary | Trailer
Mia, Leo, Colin, and Laurent Pelletier pose on top of their camper van in front of a double rainbow while in Mongolia. (Credit: Edith Lemay / National Geographic) After receiving a life-altering news that three of their children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and have to live with severe visual impairment, French Canadian couple Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier and their three children Mia, Léo, Colin and Lauren set out on a journey around the world to experience beauty while they still can. ‘Blink’ follows the family’s journey as they travel through 24 countries, experiencing life to the fullest. The documentary is directed by Edmund Stenson and Academy Award winner Daniel Roher (Navalny).
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‘The Universal Theory’ – Physicist Uncovers Mystery in Swiss Alps in Timm Kröger’s Hitchcokian Thriller Film | Trailer
The Universal Theory. (Oscilloscope Laboratories) An homage to old film-noir, ‘The Universal Theory‘ tells a sci-fi story with a classic presentation. The film follows a talented young physicist as he tries to uncover the mystery surrounding a series of mysterious deaths in the Swiss Alps, told in a classic Hitchcockian film-noir style by director Timm Kröger (The Council of Birds).
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‘Rumours’ – Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance Star as World Leaders in Bizzare Black Comedy Film | Teaser Trailer
Rumours. (screenshot / Bleecker Street) Under the threat of a global crisis, seven world leaders meet at the G7 summit to discuss a joint statement regarding the crisis in the surreal black comedy film, ‘Rumours’. The film is co-directed by frequent collaborators of celebrated Canadian director Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.