IFC Films released the official trailer for Clean, the revenge crime/thriller film starring Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody (The French Dispatch, HBO’s “Succession,” The Pianist) that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Also starring in the film are Glenn Fleshler, Michelle Wilson, Richie Merritt, Chandler Ari DuPont, Mykelti Williamson, John Bianco, and RZA. Directed by Paul Solet, Clean opens in theaters and on VOD on January 28, 2022.
Keke Palmer and Common star in the dramatic thriller Alice, world premiering at 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film marks the feature debut of Krystin Ver Linden (American Roulette) who was recently named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2022. Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions acquired the film, and set a theatrical release date of March 18, 2022.
Film Forum in New York City will host a special presentation of MTV Documentary Films’ acclaimed short subject documentary Lynching Postcards: “Token of a Great Day” directed and produced by Christine Turner, during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day running between January 14th – 20th. Each screening will be free and open to the public, and director Christine Turner will appear for Q&As at select screenings over the MLK holiday weekend at Film Forum.
A24 released the official trailer for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Daniels epic and emotional new film starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., with James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis. Everything Everywhere All at Once will have its world premiere as the opening night film of SXSW on March 11, 2022, and opens in theaters on March 25, 2021.
Kino Lorber released the official trailer for Brighton 4, Georgia’s Official Submission to the 94th Academy Awards; and winner of Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Levan Koguashvil, the film tells the story of Kakhi, a Georgian ex-wrestler who travels from Tbilisi to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, to help his son Soso find a way out of a gambling debt.
Johnny Depp stars as W. Eugene Smith, the American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan, in the film Minamata, directed by Andrew Levitas. Also starring in the film are Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Katherine Jenkins, Jun Kunimura, Lily Robinson, Ryo Kase, Akiko Iwase, Minami, and Bill Nighy.
Woody Allen’s latest film, Rifkin’s Festival, starring Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wallace Shawn, and Christoph Waltz will open in theaters and on digital platforms on January 28, 2022.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2022 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final round of voting for the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. Last year, producer Craig Foster was honored with the award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture for “My Octopus Teacher,” which documented a year spent by Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest.
Saban Films released the official trailer for The Requin, the shark attack thriller film starring Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and James Tupper (Big Little Lies). Directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie), the film opens in theaters, on demand and digital on January 28, 2022.
MUBI will release Great Freedom (Große Freiheit), the Austrian submission for Best International Feature at 2022 Academy Awards, which received its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.
The New Yorker Studios will release the animated short film “The Vandal” on Monday, December 13th on The New Yorker’s digital platforms. The film is a stunning technical feat, executive produced by Darren Aronofsky; directed by award-winning filmmaker Eddie Alcazar; starring Bill Duke, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Harry Goaz, Maurice Compte, Thomas Hildreth, and Abbey Lee; and scored by Oscar-nominated filmmaker and composer Kris Bowers. “The Vandal” débuted in July at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and had its North American première at the Telluride Film Festival.
Netflix released the official trailer for Munich – The Edge of War, the British WWII drama starring George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner and Academy Award® winner Jeremy Irons. Set in 1938, a British civil servant and a German diplomat cross paths in Munich and conspire to prevent war in Europe. Directed by Christian Schwochow, Munich – The Edge of War opens in select theaters on December 31, 2021 and on Netflix on January 21, 2022