Films

HBO to Premiere Documentary Chronicling Double Life And Downfall of Sports Radio Personality Craig Carton

Craig Carton

Prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton is the subject of the upcoming documentary titled Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth. Through a series of candid and intimate first-person interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud on September 6, 2017. Directed and produced by Martin Dunn & Marie McGovern of StreetSmartVideo, the film debuts Wednesday, October 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

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Watch Trailer for WATCH LIST, Riveting Philippines Drug War Thriller

Watch List directed by Ben Rekhi

The new trailer debuted today for the indie thriller Watch List, from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment, ahead of the release in virtual theaters August 21 before an On Demand release September 1.

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Watch Trailer for THE 24TH, True Story of All-Black Infantry Regiment and Houston Riot of 1917

(Left to Right) Mo McRae and Trai Byers in ‘The 24th’ Courtesy of Vertical Entertainment

Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the indie period drama The 24th, directed by Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott. The film which was originally set to premiere at now cancelled SXSW will be released on VOD/digital on August 21 by Vertical Entertainment, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Houston Riot of 1917.

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Watch Trailer for MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Modern Shakespeare Adaptation Starring Hugo Weaving

MEASURE FOR MEASURE starring Hugo Weaving

Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Paul Ireland’s feature drama Measure for Measure, a contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, starring Hugo Weaving, on-demand and digital on September 4, 2020.

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Watch Trailer for Inspiring CRITICAL THINKING, Directed by John Leguizamo

CRITICAL THINKING, directed by John Leguizamo

The independent biopic film Critical Thinking, the feature directorial debut of actor John Leguizamo, released the first official trailer ahead of its release by Vertical Entertainment who recently acquired the film.

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Watch Trailer for RUTH WEISS : THE BEAT GODDESS, Fascinating Documentary on Late Beat Poet and Writer

Ruth Weiss The Beat Goddess

Celebrated poet and one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation, ruth weiss sadly left us on July 31, 2020, aged 92. ruth weiss is the subject of the new documentary Ruth Weiss : The Beat Goddess, a new film from multi-award winning filmmaker Melody C.Miller, that celebrates the life and work of a wonderful talent and woman.

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Award Winning Indie Trans Drama THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND Gets Late Summer Release

The Garden Left Behind directed by Flavio Alves

Following a successful film festival run at Outfest, Frameline, Woodstock and SXSW, where it won the Visions Audience Award, The Garden Left Behind, the debut feature by Flavio Alves opens on virtual cinemas across the country on Friday, August 28, followed by a VOD release on Tuesday, September 8. The independent film is being released by Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures.

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HBO Announces Documentaries Lineup for 2020 – THE VOW, SIEMPRE LUIS

Siempre, Luis by John James, an official selection of the Special Events program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Carlos Garciade Dios.

HBO announced the upcoming documentaries for the second half of 2020, including THE VOW, a documentary series by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, which takes a deep nuanced look behind the headlines of the self-improvement organization NXIVM, and SIEMPRE LUIS, a portrait of Luis A. Miranda Jr. following his mission to bring his son Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning production of Hamilton to his home island of Puerto Rico.

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Walmart Brings Drive-In Movies to Its Parking Lots

Fire in Cardboard City

Walmart today officially unveiled Walmart Drive-in, a drive-in movie theater experience, which is rolling into 160 Walmart stores across the country beginning this month, created in partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Sundance Winner EPICENTRO Opens in Virtual Cinemas in Late August

Epicentro

Kino Lorber will release Epicentro, a richly textured portrait of the resilient people of Cuba directed by renowned documentarian Hubert Sauper (We Come As Friends, Oscar-nominated Darwin’s Nightmare). Winner of the 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary, the film launches in virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee starting Friday, August 28.

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Issa Rae Executive Producing SEEN & HEARD, HBO Docu Series Exploring History of Black Television

Issa Rae

Issa Rae is executive producing Seen & Heard, a two-part HBO documentary series exploring the history of Black television as seen through the eyes of trailblazers who wrote, produced, created and starred in groundbreaking series of the past and present.

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Watch Trailer for THE ANDORRA HUSTLE, Documentary on Outrageous Bank Robbery

The Andorra Hustle

The Andorra Hustle, a documentary film written and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Eric Merola will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime on September 4, 2020.

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