HBO dropped the official trailer for The Mortician, the three-part documentary series, directed by Joshua Rofé and executive produced by Jonah Hill, on the story of the infamous family-run L.A. mortuary involved in mass cremations and stealing from the dead. It debuts Sunday, June 1 on HBO, with new episodes airing on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
Director Christopher M. Anthony’s debut feature, the boxing drama Heavyweight will make its World Premiere as the opening feature at the 33rd Raindance Film Festival on June 18th.
Writer-director John-Michael Powell’s sophomore feature film, the revenge thriller Violent Ends starring Billy Magnussen (Lilo & Stitch), Alexandra Shipp (Barbie), Nick Stahl (Sin City), James Badge Dale (The Empty Man), Emmy Award Winner Kate Burton (“Grey’s Anatomy”), and Academy Award Winner Ray McKinnon (Knox Goes Away) has been acquired by Independent Film Company.
Neon debuted the first teaser trailer for Alpha, the latest film from Julia Ducournau, the visionary director behind Raw and the Palme D’or-winning Titane. Set in the 1980s, the French drama stars Mélissa Boros as Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old girl; Golshifteh Farahani as her mother; and Tahar Rahim as her ailing uncle, Amin, who underwent a significant physical transformation for his role.
Whistle, the new horror feature film from director Corin Hardy (The Nun, “Gangs Of London”) has been acquired by the Independent Film Company and Shudder. The film is written by Owen Egerton, and adapted from his own short story, and stars Dafne Keen (Logan), Sophie Nélisse (“Yellowjackets”), Sky Yang (Rebel Moon), Percy Hynes White (My Old Ass) and Nick Frost (How to Train Your Dragon). Whistle is slated for a wide theatrical release.
Mariska Hargitay is making headlines not for her Emmy-winning role on Law & Order: SVU, but for a deeply personal revelation in her new documentary My Mom Jayne which premiered at Cannes Film Festival.
Here is the first look teaser trailer for Richard Linklater’s latest film, Nouvelle Vague, a homage to the French New Wave, recreating the behind-the-scenes making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal film, Breathless.
Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for Americana, the neo-western crime thriller film starring Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, and Halsey.
CNN has greenlit a new feature documentary titled I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, described as the authorized yet unfiltered documentary of the comedy legend, Chevy Chase. Directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Marina Zenovich, the film will premiere in 2026.
Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything, the ABC News Studios documentary directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker and journalist Jackie Jesko, will premiere Monday, June 23, on Hulu in the U.S. and later this year on Disney+, following its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.
