In one of the first sales out of SXSW, Cartuna and Dweck Productions have teamed up on a new distribution venture, Cartuna x Dweck and acquired Grace Glowicki’s Dead Lover which made its Texas premiere at the festival.
Horror + Scifi
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Grace Glowicki’s SXSW Dark Comedy ‘Dead Lover’ Acquired by Cartuna x Dweck
Dead Lover by Grace Glowicki (Cartuna x Dweck)
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‘The Assessment’ Trailer – Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel, Alicia Vikander Star in Sci Fi Thrilller Film
Himesh Patel and Elizabeth Olsen in The Assessment (Magnus Jønck. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.) Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for The Assessment, the science fiction thriller film starring Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel. Set in the future where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple’s seven – day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare.
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‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Trailer – John Lithgow Terrorizes Geoffrey Rush in Cruel Nursing Home Set Horror Thriller Film
John Lithgow in The Rule of Jenny Pen (Screenshot / IFC Films) IFC Films shared the official trailer for The Rule of Jenny Pen, the horror thriller film starring Geoffrey Rush as a judge who finds himself in a nursing home after an unexpected health scare, where he encounters a bizarre resident (played by John Lithgow) hellbent on terrorizing the patients.
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‘Invader’ Trailer – Vero Maynez and Ruby Vallejo Star in Mickey Keating’s Home Invasion Horror Film
Vero Maynez and Ruby Vallejo in Invader (Courtesy of Doppelgänger Releasing) Directed by Mickey Keating, Vero Maynez, Colin Huerta and Ruby Vallejo star in the home invasion horror thriller movie Invader set for release by Doppelgänger Releasing.
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‘Wake Up’ Trailer – Activists are Pursued and Terrorized in RKSS’ Slasher Horror Thriller
Alessia Yoko Fontana, Kyle Scudeer, Benny O. Arthur, Jacqueline Moré, Tom Gould, Charlotte Stoiber in Wake Up – (courtesy Blue Fox Entertainment) Blue Fox Entertainment shared the official trailer for Wake Up, the horror thriller film following a group of young activists who set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore but end up fighting for their lives in a night of terror after getting trapped inside with a deranged security guard.
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Sister Midnight Trailer – Radhika Apte is Trapped in an Arranged Marriage in Karan Kandhari’s Oddball Comedy Horror Film
Sister Midnight (Courtesy of Magnet Releasing) Magnet Releasing revealed the official trailer for Sister Midnight, the Mumbai-set oddball comedy horror film starring Radhika Apte as a woman who is trapped in an unhappy arranged marriage.
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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Trailer – Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega Star in A24 Black Comedy Film
Death Of A Unicorn (screenshot / A24) With an original score by horror legend John Carpenter, Death of a Unicorn is a new A24 black comedy film starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as father-daughter, who accidentally crash into a unicorn with their car on their way to a weekend retreat.
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‘Bloody Axe Wounds’ Trailer – Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Billy Burke Star in Matthew John Lawrence’s Slasher Comedy
Bloody Axe Wound (screenshot / RLJE Films) Shudder and RLJE Films unveiled the official trailer for Bloody Axe Wounds, the latest slasher-comedy film from genre director Matthew John Lawrence. With a concept of “What if Jason Voorhees has a daughter?” the film follows the teenage daughter of a serial killer, trying to follow her disfigured father’s footsteps while navigating the normal struggles of growing up.
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‘2073’ Trailer #2 – Samantha Morton Asif Kapadia’s Dystopic Sci-Fi Docufiction
2073 (screenshot / Neon) Inspired by Chris Marker’s 1962 short La Jetée, Asif Kapadia’s 2073 is a sci-fi thriller blending reality and fiction to deliver a cautionary tale about humanity’s future. The film stars two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton as a survivor haunted by visions of the past.
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Movies Released on Friday November 8 – From Malcolm Washington’s Drama ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Hugh Grant-Starring Horror ‘Heretic’
Amid the buzz of U.S. presidential election, a diverse lineup of new films is hitting theaters. Making his feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington—son of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington—presents The Piano Lesson, an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pullitzer Prize-winning 1987 play. Anthony Mackie stars in George Nolfi’s post-apocalyptic thriller Elevation. For martial arts fans, the period-piece film 100 Yards offers hard-hitting action. After his recent Oscar win, Cillian Murphy returns in the mystery Small Things Like These, set in a quiet Irish town. Hugh Grant stars in the new A24 horror film, Heretic, and Cannes-premiering director Andrea Arnold presents Bird, a coming-of-age story.
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‘Drive Back’ Trailer – Road Trip Goes Wrong in Cody Ashford’s Horror Film
Drive Back (Dark Sky Films) Following its world premiere at the 2024 FrightFest UK and its US premiere at the 2024 Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Dark Sky Films has unveiled the trailer for Cody Ashford’s Drive Back. The film tells the story of a couple trying to survive a killer while on a road trip celebrating their engagement.
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Luke Sparke’s Horror Film ‘Scurry’ Starring Jamie Costa Wins at Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival, Heads to AFM
Scurry (Film Mode Entertainment) Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation, Occupation Rainfall), the horror film Scurry starring Jamie Costa (Kenobi: A Star Wars Story, Bring Him To Me) and Emalia (Paramount+ Paper Dolls) made its festival world premiere at the 2024 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice. It was written by Tom Evans (Bring Him To Me).