Masterclasses and Conversations return for the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, with actress Sigourney Weaver, director Peter Weir, actor Ethan Hawke and director Pupi Avati among the directors and performers holding Masterclasses.
Greenwich Entertainment revealed the official trailer for ‘Happy Clothes’, a documentary on the colorful world of Patricia Field, an American stylist, fashion designer, and Oscar-nominated costume designer whose work can be seen across many iconic Hollywood productions such as ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Ugly Betty’, and ‘Emily in Paris’.
Warner Bros. Discovery revealed the streaming release date for ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1‘, the four-part feature western epic set in the pre- and post-Civil War America, directed, co-written by and starring Kevin Costner.
The Lithuanian drama Toxic (Akiplėša) by Saulė Bliuvaitė is the winner of the Grand Prize, Golden Leopard, Pardo d’Oro of the International Competition (Concorso Internazionale) at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. The coming-of-age film follows two 13-year-olds who form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
Emilia Pérez, which earned Jacques Audiard the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival, will open the Perlak competition of the 2024 San Sebastian International Film Festival. The female protagonists featuring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz also jointly won the Best Actress Award Cannes Film Festival for this film in which a Mexican cartel leader decides to change sex in a cast also starring Edgar Ramírez.
MUBI unveiled the official trailer for ‘The Substance,’ a new body horror/drama film by French director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge). The Cannes-winning film tells the story of a 50-year-old star of an aerobic show finds out about a miraculous substance that can transform her into a younger, more beautiful version of herself.
Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th edition, at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 19th- 26th, 2024.
Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch has its East Coast premiere as the Closing Night film of the 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival with Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain and the US Premiere of John Crowley’s We Live in Time as Spotlight presentations. We Live in Time lead Andrew Garfield will also participate in an “A Conversation With…” event at the festival.
Strand Releasing shared the official trailer and the US theatrical premiere date for ‘All Shall Be Well,’ the Hong Kong family drama from director Ray Yeung. The film follows a lesbian in her 60s struggling with legal disputes that limits her claim to their home under the Hong Kong law for LGBTQ+ couples.
Dark Star Pictures debuted the official trailer for Wineville, the directorial debut film of Brande Roderick. Known for her role as Leigh Dyer on the television series ‘Baywatch,’ Roderick dives into the world of directing in a 70s inspired slasher/horror set in a vineyard. The film is written by Richard Schenkman (The Man From Earth)
AMC Networks revealed the trailer and release date for The Tailor of Sin City, a new four-part documentary series telling the story of AJ Pratt, a tailor in 1970s Las Vegas who built a drug and fashion empire caught between his loyalties to the Mob, the Colombian cartel, the FBI, and his 7 wives.
Magnet Releasing debuted the official trailer for Sleep (잠) (Jam), a South Korean black comedy horror thriller, that tells the story of a newlywed couple facing a newfound danger when the husband starts doing unusual behavior while sleepwalking.