Beyond Fest, the huge genre film festival in Los Angeles, California, returns for its 12th edition from September 25th – October 9th with a slate comprising 82 feature films.
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World Premiere of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ to Open 12th Beyond Fest in LA Lineup
Salem’s Lot by Gary Dauberman (screenshot / Max)
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‘Blitz’ – Saoirse Ronan is a Mother Looking for Her Son in Steve McQueen’s War Drama Film | Trailer
Saoirse Ronan in Blitz by Steve McQueen (screenshot/Apple Original Films) Academy Award-winning director of ’12 Years a Slave’ Steve McQueen returns after a six-year narrative film hiatus with ‘Blitz,’ a war drama starring Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan as mother and son looking for each other in the midst of World War II England.
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‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Small Things Like These,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Headline 33rd Heartland Film Festival Lineup
Emilia Pérez (Saint-Laurent Productions /Netflix) The 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) taking place October 10-20 in Indianapolis, Indiana, will showcase more than 110 feature films under theme “Expand Your Universe.”
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Hugh Grant in ‘Heretic’ and Angelina Jolie in ‘Maria’ Added to Red Carpet Premieres of AFI Fest
Hugh Grant in ‘Heretic’ and Angelina Jolie in ‘Maria’ (courtesy AFI) Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, the biopic drama based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest.
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‘Heretic’ – Hugh Grant is Really Creepy in Psychological Horror Film New Trailer + Release date
Hugh Grant in Heretic (screenshot / A24) Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, A24 shared a new trailer and release date for Heretic, the psychological horror film described as “a wickedly entertaining twist on holy horror” starring Hugh Grant, alongside Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ to Close 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup
A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg The 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will screen 112 films from 19 countries from October 17-24, 2024.
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A NICE INDIAN BOY and EMILIA PÉREZ Bookend 36th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival Slate of 141 Films
A Nice Indian Boy directed by Roshan Sethi NewFest unveiled the full lineup for the 36th edition of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival (NewFest36) featuring more than 140 new queer features, shorts and episodic projects, plus special legacy screenings.
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Samuel L. Jackson and Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute
Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Ray Fisher in The Piano Lesson (Netflix) Samuel L. Jackson and the cast of The Piano Lesson which includes John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, and Erykah Badu will receive the 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute at the 34th Annual Gotham Awards Ceremony.
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‘Hold Your Breath’ – Sarah Paulson Stars in Dusty Horror Film | Trailer
Sarah Paulson in Hold Your Breath (Searchlight Pictures) Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the psychological horror-thriller ‘Hold Your Breath’ is the feature film directorial debut of co-directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines and tells the story of a family haunted by a mystical figure terrorizing their town.
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‘1978’ – Cult and Monsters Wreak Havoc in Onetti Brothers’ Argentine Slasher Horror Movie | Trailer
1978 by Nicolás and Luciano Onetti (Black Mandala Films) Black Mandala Films unveiled the official trailer for ‘1978’ an Argentine horror film, set during the 1978 World Cup final match between Argentina and Holland, of a botched kidnapping that turns into a night of horror.
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‘The Apprentice’ – Sebastian Stan is Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s Controversial 1970’s Set Biopic Film | Trailer
Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice (screenshot / Briarcliff Entertainment) Following it’s recent screening at the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Briarcliff Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for Ali Abbasi’s (Holy Spider, The Last of Us) biographical film on the controversial US president Donald Trump, ‘The Apprentice‘. The film follows Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) in his early business career including his relationship with lawyer Roy Cohn and his first wife Ivana.
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‘Small Things Like These’ – Cillian Murphy Stars in Tim Mielants Haunting Berlinale-winning Drama Film | Trailer
Zara Devin as Sarah Raymond and Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong in Small Things Like These. (Enda Bowe/Lionsgate) Following his Best Actor Oscar win for ‘Oppenheimer,’ Cillian Murphy now stars in ‘Small Things Like These,’ a period piece drama film based on the 2021 award winning novel by Claire Keegan. Produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the film is helmed by director Tim Mielants.