Making her feature film directorial debut, award-winning actress Nicki Micheaux helms ‘Summer of Violence’ an independent film set in Denver in 1993, and inspired by the true events where over 70 homicides were committed in the city of Denver.
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‘Summer of Violence’ – A Young Poet in Denver Discovers Herself Amidst Chaos, in Nicki Micheaux’s Drama Film | Trailer
Summer of Violence directed by Nicki Micheaux (Three60 Films)
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‘Louder Than You Think’ – Documentary Explores the Unlikely Story of Rock Band Pavement’s Drummer Gary Young | Trailer
Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement (courtesy Factory 25) The music documentary ‘Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement’ which world premiered at the 2023 SXSW Festival where it won the 24 Beats per Second Audience Award, dives into the life of Gary Young, the drummer of 90s indie Rock sensation Pavement.
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‘Mickey 17’ – Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo Star in Bong Joon-ho’s Sci-Fi Comedy Film | Trailer
Robert Pattinson in Mickey 17 directed by Bong Joon-ho (Warner Bros. Pictures) Celebrated South Korean Best Picture Oscar-winning director of ‘Parasite,’ Bong Joon-ho makes his long-awaited return with the sci fi film Mickey 17. Based on the 2022 Edward Ashton sci-fi novel ‘Mickey 17,’ the film follows a ‘disposable’ space expedition employee who’s tasked with a dangerous life-threatening mission, getting cloned every time he dies.
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‘Dead Mail’ and ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Bookend 9th Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Lineup
Dead Mail directed by Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy The NY premiere of Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s Dead Mail will open the 9th Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) running October 17-24, 2024.
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‘Luther: Never Too Much’ and ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Headline 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival Lineup
Luther: Never Too Much | (photo by Matthew Rolston) For its 22nd edition, Tallgrass Film Festival hosts more than 129 films in downtown Wichita from October 24-27, 2024.
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Pamela Anderson to Receive Golden Eye Award + Premiere ‘The Last Showgirl’ at Zurich Film Festival
Pamela Anderson (Norman Wong) Pamela Anderson will be honored with a Golden Eye Award at the 20th Zurich Film Festival, for her versatile career and her role in the film The Last Showgirl as Shelley, a 50-year-old showgirl who discovers her long-running show in coming to a close.
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2024 Prague Independent Film Festival Awards – David Larson’s ‘Stampila’ Wins Best Feature Film
Stampila directed by David Larson Prague Independent Film Festival (PIFF) honored its 2024 winners, with American film director David Larson’s “Stampila”, a political thriller about a woman’s daring attempt to overthrow a corrupt Moldovan oligarch, winning the Best Feature Film award.
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Jason Buxton’s ‘Sharp Corner’ Takes Top Awards at 44th Atlantic International Film Festival
Sharp Corner directed by Jason Buxton (courtesy of Elevation) The 44th edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced its 2024 award winners. Sharp Corner won the Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature along with DGC Award for Best Atlantic Director for director Jason Buxton. In the thriller film based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, Ben Foster stars as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.
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‘It’s What’s Inside’ – Pre-Wedding Party Turns into Body-Swapping Fiasco in Greg Jardin’s Sci-Fi Thriller | Trailer
It’s What’s Inside directed by Greg Jardin (Netflix) Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, ‘It’s What’s Inside’ was bought by Netflix in the festival’s biggest acquisition this year. The feature film directorial debut of Greg Jardin is described as a “sci-fi thriller with jokes” by Jardin himself. It follows a group of people celebrating a pre-wedding party that took a darker turn after they decided to play a mind-bending game brought by one of their friends. The film also screened at the 2024 SXSW Festival.
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‘The Fire Inside’ – Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry Star in Boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields Biopic Film | Trailer
Ryan Destiny as Claressa Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as Jason Crutchfield in director Rachel Morrison’s The Fire Inside. (Sabrina Lantos | Amazon MGM Studios) Written by Oscar-winning director of ‘Moonlight,’ Barry Jenkins and directed by Oscar-nominated cinematographer of ‘Mudbound,’ Rachel Morrison, ‘The Fire Inside’ is a biographical drama film on two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields’ journey to fight in the Olympics. The film stars Ryan Destiny in its leading role of Shields.
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‘Conclave’ Opens 15th Twin Cities Film Fest Lineup of 140+ Films
Conclave (Focus Features) For its 15th year, the Twin Cities Film Fest in Minnesota released its 2024 film slate of more than 140 movies set to screen October 17-26, 2024. More than 70 films will also simultaneously stream online via the TCFF STREAMS platform.
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‘Your Monster’ – Melissa Barerra and Tomy Dewey Star in Modern Day Beauty and The Beast Romantic Comedy Film | Trailer
Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey in Your Monster by Caroline Lindy (screenshot / Vertical) In a modern day tale of ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ Caroline Lindy’s feature film directorial debut ‘Your Monster’ tells a charming story of an actor who finds a connection with an unlikely monster who suddenly appears in her life after a break-up. The film stars Melissa Barreara and Tommy Dewey in its two leading role.