Investigation Discovery has added a new, fifth episode of docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV titled Breaking the Silence that will delve deeper into the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic children’s television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s, including allegations of abuse, sexism and racism.
Mourning in Lod, the timely new documentary from MTV Documentary Films and Paramount+, takes a look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Musa, Yigal, and Randa — three people in the Israeli city of Lod, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side, whose fates become inextricably linked in a vicious cycle of violence.
Vertical revealed the official trailer for Bloodline Killer, the horror-thriller film starring Shawnee Smith, Taryn Manning, Drew Moerlein, James Gaudioso, Montanna Gillis, Kresh Novakovic, Adam Shippey, Anthony Gaudioso with Bruce Dern and Tyrese Gibson.
Josh Margolin’s action comedy Thelma will open the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, with lead star June Squibb to receive the 2024 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. The Festival’s Opening Night Film & Party will take place Thursday, May 9 at The Paramount Theatre.
Briarcliff Entertainment will release Not Another Church Movie, the comedy film starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Kevin Daniels, Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt, Lamorne Morris, and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke.
The 67th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) presented from May 2–4, 2024, unveiled the full lineup of films. This year’s program will screen exclusively in theaters in San Francisco’s Marina and Presidio neighborhoods, and in Berkeley from April 24–28.
Woody Allen’s latest film Coup de chance, the romantic thriller shot in France, stars, Lou de Laâge (International Emmy winner, The Mad Women’s Ball), Valérie Lemercier (The Visitors, Aline), Melvil Poupaud, (One Fine Morning), Niels Schneider (Heartbeats, How I Killed My Mother).
XYZ films revealed the official trailer for All You Need is Death, the indie horror film described as a “nightmarish Irish folktale” starring Olwen Fouéré (Mandy, Sally Hardesty from 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Charlie Maher (Blue Lights), Simone Collins (The Last Duel), and Gary Whelan (The Contract).
The world premiere of the documentary I Am the Creation of Fiction, Arkadiusz Bartosiak’s portrait of artist, actor, director, manager, and social activist Andrzej Seweryn will open the 64th Krakow Film Festival in Poland.
Goodbye Julia directed by Mohamed Kordofani walked away with the Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature at the 27th Sonoma International Film Festival. The film follows the story of Mona, a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage, who is wracked by guilt after covering up a murder.
The Overlook Film Festival has added seven films, as well as new immersive events, presentations and special guests to the full schedule for its 2024 edition, taking place April 4 – April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres.
The East Coast Premiere of Lynn Dow’s Bull Street starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan opens the 26th Sarasota Film Festival taking place across Sarasota April 5 through April 14, 2024. The festival will close with a special presentation of Steve Buscemi’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson.