The art of seduction and other games.
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CHALLENGERS Trailer – Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist Star in Luca Guadagnino’s Seductive Drama
(L to R) Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi and Josh O’Connor as Patrick in Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
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Artist Unknown Wins Top Jury Prize at 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Artist Unknown directed by Cinder Chou The queer action romantic comedy Artist Unknown, directed by Cinder Chou, is the winner of the Jury prize at the 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. The film tells the story of an insecure unlucky-in-love martial artist who must find out the origins of a painting after two thieves attempt to steal it from her. Kerry Lacy also won the award for Outstanding Performance in a Narrative Feature for her performance in the film.
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BAD GIRL BOOGEY TRAILER : Alice Maio Mackay’s Queer Australian Slasher Sets US Summer Release Date
Bad Girl Boogey directed by Alice Maio Mackay Dark Star Pictures will release Bad Girl Boogey, the Australian slasher film directed, produced, and co-written with Ben Pahl Robinson – by then seventeen year old transexual filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay. The film ushers in an inclusive slasher film proudly representing the queer community and loudly announcing an exciting new directorial voice.
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Passages Trailer. Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos Star in Ira Sachs’ Bisexual Love Triangle Drama
Passages directed by Ira Sachs Mubi revealed the official trailer for Passages, the French drama described as a “sexy portrait of romantic chaos,” starring Franz Rogowski and Ben Whishaw as a gay couple in a long term relationship, when one of them begins an affair with a woman, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos.
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WHAM! Trailer. Netflix Documentary Charts George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Journey to Pop Superstars
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix) Netflix revealed the official trailer for Wham!, the documentary charting George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars with Wham!.
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Lee Won-suk’s Killing Romance to Kick Off 22nd New York Asian Film Festival
Killing Romance directed by Lee Won-suk The North American premiere of the Korean genre mashup Killing Romance, directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off the 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his lead actor, Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite, A Hard Day), who turns in an unforgettable performance as the indescribably overbearing husband of a disgraced supermodel-movie star, fully armed with his history of versatile roles in everything from art-house collaborations with Hong Sang-soo to rom-coms to his SAG Award-winning turn in Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. Director Lee Won-suk has a rich history with NYAFF—his first film, How to Use Guys with Secret Tips, premiered at NYAFF 2013, and Lee won the Audience Award at NYAFF 2015 with his second feature, the big-budget period drama The Royal Tailor.
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Tribeca Festival 2023 Winners – Cypher, A Strange Path, Between the Rains Take Top Prizes
Cypher directed by Chris Moukarbel Cypher, a riveting pseudo-documentary on rapper Tierra Whack by director Chris Moukarbel won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival. Moukarbel brilliantly documents her astronomical rise, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame. Jury commented on the win, saying “For its kaleidoscopic use of music, created imagery and found materials, in service of an interrogation of celebrity, conspiracy culture and the nature of narrative reality itself.”
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SHORTCOMINGS Trailer. Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki Star in Randall Park’s Comedy Film Directorial Debut
Shortcomings directed by by Randall Park Sony Pictures Classics unveiled the official trailer for Shortcomings, the comedy-drama film developed from the award-winning graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, and starring Justin Min as Ben, a struggling filmmaker, Sherry Cola as his girl friend, along with Ally Maki as Ben’s best friend. Also starring in the film are Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons.
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KOKOMO CITY Trailer. D. Smith Chronicles Lives of Transgender Sex workers in Raw Unfiltered Award Winning Documentary
Kokomo City directed by D. Smith Magnolia Pictures shared the official trailer for Kokomo City, a documentary chronicling the lives of four transgender sex workers. Featured in the film are Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver.
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Watch First Clip for THE GULLSPÅNG MIRACLE Maria Fredriksson’s Documentary on Bizarre Family Story
Olaug Bakkevold Østby in The Gullspång Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson. Courtesy of Ballad Film. Check out the first clip from The Gullspång Miracle, Maria Fredriksson’s fascinating documentary, that begins as an eerie story of family reunification but transforms into a stranger-than-fiction drama about identity and family secrets.
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LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND Trailer. Tiffany Haddish, Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers Star in Sci Fi Drama
Landscape With invisible Hand by Cory Finley Welcome to the future, where the entertainment is us.
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Firebrand Starring Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr to Open 57th Karlovy Vary Festival
Alicia Vikander in Firebrand directed by Karim Aïnouz Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor will receive the President’s Award and present their latest films at the 57th Karlovy Vary Festival.