RLJE Films released the official trailer for Slash/Back, science fiction film starring Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth and Chelsea Prusky as friends who discover an alien invasion and it’s up to them to save the day – the aliens realize you don’t mess with girls from Pang.
Peacock unveiled the official trailer for I Love You, You Hate Me, a documentary series chronicling the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur’s furious backlash — and what it says about the human need to hate. From Barney-bashing to frat parties to homicidal video games, something in American society broke into a million pieces, and it’s never been put together again… or is this just who we were all along?
IFC Films acquired The Origin of Evil (L’Origine du Mal), the thriller from writer and director Sébastien Marnier (Faultless, School’s Out) starring Laure Calamy (Cesar winner for My Donkey, My Lover & I and star of Call My Agent), Doria Tillier, Dominique Blanc, Jacques Weber, Suzanne Clément, Céleste Brunnquell, and Véronique Ruggia Saura, for release in the US. The Origin of Evil world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, followed by its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. IFC Films will release the film in 2023.
Kino Lorber debuted the official trailer Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, a new documentary that explores the sexual politics of cinematic shot design. The documentary is based on director Nina Menkes’ cinematic presentation, ‘Sex and Power, the Visual Language of Cinema’, and uses film clips by A-list directors from 1896 through to the present, to show how sexist shot design contributes to a pervasive environment of sexual harassment and assault, as well as employment discrimination against women, especially in the film industry.
Showtime released the official trailer for The Lincoln Project, a five-part docuseries following the members of the Lincoln Project over the course of the 2020 election and its aftermath.
Focus Features revealed the official trailer for Tár, the psychological drama starring Cate Blanchett as the fictional Lydia Tár, a famous conductor. Also starring in the film are Mark Strong, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Sylvia Flote.
The 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck festival will open with the German premiere of the Danish jazz documentary Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed.
The LA Premiere of Canadian director Patricia Chica’s directorial debut Montréal Girls is the closing night film of the 2022 Los Angeles International Film Festival. The story follows Ramy, a Middle-Eastern young man’s turbulent journey and his quest for love and enlightenment while discovering his true calling along the way.
Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2023 Academy Awards. The film world premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award for her performance.
The Spanish black comedy film La Pietà directed by Eduardo Casanova is the winner of the top prize in the Main Competition Feature section at the 2022 Fantastic Fest. The film stars Ángela Molina and Manel Llunell as Libertad and Mateo in a mother-son toxic relationship.
Spector is a four-part documentary series about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion.
Vertical debuted the official trailer for Game of Love, the romantic drama film starring Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo.