Prison 77 (Modelo 77) by Spanish filmmaker, Alberto Rodríguez, will open San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition out of competition. Starring Miguel Herrán and Javier Gutiérrez, the movie is a political thriller set in Spain .
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Alberto Rodríguez’s PRISON 77 to Open San Sebastian Festival
Prison 77 (Modelo 77) by Alberto Rodríguez
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Martine Syms’ THE AFRICAN DESPERATE Opens in Theaters in September | Trailer
The African Desperate directed by Martine Syms MUBI will release Martine Syms’ entertaining debut feature “The African Desperate,” the film follows 24 hours in the life of Palace, Syms’s fellow visual artist Diamond Stingily. The film will open theatrically in New York on September 16, with a nationwide rollout to follow. Syms will also be presenting the film internationally as part of an in-person event tour throughout September and October in the US and Europe. Following the theatrical release and events, the film will be available to stream globally on MUBI.
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EMILY THE CRIMINAL Trailer. Aubrey Plaza Stars as a Scam Artist in the Sundance Thriller
Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal by John Patton Ford. | photo by Low Spark Films. Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for Emily the Criminal the thriller starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, and Gina Gershon.
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CLERKS III Trailer. Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson are Back for Comedy Sequel
Clerks III (Lionsgate / Youtube via screenshot) Lionsgate released the official trailer for Kevin Smith’s Clerks III, the third film in the trilogy, and with all major cast members from the first two Clerks films reprising their roles including Jeff Anderson as Randal, Brian O’Halloran as Dante, Jay Mewes as Jay, Smith as Silent Bob, and Rosario Dawson as Becky.
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75th Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup
Brad Pitt and Brian Tyree Henry in Bullet Train. © Sony Pictures Releasing Locarno Film Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary from August 3 through 13, and unveiled the lineup of films, which, in keeping with the event’s long history, will boldly showcase cinema in all its forms, old and new.
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Clement Virgo’s BROTHER to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival
Brother directed by Clement Virgo (Photo credit: Courtesy of Guy Godfree/Elevation Pictures) Clement Virgo’s film Brother will make its festival debut with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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New York’s Inaugural Outdoor Film Festival Launches July 6-8 in East Harlem
Shantrelle P. Lewis, director of In Our Mothers’ Gardens [Credit- Rog Walker/Netflix] New York City’s Hi-ARTS launches the inaugural Outdoor Film Festival, which kicks off on July 6 as part of the Festival of New York, and runs through July 8.
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BLUE ISLAND, Chan Tze Woon’s Hybrid-Documentary on Hong Kong Protests Opens in July | Trailer
Blue Island directed by Chan Tze Woon (Courtesy of the dGenerate Collection at Icarus Films) Chan Tze Woon’s award-winning hybrid-documentary Blue Island on Hong Kong’s protest movement opens for a one-week theatrical engagement at Metrograph, beginning Friday, July 29, 2022.
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THE REEF: STALKED Trailer. Teressa Liane, Ann Truong Star in Shark Attack Thriller
Saskia Archer, Teressa Liane, and Ann Truong in The Reef: Stalked RLJE Films released the official trailer for The Reef: Stalked, the shark thriller starring Teressa Liane, Ann Truong, Saskia Archer, Kate Lister, and Tim Ross.
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WE ARE AS GODS Documentary on Stewart Brand Sets August Release Date | Trailer
Stewart Brand. We Are As Gods directed by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg | credit: Mark Mahaney – Redux “We are as gods and might as well get good at it,” Stewart Brand wrote in 1968.
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THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER Documentary to Open 53rd Nashville Film Festival
The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile directed by Kathlyn Horan The 53rd Nashville Film Festival will open with The Return of Tanya Tucker the moving new documentary by Kathlyn Horan chronicling the collaboration between Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings and Tanya Tucker for the latter’s triumphant return to the stage.
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ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL Starring Emma Thompson to Open BFI London Film Festival | Teaser
Emma Thompson as Agatha Trunchbull in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. | Courtesy of Sony Pictures The Opening Night Gala of this year’s 66th BFI London Film Festival will be Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, starring Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee and introducing Alisha Weir as the eponymous Matilda.