Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the Berlinale Golden Bear for There Is No Evil, along with documentary filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad have been arrested in Iran for posting a statement on social media urging members of the Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons..
Hulu released a trailer for Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, the documentary series directed by Matt Tyrnauer on Victoria’s Secret brand and CEO, the controversial billionaire Les Wexner. The documentary premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and debuts on Hulu on Thursday, July 14.
British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, winner of the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016), will receive the Excellence Award Davide Campari at Locarno Film Festival, and present the Festival’s opening film Bullet Train, by David Leitch.
XYZ Films debuted the official trailer for Hypochondriac, the LGBTQ horror-thriller starring Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Paget Brewster, Marlene Forte, Madeline Zima, Yumarie Morales, and Chris Doubek.
Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 6th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, August 5 – August 14. Taking place at the Regal UA Midway theater in Forest Hills, Queens, FOC NYC will showcase 124 independent films from more than 25 countries, with over 90 anticipated filmmakers to be in attendance. The festival opens with the New York premiere of Casey Nelson and Marchelle Thurman’s Black, White and the Greys, and closes with the New York Premiere screening of Michael Glover Smith’s Relative.
HBO premiered the official trailer for The Anarchists, the six-part docuseries directed by Todd Schramke debuting Sunday, July 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) with new episodes airing subsequent Sundays at the same time on HBO.
HBO Max released the official trailer for The Last Movie Stars, the new documentary from director Ethan Hawke chronicling Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s careers and partnership.
Focus Features debuted the official trailer for Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., the comedy film starring Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown that world premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
The coming-of-age adventure/drama 1-800-Hot-Nite, from award-winning writer/director Nick Richey (Low, Low), and starring Dallas Dupree Young (“Cobra Kai”, The Royal), Gerrison Machado (“The Power”), Mylen Bradford (“Abbott Elementary”), along with Ali Richey (Low Low) will be released on November 4, 2022 via Quiver.
Bleecker Street Films debuted the official trailer for A Love Song, the indie drama that premiered at Sundance Film Festival, starring Dale Dickey and Wes Studi as two childhood friends, now widowed, who spend a night together by a lake in the Colorado Mountains.
El Gran Movimiento (The Great Movement), the critically-acclaimed second feature film by Bolivian director Kiro Russo (Dark Skull) is set to open on Friday, August 12 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, followed by Los Angeles, before moving onto other cinemas nationwide.
Directed by Louie Schwartzberg (Fantastic Fungi), the documentary film Gratitude Revealed opens in theaters on September 16.