Venice International Film Festival announced the lineup of Virtual Reality works selected for the upcoming 78th edition, in the section titled Venice VR Expanded. Following the success of the 2020 edition, the Venice VR Expanded section will again be held online from September 1 – 19, 2021.
Directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, The Alpinist, the documentary on Canadian solo rock climber Marc-André Leclerc opens in U.S. theaters on September 10th, 2021, with a one-night-only Fathom events premiere on September 7.
Here is another official trailer for the scary horror film The Night House directed by David Bruckner, that world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film opens in theaters on August 20th, 2021.
Lionsgate released the official trailer for the crime thriller film The Gateway starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Taryn Manning, Mark Boone Junior, Taegen Burns with Frank Grillo and Bruce Dern. Directed by Michele Civetta, the film opens in select theaters on September 3rd, and available on Blu-ray and DVD on September 7th.
Warner Bros. Pictures will release Megan Park’s feature filmmaking debut The Fallout which won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards for Narrative Feature, and Park won the Brightcove Illumination Award honoring a filmmaker on the rise at this year’s 2021 SXSW Film Festival.
MGM released the official trailer for the crime drama film Flag Day, directed by and starring Sean Penn along with his daughter Dylan Penn. Also starring in the film are Josh Brolin, Norbert Leo Butz, Dale Dickey, Eddie Marsan, Bailey Noble, Hopper Jack Penn, and Katheryn Winnick.
Ahead of the World Premiere this summer at the 2021 Fantasia Film Fest, the new trailer debuted for the South African thriller film Indemnity, directed by Travis Taute.
Sony Pictures Classics will release the golf dramedy The Phantom of the Open, starring Academy Award® winner Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, and Rhys Ifans. The heartwarming true story is directed by filmmaker and BAFTA® Cymru Award winning actor Craig Roberts with the screenplay adapted by Simon Farnaby from his own book The Phantom of the Open, co-authored by Scott Murray.
In Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter, it’s all about past decisions coming back to haunt an ex-military soldier as he befriends someone with the same goal in mind.
The Toronto International Film Festival announced the films in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the festival’s 46th edition, plus recently confirmed additional Gala and Special Presentations titles.
Thirteen films from 15 countries will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival taking place from September 17-25, 2021.
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst makes its New York premiere as the Centerpiece selection for the 59th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 1.