Check out the official trailer for Friends and Strangers, James Vaughan’s gleefully absurdist satire set to open for a one-week exclusive NY engagement at Metrograph In Theater and At Home beginning Friday, February 25.
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FRIENDS AND STRANGERS Trailer. James Vaughan’s Absurdist Australian Satire Opens February 25
Friends and Strangers directed by James Vaughan
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FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT Documentary Premieres on CW
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (BBC) The acclaimed documentary Freddie Mercury: The Final Act from BBC, tells the story of how the legendary Queen frontman’s friends mounted an epic tribute concert in his honor to raise awareness and fight shame around HIV/AIDS. The film makes its U.S. premiere Wednesday, April 20 (8:00-10:00 ET/PT) on the 30th anniversary of the landmark concert. An extended cut of the special featuring additional footage will be available to stream on The CW App and cwtv.com the next day.
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Mayim Bialik’s Directorial Debut AS THEY MADE US Starring Candice Bergen and Dustin Hoffman Gets a Release Date
Mayim Bialik (credit: Mayim Bialik on Call Me Kat | Lisa Rose / Fox) Quiver Distribution will release Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut feature, As They Made Us, on April 8 in theaters and on all Video-on-Demand platforms. Starring Dianna Agron and Simon Helberg, with Candice Bergen and Dustin Hoffman, the project was written and directed by “The Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik. Additional cast includes Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber, and Julian Gant.
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Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne Star in MEASURE OF REVENGE Psychological Thriller
Measure Of Revenge starring Melissa Leo and Bella Thorne (Vertical Entertainment) Vertical Entertainment will release Measure of Revenge, a psychological thriller that marks an international directorial debut by Malaysian director Peyfa about an actress whose famous son dies suddenly from a supposed overdose, causing her to conduct her own investigation with the help of a drug dealer in pursuit of answers, justice, and revenge by any means necessary. Vertical is planning a day-and-date release on March 18, 2022.
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ALICE Trailer. KeKe Palmer Gets Revenge After Escaping a Slave Plantation in Sundance Drama
Alice starring Keke Palmer, Common (screenshot via Youtube) Here is the official trailer for Alice, the indie drama starring KeKe Palmer as an enslaved woman who escapes a plantation in Georgia, to learn that it is actually 1973. Also starring in the film that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival are Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Gaius Charles, Alicia Witt and NaTasha Yvette Williams. Directed by Krystin Ver Linden, the film opens in theaters on March 18, 2022.
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THE CHERRY BUSHIDO Trailer. Japanese Film by Hiroshi Akabane in Theaters in March
The Cherry Bushido directed by Hiroshi Akabane The Japanese film The Cherry Bushido, directed by Hiroshi Akabane, debuted the official trailer ahead of the release in theaters on March 11, 2022.
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GIRL PICTURE to Open and TRAMPS! to Close 2022 BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff and Linnea Leino in Girl Picture by Alli Haapasalo | photo by Ilkka Saastamoinen. Girl Picture, Alli Haapasalo’s spirited coming-of-age drama will open the 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set to run March 16th – 27, 2022. The festival will close with Tramps!, directed by documentary filmmaker Kevin Hegge, whose previous film She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column screened at BFI Flare in 2013.
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NITRAM Trailer. Caleb Landry Jones Stars in Australian Drama on Port Arthur Massacre
Nitram starring Caleb Landry Jones IFC Films debuted the official trailer for Nitram starring Caleb Landry Jones as a disturbed young man called Nitram and the events leading to his involvement in the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia.
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Finnish Thriller THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC Premieres at SXSW | Trailer
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic starring Petri Poikolainen Directed by Teemu Nikki, the Finnish film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic is an intense thriller shot from a blind man’s perspective, starring Petri Poikolainen, a blind and wheelchair-bound actor in a gripping debut performance.
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‘Summer of Soul’ Oscar-Nominated Documentary Makes Its Broadcast TV Premiere on ABC
Nina Simone performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 in Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Questlove (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson). (Credit Image: © Searchlight Pictures/Entertainment Pictures) Oscar-nominated documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will make its broadcast television premiere on ABC on Sunday, February 20, 2022 (8:00-10:31 p.m. EST).
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2022 Seattle International Film Festival to Open to In-person Audiences
Following an all-virtual event last year, the 48th Seattle International Film Festival will return April 14–24, 2022 with a hybrid event that includes both in-person and virtual screenings. The 11-day festival will present the best in international and independent films from around the globe – with screenings at SIFF theaters and venues throughout the city as well as virtually on the SIFF Channel.
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IFC Midnight to Release RUBIKON, Sci-Fi Disaster Film Starring Julia Franz Richter | Video: Teaser
Rubikon directed by Magdalena Lauritsch IFC Midnight will release Rubikon, a science-fiction disaster film directed by Magdalena Lauritsch, that brings social commentary and an acute moral dilemma into heart-pounding realization.