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Dark Star and Bloody Disgusting team up for ‘Honeydew’ horror starring Sawyer Spielberg

Erik Anderson October 30, 2020

The film is set for a March 2021 theatrical release Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the acclaimed backwoods horror title Honeydew. The... Read More

Trailer: They’re kooky, they’re spooky, they’re POLTERGAYS

Erik Anderson October 30, 2020

Just in time for Halloween, Dekkoo Films will exclusively release the queer horror/comedy POLTERGAYS from Lonely Spectre Productions, and the mind of writer and producer... Read More

NEON makes Alex Gibney COVID doc ‘Totally Under Control’ free through Election Day

Erik Anderson October 29, 2020

Beginning today through Election Day on Tuesday, November 3rd, NEON has made Alex Gibney’s Totally Under Control available to stream for free on its website. The company is also... Read More

Mads Mikkelsen and Armie Hammer to star in Amma Asante’s ‘The Billion Dollar Spy’

Erik Anderson October 29, 2020

Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Casino Royale, The Hunt, and TV’s Hannibal) and Armie Hammer (The Social Network, Call Me by Your... Read More

‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ will open in UK cinemas March 12, 2021

Erik Anderson October 28, 2020

Entertainment One (eOne) today announced the UK theatrical release date of March 12, 2021 for THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY, the highly anticipated new feature... Read More

Trailer: Alex Winter’s look at the trippy life of rock icon Frank ‘Zappa’

Erik Anderson October 28, 2020

With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, Zappa explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied... Read More

International Documentary Association (IDA) shortlists announced

Erik Anderson October 28, 2020

Boys State, Disclosure, Notturno, The Truffle Hunters and Welcome to Chechnya among contenders The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 36th Annual IDA Documentary... Read More

Trailer: Ramin Bahrani’s eat the rich saga ‘The White Tiger’

Erik Anderson October 28, 2020

“There’s a creature that gets born only once every generation. The white tiger.” Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from... Read More

George Clooney understands the gravity of a post-apocalyptic Earth in ‘The Midnight Sky’ (trailer)

Erik Anderson October 27, 2020

When Earth becomes a post-apocalyptic world, scientist Augustine Lofthouse (Oscar winner George Clooney) as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts... Read More

Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel show true grit in new trailer for ‘News of the World’

Erik Anderson October 22, 2020

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for News of the World, starring two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, reuniting... Read More

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