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Official Trailer for “The Life List” Released

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the-life-list“Life is beautiful & messy & complicated, and sometimes it doesn’t look the way you think it’s supposed to look. Keep going.”

From writer-director Adam Brooks (Definitely, Maybe; Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), the film stars Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, Sebastian de Souza and Connie Britton. It is adapted from the book by Lori Nelson Spielman.

Synopsis syays: When her mother sends her on a quest to complete a childhood bucket list, a young woman uncovers family secrets, finds romance — and rediscovers herself.

Watch the trailer for The Life List below. Its set for release on March 28 on Netflix.

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Cannes Prize-Winner “Holy Cow” Coming-of-Age Drama Opens at Film Forum

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holy-cowFilm Forum has set the US theatrical premiere of Louise Courvoisier’s “Holy Cow” on Friday, March 28.

HOLY COW had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it was awarded the festival’s Youth Prize.

It will be featured in the upcoming Rendez-Vous with French Cinema festival, screening at Walter Reade Theater on Saturday, March 8. A limited number of press tickets are available to this screening.

The film’s synopsis says: Reveling in his youth in the gorgeous rural Jura region of Eastern France, Totone has few worries and is content to party with his friends as the family dairy business hums along. But when calamity strikes, the under-disciplined 18-year-old finds himself in charge of the farm and his 7-year-old sister. A sun-drenched coming-of-age story cast with non-professionals from Jura (filmmaker Courvoisier’s home), HOLY COW follows Totone’s determination to win a local Comté cheesemaking competition (cash prize: €30,000), while he romantically pursues a competing farmer — whose bullying brothers are none-too-pleased — and clumsily steps up to adult responsibilities.

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U.S. Theatrical Release of the Puerto Rican Sundance Film “The Fishbowl”

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thefishbowlMonument Releasing has announced the North American theatrical release for the acclaimed Puerto Rican ecofeminist drama The Fishbowl (La pecera), the striking feature debut by interdisciplinary artist Glorimar Marrero Sánchez. The film, which made history as the first Puerto Rican-produced feature to premiere at Sundance, is set to debut in U.S. theaters in March 2025, coinciding with Puerto Rican Emancipation Day on March 21. A streaming release will follow on May 21, 2025.

Set on the island of Vieques—a U.S. military testing ground for toxic munitions like napalm, depleted uranium, and Agent Orange—The Fishbowl tells the story of Noelia (Isel Rodríguez in an elegant performance), a 40-year-old artist grappling with terminal cancer. Determined to use her remaining time resisting the ecological and social consequences of U.S. colonialism, Noelia’s journey unfolds as both a personal and collective act of resilience.

After discovering her cancer has returned and metastasized, Noelia retreats to her home in Vieques, where she reconnects with her mother and her community. Choosing to keep her illness a secret in the absence of local medical care, she devotes herself to protesting the enduring environmental devastation caused by military activity. As a hurricane looms and her health deteriorates, she rekindles a past romance and faces a profound decision: to leave and seek treatment or to remain with her people and her cause.

Featuring a predominantly female cast and crew, The Fishbowl is both a compelling character study and a poignant commentary on environmental racism, colonialism, and resilience. Marrero Sánchez emerges as a vital voice in Puerto Rican cinema, creating a film that resonates far beyond its setting.

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K-POP Superstars BLACKPINK Return To The Global Stage With 2025 World Tour

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blackpinkToday, global K-POP sensations BLACKPINK announced their highly anticipated return to the stage with a limited run of stadium shows across North America, Europe, and the UK this summer. Produced by Live Nation, BLACKPINK 2025 World Tour kicks off on Saturday, July 5 with two shows in Seoul at Goyang Stadium before making stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Paris, Milan, and Barcelona. The tour will wrap up on Friday, August 15, at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium, making BLACKPINK the first ever K-POP girl group to headline the legendary venue.

This marks BLACKPINK’s first headline tour since their record-breaking Born Pink World Tour (2022–2023), which became the highest-grossing tour by a girl group and drew over 1.8 million fans to stages worldwide. BLACKPINK has redefined global K-POP success, captivating audiences around the world with their dynamic live performances and record-breaking achievements. They also hold the title for the most-subscribed artist on YouTube, boasting over 95 million subscribers.

Over the past few years, BLACKPINK members JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ, and LISA have launched highly successful solo careers, releasing debut albums, EPs, and various chart-topping hits. Tickets will be available starting Thursday, February 27 at LiveNation.com. Start times vary by market, check your local listings.

BLACKPINK – consisting of JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ and LISA – is a globally recognized girl group from YG Entertainment. From the moment they burst onto the scene with their debut single album SQUARE ONE in August 2016, BLACKPINK has dominated the charts with smash hits like “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and “Kill This Love,” solidifying their status as the world’s top girl group.

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“Nights” Animated TV Series In Development From Comic Book Creators and Titmouse Animation

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nights-comics-tv-seriesNights, the critically acclaimed comic book series written by Wyatt Kennedy (Bolero) and illustrated by Luigi Formisano, is being developed into an animated television series by Titmouse, the award-winning animation studio known for pushing creative boundaries with hit projects like Big Mouth and The Legend of Vox Machina. Published by Image Comics, Nights is a supernatural coming-of-age story centered around a group of friends navigating life, relationships, and mysterious paranormal events. The adaptation will be produced in collaboration with Kennedy and Formisano and bring their unique vision to life through Titmouse’s renowned animation style and expertise.

“Nights isn’t the type of comic you read and say ‘oh neat, cool art, good story’ and then put back on the shelf with all the other comics that have cool art and good stories. Nights is a generational experience in the making,” said Alexei Bochenek, Creative Director at Titmouse. “Reading it reminds me of when I used to stay up late watching FLCL at midnight on Toonami, having my mind blown not just by how dynamic it was, but by how seen it made me feel, a mirror to my whole self, good and bad, dreams and fears. If you know you know. I want to bring that feeling back to the animation fans like me who have been chasing it ever since, and introduce a whole new audience to the experience of discovering themselves through a new show that they feel seen by and become huge champions of, too. That’s what Nights is.”

Kennedy added: “Despite so many live-action comic translations, I never envisioned Nights being adapted any other way than as an animated series. Luigi’s and my love of animation is baked into the very fiber of the book, and having the legendary, incredibly talented team at Titmouse help bring it to life is mind-blowing. From our earliest conversations, Alexei and his team immediately understood the soul of our strange little story, and their passionate collaborative spirit leaves me confident that we’re crafting something that fans of the book and newcomers alike will love.”
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“Under The Burning Sun” Premiere At 2025 Slamdance Film Festival

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under-the-burning-sun“Under The Burning Sun” is written and directed by Yun Xie. Produced by Aaron Linjun Yu and Jera Wang. Cinematography by Tianyi Wang. Edited by Bowei Yue and Christopher Ma. Music by Dong Liu. A Narval Films production.

Says the film’s synopsis: In a barren, desolate land where abortion is outlawed, Mowanza struggles with an unwanted pregnancy. When she hears of a distant land with a lenient abortion policy, Mowanza, armed with only a half-empty water bottle and a battered car, embarks on a journey across the desert towards the lush land of Iropus.

“Our protagonist, Mowanza, never had the agency to make choices about her own body,” says Yu Xie.

“She is trapped in a cycle of anguish and anger, with freedom always just out of reach—like a distant oasis she can never quite grasp. Through Mowanza’s journey, the world we’ve crafted, and the struggles she endures, I hope we can inch closer to understanding the complex realities of womanhood—ones that remain unresolved, but deserve to be told.”

“Under The Burning Sun” is set to have its world premiere at 2025 Slamdance Film Festival where it plays on these dates:
Saturday Feb 22 – 1:30pm at LA Times Theater – Quixote Studios
Monday Feb 24 – 3:45pm at LA Times Theater – Quixote Studios

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Lou Ye’s Docufiction AN UNFINISHED FILM + Four Ye Features | Opening March 14 at Film Forum

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an-unfinished-filmFilm Forum has announce the US theatrical premiere of Lou Ye’s AN UNFINISHED FILM on Friday, March 14.

Using outtakes and on-set footage from SUZHOU RIVER and other films (SPRING FEVER, MYSTERY, THE SHADOW PLAY), and casting real actors from these films to play themselves, Lou creates an intense yet playful catharsis for filmmakers, artists, and, ultimately, all of us — a chance to revisit that time, and to heal.

In this enthralling, poignant docufiction, director Lou Ye (SUZHOU RIVER) and his crew reunite in Wuhan in January 2020 to complete a film started a decade earlier. When the first wave of COVID precipitates lockdown and fear, this story of revived artistic vision pivots to a thriller-paced account of the early spread of the virus — both the devastation and the deep connections borne of shared isolation.

AN UNFINISHED FILM had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, MoMA Doc Fortnight, and more.


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‘O’Dessa’ Trailer: Sadie Sink, Regina Hall And Kelvin Harrison Jr. In ‘Rock Opera’ Film

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odessa-filmSearchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for the “epic rock opera” film “O’Dessa”, starring Sadie Sink, who is on a mission to preserve her family’s legacy.

In O’Dessa, “a farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom”, says the film’s synopsis. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, Regina Hall, Kelly Macdonald, Pokey LaFarge also star.

Filmmaker Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) wrote and directed the film, which Searchlight Pictures is releasing on Hulu on March 13, 2024.

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Theatrical Release of the Cannes Doc “The Falling Sky”

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the-falling-skyKimStim has announced the North American theatrical release of The Falling Sky (A Queda do Céu), the immersive and lyrical Brazilian documentary co-directed by acclaimed documentarian Eryk Rocha (Cinema Novo) and first-time director Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha.

Inspired by the 2010 book of the same name by Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa—who serves as both protagonist and narrator—and French anthropologist Bruce Albert, this breathtaking and collaborative film gives voice to the remote Yanomami and Watoriki communities as they issue a dire warning to the world: environmental catastrophe is imminent, driven by the greed of industrialized nations.

A standout at major international festivals—including Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, DOC NYC, and Doclisboa—this powerful and award-winning portrait of Indigenous resilience will open with a one-week theatrical engagement at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City on Friday, March 7, followed by a theatrical release at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles beginning Friday, April 2, with additional cities to be announced.
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Festival Hit “Hood Witch” Sets Release In Theaters and VOD

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hood-witchDirected by Saïd Belktibia, and co written by Saïd with Louis Penicaut, festival favorite starring Golshifteh Farahi (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Body of Lies, Extraction, Extraction 2), “Hood Witch” is set for release in select theaters and digital platforms on March 21, 2025.

Also in the film are Amine Zariouhi, Denis Lavant, Alexis Manenti, Karim Belkhadra, Issaka Sawadogo.

A cautionary tale about the perils of modern society that cleverly intertwines themes of social media pitfalls, religious extremism, unregulated black market activities, HOOD WITCH debuted to critical acclaim at last year’s SXSW Film Festival. It is the debut film of emerging French director Saïd Belktibia and features acclaimed Iranian-French actress Golshifteh.
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