Category Archives: Drama

Anthony Rapp and Lana Parrilla Star in “Scrap”

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scrapVivian Kerr, Anthony Rapp, Khleo Thomas, Brad Schmidt and Lana Parilla star in Kerr’s feature-length directorial debut, Scrap.

In the movie, Beth (Vivian Kerr) has recently been laid off and struggles to maintain the appearance of a successful middle-class lifestyle as she bounces around Los Angeles. Hoping to land a new job and change her situation before her estranged older brother Ben (Anthony Rapp) finds out, Beth must confront her own pride in order to reconnect with him and provide for her young daughter, Birdy.

Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) consider a third round of IVF and Stacy, a successful attorney, must re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.

Written and directed by Vivian Kerr, Scrap is set to arrive on VOD platforms. Check out the trailer in the player above.

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Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore In “The Room Next Door” Trailer Released

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theroomnextdoorThe trailer for Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language The Room Next Door has been released. The drama film stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

It has received acclaimed recently, winning Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. It was also nominated at the European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Swinton) and Best Screenplay.

It is Almodóvar’s follow-up to “Parallel Mothers” which was released in 2021, and which also bowed at Venice Film Festival.

In the film, Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Also in the movie are John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Alex Høgh Andersen, Esther-Rose McGregor, Alvise Rigo.

ony Pictures Classics is set to release the film in New York and LA on December 20, and then nationwide on January 10, 2025.

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New Poster And Clip For “Universal Language” Released

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universal-languageWith over 15 festival wins, “Universal Language” continues to capture the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide. Universal Language is also Canada’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards. The film is eligible for all 2024 honors, having completed a one-week qualifying run earlier this year.

Directed by Matthew Rankin and co-written with Pirouz Nemati and Ila Firouzabadi, Universal Language marks Rankin’s second feature after the critically acclaimed The Twentieth Century (2019).

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways. Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly-befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job in a Québecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother. Space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection.

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“Bones of Crows” Launches on HULU for Native American Heritage Month

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bones-of-crowsAyasew Ooskana Pictures Inc. has announced that Bones of Crows, the dramatic feature film written and directed by award-winning Métis and Dene filmmaker Marie Clements will be available to audiences in the US when it begins streaming on Hulu November 19th, 2024 in honour of Native American Heritage Month.

Bones of Crows had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and has been received with widespread acclaim from audiences around the world at film festivals including VIFF, Cinéfest, CIFF, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Birrarangga Film Festival, and many more.

Unfolding over 100 years, Bones of Crows is a story told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. Bones of Crows stars Grace Dove (Alaska Daily), Phillip Forest Lewitski (Wildhood), Rémy Girard (District 31), Karine Vanasse (Cardinal), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Peter Pan), Michelle Thrush (Prey), Gail Maurice (Night Raiders), Cara Gee (The Expanse), TIFF Rising Star Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and a fantastic cast of Indigenous talent from across the country.
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Official Trailer #2 for ANORA Released

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anoraIn the film Anora is a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Anora is the latest feature from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Red Rocket).

It stars Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Yuriy Borisov, Vache Tovmasyan, Ivy Wolk, Luna Sofía Miranda, Ross Brodar, Lindsey Normington, Darya Ekamasova

The Palme d’Or-winning film is set for release in theaters on Oct. 18. After premiering at Cannes, the critically acclaimed movie now hold a Certified Fresh 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Official Trailer for “A Complete Unknown”

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a-complete-unknownTimothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, set for release in cinemas on January 17th.

Directed by James Mangold ((Walk the Line, Ford v Ferrari), the film is set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s. It follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Also in the film are Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Norbert Leo Butz, Dan Fogler, and Scoot McNairy.

“A Complete Unknown” is set for release releases Christmas day, December 25, 2024.

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“Disclaimer”: New Apple TV Plus Thriller Gets An Official Trailer

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disclaimerPremiering globally October 11 on Apple TV+, “Disclaimer” stars Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Renée Knight.

“As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee),” says the synopsis.

The seven-episode psychological thriller stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, with Alfonso Cuarón serving as writer and director. Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George, Hoyeon, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Indira Varma also stars.

It is set to debut on Oct.11, Friday, on October 11 streamer with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.

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Official Teaser Release for Netflix’s “Woman Of The Hour”

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woman-of-the-hourNetflix has released the first teaser for “Woman of the Hour” starring Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto.

A synopsis for the movie says: The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actor in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a years-long murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.

Based on a true story, and inspired by the story of Rodney Alcala, a real-life serial killer in the 1970s. “Woman Of The Hour” is Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut.

The film stars Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Autumn Best, Andy Thompson, David Beairsto, Tighe Gill, Bonnie Hay, Thomas Strumpski, Nicolette Robinson, Kathryn Gallagher

The true crime period drama streams on Netflix Oct. 18

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Lea Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Leanne Melissa Bishop, Aaron Ashmore Lead Cast in What If

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T-L, clockwise: Leanne Melissa, Lea Thompson Bishop, Aaron Ashmore, Kevin Pollak

Penguin Pictures and Farpoint Films announce Lea Thompson (BACK TO THE FUTURE), Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, GOODRICH with Michael Keaton, GIRL IN THE POOL), Leanne Melissa Bishop (THE WEIGHT OF PERFECTION, REGRESSION) and Aaron Ashmore (Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, Sky Med and the upcoming A Case for the Winemaker) will star in their newest feature film, WHAT IF.

The offbeat family drama will be directed by TIFF veteran Lindsay MacKay (THE SWEARING JAR, WET BUM) and is written by Leanne Melissa Bishop.

The award-winning cast boasts combined global box-office earnings near the $1B (USD) mark and engaged fans and followers from all over the world.

WHAT IF is produced by Michael P. Mason (PLACE OF BONES, A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED), Leanne Melissa Bishop (IN SEARCH OF, IS YOU IS), and Kyle Bornais (THE SWEARING JAR, FROM THE VINE) of Farpoint Films. Executive producers include Peter Wetherell.
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Trailer For “Joan”, New ITV Series Starring Sophie Turner

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ITV has released the trailer for its new series ‘Joan’, the upcoming six-part drama starring Sophie Turner (‘Game of Thrones’).

Directed by Richard Laxton, “Joan” is created and written by Anna Symon and also stars Frank Dillaine, Kirsty J Curtis, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Laura Aikman.

It will be aired by the CW starting Tuesday, October 2.

Here’s the synopsis for “Joan”:

A woman who goes between her thriving and daring career as a jewel thief, all whilst trying to get her daughter back from social services, we see a mother in despair swept up in the exhilarating world of crime.

Watch the trailer below:

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