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“One of Them Days” Trailer with Keke Palmer and SZA Released

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one-of-them-daysSZA makes her movie debut in buddy comedy “One of Them Days”. TriStar Pictures has just dropped the trailer for the film

In the film, best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

The film is directed by first-timer Lawrence Lamont and produced by Issa Rae, and features supporting cast such as Lil Rel Howery, Katt Williams, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott and Patrick Cage.

The film is set to open in theaters on Jan. 24, 2205.

Watch the new trailer below for “One of Them Days”:

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American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival Wraps Up 2nd Outing With Filmmaker Awards Announcement

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Take Me Home, The Musical, Hema, Fishers of Men

The American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival announced the innovative film festival’s filmmaker awards as it wrapped a successful 2nd edition at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.). Leading the award winners were Liz Sargent’s Take Me Home, which took the Grand Jury Prize, and Giselle Bonilla’s The Musical, which was the Audience Choice Award winner.

Along with the Grand Jury Prize, Sargent also received a $60K camera package, courtesy of Panavision, to assist them with fleshing out a larger project from their proof-of-concept.

Established last year as one of the first-ever film festivals dedicated solely to the presentation of proof-of-concept short films looking to be expanded into feature-length productions or series, the festival upped the ante for its second outing by opening its PROOF Pitch Deck Show & Tell to the general public. That resulted in the film festival receiving over 100 submissions for feature film and series pitches, from which eight participants were chosen to present their pitch decks live in front of a panel of industry professionals at the festival.
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Official Trailer #2 For “Don’t Move” Released

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dont-moveNetflix has released another nail-biting trailer for its upcoming horror thriller “Don’t Move”.

In the film, a grieving woman hoping to find solace deep in an isolated forest encounters a stranger who injects her with a paralytic agent. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide, and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.

“Don’t Move” stars Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Daniel Francis, Moray Treadwell, Denis Kostadinov, Kate Nichols, Skye Little Wing Dimov Saw and Dylan Beam.

Produced by Sam Raimi, the horror thriller is set to be available to stream on Netflix on October 25, 2024.

It is directed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler, and is written by T.J. Cimfel and David White.

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“Coraline” studio LAIKA Recruits The Copeland Brothers to Develop Animated Feature Film Projects

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laikaLAIKA continues to expand its animation division’s creative roster with key hires. Filmmakers Chris and Justin Copeland, known collectively as The Copeland Brothers, have joined the award-winning studio (Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings) to develop animated feature projects, it was announced today by Travis Knight, President & CEO.

Separately, Chris and Justin Copeland have established themselves on high-profile titles with Chris directing on DreamWorks’ Emmy, GLAAD and NAACP-nominated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and Justin directing on the DC original films Wonder Woman: Bloodlines and Batman: Hush. Together they worked inside the DC Universe as storyboard artists on a host of original animated films and series including Batman: The Killing Joke; Batman: Soul of the Dragon; Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, and The Death and Return of Superman as well as Marvel’s animated Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers Assemble series, among others.

Over the past five years, The Copelands have been developing for both DreamWorks feature and television divisions. Recently the duo wrapped writing and directing a soon-to-be released animated short film. Born and raised in Chicago, Chris studied at the Illinois Institute of Art and Justin attended Columbia College focusing on Film/Cinema.

The Copeland Brothers are represented by Jason Burns and Strawn Dixon at UTA; manager Jairo Alvarado at Redefine Entertainment and the law firm of Raymond Tambe at Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

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THE ELECTRIC STATE teaser revealed at NYCC

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the-electric-stateIn the film, an orphaned teenager traverses the American West with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother.

The Electric State stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt and is set for release to Netflix in March 2025.

Set in a distopian future, the Netflix adaptation is directed by The Russo Brothers ((“Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame”).

Check out the amazing first trailer that just released at New York Comic Con on Thursday.

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13th Annual Key West Film Festival Announces Official Lineup

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annual-key-west-film-festivalThe 13th Annual Key West Film Festival announces its official 2024 lineup including major fall films from Pedro Almodovar, Barry Jenkins, Billy Corben, Michael Gracey, Gia Coppola and others. More than 75 films will be shown during the 5-day festival, which runs November 13-17.

As is tradition for the festival, the Opening and Closing Night films are curated by two of the top film critics in the country. Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter will host a discussion with Stepanie Zacharek of Timeprior to the Opening Night screening of THE FIRE INSIDE, the inspiring story of two time Olympic women’s boxing gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields and her fight for all women athletes across the world. The film is written by local hero Barry Jenkins, Miami-bred Academy Award winning writer and director of Moonlight.

On Saturday night, Zacharek will lead a pre-show conversation with Gyarkye prior to the screening of THE ROOM NEXT DOOR, which stars Academy Award winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award nominee Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodovar’s first English language film about a best-selling writer who rekindles her relationship with her friend, a war journalist, with whom she has lost touch for a number of years.

Other spotlight films include Gia Coppola’s THE LAST SHOWGIRL, featuring a career defining performance by Pamela Anderson as a seasoned Las Vegas showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run; the inspirational true story UNSTOPPABLE, featuring Jennifer Lopez and Bobby Cannavale alongside Jharrel James (also in Moonlight), who stars as Anthony Robles, an athlete born with one leg who defies expectations to become a champion wrestler in college; and BETTER MAN,
from director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
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Film Feature: Watch Trailer for “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin”

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bonhoefferDirected by Todd Komarnicki, the upcoming historical drama, BONHOEFFER: Pastor, Spy, Assassin is set to be released on November 22.

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide.

Will his shift from preaching peace to plotting murder alter the course of history or cost him everything?

The film stars Jonas Dassler (“The Golden Glove,” “Never Look Away”) portrays the conflicted Bonhoeffer. August Diehl (“Inglourious Basterds,” “The King’s Man”), Moritz Bleibtreu (“Run Lola Run,” “The Experiment”), and Clarke Peters (“The Wire,” “3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) also play key roles. Rounding out the cast are David Jonsson (“Rye Lane”, “Industry”), Nadine Heidenreich (“Die Flaschenpost-Insel”), and Flula Borg (“Suicide Squad,” “Pitch Perfect 2”).

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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 Animated Comedy “Hitpig!” Released

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hitpigJason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby, Anitta, Charlie Adler, Flavor Flav, Lorraine Ashbourne and Andy Serkis.

It is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times bestseller children’s book “Pete & Pickles” by author Berkeley Breathed.

Set in a futuristic world, the film follows a grizzled porcine bounty hunter who accepts his next hit: Pickles, a naive, ebullient elephant who has escaped the clutches of an evil trillionaire. Though Hitpig initially sets out to capture the perky pachyderm, the unlikely pair find themselves on an unexpected adventure crisscrossing the globe that brings out the best in both of them. Based on an original idea by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Berkeley Breathed, inspired by his 2008 children’s book Pete & Pickles, comes an adventure about learning that sometimes what we want isn’t what we need.

The film is set for release on November 1, 2024.

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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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