Bong Joon Ho’s latest sci-fi comedy “Mickey 17”, has released its first trailer.
The highly-anticipated film Joon Ho’s first film following the success of 2019’s Parasite, the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
The feature adaptation of the science fiction novel by Edward Ashton follows the story of Mickey 17, an “expendable”, who is a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact.
Along with Pattinson, the film also stars Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, and Thomas Turgoose.
“Mickey 17” is set for release on January 31, 2025.
THE SACRIFICE (1986), Russian expat master Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film, will run at Film Forum in a new 4K restoration from Friday, October 25 through Thursday, October 31.
Opening with a small group of familiar players in a tense isolated situation, THE SACRIFICE unfolds to encompass the director’s cosmic view as, faced with nuclear holocaust, a mystic sacrifice must be offered to restore the world — with unforeseen results.
Produced in Sweden with a cast headed by Bergman star Erland Josephson (Scenes from a Marriage, Cries and Whispers) the film was shot by Bergman’s longtime cinematographer, two-time Oscar winner Sven Nykvist. The director’s last work – made as he was dying of cancer – THE SACRIFICE is Tarkovsky’s personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery, including an astounding long take at the film’s finale.
The film was awarded the Grand Prix and a prize for artistic contribution (in recognition of Nykvist’s cinematography) at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, and won the 1988 BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film.
Entertainment Squad has announced that upcoming horror, The Deserving, will be released worldwide on digital download on October 1st under its genre label, The Horror Collective.
Directed by S. S. Arora, who makes his feature debut, The Deserving stars Venkat Sai Gunda, Simone Stadler, and Kelsey Stalter. The film has already amassed a number of accolades, having won over fifteen awards including Best Feature at Athens IFF, Best Horror at Hallucinea FF, and awards at Humro Cinema, Portugal Indie Film Festival, and Rome Indie Film Fest.
Exploring themes of guilt, redemption, and the cyclical nature of abuse, The Deserving follows a tormented, mute serial killer who is haunted by the ghosts of his victims and plans to end his life. His resolve is disrupted when a desperate walk-in client arrives, needing an urgent photo shoot.
Talking about the film’s release, Producer Venkat Sai Gunda said, “As a filmmaker, I am thrilled to bring The Deserving to audiences worldwide. This film is a labor of love, exploring themes of suspense and psychological intrigue that I hope will captivate viewers. With its upcoming release, I’m excited to share this cinematic journey with everyone who enjoys a thought-provoking thriller.”
Dark Sky Films is set to release date supernatural thriller “I Will Never Leave You Alone” to VOD/Digital Platforms on October 18, 2024.
Richard is a mute who is on parole from prison and has been released into the mandatory custody of a superstitious real estate investor who pays him to stay alone in a haunted house for six days to rid it of evil spirits. This is his chance to return to a normal life, but there’s a dark catch: if he fails to stay all six nights, the investor will send him back to prison.
Once on the isolated property, Richard finds a creepy, old doll that unleashes the evil spirit of a witch murdered on the property centuries ago. The witch haunts him and eventually tortures him using the painful memories that led him to prison. Pushed to his limit after a few days, he can’t leave or stay.
Unable to ask for help or even scream, Richard is trapped and alone, struggling to cope with haunting as it destroys his reality. There’s no telling what Richard will do if the witch-ghost fully invades his mind.
Written and directed by DW Medoff (Pollen, Sheep), “I Will Never Leave You Alone” stars Kenneth Trujillo (The Girl from Plainville, Better Call Saul, Die Hart); Katerina Eichenberger (Monarch, Places, Please, Secrets Beneath the Floorboards); Christopher Genovese (Other Things, Baby Bird); Emma Wedemeyer (First Kill, Haunted Mansion); Kimberly Maxwell (Raising Dion, The Game, A Friend of the Family); Pierce Lackey (Stranger Things, Doom Patrol, Jesus Revolution); Katy Wilson (A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story, A Christmas Open House, Heels); Alex Parkinson (For All Mankind).
‘The Radleys’ is based on a novel by Matt Haig. It is directed by Euros Lyn and written by Talitha Stevenson.
In the film, a seemingly ordinary family harbors a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but one day, their truth comes to light.
The new horror comedy is directed by Euros Lyn, who has also worked on Heartstopper and 2015’s The Library Suicides. Talitha Stevenson wrote the screenplay.
The dark comedy thriller is distributed by Lionsgate and stars Damian Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Harry Baxendale, Bo Bragason, Jay Lycurgo, Siân Phillips, and Shaun Parkes.
The Radleys is set for release in theaters, digital, and on-demand on October 4.
50th Anniversary Chain Saw Box of Texas Chain Saw Massacre is set to arrive this October.
This multi-disc set will include the new 4K UHD edition of the film, a Blu-ray bonus disc containing new extra features, and an exclusive VHS release of the movie.
The special edition collector’s set will be housed in a custom created box, which is a replica of the iconic chain saw from the film. Opening the chainsaw triggers the sound of Leatherface wielding the chainsaw in the film. Each box set will be numbered and only 5000 have been created.
This limited edition also features a newly designed 50th Anniversary O-card and brand-new bonus content, including The Merchandise of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Restoration of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Continue reading →
The official trailer for Blumhouse’s “House of Spoils” has been released, starring Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story, I.S.S.).
In the film, a chef (Ariana DeBose) opens her first restaurant where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, and self-doubt, but the pressure heats up thanks to the spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her.
“House of Spoils” is directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy.
Also in the film Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Marton Csokas, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Gabriel Drake, Imola Gáspár.
The film is set to have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 21, before it releases globally on Prime Video on October 03, 2024.
Mystery thriller “Catch A Killer” is set to have its world premiere’s at 2024 Nashville Film Festival 2024.
The film stars Sam Brooks, Tu Morrow, Tommi Rose, Michael Weaver, Conner Ann Waterman, and Joshua Leonard.
In the film, when Otto’s derailed on his way to becoming the city’s youngest detective, he stays in the police business as a bioremediation specialist cleaning up after a serial killer.
With an uncanny knowledge of horror films and his natural-born instincts, Otto, and his pregnant girlfriend Lex, crack the code to where the killer is going to strike next…now they just gotta catch him.
“Catch A Killer” is written and directed by Teddy Grennan. Produced by Burton Gray, Teddy Grennan, and Bennett Krishock. Executive produced by Heath Franklin, Ande Grennan, Gill Holland, David Perdue, and Jeff Steen. Cinematography by Christopher Walters. Original Score by Jacques Brautbar.
Japan Society Announces First North American Retrospective on Kaizo Hayashi, Independent Luminary of 80s and 90s Cinema
Japan Society has announced the first North American retrospective on director Kaizo Hayashi, one of the great luminaries of independent Japanese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s.
The world of Kaizo Hayashi is one of cinematic reverie and enchantment, whose reverence for film history—transposing genre and stylistic conventions from benshi and silent era serials to jidaigeki and hardboiled noir—results in one of the most imaginative and inspiring filmographies of the post-studio era. Invoking the mystery and intrigue of the moving image, amidst the flutter of celluloid frames, his cinema of the past brims with ingenuity and far-flung imagination, conjuring fantasies of what dreams may come. Continue reading →
Directed by Marc Saltarelli, the documentary “Studio One Forever” is set to release in theaters on September 13 at the Landmark Theatres sunset and on VOD on October 8 via Gravitas.
A beacon of dancing and freedom for gay men looking for identity in a world that saw them as outcasts, Studio One was a haven and the blossoming center of nightlife in West Hollywood. From merging the gay community and Hollywood elites like Bette Davis and Jimmy Stewart to being at the forefront of the LBGTQ+ rights movement and the fight against the AIDS crisis, the venue was more than just a disco, it was a movement.
In “Studio One Forever”, Marc Saltarelli and narrators Bruce Vilanch and David Del Valle dive into the history of the historic venue, offering a testament to an era and immortalizing the club’s legacy for future generations.
The documentary features candid, modern-day interviews with Chita Rivera, Sam Harris, Felipe Rose, Charlo Crossley, Melissa Rivers, Roslyn Kind, Lance Bass, Thelma Houston along with former bartenders and patrons who recount their experiences at Studio One, and what the iconic club stood for.
