Finn Wolfhard in ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’. Sony Pictures
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
The new teaser trailer confirms, like the first two Ghostbusters films, the events of the upcoming supernatural comedy film takes place in New York City.
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” stars Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Bill Murray, Finn Wolfhard, Kumail Nanjiani.
Directed by Gil Kenan and written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan, it is based on the 1984 film “Ghostbusters” and a sequel to 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
The “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” is set to hit theaters on March 29th, 2024.
Tourists flock to the west coast of Ireland to take in the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, but the real treasure lies in the soulful, acoustic sounds wafting out of pubs and living rooms of Doolin, County Clare. The denizens of this unspoiled coastal village of tight-knit neighbors and unlocked doors revel in the passion and history of their traditional folk songs, using music as a thread through generations to create community, connection, and joy.
THE JOB OF SONGS was made by a crew of three women, who are first time feature filmmakers: LILA SCHMITZ (director, producer, editor), ANIKA KAN GREVSTAD (director of photography, producer), and FENGYI XU (producer). The film was made with the support of acclaimed documentarians double Oscar-winning writer-producer-director Bill Guttentag and Emmy and Grammy Award winning documentarian Doug Pray. The film has screened at numerous prestigious International Film Festivals including DOC NYC, Galway Film Fleadh, Newport Beach Film Festival, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, and many others. It won Best International Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on November 21, 2023. The film has a running time of 74 minutes and will not be rated by the MPAA.
On the verge of a breakdown, a highly anxious man, sets off on a multi-day hike through the New Zealand wilderness to clear his head, per the films logline released by Dark Sky Films.
Written and directed by Thomas Sainsbury, the psychological thriller has set its release on digital platforms and VOD on December 1st, 2023.
The film follows Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister.
As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a bloody battle for survival.
The film stars Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tawanda Manyimo.
Today, the nonprofit Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios are proud to announce the establishment of the Project Advancement and Completion Fund, an initiative designed to provide grants to fiction directors from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. This fund aims to empower and uplift filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and genres, fostering a more inclusive cinema landscape.
The Project Advancement and Completion Fund will support nine directors currently engaged in fiction features through Sundance Institute’s esteemed artist programs. These talented filmmakers, hailing from a range of traditionally underrepresented communities, including women, AAPI, Black, Indigenous/Native, Latinx, LGBTQIA+, disability-identifying, and religiously marginalized individuals, will be granted the resources needed to bring their unique visions to life.
“After working with several Sundance filmmakers, we know how important it is for directors to develop their first independent feature films in order to take on larger projects at the studio level and we couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with Sundance Institute in an effort to help them do just that,” said Mahin Ibrahim, Director, Creative Talent Pathways, Representation & Inclusion Strategies. “At Disney, we believe in the power of diverse voices and storytelling, and this initiative reaffirms our commitment to empowering underrepresented talent in the industry.” Continue reading →
Based on James Clavell’s novel, FX’s Shōgun and is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war.
The film is set in the 17th Century, and follows John Blackthorne, a sailor who rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga’s struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun.
The 10-episode limited series features an impressive Japanese cast and stars including Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Yûki Kedôin, Eushin Lee
The film is set for release in February 2024 on Hulu and FX.
The latest trailer features the iconic pop culture icon rampaging throughout postwar Japan. Along with the new trailer also comes the release of a new poster for Godzilla Minus One.
With so many iterations of the film over the decades, the new film follows beginning, as the synopsis reads: “Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.”
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.
The movie releases into Japanese theaters today, in time to celebrate the franchise’s 70th anniversary. Then the film will be released in the US on Dec. 1, 2023.
20th Century Studios has recently released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming science fiction action film “Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes”.
“Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes the modern reboot version of the franchise, and takes place a few generations after 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic, franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is directed by Wes Ball (the “Maze Runner” trilogy) and stars Owen Teague (“IT”), Freya Allan (“The Witcher”), Kevin Durand (Locke & Key”), Peter Macon (“Shameless”), and William H. Macy (“Fargo”). The screenplay is by Josh Friedman (“War of the Worlds”) and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (“Avatar: The Way of Water”) and Patrick Aison (“Prey”), based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and the producers are Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick, Jr. (“The Maze Runner”), Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason Reed (“Mulan”), with Peter Chernin (the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy) and Jenno Topping (“Ford v. Ferrari”) serving as executive producers.
20th Century Studios is set to release Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on May 24, 2024.
The new official trailer for “The Killer” the latest adventure crime film by David Fincher, has been released.
The film features Michael Fssbender as stone cold assassin who gets embroiled in an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
It is based on Alexis Nolent and Luc Jacamon’s graphic novel series, and was adapted by Fincher’s “Fight Club” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker.
Starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Endre Hules, Sophie Charlotte, “The Killer” is set for streaming by Netflix on November 10.
The psychological thriller follows a family vacation on Long Island, interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a blackout. As the threat grows, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis, all while grappling with their own place in this collapsing world.
Based on the novel by Rumaan Alam, the film stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la Herrold, Charlie Evans, Kevin Bacon.
The psychological thriller is directed and produced by Sam Esmail. It recently had its world premiere at the AFI Fest.
“Leave The World Behind” is set for release in select theaters on November 22, 2023, and then on Netflix on December 8.
Jen and Tyler used to have it all: a solid marriage, a nice home, and careers that promised a bright future. But when Tyler’s drinking problem worsens, and his writer’s block continues, the debt collectors show no mercy, forcing the couple out of their home and into their car.
Beyond stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed with feelings of failure, Jen and Tyler park their car in a vacant lot, hoping to get a good night’s sleep before dealing with the realities of tomorrow. However, their sleep becomes interrupted by homeless passersby, mischievous local kids, and eventually, ominous strangers in harrowing masks.
The film has set screening in limited theaters which began on October 13, 2023, and on digital and on demand on November 7, 2023.
Writer/director Jason Miller carefully crafts a riveting, slow-burn thriller that delves deep into the psychological depths of a crumbling marriage stuck in the middle of nowhere. GHOSTS OF THE VOID exposes the fragility of the human psyche in the face of adversity, while leaving audiences to question the thin line between reality and the supernatural.
GHOSTS OF THE VOID is written and directed by Jason Miller. Produced by Seth Savoy, Mike Ware, and Tony Kamin. Executive produced by Cory Coken, Bryen Hensley, Anthony Marchese, Jamie Vanadia, Edward Weil, Ted Reilly, Mark Glassgow, AND Kelly Waller. Cinematography by Nathan Salter. Edited by Brendan Jamieson. Composed by Devin Delaney. A Speakeasy Films production.
