Official Trailer for Shudder’s V/H/S/99 Released

Official Trailer for Shudder's VHS 99 ReleasedThe film features five new stories from each of the filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream).

V/H/S/99 will be released exclusively on Shudder on October 20th. The film will be avaiable in Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ. V/H/S/99 debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

“Since its inception, the V/H/S franchise has been a showcase for both established and emerging horror filmmakers to terrify audiences with innovative takes on the found footage genre. Following the success of last year’s hit V/H/S/94 and this year’s upcoming V/H/S/99, we are totally stoked to take Shudder members back to 1985 with a wicked new collection of scares from some of the most radical horror directors working today,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler.

V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In V/H/S/99, a thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations.

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Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” Set To Be Closing Night Film At “Animation Is Film” Festival

guillermo del toro pinocchioANIMATION IS FILM (AIF) has announced its Closing Night film: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO. The closing night will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater and will host the multi-award-winning director, Guillermo del Toro on Saturday, October 29. Also, the festival will screen the World Premiere of the English-language dub of ONE PIECE FILM RED as the Centerpiece of the festival, on Saturday, October 22, ahead of its North American theatrical release on November 4.

The announcement of this year’s Closing and Centerpiece films comes on the heels of last week’s announcement of the Opening Night Selection – Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild, as well as Competition Section titles, including the North American Premiere of Nora Twomey and Cartoon Saloon’s My Father’s Dragon and Annecy’s Cristal Award-winning Little Nicolas. In addition to these titles, Luck, Turning Red and Aurora’s Sunrise are also in the awards race. The festival is a one-stop shop for films vying for Oscar contention this award season.

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving wood carver named Geppetto. This whimsical stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, the film features an all-star voice cast with Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto, and Gregory Mann as Pinocchio. Other cast includes Finn Wolfhard, Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, with Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz and Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton.

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Single “Who Do You Think You Are” from The School for Good and Evil Released

The School for Good and EvilNetflix has announced the release of the single “Who Do You Think You Are” by Kiana Ledè & Cautious Clay from The School for Good and Evil (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film).

Sonically lush, atmospheric, and haunting, “Who Do You Think You Are” explores the dichotomy of right and wrong, of good and bad, and what it means to not be all of one or the other. The full 23-track album, which has a score by Theodore Shapiro, will release on major digital platforms on October 14.

The film follows best friends Sophie and Agatha, as they find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil. Based on the epic international best-selling series “The School for Good and Evil” by Soman Chainani, the film releases globally on Netflix on Wednesday, October 19.

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The Hollywood Music In Media Awards To Honor Composer Kurt Farquhar With The HMMA Career Achievement Award

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The Hollywood Music In Media Awards To Honor Composer Kurt FarquharWith the Hollywood Music in Media Awards set to return live for the annual celebration this year, the HMMA will be presenting composer Kurt Farquhar with the distinguished Career Achievement Award at thee 13th annual awards ceremony.

“We are so proud to be honoring Kurt,” HMMA executive producer Brent Harvey said in a statement. “He is an incredibly talented composer with a great message. After overcoming homelessness, he became a Hollywood success story. His journey is an inspiration to all.”

A native of Chicago, Farquhar has also won BMI award seven times. His credits include CBS’ The Neighborhood and The King of Queens, The History Channel’s mini-series Abraham Lincoln, The CW’s Black Lightning, and various series in BET network.

Farquhar will be joining a distinguished list of HMMA honorees in the past, as Kenny Loggins, Smokey Robinson, Diane Warren, Earth, Wind & Fire, Glen Campbell, Dave Mason, as well as film composers John Debney and Christopher Young.

The nominees for HMMA are chosen based on specific genres of music in film, TV and video games. Genre also includes dramatic feature, sci-fi/ fantasy, documentary, and animation. Submissions for this year are open up until Oct. 15, 2022.

The event is set to take place on November 16th at the Avalon in Hollywood. This will be the first time in nearly three years that HMMA will be held live and in person, with the last two years held with virtual events.

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Dark Sky Films Brings Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology To Theaters + Digital

Dark Sky Films Brings SinphonyDark Sky Films will bring the highly anticipated release of Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology to theaters and digital/VOD platform on October 21st, 2022.

Conceived and curated entirely on the popular, audio-based social media platform Clubhouse, SINPHONY: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology features a group of international filmmakers each exploring a character dealing with tragedy caused by a supernatural entity.

The directors contributing segments to the film include a new who’s who of horror: Haley Bishop, Jason Ragosta, Sebastien Bazile & Michael Galvan, Mark Pritchard, Kimberley Elizabeth, Jason Wilkinson, Nichole Carlson, Steven Keller and Wes Driver.

Sinphony’s shocking stories include: an innkeeper’s growing concern about his secretive new guests; a contractor who inhales mold spores that lead to murder; a couple confronting the fact that one of them is a ghost; a witch protecting her child from a killer; a dance craze that has dire consequences, and much more

The large cast includes Haley Bishop, Stella Stocker, Kristine Gerolaga and Alysse Fozmark.

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“Young Plato” Documentary Opening Theatrically in NY and Major Cities

Young Plato Documentary Opening Theatrically in NY and Major CitiesAward-winning documentary “Young Plato” will open theatrically next week in New York (Angelika Film Center) and Boston (Dedham Community Theater) on Friday, September 23 with a regional expansion to follow on Friday, September 30 in Washington DC (Anglelika Pop Up), Dallas (Angelika Dallas), San Diego (Angelika Carmel Mountain), Sacramento (Tower Theater), Plano, TX (Angelika Plano), Fairfax, VA (Angelika Mosaic) and more.

Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáín (School Life) and Declan McGrath and from producer David Rane, the film is a winner of nine international and Irish awards, including the Irish Film & Television Academy Award for Best Feature Doc 2022.

Here’s the film’s synopsis:
An observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast’s Ardoyne, where a marginalized, working class community has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. This film charts the dream of Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated, visionary team illustrating how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own community. We see how philosophy encourages young boys to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and sometimes challenge the narratives their parents, peers and socio-economic group would dictate.

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Babylon Trailer: Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie Reunite In A Wild 1920s Hollywood

The first trailer for Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle, Babylon, has been released, giving audiences their first look at the ensemble cast and a film set during Hollywood’s transition from silent films to sound films.

Babylon is set for a limited theatrical release on December 25, 2022, by Paramount Pictures, followed by wide release on January 6, 2023.

Check out Babylon’s first trailer below:

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The White Buffalo: Announce Global Streaming Event

The White Buffalo Announce Global Streaming EventAs THE WHITE BUFFALO prepares for the release of his eighth studio album YEAR OF THE DARK HORSE–out November 11 via Snakefarm Records–TWB has announced the worldwide live premiere of the film The White Buffalo: Year Of The Dark Horse set to air Thursday, September 29 in the U.K./Europe at 6:00 PM BST/7:00 PM CET, and in the U.S./North America at 6:00 PM PST/9:00 PM EST, via the premium global streaming platform Veeps. Directly following the film, Jake Smith (THE WHITE BUFFALO) will take part in a Live Q&A; a one-time encore airing of the film and a third Live Q&A will take place on Sunday, October 2 (12:00 PM PST/3:00 PM EST/8:00 PM BST/9:00 PM CET). Tickets for “The White Buffalo: Year Of The Dark Horse” are on sale now at Veeps.com, as well as the Veeps App, Apple TV, Roku, and iOS/Android.

A visual, artistic interpretation of the story of the album, The White Buffalo: Year Of The Dark Horse the film was created by Jake Smith (THE WHITE BUFFALO) and features four different directors tackling each of the 12 songs on TWB’s forthcoming album YEAR OF THE DARK HORSE, in an epic and cinematic way. The unique, high-concept, art film was produced by award-winning director Lee Diskin, and also features directors Gene Sung, Pete Macomber and C.W. Mihlberger. Similar to the new album which is based around the shifting of the four seasons, each director took three songs to symbolize Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. As a result, The White Buffalo: Year Of The Dark Horse delivers the ultimate artist statement realized through captivating performance art.

“My forthcoming album is a sonic and lyrical journey of one lunar year in one man’s life” says Jake Smith, THE WHITE BUFFALO. “Four seasons in 12 songs… Loosely based on my twisted truths and adventures. I wanted to show the seasonal effect on the heart and the mind. I also wanted to abandon, sonically, everything. Escape the acoustic clutches and genres I’ve been associated with and shackled to. I wanted to make my headphones album. Every song bleeds into the next. I took it further and created a visual companion as an art film comprised of vignettes for each of the 12 songs. Part performance art, part cinema, The White Buffalo: Year Of The Dark Horse will take you, the listener and viewer, on the emotional roller coaster that is this album with a feast for the senses. Four directors take three song sections of the album and each taking a season into another. Winter to spring, spring into summer, and so on. This piece of art is made to be consumed in one sitting. Hopefully mildly sedated or elevated. Enjoy!! This is… Year of the Dark Horse.”

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Documentary “Our American Family” Release Dates Set

our american family“Our American Family” is set for release in the US Theatrically in New York (Cinema Village), Los Angeles (Laemmle Monica) on September 2 and on VOD in the US, Canada, UK and major territories on September 6, both timed to National Recovery Month.

Directed and produced by Hallee Adelman & Sean King O’Grady, Our American Family provides a look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage, each struggle to transcend their crippling histories.

Hallee Adelman is a writer, filmmaker, and co-founder of World of HA Productions. She is an executive producer on the Emmy-winning documentary “The Social Dilemma,” and the Oscar-nominated international film, “Writing with Fire.”

Sean King O’Grady is a filmmaker based in Michigan. His award-winning feature films have screened at Sundance, Tribeca, Telluride, Berlinale, Sitges, SXSW and dozens of other festivals around the world.

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Powerhouse Voice Cast For Laika’s “Most Ambitious Film To Date” Revealed

laika 2022Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Tom Waits and Richard E. Grant Among Voice Cast

LAIKA President & CEO Travis Knight today announced the voice cast for Wildwood, the Oscar®, BAFTA® and Golden Globe® winning animation studio’s next feature film.

The cast includes: Oscar® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Oscar® winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight), Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Andi Mack), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Awkwafina (Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Oscar® nominee Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do With It), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses), Amandla Stenberg (The Hate You Give), Emmy® nominee Jemaine Clement (The Flight of the Conchords), Maya Erskine (Pen15), Tantoo Cardinal (Wind River), Grammy® winner Tom Waits and Oscar® nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).

Wildwood, based on the series of novels by Colin Meloy, lead singer for The Decemberists, and illustrator Carson Ellis is currently in production at LAIKA Studios outside Portland, Oregon.

Knight, who won the BAFTA for directing LAIKA’s Kubo and the Two Strings and also directed Paramount’s hit movie Bumblebee, directs from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Missing Link). Six-time Oscar® nominee Caleb Deschanel (The Passion of the Christ) is the cinematographer with Arianne Sutner, LAIKA’s Head of Production and Oscar®-nominated producer of Kubo and Missing Link, producing alongside Knight.

“That is one helluva cast,” said Knight. “Collaborating with these exceptional actors has been a humbling and inspiring experience. Their committed performances elevate Wildwood, and are a remarkable gift for LAIKA’s animators. I’m in awe of them all.”

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