Trailblazing Italian Filmmaker Lina Wertmüller’s Dark Comedy “Swept Away”

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swept-awayTrailblazing Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller’s dark comedy SWEPT AWAY… BY AN UNUSUAL DESTINY IN THE BLUE SEA OF AUGUST, starring Mariangela Melato and Giancarlo Giannini, will run in a new 4K restoration from Friday, January 31 to Thursday, February 6 at Film Forum.

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, SWEPT AWAY is Lina Wertmüller’s most famous and controversial film about sex, love and politics. On an elegant yacht cruising off the coast of Sardinia, Raffaella (Melato), a beautiful, haughty bourgeoise, enjoys tormenting Gennarino (Giannini), a Communist sailor. Fate weaves a different scenario and roles become reversed when the two find themselves stranded together on a deserted island.

Raffaella must submit to Gennarino in order to survive, which culminates in a dramatic climax when they are rescued. “A parable in which people’s sexual attitudes are governed by economics and class.” — New York Women in Film and Television`
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A24 Unveils Official Trailer for Alex Garland’s “Warfare”

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warfareA24 has debuted the trailer “Warfare”, the upcoming war drama co-directed by Alex Garland and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza.

Drawing from Mendoza’s firsthand experiences, rhe film follows a team of Navy SEALs during the Iraq War in 2006.

It follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory.

The film features an impressive ensemble cast including D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter, Finn Bennett, Noah Centineo, Michael Gandolfini, Henrique Zaga.

A24 is set “Warfare” in 2025. See the powerful new trailer for “Warfare” below:

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Annual Annie Awards 2025: “The Wild Robot” Leads Nominations

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The-Wild-RobotDreamworks Animation “The Wild Robot” topped the nominations for the feature competition of the 52nd Annie Awards for animation. The Chris Sanders’ animated science fiction led with 10 nominations.

Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” and Aardman and Netflix’s “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” received norminations seven apiece; while Locksmith Animation and Netflix’s “That Christmas,” followed with six.

Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the 52nd Annual Annie Awards will be presented in 37 categories including Animated Feature, Animated Feature-Independent, Television/Media Production(s), Sponsored Production, Short Subject and Student Film, as well as the Achievement and Honorary awards.

The 52nd Annual Annie Awards is set to be held on February 8, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Here are the nominees:

Best Feature
Inside Out 2 – Pixar Animation Studios
Kung Fu Panda 4 – DreamWorks Animation
That Christmas – Locksmith Animation for Netflix
The Wild Robot – DreamWorks Animation
Ultraman: Rising – Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aardman and Netflix

Best Feature – Independent
Chicken for Linda! – Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinéma.
Flow – Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio
Kensuke’s Kingdom – Paramount Pictures
Look Back – Studio Durian
Mars Express – Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content
Memoir of a Snail – Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia
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Tyler Boss and Adriano Turtulici’s New Horror Miniseries Promises “You’ll Do Bad Things” This March

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youll-do-bad-thingsAward-winning artist and writer Tyler Boss (What’s The Furthest Place From Here?), rising star artist Adriano Turtulici, and lettering legend Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou are teaming up to deliver a grisly new horror miniseries that follows a once-famous true crime writer whose horrifying fictional stories are coming to life in a string of murders by a mysterious serial killer.

Drenched in pulpy Giallo film-inspired neon gore, You’ll Do Bad Things takes a deep dive into the worlds of true crime and serial killers, and the fandoms surrounding both. With a touch of B-horror camp, fans of Dario Argento films, Stephen King’s Misery, and true crime will enjoy this gorgeously dark six-issue miniseries, launching this March.

In You’ll Do Bad Things, it’s been ten years since the release of He Came in with a Smile, the true crime smash hit that chronicled the brutal murders committed by the Nursery Rhyme Killer. But in the decade since its release, its author Seth Holms hasn’t produced another title.
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New Trailer For Philip Gelatt’s “First Word On Horror”

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FIRST-WORD-ON-HORRORETCH announced today the upcoming release of their documentary series FIRST WORD ON HORROR, which will be available exclusively via Substack on February 7, 2025, featuring Stephen Graham Jones, Paul Tremblay, Elizabeth Hand, Laird Barron, and Mariana Enriquez.

This will be the first project from the independent animation and production company run by the award-winning trio of Philip Gelatt, Will Battersby and Morgan Galen King.

FIRST WORD ON HORROR is a fifteen-part documentary series that profiles five of the finest horror writers working today.

Across multiple episodes, each author discusses their life, their inspirations, their philosophies, and their writing techniques while reading one of their short stories. As fact and fiction blend, secrets are revealed and the delicate alchemy that turns human experience into creative expression begins to emerge.

The series is a love letter to writers of all ilk, to the primacy of the human experience, and to the simple act of reading a damned good story.

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Ice Nine Kills: The Silver Scream-A-Thon U.S. Headline Tour

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Ice-Nine-Kills-The-Silver-Scream-A-Thon-US-Headline-Tour-Ice Nine Kills has unleashed news of their very special US Headline Tour, The Silver Scream-A-Thon . This unprecedented tour, produced by Live Nation, will offer fans a thrilling two-night experience in every city, that will see the band play both their hugely successful, seminal albumsThe Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood in full on respective evenings, along with a selection of deep cuts and fan favorites.

Ice Nine Kills has continued to create pop-culture defining moments with their fusion of heavy music and horror-inspired storytelling. Their latest single, “A Work of Art”(featuring System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian), was featured in 2024’s Terrifier 3, which became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time and a #1 box office hit. The single debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and has already racked up over 15 million streams.

The Silver Scream-A-Thon tour promises an unmissable spectacle of music, terror, and theatricality. Inviting fans to step into the fully immersive, horror-fuelled universe of The Silver Scream , meticulously crafted by Ice Nine Kills over their last two chart- topping album releases. How many will make it out alive is yet to be determined. But for Psychos brave enough to take their chances, VIP packages and general on-sale will start on Friday, December 20th, 2024 at 10am local time , with pre-sales starting today. Head to IceNineKills.com for more info and prepare to meet your fate when The Silver Scream-A-Thon rolls up to a town near you!

Pre-sales will run throughout the week beginning with the Citi pre-sale beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT today (Tuesday, December 17th) from www.citientertainment.com, followed by the Ice Nine Kills Psychos Only pre-sale available only to premium members of the Psychos Only app beginning at 2pm ET/11am PT today (Tuesday, December 17th). Sign up for Psychos Only Premium membership and pre-sale access here.
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2025 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Short Film Program Presented by Vimeo

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Top L–R: View From the Floor, THE LILY (เดอะลิลลี่), Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, Hold Me Close
Center Row L-R: Azi, Debaters, Platanero, Sweetheart
Bottom L–R: Somebody Cares, Hoops, Hopes & Dreams, Entre le Feu et le Clair de Lune, Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 57 short films being presented at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. These shorts will screen as part of eight curated Short Film Programs presented by Vimeo that will include fiction, nonfiction, and animated titles from the U.S. and globally. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025, for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling. Access to watch almost all the short films on-demand (January 30–February 2) is available by purchasing a Short Films Pass: Online, now on sale. Single Film Tickets for in-person and online go on sale January 16 at 10 a.m. MT. Members have access to a Single Film Ticket pre-sale. Visit the Sundance Film Festival site for more information: festival.sundance.org.

“Our program would never be complete without a curation of outstanding short films, and we’re excited to share the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program today,” said Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming. “These projects are varied in style and substance, but across all categories they represent the power of short-form storytelling beautifully.”

“Our Short Film Program celebrates fresh styles and unique stories. The short run time encourages innovation,” said Mike Plante, Senior Programmer, Short Film. “Audiences will find much of the next generation of film talent here, with raw, exciting and inspired filmmaking from around the world in each of our eight programs.”

The 57 short films selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival were chosen from 11,153 submissions. Of these submissions, 4,909 were from the U.S. and 6,244 were international. Work from 28 countries and territories represented in this upcoming year’s program.
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Official trailer for “The Witcher IV” Revealed

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The-Witcher-IVAfter almost a decade, CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 4 is finally here, and with the unveiled six-minute trailer, it confirms Ciri as protagonist.

Here’s the official blurb:

The Witcher IV is an upcoming single-player open-world RPG from CD PROJEKT RED, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The beginning of a new saga, and a follow-up to one of the most acclaimed RPGs of all time, Ciri takes center stage as the protagonist, embarking on her own journey to become a professional monster slayer.

Check out The Witcher 4 trailer below:

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Official Trailer For “28 Years Later” Released

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28-years-laterThe third installment in the “28 Days Later” franchise stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes. It is written by Danny Boyle and directed by Alex Garland (Civil War and Ex Machina).

It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

28 Years Later” was shot using an iPhone 15 Pro Max by cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle.

The film also stars Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Joe Blakemore, Celi Crossland, Geoffrey Newland, Erin Kellyman, and Edvin Ryding.

Sony Pictures Releasing is set to release the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror on 20 June 2025.

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2025 PGA Awards Announce Documentary Motion Pictures Nominees

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SuperMan--The-Christopher-Reeve-Story-The Producers Guild of America has released its 2025 PGA Awards nominees for the category of Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures.

The nominees were announced on December 10, 2024. The ceremony is set take place on February 8, 2025 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California.

The films nominated for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures are listed below in alphabetical order:

  • Gaucho Gaucho
  • Mediha
  • Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
  • Porcelain War
  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
  • We Will Dance Again

These films are in the process of being vetted for individual producer eligibility.

“The Producers Guild Awards honors excellence in motion picture, television and emerging media productions, as well as the most notable names in the industry shaping the producing profession. Honorees this year include Chris Meledandri (David O. Selznick Achievement Award) and Dana Walden (Milestone Award).”

Last year, producers Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun were honored with the award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture for “American Symphony.”

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