We’re back! We’re ready! And we want to watch some films! Kicking off this weekend is the 54th Karlovy Vary Film Festival, a wonderful festival that takes place in a quaint spa town (also known as Carlsbad) in Czechia – just a few hours drive west of Prague. This is my third year in a […]
“I don’t want help; I just want to know what happened.” HBO has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Share, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and also played at the Cannes Film Festival and New Directors/New Films. From writer/director Pippa Bianco, the film is about a timely […]
Pixar’s original Toy Story (1995) movie was a major milestone in filmmaking. It was nominated for three Oscars (Best Original Screenplay; Best Original Song; Best Original Score), and two Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical; Best Original Song). Director John Lasseter won a special achievement award from The Academy “for the development […]
“Why us? Why Winnipeg? There’s so many theories…” A full-length official trailer has debuted for an indie documentary titled Phantom of Winnipeg, an obscure, fascinating look at an odd phenomenon. The doc film tells the story of how Brian De Palma’s cult favorite musical Phantom of the Paradise (first released in 1974) became a local […]
“A man can only see so much darkness before he goes blind…” RLJE Films has released an official trailer for an indie crime thriller titled Into The Ashes, the latest from filmmaker Aaron Harvey (Catch .44, The Neighbor). Described as reminiscent of “hard-boiled action/thrillers from the ’70s/’80s”, Into The Ashes is about an ex-con trying […]
“I’ve been taking this cop around… And we’re on like cop missions.” 20th Century Fox has debuted another new, red band (aka NSFW) trailer for the action comedy Stuber, which opens early next month in theaters everywhere. Dave Bautista stars as a detective who suddenly recruits his Uber driver into an unexpected night of adventure. […]
“She trained her butt off. It takes a lot of strength and willpower…” Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has debuted an official trailer for the indie documentary Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, a profile of the life of acclaimed surfer Bethany Hamilton. If you recognize the name, her story was already adapted into a feature film back in […]
“Look at this street… See. Think of those who’ve passed before you.” How about an uber creative, intensive short to end the week? Riot is a short film by French filmmaker / artist Frank Ternier, and after playing on the festival circuit for two years it’s now available to watch online. The film combines various […]
“Stark made you an Avenger. The world needs people like you.” Sony has debuted an official Chinese trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next Spidey sequel in theaters in just about a month. This new 60-second trailer is basically a rehash of the recent full-length trailer, with some extra bits of new footage thrown […]
The Korean master takes top prize! Winners of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival awards, including the coveted Palme d’Or, were revealed at a glamorous ceremony in Cannes, France this weekend. The big winner this year is acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, whose new film Parasite won the Palme out of 21 other films in […]
