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  • Skip This: First Teaser Trailer for the Final Chapter 'Fifty Shades Freed'

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 11, 2017 under Movies
    "All that I have is now yours." Ugh. Guns and sex, what else? Exactly the kind of mindless entertainment Americans will eat right up. Universal has debuted the first teaser trailer for Fifty Shades Freed, the final sequel in the Fifty Shades series. You have our permission to completely ignore this and move right along. Fifty Shades Freed is actually directed by the director of Glengarry Glen Ros... more.
  • Venice 2017: 'The Shape of Water' & 'Foxtrot' Win Top Prizes at Venezia

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 11, 2017 under Movies
    The 74th Venice Film Festival wrapped up this weekend on the Lido, and the awards were handed out. The top prize at Venice is a Golden Lion (in honor of the iconic lion that is the symbol of the city) and it's one of the greatest achievements in cinema, along with the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. This year's big winner is Guillermo del Toro's fantasy love story The Shape of Water, star... more.
  • Another Trailer for Documentary on 'Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami'

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 11, 2017 under Movies
    "Been around the block too many times…" A brand new, full-length trailer has debuted for Sophie Fiennes' documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami, which is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend. Originally titled Grace Jones - The Musical of My Life, the film tells the life story of artist/dancer/actor Grace Jones, who some may recognize as May Day from A View to a Kill, though... more.
  • Official Trailer for 'Brimstone & Glory' Doc About a Fireworks Festival

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 11, 2017 under Movies
    "Ecstatic ritual, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled Brimstone & Glory, profiling the glorious National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico. This 10-day festival of fireworks and pyrotechnics is unlike anything else, considering more than three quarters of Tultepec's residents work in pyrotechnics. The doc ... more.
  • First International Trailer for Australian Racism Drama 'Sweet Country'

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 11, 2017 under Movies
    "You run away, I'll shoot you for desertion!" Memento Films has debuted an official international trailer for the Australian racism drama Sweet Country, from acclaimed director Warwick Thornton (of Samson & Delilah). This just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and will also play at the Toronto and London Film Festivals next. Sweet Country takes place in the dusty Northern Territory of Austra... more.
  • The Venice Film Festival is a Wonderful Film Fest That Stole My Heart

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 10, 2017 under Movies
    "Venice was and is full of lost places where people put up for sale the last worn bits of their souls, hoping no one will buy." (-Ray Bradbury) The canals, the tiny streets, the little bridges, the amazing food. There's so much to love about Venice, the beautiful Italian city on the water. I wasn't sure what to expect attending the Venice Film Festival for my first time, but at the end of it all,... more.
  • Venice 2017: Samuel Maoz's 'Foxtrot' is a Brilliant Tale of Life in Israel

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 10, 2017 under Movies
    Oh my goodness, this film is brilliant. You won't be ready for this when it hits you, no matter how prepared you think you may be. Foxtrot is the new film from Israeli director Samuel Maoz (of Lebanon previously) and clearly confirms that he's a master filmmaker who has so much to show us. Foxtrot is both the story of a family, and the story of a soldier. It's distinctly an Israeli film, criticiz... more.
  • Venice 2017: 'Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond' Explores Truth & Comedy

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 10, 2017 under Movies
    After breaking out big in the early 1990s, actor Jim Carrey took on his most challenging role yet - playing Andy Kaufman in the film Man on the Moon. He ended up winning a Golden Globe for his performance and the film remains the most seminal feature made about Kaufman and his comedy. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond is a documentary created nearly 20 years later after behind-the-scenes footage was d... more.
  • Dan Stevens is Dickens in 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' Trailer

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 10, 2017 under Movies
    "I'm the author here!" Bleecker Street Media recently released the first official trailer for a holiday drama titled The Man Who Invented Christmas, about the story of Charles Dickens and the creation of the character Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol. Dan Stevens stars as Dickens, and Christopher Plummer plays Scrooge, in this tale that mixes reality and imagination to tell us the story of... more.
  • First Trailer for Showtime's 'Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars' Music Doc

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 10, 2017 under Movies
    "When it came to blues, there was nobody like him." Ready for another rock doc? Showtime has unveiled a trailer for Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars, a documentary about the life and music of Eric Clapton. This film is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival now, which is why the trailer is out, and then will air on Showtime in February early next year. Told through his own words and songs, Eric C... more.