Category: Movies

“Playing detective can be murder.” So be careful if you don’t know what you’re doing. A trailer has arrived online for a microbudget comedy-noir feature titled Trench, the first full feature made by up-and-coming Australian filmmaker Paul Anthony Nelson. Set in Melbourne, the story follows a struggling comedian name Sam Slade who decides to pretend to be a private detective in order to pay her rent. She takes on the case of a reclusive writer being stalked in her own apartment. But they end up over their heads in mystery, doing their best not to end up getting killed along the way. Starring Samantha E. Hill as Sam Slade, with a cast including Perri Cummings, David Lamb, Scott Major, Lulu McClatchy, Simon Godfrey, Robert Davis, and Cate Wolfe. This definitely seems homemade without any budget, but might be fun to watch. ›››

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“What problems could you have in a paradise like this?” You have to watch it to find out. Grasshopper Films has unveiled an official trailer for the documentary Spettacolo, from the filmmaker of the acclaimed documentary Marwencol previously. Jeff Malmberg & Chris Shellen’s Spettacolo takes us to a tiny town in Tuscany, where for years they’ve put on a play in their piazza in which the locals tell stories about their own lives. This tradition may be at its end, which is why the doc team wants to tell this story, and show us a remarkably unique look at the way this little town and its residents confront their issues. This looks like a very special, very humanistic film that gives us a look at a slice of life in Italy that few ever get to experience. ›››

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“Here, a good luck charm.” Gravitas Ventures has debuted the trailer for the indie film 1 Buck, from filmmaker Fabien Dufils, telling the story of one dollar bill as it travels ’round a forgotten town in Louisiana. Yes, crazy enough, the concept for this is to follow a dirty dollar as it travels from person to person, pocket to pocket, getting in trouble and paying for things. The cast includes John Freeman, Katie Lynne Ryan, Cassi Colvin, Will Green, River Faught, and Darren Kendrick. This looks a bit over-the-top in terms of the depravity and crime, but so be it. Not really sure this is worth a watch, despite the dollar bill concept. ›››

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Cinema has always been a prominent medium for love stories, and there have been so many over the years. But there are always new stories to be told, that show us a different perspective, and once again fill us with passion and hope and happiness. Guillermo del Toro’s new film, The Shape of Water, is one of the most beautiful love stories. Another fairy tale from the mind of the monster master, The Shape of Water has one major fantasy element to it, but it’s also a “real” story set during the Cold War about human beings (and one fish creature). It is hands down one of Guillermo del Toro’s best films, infused with so much passion, and romance, reminding us of the power of love. It seems cliche, but del Toro has laid his heart bare this time. ›››

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“He wants to meet you.” Yes he does! Get you first look at one of the best films of the year. An international trailer has debuted for the film You Were Never Really Here, the latest from Lynne Ramsay (of We Need To Talk About Kevin), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews. This is one of a few films this year being instantly hailed as a masterpiece, even though it premiered “unfinished” at Cannes. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Joe, a “brutal and tormented enforcer” who is assigned the job of finding and bringing home a missing girl that has been scooped up by a sex trade ring. I saw this in Cannes and totally flipped for it, even going in to see it twice, before writing my glowing review calling it “lean and mean and pretty much perfect.” Since this is an international trailer it doesn’t hold back on the violence, so watch out. ›››

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A short teaser trailer has debuted for the new film from Israeli director Samuel Maoz, titled Foxtrot. This film is premiering at the Venice Film Festival (tomorrow) and is also playing at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals, meaning it is definitely something impressive and the buzz will start to hit hard right away. Maoz is the director who made the fantastic entirely-inside-a-tank film Lebanon a few years ago, and this is his latest feature. Foxtrot is about a family who must face the facts when their son is killed at a desolate military outpost. Starring Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler. Even though there’s not much this will give you a good idea of what’s going on. So far so good, I’m looking forward to seeing it in Venice. Watch below. ›››

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It’s always refreshing to come across a film that can genuinely be referred to as something we’ve never really seen before. Alexander Payne’s latest film is Downsizing, an ambitious social satire starring Matt Damon. The concept of the film is what makes it so innovative – the Norwegians invent a method to shrink humans down to a few inches, and so people begin to shrink themselves in order to live a better life (and help save the environment at the same time). Not only does the film boldly attempt to address (in subtle, smart was) many of the big issues affecting our planet at the moment, but it’s overall scope is impressive, never holding back and feeling completely believable in every way. It’s an impressive accomplishment and fully engaging. ›››

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“I’ve killed people. Lots of people. At least, they tell me they were people. They looked more like monsters to me.” Holy crap this looks awesome! A new proof of concept short film has arrived online this week titled Apocalypse Now Now, set in Cape Town, South Africa. The film is about a serial killer kid who partners with bounty hunter to clear his name. He ends up getting dragged into a “deep, dark Cape Town underbelly full of monsters and myth, shadowy government forces.” The main creature in this is badass, and the rest of it is sleek and stylish, and just the right amount of gritty. Starring Garion Dowds, Louw Venter, and Faniswa Yisa. This also kind of reminds me of Attack the Block, and if that film can get made, turn into a big cult hit, and launch the career of John Boyega, then this deserves to get made (and launch careers), too. ›››

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“Psycho you felt could happen to you…” IFC Midnight has unveiled the first official trailer for a very unique filmmaking documentary titled 78/52, analyzing and examining the seminal shower scene from Hitchcock’s Psycho. This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and played at numerous other fests all year, finally opening in theaters this October. From The People vs. George Lucas director Alexandre O. Phillippe, 78/52 is an “unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), the ‘man behind the curtain’, and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.” This had good buzz coming out of Sundance, even though the first comparisons that came up referenced the Kubrick doc Room 237 (which some people hate). I dig the poster art for this as well (see below), and the film looks like it’s a fascinating breakdown of one of the most iconic moments in cinema history. I want to check this out. ›››

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“There is a man somewhere in edo who will never die.” Magnet Releasing has debuted a badass, bloody new red band trailer for Takashi Miike’s Blade of the Immortal, being billed as the “100th film” from the Japanese filmmaker. Adapted from a manga of the same name, it’s about an immortal samurai who has to kill 1000 evil men in order to regain his mortality after being hired to protect a young girl. Starring Hana Sugisaki, Ebizô Ichikawa, Sôta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, Kazuki Kitamura, Min Tanaka, Takuya Kimura and Tsutomu Yamazaki. The film first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is also playing at Fantastic Fest this fall. I interviewed Takashi Miike at Cannes, talking about violence and more. This has some seriously awesome action, and a totally weird, wild story. As expected from Miike. ›››

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