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“When you go to the other side, are there other people there?” Saban Films has debuted the first trailer for an indie supernatural thriller titled Between Worlds, which premiered at Fantastic Fest to a few positive reviews. Following up Mandy also from this year with Nicolas Cage going full-on crazy, Between Worlds is another Cage Rage movie – but this time he plays a truck driver. Cage plays a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his dead wife and child. He meets a woman who asks for his help, but the spirit of his dead wife takes over, possessing the young woman’s body determined to settle her unfinished business with the living. Director Maria Pulera initially wrote this as a standard thriller, but collaborating with Cage on it made it “a much more surreal drama in the vein of David Lynch.” The cast includes Franka Potente, Penelope Mitchell, Lydia Hearst, Garrett Clayton, and Hopper Penn. Check out this thriller below. ›››

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“We do not have scarcity, we have selfishness.” Freestyle Digital Media has released an official trailer for a documentary titled simply We the People, made by French filmmaker Emmanuel Itier, examining and questioning global politics and economics. This hasn’t played at many festivals, but it’s getting a full VOD release next month, for anyone interested in watching. The film is described as a “worldwide exploration” of politics and economics, with the aim of inspiring us to reach towards a better world. “At the end if we create caring economies and politics maybe we can build a sustainable planet full of Peace, Justice and Love for everybody.” This is more of a discussion doc with a lot of talking heads, including notable intellectuals like Robert Reich, Deepak Chopra, Sharon Stone, Michael Beckwith, and more. We must keep striving for peace. ›››

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“Come on a giant screen journey to the heart of the Caribbean…” Giant Screen Films has unveiled a trailer for a documentary titled simply Cuba, a film about the island country in the Caribbean. This seems to be a glorified travel documentary, with a focus on the cultural aspects and places that make it such a fascinating place. Filmed exclusively for the giant screen format, Cuba tells the story of “a land preserved in time, yet poised on the cusp of dramatic change.” Transporting audiences “across breathtaking landscapes, under the ocean surface to iridescent reefs, and into streets throbbing with music and dance in the heart of Havana.” And it’s showing in IMAX and 3D for those who really want to get fully immersed in the experience of what it’s like to be there. This a visually stunning and captivating way to get people to go visit this island nation. ›››

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“Catch those kids!” The Orchard has debuted an official US trailer for an animated film from Denmark titled Up and Away, based on the Danish novel “Hodja fra Pjort”. The film is about a boy named Hodja from the town of Pjort, who borrows a flying carpet to see the world. In return he has to find and return “diamond” to her grandfather. Of course, the “all-eating” Sultan wants to get his hands on Hodja’s flying carpet. I’m not really sure why this is a Danish movie, as it’s basically the classic Middle Eastern magic carpet story retold once again. The English language voice cast of Up and Away includes Eoin McCormick, Lucy Carolan, Marcus Lamb, Dermot Magennis, Doireann Ni Chorragain, Gary Cooke, Paul Tylak, and Susie Power. This really seems like an Aladdin ripoff, but perhaps that’s the whole point – rehash the same story. ›››

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“Once you in this game, you in it for life.” Vertical Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Pimp, the latest feature written & directed by filmmaker Christine Crokos. This is executive produced by Lee Daniels, and it’s getting a small release this November. Born into the “Pimp Game”, a female pimp Named Wednesday, played by Keke Palmer, hustles for a chance at a better life. When her girlfriend, Nikki, hits the streets to change their luck, Wednesday’s game starts to rise and so do her stable of girls. On her epic journey of survival of the fittest, Wednesday comes face to face with a male pimp who plays a much more dangerous game. In a ferocious battle for street power Wednesday fights to survive, risking her dream of ever getting out. In addition to Palmer, the cast includes Haley Ramm, Edi Gathegi, Vanessa Morgan, Aunjanue Ellis, Mike E. Winfield, and DMX. Looks quite good – it’s worth a watch. ›››

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“Have you seen a dog pass by?” The Match Factory has released the first official trailer for an indie comedy titled Smuggling Hendrix, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is about a man from Cyprus planning to leave the island until his dog runs off and crosses the UN Buffer Zone that separates the “Greek South” from the “Turkish North”. He must figure out how to bring him back across. Starring Adam Bousdoukos, Vicky Papadopoulou, Fatih Al, Toni Dimitriou, and Özgür Karadeniz. “Through the simple story of a man who loses his dog, Smuggling Hendrix gives a vivid demonstration of how the fences we build, both real and imagined, between ourselves and others, can be broken down once we recognize the familiarity in the face of the unknown.” I’m a dog lover so I’m totally into this, but it also looks damn good. ›››

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“Could you leave me alone?!” Abramorama has debuted an official trailer for an odd, indie romantic comedy titled Write When You Get Work, the latest film from New York-based filmmaker Stacy Cochran (My New Gun, Drop Back Ten). This premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and will hit theaters this November. Described as a “story about money, mischief, love and entitlement.” The story follows two people living in New York City, who cross paths again years after they were lovers in high school. Jonny is as consumed with Ruth as he was in their school days, and he infiltrates her life for love and profit. Rachel Keller stars, with Finn Wittrock, Emily Mortimer, Scott Cohen, Jessica Hecht, and James Ransone. I dig the grainy 16mm look of this, and the heist twist, but I’m not sure it’s going to amount to anything. Check it out below. ›››

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“I don’t think he stopped killing…” IFC has released the first official trailer for a serial killer horror thriller titled The Clovehitch Killer, from director Duncan Skiles, which originally premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival this year. This “chilling portrait of all-American evil” is about a picture-perfect family that’s shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home. Charlie Plummer (from Lean on Pete, The Dinner, All the Money in the World) stars as Tyler, a Boy Scout who discovers evidence and begins to suspect his own dad, a respectable family man and community leader, of secretly being a serial killer known as the “Clovehitch Killer.” The title is a reference to the clove hitch knot, a fairly useful knot taught in Boy Scouts. Also starring Dylan McDermott, Samantha Mathis, Madisen Beaty, Brenna Sherman, and Lance Chantiles-Wertz. This trailer alone sends chills down my spine, it looks like a very creepy thriller. ›››

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“The five of us won’t stand a chance on our own – we need to raise an army.” 20th Century Fox has finally released the first full-length trailer for the fantasy adventure comedy The Kid Who Would Be King, the latest film by director Joe Cornish, of the sci-fi favorite Attack the Block previously. This looks awesome! Another story about bullied kids learning to stand up for themselves. Alex thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical “Sword in the Stone”, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights, and join with the legendary wizard Merlin, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana. Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Alex, plus Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, and Dean Chaumoo. This looks like a ton of fun, and it’s an original idea, and it looks different than most Hollywood movies nowadays, so you can definitely count me in. Fire it up below. ›››

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“You chose to play cops and robbers – and you lost.” Annapurna Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Karyn Kusama’s action thriller Destroyer, which premiered at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. Set in Los Angeles, the film follows an alcoholic detective who reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to try and move on from what still haunts her. Nicole Kidman stars as Detective Erin Bell, and the full cast includes Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Bradley Whitford, Jade Pettyjohn, and Scoot McNairy. This film has received lots of attention for Kidman’s heavy make-up, which is used in only half the film to show how much she has changed from the past. I saw this in Toronto and I hated the film, it’s derivative, bland, and cliche in every way – and Kidman’s performance didn’t impress me at all. But that’s just my take, and others seem to be enjoying it much more. ›››

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