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“Why are you so awkward?!” STX has released a new red band trailer for the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen, starring Hailee Steinfeld as a high school teen dealing with all the usual problems related to sex and boys and friends in high school. Here’s the good news – I had a chance to see this recently, and it’s the best damn coming-of-age comedy I’ve seen in a while. Seriously. It’s smarter than most other movies, brutally honest but so fun, and fearlessly R-rated meaning they don’t hold back on language. The cast includes Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner and Hayden Szeto. This is one of the few Hollywood comedies this year that I recommend seeing, it’s worth your time. ›››

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“You ready for this?” “How bad can it be?” Universal has revealed a trailer for a horror thriller titled Get Out, that is actually written & directed by comedian Jordan Peele – making his debut. This thriller tells a freaky story of a man in an interracial relationship who discovers what seems to be a white supremacist neighborhood when he visits his girlfriend’s parents. Daniel Kaluuya stars with Allison Williams, and the cast includes Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel, Caleb Landry Jones, Lyle Brocato, Marcus Henderson, and LilRel Howery. The bingo scene in this is a pretty big giveaway, but the rest of it sets up this story in a perfectly creepy way. The hypnosis aspect adds even more eeriness to the whole thing. Also, I think that’s Keith Stanfield in a few scenes, but he’s not listed in the cast. Fire this up. ›››

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“I always thought that by the time I got married, I would be different.” Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted a trailer for an indie romantic comedy called It Had to Be You, about a woman who freaks out when she learns her boyfriend is going to propose to her. Actress Cristin Milioti (seen in The Wolf of Wall Street, The Brass Teapot, “Fargo”, “The Mindy Project”) stars, with Dan Soder, Halley Feiffer, Kate Simses, Erica Sweany, Mark Gessner and Rachel York. This is definitely very quirky, but there’s also some charm to it, mostly because Cristin Milioti is quite talented and it’s nice to see her in a fun role like this. The trailer ends rather abruptly, like there’s more going on – but I guess we have to see the film to find out what. ›››

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“It is the quality of ones convictions that determines success, not the number of followers.” Warner Bros has announced that all eight of the Harry Potter movies, from Sorcerer’s Stone to Deathly Hallows 1 & 2, will be re-released in IMAX theaters for one week only later this month. As a cross-promotion for J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, WB will be updating and showing the eight movies in IMAX from October 13th until the 20th. The screening series will kick off with a special Fantastic Beasts event on October 13th (more info on that here) and continue with screenings every day. You can catch any of the movies individually, or buy day passes and other packages. Don’t miss out on this special IMAX event. ›››

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“We should never give up on our dreams.” Gaumont and Entertainment One have debuted a full UK trailer for the French animated film Ballerina, about a young red-headed orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina in Paris in the late 1800s. The English-language version of the film features Elle Fanning as the voice of Félicie Milliner, as well as Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen providing other voices. This doesn’t compare to Disney or Pixar, but it does have its charms and it does have a fiercely passionate inspirational side to it. If anything, this reminds me a bit of Frozen with all the dancing around and spinning. The story seems to be a bit cliched, but maybe there’s something more to this hidden within. ›››

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“You know what I would love? Something normal.” It’s October once again, that spooky time of the year when movie lovers go crazy watching horror films waiting for Halloween to arrive. To get you in the mood, check out this horror comedy short film titled Bundle of Nerves about two friendly local cops from the Willowbrook police department battling a slime-sucking monster. This is an amusing, enjoyable little short that doesn’t waste any time getting into things. Don’t expect this to be the greatest thing you’ve ever seen, but it is fun and it looks like it was made for barely anything. We’ll be posting more horror shorts all month. ›››

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Director Keith Maitland’s Tower is a devastating documentary that reconstructs the darkest moment in the history of the University of Texas at Austin. The title refers to the 30-story tower at the center of campus from which more than a dozen people were murdered and more than 30 wounded by a former Marine armed with a small arsenal in 1966. Tower opens with the announcement of Charles Whitman’s shooting by KTBC reporter Neal Spelce. The film traces the paths of multiple witnesses, with voice overs and on-camera interviews. These “interviews” start out as actors peering and chatting into the camera, then the historical events are re-enacted, and later some of them to become the actual witnesses sharing their emotions. ›››

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“The real concern here is – what’s going to happen if this bullet don’t make its destination.” Vertical Ent. has debuted an official trailer for a crime thriller titled The Hollow Point, set in a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border. Patrick Wilson plays a new sheriff in the town, but things get go from bad to worse when the cartel starts hitting back. The cast includes Ian McShane, Lynn Collins, John Leguizamo, Jim Belushi, Michael Flynn and Derek Boone. This looks gritty and violent, hopefully with some good twists in it. Leguizamo looks gnarly as a bad guy, but the fight between Wilson and McShane seems the most interesting. This looks like a much more violent, totally brutal version of Sicario focused on the local cops. ›››

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“We’re rolling…” This is lovely. The La Cinémathèque museum in Paris is opening a new exhibit this week called “De Méliès à la 3D, la machine cinéma” which roughly translates to “From Méliès to 3D, the machines of cinema”. The exhibition features the various cameras used throughout film history, showing off equipment including projectors and “the first cameras [used by] Marey, Lumière and Méliès, the beautiful Technicolor Hollywood classics, cameras [used by] Jean-Luc Godard, the torpedo submarine of Oceans, machine Microcosmos, the luxurious and modern Panavision, and the latest digital devices.” This vibrant trailer includes footage from films like Super 8, Ed Wood and Hugo. This definitely makes me want to visit. ›››

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“You have eyes that connect be trusted.” “You don’t accept my sincerity.” CJ Entertainment has debuted a trailer for a Korean action noir thriller titled Asura: The City of Madness, which is opening in theaters this month in the US after premiering at TIFF. The film is about a shady cop who finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor. Starring Jung Woo-sung (The Good, the Bad, the Weird), Hwang Jung-min (Ode to My Father), Ju Ji-hoon, Kwak Do-won and Jung Man-sik. The action ramps up in the second half of this trailer, and it looks damn good. Between this film and The Age of Shadows, there’s a number of impressive Korean films hitting theaters this month and that look like they’re worth watching. This film in particular seems brutal and twisted, and I want to see it. ›››

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