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“I was born in the attic / because Mother claimed / brown the more honest name / for beige. They hit her––” This is a short film with a purpose – to help spread awareness and bring attention to the adversity and challenges different people face in society. Every Day is a simple but meaningful short film inspired by a lovely poem by Robin Coste Lewis, first published in the NY Times in 2017. Motionpoems is a non-profit organization that is bringing poems to life, and this short film is their latest offering to the world – directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Ryan Simon. The full poem can be found on their website, and the short film is just a scene set to an impassioned recitation of the poem. It might stir up some feelings inside of you. If you enjoy this short, they have plenty more and are always putting out new poetry-inspired shorts. ›››

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“Can anyone really be overqualified…?” Warner Bros has dropped one more, final trailer for ensemble heist comedy Ocean’s 8, the all-women follow-up to the Ocean’s 11 series from Steven Soderbergh. This hits theaters in just a few weeks. We already know what it’s all about, thanks to two trailers before, and if you need one final push this trailer might not be it. There’s not a lot to this final trailer, but it does look fun. The stellar ensemble of women involved in this NYC heist are: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Anne Hathaway, and Awkwafina. I’m so down for this just because I want to see how they pull off the fancy Met heist and get away with it. Game on! ›››

Continue Reading One Final Trailer for Heist Comedy ‘Ocean’s 8’ Directed by Gary Ross

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There are not that many comedies that play at the Cannes Film Festival every year, only a few good ones slip in. The World is Yours, titled Le monde est à toi in French, is the latest feature film made by acclaimed music video director Romain Gavras. The film is a comedy about a small-time drug dealer from Paris who as aspirations to get out of the drug world once and for all, and settle down selling Mr. Freeze ice pops in Morocco. The biggest thing in his way – his own mother, who actually is one of the top gangsters in the city, and still has a steady hand on all of his money. This film plays like Snatch meets Spring Breakers with some serious French attitude, a mobster “coming-of-age” for the new age that is so much ludicrous fun. It’s about time Gavras breaks out and gets the attention he deserves as a talented, always-fresh filmmaker with spunk. ›››

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“You’re in a very tough situation, José.” Cinema Guild has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama film titled En El Séptimo Día, which translates to On the Seventh Day. The latest film by Jim McKay, this indie drama is a compelling look at immigrants in America and the work they do for us. The film follows a group of undocumented Mexican immigrants who work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Brooklyn. It has been described in reviews as “an ode to those who fight for that glimmer of hope this country claims,” giving us a look at the lives of these immigrants and how hard they work for the chance to have the most basic lives, with their brief freedom to play soccer bringing them the most joy. Fernando Cardona stars as José. This film looks like it might be a good one to watch. ›››

Continue Reading Official Trailer for Jim McKay’s ‘En El Séptimo Día’ About Immigrants

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In many ways 2018 is both the best and worst period of time to be a fan of the Star Wars franchise. On one hand, with Disney and the Kathleen Kennedy-led Lucasfilm in charge of the slate of new films, there are more stories set in the tumultuous galaxy being told than ever before. On the flipside, the notion of burnout with all these Star Wars films can be felt to say nothing of the turbulent manner in which many fans find themselves. There is more conflict among the fan-base than there ever was under George Lucas‘ control, the catalyst of which stems from Lucasfilm’s concept of going back and forth between stories set in the main Skywalker saga, and extra standalone stories set elsewhere in the time and place of the Star Wars galaxy. ›››

Continue Reading Review: Ron Howard’s ‘Solo’ is a Blast of the Familiar for Star Wars Fans

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Looking back on Cannes this year, everything did turn out pretty well. No disasters, nothing bad happened, no big complaints, they actually let us bring in water to the cinemas this year (they didn’t last year). At the start of the festival, I wrote about how they were entering a new era and starting out by making some major changes – and who knew how this would all affect us. Now that the 71st Cannes Film Festival is finished, the awards handed out, looking back on the experience – it was a great year. It went smooth, they showed a ton of outstanding films, plus a few bad ones. Even though it wasn’t exactly perfect, they seemed to actually be making some good progress getting into a new era and slowly setting a precedent for the next few years. Dare I say, they’re making the right steps. Little by little, they’re cleaning up their act and still remaining relevant – even without Netflix films (for now). Don’t listen to the naysayers, Cannes is as important as ever. ›››

Continue Reading Cannes 2018 Recap: The Festival Pushes Forward, Shaking Things Up

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“That’s what it’s all about – winning.” Universal has debuted a teaser trailer for a new racing documentary titled Born Racer, from New Zealand filmmaker Bryn Evans. The film is a profile of the New Zealand team Chip Ganassi Racing, and it’s a “story of the will to win in the words most visually arresting and dynamic auto sport.” It’s not just about racing and the people who are dedicated to the sport, but about what it takes and how rare it is to be so “driven” that you push things further than they’ve ever been before. “A powerful and inspirational story of dedication, danger, fear, and the rare ‘will’ some of us have to defy all personal limitations.” The first teaser is timed with the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, of course. ›››

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“The truth is elusive, evasive, polymorphic…” An early festival trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled Shooting in Vain, the feature debut of Jared Januschka. This film will be premiering at the Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles in June, and this is an early trailer to drum up some buzz in hopes of getting attendees interested in seeing it. Shooting in Vain is a look at the heroin epidemic sweeping America, told through the eyes of a struggling artist who lost the love of his life. Sebastian Gregory stars as Max, who returns to his hometown and re-experiences the memories of falling in love with his high school sweetheart. The full cast includes Isabel Lucas, Diana Hopper, Alexandra Park, & Maria McCann. Check it out. ›››

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“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” Disney has debuted an adorable full-length trailer for their upcoming Christopher Robin movie, from director Marc Forster, a live-action re-introduction of all the Winnie the Pooh characters. Ewan McGregor stars in this as a working-class family man in London named Christopher Robin, of course. He re-encounters his childhood friend Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life. The main human cast includes Hayley Atwell, Mark Gatiss, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, and Paul Chahidi. For the voices: Jim Cummings as Winnie-the-Pooh, Chris O’Dowd as Tigger, Toby Jones as Owl, Peter Capaldi as Rabbit, Sophie Okonedo as Kanga, and Nick Mohammed as Piglet. The first teaser didn’t show much, but we finally get a look at the story in this is and it looks so heartwarming, and totally goofy, and everything else you’d expect from Disney. ›››

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“A story of hidden love, challenged faith, and unwittingly shared grief.” Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for a German drama titled The Cakemaker, which played at a number of film festivals throughout 2017. Made by Israeli filmmaker Ofir Raul Graizer, the film is about a talented young German baker who travels to Israel after his secret lover, an Israeli married man, is killed in a car crash. There he searches for his lover’s wife and son, but ends up lost in an entirely different world with all kinds of feelings to deal with. Tim Kalkhof stars as Thomas, along with Sarah Adler, Zohar Shtrauss, Sandra Sade, and Roy Miller. The film won various awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and Miami Jewish Film Festival. This looks like a good under-the-radar foreign film to discover – see below. ›››

Continue Reading US Trailer for German Drama ‘The Cakemaker’ Starring Tim Kalkhof

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