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Jason Reitman Counts Down to Doomsday In Trailer for Saturday Night
by admin|10 months ago|The Film Stage
Next year marks two anniversaries: the (more or less) 130th of cinema and 50th of Saturday Night Live. Perhaps, thus, some fitting convergence that no idea in the history of cinema has been less-compelling than Jason Reitman doing a one-two...
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2024 TIFF: Miguel Gomes, Wang Bing (X2) & Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias in Wavelengths Programme
by admin|10 months ago|Ioncinema
We have two exciting updates from TIFF: first, the Wavelengths line-up has been unveiled; second, NYFF has confirmed that Luca Guadagnino‘s Queer will have its U.S. premiere there, meaning it will be heading to Toronto after its showcase in Venice....
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Good One
by admin|10 months ago|Roger Ebert
The most important things in life happen between the words. Subterranean noise is often louder than dialogue. This is a truth we all experience, but it is challenging to pull off in film, particularly if the subterranean moments are small...
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Pia Marais Takes to the Jungle In Trailer for Locarno and NYFF Selection Transamazonia
by admin|10 months ago|The Film Stage
A major note about this year’s New York Film Festival line-up: 19 of 34 directors have never been featured in the Main Slate. Debuting at Locarno before stopping stateside is Transamazonia, Pia Marais’ first feature since 2013’s Layla Fourie, which...
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On the Trail: India Donaldson on Good One
by admin|10 months ago|Roger Ebert
In India Donaldson’s riveting “Good One,” a father-daughter hiking trip takes an uncomfortable turn after the shifting power dynamics of their relationship are gradually brought to the fore, first testing their bond then exposing its limits.   For 17-year-old Sam (Lily...
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2024 San Sebastián: Luis Ortega, Rondero & Valadez, Iair Said & Juliana Rojas in Horizontes Latinos section
by admin|10 months ago|Ioncinema
After premieres in the Venice competition, a Toronto splash and an eventual NYFF slot, Luis Ortega‘s Kill The Jockey is among the fourteen films selected for San Sebastián’s Horizontes Latinos section (which is essentially the best film fest circuit items...
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REBEL RIDGE Official Trailer: New Film From Jeremy Saulnier, Starring Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, and AnnaSophia Robb
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Coincidently I was thinking of filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin) just the other day, wondering when we were going to be hearing from them and a new project. Lo and behold, Netflix shares the official trailer for their...
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PRESENCE Official Teaser: Steven Soderbergh’s Supernatural Flick Moves in This January
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone.   Steven Soderbergh's Presence is their first foray into the horror genre and of course it is anything but conventional. Soderbergh directed from a screenplay by David...
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HOUNDS OF WAR Trailer: New Isaac Florentine Action Flick, Starring Frank Grillo And Rhona Mitra
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick and Rhona Mitra star in HOUNDS OF WAR about the best military mercenaries money can buy. Known as ‘The Hounds’, they are sent on a final mission by their creator: a carefully planned trap set up...
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Fantasia 2024 Review: IN OUR BLOOD, Using Documentary Sensibilities to Elevate Found Footage Horror
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Emily is making a documentary about reconnecting with her estranged mother, Sam. Emily was removed from their home and put in foster care because of her mother’s addiction. Years later, Sam wants to reconnect. She’s cleaned up and kicked her...
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