Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have released the trailer for the upcoming Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run) film A Hologram for the King, which is set to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The film, based on the novel by Dave
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In many ways, when you look at modern society and its marriage with technology, it truly feels like we’re living in a science fiction film. As our dependence on tech grows, so does the rift between ourselves and others around us in the physical world.
Though we’re more connected now than ever before, many rely on using a screen to communicate rather than face-to-face human interaction. We’ve seen these topics explored many times over in cinema, from Spike Jonze’s magnificent Her to more obscure and darker films like David Cronenberg’s Existenz.
Entertainment Weekly revealed the first poster for Ti West‘s latest, In A Valley of Violence, set to premiere at this year’s SXSW. The film stars Ethan Hawke as a drifter making his way toward Mexico when he lands in
The final round of programs has been announced for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which include the Centerpiece, Spotlight, Midnight, and Works in Progress sections. A few highlights include Mike Birbiglia‘s latest comedy Don’t Think Twice, Tom Tykwer‘s A Hologram For The King, and Taika
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I feel like recently we’ve been entering somewhat of a renaissance in indie horror, with new and unique films popping up all over the place that defiantly rebel against the formulaic banality to which the genre so often falls victim. Michael Thelin’s feature debut, Emelie, is a film that fits the bill, delivering a tense, unnerving thriller that takes a fresh look at the babysitter horror story.
The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival is gearing up to kick off in NYC beginning April 13th and today the US Narrative Competition, International Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, and Viewpoints lineups were announced. The festival runs through the 24th and you can
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Mark Craig’s The Last Man on the Moon is the story of Eugene “Gene” Cernan, an American astronaut, who, among other things, reached the fastest speed ever attained in a manned vehicle (24,791 MPH) with two of his fellow astronauts, and he was the last person to walk on the surface of the moon.
The 2016 Oxford Film Festival has come to a close in Mississippi and with that comes the announcement of this year’s award winners which include Claire Carré‘s Embers winning Best Narrative Feature Film, Children of the Arctic winning Best Documentary Feature Film,
The True/False Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 13th installment, with highlights including the Anthony Weiner doc Weiner, the Helmut Berger doc (and John Waters‘ top film of 2015) Helmut Berger, Actor, and Sherpa, a look at the strenuous lives of
SXSW 2016 is nearly upon us and the final slate of films programs have been announced today, including the Midnighters, Festival Favorites, and Short Film lineups. Being a horror fiend, I’m always most interested in what the midnight offerings will hold,
The much talked about first person POV action film Hardcore is set to next screen at this year’s SXSW and with that a new poster has been released with the new title Hardcore Henry. The film is directed by Ilya Naishuller and stars Sharlto Copley,
This year’s SXSW Festival in Austin is just around the corner and today the entire feature film lineup has been announced with an unsurprisingly ridiculous number of great sounding titles. After briefly going through the list some highlights include Richard Linklater‘s
With this year’s Sundance Film Festival winding to a close, it’s time to find out who the big winners were out of Park City. Among the winners are Nate Parker‘s The Birth of a Nation winning both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize:
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The notion of a dystopian future is nothing new in cinema; its existence has been around for quite some time given that concept lends itself well as a fertile playground for both writers and directors in the realms of creativity with a vast expanse of narrative canvas brimming with potential, ample space equipped to house an abundance of imaginative furnishings as artistic latitude is awarded amongst the various departments. Anything and everything is available for construct with the ability of restructuring and/or inventing new operational outlines for a yet-to-be determined world.
A number of films screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival have been picked up for distribution, so I decided to round some of them up and post them below for your perusal.
Swiss Army Man – A24
The awards for this year’s Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, UT have been announced, with Alex Simmons‘ comedy Honey Buddies getting the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and Paul Taylor‘s Driftwood getting the Jury Award for Narrative Feature.
