Walter Hill’s THE ASSIGNMENT Gets a New Trailer and Poster

A second trailer has been released for The Assignment, which stars Michelle Rodriguez as a (former) hitman who’s captured and subjected to forced gender reassignment surgery. Then, the quest for revenge against The Doctor (Sigourney Weaver) is on. Think of that premise

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Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to Star in FLARSKY

Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron are set to star in Flarsky, a comedy directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Night Before). Rogen’s self-destructive journalist will try to pursue Theron, his former childhood crush and currently an “unattainable woman.” The casting seems spot

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GET OUT Review

Jordan Peele, along with his collaborator Keegan-Michael Key, skillfully constructed short-form satire on the TV show Key & Peele. With his directorial debut, Get Out, Peele proves to be equally proficient in crafting a tight, smart, relevant genre feature. If there’s any knock it’s that the film is almost too efficient, telegraphing some twists, but even if we occasionally see what’s coming it always feels fresh and honest. It’s also just really entertaining, combining humor with thrills while slyly presenting discussion points to take away from the theater.

THEIR FINEST Gets a Perfectly Fine Trailer

STX Entertainment has released a trailer for Their Finest, a romantic dramedy that follows a British crew making propaganda films during WWII. Directed by Lone Scherfig, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy.

Their Finest will be in theaters

African Western MIMOSAS Gets a U.S. Trailer

Grasshopper Film has released a trailer for Mimosas, winner the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Oliver Laxe, the film follows a caravan that is escorting a sheikh through the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.

Mimosas opens in New

Netflix’s Fraternity Hazing Drama BURNING SANDS Gets a Trailer

Gerard McMurray‘s feature debut Burning Sands premiered at Sundance and a trailer has arrived ahead of its Netflix release. The drama follows a college student (Trevor Jackson) as he goes through an increasingly violent fraternity pledging process. The film also stars Alfre

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RAW Gets a New Theatrical Poster

A new one-sheet for Raw has debuted, and, like the previous poster and trailers, it’s striking yet simple. The awesome tagline – “Sisters bound by love – torn by flesh!” – sounds like it’s from a ’70s grindhouse film and adds some

Supernatural Thriller DIG TWO GRAVES Gets a Trailer

A trailer has been released for Dig Two Graves, a thriller following a young girl (Samantha Isler) faced with a proposition to bring back her deceased brother. But, as the Chinese proverb goes, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig

THE HUMAN SURGE Gets a Trailer

Grasshopper Film has released a trailer for The Human Surge, the first feature from Argentinian director Eduardo Williams. The film won the top prize in the “Filmmakers of the Present” sidebar at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, and definitely looks like an

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Neon to Distribute Errol Morris’ THE B-SIDE

Neon has acquired the rights to The B-Side, Errol Morris’ documentary that focuses on photographer Elsa Dorfman. The doc premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last year and made its way through the fest circuit.

It will now be released theatrically on

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Independent Theaters are Screening 1984 to Protest Trump

After a reality TV star became the 45th President of the United States, George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 ascended the bestseller list, probably not by coincidence.

Now, movie theaters across the country are coming together to screen the film version of Orwell’s

MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA Gets a Trailer

GKIDS Films has released the first trailer for My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, an animated comedy from cartoonist Dash Shaw. Featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph and Susan Sarandon, the film follows a

THE DISCOVERY Gets a New Trailer

Netflix has released a new trailer for The Discovery, a sci-fi drama starring Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, and Robert Redford. While the first look established the tone, this second trailer establishes the story a little more deeply. In the world of