Author: Alex Billington

"The question is: do you have it in you to make it epic?" YES! Witness! Warner Bros has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for Furiosa, George Miller's highly anticipated follow-up to the sensational action classic Mad Max: Fury Road (from 2015). This trailer launched at the CCXP comics expo event happening in Brazil this week, with appearances from Miller & the cast there. This action prequel tells the origin story of the renegade warrior Furiosa before she teamed up with Mad Max. It was shot again in Australia in 2022, and is being readied for a release in May 2024 to kick off next year's summer movie season. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as a younger Imperator Furiosa, the same Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. It also stars Chris Hemsworth as Dementus, Tom Burke, Nathan Jones, Angus Sampson, Quaden Bayles, Daniel Webber, and Lachy Hulme. Worth the wait - this looks mad brilliant and bonkers badass!! Everything I was hoping to see, with as much gnarly, sandy, awesome action-packed footage as expected. Bring on 2024. Here's the first official trailer (+ ...

"It builds on itself with time to become this. That's a story. That's a life well lived." HBO has revealed an official trailer for a breathtaking documentary film about trees, yes indeed about the magnificence of trees, with the title Trees and Other Entanglements. Filmmaker Irene Taylor crafts a poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time in her exploration of our symbiotic nexus with trees. 🌳 Weaving together several stories of arboreal adoration, Trees and Other Entanglements unfolds as a deeply human tale of our connection to the natural world and to one another. This premiered at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride every year celebrating nature docs. What can a film about trees tell us? "The layers reveal the tender heartwood of humans and trees alike, both honest & sensitive. These stories unfold as an arboreal and deeply human thriller." Featuring a cast including Bonsai master Ryan Neil, photographer Beth Moon, forest warrior Dirk Brinkman, recollector Carolyn Feeney, and lumber heir George Weyerhaeuser Sr. This looks like a rejuvenating and wholesome film not just about trees, but ...

"It's not like he was trying to be weird or creepy or anything..." An award-winning short film is available to watch online after playing at festivals all year long. When You Left Me On That Boulevard is an indie dramedy short film made by Kayla Galang, a Filipino filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. It's written and directed by Kayla and speaks to her own experience growing up. The film won the top award, the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival back in January at the start of this year, then went on to win the Special Jury Award for Vision at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival in March. Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie's house in southeast San Diego in 2006. The film's cast includes Kailyn Dulay, Melissa Arcaya, Elle Rodriguez, Whitney Agustin, Gina May Gimongala, Allan Wayne Anderson. Ah yes, nothing like high school friends and boredom. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this short. Brief intro via Vimeo: "Teenager Ly ...

"We are the champions... of the world!!" IMAX & Pathé Live in partnership with Mercury Studios & Queen Films have announced a new IMAX version of the classic 1983 concert film We Will Rock You. The remaster of the original concert film is now titled Queen Rock Montreal, and it will play again in IMAX theaters in January 2024 for one weekend only. Don't miss it!! The updated Queen Rock Montreal will be released in over 450 IMAX locations globally for four days – beginning January 18th early next year. This concert doc experience not only delivers Queen in their rawest form but captures the unparalleled musicianship and vocal talents of Freddie, Brian, Roger and John performing together. It's a recording of their iconic concert in 1981 in Montreal, Canada. The new version has been updated specifically for IMAX and will include "12-channel surround sound, crystal-clear images and customized theater geometry." It showcases footage from two of the band's best 1981 shows at Montreal's Forum and features many of the group's greatest hits. Band member Roger Taylor's comment on the ...

"I hope to bring you a life of ease and pleasure." Brainstorm Media has reveal a new US trailer for a kooky UK sci-fi thriller called T.I.M., made by filmmaker Spencer Brown. What if M3gan but about a sexy robot instead of a child's doll? That's pretty much the concept here. The sci-fi AI thriller, T.I.M. (which stands for Technologically Integrated Manservant), stars Georgina Campbell (from Barbarian), Eamon Farren as T.I.M., Mark Rowley, Amara Karan, and Nathaniel Parker. Inspired by '90s stalker thrillers, the film follows Abi (Campbell), a prosthetics engineer, and her husband Paul. As they adapt to a new life outside the city, Abi's latest project, the A.I. humanoid T.I.M., initially appears as the perfect aid. Programmed to serve only her, it begins to transform into a perilous obsession, determined to replace Paul and be with her. This looks much better than it sounds, mostly thanks to the superbly talented Georgina Campbell in the lead role. Here's the new official US trailer (+ poster) for Spencer Brown's T.I.M., direct from YouTube: A talented engineer named Abi (Georgina Campbell) begins work ...

"Jack - let's just leave our old baggage at the door." Vertigo Releasing has revealed an official trailer for an minimalistic action thriller from the UK called Jackdaw, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Jamie Childs (known for his work directing eps of "Doctor Who", "His Dark Materials", "The Sandman", "Willow"). This premiered at both Fantastic Fest & Sitges Film Festival this year, playing at these two most prestigious genre festivals. A former motocross champion and army vet is now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea. The film then sends him on a journey through the nocturnal underworld of northern England's industrial wasteland. Most of the film follows Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jack Dawson (hence "Jackdaw") on his motorbike, trying to stay ahead of the other drug dealers and criminals after him. The cast includes Jenna Coleman, Thomas Turgoose, and Rory McCann. This is a slick thriller, I quite enjoyed it - it's worth a look whenever it comes your way. Here's the first ...

"We're going to have to find our own way out." Scary! Altitude Films from the UK has revealed the first official trailer for a crazy survival thriller movie called No Way Up, made by a Swiss action director named Claudio Fäh. It's expected to arrive in early 2024, with no US release date confirmed so far. No Way Up is a high concept combination of disaster movie and survival thriller. It's not just about a horrifying plane crash, it's about what would happen if a plane crashed into the ocean and somehow people onboard survived in an air pocket as it sunk to the bottom. How insanely scary is that?! The ensemble cast includes Colm Meaney, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh, Will Attenborough, and Jeremias Amoore. Even though they've revealed a trailer, still no info on when this will be available to watch - hopefully we'll know more soon. Because this looks terrifying enough to make me curious to watch it. A plane crash AND sharks?! Holy sh&!. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Claudio Fäh's No Way Up, direct ...

"Queenpin. Innovator. Mother. Killer. Griselda is a woman of substance." Netflix has revealed the main trailer for their upcoming crime series called Griselda. This will launch for streaming January right the beginning of 2024. The series is about the life of Griselda Blanco, a real person, and a devoted mother who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. Though of course it's a fictionalized version of her story, created by the writers of "Justified" & "Narcos" before this. Sofia Vergara transforms in this series, inspired by Griselda Blanco, a woman who rose from obscurity to become known as "the Godmother" of the underworld in Colombia. Witness her lethal blend of charm & ruthlessness in this captivating series. The full ensemble cast includes Alberto Guerra, Vanessa Ferlito, Martin Rodriguez, Alberto Ammann, Christian Tappan, Diego Trujillo, Paulina Dávila, Gabriel Sloyer, Juliana Aidén Martinez, José Zúñiga, and making her on screen debut, Carolina Giraldo (a.k.a Karol G). Looking pretty gnarly! Some really sleek shots in here, cool to see Vergara letting loose playing a badass crime lord. "La Jefa is coming." Here's ...

"A musical and spiritual journey to rediscover what matters most in life." Goldwyn Films has revealed an official US trailer for a Italian adventure musical called The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli. Arriving on VOD this December after first premiering earlier this year. The doc follows the blind, religious Italian singer named Andrea Bocelli as he embarks on a journey following the Via Francigena, an ancient road traveled for centuries by pilgrims - they ride 200 miles on horseback throughout Italy. Merging world-class music with intimate conversations in the awe-inspiring Italian countryside, it is an exploration of the moments that define us, the songs that inspire us, and relationships that connect us to what matters most in life. Featuring Andrea Bocelli, Tori Kelly, Michael W. Smith, Katherine Jenkins, Tauren Wells, and Clara Barbier Serrano. "You'll be swept away by The Journey of beautiful music, creation, faith, and love." This looks like an emotional and passionate performance piece. It very obviously has a strong religious edge to it, not simply another musical. This trailer comes in gorgeous 4K quality ...

"This world that we're in... it will only last one more day." GKids has revealed one final US "teaser" trailer for The Boy and the Heron, the latest film from the iconic filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. This is his 12th feature film, and his latest since The Wind Rises in 2013. It opens in US theaters nationwide next Friday - on Dec. 8th - with both dubbed & subtitled showings (tickets here). "A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, [and] in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki." With an original score by Joe Hisaishi. Described as a "big fantastical film", it follows a boy who discovers an abandoned tower in his new town and enters a magical, mystical world guided by a strange talking grey heron. It's as beautiful as reported. The English-language dub version includes Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Mark ...