Author: Alex Billington

"Have you told all the truths?" Apple has unveiled one final trailer for Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, adapted from the bestselling book of the same name. FS posted three other trailers before, this being the fourth one arriving just before it opens in theaters this week. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Natives immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Tells the true story of the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart & Mollie Kyle. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Tatanka Means, William Belleau, Jillian Dion, & Louis Cancelmi, with Brendan Fraser. This highly acclaimed film is finally playing in theaters after a long wait since its premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. You've heard all the buzz, now is the time to go watch this ...

"Do not look away." A24 has revealed the first official trailer for The Zone of Interest, the acclaimed new film from British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (of Sexy Beast, Birth, and Under the Skin previously). This first premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and it was expected to win the Palme d'Or, though it ended up taking home the second place prize Grand Prix just behind Anatomy of a Fall. Though initially adapted from Martin Amis' novel of the same name, the film has a different focus. It's about the Nazi commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his family who live in a nice home just outside the walls of this horrible concentration camp during WWII. Starring Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Freya Kreutzkam, Max Beck, Imogen Kogge, and Ralph Herforth. This is an intriguing first trailer, more of a teaser – setting the tone and giving everyone a glimpse of just how unsettling and fascinating this film is... Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest, via A24's YouTube: The commandant of Auschwitz, ...

"What I'm looking for are *stars*!" Leonine Studios has revealed a trailer for a German movie called Girl You Know It's True, about the infamous duo known as Milli Vanilli, referencing one of their biggest tracks. Paramount+ is also releasing their own official Milli Vanilli doc this fall - it's streaming next week on their platform (in the US only). This movie is a fictionalized biopic version of their story. Dancers Pilatus & Morvan rise to fame in the late 80s and become stars with No.1 hits, even winning a Grammy. However, the duo never sang a word in their songs, always lip syncing. When the truth is finally revealed, they stare into the abyss while the world witnesses one of the biggest scandals in music history. Starring Tijan Njie as Rob & Elan Ben Ali as Fab, plus Matthias Schweighöfer as their sketchy record producer Frank Farian. This is a German movie because Rob and Fab met and lived in Munich, and their "Milli Vanilli" fame started in Munich in the 80s with Farian. They eventually became globally recognized ...

Time to meet "The G". An early teaser trailer has debuted for an indie film titled The G, the second feature film made by filmmaker Karl R. Hearne. It was just announced as a world premiere in the main competition at the upcoming 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) this November. A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life, by putting her in a prison-like "eldercare facility" and stealing everything from her. Described as a "winter-noir" based on real events / inspired by the filmmaker's own family experience. The G is an original portrait of a fierce older woman in the kind of role that a woman is rarely cast in. "A highly atmospheric blend of suspense, dark humour, moving human relationships that confronts age-related issues head on, The G is driven by one astonishing main character, rivetingly portrayed by Dale Dickey." She last starred in indie charmer A Love Song. Also with Romane Denis, Roc Lafortune, Bruce Ramsay, Jonathan Koensgen. Looks like a good one to keep watch for. Here's the first ...

"More terrifying, more gruesome, all in color." Marvel Studios has unveiled a brand new 2023 trailer for their spin-off Halloween "Special Presentation" event called Werewolf by Night. It initially debuted last year during October as a one-off, one-hour-long B&W horror film from Marvel, directed by famed composer Michael Giacchino. It's now being re-released fully in color in 2023 (as "Werewolf by Night in Color"). The special stars the wonderfully talented actor Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell, a lycanthrope superhero who fights crime using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline. The great cast also includes Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Eugenie Bondurant, & Kirk R. Thatcher. The film introduces a whole bunch of new monsters from the Marvel universe, most notably the big lovable tree monster "Man-Thing" aka "Ted". I thought it played just fine in B&W last year, but I guess I'll watch it again in color this year. At least they're successfully turning watching this movie into a October rewatch tradition. New 2023 trailer (+ poster) for Marvel's Special Presentation: Werewolf by ...

"The dumber I behave, the richer I get." Ain't that the truth. MGM Studios has revealed an official trailer for the film American Fiction, the highly acclaimed featured directorial debut of writer Cord Jefferson. The film won the "People's Choice Award" at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last month, which is a very major prize that usually indicates that the film will end up with a Best Picture nomination. It's now set for release in December in select theaters at first, with stops at AFI Fest + Denver Film Festival. Author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn't caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We's Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leaving Monk seething. It's a critical, satirical commentary on our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. This stars Jeffrey Wright as Monk, with Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Keith David, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Sterling K. Brown. This looks super sharp and smart, talking about a taboo topic that we're not supposed to talk ...

"Tonight we are running a game! Our game, I admit, is a rather unusual one... But I can assure you that it will be far more entertaining than anyhing you have ever been a part of." That sounds like a line from the new Hunger Games movie! Ha. An early teaser trailer is out for a new horror thriller film titled Stream, from actor / filmmaker Michael Leavy. Described as "a modern take on traditional slasher films" – from the same team that brought you Terrifier 2, featuring special effects from Damien Leone. They don't give away the game, obviously it involves live streaming and they add: "Let's be honest, when it comes to slashers, four is better than one... With multiple killers competing in a sadistic game, this film has boundless creativity and an endless future." The huge ensemble cast includes Tony Todd, Jeffrey Combs, Danielle Harris, Tim Reid, Dee Wallace, Mark Holton, Felissa Rose, Daniel Roebuck, Dave Sheridan, Terry Alexander, David Howard Thornton, Charles Edwin Powell, Bob Adrian, Sydney Malakeh, Wesley Holloway, Damian Maffei, and Michael Leavy. Curious ...

"You'd better not let him catch you." Film Movement has revealed an official US trailer for a Tunisian indie drama titled Under the Fig Trees, made by documentary filmmaker Erige Sehiri as her first narrative feature. This initially premiered way back during the 2021 Venice Film Festival, and it is finally getting a proper art house release in the US this fall. It also toured to other fests, including at the Munich, Melbourne, Reykjavik, London, and Toronto Film Festivals in 2022. Set over the course of a single day, and with a cast made up of an ensemble of non-professional actors, Under the Fig Trees is "an elegant, understated tapestry of complex interactions" and "pleasurable, immersive experience" that ultimately reveals the ways in which sisterhood itself becomes an act of resistance. The film stars Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, and Leila Ouhebi. The country of Tunisia 🇹🇳 has been on the rise in cinema with a talented crop of filmmakers making great films - also check out Behind the Mountains, Ashkal, and Four Daughters. Here's the official ...

"I had a dream about that girl again!!" Netflix has debuted their bubbly official trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an animated version of the beloved Scott Pilgrim comic book series. Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley is back working on this show, with his distinct visual style coming to life on the screen as an anime series. Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the beloved graphic novels by O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off runs 8 eps, featuring the voices of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong (pretty much the entire cast from Edgar Wright's movies back again). Science SARU is the animation studio, and Anamanaguchi, who created music for the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World video game, are working on the score with Joe Trapanese. This looks like it ...

"Something's coming, and it's bringing all of hell with it." Uncork'd Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for the Monsternado movie, arriving on video directly in November this fall. From the low-budget company behind the B-movie Firenado and this year's Mary Had a Little Lamb, comes another bonkers WTF creation that makes you wonder how this sh&! even gets made. What if a tornado brought in all the creatures from hell?! There's only one way to find out... Monsternado, which fills a tornado with ALL of the scariest creatures, will sweep onto digital platforms this November from Uncork’d Entertainment. "Another fantastic film from Tyler-James, whose The Loch Ness Monster also releases in November, Monsternado is fun, frightening and brimming with some very cool special effects sequences," they claim. The cast features May Kelly, Danielle Scott, Michael S. Siegel, & Jase Rivers. This looks as bad as it sounds - have fun. Here's the main official trailer (+ poster) for Tyler-James' Monsternado, direct from YouTube: A tornado, infested with prehistoric monsters, has formed in the Bermuda Triangle, and is making its way towards ...