Author: Alex Billington

"There's no stability. But I'm going to keep doing it 'till I drop." Dark Star Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for Art Dealers, a kooky and crazy documentary film from filmmakers Roy Power & Adam Weiner. Available to watch in select theaters this fall before it's on VOD. The rapturous, sweaty live experience of Philly rock band Low Cut Connie-fronted by charismatic leader Adam Weiner-is celebrated in all its beer-soaked, piano slamming glory in this rousing documentary. The description says this is in "the tradition of art-world documentaries like Stop Making Sense and American Movie." This doc is a unique hybrid-genre concert film starring the rock n' roll performance artist Low Cut Connie, depicting a stunning 3-show run in New York City in 2022. The concert is set against 5 years of doc footage that explores the struggles, frustrations, and humor of living a working class "art life" in modern America. Made for rock fans to enjoy. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Roy Power & Adam Weiner's doc Art Dealers, from YouTube: In the tradition of art-world documentaries like ...

"I can't stay here." "There's no reason to be afraid." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official trailer for a film called Hauntology, an indie horror project originally pitched as a "Queer Horror Road Trip Movie." It's an anthology feature with various horror segments - an older sister takes her fearless runaway sibling Venus on a road trip, to share the most chilling tales surrounding their hometown. Jazmin takes Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales featuring characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize. Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes and another wrap-around story - a series of ghost stories taking them to four very haunted places. The movie stars Jaidyn Triplett as Venus Price, Samantha Russell as Jazmin, and Naomi Grossman as Annalisa, with Zoey Luna, Samantha Robinson, Nancy Loomis, Kurt Oberhaus, among others. An original feature made with crowdfunding, this queer horror film will be debuting on VOD in the fall to watch. "Some things you can't run away from." Here's the two official trailers (+ poster) for Parker Brennon's film Hauntology, direct ...

"Can I make one thing perfectly clear? This tent is a fart-free zone. Clear?" Signature Ent. in the UK has unveiled their own official trailer for the adventure comedy from New Zealand titled Bookworm. This is releasing now in NZ & Australia this month, with a UK release set for direct-to-VOD this November. It will likely also hit VOD in the US this fall but nothing has been confirmed yet. Eleven year old Mildred's world is turned upside-down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther. Elijah Wood stars as her eccentric absent dad who returns home to her in New Zealand, with Nell Fisher as Mildred, and a small indie cast including Morgana O’Reilly, Michael Smiley, & Vanessa Stacey. Plus the beautiful NZ wilderness as a character and the backdrop. It's impossible not to compare this to Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople, with the same kind of vibe. Though it does still have some quirky fun ideas ...

"We understand that model of economics, and we don't want any part of it." Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official trailer for Food and Country, a documentary film from filmmaker Laura Gabbert (City of Gold, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles) about America's broken food system. This initially premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is only now getting released. Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate & systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold. Reichl talks to innovators across the country working to repair America's broken food system and build a more sustainable future. Reaching across political & social divides, she meets with small farmers, ranchers, and chefs risking it all. Through Reichl's eyes, we see the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. It's a frightening look at what is wrong, but it's also a hopeful film about the great potential to ...

"Keep your eyes peeled for anything dangerous." Another fun new animated LEGO creation to enjoy. Pixar has debuted an official trailer for a mini-series featuring LEGO versions of a few of their best movies. LEGO Pixar: Bricktoons is a brand-new series of shorts with fan-favorite Pixar characters. BrickToons catches up with Marlin and Dory from Finding Nemo (2003), Jack-Jack and his super siblings Dash and Violet from The Incredibles (2004), Lightning McQueen and Mater from the original Cars (2006), Merida and her rambunctious baby brothers from Brave (2012), and both Miguel & Hector from Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina's Coco (2017) in an entertaining series of LEGO-styled animated adventures for which no assembly is required. All five episodes begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ in two weeks. Will these be any good? Here's the official trailer for Disney+'s animated series LEGO Pixar: BrickToons, direct from YouTube: LEGO Pixar: BrickToons is a TV series for Disney+ featuring classic Pixar characters. Join some of your favorite LEGO Pixar characters for all-new adventures! Sing along with Miguel in the Land of the Dead (from Coco), help ...

"You ask for surrender? Here is my answer!" Netflix has unveiled a badass teaser trailer for the animated series Twilight of the Gods, the next Zack Snyder project out this year. He has been developing this in tandem with the Rebel Moon movies - first look was this summer. It's inspired by Norse Mythology. The Twilight of the Gods refers events that led to the destruction of Midgard and Asgard, then the death of most of the Æsir and Vanir gods in an ultimate battle against evil, the forces of nature and the Giants. From Stone Quarry Animation working with Xilam Animation. This event brings Snyder's "daring & spectacular vision" of ancient Norse mythology to life. Featuring the voices of Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbaek, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Peter Stormare, Kristopher Hivju, Jamie Chung, Lauren Cohan, and Corey Stoll. The producer explains: "I think there’s an expectation when you see something that Zack Snyder's involved with, that it's going to have really great hardcore action and that it's going to be sexy. For all ...

"We have to learn about each other to get to know each other." Universal has revealed yet another behind-the-scenes featurette for the Wicked movie - in theaters in November three months from now. This video is called "The Powerful Bond of Friendship" focus on the friendship between the two lead characters and the wonderful actors who play them: Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp, with green skin, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, who is obsessed with everything pink. If you follow celebrity news and have seen photos of these two together, it's all part of the marketing (their friendship is real of course), their beautiful partnership is now something to promote. After two decades as one of the most beloved & enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a fabulous, generation-defining cinematic event. Directed by filmmaker Jon M. Chu (of Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights), Wicked is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. It also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala ...

"You inherited all of this – for a price. Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed the official trailer for an indie horror creation called Curse of the Sin Eater, marking the feature directorial debut of Texas filmmaker Justin Denton. This initially premiered at Panic Fest 2024 earlier this year, and it'll be out on VOD to watch in September. Rick – a desperate, poor construction worker – makes a deal with a dying business mogul to inherit his billions. Rick soon discovers that the deal, involving eating the man's corpse, also means that he has been cursed to inherit the man's terrifying sins - the many crimes the billionaire committed in order to build his fortune. The film stars Carter Shimp as Rick, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Marcelo Wright, & Larry Yando. This sounds and looks absolutely disgusting and horrifying. What a concept! A truly terrifying way to show how rotten wealth is and how that corruption passes on. Some extra freaky moments in this trailer. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Justin Denton's Curse of the Sin Eater, direct from YouTube: The film ...

Grasshopper Film has revealed the trailer for an indie documentary hybrid film called Holding Back the Tide, about oysters. Arriving in select theaters (starting at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema in NYC) in September with more cities throughout the fall. This first premiered at the 2023 DOC NYC Film Festival, and also played at the 2024 Thessaloniki Doc Festival. Holding Back the Tide is a docu-poetic meditation on New York's oysters and their transformations in the face of an uncertain future. Believe it or not, NYC used to be the world's oyster capital. "Now their specter haunts the city through queer characters embodying ancient myth, discovering the overlooked history and biology of the bivalve that built the city. As environmentalists restore them to the harbor, we look to the oyster as a queer icon, entangled with nature, with much to teach about our continued survival." Interesting, right? They add: "As a non-binary queer filmmaker working with a subject that regularly changes its sex as part of its reproductive process, it was important for me to create a vision of the oysters' cultural ...

"Imagine today's society as a branch of civilization about to reach a dead end... Is this way we're living the only one that's available to us?" A very good question. Lionsgate + American Zoetrope have unveiled the full trailer for Megalopolis, the controversial and critically panned new Coppola movie opening in theaters this fall. Megalopolis is director Francis Ford Coppola's latest ambitious project, a $100M+ feature that he has been trying to make ever since he first conceived the film in 1979. The basic setup is: an architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster. It's not actually NYC, but a giant city like NYC hence the Megalopolis title. The architect's plan is opposed by the mayor, who has other ideas for the city. This premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to mostly mixed and negative reviews (here is mine). The movie's massive ensemble cast includes Adam Driver as Caesar, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grave Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin ...