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"Slingshot is similar to Event Horizon because the ship is a character as well." Bleecker Street has unveiled a fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette for the sci-fi thriller Slingshot launching into theaters next week. It's set on a ship traveling to Saturn's moon Titan. Laurence Fishburne stars as Captain Franks, along with Casey Affleck as John, plus a supporting cast including Tomer Capone, David Morrissey, Emily Beecham, Charlotta Lövgren, Mark Ebulué, and Nikolett Barabas as the voice of "Odyssey" the spaceship system. An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly compromised mission to Titan near Saturn (past Jupiter). The title refers to a space travel maneuver (using gravity to "slingshot" them) that will either catapult them to Titan or send them into deep space forever. This promo video digs a bit more into the concept and what it's dealing with - human minds struggling with space travel & hibernation, and a spaceship computer that might be deceiving them. In all honesty, this featurette got me more excited to watch this film than the original trailer. Will be watching ...

"You guys wanna stay?" Music Box Films has unveiled an official trailer for a film titled In the Summers, an indie drama from filmmaker Alessandra Lacorazza that originally premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film won the festival's top prize at the end, dubbed the U.S. Grand Jury Prize, along with the Directing Award - two big awards for this thoughtful, authentic indie drama. Siblings Violeta and Eva live with their mother, but every summer they travel to New Mexico to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father in this moving that drama follows them from adolescence to adulthood. The story is set only "in the summers" whenever they arrive in NM to spend time with their estranged father, played by René "Residente" Pérez Joglar in an unforgettable role. On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their annual visits to his home in Las Cruces. Starring Sasha Calle and Lío Mehiel, with Sharlene Cruz, Leslie Grace, Emma Ramos, Kimaya Thais Limon, ...

There’s a reason “Harold and Maude” is both a cult classic and darn near impossible to remake. The May-December template is tricky in modern times. Swap the genders and you’re supporting The PatriarchyTM. “Between the Temples” proves it can be done after all. You just need a perfect cast, droll dialogue and insights into the …

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“The War on Children” would never be made by Hollywood. The film skewers the hard-Left agenda and efforts to sexualize young children. Now, the filmmaker behind the documentary says Amazon customers won’t let users see his film. Director Robby Starbuck’s documentary debuted on X earlier this year. The narrative focuses on the indoctrination of children …

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In no particular order… ‘Fleabag’ & ‘Killing Eve’ — Phoebe Waller-Bridge The busy scribe might have stumbled lately with her work on the last Bond film and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” but she’s still a rising star. Yes, “Fleabag” and “Killing Eve” are epic, but you could also add the beloved “Crashing” …

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The trailer for War of the Rohirrim makes no attempt to play down its status as a prequel to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies.

Ahsoka Tano is the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker and plays a pivotal role during the Clone Wars, so why wasn't she in the Star Wars prequel trilogy?