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Nepal Doc ‘Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa’ Trailer

"She is in a league of her own." 🇳🇵 Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for a documentary film titled Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, arriving for streaming on Netflix this summer. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival, then played at NYFF and this year's Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride. In this doc film, a Nepali mountaineer risks everything on a record-breaking Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters. It tells the story of a tenacious woman named Lhakpa Sherpa. Technically, she is not the first Nepalese woman to climb Everest – that honor goes to Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, however she died during her descent. Lhakpa is the first Nepalese woman to summit and descend - and she has since devoted her life to empowering girls. Now a single mother working at a Whole Foods in Connecticut, she embarks on a dramatic return to the mountain, determined to redeem her life’s purpose & inspire her own daughters. Through it all, Lhakpa climbs - her incredible strength and resilience inspired by her own Mother ...
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One Final ‘The End’ Trailer for Oz Perkins’ Unsettling Horror ‘Longlegs’

"You could've made nice with me. But you didn't..." Neon has revealed a final "The End" official trailer for Longlegs, arriving in theaters nationwide starting in a few weeks. We've featured the other cryptic teasers before as well as the main official trailer for this film a few months ago. FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing eerie evidence of the occult. Harker soon discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again. Longlegs is the creation of director Oz Perkins (The Blackcoat's Daughter, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel). The horror film stars Maika Monroe as Lee Harker, Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, and Dakota Daulby. This looks SO extremely unsettling and scary - and the buzz from early reviews is that it really is one of the best horror films of 2024. Maybe even of this decade. This trailer finally reveals a bit of Nicolas Cage's serial killer voice, and it's easily the creepiest ...
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HBO Trailer for ‘Quad Gods’ Doc About a Quadriplegic Esports Team

"I lost one identity, and the 'real me' came out." HBO has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled Quad Gods, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jess Jacklin. This recently premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC last month, and it will be be streaming on Max later in July for everyone to watch. Quad Gods follows the lives of a group of New Yorkers with quadriplegia who meet in a neuro-rehabilitation lab at Mount Sinai Hospital and create the world's first all-quadriplegic Esports team. "I have become the person I was meant to be." The film follows Richard, Blake, and Prentice – the world's first all-quadriplegic e-sports team – as they navigate life in New York City, confront ableism, and pursue their dreams to compete as athletes. Tribeca adds more via their description: "Providing a unique lens into both gaming and disability, this captivating story challenges assumptions and spotlights the restorative power of resilience, passion and found community." Looks good – an inspiring story. And these guys are legit gamers. Here's the official trailer (+ ...
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The Case for Anatomy of a Murder

Stewart as Biegler pleads his case.Anatomy of a Murder is the best courtroom drama ever made.Otto Preminger’s enthralling motion picture requires multiple viewings to be fully appreciated. When I first saw it, I focused on the riveting story, whic...