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"Through her eyes, I can glimpse a wild dance of the world." Meet Joana, a 6-year-old Spanish girl who loves costumes and saying "no." And meet her super creative Dad, Antoni, also called "Podenco," who is a freelance animator and artist living in Valencia, Spain. His latest short film is titled Joana and it's a tribute to his daughter. This wonderful 3-minute animated short features Antoni talking about magical and special and gorgeous and unique his daughter Joana is. He takes footage of her and vibrantly animates it - the short film is a "Rotoscope of more than 2,000 hand painted frames" and it's stunning. Not only is all the imagery itself magical, envisioning many of Joana's thoughts & expressions, but his love for her is so boundless and beautiful and comes across so invigorating in here. This one is absolutely worth a watch, something to lift your spirits as a reminder of how much love is out there – and how kids are a constant source of inspiration. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this one. Brief intro ...

"You're in danger, Madame." Vertical has unveiled an official US trailer for Maïwenn's Jeanne du Barry, which is finally getting a theatrical release in he US one full year after it premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last May. It already opened in France the same week as its Cannes premiere, but hasn't shown up in the US until now. In this film, Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, uses her intelligence and her allure to climb the rungs of the social ladder one by one. She becomes the favorite of King Louis XV who, unaware of her status as courtesan, regains through her his appetite for life. They fall madly in love. Against all propriety and etiquette, Jeanne moves to Versailles, where her arrival scandalizes the court... The film also stars Maïwenn as Jeanne, plus Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, along with Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory, and India Hair. This didn't get the best reviews in Cannes, with critics calling it "mediocre, dull and dreary," though opinions are ...

Some of the biggest names in horror — iconic actress Jamie Lee Curtis, the band GWAR, bestselling novelist R.L. Stine, screenwriter and film director Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), musician Matthew Kiichi Heafy, actor Devon Sawa, and the characters from the cult horror film Deathgasm — will make cameo appearances in TRUE BELIEVERS.

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This is basic advice given to first-time filmmakers. Start with what you have. Write what you know. Make the movie you can make this year. Avoid stunts, children and animals. “Vengeance Trail” broke all these rules. A film professor knew a historian with vintage guns, props, costumes, sets and horses in his backyard. The professor …

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Kevin Smith's upcoming movie called The 4:30 Movie gets its plot details and first images revealed, and it does not include Jay and Silent Bob.

"We need to find the real Bodkin. Bad things happen here just like everywhere else." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a streaming series arriving this summer titled Bodkin, set in Ireland in an idyllic Irish town. Described as a "dark comedy thriller" about podcasters who get lost chasing a cold case. Obviously a riff on the true crime craze! Produced by the Obamas' Higher Ground Productions. A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town. When they start to pull the strings, they find a story much bigger and stranger than they could have imagined. The series stars Siobhán Cullen as Dove, Robyn Cara as Emmy, Chris Walley as Sean O’Shea, David Wilmot as Seamus, and Will Forte as Gilbert. It was filmed in Dublin, Wicklow, and West Cork, and it looks gorgeous. Of course it also reminds of the Black Mirror episode "Loch Henry". This looks dang good! I like the footage and the super sly, extra dark humor worked into another crime mystery plot. Seems worth ...

Entertainment journalists love it when stars get political. Those stories generate clicks and traffic. The more emotionally charged the rhetoric, the better. Just Google “Robert De Niro, Donald Trump” and watch your computer screen light up with news stories. Larry David’s recent anti-Trump rant generated countless headlines. Vanity Fair. The Hollywood Reporter. Mediaite. CNN. Variety. …

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"R-rated Looney Tunes on acid!" Roadside Attractions has launched a new red band trailer for action movie Boy Kills World, opening in US theaters later this month. This first premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year in the Midnight Madness section. A dystopian fever dream action film that follows Boy, a deaf mute with a vibrant imagination. When his family is killed, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to become an instrument of death. "As he tries to parse his place in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister." The feature directorial debut of German filmmaker Moritz Mohr, adapting his own short film. Starring Bill Skarsgård as Boy, along with Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian, Andrew Koji, Isaiah Mustafa, Famke Janssen, Brett Gelman, & Sharlto Copley. Plus H. Jon Benjamin as the voice in Boy's head. Reviews at TIFF were mixed, saying it features "joyously conceived series of action sequences designed to top the one that came before." The action ...