Official Trailer for 'How to Live on Earth' Cumberbatch's Optimistic Doc

🌎 "What if the answer to our biggest challenges has been here all along? Welcome to the world's greatest how-to video!" Open Planet has revealed their main official trailer for the documentary titled How to Live on Earth, presented by and featuring actor Benedict Cumberbatch. This is primarily only getting a UK theatrical release this summer before it's on YouTube later in the year. And strangely it hasn't played at any festivals yet despite being a good one to show. How to Live on Earth is an ambitious, visionary doc film that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. Unlike many other depressing docs about climate change, this one is optimistic. "Heart-warming, entertaining, energising, the film presents a hopeful vision of a future within reach – one in which nature thrives, and so do we. Lead contributors include Xiye Bastida, a climate justice activist, Dan O'Neill, a field biologist, wildlife filmmaker, and explorer, and Sam Kass, a former White House chef & senior policy advisor on nutrition, who all share fascinating stories that bring to life the extraordinary value of nature and the jeopardy of a world without it." Sounds good. I hope this film can actually encourage people to really make a difference & take better care of this beautiful planet. // Continue Reading ›

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New 4K Restoration Trailer for PTA's 'Boogie Nights' Movie from 1997

"I plan on being a star. A big, bright shining star." Park Circus has revealed a new official trailer for the 4K restoration & re-release of the early PTA classic Boogie Nights. Years before he would go on to finally win his Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson's breakout movie was this one - Boogie Nights in 1997. It premiered at the Toronto & New York Film Festivals in the fall before opening in theaters in October that year and doing pretty well at the box office for a little film about adult films. Boogie Nights is PTA's swirling portrait of the porn industry in California of the 1970s & 1980s. Through the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, the film sketches a world full of ambition, fame, addiction, and a craving for family. Big, energetic and tragicomic: a modern American classic about people who want to be seen. Featuring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Nicole Ari Parker, and the iconic Philip Seymour Hoffman. It earned a few Oscar noms but didn't win any. All these years later and it's still considered one of PTA's best movies, about a lot more than just pornography. Roger Ebert wrote: "Through all the characters and all the action, Anderson's screenplay centers on the human qualities of the players... Boogie Nights has the quality of many great films, in that it always seems alive." Boogie on. // Continue Reading ›

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Flashy 20th Anniversary Trailer for Pixar's 'Cars' Movie - The First One

"I didn't come all this way to see you quit." Disney & Pixar have revealed a brand new 20th Anniversary trailer for the 2026 re-release of the Pixar hit Cars, which first hit theaters in June 2026. Almost 20 years ago exactly! This was one of the movies we were excited to watch during the first summer of FirstShowing launching also 20 years ago. Even though Cars didn't get great reviews from critics at first, it was a huge hit worldwide and spawned many sequels + theme park rides + merch (and so much more). I also think it's way better than most people remember. This first Cars movie (sequels are different) is quite good, a thoughtful rumination on finding family and discovering small time life may be for you. 20 years ago today, a stop in Radiator Springs showed us that the journey matters as much as the finish line. Cars features the voices of Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, with Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Keaton, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, and George Carlin. This one is for all the racing fans out there. So wild realizing that it has been 20 years since the first Cars! So much has happened over 20 years... // Continue Reading ›

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Official Trailer for 'My Father's Island' in Norway Feat. Swann Arlaud

"I would never leave you again..." Curzon revealed an official trailer for an indie film titled My Father's Island, a father-son drama from filmmaker Vladimir de Fontenay. This premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival last year and it also played at the San Francisco Film Festival. It's adapted from a short story, following the story of a young boy who goes and lives on a remote island in the Norwegian fjords with his father for a year. What starts as a chance to reconnect descends into a test of survival as they face the harsh realities of their environment and confront their unresolved turmoil. Starring Swann Arlaud, Woody Norman, Alma Pöysti, Ruaridh Mollica, Tuppence Middleton. A haunted young man travels out to a remote island to reconnect with his father and confront the traumatic experience they shared ten years prior that transformed their relationship. Shot on location in the stunning wilds of Norway. This received mixed reviews at Sundance, stating that it meanders and leaves "viewers more confused than moved." Take a look. // Continue Reading ›

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New Promo Trailer for Sung Kang's 'Drifter' Movie About Drift Racing

"It's not about skill... it's about trust." IGN revealed a brand new official trailer for Drifter recently - which is directed by actor Sung Kang and also stars Kang in the lead role. Still no final release date yet, but it's expected by the end of the year. He's best known for playing Han in the Fast & Furious movies ever since 2006, a character he first portrayed in Better Luck Tomorrow. This is his own new movie about drift racing called Drifter, in which he plays a talented driver who finally gets a chance to prove himself. A lonely janitor discovers purpose and community when he enters the world of competitive drift racing. Sung Kang stars as Tree, with a cast including Tamara Braun, Gregory Cruz, Emelia Hartford, Shane Johnson, James Pumphrey, and Michael Nehring. We already posted the first teaser trailer a few months ago, keeping an eye out for more. Kang explains a major goal with the film was to create a love letter to the car community, saying he felt "traditionally, films have not respected the car community in the way I see [it]." Have a look. // Continue Reading ›

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Watch: Steven Spielberg Cinema Retrospective - 50 Years / 34 Films

"Sometimes I wonder if I've changed so much, if my wife is even gonna recognize me..." So many amazing movies... In honor of the release of the 35th movie by maestro Steven Spielberg, enjoy this magnificent retrospective mashup taking us back through everything he's made. In theaters now is Disclosure Day, the latest sci-fi creation from Spielberg's mind. Created by Canadian movie lover Adam Kruspe, this recap was first posted on YouTube in late 2024 to celebrate 50 years of Spielberg – going back to The Sugarland Express (1974). Technically his first movie is Duel from 1971, but it's listed later in 1982 for its theatrical debut. The video features iconic shots & quotes & unforgettable moments from all 34 of his movies (before this new one), with beautiful crossfades connecting scenes from different movies into one long, emotional look back at Spielberg's cinema magic. I love almost EVERY single Spielberg movie, though not all of them of course, but each & every one is exceptional in its own unique way. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Spielberg is 79 years old and will celebrate his 80th this December. He still seems to be going strong, with plans to make even more movies after Disclosure Day. My faves: Hook, Jurassic Park, all 3 Indys, & Catch Me If You Can. // Continue Reading ›

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Trippy Trailer for 'Welcome Space Brothers' Doc on Unarius UFO Cult

"She radiates an energy that you have to be sensitive to to read it. And she read me." Meet Unarius! XTR, Diorama, SpectreVision, and A Museum & Crane are co-presenting this fascinating sci-fi documentary film titled Welcome Space Brothers. This first premiered in 2023 at Beyond Fest and has been waiting to get a proper release ever since. With the release of Spielberg's UFO movie Disclosure Day also this weekend, no better time than now to unveil it to the public. Do you believe? Was she really an alien? "Love is the greatest power in the universe." Welcome Space Brothers is the true story of the Unarius Academy of Science, an UFO-channeling spiritual school 🛸 founded in Southern California that originally in the 1970s and 80s became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective & public access TV phenomenon under the direction of their outlandish spiritual leader Ruth E. Norman, aka the "Archangel Uriel." Landing in time for the theatrical premiere at the Alex Theater in Glendale this weekend! Featuring Moby and the Unarius choir performing live onstage and celebrate the launch of our theatrical roadshow across America this summer. Elijah Wood, Lord & Miller, and Moby are all listed as executive producers. This looks bonkers! Like Scientology on acid. // Continue Reading ›

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