First Trailer for 'A Tale of Two Cities' Adaptation Feat. Kit Harington

"What is he to you?" "A second chance at life!" MGM+ has revealed the first official trailer for the series A Tale of Two Cities, a brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens story. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. It was adapted a few times before - into a famous 1935 film with Ronald Colman & Elizabeth Allan; another 1980 film with Chris Sarandon; and a few TV series of course. A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution. Kit Harrington stars as Sydney Carton & François Civil as Charles Darnay, and Mirren Mack as Lucie Manette; plus Ian Pirie, Roxane Duran, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Yannick Renier. This epic new adaptation is ready for streaming starting in September coming up soon – both in the US on MGM+ and in the UK on BBC One. Along with the brand new French adaptation of Les Miserables, it seems that the French Revolution is a relevant story yet again. // Continue Reading ›

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Gibney's Doc 'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' Trailer

"It's a story in which hatred is finally overcome... by love." Abramorama has unveiled the official trailer for a documentary film titled Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, from doc mastermind Alex Gibney. It premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to mostly good reviews, but that's usually the case with Gibney's films. Knife offers an intimate portrait of author Salman Rushdie in the aftermath of the 2022 knife attack that nearly took his life. More than 30 years after Iran issued a fatwa calling for his death over The Satanic Verses, Rushdie traveled to Chautauqua, New York, to speak about the US as a sanctuary for exiled writers & artists. He was attacked on stage, with life-altering injuries, including the loss of sight in one eye and nerve damage. The doc provides an unprecedented inside look at Rushdie’s recovery & life after the attack, including never-before-seen footage captured by his wife, acclaimed poet & writer Rachel Eliza Griffiths, alongside Rushdie's own candid reflections on survival, creativity, love, and finding a way forward after an act of violence that fundamentally changed his life. It's adapted directly from Rushdie's memoir "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" – the doc film moves beyond the attack itself to explore his return to writing, his resilience, and his determination to continue creating despite the threats he has faced for decades. A powerful doc about survival and above all else the freedom of expression. // Continue Reading ›

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Eerie Trailer for 'Trees are Watching' Horror Film Starring Eva Green

"In a forgotten town, the curse never sleeps..." 🌳 Mij Film has revealed the first official trailer for the indie horror film titled Trees are Watching, made by Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi as his latest feature. This eerie, mysterious eco horror film stars Eva Green and will premiere at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival this fall as one of their major festival world premieres. This looks extra creepy and strange! With a haunted wooden chair. Novelist Darya returns to her hometown with her deaf daughter to work on her new book. There she is haunted by the memories of twin girls from her childhood, and the two trees planted as their memorials, the only that remain among mass deforestation. The film stars Eva Green & Murat Yildirim, along with child actors. TIFF explains: "Across surreal set pieces that ebb with heightened phantasmagoric stylization and sometimes full-blown Grand Guignol spectacle — particularly in a thrilling sequence that recalls the American Final Destination series — Ghobadi conjures a unique flavour of terror, enriched with nuanced philosophy and a deeply personal dimension." Yep this sounds really good! Definitely one to watch. // Continue Reading ›

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Official Trailer for Indie Film 'Big Girls Don't Cry' from New Zealand

"They're not your friends!" Blue Fox Entertainment revealed the official US trailer for this indie film from New Zealand tilted Big Girls Don't Cry, a coming-of-age drama by filmmaker Paloma Schneideman. This first premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and also screened at SXSW, BFI Flare, TIFF Next Wave, and the Melbourne Film Festival this month. Summer 2006 in rural New Zealand. Over one transformative summer, 14 year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet, while she imitates the people she longs to be loved by. As she delves deeper into rebellion, she leaves behind a trail of destruction as she goes. The film stars newcomer Ani Palmer as Sid, with Rain Spencer & Noah Taylor. It's executive produced by Oscar-winning director Jane Campion. Big Girls Don't Cry will open in limited theaters in the US starting this October. Another potent LGBTQ indie drama to keep an eye out for this year. // Continue Reading ›

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New Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'The Dog Stars' from Ridley Scott

"This is a film about the world's end." 🛩️ Who's ready to watch? 20th Century has revealed a "Special Look" behind-the-scenes promo video for Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic thriller movie titled The Dog Stars, adapted from the book of the same name by Peter Heller. Hitting theaters worldwide in late August and it looks quite promising. We've already posted four other trailers for this movie before: the first trailer, second one, post-apocalyptic third, and final one from last week. Sparse survivors in the aftermath of a catastrophic pandemic traverse the ravaged wasteland landscape in hopes of finding the origin of a mysterious radio transmission - wanting more from their lives. Will they find someplace that isn't overrun with these freaky cannibal humans out to get them? Is there any safe haven or is it all just ravaged now? Jacob Elordi stars in this as Hig, a pilot flying his little yellow Cessna plane around. With Brolin as a tough ex-marine. They face invaders and the endless struggle of hope for a better life outside of their current life in a tiny enclave. Featuring Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong, & Allison Janney. This making of video spends time with director Ridley Scott on set discussing his vision for this film & cast. // Continue Reading ›

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Patrick Brammall in Australian Missing Child Thriller 'Last Seen' Trailer

"How can you be sure that it's her?" Always the most challenging question in this situation. Apple TV has revealed an official trailer for a thriller mini-series titled Last Seen, made in Australia and ready to view starting in September. A missing daughter. An alarming distress call. A father who refuses to give up. Aussie TV actor Patrick Brammall stars in this Melbourne thriller following a police dispatcher who receives a call which indicates that his missing daughter may still be alive, risking everything to save her. 11 years ago his daughter, Maggie, disappeared without a trace. When he receives a distress call from a teenage girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost. The series features Brammall as Ian Ridley, along with Brendan Cowell, Maxine Peake, Daniel Henshall, Zahra Newman, Tobias Muhafidin, Jessica Wren, and newcomer Chloe Jean Lourdes. This also reminds me of the other recent missing child found again years later series I Will Find You also starring an Aussie actor (Sam Worthington) on Netflix. Of course there's two similar series from streaming competitors. // Continue Reading ›

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Full Trailer for Hitchcockian Thriller 'Verity' with Hathaway & Johnson

"This place is insane... I feel like I'm losing my mind." Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the main offiical trailer for a peculiar psychological thriller mystery film titled Verity, arriving in theaters everywhere this October coming up this fall (opening the same day as Digger). Verity is a sexy psychological thriller adapted from Colleen Hoover's novel "Verity" and features a stunning cast to get your attention. Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett star as the trio at the center of this twisted story. Lowen Ashleigh gets hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity, who's unable to finish them after a accident has left her paralyzed. However, Lowen uncovers Verity's disturbing truths in a manuscript while residing at the Crawfords' home. "This is your final warning. Only darkness ahead." What happens next once she finds out the truth? Will she be safe or not? Starring Johnson as Lowen, Hathaway as the titular Verity, Hartnett as Jeremy, with Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, K.K. Moggie, and Michael Abbott Jr. This looks extra spicy with vivid, dark & shadowy cinematography. Hopefully it's actually any good! I'm most impressed by this big, beautiful house that they're living in now. // Continue Reading ›

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