Watch: A British Pub Goes Mad in Horror Short Film 'Cursed Words'

"For the protection of the audience." Don't speak the cursed words, and you may live through the night. Or just grab a pint, and enjoy as everyone else goes mad. Cursed Words is the latest horror short film made by the Staszkiewicz Bros, British filmmakers named Joe & Lloyd Stas. These are the same guys who made the fantastic...

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Justin Long in Official Trailer for Indie 'After Class' AKA 'Safe Spaces'

"You got an army of people who love you at your back." Gravitas has debuted an official trailer for an indie film titled After Class, which initially premiered under the title Safe Spaces at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. It's getting the usual VOD release in December, if anyone is curious anyway. Justin Long...

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More Wacky Humor in Full Trailer for 'Jumanji: The Next Level' Sequel

"This next adventure is even more challenging!" Sony Pictures has debuted the second & final trailer for the sequel Jumanji: The Next Level, the follow-up to the new Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie that was a sort-of sequel to the original Jumanji movie from 1995. This time, they get sent back into the game but the...

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Watch: Horror Short 'Wandering Soul' Set in the Tunnels of Vietnam

"Lay down your weapons. It is futile." Another creepy new horror short to feature this week just in time for Halloween. Wandering Soul is the latest short film made by filmmaker Josh Tanner, based in Australia, along with writer/producer Jade van der Lei. The same team that made the other very successful short films The Landing...

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Full Trailer for Robot Cops & Special Powers Indie Sci-Fi Film 'Code 8'

"What's the plan if the kid misses?" "I won't." Vertical Entertainment has followed-up the teaser trailer last week with the launch of the full trailer for this indie sci-fi feature titled Code 8, an intriguing mix of genre ideas involving futuristic robot cops and people with special powers. Code 8 is a feature adaptation...

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Full US Trailer for Ken Loach's Work-Life Drama 'Sorry We Missed You'

"I never thought it would be this difficult." Zeitgeist Films has revealed another new official US trailer for Ken Loach's latest film Sorry We Missed You, which will be in US theaters starting in March of next year. This initially premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in competition earlier this summer, and it played at the...

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Watch: 4-Minute Horror Short 'You'll Live' from Director Brian Lipko

"Roll or face the consequences. Last one to die, wins." Holy crap YES! I love it when a filmmaker can put together an incredible idea in just a few minutes and scare the crap out of you in the process. You'll Live is the latest horror short made by Brian Lipko, who also made the two-minute horror short Drip previously. This...

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The First Word Podcast - James Gray's 'Ad Astra', feat. John Bleasdale

"I'm steady, calm. I slept well, no bad dreams. I am active and engaged…" On this episode of The First Word podcast we sit down for a full-on discussion about the meditative sci-fi thriller Ad Astra, directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut on a secret mission. This premiered at the Venice Film Festival...

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First Trailer for Gibney's Doc 'Citizen K' About Mikhail Khodorkovsky

"What you don't control is a potential threat." Greenwich Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for the new Alex Gibney documentary titled Citizen K, which first premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and it also played at TIFF. Citizen K is a reference to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian citizen who...

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Chadwick Boseman Takes on New York in Final '21 Bridges' Trailer

"They told me you were the guy who kills killers." STX Entertainment has debuted a third & final official trailer for the NYC action thriller 21 Bridges. We've seen two solid trailers previously, but the movie was delayed from a September release until late November. The title is a reference to the decision in the movie,...

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Second Trailer for 'Waves' with Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Sterling K. Brown

"I'm trying to give you the tools to succeed in this world." A24 has debuted a second official trailer for the indie drama Waves, a bit hit on the festival circuit playing at both the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a African-American...

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Watch: Award-Winning Dark Creatures Animated Short Film 'La Noria'

NightWheel Pictures has just debuted the award-winning animated horror short film La Noria online for everyone to watch. Written and directed by Carlos Baena (who has worked in the animation industry for years before leaving to work on his own), La Noria tells the tale of a grieving young boy who loves to build ferris wheels...

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A Final Trailer for Rian Johnson's Murder Whodunit Film 'Knives Out'

"When good people get desperate… the knives come out." Lionsgate has released one final, short trailer for Knives Out, the new film from Rian Johnson described as a "fun" modern murder mystery inspired by mystery mastermind Agatha Christie (and Clue), with "ingenious twists and turns." It's opening in just a few more weeks,...

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Emily Beecham Grows a Strange Flower in Trailer for Sci-Fi 'Little Joe'

"What's so special about it?" "It makes you happy." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official US trailer for a peculiar little indie sci-fi film titled Little Joe, the latest film from Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner (Lourdes, Amour Fou). This first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won...

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She's Back! First Trailer for 'The Grudge' Remake Produced by Raimi

"I went to the house… I think something followed me home." Sony has debuted the first official trailer for the new remake of The Grudge, the horror series based on the Ju-on movies from Japan. This new take is directed by Nicolas Pesce, of The Eyes of My Mother and Piercing, and is produced by Sam Raimi. After a young mother...

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Watch: Halloween Horror Short Film 'Trick' by Elwood Quincy Walker

"Before we begin, are there any more questions?" With a few days left until Halloween this year, it's time to get in the horror mood with this short film titled Trick. Not to be confused with the full-length feature film also titled Trick, this horror short is written & directed by filmmaker Elwood Quincy Walker. Trick...

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Official Trailer for 'Midnight Family' Doc About a Family in Mexico City

"Your son is going to be OK." "And if I can't pay?" 1091 Media has debuted an official trailer for the indie documentary called Midnight Family, which first premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to some rave reviews. The film has gone on to play at numerous other festivals all over the world,...

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First Teaser Trailer for Indie Sci-Fi 'Code 8' Film Directed by Jeff Chan

"If you see something that you want - take it!" Vertical Entertainment has released the first teaser trailer for an indie sci-fi film titled Code 8, an intriguing mix of genre ideas involving futuristic robot cops and people with special powers. Code 8 is a feature adaptation of Jeff Chan's own short film also titled Code...

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David Arquette & Jennifer Esposito in First Trailer for 'Mob Town' Film

"There is a network for organized crime running in & out of this area." Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled Mob Town, the latest film made by actor / director Danny A. Abeckaser. It tells the story about the famed meeting of the heads of the Mafia in 1957 in upstate Apalachin, NY, during...

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Watch: 'Duérmete Niño' Another Terrifying Baby Monitor Horror Short

"Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps alight." We're only a few days away from Halloween now, to get you in the mood for some spooky times watch this short film. Duérmete Niño is an impressive new short film made by Mexican filmmaker Freddy Chavez Olmos, who has worked with Guillermo del Toro in the past on previous...

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Meet the Cruise Ship Baron in First Trailer for 'King of The Cruise' Doc

"I am less invisible than most people, because I'm a baron." Dogwoof has unveiled the first official trailer for an interesting new documentary titled King of The Cruise, set to premiere at the IDFA documentary festival in Amsterdam next month with no other release yet. A peek into the decadent and bizarre world of luxurious...

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Official Trailer for 'QT8: The First Eight' Doc About Tarantino's Films

"There will always be blood, brilliance and controversy." Wood Ent. has debuted an official trailer for the documentary QT8: The First Eight, a film about Quentin Tarantino's career and the first eight films he made - starting with Reservoir Dogs in 1992. This is made by the same filmmaker who bought us 21 Years: Richard Linklater...

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Felicity Jones & Eddie Redmayne in Second Trailer for 'The Aeronauts'

"Some reach for the stars. Some push others toward them." Amazon Studios has released the second and final trailer for the historical adventure movie The Aeronauts, the latest from acclaimed British director Tom Harper of Wild Rose most recently. This premiered at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals to mostly positive...

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Second Trailer for Michôd's 'The King' Featuring Timothée Chalamet

"Are you ready for what awaits us?" Netflix has launched the full-length official trailer for The King, the latest movie from Australian director David Michod (of Animal Kingdom, The Rover), following the teaser debut a few months ago. This premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year out-of-competition, stopping by the...

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Trailer for 'When Lambs Become Lions' Doc About Kenyan Ivory Trade

"Better to kill the poacher and spare the elephant." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled When Lambs Become Lions, a film made over three years of time by filmmaker Jon Kasbe. This premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and also played at the Zurich, San Diego, Budapest, and Docs Against...

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Trailer for Lone Scherfig's 'The Kindness of Strangers' with Zoe Kazan

"Are we homeless?" eOne Films has released the first official UK trailer for The Kindness of Strangers, the latest film by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig (An Education, One Day, The Riot Club, Their Finest). This first premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year as the opening night film, but unfortunately it was...

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Official US Trailer for Ladj Ly's Award-Winning 'Les Misérables' Film

"What if voicing anger… was the only way to be heard?" Amazon Studios has released the first official US trailer for the acclaimed French drama Les Misérables, which also won the Jury Prize (third place behind Parasite and Atlantics) at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. This film marks the feature directorial debut...

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Garrett Hedlund in First Trailer for Acclaimed Sundance Film 'Burden'

"Can't get rid of hate - just replace it with something else." 101 Studios has debuted the first official trailer for Burden, a drama about the KKK and a former Klansman who gives up his ways thanks to the help of a local reverend. This premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and has been awaiting release - with plans...

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Second Trailer for Freaky Oregon Horror 'Antlers' from Scott Cooper

Nothing like the sound of silence. Fox Searchlight has debuted a full-length official trailer for the horror film Antlers, the latest from director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Out of the Furnace, Black Mass, Hostiles). This is a must watch trailer. In the film, a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff,...

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Watch: Award-Winning Horror Short 'The Rat' from Carlen May-Mann

"I thought we could do something fun first… you know, to get in the mood." Alter has released the award-winning short film The Rat online for everyone to watch - check it out below. Written and directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Carlen May-Mann, the short originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year....

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Official Trailer for 'Return to Mount Kennedy' Mountain Climbing Doc

"The wild places have a way of bringing us back to who we are." 1091 Media has debuted an official trailer for a new documentary called Return to Mount Kennedy, an intriguing story about climbers scaling a mountain named after JFK. In 1965, Bobby Kennedy became the first human to stand atop a lonely peak in the Canadian Yukon...

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Aaron Eckhart is a Rogue Cop in Action Thriller 'Line Of Duty' Trailer

"You shot the only lead that we had." Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie action thriller titled Line of Duty, the latest from action director Steven C. Miller (of The Aggression Scale, Marauders, Escape Plan 2: Hades). Aaron Eckhart (who we haven't seen much recently) stars as a disgraced cop who goes...

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Isabela Merced & Shameik Moore in Trailer for X-Mas Film 'Let It Snow'

"Christmas Eve bash - come one, come all! Boom!" Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for a holiday ensemble comedy titled Let It Snow, arriving in just a few weeks to watch streaming this holiday season. When a snowstorm hits a small midwestern town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school seniors find their friendships...

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New US Trailer for 'Age Out', AKA 'Friday's Child', with Tye Sheridan

"You play things kinda close to the chest, don't you?" Gravitas Ventures has debuted a brand new trailer for the indie drama Age Out, the new name for the film formerly known as Friday's Child. This premiered at the SXSW Film Festival last year, and we ran a trailer last year as well, but it's only now getting an official...

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Spectacular Final Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Debuts

"We're not alone… Good people will fight – if we lead them!" Disney + Lucasfilm have unveiled the final official trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the grand finale in the Skywalker saga that began in 1977 with A New Hope. After one teaser trailer earlier in the year, and the D23 Special Look preview, this is the...

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First Trailer for Scary Horror 'I See You' with Helen Hunt & Judah Lewis

"If you did something, you can tell me." Saban Films has released the first official trailer for an indie horror film titled I See You, from director Adam Randall (of iBoy previously). This first premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, then went on to play at Cleveland, Edinburgh, and Lisbon Horror Festival....

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Bruce Willis in Full Trailer for Hospital Survival Thriller 'Trauma Center'

"Maddie! Don't make this harder than it already is!" Saban Films + Lionsgate have debuted the first official trailer for a low-grade action thriller titled Trauma Center, which is one of those vague and terrible titles for a film that doesn't setup anything. Alone and trapped in a locked-down hospital overnight, an injured...

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Watch: Bank Vault Sci-Fi Short Film 'Box 616' Directed by Mitch Glass

"What I'm about to tell you will not make sense right now… But I'll explain." Dust has premiered a new sci-fi short film titled Box 616, a proof-of-concept short written & directed by filmmaker Mitch Glass - who made this with only three people and less than $1,000 budget. It's a solid, captivating, genre short that ends...

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Official US Trailer for Acclaimed Guatemalan LGBTQ Drama 'Tremors'

"Do you believe that we have the right to be happy if it hurts other people?" Film Movement has debuted an official US trailer for the acclaimed Guatemalan drama Tremors, not to be confused with the monster movie cult classic of the same name. Originally titled Temblores in Spanish, the film is about the coming out of an evangelical...

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Vin Diesel is Brought Back to Life in First Trailer for 'Bloodshot' Movie

"They've been manipulating you… What you think is real, sometimes ain't." Sony Pictures has debuted the first official trailer for action sci-fi movie Bloodshot, another comic book adaptation, this one about a slain soldier (and mobster?) who is re-animated with superpowers. It's based on the comic book character known as...

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Full Trailer for HBO's Doc 'The Apollo' About the Iconic Harlem Venue

"The Apollo has always represented truth." HBO has debuted an official trailer for the documentary titled The Apollo, the definitive doc film about (the past and present of) New York City's iconic Apollo Theater venue located in Harlem. The Apollo first opened in 1914 (as a burlesque theater) and has survived over 100 years,...

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Watch: VFX Video for 'Gemini Man' Show the De-Aging of Will Smith

Sony released Ang Lee's new sci-fi action movie Gemini Man in theaters a few weeks ago. Aside from the HFR cinematography, the film is boasting "groundbreaking" technology with its de-aging VFX. Gemini Man is about the world's best assassin, played by Will Smith at his current age (51), attempting to retire until he's pursued...

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Thomas Jane in First Trailer for LAPD Action Thriller 'Crown Vic' Film

"I'm telling you, man, it's a war out here. Going to be us against them." Screen Media Films has unveiled an official trailer for an indie thriller titled Crown Vic, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Written & directed by Joel Souza, the title is a reference to the cop car that most...

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The First Word Podcast - Todd Phillips' 'Joker', feat. Katie Smith-Wong

"I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a comedy." On this episode of The First Word podcast we sit down for a full-on discussion about the controversial, box office smash, R-rated comic book movie Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic Gotham villain. Everyone...

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Official Trailer for Romantic Drama 'Angelfish' Starring Princess Nokia

"I gotta take care of my family…" Dark Star Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an indie romantic drama titled Angelfish, which is headed straight-to-VOD in November. Set in The Bronx in 1993, the film is about a young couple from two completely different worlds, who fall in love over a summer that reshapes their...

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One More Extended Red Band TV Trailer for 'Terminator: Dark Fate'

"He's the most lethal Terminator ever created." Paramount has released one more extended red band TV trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate, running 80 seconds with some awesome footage packed in. This new Terminator movie is a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day, starting up the day after Judgement Day. We're only a few...

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Ethan Hawke in Trailer for Logan Marshall-Green's 'Adopt a Highway'

"I don't even know what I'm doing with myself anymore…" RLJE Films has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Adopt a Highway, which initially premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Logan Marshall-Green, born in South Carolina, who doesn't appear...

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A Murderous Group of Students in Trailer for 'Extracurricular' Thriller

"Did you see the look on that lady's face?!" Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Extracurricular, the latest feature from filmmaker Ray Xue (Transcendent). This horror-thriller originally premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival last year, only now getting a direct-to-VOD...

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Official UK Trailer for Goofy 'StarDog and TurboCat' Animated Movie

"You're not just a dog, buddy, you're StarDog!!" Kaleidoscope Entertainment in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie animated "fun for the whole family!" feature titled StarDog and TurboCat, which is as cheesy as it sounds. Launched into space by his scientist owner, a loyal dog and a vigilante cat embark on...

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Full Trailer for Netflix's 'American Son' Film Starring Kerry Washington

"Please - find my son!!" Netflix has revealed the full-length official trailer for American Son, a feature adaptation of the Broadway play of the same name (that first opened 2018). This film recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and Netflix is turning into a "Television Event" when it debuts there next month. American...

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