2021 Golden Globe Awards Winners - 'Soul' Wins Best Animation

The winners of the HFPA's 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the precursor to the Academy Awards, have been announced tonight at a ceremony held virtually on Zoom + in Los Angeles, co-hosted by Tina Fey & Amy Poehler. It seems these awards get less and less relevant every year, but the winners are still worthy nonetheless....

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Watch: Pixar's Superb SparkShort 'Wind' Directed by Edwin Chang

Onward and upward! Disney + Pixar have uploaded another of their SparkShorts to YouTube for everyone to view for free called Wind, written and directed by Edwin Chang, who usually works as in simulation at the studio. Pixar's SparkShorts program for experimental & innovative short films launched in 2019 and after posting...

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First Trailer for Coming-of-Age-with-Grief Indie Gem 'Sophie Jones'

"Death is weird." Oscilloscope Labs has revealed an official trailer for the indie coming-of-age drama titled Sophie Jones, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jessie Barr. This premiered at a few film festivals last year, and it's getting a virtual release coming up soon in March. Inspired by true experiences...

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Looking Back: Alex's Top 10 Favorite Films of 2020 - 'Nine Days' at #1

"You are being considered for the amazing opportunity of life." Another year, another Top 10. Better late than never, as they say! Though this usually happens with me, getting this list out takes a lot of time… It was a tough year to keep writing during 2020, despite watching films all the time. I saw over 400 films during...

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William Shatner & Jean Smart in RomCom 'Senior Moment' Trailer

"This is not about you getting back your license to drive, this is about your license to live!" Screen Media Films has unveiled an official trailer for an old timers romantic comedy called Senior Moment, made by filmmaker Giorgio Serafini. This zany romcom set in SoCal features William Shatner and Jean Smart in a lovers-at-any-age...

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Promo Trailer for 'Moon, 66 Questions' About a Father & Daughter

"I have forgotten about the past. Both mine and his." Luxbox has revealed a new festival promo trailer for an indie drama titled Moon, 66 Questions, marking the feature directorial debut of the Greek artist / filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou. This Greek drama is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival next week, and is still looking...

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Homeless Lives in El Paso, Texas in 'Dirty Feathers' Doc Promo Trailer

"God gave us everything to also help those…" Cinetic has revealed a promo trailer for an indie documentary titled Dirty Feathers, premiering at this year's Berlin Film Festival kicking off next week. The film is a "poetic and humane portrait of the residents of a shelter in El Paso, Texas" from a producer of What You Gonna...

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First Trailer for German Romantic Drama 'Copilot' Playing at Berlinale

"You must always stay with me… You must always keep my secrets." The Match Factory has revealed a festival promo trailer for an indie German film titled Copilot, the latest feature from German filmmaker Anne Zohra Berrached of Two Mothers and 24 Weeks previously. The film is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival next week...

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Watch: End of the World Short Film 'Red Rover' by Brooke Goldfinch

"You won't be able to see it until it's about to hit." It's the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine! How about some apocalyptic cinema to relax you? This short film Red Rover originally premiered in 2015, but is just now being featured online thanks to a feature from Short of the Week. It's written & directed...

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Cosmo Jarvis Puts on a Mask in Unsettling Trailer for 'Funny Face' Film

"Money!!!!" Gravitas has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Funny Face, the latest from indie filmmaker Tim Sutton (Memphis, Dark Knight, Donnybrook), who often makes low key unsettling films where nothing much happens. The destruction of his grandparents' home leads a young man to take revenge under a...

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Trailer for 'Cinematographic Wave' Ode to Music Doc 'Big Giant Wave'

"It's the foundation of us…" eOne has released an official trailer for Big Giant Wave, a "cinematographic wave" doc film that is described as an "ode to music." Big Giant Wave illustrates our essential connection with rhythm, music, our planet, the brain, daily lives and our collective humanity. Presented by Jean-Marc Vallée....

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Meet Skier + BASE Jumper Matthias Giraud in 'Super Frenchie' Trailer

"Jumping off stuff… is part of me." Greenwich Entertainment has released the new trailer for an adventure sports documentary called Super Frenchie, profiling the life of French adventurist Matthias Giraud. This originally premiered at last year's Newport Beach Film Festival, but hasn't shown up anywhere else yet; now arriving...

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Full Trailer for Freaky Anthology Horror Film 'The Mortuary Collection'

"Some things even I find too unsettling to recount." RLJE has released their official trailer for the upcoming VOD / DVD release of the horror anthology indie The Mortuary Collection, which initially premiered at the 2019 Fantastic Fest a few years ago. This also already debuted on Shudder streaming last fall, but we're just...

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First Teaser Trailer for Pixar's 'Luca' Movie Set on the Italian Riviera

"But there's just one thing… No one can find out." Disney has revealed a teaser trailer for Pixar's next new original movie titled Luca, the feature directorial debut of Italian storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa (who directed the Pixar short La Luna as well). Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the film...

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First Teaser for Zack Snyder's Heist Zombie Movie 'Army of the Dead'

"That's heavy, brother. But I dig it…" Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for Army of the Dead, a brand new Zack Snyder movie that he co-wrote and directed in 2019 before the pandemic hit. This project has been in development for over a decade, originally announced as a direct sequel to Zack's Dawn of the Dead...

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Rediscovering Young Celebs Growing Up in 'Kid 90' Doc Film Trailer

"The most awkward period of your life… that’s when we were in front of the cameras." Hulu has released an official trailer for a documentary called Kid 90, stylized as just kid 90, looking back at life in the 90s. The film is a "time capsule" rediscovery - an intimate look at young Hollywood starlets growing up in the 1990s,...

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Official Trailer for 'Godardian' Black Activism Film 'The Inheritance'

"Playful, erudite, and boundary blurring." Grasshopper Film has revealed an official trailer for an indie docu-drama titled The Inheritance, which originally premiered at both the Toronto and New York Film Festivals last fall. The film marks the first feature from Ephraim Asili - "a filmmaker, artist, educator and DJ whose...

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Another US Trailer for Epic Chinese War Movie 'The Eight Hundred'

"Don't back down!" CMC has released one more official US trailer for the war epic The Eight Hundred, to promote its streaming release this week in the US. It broke box office records in China last summer even in the midst of pandemic lockdowns. The epic war film is set in 1937 and is a jingoistic true story about a group of...

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Finn Wittrock & Zoe Chao in Romantic Comedy 'Long Weekend' Trailer

"Are you… real?!" "You don't know everything about me…" Sony Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a romantic comedy called Long Weekend, marking the directorial debut of the producer / writer Stephen Basilone. The basic logline synopsis for this doesn't say much: a down-on-his-luck struggling writer, meets an enigmatic...

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New Trailer for 4K Restoration of 'Center Stage' with Maggie Cheung

"People can sometimes be very weak. But we hope to see strong people." Film Movement has released a new trailer for the 4K restoration of the beloved Hong Kong film Center Stage, made by filmmaker Stanley Kwan. It originally debuted in 1991, but didn't play at film festivals until 1992 when it showed at the Berlin Film Festival...

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First Teaser for Super Power Martial Arts Animated Feature 'Master'

"Get ready" for something new! Steamroller Studios has revealed their teaser trailer for an indie animation project called Master, now in the works from animator / filmmaker Jamaal Bradley. He's the same that made the outstanding animated short Substance a few years back, and is now developing this kick ass new project. "The...

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Official Trailer for Italian Summer Romance Film 'Caught by a Wave'

"He is my love. My first love." Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for an Italian young love romance titled Caught by a Wave (originally known as Sulla Stessa Onda), marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Massimiliano Camaiti. In a sunny summer in Sicily, Sara and Lorenzo meet for the first time. Their...

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Watch: Orphanage Monster Award-Winning Short Film 'Milk Teeth'

"Just send one of your teeth down the drain…" This is definitely one monster I do not ever want to meet… Milk Teeth is an award-winning 13-minute horror short film from Colombian-American filmmaker Felipe Vargas, who is making his way in the industry establishing himself with excellent shorts. This picked up a few awards at...

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One Final Trailer for 'The Mauritanian' Film - Now Playing in Theaters

"Rough justice… That's what this administration wants." STX has released one more final trailer for The Mauritanian, the true story legal thriller filmmaker Kevin Macdonald about a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay. Based on the book "Guantanamo Diary" by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the film tells the story of a detainee at the US military's...

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Review: 'I Care a Lot' is a Mashup of Genres with a Gratifying Finale

When we think of "elders", we usually think of our grandparents or grand-uncles, or even that nice lady who works in a grocery store and always talks to you and asks you about your life whenever you stop by. This is normal. However, shady legal guardian Marla Grayson in I Care a Lot, filmmaker J Blakeson's latest film (after...

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Promo Trailer for Hungarian WWII Film 'Natural Light' by Dénes Nagy

"Sin is waiting outside the door." Luxbox has revealed the first official trailer for Natural Light, a new gritty WWII thriller from Hungary, marking the first narrative feature from filmmaker Dénes Nagy. This is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival in a few weeks as a Competition selection, and still doesn't have any distribution...

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Michael Paré & Vanessa Ore in Dark Thriller 'The Penthouse' Trailer

"Things that are below the surface, are better left that way…" Lionsgate has unveiled an official trailer for a "dark, gripping thriller" set on the sunny Carolina Beach in North Carolina. The Penthouse is directed by Italian filmmaker Max Cerchi and is being dumped direct-to-DVD this spring, which seems to be the right move...

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First Teaser for HBO's 'Tina' Documentary About Singer Tina Turner

"I'm here for you." HBO has revealed the first teaser trailer for a new music doc called Tina, profiling the legendary singer Tina Turner. "Simply the best." This documentary will be premiering at the Berlin Film Festival in a few weeks, then will debut on HBO for streaming later in March. Made by the Academy Award-winning...

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New Trailer for Giant Costume-Kaiju 'Monster Seafood Wars' Movie

"Let them… eat!" Get ready for the giant "Monster Seafood Wars" fight to begin!! A new trailer has debuted for this goofy, low-budget Japanese body-suit-kaiju creation from filmmaker Minoru Kawasaki. It recently premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival and already opened in Japan last summer, but there's still no US...

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Bailee Madison in Christian Camp Love Story 'A Week Away' Trailer

"You didn't tell me this was church camp?!" Netflix has released an official trailer for A Week Away, a big summer camp musical teen love story film from music video director Roman White. Launching on Netflix in March, for those interested in something extra sweet and cheesy. Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the...

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New Trailer for Action Thriller 'SAS: Red Notice' with Sam Heughan

"Get down there and kill her." Vertical has released a new trailer for SAS: Red Notice, an international action-thriller from Norwegian filmmaker Magnus Martens. A small army of well trained criminals have hijacked the Eurostar deep beneath the English Channel. Now with 400 hostages, the plan is to blow up the English Channel...

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Watch: '30 Minutes of Relaxing Visuals from Studio Ghibli' from HBO

Ohhh my Studio Ghibli, you make my heart flutter, always and forever. As part of promotion for the entire Studio Ghibli collection (sans Grave of the Fireflies) on HBO Max, the streaming service has made a video for YT that is nothing but – exactly as the title says – "30 Minutes of Relaxing Visuals from Studio Ghibli."...

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'Black Art: In the Absence of Light' HBO Documentary Official Trailer

"Whenever you made work, it ought to be about something… And it ought to be about something that mattered." Another "how did we miss this when it was first released?!" trailer to feature. Black Art: In the Absence of Light is a documentary already available to watch via HBO that was initially released earlier this month for...

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Trailer for Crackle's 'Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story' Doc

"You want the truth? I'll give you the truth." Crackle has released an official trailer for a documentary called Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story, which will debut streaming as a five-part series about the story behind video game giant Nintendo. The focus seems to be on the rise and prominence of Nintendo in America,...

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Official Trailer for Heart-Wrenching LGBTQ Prisoner Romance 'Luz'

"I came for you… You know that." Dark Star Pictures has revealed the official trailer for an intimate, indie drama titled Luz, one of the latest films from filmmaker Jon Garcia. Ruben Gonzales is a young Latino man who's fallen into the world of the mafiosos. When an accident leads him into incarceration, his relationship...

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Watch: VFX Artists Redo the Balloon House in 'Up' with Real Physics

"After crunching all of the numbers…" This is super cool! The YouTube creators called Corridor Crew (or Corridor Digital) made a video looking at the balloon house from Pixar's Up with the goal of creating a VFX sequence based on actual physics. How many balloons would it really take and what would that actually look like?...

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Official Trailer for 'Dutch' Movie About Drug Kingpins in New Jersey

"What did you get me into?" Faith Media Distribution has revealed an official trailer for a New Jersey crime drama titled Dutch, from filmmakers Preston A. Whitmore II & David Wolfgang. Dutch introduces a player who will use any means necessary to dominate the streets and beyond. For Bernard James, Jr. aka "Dutch", survival...

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Jeremy Piven in Philly Neighborhood Comedy 'Last Call' Official Trailer

"Did you forget where you came from?" IFC Films has revealed an official trailer for a dramedy titled Last Call, from filmmaker / producer Paolo Pilladi. The film's early working title was Crabs in a Bucket, which seems amusing but probably doesn't really describe the story well. A "success story" real estate developer returns...

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Official Trailer for Freaky, Twisted Psychological Horror 'The Stylist'

"I guess we all want what we don't have…" Arrow Video has unveiled an official US trailer for the twisted psychological horror-thriller The Stylist, which originally premiered at last year's Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival in the fall. The film is based on co-writer/director Jill Gevargizian's award-winning short film...

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Victoria Justice in First Trailer for NYC Romantic Thriller Film 'Trust'

"You have no idea of the whole story here." Vertical Ent. has revealed an official trailer for the film Trust, a romantic thriller set in New York City involving "exceptional temptations." The story follows a New York City gallery owner named Brooke and her husband Owen, who get mixed up in high society affairs as each them...

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First Trailer for Submarine Drama 'Buoyancy' Starring Rebecca Finch

"If you can't go out to have fun, you have to go inwards." High Octane Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie "sci-fi" thriller titled Buoyancy, the feature directorial debut of Dutch filmmaker Roel Leijten. The film tells the story of an ambitious young woman who is invited on a submarine by an eccentric entrepreneur....

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First Trailer for TIFF Favorite Jewish Funeral Comedy 'Shiva Baby'

"I already have a plan and a path, so–" Utopia has unveiled the first trailer for the acclaimed indie comedy titled Shiva Baby, which premiered at last year's Toronto Film Festival and was one of the big breakouts from the fest. The film marks the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Emma Seligman, who channels her own personal...

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Watch: Supercut Mashup of Giant Moon Scenes in Different Movies

"Let me play among the stars, Let me see what spring is like on a-Jupiter and Mars." Hey Moon, why you look so good? Why you look so big?! Uh, is that normal…? This amusing and entertaining supercut created by editor / video essayist Ariel Avissar is worth a watch. This "Supermoon" mashup features a bunch of shots of gigantic...

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Official Trailer for Sci-Fi Thriller 'Doors' About Millions of Alien Doors

"Maybe it takes us somewhere?" Epic Pics has unveiled the official trailer for an indie sci-fi feature titled Doors, an anthology film about the doors. Without warning, millions of mysterious alien "doors" suddenly appear around the globe. In a rush to determine the reason for their arrival, mankind must work together to understand...

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A Strange Creature in a Small Town: 'The Arbors' Sci-Fi Horror Trailer

"I just found… something. I've never seen anything like it…" Gravitas has released an official trailer for an indie sci-fi horror thriller titled The Arbors, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Clayton Witmer. The poster for this is "holy shit!" freaky, which is exactly what caught my eye at first. Set against...

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First Teaser Trailer for Mamoru Hosoda's New Animated Film 'Belle'

"Who is she?" Charades in France has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the new film titled Belle made by acclaimed, award-winning Japanese animation director Mamoru Hosoda (of the films The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, and Mirai). The short title is just Belle (perhaps...

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First Full Trailer for New 'Mortal Kombat' Movie Featuring Joe Taslim

"The fate of Earth is in our hands!" Warner Bros has debuted the first restricted official trailer for the new Mortal Kombat movie, finally set for release in April after being delayed due to the pandemic. This brand new live-action movie based on the classic fighting video game has been in the works for years, ever since...

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Full US Trailer for Norway's 'Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition' Film

"We may as well be on a foreign planet." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a new official US trailer for the Norwegian adventure drama Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition, from director Espen Sandberg. This is finally arriving in the US on VOD in April after originally opening in Norway back in 2019 (we posted this teaser a...

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Another New US Trailer for WWII Thriller 'Six Minutes to Midnight'

"My girls are not the enemy…" IFC Films has also debuted a new US trailer for the UK thriller set just days before WWII began called Six Minutes to Midnight, the latest from director Andy Goddard (of Set Fire to the Stars, A Kind of Murder). We just featured the UK trailer for this yesterday, but there's even more footage...

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IFFR 2021: 'Riders of Justice' from Denmark is Extra Dark & Complex

Screened as a selection of the virtual 2021 Rotterdam Film Festival. There is always room for more dark comedies in the world of cinema. Laughter makes everything better. The latest film from Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen is yet another very dark comedy, which is precisely his forte as a filmmaker. He's written dozens...

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