Review: Ben Sharrock's 'Limbo' is One of the Best Refugee Films Yet

"I cannot be myself back home." I need to write about this film because it's the best film I've seen in 2021 so far, and I've been thinking about it all the time since watching. Limbo is a dark comedy about the refugee experience in the UK written & directed by British filmmaker Ben Sharrock, and it was initially supposed...

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Official Trailer for 'Two Gods' Doc About a Muslim Mentor in Newark

"I know he always there for me." An official trailer has debuted for an acclaimed indie documentary called Two Gods, marking the feature directorial debut of Brooklyn-based filmmaker Zeshawn Ali. This initially premiered at last year's Hot Docs Film Festival, and it also stopped by the Camden & Montclair Film Fests. Two...

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Fresh US Trailer for Australian Sci-Fi Spectacle 'Occupation: Rainfall'

"Something big is coming…" Saban Films has debuted a new official US trailer for an Australian sci-fi action thriller titled Occupation: Rainfall, from filmmaker Luke Sparke. This is a completely different trailer than the UK trailer we posted last week. Two years after aliens land on Earth, survivors from Sydney, Aus., fight...

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'Marvel Studios' Assembled' Behind-the-Scenes Doc Series Trailer #2

"Let's roll again! I'm on!" Marvel + Disney have revealed a fun official trailer for their next episode in their behind-the-scenes doc series called Marvel Studios' Assembled. This "making of" series ties in with the new Disney+ Marvel shows that have been debuting this year - including WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter...

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Netflix Trailer for Thai Horror 'Ghost Lab' Trying to Prove Ghosts Exist

"You aren't supposed to believe in these things." Netflix has debuted a new trailer for a ghost horror film from Thailand called Ghost Lab, streaming in the US and Thailand starting this May. After witnessing a haunting, two young doctors become dangerously obsessed with obtaining scientific proof that ghosts exist. Gla and...

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New US Trailer for Yamato Warship Film 'The Great War of Archimedes'

"Their battleship will lead directly to war." Well Go USA has released a new official trailer for the Japanese drama titled The Great War of Archimedes, which originally opened in Japan back in 2019. Everyone has heard of the anime Space Battleship Yamato, but have you heard the real story of the actual Yamato warship? It...

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First Teaser for Doc 'The Gig Is Up' About Pitfalls of the Gig Economy

"There is a cost to convenience." Dogwoof has revealed a promo teaser trailer for the indie documentary titled The Gig Is Up, the latest from award-winning Canadian filmmaker Shannon Walsh. Her new doc about the gig economy is premiering at both Hot Docs and the CPH:DOX Film Festivals this spring, which is why this first trailer...

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One Final Red Band Trailer for 'Wrath of Man' Starring Jason Statham

"I need to know who is responsible for killing my son." MGM + UA have debuted a final official red band trailer for Wrath of Man, the new Guy Ritchie movie starring Jason Statham. Hitting theaters in a week to kick things off for the summer. This is actually a remake of a French action film titled Le Convoyeur (aka Cash Truck)...

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First Trailer for Pandemic Sci-Fi Comedy Short 'Hell in a Handbasket'

"What could possibly go wrong!?" Jetlag Pictures has debuted the official trailer for an indie sci-fi comedy short film called Hell in a Handbasket, the latest from Canadian filmmaker Lee Chambers. He explains that they made this film "under the same conditions as the Covid-19 lockdowns… Shot in snowy Canada with actor Hoyt...

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Vanessa Redgrave in Christoph Waltz's D.C. Drama 'Georgetown' Trailer

"Try to get to know him before you condemn him!" Paramount Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an indie political drama titled Georgetown, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-winning Austrian actor Christoph Waltz. This already premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival a few years ago, but has been waiting...

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First Netflix Teaser for 'Wish Dragon' Animated Movie with John Cho

"How long have you been in that teapot?" Netflix has debuted a new teaser trailer for the animated movie Wish Dragon, a Sony Animation production that is being released by Netflix in a few countries coming up this summer. This Chinese co-production already opened in China earlier this year. Based on a story by children's book...

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New International Trailer for Spooky House Thriller 'The Night House'

"Chills to the bone." Searchlight Pictures (and Disney UK) has debuted another new international trailer for The Night House, a mysterious haunted house horror thriller from filmmaker David Bruckner (of The Signal, The Ritual). This first premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival - we posted the first US trailer a few...

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First Look + 8mm Footage of Neill Blomkamp's Horror Film 'Demonic'

In 2020, Neill Blomkamp began shooting a secret horror film known only as Demonic. Time for a first look sneak peek! Last year it was revealed that filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, who lives up in Vancouver, Canada, decided to go out and shoot a low budget horror film in the woods during the pandemic summer. The title of the film...

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Watch: 'The Transformation of Anthony Hopkins' Tribute to a Master

"Since I was a child, I've always loved a good story… I believe that stories helped us to ennoble ourselves to fix what was broken in us, and to help us become the people we've dreamed of being." Introducing… 2021 Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins! One of the best actors of all-time. Hopkins just won the Oscar for Best...

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New Trailer for 'Port Authority' with Fionn Whitehead & Leyna Bloom

"Who says I like you?" Momentum Pictures has released an official US trailer for the indie titled Port Authority, which originally premiered back in 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. Marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Danielle Lessovitz, Port Authority is a love story set in...

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Jimmy Gonzales & Dennis Quaid in Fishing Film 'Blue Miracle' Trailer

"Fish on!!" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for the inspirational family film Blue Miracle, based on a true story about a Mexican orphanage that competes in a fishing tournament. After a hurricane leaves their boys home nearly destroyed, they decide to partner with a local fishing boat captain, as played by Dennis...

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Action Movie 'The Misfits' Trailer with Pierce Brosnan & Jamie Chung

"Let's roll." Paramount has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller known as The Misfits, the latest movie from Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin, who had an epic run in the 90s (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea) but hasn't made anything that exciting recently. After...

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Romance in Berlin - Official US Trailer for Christian Petzold's 'Undine'

"An enigmatic and hypnotic modern fairy tale." IFC Films has released a new official US trailer for the German indie romance film titled Undine, from filmmaker Christian Petzold (of Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit). This originally premiered at last year's Berlin Film Festival, also where Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best...

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New US Trailer for 'Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue' Doc Film

"The place you're born… is the place that half-buries you." The Cinema Guild has debuted a new official US trailer for the acclaimed Chinese documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, made by the prolific director Jia Zhang-Ke (aka Jia Zhangke), of A Touch of Sin, Mountains May Depart, and Ash Is Purest White previously....

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Trailer for Kidnapping Horror 'Women' Starring Anna Marie Dobbins

"Don't even think about escaping…" Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for a frightening small town horror thriller titled Women, a new feature from Icelandic director Anton Sigurdsson. In the film, a small-town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology...

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Chris Pratt Fights the Future in Teaser for Sci-Fi 'The Tomorrow War'

"We are fighting a war 30 years in the future… Our enemy is not human." Amazon has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for the sci-fi action movie The Tomorrow War, the latest from The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay. A man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront...

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Full Trailer for Pixar's 'Luca' Movie Set in Italy About Sea Monsters

"Everything good is above the surface: walking, air, the sky, the clouds, the sun!" Disney has debuted the full trailer for Pixar's next 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...

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Al Pacino in 'American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally' Official Trailer

"I did what I could to survive…" Vertical Entertainment has released the official trailer for a legal drama called American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the latest from director Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, The Astronaut Farmer, Force of Nature). An American woman named Mildred Gillars, played in this...

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Promo Trailer for Hong Kong Documentary 'Faceless' by Jennifer Ngo

"A diploma cannot compare to the future of Hong Kong." Dogwoof has released an official promo trailer for the documentary film Faceless, the first film from journalist / filmmaker Jennifer Ngo. This is premiering at the Hot Docs Film Festival this week, hence the new trailer to drum up some early buzz and interest. Not to...

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First Teaser for HBO's 'Oslo' Film About the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords

"The Oslo channel began with the hopes of creating a dialogue… If this fails, lives will be ruined." HBO has unveiled the first teaser trailer for a film titled Oslo, based on the Tony award-winning play by J. T. Rogers which opened on Broadway in 2017. This is directed by a Tony award-winning stage director, from a script...

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'Snapper' Short Doc Trailer About an Unfinished Killer Turtle Movie

"Rolling!" Watch out for killer turtles! Check out this official trailer for a never-finished-film documentary called Snapper: The Man-Eating Turtle Movie That Never Got Made, the latest from director John Campopiano, who is also currently working on the film Pennywise: The Story of It. This doc tells the untold story of Snapper,...

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Watch: Netflix's 2021 Summer Movie Preview - Great Times Ahead

New Movies. Every Week. All Summer. It's time to kick off the summer movie season! And since we're in a whole new era of Hollywood, the current King of Movies is the streaming champion Netflix - always leading the way. Netflix has launched a fun 2021 Summer Movie Preview, highlighting their line-up of feature films […] from FirstShowing.net https...

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First Teaser for Animated 'Vivo' Musical Starring Lin-Manuel Miranda

Time to meet Vivo! Sony + Netflix have revealed the first teaser trailer for Vivo, a vibrant new musical from Sony Animation. Vivo, featuring all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, will take audiences on an epic adventure to many unique locations around the world. Vivo is an exhilarating story about gathering your courage, finding family […] from...

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A Low Budget Tale of Terror - 'Don't Let Her In' Horror Movie Trailer

"Open the door!" Full Moon Features has released an official trailer for a kinky B-movie horror titled Don't Let Her In, one of these very bad creations that goes straight to the bargain bin. The film follows Ben and Amber, an attractive young couple who rent out an extra room in their spacious loft to […] from FirstShowing.net https://ift.tt/3aI...

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Full Trailer for Netflix's Anime Series 'Yasuke' with Lakeith Stanfield

"We are close to achieving real power." Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for their anime series titled Yasuke, from artist / creator LeSean Thomas ("The Boondocks", "Black Dynamite", Cannon Busters). After posting the first teaser, we have to follow-up with this full trailer because hell yes this looks very cool. The story is […] from...

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One Final 2021 Trailer for Will Gluck's 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'

"Do you know what happens after you eat too much sugar?" Sony Pictures has unveiled one more official 2021 trailer for the live-action CG hybrid sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, the follow-up to Sony's Peter Rabbit movie from 2018. This was initially supposed to open last spring, and we ran the first official trailer […] from FirstShowing.net ...

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Watch: Animated Short Film 'Récit De Soi' About Being Non-Binary

"These kind of moments of breakthrough are positive because you understand better who you are…" This lovely animated short film is a self portrait of a filmmaker. Récit De Soi, which translates to Self Story (or Oneself Story) in French, is made by the Belgian non-binary animator Geraldine Charpentier. "Lou talks about their relationship to […] from...

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Official US Trailer for Mohammad Rasoulof's Film 'There Is No Evil'

"The more I think about it, the more I realize I can't." Kino Lorber has revealed an official trailer for Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's anthology film There Is No Evil. The film won the Golden Bear at last year's Berlin Film Festival, a prestigious prize. It features four narratives, each one addressing variations on the […] from FirstShowing.net...

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Mickey Rourke & Eric Roberts in Trailer for 'Night Walk' Crime Thriller

"You just keep your mouth shut, or your lights go out. You feel me?" Lionsgate has unveiled the first trailer for a gritty thriller called Night Walk, from Moroccan filmmaker Aziz Tazi. This originally premiered back in 2019 at the Moscow Film Festival, but is only now getting a direct-to-VOD release. In this strange take […] from FirstShowing.net...

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Full Trailer for Documentary 'The Boy from Medellín' About J Balvin

"What does an artist owe to his people?" Amazon Prime Video has released the full trailer for an acclaimed documentary called The Boy from Medellín, one of the latest films from filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, Tiger, The First Wave). This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year and launches on […] from FirstShowing.net...

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Reinventing Classic Cinema - Official Trailer for 'Cinema Toast' Series

"Be warned: this will shock, alarm, repulse, and revolt you!" Showtime has unveiled an official trailer for a series titled Cinema Toast, an experimental pandemic-created mash-up of old cinema classics. Created by filmmaker Jeff Baena, "Cinema Toast" takes old footage now in the public domain, and updates it again. "Wildly experimental new series from...

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Another Exciting New TV Trailer for Magical Musical 'In the Heights'

"Tell the world we are not invisible." Warner Bros aired this brand new 90-second TV trailer for the In the Heights musical during the Academy Awards broadcast last night. We've already posted two official trailers so far, and it's looking better and better the more they show us. This is one of my most anticipated […] from FirstShowing.net https:...

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First Teaser Trailer for Questlove's Groovy Music Doc 'Summer of Soul'

"The revolution will not be televised!" Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the new music history documentary Summer of Soul, the feature directorial debut of DJ / musician Questlove - who MC'd the Academy Awards show live last night. Summer of Soul first premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it […] from...

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First Trailer for Steven Spielberg's New Remake of 'West Side Story'

"Somewhere a place for us…" 20th Century Studios has debuted a surprise teaser trailer during the Oscar ceremony for the new Steven Spielberg movie - a remake of the classic musical West Side Story. This was filmed in the summer of 2019, and has been rescheduled for release in theaters this December - right in the middle of...

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2021 Academy Awards Winners - Daniel Kaluuya Wins Supporting

The 93rd Academy Awards are finally upon us and it's time to watch the show and discover the winners of the most prestigious award in Hollywood. The Oscar ceremony is two months later than normal this year, to allow time for more films to show due to the shut downs last year. There are eight Best Picture nominees, and I'm...

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Second Trailer for Zhang Yimou's Snowy 1930s Spy Noir 'Cliff Walkers'

"How did you know they were spies?" "We have a traitor high up in the ranks." CMC Pictures has debuted a second official trailer for Cliff Walkers, the latest film made by Zhang Yimou following his martial arts epic Shadow a few years ago. This one is arriving in theaters in the US in just a week! We already posted one full...

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Mike Akel in Tennis Comedy 'The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke' Trailer

"There's a tiny home on the line, let's not play around." Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official US trailer for an indie comedy called The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke, made by filmmaker Mike Apel, who writes, directs, produces, and stars in this. The film first premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival and Hill Country Film...

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Watch: Short Doc 'Ukiyo-e Technique' About Japanese Printmaking

"Each block is made from 100 year old mountain cherry." This isn't a new video to enjoy, but it's certainly worth watching anyway and might inspire artistic minds. Thanks to recent "unintentional ASMR" finds, this Ukiyo-e Technique video from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has been rediscovered by the internet....

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Psychotronic B&W Elderly Horror Comedy 'Dementia Part II' Trailer

"Last night I tried to kill my wife." Dark Star has released an official US trailer for an indie horror comedy titled Dementia Part II, which is indeed technically a sequel to the horror Dementia from 2015. But the concept is mostly about being old as an invitation for supernatural evil. This originally premiered in 2018 at...

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2021 Indie Spirit Awards: 'Nomadland', 'Sound of Metal', 'Crip Camp'

The Independent Spirit Awards are an annual award given in the name of independent film, featuring all of the indie films which deserve the honor and recognition that they usually don't receive - celebrating their 36th year. The 2021 winners of the Spirit Awards were announced Thursday evening just before the Oscars in a virtual...

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Restoration Trailer for Melvin Van Peebles' 'Story of a Three-Day Pass'

"I'm not the Captain's Uncle Tom!" "Maybe yes, maybe no?" Janus Films has released a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration of Melvin Van Peebles' 1968 film The Story of a Three-Day Pass, also known as La permission in French. The film stars Harry Baird as Turner, an African-American solider stationed in France who is granted...

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Wacky New US Trailer for Abel Ferrara's 'Siberia' with Willem Dafoe

"Your soul is outside of you, and you must claim it!" Lionsgate has unveiled an official US trailer for the latest Abel Ferrara wacky mind-fuck film titled Siberia, starring his muse Willem Dafoe. This originally premiered at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival just before the pandemic shut everything down, and we featured an early...

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Digitizing Our Memories in New Trailer for Indie Sci-Fi 'Cerebrum'

"I don't trust myself anymore…" Glasshouse Distribution has released a new official trailer for an indie sci-fi film titled Cerebrum, marking the feature directorial debut of "visionary new filmmaker" Arvi Ragu. It's premiering at WorldFest in Houston this month, then arrives on VOD right after that. Yet another low budget...

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Official Trailer for Doc 'It's Not a Burden' on Raising Elderly Parents

"Sweetheart, I might have to have a colonoscopy." Gravitas has released a trailer for a documentary called It's Not a Burden, or titled in full It's Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents. As the title indicates, it's a film about how people care for their parents when they get older and really need...

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Watch: Kwesi Thomas' Short Doc Film 'Battleground' About Racism

"Loving takes your further than 'not hating', because to love someone is to know what hurts them." Yep. An important short doc film about racism. Battleground is the creation of filmmakers Kwesi Thomas & Mark Bone, developed through conversations immediately following the murder of George Floyd last year (finally there...

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Tahj Mowry is Afraid to Leave His Apartment in 'Welcome Matt' Trailer

"It's just not safe out there." Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for a very meta indie comedy called Welcome Matt, the feature directorial debut from filmmaker Leon Pierce Jr. The film is not only commentary on the process of making a film, but is also a story about staying home even though it doesn't reference...

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Review: Out of This World 'Stowaway' Puts Humanity at the Center

Imagine suddenly waking up disoriented in an unfamiliar place. As you walk through the narrow, round tunnel hallway, you reach the window and look out to see space – vast, uncharted blackness with millions of stars. Suddenly, you spot the Earth, your home. That's where you're supposed to be and where your family is. Soon you...

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Temuera Morrison Fights Back in Sci-Fi 'Occupation: Rainfall' Trailer

"Bring the rain." Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled the official UK trailer for an Australian sci-fi action thriller titled Occupation: Rainfall, from filmmaker Luke Sparke. Two years after aliens land on Earth, survivors from Sydney, Australia, fight in a desperate war as the number of casualties continue to...

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Official US Trailer for 'Edge of the World' with Jonathan Rhys Meyers

"Might I be allowed to go up river?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official US trailer for a colonial historic thriller titled Edge of the World, a jungle crusade movie from director Michael Haussman. We already posted the epic UK trailer one month ago. The film takes us on the true "adventures" of Sir James Brooke,...

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Trailer for Comedy 'Here Today' with Billy Crystal & Tiffany Haddish

"I'm writing something… I have to finish before my words run out." Sony Pictures has debuted an official trailer for a mainstream comedy titled Here Today, directed by the beloved Billy Crystal. When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship...

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'Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It' Doc Film Trailer

"She just brings such authority and such honesty to whatever she's playing." Roadside Attractions debuted an official trailer for a documentary film titled Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It, made by Puerto Rican filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera. This first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year,...

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Another Glorious UK Trailer + Poster for Quentin Dupieux's 'Deerskin'

"I need more action. I need more blood." The very last country to debut this film years after its premiere. Picturehouse Entertainment has debuted one final UK trailer for the wacky, weird, killer film from French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (of Rubber, Wrong, Mandibules) titled Deerskin. This originally premiered at the Cannes...

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First Trailer for 'Fathom' Doc About Humpback Whale Communication

"Studying whale culture might be more about glimpsing something of ourselves… How we can connect differently a million years from now." Apple TV+ has revealed an official trailer for a documentary titled Fathom, in celebration of Earth Day. The film introduces us to the most dedicated whale researchers, Dr. Michelle Fournet...

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