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‘The Beach’ Trailer: A24’s Week-Long “Infinity-Looping Experience” Comes From Filmmaker Warwick Thornton

November 2, 2021 11:18 am

A24 has become a studio synonymous with originality and experimentation. And for the most part, with films like “Moonlight,” “The Lighthouse,” “Lady Bird,” and “Hereditary,” among many more, the mission statem...

‘Red Rocket’ Trailer: Sean Baker’s Latest Follows A Hustler Back To His Hometown On December 3

Ned Booth

October 5, 2021 9:01 am

News, Trailers

Between the buzz and acclaim of his last two movies stirred up, Sean Baker's latest feature is one of the most anticipated films to debut in the final months of 2021. Both 2015's "Tangerine" and 2017's "The Fl...

Everything You Wanted To Know About ‘Lamb’ But Were Afraid To Ask: A Spoiler-Heavy Discussion With Director Valdimar Jóhannsson

Warren Cantrell

October 1, 2021 2:43 pm

Interviews, News

A24 is back at it again doing peak-A24 stuff with the release of “Lamb” this week, a suspense drama chock-full of quiet desperation, rich imagery, and unsettling body horror. Early reviews and the trailer have...

‘The Souvenir Part II’ Trailer: Joanna Hogg’s Memory Tribute Is A Meta-Filmmaking Impression

Ned Booth

September 29, 2021 9:21 am

News, Trailers

Joanna Hogg’s 2019 film “The Souvenir” made a big splash at its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival that year. The film went on to win the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the festival that y...

Joel Coen & The ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Cast On Adapting Shakespeare, Streaming Services, & More [NYFF]

Jason Bailey

September 25, 2021 11:13 am

Festivals, News

Whenever Frances McDormand brought up the notion of her husband and frequent collaborator Joel Coendirecting her in her dream role of Lady Macbeth, he demurred – bluntly. “He said absolutely not,” she recalled...

A24 To Release ‘C’mon C’mon’ & ‘Red Rocket’ In Late 2021

Christopher Marc

September 23, 2021 5:50 pm

News

Coming off the success of “Zola” and “The Green Knight,” A24 has officially set theatrical release dates in late 2021 for two upcoming dramas and awards contenders, Mike Mills' “C’mon C’mon” and Sean Baker's “...

‘The Humans’ Trailer: Richard Jenkins, Beanie Feldstein & Steven Yeun Explore The Hidden Dread Of Family

Edward Davis

September 17, 2021 9:03 am

News, Trailers

"Don't you think it should cost less to be alive?" Wow, that's a sentiment you don't hear every day in movies. Recently premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, celebrated playwright Stephen Kara...

‘The Humans:’ Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, & Richard Jenkins, Only Partially Save This Dark Horror Comedy [TIFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 12, 2021 7:20 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

In writer-director Stephen Karam’s feature debut, the dark horror-comedy “The Humans,” it’s not so much a bump in the night or the creak in the door that can rupture an untapped fear. Those are merely the exte...

‘Mr. Corman’ Is A Dull, Cliché-Ridden Chore About An Unlikable, Miserable Man [Review]

Brian Tallerico

August 2, 2021 2:09 pm

News, Reviews, Television

If someone plugged all of the mid-tier Sundance, quarter-life crisis dramedies of the last decade about people discovering that they may be the problem of their lives into a machine and asked it to stretch all...

‘Sharper’: Sebastian Stan Joins Julianne Moore In A24’s Con Artist Movie From ‘Andor’ Director

Christopher Marc

July 30, 2021 1:19 pm

News

Apple and A24 are teaming for a new film, "Sharper," that will star Oscar-winner Julianne Moore ("Boogie Nights," "Still Alice"). Moore will play con artist as the film is set in Manhattan’s billionaire echelo...

Alicia Vikander Talks ‘The Green Knight,’ Magic Of ’80s Fantasy Films, ‘Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ & More [The Fourth Wall]

Griffin Schiller

July 28, 2021 10:54 am

News

Before even turning thirty, Alicia Vikander had already starred in the sci-fi thriller “Ex Machina,” teamed up with Matt Damon in “Jason Bourne,” was in pre-production as the lead in the reboot of the action f...

‘The Green Knight’: David Lowery Added 60 VFX Shots During Delays

Christopher Marc

July 28, 2021 10:04 am

News

Director David Lowery's new mature Arthurian tale "The Green Knight" is getting some serious buzz ahead of the domestic release on July 30, and the United Kingdom is still waiting on a new date after the film ...

‘Time’ Director Garrett Bradley To Helm ‘Parable Of The Sower’ For A24

Kambole Campbell

July 27, 2021 1:14 pm

News

Garrett Bradley, the Oscar-nominated director of the astounding, intensely vivid and personal activism documentary “Time” will direct an adaptation of acclaimed science fiction author Octavia E. Butler’s “Par...

‘The Green Knight’: David Lowery Enthralls With An Epic Feat of Bold Imagination About Human Weakness [Review]

Carlos Aguilar

July 26, 2021 12:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Bravery is scarce in the heart of Gawain (Dev Patel), at least in the intrepid form attributed to medieval warriors fighting wars with immeasurable carnage. “I’m not a knight,” he exclaims ceaselessly througho...

‘The Green Knight’ Release Date Pulled In The U.K. Due To The Pandemic

Christopher Marc

July 23, 2021 1:47 pm

News

"The Green Knight" is director David Lowery's latest entry into the fantasy genre tackling the late 14th-century Arthurian tale "Sir Gawain & The Green Knight." And the mature visual stunner from A24 is ea...

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