Despite her sudden departure from the “Scream” franchise last November, Melissa Barrera remains one of Hollywood’s current Scream Queens and an actress on the rise. And while Radio Silence‘s “Abigail” didn’t stun critics, maybe “Your Monster” will. The Sundance selection hits theaters next month: not quite a horror movie, but more of a genre-blender about a struggling actress who finds a monster living in her closer.

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Another year, another exorcism horror movie for Russell Crowe, who may have found a new go-to role in this stage of his career. But “The Exorcism” isn’t in the same vein as “The Pope’s Exorcist” from last year. Instead, Joshua John Miller‘s film takes a meta twist on the possession movie premise, with Crowe as an actor whose psychological demons (and maybe some real ones) are plaguing him while working on a horror movie set.

Continue reading ‘The Exorcism’ Trailer: Russell Crowe’s Latest Exorcist Flick Goes Meta, Hits Theaters On June 7 at The Playlist.

Steve Buscemi hasn’t directed a film in a while: since 2007, with “Interview,” which he co-starred in with Sienna Miller. But now the “actor’s actor” is again behind the camera for his latest film. Or rather, he premiered “The Listener” at the Venice Film Festival two years ago, and Vertical Entertainment finally has it ready for a day-and-date theatrical release later this month.

Continue reading ‘The Listener’ Trailer: Steve Buscemi’s Latest Drama Starring Tessa Thompson Hits Theaters On March 29 at The Playlist.

Take three parts “Chinatown,” two parts “The Big Lebowski,” one part “Under The Silver Lake,” and an extra dash of zaniness, and what do you get? Something like “Poolman,” Chris Pine‘s directorial debut that makes its theatrical debut in May, fresh off its world premiere at TIFF last Fall.

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And how did “Poolman” fare with critics at Toronto?

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Moviegoers will likely recognize Brittany Snow‘s name from films like “X,” “John Tucker Must Die,” and the “Pitch Perfect” series. But the longtime actress is now a full-fledged director, and her feature debut is ready to hit theaters after its world premiere at SXSW last year.

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And “Parachute” stars another up-and-coming performer on the cusp of a breakout: “Yellowjackets” star Courtney Eaton.

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“After your first, life is never the same,” is the tagline from “First Love,” the new film from A.J. Edwards, who worked closely with acclaimed director Terrence Malick throughout the last several years. “First Love” follows Jim (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) and Ann (Sydney Parker), two high school seniors who navigate a bourgeoning romantic relationship as they stand at the crossroads of their young lives.

Continue reading ‘First Love’ Trailer: Terrence Malick’s Former Protégé Directs A Coming-Of-Age YA Romance Co-Starring Diane Kruger at The Playlist.

Remember the dustbowl-set American drama thriller “Dreamland” starring Margot Robbie from the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival? The film kinds of came and went and got forgotten, but in aftermath of Tribeca was bought by Vertical Entertainment. Following that, Paramount Pictures acquired the home entertainment and TV licensing rights to “Dreamland” and are co-releasing the film with Vertical this November.

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“Dreamland” stars Margot Robbie alongside, Finn Cole, Garrett Hedlund, Travis Fimmel, Kerry Condon, Darby Camp, Lola Kirke, and was directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.

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In this new post-COVID-19 world, we start to measure the “success” of a film differently when it’s released on VOD versus theatrical. We saw that Universal is already doing that when the studio discusses “Trolls World Tour.” And now, Vertical Entertainment, who partnered with Redbox Entertainment for the film’s distribution, is touting some pretty impressive numbers for its indie drama, “Capone,” which stars Tom Hardy and is directed by Josh Trank.

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It’s finally here! After literally years of waiting, we finally get to see the first trailer for “Capone,” the drama starring Tom Hardy as a dementia-ridden Al Capone. The film has been on our radar in a big way since 2018, when Hardy began posting incredible behind-the-scenes pictures and talking about how insane this film was going to be. Formerly titled “Fonzo,” distributor Vertical Entertainment recently landed the film and has offered up a new trailer.

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We’ve been on the “Fonzo” bandwagon now for a long time. Josh Trank’s feature film was originally announced way back in 2016, and it eventually went into production in early 2018, with star Tom Hardy sharing some incredible behind-the-scenes pictures. However, more than two years later, it appears that “Fonzo” is getting a new title, a distributor, and a VOD fate.

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According to Film Ratings (via Twitter), “Fonzo” is now simply titled “Capone” and has been picked up by Vertical Entertainment for distribution.

Continue reading Josh Trank’s Al Capone Biopic ‘Fonzo’ Starring Tom Hardy Likely Headed Straight To VOD at The Playlist.