Raven Banner Releasing and Swissploitation Films are excited to announce the North American digital and physical release of the modern grindhouse epic Mad Heidi. Following a one night theatrical release across the United States and Canada, Mad Heidi will bow on Blu-ray, digital and cable VOD (including Prime Video, Amazon, Vudu, Bell and more) July 21st. The Blu-ray will be available in both a standard edition and a Limited Edition Extra Cheese Edition.
A meet-cute soon turns into a hellish nightmare in Nick Laurant’s The Girl in the Backseat. After being stood up on a date, Sofia meets Ryan, a seemingly harmless young man who charms Sofia back to her home. Things eventually take a dark turn as we soon find out that Ryan has drugged and abducted Sofia for human trafficking purposes. In this darkly tense thriller, Sofia must find a way to escape before she becomes fully entrenched in a human trafficking ring.
Capital Arts Entertainment and the Film Studio at Shenandoah announce the cast of Miss Valentine. The film is to be directed by veteran filmmaker Blayne Weaver (6 Month Rule, Weather Girl) from a script by Patricia Harrington (Santa Girl, The Secrets of Emily Blair) and will star Paris Berelc (Do Revenge, Alexa and Katie).
Here's what you need to know: As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where they hope to uncover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line – or risk losing each other forever.
It isn’t often these days that traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation makes a lot of waves, given that 3D CGI has been the industry standard for at least the last decade if not longer. But every once in a while, a bit of the classical style comes along to warm your heart, trigger the nostalgia, and remind us all just how rich the art form was, and still is.
On this episode Maribeth Thueson, William J. Hammon (ActuallyPaid.com), and host Jason Godbey review the films of the Brooklyn Film Festival 2023 including the opening night film, Forgive Me Father, Pratfall, and some highlights from the Animation Program.
The highly-anticipated film, Unfix, is set to make its world premiere at the prestigious Dances With Films Film Festival 2023 in Hollywood. Directed by Graham Streeter, this thought-provoking drama explores the complex journey of self-discovery, sexual identity, and the impact of societal expectations.
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is pleased to announce the presentation of the Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant to award-winning writer, director, and producer Ravit Markus of New Love Films for her documentary feature Nina. The film completion grant, now in its 15th year, is provided through the generosity of longtime disability rights advocate Loreen Arbus and awards $6,500 to a woman filmmaker for a film on physical or developmental disability issues.
Our No Rest for the Fest summer continues with The Brooklyn Film Festival. This week we take you to the red carpet of the opening night featuring interviews with Forgive Me Father director James Biberi as well as the cast of that film.
Strap on your meta shoes for Proof of Concept, a new short that recently screened at the Tribeca Film Festival (one of the stated goals within the film itself). This six-minute breakdown of the actual process of making an independent film is funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly informative, challenging the almost fantasy ideal of what it really takes for a new, artistic voice to announce themselves on the world stage.
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