Monday, June 9, 2025

Drugs, Vampires, BLEEDING

 

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Nina Conti's "SUNLIGHT"

 SUNLIGHT 



A darkly comic love story between a man and a woman who doesn't want to come out of a monkey suit


Coming To Theaters June 6, 2025 


WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Winner of the 1987 Oscar for Best Documentary, ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT, Has Been Restored in 4K and Premieres on VOD/Digital on 4/25

 

EXPLORE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A SINGULAR JAZZ ICON

WITH THIS FEATURE-LENGTH PORTRAIT, WINNER OF THE

1987 ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE,

NOW RESTORED IN 4K

PREMIERES ON VOD & LEADING DIGITAL OUTLETS

ON APRIL 25, 2025


"Critic's Pick! An all-star roster of interviewees, including the luminaries

Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich, contributes to an unfailingly entertaining saga."

-- Glenn Kenny, The New York Times


"The film remains a brilliant portrait of a difficult man,

an artist who was never happy with himself or anyone else."

-- Judy Wolfe, POV Magazine

SYNOPSIS

 

Outspoken, manipulative, independent thinking and oftentimes controversial, Artie Shaw (1910-2004) was one of the most popular stars of the Swing Era, who famously broke the color barrier by hiring the legendary Billie Holiday, Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge for his bands. His complex love-hate relationship with his own celebrity caused him to walk away from performing almost as many times as he walked away from his marriages.

Winner of the 1986 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU’VE GOT portrays the restless life and five-decade career of the gifted clarinetist/bandleader known as the “King of the Clarinet.” Anchored by an incisive interview recorded when he was 72 years old, this entertaining portrait is much more than a jazz film; it is the insightful story of a brilliant and complex individual.

4K picture restoration by Patrick Duchesne, Frank Biasi, and Jim Fleming at Picture Shop (Toronto). Sound restoration by Daniel Pellerin. 4K and soundtrack restoration generously donated by Donald Hicks (coordinated by Bradly Torreano) and Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival.


FOR ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT ASSETS, GO HERE    

 

ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU’VE GOT (1985)

Written & Directed by: Brigitte Berman

Cinematography by: James Aquila, Mark Irwin

Edited by: Barry Backus, Brigitte Berman

Genre: Documentary

RT: 114 minutes


Screening links are available; to request, please contact:

 

Michael Krause

Foundry Communications

(212) 586-7967| mkrause@foundrycomm.com

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Opens March 14: Heiny Srour's LEILA AND THE WOLVES, First-Ever US Theatrical Release of Legendary Arab Feminist Epic, New 40th Anniversary Restoration

 

LEILA AND THE WOLVES

A Film by HEINY SROUR
First Arab Woman Filmmaker Selected to Cannes

First-Ever U.S. Theatrical Release, New 40th Anniversary Restoration of Groundbreaking Lebanese Feminist Epic
New York @ BAM Cinemas: March 14-20
Los Angeles @ Mezzanine: March 17

*with Srour in Attendance & Available for Select Interviews

+ Chicago, Seattle, Cleveland, Dallas, Toronto, Vancouver & more cities TBA
Narrative-Documentary Feature | 90 mins. | UK, Lebanon, Belgium, Netherlands | 1984
In Arabic and English with English Subtitles | Written and Directed by Heiny Srour
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“A film of monumental resolve and ambition.” – MUBI

“Feminist masterwork.” – The Guardian

“Triumph of artistic ambition over insurmountable obstacles.”
– The Financial Times

“A visionary journey through female protest and defiance … A landmark film.”
– Elhum Shakerifar, BFI


Synopsis: Combining fictional drama, archival footage, and fantasy sequences, LEILA AND THE WOLVES follows a young Lebanese woman in modern London as she time-travels through the 20th century, observing the place of Arab women in social struggles and anti-colonial movements in Lebanon and Palestine.
 

The legendary films of Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour, a body of searing feminist revolutionary works depicting the Middle East in the 70s and 80s, come to theaters in new restorations. In addition to LEILA AND THE WOLVES, Srour’s earlier work, the seminal 1974 feature documentary THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED—the first film by an Arab woman ever selected for the Cannes Film Festival—has also been newly restored and will screen at BAM alongside LEILA. The special engagement offers a rare opportunity to experience both of Srour’s landmark films together on the big screen in their crisp new iteration for the first time with the legendary filmmaker, flying in exclusively from Paris for the opening weekend.

Restored by the CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in 2K

Written and Directed by: Heiny Srour
Camera: Charley RECORS & Curtis CLARK
Editor: Eva HOUDOVA
Songs: Zaki NASSIF
Dialogues: Salama BADR
Sound: Eddy TISE, John ANDERTON, Sabah JABBOUR, Emile SAADE, & Henri MORELLE
Starring in multiple roles: Nabila ZEITOUNI & Rafic ALI AHMED
Produced by: The British Film Institute (London), Leila Films (Paris), The Ministry of Culture (Belgium), NCO and NOVIB (Holland)

THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

New York @ BAM CinemasMarch 14–20 
with Heiny Srour in person at the following screenings:

Friday, March 14 – 7pm (presented by ArteEast)
Sunday, March 16 – 2pm (presented by Jewish Voices for Peace)
*In addition to the weeklong theatrical run of LEILA AND THE WOLVES,
BAM will also screen Srour's THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED


Los Angeles @ Mezzanine at 2220 Arts: March 17 *with Srour in person
Toronto, CA @ TIFF: April 5
Dallas @ SPACY: April 7
Vancouver, CA @ The Cinematheque: April 11, 13 & 26
Chicago @ Doc Films: April 12
Seattle @ The Beacon: May 2 & 4
Cleveland @ Cleveland Institute of Art: May 4
Coming Soon: 
Austin, Washington D.C., Detroit & more


Tuesday, February 18, 2025

RENNER Frankie Muniz Thriller

"A sexy hi-tech thriller with surprising twists; delivering suspense and gorgeous futuristic visuals."

-Pop Geeks

"One of the best payoffs

in years."

–Cinefied


Directed by: Robert Rippberger


Written by: Luke Medina and Martin Medina


StarringFrankie Muniz, Violett Beane, Taylor Gray, and Marcia Gay Harden


IN LIMITED THEATERS

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7th

Theatrical List (75+)




A computer genius invents an A.I life coach to help him find love, but realizes too late he accidentally programmed his manipulative mother into the code.




www.rennerthemovie.com



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Genre: A.I / Sci-Fi Thriller

RT: 90 min | Not Yet Rated

Language: English | U.S.



Renner, a reclusive computer genius driven by a need for control, designs an A.I. named Salenus to help him overcome his crippling social anxieties and find love. Encouraged by Salenus, Renner forms a connection with his alluring neighbor Jamie, but their relationship starts to unravel when she begins to interact with the A.I. As dark secrets and betrayals begin to surface, Salenus’s influence on Renner takes a malicious turn, leaving him entangled in the devastating consequences of his invention.


"Bringing this story to life required a lead who could not only embody the brilliance of Renner, but also capture the emotional complexity of a man wrestling with forces far beyond his control. Frankie Muniz did just that - delivering a performance unlike anything audiences have ever seen from him. A.I. isn’t some distant possibility — it’s here, shaping our lives right now. Renner explores that reality and asks: What happens when the creation outpaces the creator? I hope this film will spark conversation, provoke thought, and remind us all that every technological leap comes with a cost." - Robert Rippberger



RENNER is directed and produced by Robert Rippberger. Written by Luke Medina and Martin Medina. Story by Luke Medina. Produced by Devin Keaton, Martin Medina, KT Kent, and Jay Burnley. Executive produced by David Hicks, Scott McLaughlin, Anita Konka, Ali Baghdadi, Laura Wintead, Mark Fuell, Neuman Vong, Jay Slaughterbeck, Carther F. Jorgenson, Harambee K. Grey-Sun, Neil Amin, Eric Eppinger, and Greg Gertmenian. Cinematography by Sean Emer. Edited by Gabriel Cullen. Music by Rony Barrak. A Slated production.