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Joey King Kyle Allen in Afterlife Romance ‘The In Between’ Trailer

by Alex Billington
January 17, 2022
Source: YouTube

“He’s reaching out to you.” paramount has revealed an official trailer for an emotional teen romance movie titled The In Between, which is not really the typical teen romance as it comes with a supernatural twist. After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he is attempting to reconnect with her from the after world. “With the help of her best friend and a newfound belief that love never dies, Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, in order to give their love story the epic ending it deserves.” This sounds a bit similar to The Lovely Bones in some ways, or also a bit like the classic Ghost, but with a spunky modern YA vibe instead of the classic romance feel. Joey King stars as Tessa, along with Kyle Allen, and a small cast including Kim Dickens, John Ortiz, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Celeste O’Connor. It even has the over-saturated “afterlife” style in a few shots. This looks super cheesy so beware.

Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Arie Posin’s The In Between, direct from YouTube:

A supernatural love story that centers on a teenage girl, Tessa (Joey King), who, after bouncing around in foster homes most of her childhood, doesn’t believe she deserves her own love story. Everything changes after she has a chance encounter with Skylar (Kyle Allen), a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. As her heart begins to open, tragedy strikes when a car accident takes Skylar’s life, while Tessa survives. As Tessa searches for answers in the aftermath of the accident, she soon believes that Skylar is attempting to reconnect with her from the afterworld. With the help of her best friend and a newfound belief that love never dies, Tessa attempts to contact Skylar one last time, in order to give their love story the epic ending it deserves. The In Between is directed by Israeli-American filmmaker Arie Posin, director of the films The Chumscrubber and The Face of Love previously. The screenplay is written by Marc Klein. paramount releases The In Between streaming on paramount+ starting February 11th, 2022 this winter.

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Love Sex in Paris in US Trailer for Audiard’s ‘Paris, 13th District’

by Alex Billington
March 18, 2022
Source: YouTube

“Why are you so unsure of yourself?” IFC Films has revealed a new official US trailer for the French film known as Paris, 13th District in English, originally titled Les Olympiades, which is the French name for the “13 District” neighborhood this takes place in. This is the latest film from award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan, The Sisters Brothers) and it premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival last year. The film is a black and white story of young love in modern Paris – following three different stories of people living in the 13th district of Paris. Technically this is an adaptation of the graphic novel” Killing and Dying” by Adrian Tomine, a modern tale of love and friendship, co-written with Léa Mysius and Céline Sciamma. The film stars Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant, Jehnny Beth, Camille Léon-Fucien, Oceane Cairaty, and Anaïde Rozam. I wasn’t a huge fan of this film, though the score rules. It’s a fresh, authentic portrayal of young love in Paris and worth a look. Enjoy.

Here’s the official US trailer (+ posters) for Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, from IFC’s YouTube:

You can watch the other Australian trailer for Audiard’s Paris, 13th District here for even more footage.

Set in the the 13th District of Paris – Les Olympiades. Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both. Paris, 13th District, originally known as Les Olympiades, is directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, director of the films See How They Fall, A Self-Made Hero, Read My Lips, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan, and The Sisters Brothers previously. The screenplay is written by Léa Mysius, Céline Sciamma, Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Nicolas Livecchi. Based upon graphic novel short stories titled “Amber Sweet” / “Killing and Dying” / “Summer Blonde” / “Hawaiian Getaway” written by Adrian Tomine. This initially premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival last year, and it also played at Frameline and AFI Fest. The film already opened in France last fall. IFC Films will release Audiard’s Paris, 13th District in select US theaters + on VOD starting April 15th, 2022 this spring. Cool?

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One Final Trailer for ‘Morbius’ Vampire Movie Starring Jared Leto

by Alex Billington
February 28, 2022
Source: YouTube

“We all have monsters within us… it’s up to us to control it.” Sony Pictures has revealed the third final official trailer for Morbius, co-produced by Marvel Studios starring Jared Leto as the “superhero” known as Morbius the Living Vampire. The story follows a brilliant biochemist named Michael Morbius who tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. And thus he becomes “the living vampire” – though is he a villain or a hero? The cast includes Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Charlie Shotwell, and Tyrese Gibson. We posted the first trailer for this way back in 2020, and after numerous delays it’s finally set to open in April this year. Sony really wants this to be another epic Marvel hit but this just doesn’t seem to have the chops to pull that off. They even put in that “a new Marvel legend arrives” voice at the end. Does anyone think this looks good?

Here’s the third final trailer (+ psoter) for Daniel Espinosa’s Morbius, direct from Sony’s YouTube:

You can rewatch the first 2020 teaser for Daniel Espinosa’s Morbius here, or last year’s new trailer here.

One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero, Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease. Morbius is directed by Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa, director of the films Babylonsjukan, Outside Love, Snabba Cash, Safe House, Child 44, and Life previously. The screenplay is written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, based on the comic book character created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane. Produced by Avi Arad, Lucas Foster, Matt Tolmach; and it’s co-produced by Marvel Studios. Sony will release Espinosa’s Morbius in theaters everywhere starting on April 1st, 2022 this spring. Anyone want to watch this or not?

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Jane Campion Maggie Gyllenhaal Win 2022 Directors Guild Awards

by Alex Billington
March 13, 2022
Source: DGA

This weekend, the winners of the 74th Annual DGA Awards were announced in Los Angeles. We’re in the last few weeks of the awards season this year, with only a few big ones left to go. This year, the New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion won the top prize for Best Film for The Power of the Dog, along with Maggie Gyllenhaal winning Best First Film for The Lost Daughter. Loved both of these films and I’m very happy for both of them to win. This is the first time ever in DGA history that two women have won both of these awards together. In addition, Stanley Nelson won the Documentary prize for his superb film Attica (watch the trailer); and filmmaker Barry Jenkins won the Series prize for his show The Underground Railroad. The Directors Guild Awards are one of the premiere prizes in Hollywood, honoring “Outstanding Directorial Achievement” in many different categories. Congrats to all of the winners and all of the nominees this year.

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2021 were announced on Saturday, March 12th, during the 74th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. You can check out the full list of this year big’s winners, which also includes other honors for directing for TV series and commercials, via the official DGA website. Congrats to Campion!

For the 74th annual DGA Awards honoring films from 2021, The Power of the Dog’s director Jane Campion won over fellow filmmaker nominees: Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza, Kenneth Branagh for Belfast, Steven Spielberg for West Side Story, and Denis Villeneuve for Dune. An outstanding set of nominees, though I’d remove Branagh (I did not care for Belfast much) and put in Ryûsuke Hamaguchi for Drive My Car or Sian Heder for CODA instead. As for the Best First-Time Feature, The Lost Daughter’s Maggie Gyllenhaal won over fellow nominees: Rebecca Hall for Passing, Tatiana Huezo for Prayers for the Stolen, Lin-Manuel Miranda for tick, tick… Boom!, and also Michael Sarnoski for Pig. All of ten of these films are worth seeing if you haven’t watched them yet. Congrats to all of the nominees and honorees from 2021. Coming up next, the Academy Awards are on March 27th wrapping up the 2021 awards season.

Also from this year’s awards: Spike Lee was given the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Joseph P. Reidy was given the Frank Capra Achievement Award for an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry. The previous winners of the Directors Guild Award prize include: Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water (2017), Alfonso Cuarón for Roma (2018), Sam Mendes for 1917 (2019), and Chloe Zhao for Nomadland (2020). The DGA Awards have been given out since 1948.

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