NEW MOVIES: May 8-15, 2024, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes,” “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” “Mother of the Bride”

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman. The standalone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise and the tenth film overall. The film stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya AllanKevin DurandPeter Macon, and William H. Macy. In the movie, 300 years after the war events, a young chimpanzee named Noa embarks on a journey alongside a human woman named Mae (Allan) to determine the future for apes and humans alike.

Development on a new Planet of the Apes film began in April 2019, following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, with Ball attached as writer and director that December. Much of the script was written during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with casting commencing in June 2022, following the script’s completion. Teague was cast in August’s lead role, with the film’s title and additional casting revealed in the following months. Principal photography began in October 2022 in Sydney and wrapped in February 2023.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiered in Los Angeles on May 2, 2024, and is scheduled to be released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on May 10.

Premise

300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes,[3] ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state. When the ape king Proximus Caesar, armed with weapons forged from lost human technologies, perverts Caesar’s teachings to enslave other clans, the chimpanzee hunter Noa embarks on a harrowing journey alongside a human woman named Mae to determine the future for apes and humans alike.[4][5]

Cast

Additionally, Eka Darville,[16] Ras-Samuel Weld A’abzgi,[13] Sara Wiseman,[13] and Dichen Lachman have been cast in undisclosed roles.[4]

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HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES

HIDDEN MASTER: THE LEGACY OF GEORGE PLATT LYNES

DIRECTED BY SAM SHAHID2023USA96 MINS

Photographer George Platt Lynes achieved renown during his lifetime for his innovative celebrity portraits and striking fashion photography. However, his best work and greatest passion was for the explicit male nudes he made of his lovers, friends, colleagues, dancers, models — and any other handsome man he could persuade to disrobe in front of his camera. This articulate, wide-ranging, fabulously gossipy documentary brings to life the charming, complex man who wielded his good looks, natural talent, and massive ambition in pursuit of artistic creation and sexual pleasure.

Directed by famed art director Sam Shahid, this documentary portrait places the photographer within the more extensive network of gay artists and cultural figures who championed each other’s work. Showcasing a dazzling amount of Lynes’ photographs (including some rarely seen to this day), Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes mounts a convincing case that Lynes not only deserves rediscovery but should be remembered as one of the great masters of 20th-century photographic art.

George Platt Lynes began his career photographing celebrities, and it’s those portraits, along with his extravagant fashion work, that he’s best remembered for today. However, George’s heart, his passion, and his most remarkable talent lay elsewhere in his work with the male nude. This work, sensuous and radically explicit for its time, has only recently begun being fully discovered and appreciated for the revolution that it represents—a man capturing his fantasies as a gift, a window to a future his camera saw coming before anyone else.

From visionary art director Sam Shahid, HIDDEN MASTER features a stunning collection of photography from the 1930s-50s, uncovering the life of Lynes less known: his gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.

Expected Guests

Sam Shahid
Director
Matthew Kraus
Producer/Cinematographer
John MacConnell
Producer/Lighting & Sound
Nando de Carvalho
Producer
Conor McBride
Editor

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THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY

THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY

The Last Stop in Yuma County is a 2023 American crime thriller film written and directed by Francis Galluppi and starring Jim CummingsJocelin DonahueRichard BrakeFaizon Love, and Michael Abbott Jr. It is Galluppi’s feature directorial debut.[1]

Cast

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MOTHER OF THE BRIDE 2024

MOTHER OF THE BRIDE 2024

Mother of the Bride is an upcoming American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Robin Bernheim. It stars Brooke ShieldsMiranda Cosgrove, and Benjamin Bratt.

The film is scheduled to be released on Netflix on May 9, 2024.

Premise

After a year abroad in London, Emma returns home and stuns her mother, Lana, with the news that she’s getting married in a month at a resort in Phuket, Thailand. Things get worse when Lana discovers that the husband-to-be is the son of the man who broke her heart years earlier.

Cast

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