NEW MOVIES: March 28-April 3, 2024, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” “Carol Doda Topless at the Condor,” “Asphalt City,” “Problemista”

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire[a] is a 2024 American monster film that is the sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and features Godzilla and Kong in a team-up against new enemies. The film is directed by Adam Wingard, produced by Legendary Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the fifth film in the MonsterVerse franchise. It is also the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise, the 13th film in the King Kong franchise, and the fifth Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio.[b] The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Hall, Henry and Hottle reprise their roles from the previous film. In the film, Kong encounters more of his species in the Hollow Earth and must unite with Godzilla to stop their tyrannical leader and a powerful, climate-changing Titan from destroying the surface.

Premise

The film follows Godzilla and Kong, as they unite together against a mysterious Hollow Earth threat, and also focuses on the previously untold origins of the Titans and Skull Island.[6]

Cast

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CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR

CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR

Carol Ann Doda (August 29, 1937 – November 9, 2015) was an American topless dancer based in San Francisco, California, who was active from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was the first public topless dancer in the United States.[1]

In 1964, Doda made international news, first by dancing topless at the city’s Condor Club, then by enlarging her bust from size 34 to 44 through silicone injections. A year later, she was arrested along with the owners of the Condor Club, but all three of them were later cleared of charges.[2] Her breasts became known as Doda’s “twin 44s” and “the new Twin Peaks of San Francisco”.[3]

On June 19, 1964,[12] when Doda was 26 years old, the Condor’s publicist, “Big” Davy Rosenberg[15] gave Doda a “monokini” topless swimsuit designed by Rudi Gernreich.[7] She performed topless that night, the first noted entertainer of the era to do so. The act was an instant success.[7] Two months after she started her semi-nude performances, the rest of San Francisco’s Broadway was topless, followed soon after by entertainers across America.[9] Doda became an American cultural icon of the 1960s.[citation needed] She was profiled in Tom Wolfe‘s 1969 book The Pump House Gang,[16] and appeared that same year as Sally Silicone in Head, the 1968 film created by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson, and featuring The Monkees. The movie was produced by Columbia Pictures.[17] She also appeared in a Golden Boy parody with Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, and Davy Jones.[18]

 

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ASPHALT CITY

ASPHALT CITY

Asphalt City (originally titled Black Flies) is a 2023 American thriller drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and written by Ryan King and Ben Mac Brown, based on the 2008 novel Black Flies by Shannon Burke. It stars Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael Pitt, Katherine Waterston, and Mike Tyson.

The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2023. It is set to be released theatrically by Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions on March 29, 2024.

Premise

In preparation for medical school, Ollie Cross joins veteran paramedic Gene Rutkovsky on a drive through New York City.

Cast

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PROBLEMISTA

PROBLEMISTA

Problemista is a 2023 American surrealist comedy film written, directed, and co-produced by Julio Torres. It stars Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, and Isabella Rosselini. The film follows a struggling aspiring toy designer from El Salvador who starts working for an erratic art-world outcast in New York City, hoping to stay in the country and realize his dream before his work visa expires.

Cast

Production

In July 2021, it was announced that Tilda Swinton would star in the film and Julio Torres would costar in and direct it, from a screenplay he wrote, with A24 set to finance and distribute.[4] In November 2021, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Greta Lee, Spike Einbinder, Laith Nakil, Larry Owens, James Scully and Greta Titelman joined the cast of the film. Emma Stone serves as a producer under her Fruit Tree banner.[5]

Principal photography began by November 2021, in New York City.[6]

 

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3/26/2024#”Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” “Carol Doda Topless at the Condor,” “Asphalt City,” “Problemista”

 

NEW MOVIES: March 21-27, 2024, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” “Knox goes Away,” “The Peasants,” “You Can Call Me Bill”

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a 2024 American supernatural comedy film directed by Gil Kenan, who co-wrote it with Jason Reitman. It is the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and the fifth film in the Ghostbusters franchise. The film stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, and Logan Kim reprising their roles from Afterlife, alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton reprising their characters from the earlier films, while Kumail Nanjiani and Patton Oswalt also join the cast. In the film, years after again stopping the apocalyptic deity Gozer the Gozerian in Summerville, Oklahoma, the veteran Ghostbusters must join forces with their new recruits to save the world in New York City from a powerful death-chilling adversary who seeks to build a spectral army.

Premise

In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family decide to leave Summerville, Oklahoma and go back to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – and help the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level! But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

— Sony Pictures[9]

Cast

Main article: List of Ghostbusters characters

Additionally, Emily Alyn Lind has been cast in an undisclosed role.

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KNOX GOES AWAY

KNOX GOES AWAY

Knox Goes Away is a 2023 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Keaton and written by Gregory Poirier. It stars Keaton, James Marsden, Suzy Nakamura, Joanna Kulig, Ray McKinnon, John Hoogenakker, Lela Loren, Marcia Gay Harden, and Al Pacino.

It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 15, 2024, by Saban Films.

Plot

John Knox, a contract killer diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, vows to spend his final days attempting to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. Knox finds himself in a race against the authorities as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind. – FilmNation Entertainment

Cast

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THE PEASANTS

THE PEASANTS

The Peasants (Polish: Chłopi) is a novel written by the Polish author Władysław Reymont in four parts between 1904 and 1909. He started writing it in 1897, but because of a railway accident and health problems, it took seven years to complete. The first parts of the story were published in the weekly magazine Tygodnik Illustrowany. The novel has been translated into at least 27 languages. Władysław Reymont received the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature for this work.

Description

Each of the four parts represents a season in the life of the peasants – Autumn (published in 1904), Winter (published in 1904), Spring (published in 1906), and Summer (published in 1909). This division underlines the relationship of human life with nature.

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YOU CAN CALL ME BILL

YOU CAN CALL ME BILL

“You Can Call Me Bill” is an intimate documentary that delves into the remarkable life and career of the legendary actor William Shatner. Here’s a concise summary and information about the cast:

  1. Summary:
    • Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, the film chronicles William Shatner’s journey over nine decades on Earth.
    • It strips away the masks he has worn while embodying countless characters, revealing the man behind the iconic roles.
    • The documentary explores lessons learned, reflections, and significant moments in Shatner’s life, including his adventures in outer space in 2021.
    • Shatner shares his evolving feelings about space travel, emphasizing concerns about global warming and our interconnected planet.
  2. Cast:
    • William Shatner: The iconic actor himself, who is about to turn 93 years old.

The film provides a unique glimpse into the life of a living legend, touching on themes of curiosity, environmental awareness, and the enduring impact of his work in Star Trek and beyond.

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3/19/2024#”Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” “Knox goes Away,” “The Peasants,” “You Can Call Me Bill”

NEW MOVIES: March 14-20, 2024, “One Life,” “American Society of Magical Negroes,” “Arthur the King,” “Uniting”

ONE LIFE

ONE LIFE

One Life is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by James Hawes.[3] It is based on the true story of British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton as he looks back on his past efforts to help groups of Jewish children in German-occupied Czechoslovakia to hide and flee in 1938–39, just before the beginning of World War II. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn as Sir Nicholas, with Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce, and Helena Bonham Carter in supporting roles.[4]

One Life had its world première at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023, and its European première at the 2023 London Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures.[5][6][1] The film received mostly positive reviews, with praise for the performances of the cast, particularly Hopkins’.

Plot

When 29-year-old London stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in 1938, just weeks after the Munich Agreement was signed, he encounters families in Prague who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria. They are living in poor conditions, with little or no shelter or food and in fear of the invasion of the Nazis. Winton is introduced to Doreen Warriner, head of the Prague office of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia (BCRC). Horrified by the conditions in the refugee camps, Winton decides to save Jewish children himself. Actively supported by his mother Babette, herself a German-Jewish migrant who has since converted to the Church of England, he overcomes bureaucratic hurdles, collects donations and looks for foster families for the children brought to England. Many of them are Jews who are at imminent risk of deportation. A race against time begins as it is unclear how long the borders will remain open before the inevitable Nazi invasion.

Cast

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES

The American Society of Magical Negroes is a 2024 American satirical comedy film[2] written, directed, and produced by Kobi Libii in his directorial debut. It stars Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins, Aisha Hinds, Tim Baltz, Rupert Friend and Nicole Byer.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and will be followed by a theatrical release by Focus Features in the United States on March 15, 2024.

Premise

Aren is recruited into a magical society of African Americans to follow their lifelong cause: to make the lives of white people easier.[2]

Cast

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ARTHUR THE KING

ARTHUR THE KING

Arthur the King is an upcoming American adventure film directed by Simon Cellan Jones, written by Michael Brandt, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, and Juliet Rylance. It is based on the 2016 non-fiction book Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord. In the film, the captain of an adventure racing team befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur, who accompanies the team on a grueling 435-mile (700-km) endurance race through the Dominican Republic.

The film was announced in 2019 as a Paramount Players release. It moved to Lionsgate in June 2020 and filming began in the Dominican Republic in January 2021. The film is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on March 15, 2024.

Plot

A group of mountain climbers venture into the mountains to compete while coming face with a surviving stray who becomes attached to the head of the climbers.

Cast

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UNITING

UNITING

College reunion dramedy led by Michelle Harrison and Jesse L. Martin. The film is set to premiere in select Cineplex theaters across Canada on Friday, March 15. Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired the U.S. rights to Re: Uniting and will then release the film on digital and cable on demand on June 4, 2024.

“When Rachel, played by Michelle Harrison, receives life-changing news, she secretly grapples with her mortality while playing host to her friends who have grown up and gone their separate ways since college. Carrie, a mother of 3, Natalie, a workaholic neurosurgeon, former football star turned sportscaster Collin, and playboy man-child Danny join Rachel and her husband at their picturesque home on the beautiful and secluded Bowen Island,” reads the movie’s synopsis.

“As soon as they are all together it’s like no time has passed; they laugh, drink and dance the night away. Rachel’s nostalgia is echoed by the group as they realize how much time has gone by, and how much they have all changed. As secrets are revealed, they are forced to change the way they look at their futures.”

Uniting was written and directed by Laura Adkin. The film stars Jesse L Martin (Law & Order, The Irrational, RENT), Michelle Harrison (The Flash), Roger Cross (War For the Planet of the Apes), David James Lewis (Child’s Play), Carmen Moore (Nancy Drew), and Bronwen Smith (Firefly Lane). The movie was produced by Krista Rand, while Stirling Bancroft served as director of photography.

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NEW MOVIES#”One Life,” “American Society of Magical Negroes,” “Arthur the King,” “Uniting”

 

NEW MOVIES: March 7-13, 2024, “Cabrini,” “Kung Fu Panda 4,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” “American Dreamer”

CABRINI

CABRINI

Cabrini is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde and written by Rod Barr, based on a story by both. The film details the life of Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini, portrayed by Cristiana Dell’Anna, as she encounters resistance to her charity and business efforts in New York City.[1] The film explores the sexism and anti-Italianism faced by Cabrini and others in New York City during the late 19th century.[2]

Cast

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KUNG FU PANDA 4

KUNG FU PANDA 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a 2024 American animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the fourth installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). The film was directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine (in her feature directorial debut), written by Darren Lemke and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and produced by Rebecca Huntley. It features Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, and Ian McShane reprising their roles from the previous films, with Awkwafina, Ke Huy Quan, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chinn, and Viola Davis joining the cast as new characters. In the film, Po (Black), who must find and train his successor as the new Dragon Warrior, teams up with a fox bandit named Zhen (Awkwafina) to defeat evil sorceress “The Chameleon” (Davis).

Premise

Po, who is set to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, searches for his successor as the new Dragon Warrior while fighting a new shapeshifting foe called “The Chameleon”.[5]

Voice cast

Main article: List of Kung Fu Panda characters

Director Mike Mitchell stated that Masters Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Mantis, and Viper—known collectively as the Furious Five—would make an appearance in the film and that they are “off on their missions,” with producer Rebecca Huntley confirming that there will be “a glimpse of the Furious Five.”[7][8]

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LOVE LIES BLEEDING

LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass from a screenplay she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska and starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris. Set in the 1980s, it chronicles the relationship between a reclusive gym manager with a crime family and an ambitious bodybuilder.

Love Lies Bleeding premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024. It will be released theatrically in the United States by A24 on March 8, 2024, and in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on May 3, 2024.

Premise

In the 1980s, reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s crime family.[2]

Cast

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AMERICAN DREAMER

AMERICAN DREAMER

American Dreamer is a 2022 American black comedy film directed by Paul Dektor (in his feature debut) and written by Theodore Melfi. Based on a segment from the radio show This American Life, it stars Peter Dinklage as a professor who tries to buy the estate of a lonely widow played by Shirley MacLaine. Kim Quinn, Danny Pudi, Danny Glover, and Matt Dillon also star.

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2022. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 8, 2024.

Premise

Dr. Phil Loder, a low-level adjunct professor of economics at Harvard, has always dreamed of owning a home. His wish becomes possible when a lonely widow offers Phil her sprawling estate for pennies. The deal, however, is too good to be true.

Cast

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3/5/2024#”Cabrini,” “Kung Fu Panda 4,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” “American Dreamer”

 

NEW MOVIES: Feb. 29 – March 6, “Lo Capitano,” “Navalny,” “Elio,” “The Chosen: Season 4 – Episodes 7-8”

LO CAPITANO

LO CAPITANO

Io capitano (lit. ’Me Captain’) is a 2023 drama film directed by Matteo Garrone, from a screenplay written by Garrone with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.[3]

The film, an international co-production between Italy, Belgium, and France, is based on an original idea by Garrone and is inspired by actual stories of migrants’ African routes to Europe. It was shot in Senegal, Morocco, and Italy.

It competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, winning the Silver Lion for Matteo Garrone’s direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Seydou Sarr’s performance.[4] It was released in Italy on 7 September 2023. Io Capitano received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Plot

Seydou and Moussa, two Senegalese teenagers, leave their hometown, Dakar, to reach Italy and escape poverty. They transit through Mali equipped with a false passport, and although a policeman discovers the scam, they avoid prison in exchange for 50 dollars. Once in Niger, they face the desert until they enter Libya, where they are arrested and taken to separate detention centers.

Seydou is subjected to torture but manages to get out, as another inmate pushes him to offer himself as a bricklayer like him. Having worked well, both are released, and their trip to Tripoli is paid for. In the Libyan capital, Seydou meets Moussa, with whom he resumes his journey towards Europe.

When they turn to a fixer, Ahmed, who organizes the crossings in the Mediterranean Sea, not having enough money, they are offered only one option: Seydou will have to drive the boat. Instructed by Ahmed on how to steer the vehicle, Seydou leads all the passengers safely to Sicily.

Cast

  • Seydou Sarr as Seydou
  • Moustapha Fall as Moussa
  • Issaka Sawagodo
  • Hichem Yacoubi
  • Doodou Sagna
  • Khady Sy
  • Bamar Kane
  • Cheick Oumar Diaw[1]

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NAVALNY

NAVALNY

Navalny is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Daniel Roher.[2][3] The film revolves around Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and events related to his poisoning.[4] HBO Max and CNN Films produced it. The film premiered on January 25, 2022, at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical and audience acclaim and won the Audience Award in the US Documentary competition and the Festival Favorite Award.[5] It also won the Best Documentary Feature at the 95th Academy Awards, won the award for Best Political Documentary at the 7th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, and picked up Best Documentary at the 76th BAFTA Awards ceremony.[6]

Synopsis

The film tells about the events related to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the subsequent investigation into the poisoning. On August 20, 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent,[7] falling sick during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, and was hospitalized in serious condition. Navalny was taken to a hospital in Omsk after an emergency landing there and put in a coma. Two days later, he was evacuated to the Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany. The use of the nerve agent was confirmed by five Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) certified laboratories. Navalny blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for his poisoning, while the Kremlin repeatedly denied involvement.[8][9]

The film shows how Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev and Maria Pevchikh, the head investigator for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, reveal the details of a plot that indicates Putin’s involvement.[10]

The director described the film as “the story of one man and his struggle with an authoritarian regime.”[11][12]

 

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ELIO

ELIO

Elio is an upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is written and directed by Adrian Molina (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Mary Alice Drumm. The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, America Ferrera, Jameela Jamil, and Brad Garrett. Elio follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis (Kibreab), who accidentally becomes the intergalactic Ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and survive formidable trials.

The film was officially announced at the D23 Expo in September 2022, with Molina and Drumm attached to the project as writer/director and producer, respectively, while Kibreab and Ferrera were revealed to be cast in the lead voice roles. Jamil and Garrett joined the cast in June 2023.

Premise

For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new movie Elio, the universe calls back! The original feature film introduces Elio, an underdog with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.[2]

— Pixar

Voice cast

  • Yonas Kibreab, as Elio Solis, is an eleven-year-old boy mistakenly identified by aliens as Earth’s ambassador.[3]
  • America Ferrera as Major Olga Solis, Elio’s mother who runs a top-secret military project.[3]
  • Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa, a cobra/manta ray-like alien ambassador.[4]
  • Brad Garrett as Ambassador Grigon, a bulky, four-legged alien ambassador.[4]

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THE CHOSEN: SEASON 4 – EPISODES 7-8

THE CHOSEN: SEASON 4 – EPISODES 7-8

The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series. Created, directed, and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins, it is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century, the series centers on Jesus and the people who met, followed, or interacted with him. The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, alongside Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, and George H. Xanthis.

After Jenkins noted there had never been a multi-season, episode-based portrayal of Jesus that could be “binge-watched” like shows on streaming mediums such as Netflix,[1] he set out to create the series in partnership with Angel Studios, formerly VidAngel. Intending to differ from previous portrayals of Jesus, he crafted a story arc that focused more on the people who encountered Jesus and viewed him through their eyes.[1] He has stated in interviews that he sought to present Jesus in a way that was more “personal, intimate, [and] immediate.”[2]

According to a 2022 analysis commissioned by the producers, 108 million had seen at least part of the show through the app and streaming platforms.[4] The Come and See Foundation funds translation into as many as 600 languages.[5]

Synopsis

The first season is set in 1st century Galilee, where Jesus starts to build a group for his ministry,[6] inviting several people with different backgrounds.[7] As he performs his first miracles, Jesus calls the redeemed woman Mary Magdalene; the stonemason Thaddeus; the choir member Little James; the fishermen Simon, Andrew, Big James, and John; the caterer Thomas and vintner Ramah; and the tax collector Matthew to follow him. As the group travels through Samaria, following his meeting with Nicodemus, Jesus launches his public ministry after revealing himself to Photina, a Samaritan woman.

Beginning in Samaria, the second season moves into nearby regions such as Syria and Judea, where Jesus continues to build his group of students.[7] As he continues to perform miracles while preparing for an important sermon, Jesus additionally calls John the Baptizer‘s disciple Philip, the architect Nathanael, and the Zealot Simon Z. As word of Jesus continues to spread throughout the region,[6] he encounters both opportunities and difficulties.[8] The season culminates with preparations for the Sermon on the Mount with the help of the business apprentice Judas Iscariot.

The group returns to Capernaum in the third season, with the increasing popularity of Jesus troubling different societal and political groups, including the Romans and the Pharisees.[9][10] Following the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus sends his twelve apostles, two by two, to preach and perform miracles without him, leading the disciples to face their biggest challenge yet. Jesus then returned to his hometown, Nazareth, which resulted in a shift to his ministry in the year of his popularity. At the season’s climactic end in the Decapolis and at the Sea of Galilee, Jesus feeds thousands with loaves and fish and then walks on the water.

In the fourth season, after feeding the thousands, walking on water, and then traveling to Jerusalem, Jesus is left to bear the weight of his mission alone as his adversaries converge on him. At the same time, his disciples struggle to keep pace with him.[11][12]

Main cast

Main article: List of The Chosen characters
  • Shahar Isaac as Simon Peter
  • Jonathan Roumie as Jesus
  • Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene
  • Paras Patel as Matthew
  • Noah James as Andrew
  • Janis Dardaris as Zohara (season 1)
  • Lara Silva as Eden (seasons 1, 3, and 4; guest season 2)
  • Shaan Sharma as Shmuel
  • Nick Shakoour as Zebedee
  • George H. Xanthis as John
  • Shayan Sobhian as Big James (season 1, episodes 1–4)
  • Erick Avari as Nicodemus (season 1)
  • Kian Kavousi as Big James (season 1, episodes 5–8)
  • Brandon Potter as Quintus (seasons 1, 3, and 4; recurring season 2)
  • Kirk B. R. Woller as Gaius (seasons 1, 3, and 4; recurring season 2)
  • Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus
  • Jordan Walker Ross as Little James
  • Abe Bueno-Jallad as Big James (seasons 2–4)
  • Joey Vahedi as Thomas (seasons 2–4; guest season 1)
  • Yasmine Al-Bustami as Ramah (seasons 2–4; guest season 1)
  • Vanessa Benavente as Mary (seasons 2–4; guest season 1)
  • Yoshi Barrigas as Philip (seasons 2–3)
  • Austin Reed Alleman as Nathanael (seasons 2–4)
  • Alaa Safi as Simon Z. (seasons 2–4)
  • Luke Dimyan as Judas Iscariot (seasons 3–4; guest season 2)
  • Ivan Jasso as Yussif (seasons 3–4; recurring seasons 1–2)
  • Amber Shana Williams as Tamar (seasons 3–4; recurring season 2; guest season 1)
  • Elijah Alexander as Atticus Aemilius Pulcher (seasons 3–4; recurring season 2)
  • Reza Diako as Philip (season 4)
  • David Amito as John the Baptizer (season 4; recurring seasons 1–3)

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2/27/2024#”Lo Capitano,” “Navalny,” “Elio,” “The Chosen: Season 4 – Episodes 7-8”

 

NEW MOVIES: Feb. 22-28, 2024, “Dune: Part Two,” “Ordinary Angels,” “Drive Away Dolls,” “Golden Years”

DUNE: PART TWO

DUNE: PART TWO

Dune: Part Two is an upcoming American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert, and follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first film, with Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken and Léa Seydoux joining the ensemble cast.

Premise

Paul Atreides continues his journey, united with Chani and the Fremen, as he seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family and endeavors to prevent a terrible future that only he can predict.[3]

Cast

Additionally, Tim Blake Nelson and Anya Taylor-Joy have been cast in undisclosed roles.

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ORDINARY ANGELS

ORDINARY ANGELS

Ordinary Angels is an upcoming American drama film directed by Jon Gunn and written by Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig. It stars Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, and Tamala Jones.

The film is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on February 23, 2024.[2]

Premise

Inspired by a true story, in 1994 Louisville, Kentucky, a hairdresser rallies the community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter after Louisville is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave.[3]

Cast

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DRIVE AWAY DOLLS

DRIVE AWAY DOLLS

Drive-Away Dolls is an upcoming American comedy road film directed by Ethan Coen. Coen wrote the screenplay and edited the film with his wife Tricia Cooke; they also produced the film with Robert Graf and Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. It stars Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon.

Drive-Away Dolls is set to be released in the United States by Focus Features on February 23, 2024.

Premise

This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.

— Focus Features[3]

Cast

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GOLDEN YEARS

GOLDEN YEARS

Plot: What’s the story about?

Alice and Peter are celebrating their retirement – and, with it, a new phase in their lives. However, shortly after the couple’s retirement party, a sudden tragedy befalls Alice’s best friend, Magalie. Peter, sympathetic to the suffering of Magalie’s widower, Heinz, invites him on the retirement cruise their children gave them. Alice had hoped this trip would infuse fresh life into their marriage, but instead of enjoying their time together, they are drifting further apart. Disappointed and hurt, Alice doesn’t reboard the cruise ship during a shore excursion and instead embarks on a journey of self-discovery, taking her across Southern Europe and bringing her into a community of older people finding joy outside traditional notions of gender, marriage, and the later years of one’s life.

Who stars in  Golden Years: Cast List

Esther Gemsch

Stefan Kurt

Ueli Jäggi

Elvira Plüss

Who’s making Golden Years: Crew List

A look at the Golden Years behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Barbara Kulcsar

Screenwriters

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Company

Music Box Films

Production Companies

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2/20/2024#”Dune: Part Two,” “Ordinary Angels,” “Drive Away Dolls,” “Golden Years”

NEW MOVIES: Feb. 15-21, 2024, “2024 Oscar Shorts,” “Bleeding Love,” “Land of Bad,” “Out of Darkness”

2024 OSCAR SHORTS

2024 OSCAR SHORTS

Animated Shorts:

Not for children under 13, verging on R. This isn’t a family-friendly program – topics include the Holocaust, inferred child sexual abuse, and violent battle scenes.

Animated Shorts:

Our Uniform – Yegane Moghaddam, 7 min., Iran (in Farsi)
Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter, 17 min., France/Israel (in Hebrew)
Pachyderm – Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius, 11 min., USA (in English)
Ninety-Five Senses – Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess, 13 min., USA (in English)
War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko – Dave Mullins and Brad Booker, 11 min., USA

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Live Action Shorts:

Rated R. Topics include murder, abortion, sexual abuse, and suicide.

Live Action Shorts:

The After – Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham, 18 min., UK (in English)
Red, White and Blue – Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane, 23 min., USA (in English)
Knight of Fortune – Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk, 25 min., Denmark (in Swedish/Danish)
Invincible – Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron, 29 min., Canada (in French)
The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar – Wes Anderson and Steven Rales, 37 min., US/UK (in English)

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Documentary Shorts:

Rated PG/PG-13. Topics include aging, friendship, economic inequality, Taiwanese independence, and book bans.

Documentary Shorts:

Island In Between – S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, 20 min., Taiwan (in English/Mandarin)
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó – Sean Wang and Sam Davis, 17 min., USA (in Mandarin)
The ABC’s of Book Banning – Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic, 27 min., USA (in English)
The Last Repair Shop – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, 39 min., USA (in English)
The Barber of Little Rock – John Hoffman and Christine Turner, 35 min., USA (in English)

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BLEEDING LOVE

BLEEDING LOVE

Bleeding Love is a 2023 American drama film starring real-life father and daughter Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor. Directed by Emma Westenberg in her feature-length debut, it was written by Ruby Caster from an original story by Caster, Clara McGregor, and Vera Bulder. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, under the title You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder, and is scheduled to be released by Vertical Entertainment on February 16, 2024.

Cast

Premise

A father secretly drives his estranged daughter to rehab after she overdoses, aware that she has inherited his addiction problems, and after he has started a new family elsewhere.[2]

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LAND OF BAD

LAND OF BAD

Land of Bad is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia.

Land of Bad will be released theatrically on February 16, 2024.

Premise

Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm, a US Air Force drone pilot, provides air support from a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to a US Army Delta Force team on the ground in the Philippines. After a mishap, Sergeant JJ “Playboy” Kinney, a young Air Force TACP officer attached to the drone team as its JTAC, finds himself part of an extraction team relying only on Reaper’s remote air support.

Cast

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OUT OF DARKNESS

OUT OF DARKNESS

Out of Darkness (previously titled The Origin) is a 2022 British adventure horror thriller film directed by Andrew Cumming in his feature-length debut and starring Safia Oakley-Green and Chuku Modu. The film was nominated for five awards at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards, winning Best Breakthrough Performance for Oakley-Green. The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2022.

Synopsis

A starving, ragtag group of six prehistoric humans has reached the shores of a new world, searching for food and a new place to live. Adem is the group leader, joined by his pregnant mate, Ave, and his 11-year-old son, Heron. Geirr is a younger male in the group who has befriended Beyah, a young female ‘stray’ with a low ranking in the group. Odal is an elder who was allowed to accompany the group because of his wisdom. Heron asks Beyah for a story, but after her refusal, Odal relates how the boy’s father has taken them on an adventure based on childhood stories to find a new life.

As they journey towards the mountains to find a new cave, the group is ambushed at night, and Heron disappears. The group is forced to wait until morning to track the young boy, although they are reluctant to enter the woods where the trail leads. Adem hears mysterious noises in the woods as darkness falls and runs in pursuit while the others hold back. Adem is later attacked and brought back to the group’s camp, his face damaged and a partially ripped-out jaw.

Cast

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1/14/2024#”2024 Oscar Shorts,” “Bleeding Love,” “Land of Bad,” “Out of Darkness”

 

NEW MOVIES: Feb. 8-14, 2024, “Lisa Frankenstein,” “The Taste of things,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Madame Web”

LISA FRANKENSTEIN

LISA FRANKENSTEIN

Lisa Frankenstein is an upcoming American horror comedy film directed by Zelda Williams in her feature-length directorial debut, written by Diablo Cody, and starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, and Carla Gugino.

The film is inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, and tells the story of a misunderstood teenage goth girl who reanimates a Victorian-era corpse and works to make him into the man of her dreams. The film is scheduled to be released on February 9, 2024 in the horror-comedy genre.[4]

Cast

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THE TASTE OF THINGS

THE TASTE OF THINGS

The Taste of Things (French: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant, lit. ‘The Passion of Dodin Bouffant’), previously titled The Pot-au-Feu,[3] is a 2023 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Trần Anh Hùng starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel.

Set in 1885, it depicts a romance between a cook and the gourmet she works for.[4] The character of the gourmet is based on Dodin-Bouffant, created by Swiss author Marcel Rouff in his novel La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure).[5]

The film premiered on 24 May 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in its main competition section, where Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award. It was released in France on 8 November 2023. The film was chosen as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[6][7]

Synopsis

France in 1885:[8] Eugénie worked as a chef for the famous restaurant owner Dodin for 20 years and is considered excellent in her field. Because Eugénie and Dodin spent years in the kitchen together, feelings arose between them. Their shared love of food has created unique, delicious and exquisite dishes that are second to none and attract diners from all over the world. However, freedom-loving Eugénie never wanted to marry Dodin. Then Dodin decides to cook for his beloved for the first time.[9]

Juliette Binoche, 2022
Benoit Magimel, 2015
Juliette Binoche, 2022 (left) and Benoit Magimel, 2015 (right)

Cast

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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE

Bob Marley: One Love is an upcoming American biographical musical drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Green, Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers, and Zach Baylin, from a story by Winter and Flowers. It is based on the life of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley, from his rise to fame up until his death in 1981. The film stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, alongside Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley, and James Norton as Chris Blackwell.

The film is scheduled to be released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on February 14, 2024.

Cast

Additionally, Jesse Cilio, Michael Gandolfini, Nadine Marshall and Anthony Welsh were cast in undisclosed roles.[2]

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MADAME WEB

MADAME WEB

Madame Web is an upcoming American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film is directed by S. J. Clarkson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Claire Parker and the writing team of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. It stars Dakota Johnson in the title role, alongside Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, and Tahar Rahim. In the film, Cassie Webb (Johnson) confronts her past while trying to save three young women and their futures from a deadly adversary.

Premise

Cassandra “Cassie” Webb is forced to confront her past while trying to survive with three young women with powerful futures who are being hunted by a deadly adversary.[1][2]

Cast

  • Dakota Johnson as Cassandra “Cassie” Webb / Madame Web:
    A paramedic in Manhattan and a clairvoyant who, after an accident, develops psychic abilities which allow her to see future events within the “spider world”.[1][3][4] In the film, Cassie is depicted as an inexperienced clairvoyant in her 30s learning her new powers, compared to the comic book version which is a blind and paralyzed elderly woman connected to a life support system and a “fully fledged” clairvoyant. Johnson and director S. J. Clarkson sought to differentiate the film’s portrayal from this version while embracing the character traits from the comics.[3][5] Johnson felt Cassie’s wit, humor, and abrasiveness were balanced with her compassion, particularly through her forming a “sort of family” with the three young women after not getting along through the film’s events.[5] She was interested in playing a female character whose superpowers stem from her mind, and by the prospect of seeing into the future while understanding the character’s past and present, while Clarkson was inspired by the psychological and cerebral aspects of the character, with Cassie questioning her sanity which she battles within herself and attempts to understand.[3] Clarkson called Webb a loner and described her as somewhat abrasive, quirky, and “on the outer edges of things”, which she compared to the title character of the Marvel Television series Jessica Jones (2015–2019).[6]
  • Sydney Sweeney as Julia Cornwall / Spider-Woman[3][7]
  • Celeste O’Connor as Mattie Franklin / Spider-Woman[3][8]
  • Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon / Araña[3][8]
  • Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims:
    An explorer who, while accompanying Cassie’s mother during her research on spiders before her death, is searching for a secret tribe in the Amazon rainforest in Peru.[9][10] He gained their enhanced strength and health abilities through a powerful spider, as well as clairvoyance which allows him to see the future and his death, making him obsessively search for his killers.[9] This leads him to hunt three young women who have the potential to become Spider-Women in the future.[9][10] Clarkson said the character was not afraid to be intense and had a “level of ambiguity” with multiple layers.[5] He also wears a black Spider-Man-styled suit.[10]

Additionally, Mike Epps,[11] Emma Roberts,[12] Adam Scott,[13] and Zosia Mamet have been cast in undisclosed roles.[14]

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2/6/2024#”Lisa Frankenstein,” “The Taste of things,” “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Madame Web”

NEW MOVIES: Feb. 1-7, 2024, “The Monk and the Gun,” “The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown,” “Driving Madeleine (2022),” “Skin Deep”

THE MONK AND THE GUN

THE MONK AND THE GUN

The Monk and the Gun is a 2023 drama film directed, written and co-produced by Pawo Choyning Dorji.[4] Starring Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Sonam, Harry Einhorn, Choeying Jatsho, Tandin Phubz, Yuphel Lhendup Selden and Kelsang Choejay.[5] It is a co-production between Bhutan, France, United States and Taiwan.[6]

It was selected as the Bhutanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[7] and was one of the 15 finalist films in the December shortlist.[8]

Synopsis

Set in 2006, the Kingdom of Bhutan is looking to become a democracy, so looking to hold an election, government officials organize a mock election as a training exercise. In the town of Ura, an old lama orders a monk to get a pair of weapons to face the imminent change in the kingdom. Meanwhile, an American antique weapons collector lands in Bhutan in search of a valuable rifle that falls into the monk’s hands.[9][10]

Cast

  • Harry Einhorn as Ron Colman
  • Tandin Wangchuk as Tashi
  • Deki Lhamo as Tshomo
  • Pema Zangmo Sherpa as Tshering Yangden
  • Tandin Sonam as Benji
  • Choeying Jatsho as Choephel
  • Tandin Phubz as Phurba
  • Yuphel Lhendup Selden
  • Kelsang Choejay

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THE JUNGLE BUNCH: OPERATION MELTDOWN

THE JUNGLE BUNCH: OPERATION MELTDOWN

When a mysterious toxic foam starts spreading in the jungle, there’s only one team brave enough to stop it. The Jungle Bunch. With no time to spare, it’s time to start sailing boats on their journey across the world to find the antidote.

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DRIVING MADELEINE (2022)

DRIVING MADELEINE (2022)

Driving Madeleine (French: Une belle course) is a 2022 French-Belgian drama film directed by Christian Carion.[2]

Premise

The film stars Line Renaud as Madeleine, a very old lady in Paris who is moving into a nursing home; en route, she asks taxi driver Charles (Dany Boon) to detour to various locations around the city that have meant something to her in her life.

Cast

  • Line Renaud as Madeleine
  • Dany Boon as Charles
  • Alice Isaaz as Young Madeleine
  • Jérémie Laheurte as Ray
  • Gwendoline Hamon as Denise
  • Julie Delarme as Karine
  • Thomas Alden as Mathieu
  • Hadriel Roure as Young Mathieu

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SKIN DEEP

SKIN DEEP

Plot: What’s the story about?

Seeking a retreat where they can salvage their struggling relationship, young couple Leyla (Mala Emde) and Tristan (Jonas Dassler) travel to a remote island at the invitation of Leyla’s childhood friend Stella, where it soon becomes clear that what the island offers is more mysterious than a simple vacation. Leyla and Tristan join another couple in a ritual to exchange bodies and see the world through the eyes of someone else – a chance to find themselves or, for some of them, a chance at escape. Free from the constraints of her former body, Leyla quickly finds she has never been happier, with a fresh outlook on life and a new sense of release and fulfillment. But when she refuses to return to her old self, the situation threatens to spiral out of control. Subverting genre and gender as it toggles from body swap thriller to intimate relationship drama, Skin Deep tells a story that transcends bodies, embracing the endless fluid possibilities in the question of what it means to truly love someone.

Who stars in Skin Deep: Cast List

Mala Emde

Jonas Dassler

Bonhoeffer, Berlin Nobody

Dimitrij Schaad

Maryam Zaree

Undine, Transit

Who’s making Skin Deep: Crew List

A look at the Skin Deep behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director/Screenwriter

Alex Schaad

Production Company

Kino Lorber

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1/30/2024#”The Monk and the Gun,” “The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown,” “Driving Madeleine (2022),” “Skin Deep”

NEW MOVIES: Jan. 25-31, 2024, “Argylle,” “Miller’s Girl,” “The Promised Land (2023),” “American Star”

ARGYLLE

ARGYLLE

Argylle is an upcoming spy action comedy film directed and produced by Matthew Vaughn, and written by Jason Fuchs. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Premise

Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist who seldom leaves her home, is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books get a little too close to the activities of a sinister underground syndicate. When Aidan, an undercover spy, shows up to save her from being kidnapped or killed, Elly and her beloved cat Alfie are plunged into a covert world where nothing, and no one, is what it seems.[3]

Cast

Sequels

In July 2021, it was stated that Argylle is intended to serve as the start of a franchise consisting of at least a trilogy of films.[4] In March 2022, it was confirmed that the first film would be followed by two sequels to complete a film trilogy.[24] In October 2023, Vaughn confirmed plans to create additional movies, while stating that the second movie will be based on the first Argylle novel.[25] Vaughn later confirmed that the second film will be based on the first novel,[25] with the plot exploring the origins of Argylle becoming a spy; while the third movie will follow additional installments of the book series.[26]

 

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MILLER’S GIRL

MILLER’S GIRL

Miller’s Girl is a 2024 American thriller drama film written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. The film stars Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman as a student and teacher who enter into a complicated relationship after a creative writing assignment.

Premise

A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.[2]

Cast

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THE PROMISED LAND (2023)

THE PROMISED LAND (2023)

The Promised Land (Danish: Bastarden, lit. ’The Bastard’) is a 2023 epic historical drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel from a screenplay by Arcel & Anders Thomas Jensen.[3] Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, and Simon Bennebjerg, and with Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jakob Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper and Felix Kramer in supporting roles,[4] the film is based on the book The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen,[5] and is a joint Danish-German-Swedish co-production.[6]

Synopsis

In 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen, an impoverished Danish officer of humble birth, retires after 25 years of service from the German Army with a measly pension to his native Denmark and obtains permission from the Royal Danish Court to build a property on the barren Jutland moorland for land cultivation. He hopes to establish a settlement on that property, and in return for that, he requests from the Court a privilege of a noble title with an associated manor. Soon after arriving at the site of his prospective homestead, he comes into conflict with Frederik de Schinkel, a local magistrate at the nearby Hald Manor and a merciless landowner who has been trying to monopolize ownership of the moorland.[1

De Schinkel does his utmost to make the workforce unavailable to Kahlen, who covertly employs and harbors Johannes Eriksen and his wife Ann Barbara, two of de Schinkel’s indentured serf farmers serfs who broke their contract and fled Frederik’s mistreatment. He also hires the “Tatere” Romani Travellers as workers, though that practice is illegal. In the meantime, de Schinkel’s cousin and betrothed Edel Helene, is not interested in marrying him, but her father insists on the marriage due to de Schinkel’s substantial wealth, unless she can come up with an alternative suitor within a year. She meets Kahlen secretly and the two share an understanding that if Kahlen can acquire a noble title within the year, they will marry, offering her an escape from the unwanted union with her cousin.

Cast

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AMERICAN STAR

AMERICAN STAR

American Star is an upcoming thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego,[2] written by Nacho Faerna,[3] and produced by Ian McShane and Michael Elliott.[4] The film stars McShane,[5] Thomas Kretschmann, Nora Arnezeder, Adam Nagaitis, Fanny Ardant, and Oscar Coleman.[6]

Premise

Wilson, an assassin, goes to the island of Fuerteventura to kill a man he has never seen before. Upon going to the island, Wilson decides to stay at the island until his target arrives. When his target arrives, Wilson must figure out who he is.

Cast

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1/23/2024#”Argylle,” “Miller’s Girl,” “The Promised Land,” “American Star”

 

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