Contrary to the laurels ensconcing every independent movie poster and advertisement, not every film festival presentation is going to be a winner. Once you cut through the glitz of celebrity and flashing lights over the red carpet, sometimes these movies simply aren’t very good. I was pleased, then, that of the fourteen or so films … Read more
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive track from the score of the upcoming coming-of-age period drama White Bird: A Wonder Story. The movie is set to release digitally on October 4, 2024. When does the White Bird soundtrack release? The new track comes from Thomas Newman, who did the orchestral score for the film. The track … Read more
There are few Black film festivals as celebrated or talked about as The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, the finest film festival of the summer. The 22nd annual MVAAFF took place on the tiny island outside at the local high school Performing Arts Center. This is one of the country’s most decadent film fests, … Read more
XL Film Festival & Summit, founded by Creative Cypher’s Troy Pryor, has returned to Hyde Park for year two, once again hosted at Hyde Park’s Polsky Exchange Center. This year, XL Fest expanded with a series of shorts screened around the corner at the Harper Theater for the August 15-18 weekend. Since its reopening in 2021, … Read more
Building on its diverse programming exhibited during year one, recapped and detailed here by Robert Daniels, the 2024 installment of the festival continues to expand its offerings with a talent-packed lineup and an emphasis on sharing knowledge and experiences in hopes of further breaking down barriers that filmmakers of color, specifically filmmakers who are Black, face … Read more
ComingSoon can debut an exclusive preview of Rebel Moon Wurm: Ex Materia: Heroes & Monsters, which is a companion book to the Netflix movies. Rebel Moon Wurm: Ex Materia: Heroes & Monsters publishes later this month from Titan Books. The second of two official companion books for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon franchise, the novel takes … Read more
During Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct, GameMill Entertainment unveiled the Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports trailer, previewing the upcoming sports game featuring fan-favorite Looney Tunes characters. Much like its name implies, Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports will see characters like Bugs Bunny, Lola Bunny, Daffy Duck, and more taking part in a ton of games, … Read more
“The Devil’s Bath” “Witches” would make a solid double feature with the latest from “Goodnight Mommy” and “The Lodge” filmmakers, another truly oppressively slow burn of a film. “The Devil’s Bath” opens with a woman throwing a crying baby off a waterfall and doesn’t let up from there. Set in the 18th century in Austria, … Read more
The first evening show of the day was Frank Borzage’s “The Lady,” starring the incomparable Norma Talmadge. I first saw this film a few years back as part of the online component of Pordenone, but I may as well have never seen it for how much the big screen transformed the experience. Talmadge at one … Read more
Barghouti’s family, longing for him, speak as though he will find release. The more profound point here, present in all the films of this Festival, is that as they watch the Occupiers seize their towns, their homes, and their bodies, the Palestinians cannot help but persist. His resistance, whether from a rooftop speech or torture in … Read more