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"His deafness gave him the ability to hear his own voice." Abramorama has debuted the first official trailer for a compelling documentary titled in full, Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements, which initially premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. This acclaimed film is described as a "deeply personal memoir" about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata. I've heard great things

"His deafness gave him the ability to hear his own voice." Abramorama has debuted the first official trailer for a compelling documentary titled in full, Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements, which initially premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. This acclaimed film is described as a "deeply personal memoir" about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata. I've heard great things

"My friends are different from other kids. They've got stains." Another uplifting short film to watch. The Stained Club is an award-winning animated film made by a group of students from the renowned French animation school Supinfocom Rubika. "Dealing with the effects of abuse both physical and emotional, it is both a stirring tribute to childhood, and a warning to not overlook the inherent vulnerability of kids." The film is credited to six different young directors, who all worked together to

Meet the grown-ups in new Good Boys featurette
Universal Pictures has released a new featurette for their upcoming comedy Good Boys, spitlight the film’s adult cast members including Stephen Merchant (The Office), Will Forte, Retta (Parks and Recreation), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), and Sam Richardson (Veep). Check out the video below!
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Just how bad can one day get? The creative minds behind Superbad, Pineapple

New Prodigal Son Promo Trailer Turns A Murder Into Art
FOX has released a brand new promo for the drama series Prodigal Son. Starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen, the series is scheduled to premiere on September 23. Check out the video in the player below!
Prodigal Son centers on a criminal psychologist named Malcolm Bright (Payne), who knows how killers think because his father, Martin Whitly, is a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.” Malcolm will use his twist

"Everything here is strange." Sony Classics has released one more official US trailer for Pedro Almodóvar's latest film, titled Pain & Glory, or also Dolor y gloria originally in Spanish. This initially premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won Best Actor. Antonio Banderas stars as Salvador Mallo, a Spanish filmmaker, in what is essentially an autobiographical film about Pedro Almodóvar and his experiences throughout life. This has multiple storylin

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Maleficent reigns in new Mistress of Evil TV spot
Walt Disney Pictures has released the first TV spot for their upcoming fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, highlighting the incoming feud between our titular evil protagonist and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Queen Ingrith. The film will premiere in theaters on October 18. Check out the video below!
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It’s brother vs. brother in new Mayans MC season 2 promo
FX has released a brand new promo for the upcoming second season of their Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans MC, teasing the sibling rivalry between brothers EZ Reyes (J.D. Pardo) and Angel Reyes (Clayton Cardenas). Check out the video below!
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"Any time you do the kind of work Molly did, there's a price to pay for it." Magnolia Pictures has debuted an official trailer for the documentary Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins, which originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The doc film also won the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival in the spring. Raise Hell tells the story of "media firebrand" Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found

"Red's crazy, and Red doesn't like it when people lie." A24 has unveiled the first trailer for an indie thriller titled Low Tide, which is the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Kevin McMullin. This first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is heading to theaters in the fall. The film is about a group of young friends who get into trouble when they find a bag of gold coins. Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But

A24’s Low Tide Trailer Reveals A Dangerous Treasure Hunt
A24 has released the official trailer for Low Tide, starring Jaeden Martell (IT, Defending Jacob), Keean Johnson (Alita: Battle Angel) and Kristine Froseth (The Society, Looking for Alaska). The film had its world premiere last April at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Check out the video in the player below!
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Suits 9.05 promo gives first look at Mike & Harvey’s reunion
USA Network has released a new promo for the Suits 9.05 episode, titled “If the Shoe Fits,” which features Patrick J. Adams reprising his role as Mike Ross for the show’s final season. Adams previously starred in one of the lead roles opposite Gabriel Macht before departing the series at the end of Season 7 when Mike moved to Seattle with his wife, Rachel (Meghan Markle). You can check out the promo now for

Tiny Pretty Things: Netflix Rounds Out Cast For New Ballet Drama Series
Netflix has officially revealed the ensemble cast for their upcoming drama series Tiny Pretty Things which centers on the lives of ballet academy students. Lauren Holly (Designated Survivor), Kylie Jefferson (Davido’s Fall), Casimere Jollette (Dirty John), Daniela Norman (Cats), and Brennan Clost (The Next Step) have been cast as series regulars along with Michael Hsu Rosen (Jessica Jones), Damon J. Gillespi

Disney’s Cruella Adds Joel Fry as Henchman Jasper
According to Variety, British actor Joel Fry (Game of Thrones, Yesterday) has joined the cast of Walt Disney Pictures‘ Cruella which centers on one of the most iconic Disney villains from the 101 Dalmatians film franchise. Fry will be playing the role Jasper, one of Cruella’s henchmen, who will be tasked along with Paul Walter Hauser’s Horace to kidnap the 101 dalmatians. In the 1996 film adaptation, Jasper and

Coming to America Sequel Adds Leslie Jones, Kiki Layne, and More
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-nominated actress Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live, 2016’s Ghostbusters) and Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk, The Old Guard) have been tapped to star opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming comedy sequel to Coming to America. Layne will be portraying the role of Akeem’s daughter, who is burdened with the feeling like she is the son her father never h

The five things Back to the Future movies borrowed from Buckaroo Banzai
Cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was released on August 10, 1984. In honor of two big anniversaries for these respective science fiction absurdities, Comingsoon.net is taking a look at a handful of similarities between the two. Check out our findings in the gallery below!
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Krypton Season 2 Episode 9 Recap
The battle for Wegthor turns brutal in Krypton Season 2 Episode 9. Having foiled the rebel plot to sabotage the fleet, Zod launches an attach against the forces on the moon. Though warned that the creature may not be ready, Zod frees Doomsday, using the weapon to end the battle swiftly and with as little loss of Sagitari life as possible. With communication between Krypton and Wegthor lost, Seg and Nyssa take a skimmer modified by smugglers for short-range

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AMC’s The Walking Dead season 10 first look photos released
AMC has released The Walking Dead Season 10 first look photos as part of their 10 weeks of reveals leading up to the season premiere on Sunday, October 6 at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT. They have also announced that Snowfall’s Juan Javier Cardenas has joined the cast as Dante, a rogue and fast-talking dude who will play a pivotal role in the story of Alexandria this season. Check out the new photos now in the gallery be

A Million Little Pieces trailer: Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in James Frey’s memoir
Momentum Pictures has released the official A Million Little Pieces trailer starring Golden Globe winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals) and based on the controversial best-selling book by James Frey. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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An alcoholic and a drug addict, 23-year-old James (Taylo

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Netflix’s The Politician photos offer first look at Ryan Murphy’s new series
Netflix has released eight new The Politician photos offering a first look at the dark comedy series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and starring Ben Platt and Gwyneth Paltrow. You can check out the photos now in the gallery below!
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Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, Califo

Rumor: Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings To Have 20-Episode First Season
Shortly after putting together the creative team for the small-screen adaptation of the classic fantasy novel series, a rumor has begun making the rounds about the first season of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. Namely, that it will span across 20 episodes, as revealed by Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey in an interview with Deutsche Tolkien. (via Cinema Blend)
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Spider-Verse EP Chris Miller Teases Sony’s Marvel TV Universe
Last April, it was reported that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller had signed on to develop Sony‘s very own Marvel TV Universe, comprised of shows based on the studio’s Marvel characters. Speaking at TCA (via Deadline), Miller offered a short update on the development status of their big project, revealing that it may take a little longer before they can make any offici

"You can win this thing!" "I can't." "Yeah you can!" Momentum Pictures + eOne UK have debuted the first official trailer for A Million Little Pieces, an intense addiction drama from husband-wife team: actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and director Sam Taylor-Johnson. The two of them co-wrote the screenplay, based on James Frey's memoir about his own experiences with drug addiction. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent who submits to two months of

"It takes a really powerful idea, combined with someone willing to push it forward, to make it happen." Dada Films + Uncommon Productions have revealed the first official trailer for an indie documentary titled Jim Allison: Breakthrough, from filmmaker Bill Haney (Gift of the Game, Racing Against the Clock, A Life Among Whales). This premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, and played at the Seattle Film Festival. After losing his mother to cancer, Jim dedicated his entire life tr

Mandatory Streamers: HBO’s Succession returns for a dramatic second season
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our latest column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of August 5, HBO’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Succession, starring Brian Cox and created by Academy Award nominee and showrunner Jesse Armstrong, is returning for its second season this Sunday, picking up where the first season dramatically left off. 

Honey Boy Trailer: Shia LaBeouf And Lucas Hedges Star In New Drama
Amazon Studios has released the official trailer for director Alma Har’el’s Honey Boy, highlighting the tumultuous relationship between a child actor and his father. Starring Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia, American Honey) along with Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea, Boy Erased) and Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place), the film will have its theatrical release on November 8. Check out the video below!
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Young adult novel Going Vintage picked up by Imagine Kids & Family
According to Deadline, Lindsey Leavitt’s popular young adult romantic comedy novel Going Vintage has been acquired by Imagine Kids & Family. The studio has also set Carrie Pilby writer Kara Holden to pen the screenplay.
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The 2013 book follows the quirky and independent 16-year old Mallory, who discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her with

Pierce Brosnan sees Eurovision with Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams
Pierce Brosnan is joining Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in the Netflix comedy Eurovision. According to Deadline, the former 007 will play Erick Erickssong, the father of Ferrell’s character and “the most handsome man in Iceland.” The pic is directed by David Dobkin of Wedding Crashers fame.
Brosnan recently appeared in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as well as Final Score and the TV series The So

James Jordan joins Angelina Jolie in Those Who Wish Me Dead
Deadline reports that James Jordan has joined Angelina Jolie (By the Sea) in the thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead from director Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water).
The story, based on a book of the same name by Michael Koryta, follows a teen in a witness protection program evading killers in the fire-raged wilderness of Montana. The film will reportedly “veer away from certain points,” rather than act as a straight-up adap

"I'm your cheerleader, honey boy." Amazon Studios has debuted the first official trailer for the indie film Honey Boy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The film is an autobiographical story about Shia LaBeouf - he wrote the screenplay and stars in the film playing his father, a "hard-drinking, law-breaking" rodeo clown who treats his son roughly. Actors Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges play Shia (as a character named Otis Lort) at different ages, showing his rise to fame and s

David Zayas joins Mel Gibson and Emile Hirsch for Force of Nature
According to Deadline, David Zayas has joined Mel Gibson, Emile Hirsch and Kate Bosworth in Michael Polish’s action flick Force of Nature in which he will reportedly play a character named John the Baptist.
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Force of Nature focuses on Gibson’s retired detective who must protect the residents of a building being overrun by criminals in the middle of a

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Sign Overall Deal with Netflix
Netflix has confirmed that the Emmy Award-winning duo of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) have signed an overall deal to develop new films and shows for the streaming service. THR reports that the deal is for $200 million.
“We are thrilled to welcome master storytellers David Benioff and Dan Weiss to Netflix. They are a creative force and have delighted audiences worldwide with their epic storytelling. We can’

Release Date for New Edgar Wright Movie Set for September 2020
Focus Features has announced the new Edgar Wright movie Last Night in Soho will debut in theaters on September 25, 2020, just over a year from now. Production on the film is still underway in London.
Last Night in Soho will star Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Glass), Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (Leave No Trace) Emmy Award-nominated actor Matt Smith (The Crown, Doctor Who), Michael Ajao (Attack the Block), Synn&o

"A fascinating glimpse at the emergence of a phenomenon." Check out this rad first trailer for a punk rock doc titled Desolation Center, made by filmmaker Stuart Swezey. The documentary dives into the untold story from the early 1980s about "Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California" that have since become recognized as the experiences that inspired and laundry iconic festivals like Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. Featuring interviews and rare p