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"I was once told that beauty should never be shared." Shanghai Jingshu Pictures has released an official US trailer for the Chinese romantic drama titled Wild Grass, marking the feature directorial debut of director Xu Zhanxiong. The film is a love story and generational drama following the intersecting city lives of several young people in China during the 1990s. In the 1990s, the two girls and a boy who first entered the society tested the incredible destiny they experienced in the pursuit of

New to Stream: Arrow Video Channel’s September 2020 lineup
Acclaimed British indie film distributor Arrow Video has unveiled its lineup of programs set to debut on their streaming platform, Arrow Video Channel, in September which includes the cult classic horror parody Return of the Killer Tomatoes and new seasons of curated titles! The full list of titles set to premiere can be viewed below!
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The first teaser for Spike Lee’s concert film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia has landed.
In the one minute clip, Byrne narrates over a montage of his roving musical ensemble gyrating, shouting and marching across the stage. “Despite all that’s happened and despite what’s still happening, there’s still possibility,” Byrne says, adding: “James Baldwin said: ‘I still believe that we can do with this country something that has not be

DC Multiverse Batman Figure by Todd McFarlane Revealed!
Todd McFarlane, one of the most iconic comic book artists of the late 20th century, has unveiled a brand-new DC Multiverse Batman action figure designed, created and produced by McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys company! Check out his announcement video below!
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"Haven't a clue? Let's play a game, just Me and You…" Its been quite a long time since anyone has hidden something in a movie trailer. But it's no surprise that there's a hidden message in the first teaser trailer for The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves. Especially considering one of the best viral marketing campaigns in Hollywood history was for The Dark Knight (run by the legendary 42 Entertainment). The teaser for The Batman introduces us to Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, with one s

CS Interview: Pat Healy on weird Western The Pale Door
ComingSoon.net got the chance to chat with indie genre vet Pat Healy (The Innkeepers, Tales of Halloween) to discuss the weird Western horror pic The Pale Door, which is now available in select theaters and on digital platforms! Click here to rent or purchase The Pale Door!
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Much like co-star Noah Segan (Knives Out) and co-writer/director Aaron B.

"Dogs don't stand on two feet." RLJE has released an official US trailer for the extra kinky BDSM film from Finland titled Dogs Don't Wear Pants, which first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar. It also stopped by the Toronto Strasbourg, Sitges, and Helsinki Film Festivals last fall. Described as an "affecting and absurd dramedy", Dogs Don't Wear Pants is about a guilt-stricken widower who discovers that a demanding dominatrix might be able to giv

Marvel’s Avengers Launch Trailer: Embrace Your Powers
The Marvel’s Avengers launch trailer has been released, inviting players to embrace their powers when the title launches on September 4. You can check out the launch trailer now in the player below and pre-order your copy by clicking here!
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Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, where Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor a

The CW developing live-action Powerpuff Girls sequel series
Just over a year after its attempted reboot series came to an end at Cartoon Network, Variety has brought word that The CW is developing a live-action sequel series to the iconic animated superhero comedy The Powerpuff Girls.
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The new series, which is being developed by writers and executive producers Heather Regnier (iZombie) and Diablo Cody (Jen

Sundance Now Unveils September TV & Movie Slate
Sundance Now has revealed their September slate, including the exclusive premieres of the darkly comedic conspiracy drama We Got This, the follow-up to the 2015 Emmy Award winner When I Walk from Jason DaSilva When We Walk, and the New Zealand supernatural crime drama One Lane Bridge. Additionally, next month will also feature the riveting finale to The Suspect on Tuesday, September 8.
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HBO debuts trailer & premiere date for Agents of Chaos
As the country nears its next election, HBO has debuted the official trailer for the upcoming two-part documentary Agents of Chaos exploring the years of reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential Election and set it for a September premiere date. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: HBO Unveils First Teaser for David Byrne’s American Utopia
Directed by Emmy and Academy Award Winne

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIron Studios unveils new Wonder Woman 1984 Cheetah figure!
After fans got the exciting first look at the iconic villain in the DC FanDome for the highly-anticipated sequel, Iron Studios has unveiled a new figure of Cheetah based on her design in the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984! The figure can be viewed in the gallery below!
RELATED: Listen to First Track From Hans Zimmer’s Score for Wonder Woman 1984
Different women used Cheetah’s identity in the comics, but t

Adam Pally in Talks to Star in David Frankel’s John Belushi Biopic
Collider brings word that Adam Pally (Happy Endings, Sonic the Hedgehog) is in talks to star in the upcoming John Belushi biopic that will be directed by Oscar-winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Dear Diary) from a decade-old screenplay by Steve Conrad (Wonder).
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Pally will join Ike Barinholtz in the film, who is set to play Da

The Karate Kid Legacy Continues in New Cobra Kai Season 3 Sneak Peek
Netflix has released a new Cobra Kai video highlighting the continuation of The Karate Kid legacy as the first two seasons of the series land on the streamer on August 28. The video, which you can watch in the player below, also includes a sneak peek at the upcoming Season 3, premiering in 2021!
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In Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio and William

"I still believe that we can do with this country something that has not been done before." Don't miss this! HBO has revealed the first official teaser trailer for David Byrne's American Utopia, the new Spike Lee-directed, recorded-performance doc film that's premiering this fall. The film will debut at the Toronto Film Festival, then launch on HBO / HBO Max streaming in October later this year. Director Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway sho

Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot replaces directing duo, scraps early footage
Legendary’s forthcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot has hit its first speed bump as directing duo Andy and Ryan Tohill have left the project over creative differences after one week of shooting and have been replaced by David Blue Garcia (Tejano), according to Deadline.
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The duo reportedly left the production aft

New Nutty Professor Film in Development from Project X Entertainment
Project X Entertainment has acquired the rights to the classic Jerry Lewis comedy The Nutty Professor with a new reboot in development from Project X’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein, according to Deadline.
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No studio, writer, or cast are attached to the project yet. Vanderbilt, who is producing and co-wrote the upcoming Scream 5 movie, is curre

Wireless: First Look & Premiere Date for Soderbergh’s Quibi Survival Thriller Series
Quibi has shared a first look photo (above) at executive producer Steven Soderbergh’s (Traffic) upcoming survival thriller series Wireless, starring Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One). The streamer has also set a September 14 premiere date for the show, according to Deadline.
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In Wireless, on a sparsely traveled road deep in the

"We faced an attack of a new kind – the Russians hacked democracy." HBO has revealed the first official trailer for a documentary titled Agents of Chaos, which will actually premiere on HBO next month as a two-part doc series. Agents of Chaos is the latest from iconic doc filmmaker Alex Gibney. "Building on his acclaimed oeuvre tackling far-reaching and provocative issues, Gibney delves into the complex labyrinth of internet warfare, raising salient questions about the extent of Russia's

HBO unveils first teaser for David Byrne’s American Utopia
HBO has unveiled the first teaser for the upcoming concert film David Byrne’s American Utopia centered on the iconic musician’s Broadway adaptation of the album of the same name, helmed by Oscar winner Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods). The teaser can be viewed in the player below!
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David Byrne’s American Utopia is one-of-a-kind, dyn

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMondo unveils The Mandalorian: Season One vinyl soundtrack
Mondo, in conjunction with Walt Disney Records, is proud to present the premiere physical release of Ludwig Göransson’s complete Season One soundtrack to The Mandalorian as an 8XLP Box Set that will be available for pre-order later this week! Check out the vinyl set in the gallery below!
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Steve McQueen’s new film Mangrove is set to open the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) later this year.
The film, which stars Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright, will tell the story of the Mangrove Nine – a group of Black activists who clashed with London police in 1970 during a protest march, which led to a highly publicised trial.
Mangrove forms part of McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series, and will premiere at New York Film Festival before having its European premiere at LFF,

It's time for a new order! The Match Factory has also released a promo teaser trailer for a Mexican film premiering at the Venice Film Festival this year titled New Order. Nuevo Orden (in Spanish) is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Michel Franco (After Lucia, Chronic, April's Daughter) and is described in this trailer as a "gripping, hard-hitting, dystopian drama." This looks intense already and it's barely 45 seconds of footage. A high-society wedding is interrupted by the arrival of

CS Interview: Director Derrick Borte on thriller Unhinged
As the film is finally racing to theaters as the first major theatrical release of the summer, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with director Derrick Borte (American Dreamer) to discuss his latest thriller Unhinged led by Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius.
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When it came to looking at wanting to step into the director’s chair for

Rating: 
4/10
Cast:
Gang Dong-won as Jung-seok
Lee Jung-hyun as Min-jung
Lee Re as Joon
Kwon Hae-hyo as Elder Kim
Kim Min-jae as Sergeant first class Hwang
Koo Kyo-hwan as Captain Seo
Kim Do-yoon as Chul-min
Lee Ye-won as Yu-jin
Co-Written & Directed by Yeon Sang-ho; Co-Written by Park Joo-Suk
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula Review:
2016’s Train to Busan was one of the most surprising and original efforts in the zombie genre in a long tim

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7.5/10
Cast:
Gang Dong-won as Jung-seok
Lee Jung-hyun as Min-jung
Lee Re as Jooni
Kwon Hae-hyo as Old Man Kim
Lee Ye-won as Yu-jin
Kim Do-yoon as Chul-min
Kim Min-jae as Sergeant Hwang
Koo Kyo-hwan as Captain Seo
Written and Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula Review:
After delivering one of the best and most-compelling zombie films ever with 2016’s blockbuster hit Train to Busan, South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho is making his comeback this

CS Fall TV Preview!
Comingsoon.net is taking a look at new and returning shows confirmed to premiere this Fall! Check them out below!
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The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the production of many of Hollywood’s most anticipated films and shows. Hence, the Fall slate is looking A LOT lighter than previous years. An overwhelming amount of shows haven’t even confirmed/specified their 2020 premiere dates.

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New Raised by Wolves Trailer: Life Begins Again in Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi Series
HBO Max has released the second Raised by Wolves trailer from the highly-anticipated sci-fi series executive produced by Oscar nominee Ridley Scott (The Martian, Gladiator, The Terror). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with

The ‘Karen’ meme has reportedly inspired a new film that will focus on a character called Karen, played by Orange is the New Black star Taryn Manning.
The viral meme has been used as a byword on social media sites such as Twitter and TikTok for a type of privileged, middle-class, white woman with a ‘speak to the manager’ attitude, and also has connotations with racist micro-aggressions and anti-vaccination beliefs.
It has now inspired an apparent new film about a racist a

CS Soapbox: The Best and Worst DC FanDome Panels!
DC FanDome set a benchmark for virtual conventions this past weekend. While not as “live” as advertised, the Comic-Con-esque event was largely a success across all metrics. Even with the last-minute decision to air many panels during a second-half scheduled for September 12, DC Comics spoon-fed fans the goods regarding hotly anticipated movies, tv shows and video games. Aside from the occasional cringe-worthy commentary, DC FanDome e

Batman: The Long Halloween and Justice Society Animated Films Coming In 2021
DC FanDome may be over, but there’s still some news coming out of DC! Recently, via IGN’s virtual panel for Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Warner Bros. Animation revealed its lineup of DC animated features for 2021 (via SuperHeroHype).
The previously announced Batman: Soul of the Dragon will be the first DC animated film of 2021. However, the next movie will be Justice Society: World War II. Within the DC unive

"I am your healer." The Match Factory has released a promo teaser trailer for a Polish film premiering at the Venice Film Festival this year titled Never Gonna Snow Again, the latest film from acclaimed Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska (of Body, Mug, The Other Lamb most recently). A Ukrainian migrant working as a masseur in Poland becomes a guru-like figure in the gated community where his clients live. The long description is perfect: The identical houses are inhabited by an array of well

BEGIN SLIDESHOWListen to First Track From Hans Zimmer’s Score for Wonder Woman 1984
Following that epic Wonder Woman 1984 trailer during DC FanDome, Hans Zimmer took to Instagram to unveil the first track from his score to the anticipated sequel. You can check out the clip along with a Tweet by Hans Zimmer below!
RELATED: Wonder Woman 1984 DC FanDome Trailer Reveals Cheetah!
Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes:

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Dwayne Johnson Confirms Hawkgirl Won’t Be Part of Black Adam’s Justice Society
During the recent DC FanDome event, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed the first teaser for the upcoming Black Adam movie. Johnson also announced that the Justice Society of America would play a significant role in the film before introducing the members of the team that will encounter DC’s antihero. Many fans were surprised to not see Hawkgirl as

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Comey Rule trailer investigates the 2016 presidential election
Showtime has released the official The Comey Rule trailer for their upcoming limited series which centers around the aftermath of 2016 presidential election. Starring Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson, the political drama is based on former FBI director James Comey’s bestselling book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership. It is expected to premiere this coming September as a two-night and four

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Haunting of Bly Manor poster & photos previews Netflix’s new horror drama
After six months since production had officially wrapped on The Haunting of Bly Manor, horror director Mike Flanagan and Intrepid Pictures have finally released the first key art poster for Netflix’s upcoming follow-up to the acclaimed horror-anthology series The Haunting of Hill House. Set to debut in the Fall of 2020, you can check out the full poster in the gallery below along with the

CS Video: Unhinged interviews with Caren Pistorius & Russell Crowe
As the first big thriller of the summer is finally in US theaters, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Caren Pistorius (Mortal Engines) and Russell Crowe (The Nice Guys) to discuss Unhinged! Our interviews can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Unhinged Review: A Formulaic But Brutal Adrenaline Ride
The film, which was originally slated to hit theaters in July, will now be hitting theaters on Augus

Russell Crowe’s Unhinged Takes the Weekend Box Office Crown
As theaters open up around the world, audiences have slowly returned to America’s favorite pastime — the movies! Per Deadline, this week, moviegoers shelled out over $4 million in ticket sales for Russell Crowe’s Unhinged, enough to laugh the Derrick Borte-directed flick to the top of the charts. Coming in second was The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On the Run with $0.55 million, followed by Words on Bathroom Walls w

"Brothers of the 88th Division! Because of you, Shanghai is still standing!" CMC has released an official US trailer for the Chinese war epic titled The Eight Hundred, which has already opened in China to big numbers at the box office (with a $112 million opening weekend). The film is set in 1937 and is a jingoistic true story about a group of Chinese soldiers and draft dodgers that put up a four-day defense of a Shanghai warehouse complex, just as Japanese forces are overwhelming China. One of

Rating: 
8/10
Cast:
Russell Crowe as the Man
Caren Pistorius as Rachel
Gabriel Bateman as Kyle
Jimmi Simpson as Andy
Austin P. McKenzie as Fred
Anne Leighton as Deborah Haskell
Directed by Derrick Borte; Written by Carl Ellsworth
Unhinged Review:
As someone who lives in Los Angeles, I know all too well the struggle of road rage, both dealing with my own while also worrying about how extreme someone else may take it. The road has become an even more dangerous place o

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew The Suicide Squad poster: James Gunn confirms more characters
Following Saturday’s DC FanDome event, The Suicide Squad director James Gunn took to Twitter to share a brand new colorful poster for his highly-anticipated DC film, featuring the main members of team including long-time members Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang as well as newcomers King Shark, Weasel and Savant. In addition, Gunn has also revealed the other characters that weren’t featured in the chara

DC Execs on possibility of more DC movie & TV crossovers, plus The Flash Season 7 trailer
The CW has released the first trailer for the upcoming seventh season of their Grant Gustin-led The Flash series, giving us a preview of the scarlet speedster’s new powerful enemies as Barry fights to bring everybody back together. The Arrowverse series is scheduled to make its return in January 2021. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: DC FanDome: New Flash Costume & Keato

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBarry Keoghan joins the cast of The Batman
In a press release sent during DC FanDome, Warner Bros. revealed that The Eternals star Barry Keoghan has joined the rather large cast of Matt Reeves’ The Batman as a character named Officer Stanley Merkel. Fans of Batman comic books will recall that Merkel was introduced by Frank Miller as Commissioner James Gordon’s first partner; a character who first appeared in 1987’s Batman #405 and subsequently killed by Sofia Fal

Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 2 Recap
In the previous episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, Tic, Leti, and George found themselves welcomed to Ardham Lodge after a gruesome monster attack in the woods. In Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 2, Tic learned of his connection to Ardham and the Sons of Adam, while continuing the search for his father, Montrose.
Ardham Lodge
Though Tic remembered the monster encounter the previous night, Leti and George didn’t seem to. Instead, they re

A very early design for Sonic in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been unveiled in new previsualisation footage.
The 2020 movie adaptation of the iconic video game character was originally ridiculed over his look following the release of the first trailer, leading to a redesign that was better received once the movie came out.
Now, new previsualisation footage – which is created before filming begins to map out scenes in a movie – has revealed a very rudimentary design of the

Following the release of The Batman‘s first trailer over the weekend, one fan appears to have decoded a mysterious message from The Riddler (Paul Dano).
In the first look at the Matt Reeves-directed DC movie, fans were given first glimpses of Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne/Batman, alongside Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman and Dano’s Riddler.
At one point in the clip, however, a message for Batman is left on a victim, which asks: “What does a liar do when he’s dead?&rdq