Live action short films

This UK & South African co-production with Ida Rose & ANTS Media stars team up for action thriller film Stolen directed by Sheridan De Myer. Shantelle Rochester will serve as producer along with Uzanenkosi Mahlangu. Stolen is the first installment of what is set to be an action thriller movie franchise with BET +. Stolen stars Christine Adams, Luka Peros, Jimmy Jean Louis, Michael Landes, Alba Amira and introducing Shantelle Rochester, the story follows Seline who must use her military skills to unearth the truth of her daughter’s disappearance in South Africa as she is thrown into a world of chaos and organ trafficking. Stolen received a grant through the International Co-production strand of the UK Global Screen Fund, financed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and administered by the BFI. Ida Rose has also received support through the International Business Development strand of the UK Global Screen Fund. Ida … [Read more...] about BET+ Signs UK & South African Action Thriller ‘Stolen’ Franchise By Ida Rose & ANT Media

EXCLUSIVE : Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Renny Harlin ’s actioner The Bricklayer from Millennium Films, slating the pic for release in theaters and on VOD next summer. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company has also unveiled a new still from the film, starring Aaron Eckhart ( The Dark Knight ) and Nina Dobrev ( xXx: Return of Xander Cage ), which can be found below. In The Bricklayer , someone is blackmailing the CIA—assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant—and rebellious—operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy. Clifton Collins Jr. ( Westworld ), Tim Blake Nelson ( Nightmare Alley ) and Ilfenesh Hadera (Paramount’s Baywatch ) also star. The Bricklayer is the second title in Screen Media’s output deal with … [Read more...] about Screen Media Acquires Renny Harlin’s Action Pic ‘The Bricklayer’ Starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev – First Look

Dice Media, the long-form premium content studio by Pocket Aces, is gearing up for the launch of its next big show - India's first army anthology series called Bravehearts - The Untold Stories of Heroes. Riding high with their presence at the Cannes Film Festival this year as part of the India delegation, Pocket Aces unveiled the trailer of Bravehearts in front of a global audience on May 22, 2022 in the presence of Union Minister Mr. L. Murugan, Indian Ambassador to France Mr. Jawed Ashraf, Strategic Advisor and Head of Cannes Next Mr. Sten Saluveer, Additional Secretary I&B Ms. Neerja Sekhar, and NFDC Head of International Promotions & Special Projects Ms Sonal Mathur, among others. David Harbour Reveals He Has Known Stranger Things Ending For Years: It's Quite Moving And Beautiful Created in partnership with edtech giant Unacademy to mark the 75th year of India's independence, Bravehearts is a show about the families behind the heroes in our … [Read more...] about Dice Media Unveils Bravehearts Trailer At The Marché Du Film Festival De Cannes 2022

The xx ’s Oliver Sim has released the affecting video for his new song “Hideous,” where he discloses for the first time that he has been living with HIV since he was a teenager. The song appears on his first solo album, Hideous Bastard . It arrives on Sep. 9 via Young. The xx songwriter, bassist, and vocalist enlisted bandmate Jamie xx to produce the album inspired by Sim’s adoration of horror movies and deeply personal experiences. It features guest vocalist Jimmy Somerville, who has been a “powerful voice around HIV and AIDS for decades,” Sim said in a statement. Sim added: “He encouraged me to do the song for myself. He taught me ‘glamour’ is a Scottish word. And, most importantly, he reminded me to not take myself too seriously, no good comes from that!” The Yann Gonzalez-directed video for the song confronts the monsters and fears that haunt us — literally and figuratively. Sim explores loneliness and questions being “hideous” contrasted against buoying string … [Read more...] about The xx’s Oliver Sim Reveals He’s Been Living With HIV Since Age 17 in Moving ‘Hideous’ Video

A married man falls for a trans woman in Joyland , the first Pakistani feature to play in Cannes. Saim Sadiq ’s atmospheric Un Certain Regard drama also explores a whole family, presenting a picture of a clan torn between modernity and tradition in contemporary Lahore. Haider (Ali Junejo) has a seemingly happy arranged marriage with Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq). But when he gains work as a backing dancer for the glamorous trans performer Biba (Alina Khan), his eyes are opened to another way of life — and potentially another way of loving. Meanwhile, his wife is frustrated with the expectations of the patriarchal society she lives in, and much less enthusiastic about the prospect of bringing another boy into the family (her sister-in-law has daughters, much to everyone’s disappointment). The Joyland of the title is an amusement park which provides an escape for many of the group, whether dancing with a troupe or screaming out their pain on a fairground ride. Haider … [Read more...] about Cannes Review: Saim Sadiq’s ‘Joyland’

EXCLUSIVE : J.K. Simmons ( Being the Ricardos ), Jackie Earle Haley ( The First Lady ), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ( Suicide Squad ), Jessica De Gouw ( The Secrets She Keeps ) and Alice Lee ( Brittany Runs a Marathon ) have signed on to star alongside Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in the Netflix thriller Our Man from Jersey , from director Julian Farino ( Ballers ). The film centers on Mike (Wahlberg), a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, who is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school ex-girlfriend Roxanne (Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission. Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Jeff Waxman will produce the pic written by David Guggenheim and Joe Barton. Simmons won his first Oscar back in 2015 for his portrayal of cut-throat jazz instructor Fletcher in Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash , notching his second nom this year for his supporting turn in Aaron Sorkin’s Being the … [Read more...] about Netflix’s Spy Pic ‘Our Man From Jersey’ Adds J.K. Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw & Alice Lee

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Movies? Returning series? New series? Reunions of Tony-winning Broadway casts of hit musicals? HBO Max has it all in May. The return of Hacks is the immediate standout here, but it’s not the only promising piece of original programming. Beyond that, May offers a chance to catch up with some great movies you might have missed, starting with a Nineties classic from Hong Kong. Watch all of these shows and films for free with a subscription to HBO Max . An HBO Max subscription costs just $9.99/month. Go ad-free with the HBO Max no-ads package for just $14.99/month (in line with pricing for Netflix or the popular $13.99 Disney Bundle ). See full HBO Max sign-up details here . Buy: HBO Max Subscription at $9.99 Chungking Express (May 1) Partly thanks to the endorsement of Quentin Tarantino, Hong Kong director … [Read more...] about What to Watch on HBO Max: ‘The Staircase,’ ‘Spring Awakening’ and the Return of ‘Hacks’

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This May on Hulu begins with a mysterious egg and ends with the story of a legendary punk guitarist. What falls between those two looks pretty promising too, including an indie drama featuring Tim Roth and a much-loved Eighties sitcom. But let’s start with that egg. Watch all of these shows and movies on Hulu for free with a free trial to Hulu, which you can get here . Your subscription continues for as little as $6.99/month (or $69.99/year) after your free trial ends. Buy: Hulu Unlimited Streaming at $6.99 Hatching (May 6) The 2022 Sundance Film Festival played host to a bunch of creative horror films and streaming services have benefitted in the months that followed. On the heels of last month’s premiere of Fresh, the online dating thriller that takes a chilling turn, comes this darkly comic Finnish film about a … [Read more...] about What to Watch on Hulu: ‘Conversations With Friends,’ ‘Candy’ and Kurt Warner’s ‘American Underdog’ Story

The long-delayed seventh entry in the Mission: Impossible action film series is just out of reach in its first official teaser trailer. Dead Reckoning Part One is set for release on July 14, 2023 as the first of two sequels following up Fallout , the latest installment released back in 2018. Dead Reckoning places Tom Cruise ’s Ethan Hunt at the center of a power-hungry fight for control. “Your days of fighting for the so-called greater good are over,” Henry Czerny’s Eugene Kittridge tells him. “This is our chance to control the truth – the concepts of right and wrong for everyone for centuries to come. You’re fighting to save an ideal that doesn’t exist. It never did. You need to pick a side.” The film also stars Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, and more. The Christopher McQuarrie-directed film is classic Cruise – all car-chases, close calls, explosions, and elaborate action sequences. Dead Reckoning Part One was set for a … [Read more...] about Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt Is Forced to Pick a Side in ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1’ Trailer

Brett Morgen vividly remembers the first time he met David Bowie . When the Thin White Duke insults your work, it tends to burn deep into your memory. It was 2007, at which point Morgen had been a filmmaker for over a decade and had made documentaries on boxers ( On the Ropes ), Black music in America (the Say It Loud series), legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans ( The Kid Stays in the Picture ) and the Chicago 10 ( Chicago 10 ). He had this idea for a collaboration with Bowie on what he called “a sort-of hybrid experimental film.” A lifelong fan, he was beyond excited when the rock star agreed to a meeting. And then, Morgen recalls over a Zoom call from his home in Los Angeles, the sit-down with Bowie and his associates started getting “a little contentious. He went from dismissive to just ripping into one of my movies. I felt like I was being tested. Right after he laid into me, someone asked, ‘What’s your favorite Bowie album, Brett?’ I said, ‘Well, to be quite … [Read more...] about ‘When You Eliminate the Wikipedia, You Arrive at the Personal’: Inside the Making of ‘Moonage Daydream’