https://www.firstshowing.net Connecting Hollywood with its Audience https://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/FSLogoWebfeeds2.svg Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:28:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/venice-2026-two-cia-buddies-visit-easter-island-in-wild-horse-nine/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/venice-2026-two-cia-buddies-visit-easter-island-in-wild-horse-nine/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:28:44 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805631 "Don't pull rank on me! I've killed people in countries you can't even spell." Who's ready to take a trip down to Easter Island and see some big heads? Join Lee and Chris on their adventure to Rapa Nui and find out just what they're up to there. Or maybe it's better we don't know. Wild Horse Nine is the latest raucous comedy written and directed by British filmmaker Martin McDonagh and it's premiering across the 2026 Venice & Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals this fall. I'm pleased to report that this is one of McDonagh's best films yet! Perhaps even his best since In Bruges from 2008 (which is still one of my favorites all these years later). Just like all of his films, this one feature a couple of psychopaths causing some violent mayhem in a strange place all the while dropping copious F-bombs and offensive jokes galore. Wild Horse Nine is an amusing buddy comedy about two CIA goofballs who go on a little vacation to Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) right before bad stuff is about to go down in Chile in the 1970s (unfortunately thanks to the help of the CIA). // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/mountain-climbing-grief-doc-everest-the-other-side-official-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/mountain-climbing-grief-doc-everest-the-other-side-official-trailer/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:03:39 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805600 "Even if we make it to the top, I have to ski down the 9000 foot face." National Geographic has unveiled the first official trailer for the intense documentary film titled Everest: The Other Side, the latest from doc filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin. This is premiering at the 2026 Venice Film Festival this week and also playing at Telluride this weekend before it hits theaters in the fall. Of course it's being released on IMAX screens as well, as NatGeo loves featuring every Everest movie on IMAX. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morisson shared a dream to climb and ski Everest's direct North Face Side, located in Tibet, a feat no one had ever accomplished. This is the story of what went wrong and then how the dream continued. Those who follow the climbing community know that Hilaree Nelson passed away in an avalanche on Manaslu in 2022. The rest of this doc film follows Jim Morisson partnering up with Jimmy Chin to finally fulfill their dream and uphold her legacy by completing the mission in her honor. It is not an easy task – not only is the climb incredibly hard on this side of the mountain, attempting to ski down it safely is even harder. ⛷️ I've just seen the film and I have some issues with it in how they capture the experience and the depiction of their Sherpa partners, but it's still an inspiring film about accomplishing your dream(s) no matter what gets in the way. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/freaky-hands-irish-horror-the-restoration-at-grayson-manor-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/freaky-hands-irish-horror-the-restoration-at-grayson-manor-trailer/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:03:20 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805578 "All this anger is going to affect the baby." Chroma has unveiled an official trailer for The Restoration at Grayson Manor, an Irish horror creation made by the filmmaker Glenn McQuaid. This is set for a limited theatrical release starting in October during horror season before it's on VOD later this year. It's a horror film about haunted mechanical hands with a mind of their own! Glee's Chris Colfer stars as Boyd Grayson, a hedonistic heir who torments his legacy-obsessed mother, played by the genre icon Alice Krige. When an accident leaves Boyd handless, she rebuilds him with prosthetics wired to his subconscious, hands that act on his most violent urges. Inside their decaying Gothic estate, those hands will unleash horrors on Grayson Manor. Chroma is excited to be bringing this fun Irish horror to audiences across Ireland and the UK later this year. It premiered at Fantastic Fest last year & this year's Dublin Film Festival. Starring Chris Colfer, Alice Krige, Daniel Adegboyega, Declan Reynolds, Gabriela Garcia Vargas, Issac Cairns, Dave Byrne, Matthew McMahon. This looks super kooky and freaky and weird and all kinds of horrifying fun. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/full-trailer-for-once-upon-a-time-in-harlem-revived-doc-from-1972/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/full-trailer-for-once-upon-a-time-in-harlem-revived-doc-from-1972/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:31:12 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805558 "Being here with all these intelligent gentlemen, I'm afraid to open my mouth!" Neon has debuted the main official trailer for their highly acclaimed documentary film titled Once Upon a Time in Harlem, set for a release in limited US theaters starting in October. It first premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and played at Cannes and is screening at Telluride next. Once Upon a Time in Harlem is actually a film that was made in the 1970s by the brilliant Black American filmmaker William Greaves, who passed away in 2014. Finding the lost in time footage, his son David Greaves put together all of the shots (filmed on 16mm) and finished the film - a fascinating documentary introducing us to the most incredible collection of individuals who gathered for a party in 1972 up in Harlem. The lively event took place at jazz maestro Duke Ellington's townhouse in NYC and was filled with living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance, an event he regarded as the most important he captured on film. Greaves invited every last participant he could locate. Many had not seen one another for decades. It takes us into that experience and it's truly unforgettable. A remarkable, refreshing portrait of many Black American icons with many unforgettable interactions caught on camera. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/trailer-2-for-de-niro-stiller-grandes-focker-in-law-family-sequel/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/trailer-2-for-de-niro-stiller-grandes-focker-in-law-family-sequel/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:02:27 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805543 "I'm considering inviting Olivia into the Circle of Trust." Paramount International has debuted another new official trailer for the long-awaited comedy sequel Focker-in-Law, the latest film in the Meet the Parents family of Fockers comedies. Does anyone really want another? It's a follow-up to Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers in the years past – though it has been 16 years since the last one hit theaters. This next one brings the main cast back and introduces newcomers into the mix: Ariana Grande (from Wicked) as bride-to-be Olivia Jones alongside Skyler Gisondo as her beau Henry, the couple at the center of this. In November, comedy icon and Emmy winner Ben Stiller and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro reunite for a new chapter in the blockbuster Meet the Parents franchise. The full cast also includes Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Beanie Feldstein, and Eduardo Franco. After the first trailer back in the spring, this new trailer rehashes most of the same footage with a few extra glimpses added in. For me this looks as unfunny as any movie can – not a single joke in here made me laugh. Is this Focker family still funny or not? // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-look-trailer-for-sabus-arrested-memory-action-film-from-taipei/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-look-trailer-for-sabus-arrested-memory-action-film-from-taipei/#disqus_thread Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:13:26 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805516 "Issue an arrest warrant for the captain!" TIFF has revealed the entertaining first official trailer for the action comedy film Arrested Memory from director Sabu, which is premiering at multiple festivals this fall. This is launching first at the 2026 Venice Film Festival next week, before heading to Toronto next and I'm sure at even more festivals in the fall. Arrested Memory follows a detective with amnesia. Ethan Juan stars as Lee – a superstar police detective in Taipei, Taiwan. After losing his team during an investigation, he is haunted by guilt and transferred to a rural police station. Traumatised by the incident, Lee develops amnesia – but is determined to keep it a secret. Soon, he is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of an influential Japanese businessman. As his memory continues to fade, Lee can only rely on his instincts — which, against all odds, lead him to the criminals. Filmed in Taiwan, the cast includes Hsieh Ying Xuan, Moon Lee, Shinchi Tsutsumi, and Reika Kirishima. This looks like a blast! I'm glad the film plays up the wacky comedy and doesn't keep it all so super serious. We need more fun action flicks right now. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-teaser-for-sian-heders-being-heumann-film-on-judy-heumann/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-teaser-for-sian-heders-being-heumann-film-on-judy-heumann/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:26:12 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805494 "Judy didn't wait for change. She fought to make it happen." Apple TV has revealed the first teaser trailer for the film titled Being Heumann, the latest feature made by acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Sian Heder – best known for her Best Picture winning film CODA. This is premiering at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival in a few weeks as the Opening Night world premiere up there. The title is a reference to the actual woman named Judy Heumann, a disability rights activist who lead a campaign back in the 1970s. The film stars Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann and opens in November this fall. In 1977, disability rights activist Judy Heumann leads a historic 28-day occupation of San Francisco's Federal Building, uniting protesters in a fight for accessibility laws & equal rights. A powerful new film that chronicles the "mother of the disability rights movement," Judy Heumann, as she leads a group of young adults who come together to find their collective voice in a fight against discrimination. Being Heumann stars Mark Ruffalo, Madeline Delp, Dylan O'Brien, Will Brill, Michael Patrick Thornton, Antwan Tolliver, Rein Barcel, Charlie Rush-Reese, and many others. I'm a big fan of CODA & will definitely watch this one when it's out this fall. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/venice-2026-danny-boyles-ink-film-is-trainspotting-for-newspapers/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/venice-2026-danny-boyles-ink-film-is-trainspotting-for-newspapers/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:30:39 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805337 "All the news that's fit to print" and often stories that are not fit to print but make people buy the newspaper anyway. Danny Boyle is back again (after 28 Years Later) with another feature film to enjoy - his latest is titled Ink. It's the story of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun and the beginning of the era of salacious, sensational, immoral news. Adapted by James Graham from his own 2017 stage play of the same name, the film is a The Wolf of Wall Street-esque rip-roaring thriller about the madman (or, really, madmen) who took over the newspaper in the 1970s and started to run whatever random stories they could in order to sell more newspapers than any other publisher in the UK at the time. Their main competition was The Daily Mirror, which is where Larry Lamb had worked before running The Sun and setting the stage for the next decades to come and where we are now with fake news galore. Boyle does make this connection – by the end he ties it all together to show that this kind of news sensationalism is what lead us right to this idiotic hellscape the world is in now. It's great to see Boyle return to his more grungy, gritty filmmaking, especially for this story. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/wwii-spy-thriller-fortitude-trailer-with-nicolas-cage-matthew-goode/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/wwii-spy-thriller-fortitude-trailer-with-nicolas-cage-matthew-goode/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:08:37 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805426 "If it works, you'll be saving countless lives." A trailer has debuted for the action comedy movie Fortitude, another World War II movie to watch this year. Made by British filmmaker Simon West, this is not only another WWII action thriller, it's also an espionage movie featuring the real Ian Fleming (Bond author who actually was in the Navy) about the plans to trick the Nazis from learning about D-Day before it happened. "Operation Fortitude" decisively changed the course of World War II and paved the way for a free world. Fortitude is based on an incredible true story and follows the fearless and unpredictable spy-soldiers Dudley Clarke (Ed Skrein) & Thomas Argyll 'TAR' Robertson (Matthew Goode), as they devise the biggest deception mission ever mounted. The massive cast features Matthew Goode & Ed Skrein as the spies, along with Jordi Mollà, Alice Eve, Art Malik as Ian Fleming, plus Lukas Haas, Adrian Topol, Emilio Sakraya, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Paul Anderson, with Sir Ben Kingsley, Ron Perlman, Michael Sheen as Churchill, and Nicolas Cage as Dusko Popov (who apparently was the real inspiration for James Bond). No final release date set for this yet but expect it in theaters soon enough. There's so much going on in this! Not sure it all works, as a comedy or as an action movie, but with this cast it's hard to ignore this one. Fire it up. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/samuel-jackson-joel-kinnaman-the-beast-action-thriller-teaser/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/samuel-jackson-joel-kinnaman-the-beast-action-thriller-teaser/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:04:29 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805331 "You know Air Force One. Now meet The Beast." Ha! Get in the vehicle! Aura Entertainment has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for The Beast, another bonkers crazy action thriller movie coming up this year. Yet another entry in the "president under attack" subgenre including films like White House Down and Air Force One. From director Renny Harlin (who also made this year's Deep Water shark movie) coming this new action comedy. When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the US, the president himself is forced to drive the presidential limousine & unlock the full extent of The Beast's highly classified capabilities to save his injured agent, reunite with his wife, and save the world. Of course!! Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Kinnaman, Colin Morgan, and Guy Burnet. This looks hilarious! What a fun teaser trailer: just the right amount of action, tons of F-bombs & other surprises to make you cackle. So basically it's just White House Down but with the president stuck inside his armored SUV? Sure – this could be good. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/hbo-maxs-harry-potter-series-teaser-2-starring-dominic-mclaughlin/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/hbo-maxs-harry-potter-series-teaser-2-starring-dominic-mclaughlin/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:32:10 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805430 "Family's more than just blood. You find your place." Warner Bros & HBO unveiled another teaser trailer (that is basically just a full trailer) for the new Harry Potter series, a new version of the hugely successful book series of the same name. But this time without the magic that makes the movie series so wonderful. They're going through the books one-by-one again so this first part is titled (again) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and launches at Christmas streaming on HBO Max in the US. A new era of Hogwarts begins. This features Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione, John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, along with Luke Thallon, Paul Whitehouse, Bertie Carvel, Johnny Flynn, Bel Powley, Daniel Rigby, Katherine Parkinson, Warwick Davis, and Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy. We finally get a good look at all of the characters in Hogwarts in this new teaser, along with more of the shenanigans these kids get caught up in during their first year. There's also more Quidditch and monsters and everything else fun. Still don't believe we need this new adaptation at all. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/florence-pugh-mike-faist-in-east-of-eden-adaptation-official-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/florence-pugh-mike-faist-in-east-of-eden-adaptation-official-trailer/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:04:26 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805381 "Evil is not always apparent at first glance... it can come cloaked – in goodness, or beauty, or love. The heart of our oldest stories." Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for the new adaptation of the iconic classic East of Eden, ready for streaming in October. Featuring 7 episodes in total to watch. This modern interpretation of John Steinbeck's masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames – played by Florence Pugh in this version of the story. The book was turned into the James Dean classic movie East of Eden in 1955. This limited series offers a compelling perspective on the ways in which a family's history impacts a person's present reality. In addition to Pugh playing the lead as Cathy Ames, the series stars Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist as Adam and Charles Trask, with Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, Joseph Zada, and Joe Anders. It's developed by actress / writer Zoe Kazan who also co-showruns the series with Jeb Stuart. "A portrait of one family, but also of a society that is rapidly changing, in which men & women must navigate difficult decisions, and come face-to-face with the reality that, ultimately, you are what you choose." Gotta say, I'm sold on this! Looks like a ravishing tale from her perspective examining this evilness. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-trailer-for-danny-boyles-ink-with-jack-oconnell-guy-pearce/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/first-trailer-for-danny-boyles-ink-with-jack-oconnell-guy-pearce/#disqus_thread Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:25:14 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805325 "I am the best editor in history!" Studiocanal and Netflix have revealed the first teaser trailer for the movie Ink, the new Danny Boyle movie about the creation of the UK tabloid The Sun. The film is also premiering today at the 2026 Venice Film Festival in Italy as the Opening Night debut to kick off the fest and begin the first screening. Set in 1969, the rising media tycoon Rupert Murdoch acquires the daily newspaper The Sun in the UK, and his partnership with young editor Larry Lamb turns the paper into Britain's most influential tabloid. The film stars Jack O'Connell as Larry Lamb, Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch, and Claire Foy as Jules Davies from The Sun, along with Blake Harrison, Patrick Kennedy, Angus Imrie, and Brian Gleeson. Boyle explains more: "these two men created a new tabloid that, against all the odds, became the biggest-selling newspaper in the world. Cheeky, irreverent, daring: the 'super soaraway' Sun challenged the establishment and remade our world for the modern era." This looks like a grungy whirlwind voyage back to the 70s reminiscent of The Wolf of Wall Street watching these guys turn real news into useless dribble just to sell more papers. "Any scandal is fair game." This is one wild teaser that will get your attention! Print it. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/official-trailer-for-uk-comedy-extra-geography-set-at-boarding-school/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/official-trailer-for-uk-comedy-extra-geography-set-at-boarding-school/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:34:14 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805288 "Why are you being weird?" "I'm friends with boys now." Vertigo Releasing has unveiled their first official trailer for the film Extra Geography, an indie comedy from the UK about two best friends at a boarding school. This intiailly premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival back in January, and recently played at the Melbourne & Edinburgh Film Festivals. Set in an English boarding school, Extra Geography follows two teenage girls (Flic and Minna) as they grapple with all the challenges of girlhood: friendship, boys, studies, growing up and their summer project, "to fall in love". Which causes a rift in their friendship once things start to heat up. This stars Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear, Alice Englert, and Aoife Riddell. Sundance adds: "Extra Geography offers a bittersweet lesson in unsinkable friendship: in life, love, and Shakespeare, someone always gets upstaged." This is a very quirky, distinct indie creation about female friendship and the prickly sides of it – especially when romance gets involved. With comparisons to Lady Bird and Frances Ha from reviews. An indie discovery from Sundance worthy of finding an audience beyond the fest. Take a look. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/dennis-quaid-jean-reno-sky-katz-in-the-florist-action-movie-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/dennis-quaid-jean-reno-sky-katz-in-the-florist-action-movie-trailer/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:35:24 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805266 "As long as she's next to you, I can't do anything!" Saban Films revealed the official trailer for The Florist, an action thriller movie heading direct to VOD in the US this fall. Yet another of these instantly forgettable, dime-a-dozen junk action movies. The latest film from the director of London Has Fallen back in 2015. The Florist is a pulse-pounding, suspense-driven action thriller that combines explosive, tactical set pieces with a gripping story of redemption, survival, and the deadly lengths one man will go to protect the innocent. A quiet horticulturalist harboring a secret life as a lethal assassin finds his true identity jeopardized when he forms an unlikely friendship with a witness of police corruption. This stars Dennis Quaid as Carl, Jean Reno as his assassin buddy Charlie, with Sky Katz, Leonidas Gulaptis, and Anna Schafer. Not to be confused with JCVD's action movie The Gardener, with a similar premise about an assassin now taking care of flowers. I wish this looked any good! It's definitely something they used to release direct-to-TV in the 90s. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/grandmas-talking-clock-in-horror-the-cuckoo-clock-official-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/grandmas-talking-clock-in-horror-the-cuckoo-clock-official-trailer/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:49:14 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805236 "You have to stop her!" Compassionate Disaster Films has revealed their official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Cuckoo Clock, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Lisa Jay. This is debuting in limited theaters this October - just in time for the horror season to kick off. A young woman named Penny falls in love with the home health care nurse sent to care for her elderly Grandmother with dementia. When the nurse mysteriously disappears, Grandma’s cuckoo clock speaks to her with a warning that Grandma might be responsible. "The granddaughter, Penny, starts on seemingly solid ground... The eventual disappearance of the nurse, Megan, is the catalyst for her mental disintegration. But maybe not. Perhaps there's something deeper - an earlier event that triggered her. Hints of whatever the problem may be emerge in a hallucinatory manner." Starring Hana Hahn, MaKenna DeCaro, and Laura Drake. The Cuckoo Clock film conveys a dream logic and symbolism to put the viewer in Penny's mind, her point of view. Very creepy clock horror – even a giant freaky cuckoo bird makes an appearance in the trailer. A movie for horror fans to watch out for. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/another-exciting-trailer-2-for-street-fighter-action-movie-from-japan/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/another-exciting-trailer-2-for-street-fighter-action-movie-from-japan/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:45:38 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805206 "This tournament isn't what you think it is... If you want to save your brother – then you must fight!" 👊 Capcom + Legendary have unveiled another new trailer for the kick ass live-action Street Fighter movie called simply Street Fighter. We posted the awesome full trailer back in April + a behind-the-scenes promo too. Directed by Kitao Sakurai, this video game action movie lands in theaters October 2026 this fall. Street Fighters Ryu & Ken reunite when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past – or face destruction. The epic cast: Noah Centineo as Ken Masters, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog, Andrew Schulz as Hibiki, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Orville Peck as Vega, Olivier Richters as Zangief, Mel Jarnson as Cammy, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, Rayna Vallandingham as Juli. They made this over in Japan and it looks like they're staying true to the video game aesthetics and making it as bonkers as can be. The fights actually look like they will be good! Along with the new trailer, they've also debuted a "playable" arcade trailer (only on YT) to join in on the action and play Street Fighter while watching all the footage. Super cool. Who's ready to fight? // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/official-trailer-for-acclaimed-indie-film-mouse-feat-sophie-okonedo/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/official-trailer-for-acclaimed-indie-film-mouse-feat-sophie-okonedo/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:37:14 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805182 "Sometimes I used to wish that Callie was a bit more like you." IFC revealed the official trailer for the indie film titled Mouse, an acclaimed grief drama made by the filmmakers Kelly O'Sullivan & Alex Thompson as their follow-up to the indie surprise Ghostlight (also a good film). Mouse premiered at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival and also stopped by the Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand, Deauville, and Vancouver Film Fests. Set in 2002, best friends Minnie & Callie's relationship is upended on the eve of senior year. After a tragedy, Minnie struggles to form her own identity. Facing the challenges of establishing herself as the school year begins, she starts to pull away from her other friends and create a complicated relationship with Helen – Callie's mother struggling with the situation in her own ways. The film stars Sophie Okonedo as Helen, Katherine Mallen Kupferer as Minnie, Chloe Coleman as Callie, with Iman Vellani, David Hyde Pierce, and Tara Mallen as Minnie's mom Barbara – one of my favorite performances in the whole film. I'm proud to be quoted in this trailer from my Berlinale review: "Mouse features pure, distinct filmmaking that feels entirely of its own. No other filmmakers are making films that look and sound and feel like this..." // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/stunning-new-us-teaser-for-la-bola-negra-triptych-film-from-spain/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/stunning-new-us-teaser-for-la-bola-negra-triptych-film-from-spain/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:40:12 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805133 "I just want to live." Netflix has revealed their first official teaser trailer for the highly acclaimed film La Bola Negra, one of the biggest surprise hits from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. This is opening in Spain later this month and hits US theaters starting in November – Netflix is kicking off their marketing now with this teaser & posters below before it plays at the Toronto Film Festival next in a few weeks. The title La Bola Negra means The Black Ball in English, a reference to an actual event and story that the film is inspired by (and tells within the story in the film as well). The plot is set across the years 1932, 1937 and 2017 in Spain, exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men throughout Spanish history. It also explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on "three existences" that are connected with themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance. Starring Guitarricadelafuente as Sebastián, Carlos González as Alberto, Miguel Bernardeau as Rafael, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, plus appearances by Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close (who are both fabulous in the film). This powerful queer drama is deeply connected to the Spanish Civil War and the pain the nation still feels dealing with the horrible things that happened during that time. They're positioning the movie to be a big theatrical hit – enjoy the stunning footage below. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0 https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/vincent-lindon-tahar-rahim-in-les-miserables-official-french-trailer/ https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/vincent-lindon-tahar-rahim-in-les-miserables-official-french-trailer/#disqus_thread Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:38:32 +0000 https://www.firstshowing.net/?p=805140 Vive la Révolution! Studiocanal in France has debuted their main official trailer for a fresh new adaptation of the iconic French revolutionary story Les Misérables, not as a musical but simply as a dramatic story of one man striving to change Paris forever. In French cinemas this October! France is on a kick now with re-adapting all their literary classics for the big screen all over again – presented as grand new movies. After both The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo recently, next is Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Witness an epic new take on Victor Hugo's timeless classic. The story follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict sentence to 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread, who breaks his parole to start a new life, and Javert, the relentless police inspector determined to bring him to justice. A movie by Fred Cavayé, this stars Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean, Tahar Rahim as Javert, Camille Cottin as Madame Thénardier, Benjamin Lavernhe as Thénardier, Noémie Merlant as Fantine, Megan Northam as Cosette, Marie Colomb, Vassili Schneider, and Louis Peres. This actually looks like it could be pretty good! Especially with this incredible cast in all of the roles. Plus we need a revolution story right now! Jean Valjean is still leading us. // Continue Reading ›]]> 0