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Starring Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz, Standing Up, Falling Down is the feature film directorial debut of Matt Ratner. Premiering at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, the film follows stand-up comedian Scott (Schwartz), who is forced to…

When The Craft was released in 1996, it became a surprise box office hit. Over 20 years since its release, it has been labelled as a 'cult classic'. Now, American actress-filmmaker Zoe Lister-Jones is taking on a contemporary take on The…

Following its launch at Grimmfest (where it won the “Best Screenplay” award) and Sitges last week, Rent-A-Pal arrives across all digital download platforms from November 16 and on DVD from January 11. Directed and written by Jon Stevenson,…

Produced by the BAFTA-nominated team behind McQueen, AUDREY provides an intimate look at one of fashion and Hollywood’s biggest stars, this insightful feature documentary goes behind the lens revealing never-before-seen footage of her life…

Sofia Coppola's latest film On the Rocks marks the first film produced under Apple's partnership with studio A24. Starring Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, the film follows Laura (Jones), a mother who has doubts about her suspicious husband…

This year's Closing Film at the BFI London Film Festival is Ammonite, Francis Lee's follow-up film to his 2017 drama God's Own Country. The film stars Kate Winslet as palaeontologist Mary Anning, who embarks on a relationship with…

As a notable winner at this year's Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, Chloé Zhao's Nomadland is one of this year's highly anticipated films. Based on a 2017 non-fiction book by Jessica Bruder, the film stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a…

After Love is the directorial feature debut of Aleem Khan and stars Joanna Scanlan as Mary, an Englishwoman who converted to Islam for her husband Ahmed (Nasser Memarzia). While still reeling from his sudden death, she finds the identity…

Marking an ambitious feature film debut for Matthew Fifer, Cicada sees him take on the role of director, producer, co-writer and lead actor. Inspired by true events, the film focuses on Ben (Fifer), a bisexual who indulges in random…

Earlier this year, Regina King became the first female African-American director to premiere her debut film at the Venice Film Festival. Based on the play with the same name, it went on garner positive reviews and was named the first…