An unassertive 17-year-old turns his high school on its head when he finally builds up the courage to asks out his crush, a transgender girl.
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An unassertive 17-year-old turns his high school on its head when he finally builds up the courage to asks out his crush, a transgender girl.
In one of the first big projects to hit the market in Cannes, Will Ferrell has boarded Captain Dad, a dark comedy from writer-director Sebastian Silva. Ferrell will star opposite Catherine Keener and Michael Cera.
A father of six gives his wife the birthday present of a lifetime: a trip through the Caribbean on a sailboat with the entire family. But as “Captain Dad” refuses to come to terms with the fact that he can’t sail, his attitude begins to clash with the rest of the family.
Todd Haynes has cast Millicent Simmonds for a lead role in Wonderstruck. The project is based on the novel by Brian Selznick.
The Manchester by the Sea actress is eyeing a role opposite Julianne Moore in the latest period drama from Carol director Todd Haynes.
Keira Knightley is in talks to take on the the titular role in the feature biopic Colette. Wash Westmoreland will direct from a script he co-wrote the script with the late Richard Glatzer.
A biopic of the life of French novelist who wrote Gigi and Cheri.
The 2015 Gotham Awards, celebrating the year’s best in independent film, were held in New York on Monday. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight was the night’s big winner, receiving Best Feature, Best Screenplay and a special jury award for Ensemble Cast Performance. See the full list of winners and nominees here.
Julianne Moore has joined Wonderstruck from writer-director Todd Haynes. The film is an adaptation of the children’s novel by Brian Selznick.
Follows the intertwined narratives of two deaf children, ben and Rose. Ben lives with his family in Minnesota in 1977, and runs off to New York following his mother’s death when a mysterious note shows up.
Beat-Up Little Seagull has found its lead with Michelle Pfeiffer. The pair will play lovers in the new film from director Andrew Dosunmu and script from Darci Picoult, and is set to begin filming next week.
Follows a fragile woman who faces a crisis to survive after the death of her mother while hiding her struggles from her new lover.
Logline: After recovering from a vicious attack, a young man follows his brother in pledging to a college fraternity — but his treatment there is similarly barbaric.
Kartheiser and Posey are set to star in writer-director Andrew Neel’s indie drama.
Logline: A family reunion turns violent when the wealthy children discover that their estate is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Logline: Author James Ellroy investigates the unsolved murder of his mother in 1958 when Ellroy was only 10 years old.
Logline: Story follows John A. Roebling, a civil engineer, who was given the opportunity to oversee the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, and his spiral into obsession.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: A gay couple try to have a baby with the help of their best friend Anna.
A man speaks out against local government after a devastating tornado, becoming a national figure for public opinion.
Logline: A widowed doctor living on an isolated island finds a wounded man washed up ashore with his attackers in hot pursuit.
Logline: A boy sets out to find his estranged mother after she sends him a recording of The Clash’s “White Riot” in the mail.
Logline: A tenth-grader jeopardizes his future when he receives and forwards a sexually-explicit video sent to him by an eighth grade girl.
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