2 - FILM NEWS
Matthew McConaughey Learned Nothing From “Surfer Dude,” Will Star in Stoner Comedy “The Beach Bum”
Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers) is directing the indie movie, which is being produced by John Lesher (Birdman) and Steve Golin (Spotlight).
A mysterious tale of a fishing boat captain whose past is about to crash up against his life on a small island in the Caribbean, ensnaring him in a new reality that might not be all it seems.
Buster Moon, a dapper Koala, presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—and a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Loosely based on a true story, an enormous amount of gold is discovered in the jungles of Indonesia in 1993, leading to a scandal involving the mining corporation.
An American man, Arthur Brennan, travels to the “Suicide Forest” (Aokigahara forest) to kill himself at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, the site of numerous suicides. There he encounters a Japanese man, Takumi Nakamura, who wants to kill himself as well, and both men begin a journey of self-reflection and survival.
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
