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“The Boys in the Boat” Directed by Clooney

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My daughter read Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat because her swim coach recommended it. She talked incessantly about how good it was, describing it as an underdog story.

Bruce Herbelin-Earle stars as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, and Wil Coban as Jim McMillan. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

George Clooney directs the film based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel.
The story is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression. The situation thrusts them into the spotlight and takes on elite rivals from around the world.

Chris Diamantopoulos stars as Royal Brougham, James Wolk as Coach Bolles, and Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The impressive cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.

John Woo’s “Silent Night” Trailer, Poster, Clips, and Images

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From legendary director John Woo, who brought us Face Off and Mission: Impossible II, comes this gritty revenge tale of a tormented father, played by Joel Kinnaman. He witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve.

He dedicates himself to avenging his son’s death while recovering from a wound that leaves him voiceless.

Joel Kinnaman as Godlock in Silent Night. Photo Credit: Carlos Latapi

With Woo’s signature style, Silent Night redefines the action genre with thrilling storytelling.

Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, and Catalina Sandino Moreno also star.

“Argylle” Trailers, Posters, Interviews, Clips and Featurette

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Matthew Vaughn directed Argylle follows Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, who is writing a yet-to-be-released novel about a spy, Argylle.

The story resembles a true espionage situation, which spins Conway into deception, intrigue and danger with the insistence of Sam Rockwell’s character.

Scripted for the screen by Jason Fuchs, Conway’s story follows Argylle, played by Henry Cavill, to exotic locations around the world.

Argylle goes on a treasure hunt, but his secret and troubled past may jeopardize the espionage mission.

The cast includes Bryan Cranston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Catherine O’Hara, and Sofia Boutella.

Apple TV+ “Lessons in Chemistry” Trailer

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Apple TV+ brings us the eight-episode and limited series Lessons in Chemistry. Brie Larson is the executive producer and stars based on the best-selling novel by author, science editor and copywriter Bonnie Garmus.

Set in the early 1950s, the series follows Elizabeth Zott, played by Larson, whose dream of being a scientist they put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes.

Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Sussman, Patrick Walker, and Thomas Mann are starring alongside Larson.

“Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom” Trailer, TV Spot and Posters

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James Wan directed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom with a cast that features Nicole Kidman, Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck and more.

“Dark Harvest” Trailer and Poster

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David Slade directed Dark Harvest, which is based on Norman Partridge’s award-winning novel of the same name.

In a cursed town, the annual harvest becomes a brutal battle for survival. On Halloween 1963, Sawtooth Jack, a terrifying legend, rises from the cornfields, threatening the town’s children.

Groups of boys unite to defeat the murderous scarecrow before midnight. Casey Likes plays Richie, an outcast who joins the run because his brother, played by Britain Dalton, won the last time.

As the hunt progresses, Richie makes a shocking discovery and faces a pivotal choice to break the relentless cycle.

“Totally Killer” Comedy Horror From Blumhouse

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Nahnatchka Khan directed Totally Killer, a story focusing on 35 years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer“ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. The film streams on Amazon Prime.

17-year-old Jamie, played by Kiernan Shipka, ignores her overprotective mom, played by Julie Bowen when she warns her and comes face to face with the masked maniac.

On the run for her life, she accidentally time-travels back to 1987, the year of the original killings.

Forced to navigate the unfamiliar and outrageous culture of the 1980s, Jamie teams up with her teen mom, played by Olivia Holt. to take down the killer once and for all before she’s stuck in the past forever.

“Quiz Lady” Hilarious and Crazy Trailer, Clip, Interview, and Featurette

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Jessica Yu directs Quiz Lady, starring Awkwafina, Sandra Oh and Will Ferrell. Anne, played by Awkwafina, and her estranged, train-wrecked sister, Jenny, played by Oh, work together to pay off their mother’s gambling debt.

When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, the stakes get higher, and the two sisters go on an outrageous cross-country road trip to get the cash to cover the gambling debts.

Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones in “The Burial” Trailer, Poster, Clips and Images

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The Burial took inspiration from actual events and was co-written by Doug Wright and Maggie Betts. Betts also directs the story about a handshake deal that goes sour.

Mamoudou Athie as Hal Dockins, Dorian Missick as Reggie Douglas, and Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe in The Burial Photo: Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

Funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe, played by Tommy Lee Jones, enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary, played by Jamie Foxx, to save his family business.

Jurnee Smollett as Mame Downes and Jamie Foxx as Willie Gary in The Burial Photo: Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

Tempers flare, and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond, exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story.

Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe and Pamela Reed as Annette O’Keefe in The Burial Photo: Skip Bolen © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed, Bill Camp, and Alan Ruck also star in the comedy-drama.

“The Bikeriders” Trailers, Clips and Posters

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Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, The Bikeriders follows the glory days of a 1960s motorcycle gang to its inevitable demise. Danny Lyon’s photo book The Bikeriders inspired the movie with a great cast, including Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer.