The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in the south of France in 1963. Watch trailer
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Category: Books to Film
Movie Adaptation of ‘Eileen’ is Getting Good Reviews
Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path. Watch trailer
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Jonathan Glazer Movie ‘The Zone of Interest’ is Coming Soon
Dispassionately examining the ordinary existence of people complicit in horrific crimes, The Zone of Interest forces us to take a cold look at the mundanity behind an unforgivable brutality. Watch trailer
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Movie Adaptation of ‘Erasure’ by Percival Everett is Getting Good Reviews
Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Watch trailer
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Movie Released
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Watch trailer
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Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Project Hits Netflix
Four short films, based on Dahl’s stories, hit Netflix at the end of September. Beginning with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on September 27, followed by The Swan (Sept. 28), The Ratcatcher (Sept. 29) and Poison (Sept. 30). Watch trailer
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‘Poor Things’ Will Be in Theaters on September 8th
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Watch trailer
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‘The Changeling’ is Coming Soon to Apple TV+
Based on the acclaimed bestselling book of the same name by Victor LaValle, “The Changeling” is a fairytale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed. Watch trailer
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‘Painkiller’ is Coming Soon to Netflix
The causes and consequences of America’s opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth. Watch trailer
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First ‘Oppenheimer’ Reviews Call Christopher Nolan’s Movie a ‘Total Knockout’
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Watch trailer
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