Jordan Raup

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Less than a year since his first English-language feature premiered and Pedro Almodóvar has already embarked on shooting his next feature. Bitter Christmas (translated from Amarga Navidad) is now shooting in Madrid and Lanzarote throughout the summer, with a cast including Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit, and Quim Gutiérrez. Variety reports the film will premiere in 2026 in Spain courtesy for Warner Bros.

2 weeks ago | thefilmstage.com | Jordan Raup

Reteaming with Joaquin Phoenix after the divisive, impressively anxiety-inducing Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster is back with his fourth feature. His western Eddington, which world premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival, stars Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, and Amélie Hoeferle. Ahead of a July 18 release, A24 has now dropped the full trailer.

2 weeks ago | thefilmstage.com | Jordan Raup

One of my favorite directorial debuts from 2022 is finally getting a U.S. release. Graham Foy’s atmospheric, bifurcated coming-of-age tale The Maiden, which played at Venice, TIFF, and New Directors/New Films, has been picked up by Altered Innocence. Ahead of a Blu-ray (pre-order here) and VOD release on August 12, we’re pleased to debut the new trailer and cover art. Here’s the synopsis: “A perfect summer day ends in tragedy, weaving a cosmic connection between three suburban teenagers.

2 weeks ago | thefilmstage.com | Jordan Raup

Since his acclaimed 2013 drama Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass has had a bit of a rocky career. There was an unnecessary return to the Bourne franchise, the misstep that was 22 July, and the pandemic-hobbled release of News of the World. He’s now back five years later with hopefully a strong return to form. The Lost Bus, scripted by Brad Inglesby and based on Lizzie Johnson’s Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, will arrive this fall in theaters and on Apple TV+.

3 weeks ago | thefilmstage.com | Jordan Raup

Celebrating his 75th birthday this year after working in the industry for nearly a half-century, Tsui Hark is one of the great entertainers in Hong Kong filmmaking. While his latest feature recently arrived in theaters, one of his restored classics will now be getting a summer bow. His 1984 rom-com Shanghai Blues, starring Sylvia Chang, Kenny Bee, and Sally Yeh, has been restored in 4K and will now open in theaters beginning June 20.