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Waiting for the Barbarians is truth in advertising because this new film is so painfully paced it feels like an eternity while we are waiting for said Barbarians. Or actually anything to happen. Fortunately, this movie has a very accomplished and watchable cast, particularly with the main lead, Oscar winner Mark…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to the Ciro Guerra-directed feature, Waiting for the Barbarians, which stars Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), newly minted Batman Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse), Gana…

Although it is nowhere near the level of Peter Bogdanovich’s landmark 1971 classic The Last Picture Show, which was set in the waning days of a small Texas town in the ’50s, Martha Stephens’ To the Stars is an appealing look at two very different high school girls in a tiny Oklahoma town circa 1960. It makes a nice…

After modest quirky early indie features like Douchebag and Spooner, director-writer Drake Doremus won well-deserved critical acclaim for his breakthrough 2011 romance Like Crazy that featured Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. Since then, his record has been more inconsistent, including meh detours…

EXCLUSIVE:  Here's the official trailer for doc feature Henri Dauman: Looking Up, Peter Kenneth Jones's portrait of the famed photographer who was a Holocaust survivor and orphaned at thirteen but overcame a tough start in life to become one of the greatest photojournalists of the 20th century. As a New York City…

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Annie Silverstein’s drama Bull, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring are Rob Morgan (Just Mercy), Yolonda Ross (Whitney), and newcomer Amber Havard. The film centers on a young tearaway who discovers a passion for bull riding. As…

Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber on Tuesday said they have co-acquired U.S. rights to Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You, which had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news comes as the pic readies for a screening at the Toronto Film Festival next month. The plan is for Zeitgeist to release the…

Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder have co-acquired North American rights to Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn’t Real, a thriller from SpectreVision starring Patrick Schwarzenegger and Miles Robbins. Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks and Mary Stuart Masterson also star in the pic, which will now hit theaters and VOD later this…

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to the Richard Kind sci-fi movie Auggie from Myriad Pictures. Directed and written by Matt Kane and co-written and produced by Marc Underhill of Thundercane Productions, Auggie follows early retiree Felix Greystone (Kind) who falls in love with an augmented…

The new trailer for Joseph Cross’s directorial debut Summer Night is definitely giving off some Can’t Hardly Wait vibes. Like the title of the movie suggests, the ensemble romantic comedy follows a group of friends and the life choices they have come face to face with as the summer comes to an end. The pic from Samuel…

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Head Count, the horror film from Elle Callahan that premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, where the pic won a special jury prize for actor Ashleigh Morghan. It will now hit theaters and digital on June 14. The script from Michael Nader centers on…

Drink, l’chaim…to life! Max Lewkowicz’s Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles has found a home at Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films. The two companies have co-acquired worldwide rights to the documentary that tells the story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof and its creative…