MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company, has acquired Queer (based on the novel by William S. Burroughs) directed by Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name), following its World Premiere in Competition at this year’s Venice International Film Festival and North American premiere at TIFF. MUBI has taken all rights in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey and India and additionally all rights excluding theatrical in Italy.

This month Queer will have its US Premiere in the Spotlight Gala slot at the New York Film Festival and its UK Premiere as a Special Presentation at the BFI London Film Festival.

MUBI will announce their release plans shortly.

The film stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Academy-Award® nominee Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henrique Zaga, Omar Apollo, Andra Ursuta, Andres Duprat, Ariel Shulman, Drew Droege, Michael Borremans, David Lowery, Lisandro Alonso and Colin Bates.

Queer is written by Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers), with music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers, The Killer, Bones and All, Mank), cinematography from Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria), edited by Marco Costa (Challengers, Bones and All) and costume design from J.W. Anderson (Challengers).

1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.

Queer was produced by Fremantle, Fremantle North America, Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle Group Company, and Luca Guadagnino for his Frenesy Film Company, in collaboration with Cinecittà and Frame by Frame. Fremantle Group financed the film.

The Veterans brokered the deal with MUBI.

Recent and upcoming MUBI Releases include Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, Andrea Arnold’s Bird, Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle, Levan Akin’s Crossing, Chris Andrews’ Bring Them Down, Mati Diop’s Dahomey, Kevin Macdonald’s High & Low – John Galliano, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Pedro Almodovar’s Strange Way of Life, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, Lukas Dhont’s Close, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World and Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman.

Coldplay’s highly-anticipated tenth album, Moon Music has landed in stores and on streaming services today. The album can be purchased / downloaded / streamed here.

Moon Music, which was produced by Max Martin, contains August’s iTunes chart-topping single WE PRAY – with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI – and June’s double MTV VMAs-nominated single feelslikeimfallinginlove, which reached Number 1 on both the UK’s airplay chart and the Official Big Top 40. A third single, All My Love, is released alongside the album, with a video filmed at a Las Vegas karaoke bar premiering later today.

Chris Martin recently posted a video offering some insight into the album, saying: “I think what this album is about is a response to struggling with all the conflict within oneself, within myself, and also all the conflict outside, and working out what the best response is. And I think what Moon Music is trying to say is maybe love is the best response.”

Moon Music was given its worldwide premiere on Monday at the Moon Saloon in Moon, Wisconsin, followed by a worldwide listening event in cinemas on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The band will celebrate the release of the album with a performance on tomorrow night’s Saturday Night Live, followed by a special concert on Monday for Sirius XM at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY. They will then perform live on the TODAY Plaza for NBC’s TODAY Show on Monday.

NEW FORMATS AND NEW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS

In tandem with Coldplay’s ground-breaking sustainability measures on their current world tour – which has so far produced 59% less CO2e emissions than their previous stadium tour – the band have gone to great lengths to make the physical release of Moon Music as sustainable as possible.

This is the world’s first album released as a 140g EcoRecord rPET LP, with each copy made from 9 recycled PET-plastic bottles recovered from post-consumer waste.

Additionally, the band have collaborated with long-time partners The Ocean Cleanup to create an additional format: the Notebook Edition LP. The rPET for this edition comprises 70% river plastic, intercepted by The Ocean Cleanup from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala, and prevented from reaching the Gulf of Honduras and the Atlantic Ocean.

The standard CD editions of Moon Music will be the world’s first to be released on EcoCD, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams.

In an effort to reduce waste, the first edition run of Moon Music (both EcoRecord LP and EcoCD) will be strictly limited and produced at a higher specification than any future editions. All First Edition EcoRecord LP products will be individually numbered.

Moon Music is Coldplay’s first album since 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, which spawned the US Number One single with BTS, My Universe, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Music Of The Spheres has accumulated more than four billion streams.

Today, Disney+ revealed the trailer and key art for “Out of My Mind” in partnership with World Cerebral Palsy Day, a global movement celebrated on Oct. 6. “Out of My Mind,” a Disney Original movie based on the bestselling novel by Sharon M. Draper, premiered earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival and arrives Nov. 22, 2024 on Disney+.

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.

The film stars newcomer Phoebe-Rae Taylor as Melody, alongside acclaimed actors Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor and Judith Light. Jennifer Aniston portrays Melody’s inner voice.

“Out of My Mind,” from Disney Branded Television, is produced by Big Beach LLC, Participant Films, LLC and EveryWhere Studios LLC. The film is produced by Academy Award® nominee Peter Saraf, Robert Kessel, Dan Angel and Michael B. Clark; Amber Sealey (“No Man of God”) directs from an adapted screenplay written by Daniel Stiepleman (Humanitas Prize winner for “On the Basis of Sex”); executive producers are Jeff Skoll, Eddie Rubin, Leah Holzer, Tom Mazza, David Calvert Jones, Brian Gott and Alex Turtletaub. Film consultants include Richard Ellenson, Thomas Ellenson, Lawrence Carter-Long and the disability-led nonprofit organization RespectAbility.

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The very first edition of the Toronto Chinese Film Festival is taking place from October 7 to 11, 2024 at The Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto in Scarborough. TCFF aims to bridge cultural divides over five nights, celebrating more than just Chinese filmmaking. It is a commitment to nurturing future talent and making Chinese cinema accessible to all in Toronto and beyond.

Imagine the opening night of the festival: a gathering place for dreamers, where the air buzzes with anticipation and the promise of discovery. The Toronto Chinese Film Festival (TCFF) is not just about viewing films; it’s about experiencing the pulsating heart of Chinese culture and creativity. Our short film competition, which culminates in the Audience Choice Award with a $5,000 cash prize, is not merely a contest; it is a celebration of vision and passion. It invites filmmakers to dream big and audiences to be moved, challenged, and inspired.

Films to premiere at the Festival this year include Zhang YiMou‘s ARTICLE 20:

SUCCESSOR also premieres at the Festival:

Doors open at 4:30PM each evening. To learn more about attending TCFF film screenings, cultural activities, and more by heading to their ticket information page.

Arriving October 8, 2024 on Netflix, ALI WONG: SINGLE LADY promises big laughs as the funnywoman tackles head-on dating again post-divorce.

Synopsis: Ali Wong opens up about post-divorce life and the quest for love in her new original comedy special, Single Lady. The special was filmed at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2024 and will premiere on October 8, 2024 only on Netflix.
Director: Ali Wong
Executive Producers: Ali Wong, John Irwin

Single Lady was filmed at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA as part of Netflix Is A Joke Fest this past spring.

This marks Ali’s fourth original comedy special on Netflix, including Ali Wong: Don Wong, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra and Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife.

Ali Wong directs and serves as Executive Producer, alongside John Irwin.

Ali can also be seen on Netflix in her Emmy winning performance in the drama series BEEF, alongside the comedy film Always Be My Maybe. She also lends her voice to Netflix’s Ask the StoryBots, Ada Twist, Scientist, Emmy winning adult animated comedy Big Mouth, and the upcoming series Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld.

From creepy classics to new nightmares, Cineplex has genre fans covered with a spooktacular Halloween lineup. Kicking off with the 50th anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the late, great Shelley Duvall’s final film, The Forest Hills, Cineplex will also screen the 40th anniversary of Wes Craven’s timeless slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street, the 20th anniversary of the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, the 10th anniversary of the supernatural horror It Follows, before wrapping up Halloweekend with the 65th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s gripping North by Northwest.

Continuing to honour the master of suspense, Cineplex will present additional Hitchcock classics with the 70th anniversaries of Dial M for Murder and Rear Window on the big screen throughout Noirvember, as well as the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles’ memorable performance in The Third Man.

See below for a full list of titles, synopses and showtimes. Tickets are available on Cineplex.com, the Cineplex App and in-theatres. Stay up to date by following Cineplex on Instagram (@cineplexmovies), on X (@cineplexmovies) and like on Facebook (@Cineplex).

50th Anniversary
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Select screenings from Oct. 4 – Oct. 10
Tickets on sale now

50 years ago, five youths on a weekend getaway in the Texas countryside fell prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family, and horror cinema would never be the same. Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974.

The Forest Hills (2024)
Select showings from Oct. 4 – Oct. 10
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Rico (Chiko Mendez) descends into madness in the Catskill mountains. Fueled by fear and isolation, as well as struggling with a strained relationship with Mama (Shelley Duvall), Rico attempts to find solace in his friendship with Billy (Edward Furlong), in an attempt to fight his demons.

40th Anniversary
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Select showings from Oct. 11 – Oct. 17
Tickets on sale now

The original A Nightmare on Elm Street from 1984! Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. When the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won’t lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep.

20th Anniversary
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Select showings from Oct. 18 – Oct. 24
Tickets on sale now

Shaun’s life is stuck in a rut. He’s a twenty nine year old who lives with his two best friends Ed and Pete. Shaun’s girlfriend Liz is sick of the same old, boring nights down their local pub. So when Shaun breaks his promise to organize a special anniversary meal for them both, Liz decides to break it off with him. Unfortunately for Shaun ‘the dead’ have risen in London and soon a full Zombie apocalypse has exploded onto the streets.

10th anniversary
It Follows (2014)
Select showings from Oct. 25 – Oct. 31
Tickets on sale now

For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her.

65th Anniversary
North by Northwest (1959)
Select Screenings from Nov. 1 – Nov. 7
Tickets on sale soon

While leaving New York’s Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name “George Kaplan” is paged–starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him–and by police who suspect him of murder.

70th Anniversary
Rear Window (1954)
Select Screenings from Nov. 8 – 14
Tickets on sale soon

The story of a recuperating news photographer who believes he has witnessed a murder. Confined to a wheelchair after an accident, he spends his time watching the occupants of neighbouring apartments through a telephoto lens and binoculars and becomes convinced that a murder has taken place.

70th Anniversary
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Select Screenings from Nov. 15 – 21
Tickets on sale soon

Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) wants to have his wealthy wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance. When he discovers her affair with Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings), he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her.

Prime Video has revealed the stellar line-up for UK Original series Last One Laughing UK. The series will feature a multitude of British comics: Bob Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper, Joe Lycett, Judi Love, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kemsley and Richard Ayoade – with Jimmy Carr in the host’s seat alongside special guest Rosin Conaty.

Famous for his dark humour, one-liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as a titter. The rules are simple: laugh and you’re out. Over the course of the series, they will use every ounce of their comedic talents to try and break their opponents – without cracking up themselves. And it’s not just their rivals they need to watch out for. The series is packed with comedy cameos, format twists and surprises designed to lure laughs from both the players and the viewers. It’s a stellar line up of British comedy talent as you’ve never seen them before, but who will be crowned the inaugural winner of Last One Laughing UK?

Last One Laughing UK is the latest adaptation of the successful Amazon Original series from Japan entitled Documental, created by and starring Hitoshi Matsumoto and owned by Yoshimoto Kogyo, where Matsumoto leads 10 comedians betting their own money in an anything goes “battle of laughter behind closed doors.” The fan-favourite Last One Laughing format became the most watched title of all time on Prime Video in France, Germany and Italy, and had hugely successful local versions in over 20 territories. Local celebrity hosts include Graham Norton (Ireland), Jay Baruchel (Canada), Eugenio Derbez (Mexico), Fedez (Italy), Michael “Bully” Herbig (Germany), Rebel Wilson (Australia) and Trevor Noah (South Africa).

Last One Laughing UK is produced by Banijay UK labels Zeppotron and Initial.

Prime Video unveiled its brand-new Christmas Special Jack In Time For Christmas, led by comedian and actor, Jack Whitehall. The UK Original is set to launch exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in December 2024. The special is produced by Workerbee (a Banijay UK company) and Jackpot Productions.

‘Tis the season for gifts, goodwill, and of course genre-bending seasonal semi-scripted specials. That’s why Prime Video has wrapped up the ultimate Christmas present for comedy lovers. In this hilariously festive feature, Jack Whitehall finds himself stranded in the USA with just four days to make it back to the UK for Christmas. With time ticking away, Jack embarks on an incredible and, some would say, implausible journey involving planes, trains, huskies, and bobsleighs. A stockingful of conveniently located famous faces help (and hinder) along the way as Jack navigates the chaos of Christmas and tries to make it home in time.

Part scripted comedy, part unscripted travelogue – Jack is joined by Michael Bublé, Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson, Jimmy Fallon, Daisy May Cooper, and Tom Davies, who, together with Jack’s unmistakable British wit, deliver a sparkling international cast set to deliver heaps of laughter. Will Jack make it home in time to make the gravy? Or will he be spending the holidays in the states, and the doghouse?

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher, The Boys, and Roadhouse; licensed fan favourites Vampire Diaries and Degrassi; exclusive entertainment such as Prime Monday Night Hockey, ONE Championship; and programming from partners such as Sportsnet, Paramount+, Crave, Citytv+, STARZ, AMC+, Super Channel, BritBox, Hayu, STACKTV, a multi-channel service featuring 16 top-tier networks (Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Lifetime, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD), via Prime Video Channels add-on subscriptions. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favourite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.primevideo.com

About Workerbee

Workerbee (a Banijay UK company) is a Manchester-based production company making a diverse range of non-scripted content for both UK and global channels and platforms. Productions include Four Kings (Prime Video), That Peter Crouch Film (Prime Video), Save Our Beautiful Game (Discovery+), Idris Elba’s Fight School (BBC Two), Hot Wheels (NBC), Janet Jackson (Lifetime, A&E and Hulu), Human Playground (Netflix) and Bruno v Tyson (Sky Documentaries). Forthcoming projects include Bear Hunt (Netflix). Workerbee is run by CEO Rick Murray and Managing Director Michelle Chappell, with Ben Mitchell as Creative Director.

About Jackpot

Jackpot was formed in 2021 by the actor, writer and comedian Jack Whitehall and Executive Producer Richard Ackerman. The company focuses on producing premium scripted and non-scripted comedy for all the major global streaming services and UK broadcasters. In the three years since its inception, it has produced two series of Bad Education for the BBC, four part comedy documentary series Fatherhood With My Father for Netflix, comedy special Settle Down for Netflix, funny factual series Got, Got Need for Sky and Safe Space for Audible. Jack Whitehall is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and writer. 2024 saw Jack filming Amazon Prime thriller, MALICE, starring alongside David Duchovny and Carice Van Houton. In addition, Jack has just released FATHERHOOD WITH MY FATHER for Netflix which sees Jack and his father Michael travelling the world to explore what fatherhood means in different countries and cultures and will air later in the year.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out.

Are you ready to spill your guts? Today, Netflix release a new Trailer for the Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour concert special to debut on October 29, 2024!

Logline: Get ready to scream, cry, dance, and sing your heart out with multi-Platinum, 3x GRAMMY® award-winning singer/songwriter, Olivia Rodrigo. From the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, she’ll sing songs from her latest album, GUTS, and her debut album, SOUR. In this exhilarating concert special, get a look at Olivia on her GUTS world tour and experience her powerful performances about heartbreak and betrayal.

Production Companies: BLINK, Inc. in association with Lighthouse Management + Media and Interscope Films
Director: James Merryman
Produced by: Aleen Keshishian
Producers: Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, James Merryman and Zack Morgenroth
Executive Producers: John Janick and Steve Berman
Co-Executive Producer: Sam Wrench

“I am so excited to share the GUTS World Tour with my fans,” said Olivia. “For those of you who didn’t get a chance to rock out in-person, now you can have the best seats in the house! And to the fans who cheered, screamed, and danced with me, I am so glad we get to do it all over again!”

On February 23, 2024, in Greater Palm Springs, CA, Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the GUTS World Tour — a massive, sold-out 95-date arena tour across North America, Europe, UK, Asia, and Australia playing renowned venues such as Madison Square Garden, The O2 in London, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Paris’ Accor Arena, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena. Rolling Stone said, “Rodrigo cemented her position in pop culture as a generation-defining artist. As a rockstar.” Variety noted, “It’s a rock ‘n’ roll show, by the way — maybe the best rock tour we’ll get all year…” Both of Rodrigo’s albums, SOUR and GUTS, are available via Geffen Records.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)