New Trailers: DRIVE ALL NIGHT, CITY OF LIES, THE TANGLE, VANQUISH, THUNDER FORCE and HELD

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Today we have new trailers for:

The drama "Drive All Night" starring Yutaka Takeuchi ("Marvel's The Defenders") and Sarah Dumont ("Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse")/.
The long-delayed crime drama "City of Lies" starring Johnny Depp. The film is based on the true story of the 1997 murder of celebrated East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G.
The lyrical sci-fi film "The Tangle" written, directed by and starring Christopher Soren Kelly. Joshua Britton ("The Night Of"), Nicole Da Silva ("Rush") and Jessica Graham also star.
The action thriller Vanquish starring Ruby Rose ("Batwoman") and Morgan Freeman. The film is co-written and directed by "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run" scribe George Gallo.
The Netflix action comedy "Thunder Force" starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer.
The hostage thriller "Held" starring Bart Johnson ("High School Musical") and newcomer Jill Awbrey (who also wrote the script). The film is directed by "The Gallows" helmers Chris Lofling and Travis Cluff.

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Drive All Night (Cinequest 2021)

City of Lies (March 19, 2021 - in theaters; April 9, 2021 - VOD & Digital)

The Tangle (March 19, 2021 - VOD)

Vanquish (April 23, 2021 - on demand & digital; April 27, 2021 - DVD/Blu-ray)

Thunder Force (April 9, 2021 - Netflix)

Held (April 9, 2021 - in select theaters and VOD)

Drive All Night (Cinequest 2021)

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Director: Peter Hsieh

Starring: Yutaka Takeuchi, Lexy Hammonds, Sarah Dumont

Synopsis:

" 'Drive All Night,’ a new feature film starring Yutaka Takeuchi (Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’) will make its World Premiere in competition at the Cinequest Film Festival, running March 20-30, 2021. Voted Best Film Festival by readers of USA Today, Cinequest draws an audience of over 110,000 to its annual event celebrating innovation, discovery and creativity in the heart of Silicon Valley. “Cinequest is always searching for films that stretch the boundaries of storytelling, and visions from artists who are looking to reinvent genres. ‘Drive All Night’ is a spectacular example of a story we have never seen before. It took us by surprise, took us on a ride, and it swept us up in one of the most unpredictable journeys,” said Michael Rabehl, Programming Director at Cinequest.

‘Drive All Night’ follows Dave (Yutaka Takeuchi), a reclusive swing-shift taxi driver, whose night takes an unexpected turn after he picks up a mysterious passenger, Cara (Lexy Hammonds), a young woman hiding a dark secret. As she makes him drive through the city on a series of bizarre excursions, things get increasingly more surreal the further into the night they go. Sarah Dumont (‘Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,’ ‘The Royals’) plays Morgan, a sympathetic waitress who works at a diner that Dave often frequents, while Johnny Gilligan plays Lenny, an obsessive hitman guided by strange visions, who pursues our protagonists through the night.

‘Drive All Night’ is the debut film from award-winning writer-director Peter Hsieh. While Hsieh is most known for his staged plays that have been produced and workshopped at theaters across the country, including Nylon Fusion, Hollywood Fringe, San Jose Rep’s Emerging Artist Lab (SJREAL), T. Schreiber Studio, and the Asian American Theatre Company, ‘Drive All Night’ marks his first foray into feature filmmaking. “I wanted to develop a complex and layered narrative that became increasingly more dream-like and surreal as the story developed. My goal is to take the audience down the rabbit hole on a fever dream trip through wonderland and hopefully have them come out the other side both baffled and entertained,” said Hsieh.

The film’s Executive Producers are Christopher Au (‘Bulge Bracket’) and Sam Chou. Chou’s game development studio, Windy Studios, was the lead producer on the companion ‘Drive All Night’ mobile game. In the game, players follow Cara through a series of locations and adventures that are alluded to, but never seen in the film. “Peter created such a rich, visually-stunning world within the film. The game allows you to enter that world and explore things we couldn’t fit into the film,” said Chou. The free ‘Drive All Night’ game is available today in the App Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android.

Tickets for ‘Drive All Night’ at Cinequest’s virtual screening room are on sale now at: www.cinequest.org"

City of Lies (March 19, 2021 - in theaters; April 9, 2021 - VOD & Digital)

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Director: Brad Furman

Starring: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Neil Brown Jr., Obba Babatunde, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Amin Joseph, Shamier Anderson, Shea Whigham, Cory Hardrict, Rockmond Dunbar, Glenn Plummer, Kevin Chapman, Peter Greene

Synopsis:

" Based on the true story of one of the most notorious and unsolved cases in recent time, CITY OF LIES is a provocative thriller revealing a never-before-seen look at the infamous murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly following the death of Tupac. L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole (Johnny Depp) has spent years trying to solve his biggest case, but after two decades, the investigation remains open. "Jack" Jackson (Forest Whitaker), a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies. Relentless in their hunt, these two determined men threaten to uncover the conspiracy and crack the foundation of the L.A.P.D. and an entire city."

The Tangle (March 19, 2021 - VOD)

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Director: Christopher Soren Kelly

Starring: Joshua Bitton, Christopher Soren Kelly, Jessica Graham

Synopsis:

" A lyrical new science-fiction film from Christopher Soren Kelly, THE TANGLE

Written, directed by and starring Christopher Soren Kelly, THE TANGLE has been described as “captivating…hypnotic…immersive” (Echoes from the Void) and “wonderfully stylized” (Projected Figures).

A secret government agency watches over the Tangle from within technology safe rooms, locations impermeable to the nanobots that make up the Tangle. Swarms of microdrones fill the air, the water, our very blood. In this world, it is impossible to keep a secret anywhere but in your S.O.L. (Secure OnTangle Line), a quantum encrypted hard drive implanted in your brain.

A secret government agency called the A.S.P. (Army of Simply Purity) watches over the Tangle from within technology safe rooms, locations impermeable to the nanobots that make up the Tangle. When the A.S.P. field agent Margot Foster is murdered in one of these rooms, an abandoned speakeasy, it’s the first murder in California in three years. The main suspect is Carter Carmine, a private detective, who used to work with the agents of A.S.P. on a program called the Cleopatra Squad. Cleopatra created the Tangle. Married A.S.P. agentsEdward Banderas and Laurel Arrow have brought Carter to one of the safe rooms after surgically removing his S.O.L. from his brain. Carter was following Margot just before her murder. He has a motive, and he is one of the few in the world with the technical expertise to hide from the Tangle. The agents use the Tangle information to badger Carter: they know his movements down to the millimeter, down to the millisecond. He is clearly hiding something.

Eventually, everybody is a suspect and every secret gets exposed: a conspiracy between Margot and Edward to curtail Cleopatra’s power over the Tangle, Edward, the man of duty, caught having an affair, the hidden connection between Laurel and Carter, the real identity of Cleopatra and, finally, the real explanation for Margot’s murder. Eventually, the agents must rush into the world scrounging through obsolete technology to solve the murder and stop the collapse of the Tangle, the world as they know it.

Christopher Soren Kelly, Joshua Britton (“The Night Of”, “The Pacific”), Nicole da Silva (“Wentworth”, “Rush”), and Jessica Graham star in this year’s most original and captivating sci-fi film.

Damn Warrior Productions In Association with SitkaBlu Productions present THE TANGLE, on VOD March 19."

Vanquish (April 23, 2021 - on demand & digital; April 27, 2021 - DVD/Blu-ray)

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Director: George Gallo

Starring: Ruby Rose, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Muldoon

Synopsis:

"From the director of Double Take, Middle Men, and The Poison Rose comes this stylish, glossy action-thriller starring Morgan Freeman (Se7en) and Ruby Rose ("Orange Is the New Black") that shows what desperation can drive a person to do. A mother, Victoria (Rose), is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon (Freeman) forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters — or she may never see her child again."

Thunder Force (April 9, 2021 - Netflix)

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Director: Ben Falcone

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Baker, Melissa Ponzio, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Marcella Lowery

Synopsis:

"In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city."

Held (April 9, 2021 - in select theaters and VOD)

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Director: Chris Lofing & Travis Cluff

Starring: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson

Synopsis:

" In HELD, Emma (Jill Awbrey) and Henry's (Bart Johnson) marriage is losing its spark. In an effort to reconnect, they vacation to a remote high-end rental, complete with automated smart house features and integrated security. However, after suspecting a nighttime intruder they decide to flee, only to become forcibly trapped inside by the automated security system. Emitting from the house, an unknown "Voice" watches their every move through an array of hidden cameras, revealing an intimate and unsettling knowledge of their relationship. While the situation grows increasingly brutal, Emma and Henry must work together to uncover the truth and find a way out before it's too late."

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