New Trailers: HEART OF STONE, THE CHANNEL, MOB LAND, PASSAGES, SHORTCOMINGS and ARTISTS IN AGONY

Today we have new trailers for:

Netflix's action thriller "Heart of Stone" starring Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman"). The film is directed by Tom Harper ("The Aeronauts"), and the screenplay is co-written by renowned comic book writer Greg Rucka ("Whiteout", "Stumpton") and Allison Schroeder ("Hidden Figures", "Christopher Robin").
The action film "The Channel" starring Clayne Crawford ("Lethal Weapon" series) and Max Martini ("13 Hours", "Captain Phillips").
The crime thriller "Mob Land" starring Shiloh Fernandez, Stephen Dorff, Ashley Benson, Kevin Dillon and John Travolta.
The drama "Passages" from acclaimed filmmaker Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On", Love is Strange").
The drama "Shortcomings" which marks the directorial debut of actor Randall Park ("Fresh Off the Boat").
The crime comedy "Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse" from award-winnng filmmaker Kenneth Lui, which stars Melanee Nelson, Courtney Sara Bell, Paul Byrne and Ken Breding.

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Heart of Stone (August 11, 2023 - Netflix)

The Channel (July 14, 2023 - in select theaters and on VOD)

Mob Land (August 4, 2023 - in theaters)

Passages (August 4, 2023 - in select U.S. theaters)

Shortcomings (August 4, 2023 - in theaters)

Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse (July 21, 2023 - digital)

Heart of Stone (August 11, 2023 - Netflix)

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Director: Tom Harper

Starring: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighofer, Jing Lusi, Paul Ready, Jon Kortajarena, Matteo Cicconi, Angela Esposito

Synopsis:

"Gal Gadot is Agent Rachel Stone, the only intelligence operative who stands between her global, peace-keeping organization and the loss of its most valuable -- and dangerous -- asset, codenamed: The Heart."

The Channel (July 14, 2023 - in select theaters and on VOD)

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Director: William Kaufman

Starring: Clayne Crawford, Max Martini, Nicoye Banks, Juliene Joyne

Synopsis:

"After their bank heist goes wrong, a desperate criminal, his out-of-control brother, and their motley crew of ex-marines must escape New Orleans and the determined FBI agent who pursues them."

Mob Land (August 4, 2023 - in theaters)

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Director: Nicholas Maggio

Starring: Shiloh Fernandez, Stephen Dorff, Ashley Benson, Kevin Dillon, John Travolta

Synopsis:

"Deep in the heart of Dixie, in a small town struggling with the ravages of addiction, a local sheriff (John Travolta) tries to maintain the peace when desperate family man Shelby (Shiloh Fernandez) robs a pill mill with his reckless brother-in-law, Trey (Kevin Dillon). But the supposedly easy score takes a violent turn, alerting the New Orleans mafia’s revenge-seeking enforcer (Stephen Dorff), who threatens Shelby’s wife (Ashley Benson) and daughter. With its unpredictable twists and turns, Mob Land is a heart-pounding, action thriller."

Passages (August 4, 2023 - in select U.S. theaters)

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Director: Ira Sachs

Starring: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adele Exarchopoulos

Synopsis:

"Tomas and Martin (Franz Rogowski and Ben Whishaw) are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe (Adele Exarchopoulos). But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared -- or unwilling -- to deal with."

Shortcomings (August 4, 2023 - in theaters)

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Director: Randall Park

Starring: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, Timothy Simons

Synopsis:

"Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he's not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want."

Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse (July 21, 2023 - digital)

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Director: Kenneth Lui

Starring: Melanee Nelson, Courtney Sara Bell, Paul Byrne, Ken Breding

Synopsis:

"Award-winning filmmaker Kenneth Lui‘s highly-anticipated crime comedy ARTISTS IN AGONY, will hit VOD platforms worldwide July 21 from Global Digital Releasing.

ARTISTS IN AGONY features recently discovered footage revealing how four famous hitmen died at the infamous Coda Teahouse Massacre. —Frosty (the new father), Lucien Mercy (the stay-at-home mom), Red Rick (the romantic), and his apprentice Lady Faith (the rising star).

Ex-CIA Agent Jonathan Sully guides us through the footage, suspecting they were killed by the renowned assassin artist known as Rockstar, considered the greatest hitman who ever lived.

Ensemble players include Melanee Nelson, Courtney Sara Bell, Paul Byrne, and Ken Breding. Says writer-director Kenneth Lui, “I was cheering up a friend who was getting over a breakup and out of the blue he asked if I could create a project where he could, “Look cool shooting bad guys.” When I pictured my friend shooting bad guys, the shot was handheld like in a documentary. All of this reminded me how I always wanted to do a film where instead of a script, I’d give the actors goals and specific phrases for each scene and have them improvise with only myself knowing how the story ended. To do this would require very talented actors that were quick, funny, and could go with the flow--like a jazz session. They also had to trust me. Fortunately, I know actors that can do all that. As a test I asked them to let me shoot interviews where they discussed their approach to the craft of acting, but I edited it to appear like they were talking about the craft of being ASSASSINS.

The results were hilarious. The idea of regular people talking casually about killing like it was an art was fascinating. I asked them if they’d commit to finishing arcs in a project where they’d play hitmen. They foolishly agreed. The interviews proved to me that shooting this subject matter in a documentary/cinéma-vérité style would work great in a satire. I have always been a huge fan of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and how the producers were able to create the type of humor in the film shooting it documentary style. Being the cinematographer of a “documentary” would also let ME improvise the pseudo-realistic style--plus I’d get to play a hidden character as the point of view for the audience. It sounded like fun.

The result is our first feature film, ARTISTS IN AGONY: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse, an absurdly violent mockumentary that follows 4 foolish hitmen to their deaths and the hijinks of how it happened. It’s a satirical crime exposé with its tongue firmly in its cheek.”

Lui works as a professional editor for social media and commercials and as a visual effects artist on major motion pictures for Marvel and DC such as Captain America: Civil War, Batman V Superman, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

ARTISTS IN AGONY available on digital July 21."

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