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‘Mothers’ Instinct’: NEON Nabs Anne Hathaway & Jessica Chastain 1960s-Set Psychological Thriller

May 11, 2022 3:19 pm

NEON is one of the great modern film distribution companies. They brought Bong Joon-ho's stellar Best Picture winner "Parasite" to domestic theaters, Kristen Stewart's acclaimed Princess Diana drama "Spencer,"...

‘Petite Maman’ Trailer: Céline Sciamma’s Intimate Childhood Film Arrives In The U.S. On April 22

theplaylist

March 31, 2022 1:11 pm

News, Trailers

It’s a bit pointless complaining about ignored or passed-over Oscar-worthy films, but if one were going to do such a thing, a pretty damn valid complaint would be French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of...

‘Memoria’ Trailer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Beautiful Drama Will Only Ever Be Seen In Theaters Starting In April

Charles Barfield

March 10, 2022 1:48 pm

News, Trailers

Apichatpong Weerasethakul doesn’t create blockbuster films. He doesn’t even really create what you might consider typical narrative features. His films are challenging, beautiful pieces of art. They are cinema...

‘Pleasure’ Red Band Trailer: Neon’s Controversial Porn Drama Is Finally Coming For You

Edward Davis

March 9, 2022 12:08 pm

News, Trailers

On the surface, there are two ways to look at the film “Pleasure.” One, an explicit drama that made waves at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Or two, a hot potato so hot, an edgy film studio lost its nerve ...

‘Flee’ First Film To Earn Documentary, International & Animation Oscar Noms

Gregory Ellwood

February 8, 2022 8:58 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A number of films have been nominated for International Film (previously known as Foreign Film) and Documentary Feature, but none have earned nods in those categories and Animated Feature. That is until today ...

NEON Will Keep ‘Memoria’ In Theaters Forever As Film Will Never Get A VOD, Streaming Or Physical Release

Charles Barfield

October 6, 2021 12:06 pm

Box Office, News

If you’ve been following the box office news and the film industry over the past couple of years, you know the big discussion surrounds the idea of an exclusive theatrical window for films. It’s important for ...

David Cronenberg Says Netflix Rejected A New Project & Hopes ‘Crimes Of The Future’ Premieres At Cannes Next Year

Christopher Marc

October 5, 2021 2:06 pm

News

Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg (“Naked Lunch,” “Eastern Promises”) is considered by many as one of the boldest and innovative genre directors and has been working for more than 40 years. Next year will se...

‘The End’: Joshua Oppenheimer To Direct Tilda Swinton, Stephen Graham & George MacKay In Musical About The Last Human Family

Christopher Marc

October 4, 2021 2:58 pm

News

NEON has announced today that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing”) is moving away from documentaries by tackling a fascinating new musical with some impressive cast members signi...

‘Worst Person In The World’ Teaser: Joachim Trier’s Award-Winning Cannes Film Arrives In Theaters Courtesy Of NEON

Charles Barfield

September 20, 2021 12:33 pm

News

Despite the title, “The Worst Person in the World” isn’t, in fact, about the literal worst person on the planet. There are people in the world way worse than the character of Julie in Joachim Trier’s new film....

‘Titane’ Red-Band Trailer: Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or Winner Is A Return To Unsettling Horror

Ned Booth

September 10, 2021 3:51 pm

News, Trailers

When Julia Ducournau's last film, 2016's "Raw," premiered in the International Critics' Week section of that year's Cannes Film Festival, it generated massive amounts of buzz. That translated to a bump up to t...

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