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A dinner party in Los Angeles takes a wild turn in “The Uninvited,” a new film written and directed by Nadia Conners. Making her first narrative feature, Conners exposes the messy realities of life among Hollywood’s elite.

The movie, which debuted at SXSW 2024, stars Walton Goggins and Elisabeth Reaser as a married couple whose glamorous evening spirals into disorder. Foton Distribution has set the release for May 9, with early screenings at New York’s IFC Center on April 11 and Los Angeles’ Laemmle on April 18.

The story centers on Sammy, an agent played by Goggins, and his wife Rose, portrayed by Reaser. They host a party to charm Sammy’s important client, Gerald, acted by Rufus Sewell. But their plans unravel when two unexpected guests arrive.

First, an elderly woman named Helen, played by Lois Smith, wanders in, insisting the house is hers. Then, Rose’s ex-lover Lucien, brought to life by Pedro Pascal,...

The first trailer has been released for The Uninvited. Nadia Conners's dramedy is about a stranger who crashes a party, causing chaos and a comedy of errors to ensue. The film features Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal, Rufus Sewell, Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Eva De Dominici, Kate Comer, Annie Korzen, and Emma West. Conners also wrote the film, which was produced by Ross Clarke, Carlos Cuscó, Rosie Fellner, and Ariel Taboada. The Uninvited is set for release on May 9.

Now, Foton Distribution has released the trailer for The Uninvited. The trailer kicks off with a married couple, Rose and Sammy, getting ready for a party. During their preparations, an elderly woman, Helen, shows up at their doorstep and claims that this is her house. The party guests arrive as Helen stays on the premises, and it is clear that tensions run deep in multiple dynamics. Sammy and Rose struggle with communication in their relationship,...

A new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series has just been released, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1982 slasher Alone in the Dark (buy it Here), a movie that hasn’t reached enough genre fans despite the fact that it has an awesome cast: Jack Palance! Donald Pleasence! Martin Landau! To find out all about Alone in the Dark, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by future A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge and The Hidden director Jack Sholder, who also wrote the screenplay with Michael Harrpster and New Line Cinema founder Robert Shaye, Alone in the Dark has the following synopsis: When benign psychiatrist Dr. Leo Bain hires Dan Potter as his new mental hospital assistant, four violent psychotic inmates see the newcomer as a threat to their security. Convinced that Potter has killed Bain,...

Exclusive: Eva De Dominici (The Cleaning Lady) and Rufus Sewell (Old) are among the newest additions to Nadia Conners’ first narrative feature The Uninvited, for Foton.Pictures and Rosebud Pictures, which is currently shooting in Los Angeles.

The actors join an ensemble that also includes Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Lois Smith and Pedro Pascal, as previously announced.

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In the film written and directed by Conners, a stranger interrupts a party, provoking a comedy of errors, deep reckonings, and a reordering of life. Kate Comer (King Knight), Michael Panes (The Man in the Woods), Annie Korzen (Taming...

Exclusive: Tony Amendola (Stargate Sg-1) will topline Rough Magic: Exit Shakespeare, a new film from veteran TV director Andy Wolk (The Practice) and Silver Spring Road Films that has recently wrapped production.

The film is set in 1611 on a single night where Shakespeare (Amendola) is at a crisis point in his career. It’s about how writers age, their jealousies, resentments, and regrets, why they can’t revisit their old glories, and how their writing can overwhelm their life. Shakespeare has sacrificed much of his family life for his theatrical success and now—haunted with guilt about missing his young son’s death to the plague—he is forced to reflect on the price at which glory comes.

WGA and Humanitas Award winner Wolk directed from a script he wrote with Elliot Krieger, and produced alongside Matt Handy.

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Exclusive: Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary), Jaren Lewison (Never Have I Ever...

West Coast Ensemble presents Yenta: Straight from the Mouth, written and performed by Annie Korzen and Directed by Judy Chaikin. Yenta: Straight from the Mouth will open on Saturday, February 21 at 3:00pm and continue through Sunday, March 22 at the new home of West Coast Ensemble - the El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro Ave. in Hollywood. Annie Korzen (Seinfeld's Doris Klompus) thinks the world would be a better place if everyone would just do what she says. Much to her amazement, the world doesn't seem to agree. An engaging evening of comedy. music and constructive criticism from the creator of the world-wide hit, Yenta Unplugged. Mostly funny, sometimes serious, sometimes naughty: all of it scientifically calibrated to make you a better person!