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Hulu is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library, but with that, there are also some titles that have got to go. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best film you should watch before it leaves Hulu in November 2024.

American Murderer (November 4)

American Murderer is a true crime thriller drama film written and directed by Matthew Gentile. Based on the story of Jason Derek Brown, the 2022 film follows Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic con man who becomes a fugitive and wanted by the FBI after he commits his biggest crime yet. American Murderer stars Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver, Shantel VanSanten, Paul Schneider, Kevin Corrigan, and Moisés Arias.

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s romance has been anything but smooth, particularly given the chilly reception from McGregor’s oldest daughter. About six months after McGregor filed for divorce from his now ex-wife Eve Mavrakis, eldest daughter, Clara McGregor made her feelings about Winstead, pretty clear, and let’s just say, her feedback was anything but flattering.

Ewan McGregor as and in Obi-Wan Kenobi | Credits: Lucasfilm Ltd.

McGregor’s daughter later issued an apology, admitting that her harsh words about Winstead were far from her finest moment. She then took the opportunity to explain her side of the situation, providing context for her earlier comments.

Ewan McGregor’s Oldest Daughter Called Mary Elizabeth Winstead a “Piece of Trash”

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead‘s love story has a pretty messy start. They first met on the set of Fargo in late 2016. At that time, McGregor was still married to his wife,...

After collaborating on the crime drama TV series Fargo, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead extended their romantic relationship from the screen to real life. The couple joined the cast during season 3 of Noah Hawley’s series and played each other’s romantic interests. They first met on the set of the show in 2017.

Riley Stearns was Winstead’s ex-husband at the time, while McGregor was still married to Eve Mavrakis. The Fargo costars began dating shortly after their respective marriages ended. The Mercy Street actress may be a talented actress in her own right, but she could not resist the allure of her now-husband, Ewan McGregor.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Live Free or Die Hard

Before their first on-set meeting, Winstead admitted in a recent interview that she had a serious crush on their son’s father.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Serious Crush on Ewan McGregor

It is hard...

The beautiful love tale of Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth is one for the ages. Their fast-paced relationship and marriage have piqued the affection of fans around the world. From co-stars to soulmates, the journey leads to a tale of love, passion, and, of course, undeniable chemistry.

So how did it all start? It all began on the set of Noah Hawley’s hit television show Fargo, where the now-married couple met. Their on-screen chemistry was palpable, and their professional relationship quickly grew into something more. Sparks flew between the two actors, and they soon fell madly in love.

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Their relationship was fraught with difficulties, as both Ewan and Mary Elizabeth were dealing with personal issues (former marriages). But their feelings for each other were undeniable, and they knew they were meant to be together.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead And Ewan McGregor First Connected On The...

A24’s The Whale crossed the 11-million mark in week six as it jumped to 1,500 screens from 835 as the Brendan Fraser-starrer and other contenders continue to tweak theatrical runs through awards season.

The film, which received a PGA nomination for Best Motion Picture this week along with SAG noms for Fraser and co-star Hong Chau, grossed 1.45 million for the three days weekend and 1.8 million for the four days, including Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Former action star Fraser, who plays a morbidly obese, reclusive English teacher, is no. 8 at the domestic box office with a cume of 11.1 million.

Box office newbie, Super’s Saint Omer, opened on 245 screens with a 62.5k three-day weekend and 255 per screen average. At its three core NY/LA locations, the Alice Diop film, France’s shortlisted Oscar submission for Best International Feature, grossed 21k, or a...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Armageddon Time (James Gray)

Armageddon Time is the sort of film usually invoked as a “portrait of the nation” or “state of the union address,” something taking the temperature of a country—most likely the United States—at a particular time in history. But it’s also a work that makes self-consciousness a virtue: its wonderful writer-director, James Gray, is informed up to his eyes about the virtues and pitfalls of films like these, and here makes something so idiosyncratically his own but that audiences and critics might still mislabel with one of those aforementioned ideas. – David K. (full review)

Where to Stream: VOD

Avatar (James Cameron)

After pulling the film from their service to drum up interest in the theatrical re-release,...

Featuring segments directed by Greg Nicotero, Joe Lynch, Axelle Carolyn, and other talented filmmakers, Shudder's Creepshow Season 3 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films, and we have a look at the cover art and full list of bonus features ahead of its release:

Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror series Creepshow 3 from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Creepshow 3 on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2022.

The six-episode season is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet...

One of my absolute favorite (and mind-bending) films that had its world premiere at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival was Old Man, directed by Lucky McKee from a screenplay by Joel Veach (and featuring phenomenal performances by Stephen Lang and Marc Senter), so I'm thrilled that in addition to its theatrical and VOD release back in October, the twist-filled thriller is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles – -Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the thriller film, Old Man, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.

Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, Vfw), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). Old Man will be available on DVD for an Srp of 27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of 28.96.

In Old Man,...

Exclusive: Beulah Koale has signed with A3 Artists Agency for theatrical representation.

Most recently, Koale acted opposite Aaron Paul, Karen Gillan, and Theo James in the sci-filler thriller Dual directed by Riley Stearns. He portrayed the character of Peter in the Rlje Films production.

Next up, he will star in fellow New Zealander’s Taika Waititi’s upcoming comedy Next Goal Wins, based on the 2014 documentary of the same name. The project, set to be released on April 21, 2023, also features Elisabeth Moss, Will Arnett, and Michael Fassbender. Additionally, he will be seen in In Alice Englert’s Bad Behaviour opposite Jennifer Connolly and Ben Wishaw.

Koale made his Hollywood film debut as a lead in Universal/DreamWorks’ Thank You For Your Service, released in 2017.

For TV, he starred in multiple seasons of the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 alongside Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, and Daniel Dae-Kim.

As we all mourn the end of the Halloween season and brace ourselves for the seemingly unending parade of holidays based on familial obligations or gross displays of capitalism, November is here to serve as a little respite. Many of the horror movies that disappeared off streaming platforms to try and snag some extra Halloween funds in October are returning to their respective platforms, but the trickling in of cheesy Christmas fare is also coming in fast.

Fortunately, there's a massive amount of old favorites and exciting new titles trying to beat the holiday havoc, and we've got five between Hulu and Disney+ that you would be wise to check out. Action? Teen movies? Horror comedies? Musicals? Weirdly bleak arthouse film with surprising brutality? November has it all, baby.

Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

Before Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont would go on to make "Josie and the Pussycats" (the best movie...

Directed and co-written by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun), the horror sci-fi film Kids vs. Aliens has been acquired by Rlje Films and Shudder ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest:

Press Release: Los Angeles, September 19, 2022 — Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have fully financed and partnered on the anticipated horror/sci-fi film, Kids Vs. Aliens, ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month. Rlje Films will release the film In Theaters, on Demand and Digital in early 2023 with a Shudder release to follow later in the year.

Directed by Jason Eisener, who co-wrote the film with John Davies (Hobo with a Shotgun), Kids Vs. Aliens stars Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex (“The Last Divide”), Calem MacDonald (“The Umbrella Academy”), Asher Grayson Percival (“Scaredy Cats”), and Ben Tector.

“Kids Vs. Aliens is...

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“Elvis” (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment): Baz Luhrmann’s obsessions are piled on top of other obsessions that are themselves mashed up with ongoing tendencies toward spectacle, extravagance and emotional extremes — that whole “Moulin Rouge!” ethos of Truth Beauty Freedom Love — and this big loud biopic/love letter to Elvis Presley is a visual and sonic blast, with an uncanny Austin Butler as the King. You don’t even have to like the late legend’s music to enjoy this juggernaut of sensation, just find a friend with a giant-screen TV (this one’s already available in 4K) and very loud sound.

Also available:

“Batman: The Long Halloween” (Deluxe Edition) (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment): The Caped Crusader has to hunt down a killer that strikes on various holidays in this two-part animated feature.

“The Black Phone” (Universal): A resourceful boy (with assistance from his visions-having...

Chris Rock makes a stop at the 2022 Venice Film Festival thanks to Sally Potter’s short film, “Look at Me.”

The 16-minute film stars Rock as a gala organizer who tries to rein in a stubborn drummer (Javier Bardem) ahead of the on-stage performance. Tap dancer Savion Glover also stars. “Look at Me” premieres Out of Competition at Venice.

Director Potter originally conceived the concept of the film as a short story to be featured in her 2020 film “The Roads Not Taken,” starring Bardem as a writer in the early stages of dementia. “Look at Me” was filmed in 2019 over the course of five days in London and New York. The short film is produced by Christopher Sheppard.

“When I got into the cutting room, I saw how dynamic these titans of the entertainment world are together, their volatile, fiery on-screen relationship offset by the rhythms of the brilliant tap dancer Savion Glover,...

This summer marks the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana Spencer‘s tragic death in 1997. To commemorate her life, HBO and director Ed Perkins team up for “The Princess,” a new documentary about Diana’s life and death and the legacy she left behind.

Read More: Sundance 2022 Lineup Includes New Films From Lena Dunham, Riley Stearns, Amy Poehler, Ramin Bahrani & More

Here’s the film’s official synopsis, courtesy of HBO:

The relationship of Diana and Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, was tabloid fodder for nearly two decades, the subject of almost daily headlines in the 24-hour news cycle.

Continue reading ‘The Princess’ Trailer: New HBO Documentary Offers An Immersive Look At The Life & Death Of Princess Diana at The Playlist.

Gina Gammell and Riley Keough’s “War Pony,” Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” and Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s “The Silent Twins” are among the several female-driven anticipated feature debuts slated for the Deauville American Film Festival’s competition.

Eight titles out of 13 features set to compete at Deauville as first films. “War Pony” world premiered at Un Certain Regard in Cannes and won the Camera d’Or for best debut. “War Pony” is a collaborative experience portraying two young Oglala Lakota men who are torn between traditions and the consumer culture surrounding them. “The Silent Twins,” which also bowed at Un Certain Regard, is a biopic of troubled twin writers June and Jennifer Gibbons starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance.

“Aftersun,” meanwhile, world premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week where it won the French Touch Prize and was acquired by A24. The melodrama stars Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio as a young father...

The French festival that highlights indie US titles is running from September 2-11.

Cannes award winners Aftersun and War Pony are among the 13 features playing in competition at this year’s Deauville American Film Festival, with eight titles from first- time directors.

The festival will take up residence once again in the resort of Deauville on France’s Normandy coast, from September 2-11.

Cannes Critics Week award winner Aftersun is enjoying a strong run on the festival circuit, having also played at Munich International Film Festival, and is set to open Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 12. The US-uk co-production...

Available on DVD and Blu-ray July 19, 2022 Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the Sci-Fi/Fantasy film Dual on DVD and Blu-ray July 19, 2022. Dual stars Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Franchise), Beulah Koale (“Hawaii: Five-0”) with Theo James (Divergent franchise) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”). Dual is the third feature film by writer / director Riley Stearns, known for his previous critically acclaimed films, The Art of …

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The German festival is running from June 23 to July 2.

Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage will launch Filmfest München in an opening gala at the German city’s Isar Philharmonic concert hall today

The Filmfest is screening 120 films from 52 countries, including 35 world premieres. Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher will be presented with this year’s CineMerit Award, while there will be a homage to German filmmaker Doris Dörrie with the premiere of her latest film The Pool.

Festival director Diana Iljine and artistic director Christoph Gröner talk to Screen about this year’s event and the Filmfest’s significance as a launchpad for international careers of German films.

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Just when I think I’m done with World War II movies, along comes Operation Mincemeat to change my mind. Based on audacious true events,...

Stars: Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Aaron Paul, Theo James, Maija Paunio, June Hyde | Written and Directed by Riley Stearns

Karen Gillan plays dual roles in this sci-fi black comedy about a terminally ill woman who clashes with the clone she orders to replace her after she’s gone. The third feature from writer-director Riley Stearns, it’s a decidedly offbeat, darkly funny satire that grapples with some big questions.

Dual is set in a world where the terminally ill are permitted to clone themselves, with the replacement taking over their lives once the patient dies. However, there’s a catch – if, for some reason, the patient survives their illness, the clone and the original must duel to the death in front of a television audience, with the survivor earning the right to the identity in question. We see a taste of this in the prologue, with a young man (Theo...

IFC Films is moving its first pay television window to AMC+, in a bid by AMC Networks to carve out a weekly exclusive movie premiere every week of the year for its in-house streaming service. Under the new deal, announced on Tuesday, AMC+ will be the exclusive streaming home of movies from AMC Networks Film Group — which includes IFC Films, IFC Midnight and Rlje Films — in the “Pay 1” window, following theatrical and digital distribution.

The films, premiering each Friday on AMC+, will stream 90 days after their initial theatrical release, but select titles will premiere day-and-date in both theaters and simultaneously on AMC+. IFC Films had previously held distribution pacts with Showtime and Hulu.

The new pact starts on May 6, with the streaming premiere of IFC Films’ “Clean,” starring Adrien Brody and RZA. “Clean” was released in theaters on January 28.

As part of the 52-week premiere strategy, the last Friday of...

Adrien Brody thriller Clean, Keira Knightley comedy horror Silent Night on the roster.

AMC Networks is bulking up its streaming platform and has announced AMC+ will carry weekly streaming premieres of films from sister companies IFC Films, IFC Midnight, Rlje Films and Shudder.

The arrangement starts on May 6 with the streaming premiere of IFC Films’s Adrien Brody thriller Clean. The platform will serve as the exclusive pay 1 partner for AMC Networks Film Group’s stable of IFC Films, IFC Midnight and Rlje Films.

Most of the Friday releases on AMC+ will stream 90 days after their initial theatrical release, with...

“I see nothing happening on a major scale to try to get the older audiences back to theaters,” griped Sony Pictures Classics’ co-president Tom Bernard.

Ideally, Bernard wants NATO to trumpet cinema safety in a big public campaign. (A NATO rep says not in the cards.) He’d like that campaign alongside a creative marketing push by independent movie chains, combined with a steadier flow of specialty films with wider appeal. That could include SPC’s upcoming The Duke, Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story and The Phantom of the Open.

Focus Features’ bellwether Downton Abby: A New Era is the big test. If the Crawley family can’t rout lingering Covid jitters and force of habit to nudge older demos off home screens, then nothing can.

Hoping to prime the pump for this potential spring rebound, SPC and the Angelika Film Center this week unveiled “Bring A Friend Back To The Movies,...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “Dual,” the latest film from Riley Stearns and spends time with the double to teach her how to be her. When Original Sarah finds out her disease was mis-diagnosed and she will live, the clone Sarah will not terminate her life. So per legal requirements, they must meet in one year to fight in a duel to the death.

”Dual” is in select theaters beginning April 15th. Featuring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Theo James, Beulah Koale and Maija Paunio. Written and directed by Riley Stearns. Rated “R”

Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s audio review of “Dual”

Dual

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Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s audio review of “Dual”...

In his films, writer/director Riley Stearns has often played around with morbid comedy, the dark relationships between mentors and students, and the challenges in finding one's place in the world –- all while his characters keep deadly straight faces. In his latest movie, "Dual," those themes are revisited in spectacular, downbeat sci-fi fashion as Sarah (Karen Gillan) clones herself in the wake of a terminal diagnosis. When she's inexplicably cured, she's faced with the surprising revelation that either she or the clone must die in a duel to the death.

In advance of the release of "Dual," /Film spoke with Stearns about audience...

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“Dual” is a new “clone’ science fiction thriller, written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Theo James, and Aaron Paul, opening April 15, 2022:

“…in the near future, ‘Sara’ learns she is terminally ill. To save her family from the pain of losing her, she opts for a cloning procedure of herself and trains the clone to feel like her. But then Sara makes a miraculous recovery, which drives her to a new problem: in the society of the “future, humans cannot exist for longer than the time limit of their clones. And now, by law, Sara and her clone must eventually fight each other to the death…”

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“Dual” writer-director Riley Stearns, whose latest film stars Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul in the tale of a woman who must fight her clone to the death, may be unlike every other indie filmmaker: Not only should he not direct a comic book movie, Stearns told IndieWire, but if he did, it wouldn’t be a good one.

“There are people who their favorite thing in the world as a kid was comics and they want to go into that world, and I fully support that,” Stearns said. “I just don’t think people want want me directing a comic book movie. I didn’t read comics. If I directed one, I would probably make a bad one. I think that it’s better that I stick with the stuff that I like and the trajectory I like. I don’t think I’m going to be the person who...

Rlje has debuted a new trailer for the Karen Gillan led ‘Dual.’

Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. Now she has one year to train her body and mind for the fight of her life.

Written and directed by Riley Stearns, the film stars Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale with Theo James and Aaron Paul.

Also in trailers – Colin Firth & Toni Collette star in teaser for ‘The Staircase’

The film hits US cinemas on April 15th.

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“Dual” is a new satirical science fiction thriller, written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Theo James, and Aaron Paul, opening April 15, 2022:

“…in the near future, ‘Sara’ learns she is terminally ill. To save her family from the pain of losing her, she opts for a cloning procedure of herself and trains the clone to feel like her. But then Sara makes a miraculous recovery, which drives her to a new problem: in the society of the future, humans cannot exist for longer than the time limit of their clones. And now, by law, Sara and her clone must eventually fight each other to the death…”

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Dual Trailer — Riley Stearns‘ Dual (2022) movie trailer has been released by Rlje Films. The Dual trailer stars Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Maija Paunio, and Theo James. Crew Riley Stearns wrote the screenplay for Dual. Emma Ruth Rundle created the music for the film. Michael Ragen crafted the cinematography for the film. Dual is produced [...]

Continue reading: Dual (2022) Movie Trailer: Karen Gillan Fights Her Clone to the Death in Riley Stearn’s Action Film...

"You're pretending to be me while I'm still alive?" Rlje Films has revealed the first official trailer for the indie sci-fi film Dual, the latest from American filmmaker Riley Stearns. This initially premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year playing in the main competition, but got pretty bad reviews from most critics who watched it. It's a very low key sci-fi in that has a "futuristic" concept involving cloning, but there's not much beyond that that is sci-fi about it. A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death with her other self. Let them fight! Karen Gillan stars opposite Karen Gillan, along with Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Maija Paunio, and Theo James. I saw this at Sundance and was hoping to love it,...

Following his deadpan dark comedies Faults and The Art of Self-Defense, Riley Stearns heads into sci-fi territory with Dual, which still finds slivers of humor in a story of a terminally ill woman who opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. Ahead of an April 15 theatrical release, the trailer has now arrived.

Michael Frank said in his Sundance review, “Stearns, critically successful in his first two films, will likely find a more divisive audience with Dual, which bears an outstanding premise and mixed execution. Starring Karen Gillan as Sarah, this light sci-fi drama looks like the current world. Little has been altered; if anything the technology looks like it’s from the 1990s. The only difference seems to be a...

Director Riley Stearns is the kind of creative whose movies garner critical acclaim, serve as film festival darlings, and allow actors to play characters beyond what they're typically given by Hollywood. And yet he hasn't been able to make the jump to become a household name. It's still up for debate whether or not his third film, "Dual" will help bridge the gap, but with Karen Gillan, Beulah Koale, Theo James, and Aaron Paul starring in...

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In the wake of landing a massive deal out of Sundance, Rlje Films is getting set to release Dual from director Riley Stearns, a genre film starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul. Collider has shared the official Dual trailer today, giving us a good idea of how this wild premise will play out. The premise, you ask? Well, Dual […]

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Deal for key territories comes after Rlje Films acquired US rights

Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired most of the world from XYZ Films on Sundance entry Dual, which stars Karen Gillan, following its world premiere last month.

The deal comes after Rlje Films previously picked up the sci-fi for US distribution. Additional rights have gone to Vvs for Canada, Falcon for the Middle East, World Pictures for Cis/Russia, and Pt Falcon for Indonesia.

XYZ financed Dual through its fund backed by Helsinki-based Ipr.Vc in collaboration with Bondit Media Capital and Head Gear Films. The film also received support...

Dual Review — Dual (2022) Film Review from the 45th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Maija Paunio, Andrei Alén, and Kristofer Gummerus. High concept precludes high risk, which can really give such [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Dual: A Detached & Deadpan Sci-Fi Comedy Undermined By Its Own Vapid Vagueness [Sundance 2022]...

Dual, the third feature from writer/director Riley Stearns, follows a young woman named Sarah (Karen Gillan), who opts to be replaced with a “double” after finding out she’s terminally ill. With a deadpan delivery and a dry sense of humor, the film and its characters navigate this alternate world, one that requires a duel to the death in Sarah’s unique situation. Sarah must learn to become violent, accept brutality into her personality, resetting herself in a way.

Stearns’ newest draws clear inspiration from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, a comparison many are likely to make, but he still wants it to be a “Riley film.” He revisits certain threads from his first two films, Faults and The Art of Self-Defense, with the idea of a character learning how to alter themselves to feel safer or the need to fundamentally shift as a means of self-preservation.

Dual finds humor in Sarah’s situation,...

Slow start has given way to steady flow of deals.

After a typically slow start over opening weekend Sundance 2022 deal-making gathered momentum throughout the week and Apple stole the headlines for the second year in a row with its $15m worldwide buy on Cooper Raiff’s coming-of-age title Cha Cha Real Smooth.

Searchlight Pictures announced a high-profile pre-buy for Fresh on the eve of the virtual festival and by the close of the first weekend National Geographic Documentary Films had swooped on documentaries Fire Of Love and The Territory.

Sony Pictures Classics acquired multiple territories on Bill Nighy drama Living...

Dual Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition Section Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Riley Stearns Writer: Riley Stearns Cast: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Maija Pauino Screened at: Sundance Film Festival Online, LA, 1/23/22 Opens: January 22nd, 2022 When someone knows that their life is coming to an end, their priorities may […]

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“Dual,” the latest film from director Riley Stearns that stars Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul, contains humor amid a bleak premise.

Gillan stars in the film as a woman who gets a terminal diagnosis and chooses to pursue a cloning procedure to ease the emotional toll on her friends and family when she’s gone. But when she makes a miraculous recovery, she attempts to have her clone decommissioned, which leads to said clone taking action to hang onto her life by suing for a court-mandated duel to the death of original vs. the double.

“I just really liked the idea of confronting oneself and like finding out who you are, who you want to be, who you don’t want to be, all those themes are really intriguing to me,” Stearns said at TheWrap’s virtual Sundance studio. “Once I figured out the whole duel to the death aspect of it,...

Following its world premiere at this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival, Riley Stearns' Dual has been acquired for US distribution by Rlje Films.

Dual will have a theatrical release sometime this year. We have the official press release with additional details below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's interview with Stearns, along with the rest of our Sundance 2022 coverage!

Press Release: XYZ Films, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group closed the deal with Rlje Films last night in a competitive bidding situation. XYZ is also handling world rights outside the US.

The film is slated for a theatrical release in 2022. XYZ Films and Rlje Films previously collaborated on the successful theatrical release of Sundance film Mandy starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Panos Cosmatos.

Dual stars Karen Gillan (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle), Aaron Paul (“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Film” and “Westworld...

Searchlight Pictures said to be at head of pack chasing Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.

Rlje Films has paid low to mid-seven figures for all US rights to Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition film Dual as the industry waits for deal flow on festival selections to pick up.

The acquisition was announced on Tuesday (25) as deals remained thin on the ground after weekend buys on Fire Of Love and The Territory by National Geographic Documentary Films.

At time of writing Searchlight Pictures was said to be at the head of the pack chasing Good Luck To You, Leo Grande...

Acquisitin comes as deal flow remains low after opening weekend.

Rlje Films has picked up all US rights to Sundance US Dramatic Competition sci-fi Dual in a low to mid-seven figure deal.

XYZ Films, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group closed the deal with Rlje Films on Monday night (24) in a competitive bidding situation. XYZ handles world rights outside the US.

The film starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul was directed by Riley Stearns and is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2022.

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Fresh off the film’s Sundance premiere, Dual from director Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul, has been acquired for U.S. release by Rlje Films. Deadline reports that Rlje will bring thriller Dual to theaters this year. Said to be a “competitive bidding situation,” Rlje Films struck “a low-mid seven figure deal for the film.” […]

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Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has taken all U.S. rights to “Dual,” a sci-fi film about cloning with Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul, in a low to mid seven figure deal.

XYZ Films, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group closed the deal with Rlje Films last night in a competitive bidding situation following the film’s Sundance premiere. XYZ is also handling world rights outside the U.S.

The film is slated for a theatrical release in 2022. XYZ Films and Rlje Films previously collaborated on the theatrical release of “Mandy,” a horror film starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Panos Cosmatos.

“Dual” co-stars Beulah Koale (“Hawaii Five-o”).

Riley Stearns directed and produced alongside XYZ Films and Resolute Films and Entertainment, with Film Service Finland providing production services.

The film marks the latest in a partnership with XYZ and Lee Kim and his Resolute Films and Entertainment,...

Riley Stearns, the filmmaker behind 2014's "Faults" and 2019's "The Art of Self-Defense," returns to Sundance with "Dual," an odd dark comedy which sits comfortably in the tonally unique corner of cinema Stearns has carved out for himself. In the director's movies, life is not something to be celebrated, but a punishment to be endured; the joke at the center of "Dual" is that characters will fight each other to the death in order to secure the misery of experiencing an average existence.

Sarah (Karen Gillan) is sick. She might have a bit of a drinking problem, she...

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We’re just a few hours away from the world premiere of Dual, the latest cinematic endeavor from writer/director Riley Stearns, which is debuting at 8 pm Est/5 pm Pst at the virtual edition of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival (you can find out more about the film on Sundance’s site Here). In the film, Sarah (Karen Gillan) is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease, unsure how to process the news. To help ease her friends’ and family’s impending loss, she participates in a cloning procedure called “Replacement.” In her final days, Sarah will have to teach the clone how to live on as Sarah once she’s gone. But things become significantly more challenging when that double is no longer wanted by the original Sarah.

Ahead of its Sundance debut, Daily Dead had the opportunity to chat with the creative force behind Dual, and during the interview,...

Ahead of the Sundance premiere of Dual, XYZ Films has inked a first-look production deal with the movie’s producer Lee Kim.

Kim’s Toronto and Los Angeles based Resolute Films and Entertainment will now plan to produce several films per year with XYZ, with a focus on diverse filmmaker-driven films, as well as international co-productions, particularly with Kim’s native Canada.

To date, XYZ and Resolute have already partnered on projects including Dual, which is directed by Riley Stearns and stars Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, and Beulah Koale. The film was shot in Finland during the height of the pandemic. It will premiere in Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Previously, the two companies also teamed on Matt Johnson’s Operation Avalanche and Anthony Scott Burns’ supernatural thriller Our House.

As part of the deal, XYZ production and finance coordinator Sanjeev M will join Resolute as Creative Executive.

For their 2022 edition, the Sundance Film Festival has once again adapted to the ever-shifting pandemic landscape. Having recently scrapping their in-person plans, they’ve shifted to a virtual-only lineup that will begin this Thursday and last through January 30, offering the first glimpse at the year in cinema.

We’ll have extensive coverage from the festival (which one can follow here or on Twitter). Before reviews arrive, we’re highlighting the premieres that should be on your radar. If you’re interested in experiencing Sundance from home, one can see available tickets here.

2nd Chance (Ramin Bahrani)

As his early films exuded a documentary-like approach to riveting character studies, it’s not surprising that Ramin Bahrani’s first fully fledged non-fiction feature is a wildly entertaining look at a complicated figure. 2nd Chance explores the life and career ambitions of Richard Davis, a pizzeria owner who built a bulletproof-vest empire. Full of twists,...

2022 is already starting to feel like 2021, which felt a lot like 2020. As if we’re stuck in a neverending loop of awful, it appears the Covid pandemic is already making film festivals scramble thanks to the Omicron variant that is spreading like wildfire around the world. The problem is such a big issue that this year’s Sundance Film Festival is having to pivot at the last minute and go virtual.

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According to the Sundance Film Festival announcement, the original plans to have an in-person event have changed since the spread of Omicron around the US.

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