THE BIKERIDERS
THE BIKERIDERS
The Bikeriders is a 2023 American crime drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. It tells a fictional story inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1967 photo book of the same name, which depicts the lives of the Outlaws MC, a motorcycle club founded in McCook, Illinois. The film stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, and Norman Reedus.
The Bikeriders premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023. Originally scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on December 1, 2023, by 20th Century Studios, the release was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Ultimately, Focus Features acquired the film from producer New Regency, scheduling it for its current release date of June 21, 2024.
Plot
Set in the 1960s, it follows the rise of the Vandals MC, a Chicago outlaw motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members and their families, the club evolves over a decade from a surrogate family for local outcasts into a violent organized crime syndicate, threatening the founder’s unique vision and way of life.[3]
Cast
- Jodie Comer as Kathy
- Austin Butler as Benny
- Tom Hardy as Johnny
- Michael Shannon as Zipco
- Mike Faist as Danny Lyon
- Norman Reedus as Funny Sonny
- Boyd Holbrook as Cal
- Damon Herriman as Brucie
- Beau Knapp as Wahoo
- Emory Cohen as Cockroach
- Karl Glusman as Corky
- Toby Wallace as The Kid
- Happy Anderson as Big Jack
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THELMA
THELMA
Thelma is a 2024 American comedy film written and directed by Josh Margolin, starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell.[2]
Premise
When 93-year-old Thelma Post is duped by a phone scammer, she embarks on a quest to take back what is hers.
Cast
- June Squibb as Thelma Post
- Fred Hechinger as Danny
- Richard Roundtree as Ben
- Parker Posey as Gail
- Clark Gregg as Alan
- Malcolm McDowell as Harvey
- Nicole Byer as Rochelle[3]
- Coral Peña as Allie[3]
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BREAD & ROSES
BREAD & ROSES
“Bread & Roses” offers a powerful window into the seismic impact that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods. The film follows three women in real-time as they fight to recover their autonomy. Sahra Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through a raw depiction of their harrowing plight.
| Sahra Mani | Director | |
| Sahra Mani | Producer | |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Producer | |
| Justine Ciarrocchi | Producer | |
| Malala Yousafzai | Executive Producer | |
| Farhad Kosravi | Executive Producer |
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KINDS OF KINDNESS
KINDS OF KINDNESS
Kinds of Kindness is a 2024 absurdist black comedy anthology film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay he co-wrote with Efthimis Filippou.[2][3] The film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer.
Kinds of Kindness had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024, where Plemons won the Best Actor award. Searchlight Pictures released it theatrically in the United States on June 21, 2024, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024.
Premise[edit]
Kinds of Kindness, described as a “triptych fable,” consists of three distinct but loosely connected stories: “The Death of R.M.F” follows a man struggling to take charge of his destiny after quitting his powerful job that dictates what he does in a day.; “R.M.F. is Flying” depicts a man plagued by suspicions that his spouse, who has recently returned after being reported missing, is an imposter; “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich,” revolves around a cultist, after being kicked out of the said cult for being “contaminated,” vehemently attempting to fulfill her task to find a specific person with the ability to resurrect the dead.[4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Emma Stone as:[6]
- Rita (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Liz (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- Emily (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Jesse Plemons as:[6]
- Robert (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Daniel (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- Andrew (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Willem Dafoe as:[6]
- Raymond (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- George (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- Omi (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Margaret Qualley as:[6]
- Vivian (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Martha (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- twins Ruth and Rebecca (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Hong Chau as:[6]
- Sarah (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Sharon (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- Aka (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Joe Alwyn as:[6]
- collectibles appraiser man 1 (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Jerry (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- Joseph (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Mamoudou Athie as:[6]
- Will (“The Death of R.M.F”)
- Neil (“R.M.F. is Flying”)
- the morgue nurse (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)
- Hunter Schafer as Anna (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)[6]
- Yorgos Stefanakos as R.M.F.[7]
- Merah Benoit as Emily’s daughter (“R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich”)[8]
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