Written and directed by Leoluna Robert-Tourneur.
Synopsis: In the heart of a dark forest, while hunting, two silhouettes meet. These creatures move like predators, they attract and repel each other, seducing each other during an explosive parade. Hold Me Tight is a flamboyant and bitter romance where the violent attraction of the characters puts them in danger.
The french band Bellboy has debuted a music video for their new single, Bambino. Directed by Romane Granger.
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin premieres February 16, 2024 on Apple TV+.
Synopsis: The special follows Franklin, whose family is always on the move with his dad’s military job. Everywhere Franklin goes, he finds support in a notebook filled with his grandfather’s advice on friendship. But when Franklin tries his usual strategies with the Peanuts gang, he has trouble fitting in.
That’s until he learns about the neighborhood Soap Box Derby race — and according to his grandfather, everyone loves a winner! He’s sure that winning the race will also mean winning over some new friends. All he needs is a partner, which he finds in Charlie Brown.
Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to build a car and, in the process, become good buddies. But as the race nears, the pressure mounts — can their car and their newfound friendship make it to the finish line?
The Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate movie and Megamind Rules! series will both premiere March 1, 2024 on Peacock.
The movie is a direct sequel to Megamind (2010) and picks up soon after the events of the original. Peacock recommends watching the films first before moving on to the series.
The cast includes Keith Ferguson as Megamind, Adam Lambert, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle and Jeanine Mason.
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy premieres February 23, 2024 on Prime Video. The series was created by Cirocco Dunlap (Baymax!) with animation by Titmouse Studios.
Guest stars for season one include Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick), Andrew Dismukes (Saturday Night Live), Lennon Parham (Minx), Gary Anthony Williams (Night Court) and filmmaker John Waters.
Series regulars include Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Kieran Culkin and Sam Smith.
Synopsis: The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows renowned surgeons Dr. Sleech and Dr. Klak as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIS. In season one, doctors Sleech and Klak take on a highly dangerous and potentially groundbreaking case and, in doing so, put existence itself in jeopardy. Although considering their dismal personal lives, oblivion might be an improvement.
Hot Wheels Let’s Race premieres March 4, 2024 on Netflix.
The trailer features the show’s theme song performed by Patrick Stump, lead vocalist for Fall Out Boy. Stump composed, recorded, and produced the theme song, in addition to leading the composition of the score, underscore, and music cues for all episodes.
Hot Wheels Let’s Race, an action-packed comedy series for kids, follows the newest generation of racers: Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, and Sidecar as they attend a racing camp where they compete in mind-blowing races, extreme stunt contests, and thrill-seeking challenges.
Director Héloïse Ferlay describes To the Dusty Sea as follows: “Left alone in the deepest of the summer, Malo and Zoe are trying their best to catch their mother’s elusive eye.”
Despicable Me 4 premieres July 3, 2024. It’s directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Patrick Delage and written by Mike White.
The story follows Steve Carell’s Gru, Kristen Wiig’s Lucy and their child, Gru Jr., whose lives are interrupted when new enemies Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and Valentina (Sofia Vergara) come looking for trouble.
Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Coogan round out the cast.
The Storm, written and directed by Zhigang Yang (also known as Busifan), is now screening in select theaters throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Synopsis: A torrential rain leads you into a colorful world of traditional Chinese ink art. A century-old sunken ship emerges, mysterious theater troupes come to life again. With countless masks worn by people and a world filled with intricate changes, what kind of bizarre story is unfolding?
Below are complete lists of theaters that are screening The Storm.
Based on the short film that screened at over 100 festivals worldwide, Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust tells the story of a “near perfect society [where] citizens live with paper bags on [their] heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.”
The feature-length film was created entirely in Unreal Engine and was written and directed by Ishan Shukla.
The voice cast includes Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur and Gaspar Noé.
The second season of Royal Crackers premieres February 29, 2024 on Adult Swim. Stream episodes the following day on Max.
Season 2 Synopsis: In Royal Crackers Season 2, the storylines delve deeper into brothers Stebe and Theo’s daddy issues as they’re forced to confront their father’s dark past. Theo continues to grapple with the aftermath of his fall from stardom and attempts to navigate his way towards self-acceptance. Meanwhile, Deb and Stebe’s highly sexually charged relationship undergoes significant challenges, putting their bond to the test. Matt struggles to fit in at school and with his family. All the while the Royal Crackers company tries to not only maintain relevance, but also to become the most popular snack food in the whole frickin’ world.
Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards have been announced and there’s one pleasant surprise: Robot Dreams, directed by Pablo Berger.
The other nominees for Animated Feature Film are Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Elemental, Nimona and Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Boy and the Heron.
The nominees for Animated Short Film are:
Letter to a Pig directed by Tal Kantor
Ninety-Five Senses directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess
Our Uniform directed by Yegane Moghaddam
Pachyderme directed by Stéphanie Clément
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko directed by Dave Mullins
The ceremony will be held March 10, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Starpets is a space kitsch comedy currently in development at Ubisoft Film & Television. Created by director Stéphane Berla and written by Eric Judor and Hafid Benamar, the series will be animated in VR using Quill software.
The third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spinoff of Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, premieres February 21, 2024 on Disney+.
Here are the titles and release dates for the final 15 episodes:
Confined – February 21
Paths Unknown – February 21
Shadows of Tantiss – February 21
A Different Approach – February 28
The Return – March 6
Infiltration – March 13
Extraction – March 13
Bad Territory – March 20
The Harbinger – March 27
Identity Crisis – April 3
Point of No Return – April 3
Juggernaut – April 10
Into the Breach – April 17
Flash Strike – April 24
The Cavalry Has Arrived – May 1
Filmmaker Adam Ciolfi describes IT Came From Beyond The Drain as the story of “a man and his dog [who] must defend themselves from a creature that erupts from beneath their kitchen sink.”
Speaking about the 25 months of work needed to bring the project to life, Ciolfi said:
“It’s fair to say that the early days of production can be overwhelming. The lists, materials, designs, sculptures, story boarding, animating, etc… when you work alone it’s a daunting task to say the least. But slowly I work my way through each phase of production and even though I can see it coming, the day it all ends always comes as a shock.”
I highly recommend not just the short film, but also visiting Ciolfi’s website for tons of behind-the-scenes info and photographs.
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