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Netflix has released the official trailer and key art for Apple Cider Vinegar, which is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down. The limited series premieres on February 6.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the true crime series was inspired by The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Samantha Strauss, Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien (Total Control) are the writers of the series.

The cast includes Kaitlyn Dever,...

Netflix has dropped the first trailer and official release date for the hotly anticipated Australian true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar. The show chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer and was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle. “All of which would be incredibly inspiring… if it were all true,” adds Netflix’s official log-line.

As the six-episode limited series’ first trailer reveals, Apple Cider Vinegar will launch worldwide on Netflix on Feb. 6.

Late last year, Netflix unveiled a batch of first-look images and a teaser video featuring star Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick, Unbelievable) as Belle during various stages of her improbable journey from anonymous striver to globally disgraced grifter. As the results of the trailer reveal, the American actress worked with a dialect coach to fully master an Australian accent...

‘Harbin’ To Be Present At Christmas

Poised to be one of the biggest blockbusters of an uneven year for Korean cinema, “Harbin” is finally confirmed to release on Christmas Day (Dec. 25). The movie had its premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival but its distributor and financier Cj Enm chose to hold back the commercial release in its native Korea until the busy end-of-year season.

The period action film follows Korean independence activists who launch a daring attack against the Japanese occupying forces in Manchuria (modern-day China).

It is directed by Woo Min-ho and stars Hyun Bin (“Crash Landing on You”), Park Jeong-min (“Decision to Leave”) and Jeon Yeo-been (“Cobweb”), who were all in action at a press launch event Monday in Seoul.

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Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Australian-produced “Apple Cider Vinegar,” a limited series which it will upload in 2025. The six-part drama chronicles the...

Kaitlyn Dever, who plays the much-hated Abby in season 2 of HBO's much-loved video game adaptation The Last of Us, will also appear in an upcoming Netflix series titled Apple Cider Vinegar, the streaming platform announced via press release. Dever is also listed as an executive producer of the project, which is expected to hit Netflix sometime in 2025.

The actress will appear alongside Alycia Debnam-Carey Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman (Succession), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin), Susie Porter, Matt Nable, Phoenix Raei (The Night Agent), Chai Hansen, Richard Davies (Offspring), Kieran Darcy-Smith (Mr Inbetween), Catherine McClements (Total Control), and Essie Davis.

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Set at the birth of Instagram, 'Apple Cider Vinegar' follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Netflix has shared a first look at Apple Cider Vinegar, which is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the true crime series was inspired by The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Samantha Strauss, Anya Beyersdorf, and Angela Betzien (Total Control) are the writers of the series.

The cast includes Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey,...

Are you hooked on gritty true crime series but wish they could occasionally be more colorful, female and fun? Well, Netflix might just have the next show for you.

The streamer is revealing a sneak peek Tuesday of its forthcoming Australian limited series Apple Cider Vinegar, a playfully fictionalized take on the story of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer but was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle.

“This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down,” Netflix’s official summary reads.

Netflix unveiled a batch of first-look images and a teaser video this morning featuring star Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick, Unbelievable) as Belle during various stages of her improbable journey from anonymous striver to globally disgraced grifter.

Exclusive: The Santa Barbara Film Festival is lauding The Brutalist stars, Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce, with the Cinema Vanguard Award during the 40th annual event on February 13, 2025.

The Cinema Vanguard Award recognizes actors who have forged their own path, taking artistic risks and making a significant and unique contribution to film. Previous honorees include Paul Giamatti, Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carey Mulligan, Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, William DaFoe, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Jean Dujardin, Bernice Bejo, Nicole Kidman, Peter Sarsgaard, Christoph Waltz, Vera Farmiga, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stanley Tucci and Ryan Gosling.

Directed by Brady Corbet with a scheduled release from A24 on December 20, The Brutalist follows an immigrant architect (Brody) who makes waves in post-World War II America, working for a fierce industrialist (Pearce). They plan to erect a mesmerizing, and defying,...

International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the first tranche of films selected for its 54th edition, which runs Jan. 30 – Feb. 9. These 13 titles, which will play in the Bright Future or Harbour sections, will each have their world premiere at IFFR.

Bright Future is dedicated to feature-length debuts, while Harbour offers a broad range of contemporary cinema.

The first wave of titles includes several IFFR alumni, including Daniel Hoesl, a former Tiger Award winner for micro-budget experimental feature “Soldate Jeannette,” with his new work “Un gran casino”; Hubert Bals Fund awardee Pelin Esmer, who returns to the festival with a world premiere of “And the Rest Will Follow”; Christina Friedrich presenting “The Night Is Dark and Brighter Than the Day,” which comes after her IFFR debut this year with “Zone”; and avant-garde trailblazer Alexander Kluge returns, after the world premiere of “Cosmic Miniatures” in the most recent edition of the festival,...

The BBC and Sundance Now are joining The Last Anniversary party.

The Australian dramedy series from Big Little Lies producers Blossom Films and Made Up Stories (Nine Perfect Strangers) has been snatched up by the BBC for the U.K. and by AMC Networks’ streaming service for the U.S. ahead of its premiere Down Under.

Fifth Season, the production and sales outfit owned by South Korean media giant Cj Entertainment, racked up the major territory presales ahead of the international television market MIPCOM Cannes, which kicks off in France later this month and runs through Oct. 24. The show is among the drama series highlights at this year’s market.

Teresa Palmer (The Clearing, The Fall Guy), Miranda Richardson (Good Omens) and Danielle Macdonald (The Tourist) star in The Last Anniversary, alongside Helen Thomson (Colin From Accounts), Susan Prior (Animal Kingdom), Claude Scott-Mitchell (The Dry), Charlie Garber (Barons), Uli Latukefu...

The BBC has picked up Nicole Kidman’s The Last Anniversary, the latest adaptation from Big Little Lies scribe Liane Moriarty.

Deadline revealed casting for The Last Anniversary for Australia’s Binge last year and the series will star Teresa Palmer (The Clearing, A Discovery of Witches, The Fall Guy), Miranda Richardson (Good Omens, Spider) and Danielle Macdonald (The Tourist, Patti Cake$).

Having previously bought Moriarty adaptation Apples Never Fall, the BBC has snapped The Last Anniversary up for iPlayer in a deal with distributor Fifth Season.

Moriarty’s book is set on Scribbly Gum Island, a place of many secrets. The one that made it famous – the disappearance of a young couple decades ago – might have made the island a destination for true crime tourists, but when it comes to secrets, the three generations of women that call Scribbly Gum home, hold far more.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition,...

“Thou Shalt Not Steal,” an upcoming Australian series that premiered three of its eight episodes at the Toronto International Film Festival, is an entertaining road trip that cleverly tells an Aboriginal tale through use of humor and dozens of instantly recognizable Australia stereotypes.

It is packaged as eight half-hour episodes that will upload to Australian streamer Stan on Oct. 17. International rights are handled by Dcd Rights.

Told through the eyes of a young Aboriginal delinquent woman, “Thou Shalt Not Steal” races through a 1980s-medley of toxic masculinity, functioning alcoholics, snags on the barbie, reverence for the Outback and the quiet wisdom of the indigenous population.

But it is a fun and inviting ride as Robyn and an awkward white teenager (played by fellow “Heartbreak” star Will McDonald) flee her small central desert community in a stolen taxi. On their heels – and sometimes ahead of them – are a snake-like ex-hooker and the boy’s domineering father,...

Exclusive: Jacob Stefiuk from Montreal was part of the 2023 Telluride Film Festival student symposium intake — where Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins sharpened his filmmaking chops 20 years ago — and the experience has been life-changing.

The town of Telluride is tucked into a box canyon surrounded by towering picturesque peaks in the southwestern neck of Colorado. There are parks, waterfalls and river walks.

It was here last year that Stefiuk was able to clear his head and write the most personal section of his first film, a 22-minute short called The Clearing. “It was the first film that didn’t involve school,” says Stefiuk, who studied film production at Concordia University in Montreal.

I met Stefiuk and other students at last year’s Telluride. He recently sent me a copy of The Clearing, and it’s a beautifully poetic work that he shot in the Gaspésie region of the St. Lawrence River.

There...

Francesc Relea’s “The Last Witness,” Alejandra Carpio’s “Concert for a Single Voice” and Martín Boulocq’s “Criminal Body” feature in an expanded Sanfic Industria Ibero-American Work In Progress, one of the industry centerpieces at the 20th Santiago Intl. Film Festival in Chile.

Usually eight entries, titles were increased to 10 this year, Gabriela Sandoval, Sanfic Industry told Variety, given that submissions were up 50% on 2023.

That reflects the post-pandemic recovery of production in Latin America, plus the ever larger appeal of profile at Sanfic Industria, the key summer film industry event in the region.

With Sanfic Industria’s Sanfic Morbido Lab showcasing the powerful build in genre across Spain and Latin America, including this year new projects from Caye Casas and Guillermo Amoedo, Sanfic Ibero-American Wip has genre movies, whether sci-fi “The Clearing” or the movie shot in “Criminal Body.”

Featuring five women directors, the Ibero-American Wip underscores the last-decade...

Entering Entropico

Entropico, the Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles-based studio that last year hatched Netflix’s “Onefour: Against All Odds,” has appointed Sele Leota as senior creative producer. He joins the team after collaborating with Entropico for nearly a year.

Leota boasts a rich background in unscripted television and audio storytelling, including a five-year stint as storyteller and producer on E! Television’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Previous roles at Bunim-Murray Productions saw him contributing to series such as MTV’s “The Real World” and Lifetime Television Network’s “Project Runway.” He is also overseeing post-production of Netflix’s “Coming Out Colton” at 3/Ball Jeff Jenkins Productions.

In the audio storytelling sector, he co-executive produced “Being Trans” and “Being Golden,” two of Lemonada Media‘s ground-breaking audio reality podcast series that won three Webby Awards in 2023.

Entropico recently produced YouTube’s “A Drag Adventure Story,” starring iconic performers and...

Last week, Australia’s screen industries were celebrating an increase in the country’s Location Offset scheme, but this week “great angst” is washing through the production community.

That’s according to Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner, who has warned that while the government keeps overdue streaming regulation on hold, Australia is “on track to develop more as a service provider for Hollywood productions.”

“While the recent confirmation of the increase in Australia’s Location Offset that benefits non-Australian projects was great news, the absence of commensurate certainty for Australia’s home-grown industry and Australian projects through streaming regulation is now causing great angst in our industry,” said Deaner.

The Spa supported raising the Location Offset rebate for TV and film productions shooting in the country from the previous 16.5% to 30%, which will likely trigger more overseas investment, and the service work it could bring, but has been vocally critical...

Stuff the British Stole, the popular Australian-Canadian documentary series exploring the controversy surrounding cultural objects purloined by British colonialists, is set to be reimagined as a big-budget scripted heist series. The new version is backed by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (The Twelve, Love Me) and Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son).

The partners describe the series, which will run for six, one-hour episodes, as “a provocative and sharply observed deep dive into the complexity of history, and identity, in our modern world through an irreverent and wryly humorous lens.”

The new drama is created and scripted by playwright turned rising TV writer Anchuli Felicia King, who wrote on HBO series The Sympathizer and The Baby, Amazon’s Deadloch and The Twelve for Foxtel. Ben Chessell (The Great, Giri Haji, Doctor Who, Deadloch) is attached to direct and also write episodes. The core creative team is joined by Kacie Anning (Class of ‘07, Upload,...

“Bridgerton” star Florence Hunt, Jim Sturgess and Australia’s Teresa Palmer have joined the cast of “Mix Tape,” a music-themed drama series. The Australian-Irish co-production shot in Sydney in May and is now underway in Dublin.

The series is adapted by Irish writer Jo Spain from the popular and critically-acclaimed novel of the same title by Jane Sanderson. It is directed by Australia’s Lucy Gaffy.

“’Mix Tape’ will take viewers back in time to that intoxicating feeling of first love [and be] a classic all-encompassing romance set to a banging nostalgic soundtrack,” said producers.

The series is produced by Subotica and Aquarius Films, with Boat Rocker overseeing international distribution. In Australia, it will play on Binge, a streaming service operated by local market pay-tv leader Foxtel.

Palmer will portray Alison and the U.K.’s Sturgess (“Cloud Atlas”) plays Daniel, two friends now living on opposite sides of the planet, who...

Exclusive: Stuff the British Stole, the Australian-Canadian doc series about the impact of British colonialism, is being remade as a six-part scripted heist caper.

Anchuli Felicia King, who wrote on HBO’s The Sympathizer and The Baby and Deadloch for Prime Video, is creating and writing the series, which is coming out of Australia and billed by producers as “an exploration of the the nuanced debate around repatriation through a sharply funny lens.”

Ben Chessell (The Great, Giri Haji, Doctor Who) is attached to direct and write episodes, with Kacie Anning and award-winning First Nations writer and playwright Dylan Van Den Berg also on the creative team.

Aussie indie Wooden Horse, which made Disney+ series The Clearing, is co-producing with Warner Bros International Television Production (Wbitvp) Australia, known for the likes of The Twelve, on which King was a writer, and Love Me.

Commissioning by streamers in Australia has plummeted to a new low, according to a new report published today by the Aussie industry union Screen Producers Australia (Spa).

The Spa’s report surveyed its members with 80% of respondents citing “Less” or “Much Less” commissioning interest from streaming services compared to last year.

Respondents to the survey quoted a range of negative impacts of the slowdown, including the mental health of crew to the financing of projects, with 54% stating the slowdown had impacted every stage of the production process, from initial meetings to development and into production.

When asked what the most common reason given by the streamers for the slowdown was, the Spa report says respondents named a “global slowdown in investment” as the top reason while several noted “awaiting government regulation” as the true undercurrent that has affected the industry productivity.

The Australian government has pledged to introduce streaming regulation...

After rising to stardom in the 2006 independent Australian film 2:37, the talented actor Teresa Palmer has proven to be among the most promising stars of her generation. She has, through the years, been in a few projects that general audiences may recognize, such as the science fiction I Am Number Four, with her latest being the limited television series The Clearing.

Australian producers are “at risk” of becoming “slaves” to international streamers, a top industry body has warned, as the debate around regulation heats up in the country.

Screen Producers Australia (Spa) made the comment in a statement issued to the National Cultural Policy inquiry hearing today for the government’s upcoming ‘Revive’ plan. Streaming regulation has become the hot button topic since the long-term plan to revamp the arts in the country was first announced in January last year.

Spa, which represents most of Australia’s main producers, has been consistently vocal in its criticism of the global streamers. It is advocating for the likes of Netflix and Prime Video to spend a minimum 20% of their local revenues on Australian content within three years.

The Australian government has pledged to introduce streaming regulation on July 1, but is yet to table a motion in Parliament, leaving producers in limbo over what...

“Shayda,” a breakout indie movie from Noora Niasari, and Kitty Green’s high-temperature drama “The Royal Hotel” were named best film winners at the annual Spa Awards, presented by the Screen Producers Australia association.

The ceremony took place Thursday at Queensland’s Gold Coast, during the annual Screen Forever conference. The event was hosted by actor and comedian Matt Okine.

Production company Werner Film, which this week announced its acquisition by the BBC, took three awards including the coveted Media Super Production Business of the year prize.

“It’s clear that our production community continues to thrive in the face of a rapidly changing landscape. Each winner exemplifies the creativity, innovation, and dedication that define our industry and showcase the vital role producers and production businesses play in sharing our unique stories and culture with audiences worldwide,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.

The awards ceremony also saw Amy Parry named...

Richard Roxburgh, star of hit Netflix show “Rake” and “Elvis,” stars in “The Correspondent,” a fact-based thriller. He portrays Peter Greste, the veteran Australian TV news reporter who was arrested and detained in Cairo in 2013 while reporting for Al Jazeera.

Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”

The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...

The following contains discussions of suicide.

Alone's protagonist Jess outwits and kills serial killer Sam after being relentlessly chased. Alone's ending implies Jess survived her ordeal, with a rescue helicopter being heard offscreen. Sam, a family man and hunter, underestimates Jess, leading to his downfall during their final confrontation.

Alone is an intense psychological horror thriller by director John Hyams, where a woman named Jessica is kidnapped and hunted by a relentless killer. 2020's Alone cast Jules Willcox as the recently widowed Jessica, who over the course of a long road trip, repeatedly encounters a strange man called Sam (Marc Menchaca). Sam seems to appear wherever she goes and is ultimately revealed to be a serial killer. Sam kidnaps Jessica and takes her to his isolated cabin, but thanks to some quick thinking, she's able to escape into the woods.

Sam proves almost impossible to shake because no matter how...

Glow alumna Sydelle Noel has signed with Stewart Talent for representation.

Noel is best known for her breakout role as stuntwoman and B-movie actress Cherry Bang on all three seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Glow. She also recurred heavily as Samanda Watson on CW’s Arrow, and has been seen on such series as The Night Shift and Extant.

On the feature side, Noel can be seen in indies, Daughter of the Wolf, opposite Gina Carano and Richard Dreyfuss, and The Clearing opposite Aundrea Smith, Liam McIntyre, and Steven Swadling. She segued into the Marvel universe as one of the Dora Milaje in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, and also featured in Captive and in Maritte Lee Go’s action-thriller Rise.

Noel also is repped by Ryan Tunick at Entertainment 360 and attorney Ryan LeVine at Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Exclusive: The Hideaway Entertainment has snapped up rights to Level Up, a high concept spec script from screenwriters David Matalon (Totally Killer) and Matthew Altman (Feed the Devil).

A sci-fi action comedy, Level Up is about a man who wakes up bound and blindfolded in a top-secret facility deep beneath Area 51, soon discovering that he has amazing but inexplicable new abilities. His only hope to escape is the alien he’s imprisoned with… and she hates humans. But as they navigate their way out, their unconventional alliance becomes the key to saving the world from an impending global catastrophe.

Jonathan Gray and Matthew Rhodes will produce on behalf of The Hideaway Entertainment, alongside Navid McIllhargey of Vandal Entertainment and Erik Olsen of Apocalyptic Entertainment. The Hideaway’s Ryan Cassells will serve as executive producer. The team is currently meeting with directors and plans to shoot next year.

“As writers,” Matalon and Altman said,...

Spa Selections

“Carmen,” “Foe,” “Limbo,” Australia’s Oscar contender “Shayda,” “Streets of Colour” and “The Royal Hotel” have received the six nominations for best feature film at this year’s Screen Producers Australia Awards. The Spa Awards will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the final evening of the Screen Forever conference.

In the documentary feature section, the nominations are “Flyaways,” “Harley & Katya,” “Living With Devils,” “Onefour: Against All Odds,” “The Cape,” “The Giants,” “The Jewish Nazi?” and “The Platypus Garden.” Nominations for best telemovie or miniseries production are “While the Men Are Away,” “The Claremont Murders,” “Wellmania,” “The Messenger,” “Bad Behaviour” and “The Clearing.”

“2023 was a year filled with a number of challenges for our industry, but the Australian screen sector continued to delight audiences globally with stories that share our unique culture and creativity,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.

Storm Brewing

Hong Kong-made crime action film “The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell...

Exclusive: Teresa Palmer, Miranda Richardson and Danielle Macdonald and a host of other names have joined Nicole Kidman’s light-hearted Australian drama series The Last Anniversary.

The Foxtel drama for Aussie streamer Binge has gone into production in Sydney with Helen Thomson, Susan Prior, Claude Scott-Mitchell, Charlie Garber, Uli Latukefu and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor also attached to appear.

Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, The Last Anniversary is billed as “a wickedly funny, heartfelt dramedy wrapped in a gripping mystery about family, motherhood and the women who define the generations that come after them.”

Set on the mysterious Scribbly Gum Island, where a young couple disappeared decades before,...

The Maze Runner trilogy director Wes Ball’s addition to the Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is set to reach theatres on May 24, 2024 – and in an interview with Empire magazine, Ball revealed that he has drawn inspiration from the likes of Star Wars and Apocalypto when putting together his Apes movie.

According to Empire, Ball is making Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes “an adventure movie, tonally distinct from the darker impulses of the recent Apes trilogy, while hoping to retain what made those films so special.” The director said, “When I first started on it, I said, ‘I feel like Apes needs a little bit of Star Wars’. It’s all still very grounded in reality, but it is essentially a quest narrative. Our main character – the young, impressionable Noa [Owen Teague] – meets characters along the way and becomes awakened as...

The Maze Runner trilogy director Wes Ball’s addition to the Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is set to reach theatres on May 24, 2024 – and today the first trailer for the film has arrived online, along with a teaser poster! You can watch the trailer in the embed above, then scroll down to the bottom of this article to take a look at the teaser poster.

The story of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is set many years after the conclusion of War for the Planet of the Apes. Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires. In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology,...

Are you ready for a cinematic experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat? Look no further. ‘Screwdriver,’ the latest psychological thriller, is hitting Video on Demand (VOD) on November 10th.

Directed by Cairo Smith, this is his first dive into the world of full-length films. It’s a tale that promises suspense, paranoia, and unexpected turns. It revolves around Emily, played by the talented AnnaClaire Hicks. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself lost in the story, wondering what’s real and what’s a twisted play of the mind.

The plot? After being hit by a divorce, 33-year-old Emily, originally from Nebraska, returns to California. All she has is a suitcase. And here’s where things take a strange turn. She finds shelter with an old high school buddy and his wife, a pharmacologist. This couple, with no children of their own,...

Studiocanal has boarded the big screen adaptation of Australian author’s Craig Silvey’s award-winning 2002 bestseller Runt, about the friendship between a young girl and a stray dog she takes under her wing.

Child actress Lily Latorre, whose credits include feature Run Rabbit Run and TV series The Clearing, has been signed for the lead role, to star alongside by a rescue dog called Squid.

The actress’s real-life sibling Jack Latorre will also join her in his big screen debut as a daredevil younger brother.

The all-Australian adult cast includes Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day and Jack Thompson.

Set in the country-town of Upson Down, the comedy drama follows eleven-year-old Annie Shearer and her adopted stray dog Runt, as they try to save the family farm by competing in the Agility Course Grand

The production is led by Sydney and Perth-based See Pictures, with the backing of Screen Australia,...

Hey,"Dateline NBC" fans. We're back in your faces ,today, to let you know that another new episode of Dateline NBC is indeed coming your way tonight, October 6, 2023. This one will be a 2-hour event. Tonight's new episode is the 3rd installment of Dateline NBC's current season 32, and we've got some new preview information for it to run by you guys. NBC put out an official press release for tonight's new, October 6,2023 episode 3. So, we will certainly use it as a source for this preview session. Let's get into it. For starters, NBC let us know that tonight's new, October 6, 2023 episode 3 of Dateline NBC season 32 does have an official title. It's called, "The Clearing."...

Dateline’s upcoming two-hour episode, titled “The Clearing,” is set to air on Friday, October 6 at 9 p.m. Et/8 p.m. Ct.

The episode explores the story of Emily Noble, a woman whose body was discovered by three women in a wooded area near her home nearly four months after she went missing. Investigators must determine whether Emily’s death was a suicide or a homicide. In this episode, Emily’s husband, Matt Moore, speaks exclusively about the case, shedding light on the events that rocked a small Ohio town.

The episode is reported by Dennis Murphy and features interviews with key individuals, including Matheau ‘Matt’ Moore, Detective Steve Grubbs, Defense Attorney Diane Menashe, Emily’s friends, and others. The setting for this story is Westerville, Ohio, where the events unfolded.

“The Clearing” promises to provide an in-depth exploration of this mysterious and emotionally charged case, offering viewers a closer...

The time travel slasher comedy Totally Killer is scheduled to begin streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video on October 6th, but today, one week out from the release, the marketing department has unveiled a clip from the film that I would have deemed too much of a Spoiler to show off. But showing it off they are, so I have embedded it above. This scene shows the masked murderer know as the Sweet 16 Killer crossing paths with Liana Liberato from Scream VI, but if you don’t want to know how that encounter turns out, avert your eyes.

Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) directed Totally Killer from a screenplay by Hocus Pocus 2 writer Jen D’Angelo, based on an original script by David Matalon (The Clearing) and Sasha Perl-Raver (Let’s Get Merried). The story follows Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) whose mom, Pam, is terrorized by the resurgence of the Sweet Sixteen...

Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds and Ice-t starred in a low-budget movie called Crazy Six in 1997. The movie, which told the story of powerful mafia families vying for control of the arms trade, was written by Galen Yuen, who is the focus of a new original podcast series for Apple.

However, Yuen isn’t your traditional feature film writer.

The series – Magnificent Jerk – follows journalist Maya Lin Sugarman, formerly of The Washington Post, on a journey to discover who her uncle really was.

Starting with a box of his forgotten screenplays, the series sees Lin Sugarman discovering that he was a member of a Chinese gang who went to jail before turning his life story into the Crazy Six screenplay (albeit with a few twists).

The series, which launches on September 18, comes from Pineapple Street Studios, the Audacy-owned company behind The Clearing and Heaven’s Gate.

Maya Lin Sugarman, James Kim, Max Linsky...

Australian entertainment is having a moment. “Bluey” has become a favorite of children and parents around the world and has even led to American kids speaking with Australian accents. “Neighbors,” the long-running Australian soap opera that helped launch the careers of stars like Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue, and Chris Hemsworth, was given a second chance after being picked up by Amazon Freevee. And three new Australian series have reached 10 times the demand for the average series in the U.S. since May.

Leading the pack is Amazon Prime Video’s “Deadloch,” which premiered in June. “The Clearing,” a Disney+ original thriller available on Hulu in the U.S., was released around the same time as “Deadloch” and had similar demand. Since Aug. 5, “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” another Prime Video original, has had higher demand in the U.S. than any other Australian series released this year.

Demand for new Australian series,...

Twelve Times Two

Production is under way on season two of “The Twelve,” a crime drama which follows a controversial murder trial as seen through the lens of the 12 jury members, ordinary members of the public with their own realities and struggles. On completion, it will screen on Foxtel’s Binge streaming service. International distribution is by Fifth Season. Western Australia premier Roger Cook said that the “The Twelve S2” is the largest ever production in the state.

As previously announced, Sam Neill and Frances O’Connor (“The End,” “AI”) reprise their roles as senior lawyers.

Joining them is an all-star Australian cast including: Tasma Walton (“Mystery Road,” “Sweet As”), Kris McQuade (“Rosehaven”), Amy Mathews (“A Place to Call Home”), Erroll Shand (“The Clearing”), Fayssal Bazzi (“Shantaram”), Josh McKenzie (“La Brea”), Anthony Brandon Wong (“Queen of Oz”), Stefanie Caccamo (“Fighting Season”), Sharon Johal (“Neighbours,” “Shantaram”), Luke Pegler (“Ladies In Black”), Adriano Cappelletta...

Wooden Horse company directors Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson speak about process of producing Disney+’s 'The Clearing' and the ABC’s 'Mother and Son', as well as factual projects 'Revealed: The Cape' and 'Stuff the British Stole'.

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Prime Video has announced that they will begin streaming their latest Blumhouse collaboration, the time travel slasher comedy Totally Killer, on October 6th – and while there isn’t a trailer available for the film just yet, they have unveiled a batch of first look images, and you can check those out at the bottom of this article!

Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) directed Totally Killer from a screenplay by Hocus Pocus 2 writer Jen D’Angelo, based on an original script by David Matalon (The Clearing) and Sasha Perl-Raver (Let’s Get Merried). The story follows Jamie (Shipka) whose mom, Pam, is terrorized by the resurgence of the Sweet Sixteen Killer — a masked maniac that slaughtered a group of teenage girls in the ‘80s. With the help of her friend Amelia, Jamie travels back in time to 1987 and teams up with the teen version of her mom (Holt) to try and stop the killer.

Amy Beaufort, also known as Freya Haywood, is the main character in the Hulu adaptation of J. P. Pomare’s popular novel In the Clearing. The TV series, titled The Clearing, delves into Amy’s personal struggles as a young girl in a cult called “The Kindred” and later as a mother of two. The show draws significant inspiration from the real-life Australian cult known as “The Family,” which was led by Anne Hamilton-Byrne, considered one of history’s most infamous cult leaders. In “The Family,” children were made to believe they were siblings, with Anne as their biological mother. They endured physical abuse, forced drug administration, and other horrific punishments. One of these children, Sarah Moore, eventually left the cult and contacted the police, leading to an investigation in 1987. In The Clearing, Amy’s character represents Sarah Moore, who bravely alerted the authorities and played a crucial role in...

Adrienne Beaufort, portrayed by Miranda Otto, is the main antagonist in the Australian thriller series The Clearing, which is a Hulu Original adaptation of J. P. Pomare’s renowned novel In The Clearing. The series draws inspiration from real-life cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne and her new age group known as “The Family.” In the show, Miranda Otto’s portrayal of Adrienne captures the essence of Hamilton-Byrne, depicting her as an incredibly heartless and cruel individual. Otto’s performance brings the character of Adrienne Beaufort to life, making her one of the most menacing villains in the history of cults.

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How Did Ada Smith Turn Into An Enlightened Being Known As ‘Maitreya’?

Adrienne Beaufort, originally named Ada Smith and born in the 1920s, had a challenging upbringing. She was raised by her father after her mother’s struggle with mental health. Ada’s mother was eventually diagnosed with a...

Based on J.P. Pomare’s novel In the Clearing, the Hulu original series The Clearing dives into a gripping story inspired by real-life events surrounding an Australian cult known as “The Family.” The show, with its first three episodes premiering on May 24th, 2023, offers a fictionalized portrayal of the cult and its charismatic leader, Adrienne, portrayed by Miranda Otto. Adrienne is a character based on the notorious cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne, who initially worked as a yoga teacher before ascending to the role of a self-proclaimed guru within her New Age group. In real life, Anne Hamilton-Byrne founded “The Family” during the 1960s in Australia. Although the group initially presented itself as a spiritual new-age group centered around yoga and meditation, it eventually came to light that they engaged in abusive and manipulative practices. While the Hulu series The Clearing is a work of fiction, it is heavily inspired by...

In the previous episode of The Clearing, Freya, also known as Amy, bravely confided in Joe Saad about Adrienne’s false claim of having dementia. She revealed how she had remained silent all these years because Adrienne had threatened to take her child away. However, Joe Saad, under the influence of alcohol, made a disastrous choice by erupting in anger at the wedding of an ex-member of The Kindred. Amy knew that Adrienne would seek revenge, leaving her worried about the safety of her son, Billy. The seventh episode ended with Billy going missing, prompting Amy to take immediate action to find him. Now, in the final endgame of The Clearing, Amy’s journey becomes even more treacherous as a dark and horrifying twist unfolds in her life.

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What Did Henrik Reveal To Amy?

Episode 8 opened with Amy’s desperate search for Billy. The police intervened, but instead of aiding her,...

Actress Teresa Palmer, star of the new live-action drama series "The Clearing", poses for the July 2023 issue of "Marie Claire" (Australia) magazine, wearing Prada, Cartier and Fendi, photographed by Holly Ward:

“… in the new psychological ‘cult’ thriller TV series 'The Clearing'...

"...based on the novel by J.P. Pomare...

"...a woman (Palmer) is forced to face the demons of her past…

“…in order to prevent a cult...

"...from gathering innocents in the future…”

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In the sixth episode of The Clearing, Freya, aka Amy, successfully tracked down the lodge where Adrienne was preaching. Dr. Latham was also present during the encounter. Sensing someone hiding in the bushes, Latham called out Amy’s name, but she managed to escape. In the seventh episode of The Clearing, the mystery surrounding Amy’s continued contact with Adrienne is finally unveiled.

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Why Did Amy Keep In Contact With Adrienne?

The seventh episode opened with Amy, in a hallucinatory state likely due to the influence of drugs, presenting herself in court, where Wayne demanded custody of their daughter following an incident in which Amy had left Max unattended in the car. Due to Amy’s alarming behavior and potential threat to her child’s safety, custody of Max was awarded to Wayne. Subsequently, Amy was admitted to a psychiatric facility. However, after several days, Adrienne visited Amy...

Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from the character-driven documentary series The Fourth Wall, which premiered in early June at the Tribeca Film Festival. The docuseries is told from the perspective of Keith Newton, who was born into the Sullivanian cult courtesy of his father, leader Sal Newton. Hiding in plain sight during the 1970s and '80s, the Sullivanians were a “psychotherapy sex cult” on Manhattan's Upper West Side that eschewed the nuclear family dynamic. In their heyday, they even ran an experimental theater troupe called the Fourth Wall.

The Fourth Wall explores the draw of such an organization, like many other cult documentaries before it. Audiences will be introduced to Newton's perversion of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's teachings as well as understand the allure of affordable rent options in New York City, but they will also learn about the lasting effects on the members.

The Australian psychological horror movie Run Rabbit Run features a cast of recognizable names led by Succession star Sarah Snook. Premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before landing on Netflix, Run Rabbit Run centers on a fertility doctor who must cope with her daughter's sudden obsession with the past. Following in the footsteps of other notable Aussie horror films like The Babadook, Run Rabbit Run puts the trauma of motherhood at the forefront of the story and delivers chills that are sometimes supernatural, and sometimes psychological. Embodying the modern "elevated horror" genre, Run Rabbit Run offers a terrifying feast for the senses.

Written by Australian novelist Hannah Kent (Burial Rites), and directed by Daina Reid (The Handmaids Tale), Run Rabbit Run was met with a tepid response from critics, and the reviews were generally poor (via Rotten Tomatoes). Most criticisms were leveled at the movie's lack of substance, as some...

In the previous episode of The Clearing, Adrienne’s transformative journey and the emergence of her cult, The Kindred, took center stage. However, in this episode, the narrative shifted back to the timeline where Freya Haywood, aka Amy, was determined to uncover the truth behind Carrie Anderson’s kidnapping. Freya had harbored reservations about her brother Anton, and her suspicions intensified when she noticed a van similar to the one associated with the abduction of Carrie. However, Inspector Joe Saad was initially reluctant to believe Anton could be involved. In this episode, Amy relentlessly searched for concrete evidence regarding the true kidnapper’s identity, but her quest for the truth could be a perilous journey for her as well as her family.

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How Did Adrienne Get The Bail?

Episode 6 opened with the detectives executing a clever strategy to apprehend Adrienne, who was hiding in France under the alias Aida Smith.

Thirteen months ago, we learned that Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Olivia Holt (Cruel Summer) had signed on to star in the time travel slasher Totally Killer for Blumhouse. Now the Motion Picture Association has confirmed that their ratings board has given Totally Killer an R rating for “bloody violence, language, sexual material, and teen drug/alcohol use“… which is pretty much what I would expect to see in a slasher.

Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) directed the film from a screenplay by Hocus Pocus 2 writer Jen D’Angelo, based on an original script by David Matalon (The Clearing) and Sasha Perl-Raver (Let’s Get Merried). The story follows Jamie (Shipka) whose mom, Pam, is terrorized by the resurgence of the Sweet Sixteen Killer — a masked maniac that slaughtered a group of teenage girls in the ‘80s. With the help of her friend Amelia, Jamie travels back in time...