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Now Streaming on MUBI AGON, Director Giulio Bertelli’s Olympics Drama

Director and Writer: Giulio Bertelli
Starring: Yile Vianello Alice Bellandi Michela Cescon Francesco Acquaroli Chiara Caseli Louis Hoffman
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Country: Italy, United States, France
Genre: Drama, Sports

As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, Agon shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, Agon explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.

About Giulio Bertelli

Giulio Bertelli was born in Milan in 1990. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association (AA). Since 2012, he has been a professional offshore sailor, involved in the technical side of performance sailboat development. As a visiting lecturer at the AA, Giulio focuses on the relationship between filmmaking, architectural design and scriptwriting. He's the founder of OKOMdsu, a research and design studio, and most recently launched Akta, a freeze-dried food company.

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Producers Giulio Bertelli Max Brun Jules Daly Stella Rossa Savino Joe Anton Pietro Caracciolo Matthew E. Chausse
Director Of Photography Mauro Chiarello
Production Designer:Ludovica Ferrario
Costume Designer: Marco Alzari
Editor: Tommaso Gallone, Francesco Roma, Giulio Bertelli
Composer: Tom Wheatley
Sound Editing And Re-Recording Mixer: Massimo Mariani, Tommaso Barbaro
Visual Effects Supervisor: Stefano Leoni Titles
Graphic Design: Michael Rock
Music Supervisor: Randall Poster

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

On Saturday, April 25, Netflix hosted a special FYC event with the cast and creatives behind Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The event took place at The Aero Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

Charlie Hunnam / "Ed Gein" and Executive Producer
Ian Brennan / Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Executive Producer
Max Winkler / Director and Executive Producer
Michael Bauman / Cinematographer
Matthew Flood Ferguson / Production Designer
Adam Penn, ACE / Editor
Stacey Wilson Hunt / Moderator, The Hollywood Reporter

TOP GUN 40th Anniversary in theatres, May 13th, for one week only

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Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt
Writers: Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.
Executive Producer: Bill Badalato
Producers: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer

A class of elite, hot shot Navy pilots at the Fighter Weapons School known as Top Gun push their aircraft and each other to the limits as they compete to be the best of the best. Tom Cruise stars as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the iconic 1986 blockbuster that defined a generation.

Paramount Pictures Presents PASSENGER In Association with Domain Entertainment An 18Hz / Coin Operated Production

Director: André Øvredal
Starring:Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo
Writers: Zachary Donohue & T.W. Burgess
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Executive Producers: Jenny Hinkey, Nathan Samdahl, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary
Producers: Walter Hamada, p.g.a., Gary Dauberman, p.g.a.

After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger that won't stop until it claims them both turns their van life adventure into a nightmare.

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Netflix’s ‘BEEF’ in Pictures with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and more at Montecito reception!

On Friday, April 10, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Ambassador Nicole Avant hosted a reception in Montecito, CA celebrating the award-winning anthology series BEEF which returns for its second season on Thursday, April 16 on Netflix.

Season 2 of BEEF, set in the world of a Montecito country club, stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny, and more. The event featured conversation with Emmy-winning Creator, Writer and Director Lee Sung Jin.

Lee Sung Jin / Creator, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Showrunner
Oscar Isaac / "Joshua Martín"
Carey Mulligan / "Lindsay Crane-Martín"
Charles Melton / "Austin Davis"
Seoyeon Jang / "Eunice"
Mikaela Hoover / "Ava"
Matthew Kim / "Woosh"
Jake Schreier / Executive Producer, Director
Hosted by Ted Sarandos & Ambassador Nicole Avant

RETURN OF THE MACK: BACK FOR DA SMOKE When you run the streets and then the streets run you: Review

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Director: Kamal Smith
Writers: Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, and Jami Freeman
Starring Dejuan Ford, Clifton Powell, De’aundre Bonds, Mike Bonner, Cody Fox, And Ebony Tates
Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Genre: Gritty Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

When you have run the streets and then the streets run you

Director’s Kamal Smith’s new film RETURN OF THE MACK: BACK FOR DA SMOKE tells the story of
John "Golden" Mickens III (DeJuan Ford), grandson of the original Mack from Oakland(Max Julien) who chooses the same lifestyle and follows in his footstep, and eventually goes to prison as he did, only to return a find his own daughter, a victim of sex trafficking. Detective Avery Calhoun (Clifton Powell), T-Tony (De'aundre Bonds), Doug E. Fresh (Dookie Rain), Lefty (Mike Bonner), Jebediah Creed (Cody Fox), Kitty (Ebony Tates), Diamond (Cornisha 'Cookie' Smith)

The film puts a glaring spotlight on the issue of sex trafficking and the huge tole and price is places on its victims and society.

RETURN OF THE MACK: BACK FOR DA SMOKE provides the connection from the 1970s original The Mack in Oakland, CA, to today’s down and dirty life on the streets of Detroit. This shows how much things have changed and yet still stay the same.

RETURN OF THE MACK: BACK FOR DA SMOKE is a dynamic and gripping film that explores so many of the ills in world and gives a grime reminder of the importance of each of wanting to make a difference, not just when it affects you or a loved one, but any of our fellow human beings.

A great film that you should not miss.

Director Kamal Smith Director brings you along on this journey, helping you get a better understanding of how people get caught up in sex trafficking and prostitution.

The writers Chri Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, and Jami Freeman created dialogue and plots that were credible you can see scenes taking place in 2026.

Editor David Impiccatore Editing (choppy, flows from scene to scene)

The lighting and ambience set the stage for the drama and life altering events.

The film’s costume designs spoke volumes about the lifestyles of the film’s characters without having to say a word. Tied in perfectly with the storyline.

The selection of the streets of Detroit, MI, as the backdrop for filming was a smart choice, it brings authentic inner city living to the film. Nothing like the streets of Detroit.

After running things in the streets and reeking destruction on society, along with the women in his stable, Golden finds the tables turned on him and he finds himself having to fight against the same evils he committed when trying to help save his estranged daughter. Must see a film.

Release Date: April 17, 2026

Distributor: Quiver
Production Co: Grand Rising Productions
Producer: Executive Producers: Dejuan Ford, Brian Freeman, and Jami Freeman
Co-Executive Producers: Jerryck Cunningham, Sharon Thompson-Clayton and Edward Turner
Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Starring: Dejuan Ford, Clifton Powell, De’aundre Bonds, Mike Bonner, Cody Fox, And Ebony Tates
Director: Kamal Smith
Writers: Chri Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, and Jami Freeman
Editor: David Impiccator

AGON Coming to MUBI April 24th

Music Box Films’ THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD Opens May 1st

Director: Francesco Sossai
Writers: Adriano Candiago and Francesco Sossai
Starring: Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Roberto Citran, Andrea Pennacchi
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Italy, Germany
Language: Italian, English, Spanish, Japanese

ABOUT THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD

The bottom has fallen out for Carlobianchi and Doriano, two small-time Italian crooks. They haven’t been able to mount an honest scam since the 2008 financial crisis and now face the impending mediocrity of middle age. The return of an exiled partner-in-crime from Argentina affords a second chance for long-buried riches, but can Carlobianchi and Doriano put down their beers long enough to keep their eyes on the prize?

Along their slow motion, alcoholic grand tour of the Venetian countryside, they cross paths with Giulio (Filippo Scotti, The Hand of God), a shy architecture student who reluctantly warms to the sodden pair and indulges their rants about the folly of globalization and the slow decline of local color.

Each roadside tavern offers the promise of one last drink – unless the next one ups the ante. Francesco Sossai’s dazzling sophomore feature is many things at once: a road movie, a casual caper, a tribute to a vanishing industrial Italy, a scruffy intergenerational odyssey, and free-flowing bender through time and space.

Producers: Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa
Co-Producers: Philipp Kreuzer, Cecilia Trautvetter
Cinematographer: Massimiliano Kuveiller
Editor: Paolo Cottignola
Music: Krano

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Quiver Distribution’s RETURN OF THE MACK: BACK FOR DA SMOK In Select Theaters and On Digital and VOD on Friday, April 17th

Director: Kamal Smith
Writers: Jason “Jayskillz” Collins, Brian Freeman, And Jami Freeman
Starring Dejuan Ford, Clifton Powell, De’aundre Bonds, Mike Bonner, Cody Fox, And Ebony Tates
Executive Producers: Dejuan Ford, Brian Freeman And Jami Freeman
Co-Executive Producers: Jerryck Cunningham, Sharon Thompson-Clayton and Edward Turner

In this gritty crime drama, Return of The Mack, the legacy of the streets comes full circle. John "Golden" Mickens III, the grandson of the infamous Oakland pimp from the 1970s, is released from prison after serving a decade for a brutal assault. Determined to leave his past behind, Golden returns to a city that has changed, yet remains haunted by old demons. As Golden tries to rebuild his life, he is hit with the shocking news that his estranged daughter, Dana, has become entangled in a sinister human trafficking ring. Overwhelmed by guilt and driven by a fierce paternal instinct, Golden realizes that his past misdeeds have come back to haunt him in the most personal way possible. With the same street smarts and ruthless determination that once made him a feared figure, Golden embarks on a relentless mission to rescue his daughter and dismantle the operation plaguing Detroit. Along the way, he allies with former enemies and confronts the ghosts of his past, as he descends into the darkest corners of the city's underworld.

Exit 8 is coming for Tribeca Members

Tonight, Tribeca Members will close out the month at Casa Cipriani with a fireside chat between Rosanna Arquette and Tribeca's Nancy Lefkowitz.

On Apil 8, members can attend an advance screening of the highly anticipated new horror film Exit 8 from director Genki Kawamura—followed by a Q&A with Mr. Kawamura live onstage. And later in the month, they'll catch an advance screening of Original Sound, the film adaptation of the hit Off-Broadway play.

With Tribeca Festival around the corner, there's no better time to become a member. Membership gets you early ticket access to screenings, 10% off tickets, passes + merch, plus an invite to our exclusive Programmer Preview ahead of the Festival.

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Exit 8
Advance Screening
April 8 @ 6:00 PM | Japan Society

Exit 8 is based on the global hit eponymous video game created by Kotake Create. A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

After the Screening: A Q&A with director Genki Kawamura.

Original Sound
Advance Screening
April 20 @ 7:00 PM | Regal Union Square

Given by the pulse and rhythm of Brooklyn and QueeGig break when his track is pilfered by pop star Ryan Reed. To keep Danny quiet, Ryan's manager brokers a deal in which Ryan and Danny will collaborate on a few songs. Their work together introduces Danny to Manhattan's music scene and leads Ryan to pivot her career. Despite disappointment and betrayal Danny perseveres, finding solace and strength within his original sound.

After the Screening: A Q&A with star Laura Marano—plus more to be announced.