ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM: New Trailer and Poster. Managing Editor; Dallas, Texas, US ( Bluesky) Proudly touting its distinction as "the only film this year to screen at Sundance, Cannes, Telluride, TIFF, NYFF and London," Neon has unveiled a new trailer and poster for Once Upon a Time in Harlem. Conceived and filmed by William Greaves, a Black actor who became disgruntled with the roles that were available for him to portray in the film industry in the late 40s and early 50s, moved to Canada, received training at the National Film Board of Canada - yay Canada! - and became a documentary director, coming to wide notice with 1968's Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (see its own Jim Tudor's review), Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a truly unique film. The official verbiage explains why: "A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. "For four hours, this extraordinary group - many of whom had not seen each other in fifty years - reminisced, critiqued, argued, laughed and drank while wrestling with their place in a rapidly shifting cultural landscape. Shot on 16mm film, newly restored and directed by Greaves' son David, this landmark film is at once a self-exploration and an inquiry into the heart of the critical mass of energy called the Harlem Renaissance. William Greaves' intent was not only to document these artists and intellectuals as they spoke about their lives and work but also to plumb the meaning of the extraordinary creative period in which they lived to help us better understand how culture has been passed on from one generation to another and the role that the artist plays in keeping it alive." After its festival run concludes, the film, directed by David Greaves, will open October 16, only in movie theaters, via Neon. The new poster accompanies this article; check out the new trailer below. Stream Once Upon a Time in Harlem.

TheaterEars launches Director's Experience for Neon film It Ends. Neon and TheaterEars have announced the Director's Experience release of It Ends, writer-director Alexander Ullom's debut feature, distributed by Neon. Audiences at participating theatres nationwide can listen to Ullom with producers Carrie Carusone and Evan Barber's commentary track in real time, synchronized to the film as it plays, using only the TheaterEars app on their own phone and a pair of headphones. Moviegoers download the free TheaterEars app, select It Ends and their showtime to get the track on their phone, then press play when the movie starts. The app synchronizes the filmmakers' commentary to the projected film and works across all formats including RealD and 4DX. The app is free to download from the App Store and Google Play and is free to use (ad-supported) for the Director's Experience during any standard showtime at participating locations, providing the moviegoer with premium audio experience without an additional ticket upcharge. "Commentary tracks have always arrived after the fact, months later, on a disc or a stream, to an audience that has already moved on," said TheaterEars founder and CEO Dan Mangru. "It Ends is a film built out of conversation, and Alex is a filmmaker whose audience found him online and then showed up in theatres. Putting his voice in that room, while the film is still on screens, is exactly the thing we built this for." It Ends follows four recent graduates who leave for a late-night snack run and turn onto a two-lane road that never bends, never ends, and is bordered by something that does not want them to stop. Most of the film unfolds inside a single Jeep Cherokee. Ullom, who wrote, directed, and edited the film, has called the mode hangout horror, dread built out of conversation, silence, and the slow erosion of four friendships rather than out of set pieces. That construction makes it an unusually good candidate for the Director's Experience. A film shot largely in one vehicle, carried by performance and cut, is a film where knowing what the director was solving in a given shot changes what the audience is watching. "I made a movie that takes place almost entirely inside a car, so I spent a year thinking about what four people say to each other and what they don't," Ullom said. "Getting to sit next to an audience while they watch it and tell them what we were actually doing, in a theatre, while it's still in theatres, is not something I thought was possible when we were shooting this in twenty days."

Ian McKellen & Steven Soderbergh's acclaimed movie streams today on Hulu. August 22, 2026 Ian McKellen and Steven Soderbergh's acclaimed black comedy movie is making its streaming debut on Hulu today. Also starring Emmy Award winner Michaela Coel, the film first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. The Christophers is now available on Hulu. Following its festival premiere, the movie received a limited theatrical release in the US on April 10, 2026. Soderbergh directed the film, while Ed Solomon, known for Now You See Me, penned the script. Released by Neon Rated LLC, the movie was not a major box-office success following its select theatrical rollout, grossing only $4 million. However, it received a strong response from viewers. As of writing, the 1-hour 47-minute film holds a 95% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 155 reviews. The audience gave it an 87% score on the platform. What is Ian McKellen's the Christophers movie about? It tells the story of an aging painter's greedy children who hire a secret restorer to finish his unfinished portrait series before he dies, hoping to cash in on the paintings. However, their plan falls apart when the painter discovers the scheme and develops a relationship with the artist. While the two clash over their approach to art, they eventually devise a plan to outsmart the siblings' plans for the paintings. The film stars Ian McKellen and Michael Coel in the lead alongside James Corden, Jessica Gunning, Tilly Botsford, Daniel Fearn, Lucy McCormick, Dallas Campbell, and Ferdy Roberts. Iain A. Canning and Jim Parks served as producers on the dark comedy drama, while Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca joined the project as executive producers under Department M. The Christophers, starring Ian McKellen, was released on Blu-ray on July 14, 2026, distributed by Decal Releasing in association with Neon. It is now available on Hulu. Manoj Chekkilla is an Entertainment Writer for Evolve Media, covering film, TV and video games. With over four years of experience across the entertainment and gaming industries, he has experience of reporting on industry news, major releases, and emerging trends. When not writing, Manoj can be found watching movies, exploring new TV shows or playing video games. Movie News