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Blue Moon (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Robert Kaplow; Stars: Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Patrick Kennedy, Simon Delaney, John Doran, Elaine O'Dwyer, Cillian Sullivan, Ian Dillon)
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical Oklahoma!.
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Christy (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: David Michôd; Writer: Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd; Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Merritt Wever, Ben Foster, Ethan Embry, Katy O'Brian, Tony Cavalero)
The story of Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the Nineties.
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Fucktoys (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Annapurna Sriram; Writer: Annapurna Sriram; Stars: Annapurna Sriram, Sadie Scott, Francois Arnaud, Damian Young, Big Freedia, Brandon Flynn, Lorrie Odom, Jowin Batoon, Tamika Lawrence, Arianna Ortiz)
A bubblegum grindhouse adventure through sunny and romantic Trashtown, USA.
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Night Stage (Ato Noturno) (Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon; Writer: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon; Stars: Henrique Barreira, Gabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna, Ivo Müller, Kaya Rodrigues, Larissa Sanguiné)
An actor and a politician start an affair and discover a fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dreams, the more risk taking they become.
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