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Hulu’s list of new releases for June 2021 is highlighted by a host of useful library titles and one fascinating original film.

The original film in question is the one that lends its delightful photo of Pierce Brosnan delivering a baby to this post. False Positive stars and was written by Ilana Glazer (Broad City). It sounds like a really fun, creepy time with a synopsis that reads: “After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Pierce Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant with a healthy baby girl, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” Cool!

Hulu’s other original offerings aren’t too inspiring this month. Only Love, Victor season 2 on June 11 moves the needle much.

Each week brings new and curious VOD data: This week, “The Croods: A New Age” and “Wonder Woman 1984” — late 2020 releases, both viewable at home for almost two months, saw rebounds based on nothing more than small tweaks in availability.

The distribution business is in flux, with different patterns evolving and lessons learned. “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” which reteams “Bridesmaids” writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo (who also star), debuted exclusively as a $19.99 Premium VOD release with placement on all charts.

Unlike Halloween and Christmas, audiences didn’t flock to romantic titles for Valentine’s Day. That could suggest couples found it a good excuse to celebrate out of the house.

“Croods” returned to #1 in theaters in its 12th weekend, and for the first time since its third week. It’s in its eighth week available at $19.99. So what happened?

New life came via digital-download availability; prior to now,...

The determined fight to maintain personal freedom during other people’s times of conflict is a powerful driving force for the family of protagonists in the new period drama, ‘Savage State.’ The Western-driven survival story focuses on a French family that, after finding success upon settling in America, must not only defend themselves against the warring […]

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It could be argued that “Savage State” ultimately seems worse than it really is only because the opening scenes of this French-Canadian-produced period drama are so deceptively promising. But, really, writer-director David Perrault (“Our Heroes Died Tonight”) has no one to blame but himself. Despite any good will (or at least simple curiosity) he might generate during his intriguingly offbeat first-act set-up, he actively encourages his visually splendid but dramatically fuzzy film to gradually devolve into a gonzo mashup of gothic melodrama, Wild West survival story, and voodoo-flavored supernaturalism, with a side order of slasher-movie tropes and a sprinkling of kinky sex insinuations.

“Savage State” begins by noting that, as early as 1861, Emperor Napoleon III warned “French settlers on the new continent” to maintain “strict neutrality” during the American Civil War. But by December 1863, Edmond (Bruno Todeschini) — paterfamilias of a well-to-do French family situated in St. Charles County, Mo. — recognizes...

Embarking on a physically challenging journey can also lead to unexpected emotional turmoil. That’s certainly the case for the family of protagonists in the French-produced American Western, ‘Savage State.’ The parents and their teenage daughters set out to move in order to save their lives, but the lengthy voyage presents its own potential life-threatening situations. […]

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Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the western drama Savage State On Demand and Digital on January 29th, 2021. Screen Anarchy has two (2) iTunes codes to give away to lucky readers in the U.S. Look below for giveaway details.    The American Civil War breaks out... A family of French colonists, settled in Missouri, decides to go back to France. Edmond, Madeleine, and their three daughters have to cross the whole country to reach New-York. They are led by the mysterious and dangerous mercenary, Victor.   Our giveaways are simple affairs. Answer our fact finding question below. When you have found the answer email us here.    Savage State had its premiere in France. What is the complete name of that film festival?    It...

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"He's coming with me, Esther..." "He doesn't want you anymore." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for a French indie drama set in America's past titled Savage State, originally L'état Sauvage in French. When the American Civil War breaks out, a family of french settlers must abandon their Missouri home to flee and go back to Paris. They're escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him. Sounds like an interesting parable about how bad it is in America and how it's time to get out. Although the politics of this film seem a bit sketchy. Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Déborah François, Bruno Todeschini, Constance Dollé, Abidou, Maryne Bertieaux, and Kate Moran. This looks gorgeously shot, and so very French, with lots of beautiful women and a few rugged men. Here's the official US trailer (+ posters) for David Perrault's Savage State,...

David Perrault's English-French western Savage State was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films just before the holidays and the distributor is moving quickly to get it into your eyeballs On Demand and Digital  on Friday, January 29th. Today the official trailer and poster were released. You find them and a collection of stills down below.     While the poster itself is completely serviceble you really ought to take a moment and check out the trailer. Filmed here in Canada and over in France and Belgium the film is far prettier than the poster sells it. I'll admit that when I received the press release I was going to give it a pass because the key art screams bargain bin. However, watch the trailer and we...

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Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault’s period western drama.

An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out. They are escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him.

Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Deborah Francois and Bruno Todeschini.

“Savage State tells the story of a journey through the U.S. to Europe. I am thrilled that the film goes backward to meet the American public....

Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault’s period western drama.

An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out. They are escorted by a former mercenary whose troubled past soon catches up with him.

Savage State stars Alice Isaaz, Kevin Janssens, Deborah Francois and Bruno Todeschini.

“Savage State tells the story of a journey through the U.S. to Europe. I am thrilled that the film goes backward to meet the American public....

A mercenary walks into the den of a woman and her masked crew. They’re hoping to exchange French luxuries for diamonds, but the mercenary scams them. A classic fight with the sparks of gunpowder ensues, delivering the masculine toughness that encompasses most of the western genre. But the scene quickly shifts to a grand house where women outnumber men five to one. These characters are living and witnessing the savage state of a country that has resulted in a devastating civil war. Unlike most civil war films, the perspective here in writer-director David Perrault’s film is that of French settlers. But along with this unique viewpoint, Savage State can be added to the small canon of female westerns. Containing the same grit and violence as any film set on the American frontier, but it's one that’s wholeheartedly and unabashedly feminine.

It’s Missouri in 1863, home to a family of French settlers.

Canadian festival will run a virtual event from August 20 to September 2.

Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed a second wave of titles – including eight world premieres - for this year’s virtual ediion which is taking place from August 20 to September 2.

The Montreal-based festival will offer live screenings, a programme library, panels and workshops which will be accessible across Canada and geo-locked to prevent access from elsewhere.

World premieres now set for Fantasia include The Block Island Sound, the latest horror outing from Kevin and Matthew McManus; The Oak Room, a fourth feature from Canadian filmmaker Cody Calahan; and Minor Premise,...