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‘Alpha’ Trailer – ‘Raw’ Director Julia Ducournau Returns with More Body Horror in March

Proving herself to be a singular voice with Raw and Titane, writer-director Julia Ducournau is going for a body-horror hat trick with Alpha. Set to a haunting piano rendition of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ “The Mercy Seat,” the trailer below previews an apocalyptic exploration of addiction through the eyes of a child. Originally […] The post ‘Alpha’ Trailer – ‘Raw’ Director Julia Ducournau Returns with More Body Horror in March appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
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Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Ready for Release With “R” Rating for Sexual Material & Drug Content

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s (Raw, Titane) new movie Alpha is headed our way here in the US courtesy of NEON, and while we wait for a date, the film’s rating has arrived. Alpha has been rated “R” for “drug content, sexual material, language and some underage drinking.” Watch the previously released UK trailer for the upcoming movie […] The post Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Ready for Release With “R” Rating for Sexual Material & Drug Content appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Alpha’ – UK Trailer Gives Us a Better Look at Julia Ducournau’s New Genre Movie

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s (Raw, Titane) new movie Alpha has been picked up for U.S. release by NEON, but the film is still without a U.S. release date at this time. It’ll be releasing in the UK and Ireland next month, however, and the UK trailer has arrived. Alpha will be released in theaters in the UK […] The post ‘Alpha’ – UK Trailer Gives Us a Better Look at Julia Ducournau’s New Genre Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Car Sex and Serial Killing in ‘Titane’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Metal Baby August has been a wild ride so far. Between art house discussions of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre (listen) and Paul Morrissey’s Blood for Dracula (listen), we squeezed in a look at screenlife sequel Unfriended: Dark Web (listen). Now we’re ready for more contemporary foreign content with Julia Ducournau‘s sophomore feature, Titane (2021). In the film, after […] The post Car Sex and Serial Killing in ‘Titane’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Alpha’ – Julia Ducournau’s Third Movie Finds a Home at NEON

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau has established herself as a true genre visionary with her first two movies, first the cannibal film Raw (2016) and then the wild Titane in 2021. Up next from Ducournau is a mysterious movie titled Alpha, and Variety reports this afternoon that NEON has picked up the North American rights to the upcoming movie. NEON previously released Julia […] The post ‘Alpha’ – Julia Ducournau’s Third Movie Finds a Home at NEON appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Alpha’ – ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ Director Julia Ducournau’s Third Movie

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau has established herself as a true genre visionary with her first two movies, first the cannibal film Raw (2016) and then the wild Titane in 2021. Up next from Ducournau is a mysterious movie titled Alpha, and though we don’t have any plot details at this time, we’re at least *hoping* […] The post ‘Alpha’ – ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ Director Julia Ducournau’s Third Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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[TIFF Review] ‘Titane’ Goes Full Throttle on Transgressive Body Horror and Dark Humor

Filmmaker Julia Ducournau broke out with a provocative debut feature that blended horror, comedy, and tenderness in a coming-of-age cannibal tale. It set the bar high for her anticipated sophomore effort, which Cannes reactions only bolstered. The reality is that Ducournau’s follow-up, Titane, continues what she started with Raw. Sexual and gender identity gets explored through provocative body […]

Meagan Navarro
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Julia Ducournau’s Shocking Palme D’Or Winner ‘Titane’ Gets a Release Date!

Rev up your engines in preparation for this October! NEON increased our anticipation for the Halloween season by setting a theatrical release date for Titane on October 1, 2021. The news comes just days after director Julia Ducournau‘s hotly-anticipated follow-up to Raw won the coveted Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Titane refers to “A metal highly resistant to […]

Meagan Navarro