Trailer Friday: "Another Earth", "The Troll Hunter", Beats Rhymes And Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest

Welcome to "Trailer Friday". Here are trailers, for three films that are either currently in theaters or coming soon to a theater near you.




Trailer courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT's astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs, has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child with his loving wife. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined. Estranged from the world and the selves they once knew, the two outsiders begin an unlikely love affair and reawaken to life. But when one is presented with the chance of a lifetime opportunity to travel to the other Earth and embrace an alternative reality, which new life will they choose?

"Another Earth" hits theaters on July 26th.





Trailer courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

Shot in a vérité style, TROLLHUNTER is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, TROLLHUNTER delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc on the countryside, with darkly funny adherence to the original Norwegian folklore.

"Troll Hunter" is currently playing in theaters and On VOD.





Trailer Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as A TRIBE CALLED QUEST have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Acclaimed actor Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day, and explores what's next for what many claim are the pioneers of alternative rap in his feature directorial debut, BEATS RHYMES AND LIFE: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

"Beats Rhymes And Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest " Opens July 8 in NY AND LA.



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