If there's one trailer you watch today, trust us, make it this one. The very first official trailer for BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD has hit Apple.com, and it's a doozy. Swamps, mythical beings, fireworks, parades, the secret to the Universe—this one has it all.

Brit Marling is deservedly all over the place right now (though as we've said before, don't call her an "It-Girl"). During the press onslaught around SOUND OF MY VOICE (the sci-fi drama she co-wrote with director Zal Batmanglij), she sat down with GQ to discuss the film and her rising Hollywood status.

India and THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL go hand in hand—the magic and charm of the one enhances the other. So it makes sense that we've teamed up with Martha Stewart to bring you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a trip for two to India!

Fodor's one of our partners on THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, sat down with director John Madden to discuss his once-in-a-lifetime experience of filming in India. Here are the results of their get-together:



John Madden's star-studded comedy/drama, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, will be released on May 4th, 2012. Here is a quick guide to where the movie will be opening, and where to find out when it will be playing near you!

Super exclusive news today on Inside Searchlight: we just got our hands on the brand new, official US poster for Benh Zeitlin's BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD. Words cannot express how psyched we are about this project, so we're really happy to be able to bring you this first look.

Happy SOUND OF MY VOICE day! The film is now released in limited theaters. We posted our first round of reviews earlier this week: now check out what the critics are saying on opening day:

A few days ago we sat down with Zal Batmanglij, the director/co-writer of the sci-fi/time travel/mind-screw drama SOUND OF MY VOICE and Christopher Denham, who plays the role of Peter, the skeptical documentarian hell-bent on exposing a mysterious cult leader (played by Brit Marling). What followed were two enlightening chats that have been expertly conserved by yours truly in the annals of YouTube.

SOUND OF MY VOICE gets its limited release this Friday, and those of you lucky enough to live in LA or DC will have a chance to attend a Q&A with some of the cast after select screenings. See below for details!

As any casual reader of this blog should now by now, SOUND OF MY VOICE's release is hotly anticipated for this Friday. The reviews are rolling in fast, so here's a quick selection. Oh, and did we mention we're currently at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes? Not bad.



This past weekend was the New York premiere of SOUND OF MY VOICE at MOMA, and as you can probably imagine, lots of shenanigans went down. As of this writing, no one joined a cult, or time-traveled, that we know of. Here is the photographic evidence we were able to recuperate...

Zal Batmanglij's sci-fi drama SOUND OF MY VOICE opens this Friday in select theaters! Over the past week we've released a bunch of cool featurettes and clips form the film: check them out below!

If you're a fan of Searchlight classic LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, we're got some rather exciting news for you. The director duo behind that film, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, have dropped the trailer for their brand new feature, RUBY SPARKS, over at iTunes Trailers!

VICE Magazine, ever the adventurers, went to one of Maggie's cult's meetings in Los Angeles to see what they were up to. What follows is a truthful account of what happens with you dive directly into the slightly weirdo world that is SOUND OF MY VOICE...

Recognize him? That's right, the first photo of Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock have surfaced via People.com!

The wait is over – Steve McQueen's psychological drama, SHAME, is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and in the iTunes Movie Store! Watch Michael Fassbender's Golden Globe-nominated performance as Brandon, a young New Yorker in the dark throes of a sex addiction.