{"id":140195,"date":"2024-12-24T19:22:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T19:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/indie-film-release-guide-december-25th-an-ontd-original\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T19:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T19:22:27","slug":"indie-film-release-guide-december-25th-an-ontd-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/indie-film-release-guide-december-25th-an-ontd-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Film Release Guide: December 25th [An ONTD Original]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>As always, the releases on the week of Christmas are fewer in number but bigger in name. Searchlight is releasing the Bob Dylan biopic <b>A Complete Unknown<\/b>, Focus is bringing vampires back to theaters with <b>Nosferatu<\/b>, and A24 is ringing the pavlovian bells of <b>Babygirl<\/b>. Cinematographer Rachel Morrison\u2019s directorial debut <b>The Fire Inside<\/b> premieres for Amazon MGM, while Paramount releases a decidedly different type of music biopic in the Robbie Williams centered <b>Better Man<\/b>. All will be vying to take audience eyeballs away from last weekend\u2019s wildly successful <b>Sonic the Hedgehog 3<\/b>, and the decidedly less successful <b>Mufasa<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The films listed are from studios other than the \u201cBig Five\u201d &#8211; Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/129744797.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 20th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/129705289.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 13th<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/129664634.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 6th<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11563598\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>A Complete Unknown<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148972%26%26%26youtube%26FdV-Cs5o8mc%3A53f8df5f538cff91a7831ba43e538f1b81d29a98&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=FdV-Cs5o8mc&amp;moduleid=2148972&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148972\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro<br \/><b>Writer<\/b>: James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald<br \/><b>Director<\/b>: James Mangold<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Drama, Biography, Music<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: In 1961, unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar. He forges relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: All of the actors sang and played live as they filmed.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30057084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Babygirl<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148973%26%26%26youtube%269XXoNB0lVGo%3A663b29f66efb97955a4b92c712e21716db63b684&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=9XXoNB0lVGo&amp;moduleid=2148973&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148973\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde<br \/><b>Writer\/Director<\/b>: Halina Reijn<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Drama, Thriller<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Nicole Kidman has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in this film.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5040012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Nosferatu<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148974%26%26%26youtube%26nulvWqYUM8k%3A040ab402a954f77ad97a50f481cbf5f1e774d3c4&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=nulvWqYUM8k&amp;moduleid=2148974&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148974\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, Aaron Taylor-Johnson<br \/><b>Writer<\/b>: Robert Eggers, Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker<br \/><b>Director<\/b>: Robert Eggers<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Horror<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: The exteriors of Orlok&#8217;s castle were filmed at Hunedoara Castle, also known as Corvin Castle, a Romanian castle located in Transylvania and one of the largest medieval castles extant in Europe.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6133444\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Fire Inside<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148975%26%26%26youtube%26KFyNvUmJzmE%3A228b725947adadccafb0288622076503ba92d911&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=KFyNvUmJzmE&amp;moduleid=2148975&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148975\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, Jazmin Headley, Kylee D. Allen<br \/><b>Writer<\/b>: Barry Jenkins<br \/><b>Director<\/b>: Rachel Morrison<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Drama, Sport<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: The story of Claressa &#8216;T-Rex&#8217; Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country&#8217;s history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Brian Tyree Henry\u2019s role was originally set to be played by Ice Cube.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28618488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Vermiglio<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148976%26%26%26youtube%26701RfY55ppQ%3A771d5b37e713e5daa31742d1766c0fec672ed433&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=701RfY55ppQ&amp;moduleid=2148976&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148976\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Giuseppe De Domenico<br \/><b>Writer\/Director<\/b>: Maura Delpero<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Drama, History<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: 1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher&#8217;s eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone&#8217;s life.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Submitted by Italy, the film made the shortlist for the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt22042346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>2073<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148977%26%26%26youtube%26YDE97KrYDuU%3A1572ab50df4185bbfb39488042badd0ed257bfaf&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=YDE97KrYDuU&amp;moduleid=2148977&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148977\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, Hector Hewer<br \/><b>Writer<\/b>: Asif Kapadia, Tony Grisoni<br \/><b>Director<\/b>: Asif Kapadia<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Documentary, Thriller<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: A time traveler risks his life to change the course of history and save the future of humanity.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Inspired by Chris Marker&#8217;s iconic 1962 featurette <b>La Jet\u00e9e<\/b>.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters on Friday<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30444418\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Santosh<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148978%26%26%26youtube%26MpIg3o_iSng%3A0db82fdb8b002679ed307d5a9ac7fdccf92456f4&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=MpIg3o_iSng&amp;moduleid=2148978&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148978\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Pratibha Awasthy, Shashi Beniwal<br \/><b>Writer\/Director<\/b>: Sandhya Suri<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Crime, Drama, Thriller<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband&#8217;s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl&#8217;s body is found, she&#8217;s pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Submitted by the United Kingdom, the film made the shortlist for the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters on Friday<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\">Major Studio Release<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.4em;\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Better Man<\/b><\/a><\/span> &#8211; Paramount<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1735092000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262148979%26%26%26youtube%2684PGKvnTYHc%3A6c834ed9840789bba138948e0c3ab0f57be48a70&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=84PGKvnTYHc&amp;moduleid=2148979&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2148979\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Stars<\/b>: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman<br \/><b>Writer<\/b>: Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey<br \/><b>Director<\/b>: Michael Gracey<br \/><b>Genre<\/b>: Drama, Biography, Music<br \/><b>Plot<\/b>: Based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time<br \/><b>What you should know<\/b>: Securing permission to shoot the lavish dance sequence on Regent Street in London took a year and an half as the British royal family owns it. Two nights before filming was scheduled, after spending an entire week in rehearsal, Queen Elizabeth II passed away and the shoot had to be postponed.<br \/><b>Where to watch<\/b>: In theaters<\/p>\n<p>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/browse\/opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11563598\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FdV-Cs5o8mc?si=fuX2JP4ZYEUlrq2b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30057084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9XXoNB0lVGo?si=TbNMCQ5pyP4t3VXV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5040012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nulvWqYUM8k?si=y7JzpzqI0gRLeRnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6133444\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KFyNvUmJzmE?si=be6jtMeohgigoJUj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28618488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/701RfY55ppQ?si=TY5T4lsxqR7X2gXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt22042346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YDE97KrYDuU?si=DsQaTQEQMPj1IJ6_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30444418\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MpIg3o_iSng?si=f1aDQ5HzbC8J3Thu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14260836\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/84PGKvnTYHc?si=PVAjLilBCcmw19A6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Happy Holidays, ONTD! What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?<\/i> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/129764901.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As always, the releases on the week of Christmas are fewer in number but bigger in name. Searchlight is releasing the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Focus is bringing vampires back to theaters with Nosferatu, and A24 is ringing the pavlovian bells of Babygirl. Cinematographer Rachel Morrison\u2019s directorial debut The Fire Inside premieres for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}