{"id":314269,"date":"2026-02-28T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/314269\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T06:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:30:10","slug":"the-napa-boys-idiotka-elvis-presley-doc-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/314269\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Napa Boys\u2019, \u2018Idiotka\u2019, Elvis Presley Doc Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHollywood franchise filmmaking spoof The Napa Boys<\/a>, fashion comedy Idiotka<\/a>, Jessica Chastain- starring Dreams<\/a>, and Werner Herzog\u2019s documentary Ghost Elephants<\/a> debut with the unusual Hypnosismic \u2013 Division Rap Battle-Interactive Movie. Baz Luhrmann\u2019s EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert<\/a> from Neon expands to 1,000 screens after the buzzy doc\u2019s weeklong Imax exclusive run on 325 big screens. Cannes-premiering The President\u2019s Cake from Sony Pictures Classics moves into 180 theaters. <\/p>\n

\n\tMagnolia comedy The Napa Boys starts in LA at the Landmark and AMC Americana with cast and filmmaker Q&As all weekednd. Adds the Angelika in New York next week. Directed by Nick Corirossi, who also stars with co-writer Armen Weitzman in a film that\u2019s billed as the fourth installment of a fictional franchise. Jack Jr. (Corirossi), his reluctant co-captain Miles Jr. (Weitzman) and the rest of the Napa Boys gang are back for one more wine-sloshed journey into the unknown, reads the logline. With a mission set forth by the mysterious Sommelier, they\u2019re joined this time by Puck, a bright young podcaster and the Napa Boys\u2019 biggest fan.<\/p>\n

\n\tFeatures an ensemble of alt-comedians Sarah Ramos, Mike Mitchell, Chloe Cherry, Vanessa Chester, Paul Rust, Jamar Neighbors, Nelson Franklin, David Wain, Ray Wise, Riki Lindhome, Natasha Leggero, Ivy Wolk and Beth Dover. Jerrod Carmichael serves as Executive Producer.<\/p>\n

\n\tUtopia is out with SXSW 2025 fashion comedy Idiotka written and directed by Nastasya Popov. Stars Anna Baryshnikov,\u00a0Camila Mendes<\/a> (who also producers), Julia Fox, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Gabbriette and Saweetie. Popov\u2019s directorial debut \u2013 see Deadline review<\/a> \u2014 follows Baryshnikov as Margarita, an ambitious fashion designer living in a chaotic West Hollywood apartment with her Russian-Jewish family who and enters a reality TV competition show called\u00a0Slay, Serve, Survive\u00a0in a desperate cash grab. It\u2019s playing selected shows with Alamo Drafthouse ahead of an LA premiere at American Cinematique next weekend<\/p>\n

\n\tMichel Franco\u2019s Dreams from Greenwich Entertainment starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernandez opens on 188 screens. Premiered at Berlin 2025, see Deadline review<\/a>. A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.<\/p>\n

\n\tWerner Herzog\u2019s Venice-premiering documentary Ghost Elephants opens in limited release in NY (IFC Center) and LA (Laemmle Newhall) via Abramorama after a one night nationwide simulcast in over 100 theaters Thursday night. For over a decade,\u00a0Dr. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer, has been in search of a mysterious, elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola, deep within its forests. The doc\u00a0follows Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the best master trackers in the world, in pursuit of an animal long believed to be a myth.<\/p>\n

\n\tGKIDS is partnering with Regal Cinemas on the release of HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Interactive Movie<\/a>, an interactive animated rap tournament where the audience votes on the outcome in real time using a web-connected phone app. The program will be running on a regular show schedule at 15 locations throughout the U.S. starting February 27.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film broke\u00a0limited release box office records\u00a0in Japan when it opened last spring. <\/p>\n

\n\tBy Takanori Tsujimoto, written by\u00a0Yuichiro Momose, starring Subaru Kimura,\u00a0Shitaro Asanuma and\u00a0Yusuke Shirai, the synopsis calls it \u201can immersive cinematic experience where the outcome lies in your hands. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cVote with or against your fellow movie-goers to determine how each battle unfolds in Japan\u2019s first interactive anime film, where each film screening is uniquely shaped by its audience. Disputes are now settled through rap battles instead of violence using a special\u00a0microphone known as the\u00a0Hypnosis\u00a0Mic. Lyrics delivered through the\u00a0mic\u00a0directly affect the human spirit, thereby eliminating the need for armed conflict. Six groups (Buster Bros!!!, Mad Trigger, Fling Posse, Matenro, Dotsuitare-Hompo, and Bad Ass Temple) from regions throughout Japan now compete to prove their strength in the Final Division Rap Battle, hosted by Kotonohatoh. In a world where words have replaced weapons, the ultimate rap battle that will decide the future of the nation is about to begin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollywood franchise filmmaking spoof The Napa Boys, fashion comedy Idiotka, Jessica Chastain- starring Dreams, and Werner Herzog\u2019s documentary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3426,146,3588,145906,157155,73391,85,46,76956,157156,157157],"class_list":["post-314269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-dreams","tag-entertainment","tag-epic-elvis-presley-in-concert","tag-ghost-elephants","tag-hypnosismic-division-rap-battle-interactive-movie","tag-idiotka","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-specialty-preview","tag-the-napa-boys","tag-the-presidents-cake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}