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So, this Friday is the beginning of the three day weekend that usually kicks off Summer vacation time. But with the lockdown somewhat still in effect (parts of the country are testing the “re-opening waters”), every day feels part of a “stay-cation” holiday as the luggage continues to gather new layers of dust in the back of the closet. Well, there’s always a virtual “vacay” via streaming services. Now, we’re not talking about a collection of the old travelogue film shorts we sometimes see between the features on the TCM cable channel. Nope, this is a brand-spanking’ new flick shot before the world changed (nearly to a standstill), but with a couple of most familiar and entertaining guides. We know that because over the last decade we’ve joined them (as a “fly on the wall”), first through the British Isles, then to Italy, again in Spain. Time...

"Let me swim to the sirens!" They're back!! For one last travel adventure. IFC Films has unveiled an official trailer for The Trip to Greece, the fourth film in Michael Winterbottom's comedic The Trip series, which launched in 2010 with just The Trip (around the UK). Then followed up with The Trip to Italy in 2014, The Trip to Spain in 2017, and now The Trip to Greece in 2020. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan return as old friends traveling together, in what is being marketed as their final journey. Though who knows, maybe we'll see another one a few years down the road? There's many more places to go... The Trip to Greece also stars Kareem Alkabbani, Marta Barrio, Rebecca Johnson, and Claire Keelan. These seem to be getting better and better, and they look like so much fun. Plus all the food! And the sights! To die for, right? A much...

"We should enjoy this moment guys, we're in the sweet spot." IFC Films has debuted another new official Us trailer for The Trip to Spain, to compliment the first teaser trailer from a few months ago. The Trip to Spain is the second sequel in The Trip series (after The Trip to Italy in 2014), starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as friends who go on a road trip wining and dining and doing impersonations. Early word from critics is that this is just as hilarious and ridiculous as the first two films, and might be a good bit of entertainment to catch at your local art house later this summer. The cast also includes Marta Barrio and Claire Keelan. These films don't seem like they should work as well as they do, but damnit, they are fun. Here's the official Us trailer for Michael Winterbottom's The Trip to Spain,...

It’s been four years since The Trip To Italy. Now comes IFC’s third film in the series, The Trip To Spain, from director Michael Winterbottom.

After jaunts through northern England and Italy, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip. This time around, the guys head to Spain to sample the best of the country’s gastronomic offerings in between rounds of their hilariously off-the-cuff banter. Over plates of pintxos and paella, the pair exchange barbs and their patented celebrity impressions, as well as more serious reflections on what it means to settle into middle age. As always, the locales are breathtaking, the cuisine to die for, and the humor delightfully devilish.

The film opens in theaters August 11, 2017.

Steve’s film career includes five films with Michael Winterbottom.

The Trip To Spain is the third in an occasional series that began with 2011’s The Trip,...

There will be no shortage of franchise films arriving this year, but perhaps our most-anticipated is the latest entry into The Trip series. Made for television in the U.K. then released as films over here, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are now back with their third entry, The Trip to Spain. Ahead of a premiere at Tribeca Film Festival next month, the first teaser trailer has now been released.

This preview for Michael Winterbottom‘s latest is a simple one, finding the duo making melodies on a drive as quotes flash by along with a brief series recap. Despite being quite the tease, this (and the first clip) is more than enough to sell us on what’s sure to be one of the most enjoyable viewing experiences of the year. Also starring Marta Barrio, Claire Keelan, and Margo Stilley, check out the trailer below.

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon...

It's not a catastrophe; it's a success. UK Channel 4 has renewed the Catastrophe TV show for its third and fourth seasons. In the Us, Catastrophe streams on Amazon Prime, where the second season premiered on April 8th. The six-episode third season will go into production in November, for a premiere on Channel 4 in 2017.A romantic British sitcom, Catastrophe stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney. The cast also includes Mark Bonnar, Jonathan Forbes, Daniel Lepaine, Ashley Jensen, Marta Barrio, and Sarah Niles. Guest stars include: Carrie Fisher, Tobias Menzies, and Amanda Hale.Read More…...

In this weekend’s specialty box-office debuts, IFC Films hopes to replicate the critical and commercial success of Michael Winterbottom’s first amusing little travelogue/talker of a feature, The Trip, with a semi-sequel, The Trip To Italy. The second Trip again stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon; the entertainingly garrulous pair on yet another jaunt across restaurants, countryside and philosophy. The latest Trip will bow in NYC and La this weekend after a successful Australian run earlier this summer (or their winter).

Frank, a British-Irish-American drama from Magnolia Pictures featuring Michael Fassbender that had runs at Sundance and SXSW, bows in only one U.S. theater this weekend. Frank centers on an eccentric band, giving Fassy fans a chance to hear the Oscar-nominated actor sing, albeit from behind a mask (he’s not bad, actually).

Other notable new films include Philippe Garrel‘s Jealousy, which Distrib Films will expand...