Outside the festival circuit, you don't get much of a chance to watch a movie followed by a Q&A with the director, so here's a nice opportunity for you fans of Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, 30 Days) to see his new film and meet the guy afterwards. (On a personal note, I've met him twice and he's a very chilled out dude.) Unfortunately, this is only available to those who live in and around the New York City area -- so if that's you, and you're interested, pay attention. Morgan Spurlock will be holding a Q&A after the following NYC performances of Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

Thursday, April 17th @ 7:10PM
AMC 19th Street
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

Friday, April 18th @ 7PM
Bam Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Saturday, April 19th @ 5PM
Landmark Sunshine
143 East Houston St.
New York, NY 10002

Saturday, April 19th @ 7:45PM
AMC Kips Bay
570 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10016

If you meet Morgan, tell him Cinematical said hi.

Cinematical has just received this exclusive poster (click on the image to enlarge) for Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, director Morgan Spurlock's follow-up to the ultra-popular documentary Super Size Me. The first poster for the film (which we debuted here) spoofed Indiana Jones. This new one seems to have a Lawrence of Arabia vibe to it, which I totally dig. The film, which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, follows Spurlock to the Middle East on a journey to track down the world's most elusive criminal: Osama Bin Laden. But what awaits our heroic documentarian upon arrival? And will he find a way to make it out alive ... with Osama in his backpack? You'll have to see the movie yourself for the answers to those questions, but in the meantime feel free to check out James' review from Sundance and his interview with Morgan Spurlock.

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? arrives in theaters on April 18.

Cinematical has just received this exclusive final poster (click on the image for a larger version) for Morgan Spurlock's new doc, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, marks Spurlock's directorial follow-up to the mega-entertaining Super Size Me. This time around, and with a baby on the way, Spurlock travels to the Middle East in an attempt to find the man no government or special-ops team has been able to track down: Osama bin Laden. I love the whole Indiana Jones look to the poster, and you know Spurlock is always good for a couple hours of pure entertainment. He's just so huggable! For more on Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, check out James' review from Sundance, as well as his one on one interview with the man himself, Morgan Spurlock.

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? arrives in theaters on April 18.

We're celebrating the independent spirit (and giving a tip of the hat to our companion site Cinematical Indie), and looking at trailers for films that have gestated outside the studio system. This week it's all about the indies.

The Visitor
A professor who finds himself coasting through the day to day requirements of his job finds a young couple squatting in the New York apartment that he rarely uses. After a tense initial confrontation, the professor finds the two have nowhere else to go and allows them to stay. Just as a friendship is beginning to develop, one of the professor's new tenants is arrested, and as he is not a U.S. citizen, is in danger of deportation. This looks to be an earnest little drama about friendship and rediscovering what's important. This one goes into limited U.S. release on April 11. Scott Weinberg caught the film at Sundance and you can read his review here.

The Hammer
No, this has nothing to do with the pop star with the baggy pants. I really liked Adam Carolla during his stint as co-host of The Man Show, and his voice work as Spanky Ham on Comedy Central's animated series Drawn Together is tastelessly hilarious. I wouldn't have imagined him playing the lead in a film, but he comes off as very appealing here. Carolla plays Jerry Ferro, a middle aged former amateur boxer. By day he works construction and in his spare time he teaches boxing. When he's asked to spar with an up and coming fighter, Ferro manages to clean his opponents clock as they say and he decides to get back into the game. Basically it's the story of a man trying to get his act together before it's too late. There's a few laughs here, and I think the movie will be worth a look.

During Sundance, Morgan Spurlock's (Super Size Me) new documentary Where in the World is Osama bin Laden was the talk of the town. Prior to the film's first screening, Scott and I ran into Spurlock at a party, where Scott put the director on the spot and demanded to know whether or not he had found ... the Cloverfield monster. Seriously though, there was a lot of hype before the movie was shown -- speculation around whether Spurlock did, indeed, find the world's most wanted man. When Cinematical's James Rocchi sat down for an interview with Spurlock, however, his first question was: "Were they any people out there stupid enough to believe you actually found the guy?" And it's true, when you think about it. But that doesn't mean Spurlock didn't return home with a wonderful little film.

You can watch the new trailer for Where in the World is Osama bin Laden above, and I have to say I loved the little National Treasure-style opening. I dig Spurlock; he's a lot more likable than, say, Michael Moore, and he's the kind of filmmaker you can really relate to. Yes, his docs do come with a bit of popcorn fluff (mainly for commercial appeal), but it never gets annoying, at least in my opinion. Though the cat is out of the bag, and we now know that Spurlock did not find Osama bin Laden, that wasn't really the point in the first place. As James noted in his review, "And while Spurlock may not actually answer the question of where, he actually tackles, with humor, probing wit and a certain grace, the much more important question of why."

We don't know, but we're sure to find out in a little over a month from now as Morgan Spurlock's Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden is scheduled to premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It's taken some time to get a new feature doc out of Spurlock, who arrived on the scene in a Big (Mac) way following his break-out hit Super Size Me. Since then, he's shelled out a couple seasons of the very entertaining TV show 30 Days, as well as attached himself as producer to docs like What Would Jesus Buy. Above is our first look at the new Spurlock film, which follows the filmmaker as he attempts what the United States government hasn't been able to do: Find the elusive and infamous Osama Bin Laden.

The film first screened for a select group of buyers earlier this year at the Berlin International Film Festival. At the time, it was the talk of the town (mainly because those in attendance were asked to sign some insane confidentiality agreement) -- and I remember the buzz could be heard in front of every screening for the next several days. Eventually, The Weinstein Co. wound up with the doc and, according to some involved, Spurlock uncovered some insane stuff. But did he find Bin Laden? I, personally, cannot wait to find out. Currently, no release date is scheduled, though we'll have a full review of the film once our Cinematical team arrives in Park City, Utah next month.

[via Slashfilm]