After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, “Saw” and “Insidious,” Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller Upgrade. In 2020, Whannell’s The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster. Now, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, a…
©Courtesy of Lionsgate Abandoning the disappointments of mundane life to instead pursue the excitement of true love can be an equally exhilarating and disheartening journey. Actress Isabelle Fuhrman’s protagonist of Charlotte in the relatable new romantic comedy, Wish You Were Here, effortlessly highlights that rite of passage. After the character’s seemingly perfect first date ends…
GKIDS has released a new video for The Colors Within, chronicling the search for records with director Naoko Yamada for the upcoming U.S. release of the coming-of-age music anime film that centers on three students who form a band and find friendship along the way. GKIDS has acquired the film for North America, Latin America,…
©Courtesy of Netflix If in the Western hemisphere Louisa May Alcott described sisterhood through her 19th century novel Little Women — and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys — in the Eastern part of the world, a compelling TV series delves into the intricacies of female siblings. Asura is the new Netflix…
©Warner Brothers Pictures Dune: Part Two : will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to…
@Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures A Complete Unknown : New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his…
On Friday, January 10, animator Buck Woodall filed a copyright-infringement lawsuit in a California federal court accusing Disney of stealing some of his ideas the studio used in its animated film Moana 2, a sequel to the original film that had been released in 2016. He is seeking $10 billion in damages. The sequel debuted…
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. The documentary “Becoming Led Zeppelin“, which chronicles the origins and rise of the iconic English rock band, is being released on the big screen in 2021 by Sony Pictures Classics. “Becoming Led Zeppelin” explores their origins with never-before-seen footage and commentary from the notoriously private band, consisting of Robert Plant,…
Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur has been making movies both in his home country and in Hollywood for decades, but his latest film, Touch, is something that hits a lot closer to home. It’s not just because it begins in Iceland and is based…
©Courtesy of The Golden Princess Shout! Studios is making a major move that is set to excite action film enthusiasts. Shout! Studios has acquired worldwide rights to The Golden Princess movie library, which contains 156 Hong Kong cinema classics that have been MIA from Western markets for decades. The deal, which brings together Hollywood’s independent…
©Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Entertainment Describing his script as an “acid trip,” Mel Gibson will begin shooting The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection of the Christ in 2026. The upcoming film will be the long-awaited sequel to The Passion of the Christ, Gibson’s 2004 blockbuster about the final days of Jesus on earth. Speaking…
TikTok is preparing to shut down its popular app in the U.S. on Sunday if a planned federal ban goes into effect, USA Today is reporting. January 19 is the deadline for the short-video app’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell its American assets. If the app isn’t sold, it will face a nationwide ban…
Cinetic Media has partnered with Neo Sora, the director and creator of “Happyend“. The deal comes after “Happyend“, which Sora wrote and directed, premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. The film was also shown at some of the major festivals around the world, such as the Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival,…
©Courtesy of The Golden Princess Shout! Studios is making a major move that is set to excite action film enthusiasts. Shout! Studios has acquired worldwide rights to The Golden Princess movie library, which contains 156 Hong Kong cinema classics that have been MIA from Western markets for decades. The deal, which brings together Hollywood’s independent…
After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, “Saw” and “Insidious,” Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller Upgrade. In 2020, Whannell’s The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster. Now, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, a…
@Courtesy of Focus Features Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Director : Robert Eggers Producer : Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers Screenwriter : Robert Eggers Distributor : Focus Features Production Co : Studio…
No matter how hard you try, you can’t break up with your past. This Valentine’s Day, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Loki) rockets into his first major leading man role as an unlikely hero, a seemingly mild-mannered realtor with a dark secret that he is desperate to leave behind. Spoiler alert:…
©Courtesy of Lionsgate Abandoning the disappointments of mundane life to instead pursue the excitement of true love can be an equally exhilarating and disheartening journey. Actress Isabelle Fuhrman’s protagonist of Charlotte in the relatable new romantic comedy, Wish You Were Here, effortlessly highlights that rite of passage. After the character’s seemingly perfect first date ends…
In 2020, Saw and Insidious co-creator Leigh Whannell created on a new take of The Invisible Man with Elisabeth Moss, and for his follow-up, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, another film that pays tribute to another classic Universal horror monster. In the film, Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) plays Blake, a man who has to…
@Courtesy of Lionsgate Released in 2018, Den of Thieves proved to be the best robbery-movie since Ben Affleck’s The Town. Built on the shooting sequences’ gritty realism and the cast’s charismatic performances, the action-thriller directed by Christian Gudegast obtained a decent success at the box-office and a wide range of fans all over these years….
GKIDS has released a new video for The Colors Within, chronicling the search for records with director Naoko Yamada for the upcoming U.S. release of the coming-of-age music anime film that centers on three students who form a band and find friendship along the way. GKIDS has acquired the film for North America, Latin America,…
©Courtesy of Netflix It’s been almost 10 years since Cameron Diaz’s last film appearance — but we have some good news. With Back in Action, Diaz is, well, Back in Action alongside her Any Given Sunday and Annie co-star Jamie Foxx. “Everybody asks me the question: ‘Is Cameron Diaz coming back?’” Foxx told Netflix. The…
Fans of anime and manga rejoice — SAKAMOTO DAYS is coming. Part 1 of Season 1 launches Jan. 11, and Part 2 arrives in July 2025. You can watch the brand-new trailer above. The hit manga written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki tells the story of the ultimate assassin, Taro Sakamoto, feared by villains and…
Japan Society announce Obayashi ’80s: The Onomichi Trilogy & Kadokawa Years, running February 7-14, 2025. The teenage symphonies of Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020) are wound in a melancholy nostalgia for a period indelibly lost to time, neatly occupying the inexpressible gap between adolescence and adulthood. Woven through visually expressive fantasias with striking formal experimentation and pop-art boldness, Obayashi’s idiosyncratic…
©Courtesy of Sundance Institute Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 87 feature films and six episodic projects selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, revealing a lineup full of bold independent storytelling. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with all of the…
Chicago Japan Film Collective Website: https://cjfc.us Inquiries: contact@cjfc.us Discount code: CJFC2024GST Available: Until November 24th, 19:00 Chicago time Discounts:: $2 off (can be used multiple times) Applicable to: 9 individual films and/or festival pass 99% Cloudy… Always/99%、いつも曇り [SANGOUMI Midori | Drama, Family | Japan | 2023 | 110 min. | International Premiere | (c)35 Films Parks] *Tanabe…
©Courtesy of Netflix Trying to rob Taro Sakamoto’s convenience store would be a very bad idea. He is older and pudgier than he was in his prime, but the retired assassin’s skills and reflexes remain lethally sharp. Sakamoto went legit to marry the love of his life, but he can still administer a heck of…
©Courtesy of Netflix If in the Western hemisphere Louisa May Alcott described sisterhood through her 19th century novel Little Women — and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys — in the Eastern part of the world, a compelling TV series delves into the intricacies of female siblings. Asura is the new Netflix…
©Courtesy of Netflix Repeat championships are rare in most legitimate sports, but that is especially true for this secret life-and-death game. As fans of the 2021 Korean streaming phenomenon well remember, Seong Gi-hun was the only survivor from a field of 456 contestants when he first played. Seong had no desire for a rematch, but…
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