[FIRST LOOK] Netflix’s Cobra Kai S6 Pt 2 Releases on November 15

©Courtesy of Netflix Big news for the Miyagiverse: The second part of Cobra Kai’s sixth and final season is coming soon. While the conclusion of Season 5 and premiere of Season 6 show the Valley in a state of peace, you can rest assured that cracks will form in fragile relationships, as tensions rise and stakes…

NYFF / Hard Truth : Q&A With Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Actor Tuwaine Barrett and Director Mike Leigh

Hard Truth : Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented…

‘Smile 2’ Video Review: How Does It Compare to the Original Horror Movie?

Parker Finn’s high-concept horror film, Smile, was a huge global blockbuster back in 2022, grossing over $217 million worldwide, so it made sense that Paramount Pictures would want a sequel. Sure enough, Finn’s Smile 2 brings the smiling curse back but with a whole new cast and story. Naomi Scott (Aladdin) plays troubled pop star…

Luca Guadagnino Talks about the Future Plans Include Documentary on Bertolucci and Adaptation of ‘Buddenbrooks’

Photo by Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn M/Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn – © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.   Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is now working a documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci and a cinematic adaptation of Thomas Mann’s novel Buddenbrooks. Also, his romance drama Queer is scheduled for release by A24 on November…

[FIRST LOOK] Netflix’s Cobra Kai S6 Pt 2 Releases on November 15

©Courtesy of Netflix Big news for the Miyagiverse: The second part of Cobra Kai’s sixth and final season is coming soon. While the conclusion of Season 5 and premiere of Season 6 show the Valley in a state of peace, you can rest assured that cracks will form in fragile relationships, as tensions rise and stakes…

Japan Studio Toho Acquires Animation Distributor GKIDS

Japanese media giant Toho Co. has secured a deal to acquire celebrated North American indie producer and distributor GKIDS, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. As part of the deal, Toho is picking up a 100 percent equity share in GKIDS. But the latter will still…

NYFF / Hard Truth : Q&A With Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Actor Tuwaine Barrett and Director Mike Leigh

Hard Truth : Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented…

‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Director Titus Kaphar on His Emotional Drama (Video Interview)

Titus Kaphar has achieved quite a few high points as one of the more successful contemporary fine artists, but with Exhibiting Forgiveness, he makes his foray into feature filmmaking. The drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, and it made enough of an impact that it was then programmed as part of…

Mediha : Exclusive Interview with Director Hasan Oswald on DOC NYC’s Winning Film

©Courtesy of Together films. Mediha : Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, were kidnapped in August 2014 when ISIS invaded their village of Sinjar in Northern Iraq. After years of enslavement by different ISIS families, they were rescued and returned to the IDP camps in Northern Iraq. Their parents and youngest brother are…

‘Smile 2’ Video Review: How Does It Compare to the Original Horror Movie?

Parker Finn’s high-concept horror film, Smile, was a huge global blockbuster back in 2022, grossing over $217 million worldwide, so it made sense that Paramount Pictures would want a sequel. Sure enough, Finn’s Smile 2 brings the smiling curse back but with a whole new cast and story. Naomi Scott (Aladdin) plays troubled pop star…

‘We Live in Time’ Review: The Way We Are…

@Courtesy of A24 Five years after the forgettable The Goldfinch starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman, the Irish director John Crowley is back with a feature film that is definitely among his best, if not the best.  We Live in Time tells the story of Tobias (Andrew Garfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh). While they are…

NYFF : Elton John: Never Too Late / His Gentle Nature and Loving Approach Speaks Volume Despite His Difficult Upbringing

The Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which explores the life of Elton John, has garnered even more admiration than the film he was presented with at NYFF. When you think about his vast life, it’s impossible to cover his entire music career in less than two hours and make every fan happy at the end,…

Smile 2 : Featurette / Starring Naomi Scott

Photo by Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pict – © 2024 PARAMOUNT PICTURES Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Smile 2, which is Parker Finn’s sequel to his 2022 horror film Smile 2 will arrive at theater on October 18th theatrical release date, and with that date just a few days…

THE COLORS WITHIN | Official Trailer/ Directed by Naoko Yamada

GKIDS has unveiled new trailer for The Colors Within for the upcoming U.S. release of the coming-of-age music, anime movie about three students who find friendship after forming a band together. The film is directed by Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice) from a screenplay written by Reiko Yoshida (Violet Evergarden), with kensuke ushio (Chainsaw Man) composing…

Oshi no Ko : Live Action Series / Japanese Trailer

Amazon has unveiled the initial trailer for the live-action adaptation of the popular anime Oshi no KO. The story of twin sisters Aqua and Ruby, who are given another chance at life thanks to their idol mother, AI Hoshino, is the focus of the eight-episode series that will premiere on Prime Video on Nov. 28. A…

NYFF: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Delivers Drama, Musical and Outstanding Performances

@Courtesy of Netflix The ability of Jacques Audiard consists of working inside the genre and at the same time trying to give his interpretation of it. Depending on the film, he decides to follow its rules or surprise the audience with a slightly different tone. His last Emilia Pérez belongs to the latter case: awarded…

International Film Festival Manhattan Announces the Line-up!

International Film Festival Manhattan  This year in terms of THEME: International Film Festival Manhattan is seeking short films 15 mins and below that are in the themes of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals: 1) No Poverty 2) Zero Hunger 3) Good Health and Well – Being 4) Quality Education 5) Gender Equality 6) Clean…

NYFF: ‘The Friend’ Video Review – Naomi Watts Shares the Screen with a Great Dane

It’s not that often when a movie comes into the September festival season without any distribution but that’s the case with David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, then played at the 62nd New York Film Festival. Based on the novel by Sigrid Nunez,…

Teacup: Robert McCammon’s Creepy Novel Comes to Peacock

In “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost wrote: “good fences make good neighbors,” but it is unclear whether the poet laureate truly agreed with the sentiment. For the Chenoweth Family and their neighbors, the border a gasmask-clad man draws around and through their properties represents a deadly sinister invisible barrier. The mystery man certainly looks creepy—presumably that…

Uzumaki: The Best New Series for This Year’s Halloween Season!

©Courtesy of Adult Swim  Do not expect much cross-promotion for this new anime series in the Guggenheim rotunda. For many viewers, the sight of any seemingly benign spiral will cause great unease, even after just one episode. As fans of Junji Ito’s cult-classic manga and the 2000 live-action adaptation directed by Higuchinsky (a.k.a. Akihiro Higuchi)…

‘The Queen of Villains’ Review: The Woman Behind the Mask…

@Courtesy of Netflix How far would you go in order to fulfill your lifelong dream? What would you be willing to sacrifice? And how much of yourself would you change? These are the main questions that develop the narrative arc of Dump Matsumoto, the charismatic main character of the Japanese Netflix series The Queen of…