NYFF /Rumours Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent  Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would…

Matt Damon Reportedly To Star in New Christopher Nolan Film for Universal

Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon – © 2014 – Paramount Pictures   Matt Damon is reportedly in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s new picture for Universal, scheduled for release in the summer of 2026. It would be the third collaboration for the two men. Damon had appeared in the role of General Leslie Groves…

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…

Variety Shares Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time

With the Halloween season now in full swing, movie fans are relishing the opportunity to confront their unconscious fears directly through the horror that unfolds on screen in genre films. To celebrate on-screen frights taking every form imaginable, from iconic boogeymen to real-world threats, Variety has shared their top 100 best horror movies of all…

Matt Damon Reportedly To Star in New Christopher Nolan Film for Universal

Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon – © 2014 – Paramount Pictures   Matt Damon is reportedly in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s new picture for Universal, scheduled for release in the summer of 2026. It would be the third collaboration for the two men. Damon had appeared in the role of General Leslie Groves…

Hideaki Anno Announce Plans for New Space Battleship Yamato Film

©Courtesy of Tohoku Shinsha khara, Inc., which Hideaki Anno serves as president, has been granted the rights to produce a new anime based on Space Battleship Yamato. Anno and a mechanical designer/director Yutaka Izubuchi, and animation & special effects researcher Ryusuke Hikawa were the presenters during the 50th anniversary screening special talk show of Space…

The 4: 30 Movie : Exclusive Interview with Director Kevin Smith

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of  Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV…

‘Will & Harper’: Press Conference With Will Ferrell, Harper Steele and Director Josh Greenbaum

 @Courtesy of Netflix Will & Harper : Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his‬ dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman.‬ That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at‬‭ Saturday Night…

NYFF/ Maria : Q&A with Actresses Angelina Jolie, Alba Rohrwacher, Production Designer Guy Hendrix Dyas, Cinematographer Edward Lachman, Director Pablo Larraín

Maria : The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris. Director : Pablo Larraín Screenwriter : Steven Knight Distributor : Netflix Production Co : Komplizen Film, The Apartment, Fabula Rating : R (A Sexual Reference|Some Language) Genre…

NYFF /Rumours Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent  Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would…

‘Mediha’: A Brilliant Testimony to a Young Woman’s Endurance and Bravery

©Courtesy of Together  It is no exaggeration to say that the humanitarian crisis involving refugees and migrants is one of the most daunting issues of our day. In the United States, the southern border has become a flashpoint of tension, provoking contentious rhetoric in this year’s presidential election campaign. Abroad, legions of people have been…

NYFF: ‘The Room Next Door’ Video Review: Almodóvar Teams with Moore and Swinton for English Feature Debut

Pedro Almodóvar is back at the 62nd New York Film Festival with his first English-language feature film, The Room Next Door, adapted from the novel by Sigrid Nunez, who also wrote the book on which The Friend is based. (You can watch my review of the movie adapting that other book, which also played NYFF,…

Gladiator II: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: Starring Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington

Paramount Pictures has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to the  classic, Oscar-winning 2000 film, Gladiator. The promo video, which runs for two minutes and 15 seconds, contains a significant amount new footage from the drama. The featurette, which is subtitled Making an Epic, also contains behind-the-scenes glimpses into the…

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures

Timothée Chalamet in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. Photo by Macall Polay, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Searchlight Pictures has dropped a new trailer for  highly anticipated new film, A Complete Unknown. Timothée Chalamet performs Dylan’s songs and grumbles as if it were his own in the new official trailer for…

PADDINGTON IN PERU | Official US Teaser | STUDIOCANAL : Starring Ben Whishaw

Studio Canal has released a new trailer for the third Paddington movie, which is called Paddington in Peru. The two Paddington movies are regarded as rare beacons of light in a world that appears to be incredibly dark. These films are both solidly crafted and heartwarming, reminding you that having a heart and happiness are…

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,…

Boise Film Festival Announces Lineup of Films and Events for Debut in October

Boise Film Festival announces lineup of films and events for debut in October (October 10-13) 20th Anniversary screening of Gavin O’Connor’s Miracle opens the film festival Film festival award winners on the inaugural schedule include Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s A New Kind of Wilderness Zoë Eisenberg’s Chaperone, Alison Tavel’s Resynator, and Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina Miracle…

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…