2026 USA Film Festival Announces Official Selections and Special Guests for USAFF56 (April 22-26) Opening Night will feature Warren Elgort’s Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses with Arthur Elgort in attendance, Centerpiece screening will be Renny Harlin’s Deep Water with the filmmaker joined by executive producer and music legend Gene Simmons USAFF will host a special salute to Academy…
Check out more of 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 Tokyo’s program called “Morning…
From April 1st to October 5th 2026, the National Cinema Museum in Turin hosts the glorious exhibition My Name Is Orson Welles. Conceived by the Cinémathèque française and curated by its director Frédéric Bonnaud. The exhibition features more than 400 pieces, some never before exhibited, from various public and private collections and the Orson Welles…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Classics will re-release Danny Boyle’s iconic film, “TRAINSPOTTING“ starring Ewan McGregor for special theatrical event engagements throughout the U.S. beginning June 5, 2026, timed to the 30thAnniversary of its 1996 debut. The film will be screened as a 4K Digital Restoration that was supervised by Director Danny Boyle. Funny, disturbing, tragic…
© 1992 Twentieth Century Fox HBO Max unintentionally premiered ”Alien 3: The Assembly Cut” on its service during the weekend. Director David Fincher’s refusal to do a director’s cut for home video release created this alternate version, which is 144 minutes long, and is a full half-hour longer than the theatrical cut. The “Assembly Cut”…
©Courtesy of Netflix Taiza Kujo annoys other lawyers because they think he makes them look bad—and perhaps he does, but maybe not in the way that they think. He accepts the worst of the worst as his clients and negotiates deals his colleagues consider potentially unethical. However, he takes the time to better understand his…
©Courtesy of Bad Robot Bad Robot is moving towards a new phase in its history. J.J. Abrams’ production company is scaling down its operations and reorganizing as it closes its Los Angeles office and relocates to New York, where Abrams now resides. The move is a result of the company’s decision to sell their longtime…
©Courtesy of Lovecraft Country A few days after several crew members left the South Carolina set of Jonathan Majors‘ upcoming untitled action film, further information about the safety concerns that caused the strike has surfaced. According to the Deadline report, IATSE(International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)called for a strike against production on March 26 following…
@The Oprah Conversation Former United States President Barack Obama isn’t just a great leader, but also he has done great works through his film production, Higher Ground by producing three remarkable films that his label helped produce this year – the acclaimed Colman Domingo-led biopic “Rustin,” the Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali-led end of world…
Combining grit, gunfire and a morally tangled hero can powerfully reimagine the classic Western genre through a modern, kinetic lens. That’s certainly true with the upcoming action-thriller, Normal, in which justice is messy, violence is unpredictable and nothing is quite as ordinary as it seems. The new film is the latest pairing between actor Bob…
© 1992 Twentieth Century Fox HBO Max unintentionally premiered ”Alien 3: The Assembly Cut” on its service during the weekend. Director David Fincher’s refusal to do a director’s cut for home video release created this alternate version, which is 144 minutes long, and is a full half-hour longer than the theatrical cut. The “Assembly Cut”…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Classics will re-release Danny Boyle’s iconic film, “TRAINSPOTTING“ starring Ewan McGregor for special theatrical event engagements throughout the U.S. beginning June 5, 2026, timed to the 30thAnniversary of its 1996 debut. The film will be screened as a 4K Digital Restoration that was supervised by Director Danny Boyle. Funny, disturbing, tragic…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES “THE GRANDMASTER: TONY LEUNG” CELEBRATING THE LEGENDARY HONG KONG ACTOR Series runs April 29–May 7 and spotlights 13 iconic films, with Tony Leung in person for a special conversation and Silent Friend Q&As Film at Lincoln Center announces “The Grandmaster: Tony Leung,” a 13-film retrospective running April 29 through May 7…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Classics will re-release Danny Boyle’s iconic film, “TRAINSPOTTING“ starring Ewan McGregor for special theatrical event engagements throughout the U.S. beginning June 5, 2026, timed to the 30thAnniversary of its 1996 debut. The film will be screened as a 4K Digital Restoration that was supervised by Director Danny Boyle. Funny, disturbing, tragic…
© 1992 Twentieth Century Fox HBO Max unintentionally premiered ”Alien 3: The Assembly Cut” on its service during the weekend. Director David Fincher’s refusal to do a director’s cut for home video release created this alternate version, which is 144 minutes long, and is a full half-hour longer than the theatrical cut. The “Assembly Cut”…
©Courtesy of Lovecraft Country A few days after several crew members left the South Carolina set of Jonathan Majors‘ upcoming untitled action film, further information about the safety concerns that caused the strike has surfaced. According to the Deadline report, IATSE(International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)called for a strike against production on March 26 following…
©Courtesy of 5000 Broadway Production 5000 Broadway Productions announced the musical film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s “Octet” as the next feature film to be directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with producer Julie Oh joining the company as the new Head of Film & TV. Julie Oh, along with John Skidmore for Best Kept Secret Productions,…
©Courtesy of Bad Robot Bad Robot is moving towards a new phase in its history. J.J. Abrams’ production company is scaling down its operations and reorganizing as it closes its Los Angeles office and relocates to New York, where Abrams now resides. The move is a result of the company’s decision to sell their longtime…
©Courtesy of Netflix It would be a shame to deny the lasting power of an idea, particularly when it involves a group of kids landing in an unforgiving environment and chaos ensues. Yellowjackets and The Wilds have brought that concept back to life recently, but William Golding‘s 1954 novel “Lord of the Flies” remains the…
©Courtesy of IFC IFC aka Independent Film Company has dropped a red band trailer for “Over Your Dead Body” which is starring Jason Segel, Samara Weaving. Here’s the synopsis : When miserable couple Dan and Lisa retreat to a remote cabin for a romantic reset, each arrives with a secret plan to murder the other. Their carefully…
©Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios has announced the final trailer for the upcoming live-action “Masters of the Universe” feature on their website. Adam Glenn, who is ten years old, lands on his mother’s home, planet Earth, which separates him from his ancestor’s Power Sword of Grayskull in the film. After two decades, Nicholas Galitzine…
©Courtesy of HBO HBO released the trailer for HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE on Wednesday, delivering +277 million organic (non-paid) views across platforms in its first 48 hours, becoming the most-watched trailer in HBO and HBO Max history and exceeding the previous record by more than double. The series will debut Christmas 2026 on HBO and will be…
©Courtesy of Netflix “You are going straight to hell.” The chilling line comes from fortuneteller Kazuko Hosoki, played by Erika Toda, in the newly unveiled main trailer of the upcoming Netflix series “Straight to Hell“. As Hosoki dominates Japan’s TV screens and grips the nation with her brutal predictions, writer Minori Uozumi (Sairi Ito) watches…
From April 1st to October 5th 2026, the National Cinema Museum in Turin hosts the glorious exhibition My Name Is Orson Welles. Conceived by the Cinémathèque française and curated by its director Frédéric Bonnaud. The exhibition features more than 400 pieces, some never before exhibited, from various public and private collections and the Orson Welles…
©Courtesy of Netflix Taiza Kujo annoys other lawyers because they think he makes them look bad—and perhaps he does, but maybe not in the way that they think. He accepts the worst of the worst as his clients and negotiates deals his colleagues consider potentially unethical. However, he takes the time to better understand his…
Our epoch questions how human activity has become the dominant influence on the Earth’s atmosphere, ecosystems and oceans. What would happen if we could educate children to take care of all that surrounds them with nurture and respect, using a fairytale love story between a human being and a marine creature? This intent is encapsulated…
©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Check out More of Our YouTube Channel Matthew Schuchman : 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…
The season at Teatro alla Scala opens on December 7th, on Saint Ambrose (Sant’Ambrogio), the feast day of Milan’s patron saint. Since the inauguration of the opera house in 1778, La Scala has maintained its reputation as preeminent meeting place for noble and affluent Milanese people. Anissa Bonnefont’s latest documentary film La Scala: The Force…
Check out more of 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 Tokyo’s program called “Morning…
The 35th Annual Florida Film Festival announces 2026 Film Lineup and Schedule (April 10-19)Paul Giamatti and Judge Reinhold headline this year as guests of special “An Evening With..” events Adam Carter Rehmeier’s Carolina, Caroline is the Opening Night presentation, Jorma Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body takes the Centerpiece slot, and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Strangers on a Train is set for…
Check out more of 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 Tokyo’s program called “Morning…
Check out more of 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 Tokyo’s program called “Morning…
Combining grit, gunfire and a morally tangled hero can powerfully reimagine the classic Western genre through a modern, kinetic lens. That’s certainly true with the upcoming action-thriller, Normal, in which justice is messy, violence is unpredictable and nothing is quite as ordinary as it seems. The new film is the latest pairing between actor Bob…
2026 USA Film Festival Announces Official Selections and Special Guests for USAFF56 (April 22-26) Opening Night will feature Warren Elgort’s Arthur Elgort: Models & Muses with Arthur Elgort in attendance, Centerpiece screening will be Renny Harlin’s Deep Water with the filmmaker joined by executive producer and music legend Gene Simmons USAFF will host a special salute to Academy…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES “THE GRANDMASTER: TONY LEUNG” CELEBRATING THE LEGENDARY HONG KONG ACTOR Series runs April 29–May 7 and spotlights 13 iconic films, with Tony Leung in person for a special conversation and Silent Friend Q&As Film at Lincoln Center announces “The Grandmaster: Tony Leung,” a 13-film retrospective running April 29 through May 7…
©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center / MOMA Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art today announced the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 8 through April 19, 2026, with filmmakers scheduled to attend in person. With a focus on innovative cinema that sets the stage for the future of…
©Courtesy of Japan Society Japan Society is pleased to announce the film series Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective, a focus on the cult actress featuring her first public New York appearance in over 40 years—running March 27 – April 4. Best known in the West as the mythic katana-wielding Lady Snowblood of the eponymous 1973 Toho picture—a violent cult work…
©Courtesy of NYICFF Disney and Pixar’s HOPPERS to Receive Special Opening Spotlight Preview at New York International Children’s Film Festival Announcing the NYICFF’s Centerpiece Screenings: REMAINING NATIVE and NATIVE STORIES This Year’s Audience Spotlight Selection is the U.S. Premiere of MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES, Based on the NYICFF 2020 Grand Prize-Winning Short NYICFF RUNS FEBRUARY…
@Courtesy of HBO MAX After the worldwide success of the two movies dedicated to Pennywise and the Losers, Andy Muschietti decided that there was more to say about IT, the masterpiece novel written by Stephen King. Inspired by the interludes that in an obscure and elusive way talk about the genesis of the evil entity…
@Courtesy of Netflix Black Rabbit : When the owner of the hottest restaurant in New York allows his troubled brother to return to the family business, he opens the door to old traumas and new dangers that threaten to bring down everything they’ve built. Creator : Kate Susman, Zach Baylin. Executive Producer : Zach Baylin, Jude…
@Courtesy of HBO MAX Task : Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. Creator : Brad Engelsby Executive Producer : Brad Engelsby, Ron Schmidt Network : HBO Genre : Crime, Drama Original…
@Courtesy of MUBI “Mussolini: Son of the Century” Traces the birth of Fascism in Italy and Mussolini’s ascent with an innovative approach that has sparked debate about the Fascist dictator’s legacy in Italy and abroad. Director : Joe Wright Screenwriter : Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, Antonio Scurati Network : MUBI Genre : Biography, History, Drama Original Language : Italian…
@Courtesy of Peacock “The Paper” : The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. Creator : Greg Daniels, Michael Koman Executive Producer : Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein,…
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Written by Paulius Narkevičius It’s hard to explain the Kentucky Derby to a non-horse racing fan. In fact, it is even harder to compare it to a different sporting event. We’re talking about a spectacle that has been going on for more than 150 years, and it is often called “the…
©Courtesy of Noël Coward. (The rights to the film “Brief Encounter” are currently held by the estate of Noël Coward) There is a specific kind of ache that the best cross-cultural romance films understand better than any other genre. It is not simply the ache of two people wanting each other, it’s the ache of…
Written by Bradley James Watching a James Bond film can make you want a lot of different things: fancy cars, secret agent training, the company of a beautiful woman (or handsome man), or even a new wardrobe full of sharp formal wear. The films are designed as much to be eye candy as anything else. Above all…
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