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Tribeca Festival/ Summer War Review: Games on the Chilean Coast

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival Chilean filmmaker Alicia Scherson has established herself as one of the leading voices in contemporary Latin American cinema through films such as “Play” (2005), “Turistas” (2009) and “Il Futuro” (2013), earning international recognition for her intimate, character-driven storytelling. She has also maintained a connection to the work of the acclaimed writer…

Tribeca Festival : Exclusive Interview with Director Miiku Sakanishi 

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival  Memoriz : Yuta arrives at a remote rural town in the island of Kyushu to take care of his fastidious father-in-law Makoto, a photographer recovering from a leg fracture. While assisting at Makoto’s traditional photo studio, where portraits are carefully composed to endure, Yuta stays connected to his wife Yuki and…

Sugar Season 2 : Exclusive Interview with Actors Raymond Lee & Jin Ha

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…

Tribeca Festival Review: Deepfake is a Hilarious Satire About Reinvention in the Age of Social Media

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival In an era where branding feels more important than fulfillment, Deepfake explores the complicated relationship between identity, validation and authenticity. The new comedy blends fashion, technology and social satire into a story that examines how easily self-improvement can become self-erasure. The film ponders when life is curated for public consumption, what…

Moana | Final Trailer | In Theaters July 10 : Starring Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson

©Courtesy of Disney Pictures Disney Pictures recently unveiled the final trailer for their upcoming live-action adaptation of “Moana“, the 2016 animated film. 17-year-old Australian actress Catherine Laga’aia, known for her role in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” takes on the title role alongside Dwayne Johnson, who once again portrays the demigod Maui, joining them…

Two Sets of Writers to Write “Monopoly” Movie

Courtesy of Hasbro Two teams of writers have taken on the task of adapting the board game “Monopoly” into a film, with Lionsgate is producing the film, as well as LuckyChap and Hasbro Entertainment. Deadline reports that two scripts are currently in development – one by “Minecraft Movie” scribes Neil Widener and Gavin Jessica, and…

The Furious: Joe Taslim & Xie Mao vs. Human Traffickers

ⒸCourtesy of Lionsgate  Action movie heroes hate human traffickers—and rightly so. They are the scum of the earth, whom nobody would defend. Notable examples include, Liam Neeson in Taken, Veronica Ngo in Furie, Jim Caviezel in Sound of Freedom, and Dolph Lundgren in Skin Trade, and in real-life as an advocate for victims. Now, Joe…

Sebastian Stan isn’t Harvey Dent in “‘The Batman: Part II’?

Photo by Marvel Studios/Courtesy of Marvel Studios – © 2024 MARVEL According to a new report, Sebastian Stan’s character in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman Part II,” previously reported as district attorney Harvey Dent/Two-Face, is now identified as a distinct villain named Mr. Zsasz. Insneider recently released a surprising report, stating that Stan’s character in the film…

“Masters of the Universe” Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

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 age, he would turn his…

Heart of the Beast | Official Trailer (2026 Movie) – Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Anna Lambe

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures unveiled the initial trailer for “Heart of the Beast,” “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer’s latest film starring Brad Pitt alongside an animal. Following a perilous plane accident, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Pitt) and his German Shepherd combat dog, Odin, find themselves lost deep within Alaskan wilderness. They are…

The 25th New York Asian Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Discovering the Future of Asian Cinema July 10–26, 2026

Fat Choi Spirit (©2010 Fortune Star Media Limited All Rights Reserved); Gamer Girls (courtesy of Film Movement); Colony (courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment); Crossing a Dawn (©Momo Pictures); and Montreal, Ma Belle (©Filmoption International) The 25th New York Asian Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Discovering the Future of Asian Cinema July 10–26, 2026…