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“The Blood of Wolves” Director Kazuya Shiraishi Signed with UTA

©Courtesy of Toei Company, LTD. The film, “The Blood of Wolves” UTA, a top U.S. talent agency which represents artists, athletes and storytellers, has signed a contract with Japanese director Kazuya Shiraishi, who is known for films like “The Devil’s Path”, “Sunny”, “The Blood of Wolves”, “Bushido” and TV series, “The Queen of Villains.” The…

Like Father Like Son: Exclusive Interview with Director Barry Jay and Actor Dylan Flashner

©Courtesy of Lionsgate Some of the even most well-meaning saviors can eventually make life-altering choices that affect everyone they care about as they dole out their own personal form of vigilante justice. Those extreme decisions ultimately embrace their dark side, even if they initially have well intentions. Actor Dylan Flashner’s complex anti-hero of Eli in…

Sundance Film Festival: ‘The Alabama Solution’ is a Vital, Urgent Call for Prison Reform in a Very Broken System

Conditions within prison facilities aren’t known to be great, and they’re not invitations that many in positions of power believe to be most deserving of resources. Some argue that criminal offenders need to be kept in line and shouldn’t be treated with kindness, and therefore their needs should be at the bottom of any priority…

New York Intl Children’s Fest Announces 2025 Line-Up Announced!

©Courtesy of New York Intl Children’s Fest, NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (NYICFF) ANNOUNCES 2025 FEATURES SLATE AND SHORT FILM PROGRAMS. OPENING NIGHT IS THE U.S. PREMIERE OF ANIMATED BIOPIC HOLA, FRIDA, SUPPORTED BY THE FRIDA KAHLO ESTATE, WITH THE CENTERPIECE SLOT GOING TO THE EAST COAST PREMIERE OF A24’S THE LEGEND OF OCHI,…

‘Love Me’: Exclusive Interview with Sam & Andy Zuchero

©Courtesy of Bleecker Street The identity and potential of new AI and technology is largely linked to how well it adapts to and supports humanity’s ever-evolving journey. Love Me, the new groundbreaking first feature from sister and brother filmmaking duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, explores the lasting effects of AI through an epic tale of…

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Touch Me’ is a Weird, Appealing Story of Cross-Species Attraction

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival There are plenty of theories about the existence of extraterrestrial life, and theatrical first contact experiences like the one depicted in Star Trek are hardly the only way in which humanity could become aware of them. Touch Me offers a truly unique method of undeniable confirmation for one human that…

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Neon 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 fascination into his…

Sinners : Trailer / Starring Michael B. Jordan, Directed by Ryan Coogler

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Sinners: From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.” Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back….

A Real Pain : Press Conference with Actor/Writer/Director Jesse Eisenberg

@Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures A Real Pain : Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Director : Jesse Eisenberg Producer : Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Emma Stone, Ewa…

Sundance Film Festival 2025 / Twinless : Actor/Writer/Director James Sweeney Interview

©Courtesy of Republic Pictures As a life-long fan of films and television shows, and an endless passion for writing, Karen Benardello decided to combine the two for a career. She graduated from New York’s LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic in 2008. Karen has since been working in the press in…

The Oscar Winning Film, Bong Joon-ho’s PARASITE Returns To IMAX

©Courtesy of Neon The film “Parasite“, five years after making cinematic history as the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, NEON will be bringing Bong Joon Ho’s critically acclaimed “Parasite” back to theaters with an exclusive IMAX release beginning on February 7th. Bong Joon Ho’s visionary storytelling and masterful…