The New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) — the Oscar-qualifying kermesse that takes place over three weekends in March in New York City — is back with an engaging line-up that will entertain its 3 to 18 year-old spectators. When it comes to Academy Awards, a film in this 2026 programme is the outcome…
©Third Window Films A Samurai in Time : A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films. Director : Junichi Yasuda Producer : Junichi Yasuda Screenwriter : Junichi Yasuda Cast : Norimasa Fuke, Yoshiharu…
©Courtesy of Kino Films Penalty Loop : When his girlfriend was murdered, part of Jun’s soul died with her. Since then, his only thought has been to take justice into his own hands. Having tracked down the murderer, Mizoguchi, and prepared a meticulous plan to achieve his aims discreetly, the time has come to take…
©2023 映画「わたしの幸せな結婚」製作委員会 Actress Mio Imada and actor Ren Meguro’s protagonists may be living in a fantasy world in their new action film, As Long As We Both Shall Live, but that doesn’t mean they have to give up on their real-world dreams. The characters are fighting both human and supernatural enemies in the romantic drama…
Synopsis: A bold coming-of-rage story. Joy is an undocumented Filipina immigrant who is struggling to do the best she can for her daughter when she secures the perfect job; taking care of an extremely wealthy but terminal old man. The new position pays well and guarantees a roof over their heads but very soon, Joy and…
FANTASIA’S 25TH EDITION ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING FOR UPCOMING VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL Richard Bates Jr.’s KING KNIGHT, Tsutomu Hanabusa’s KAKEGURUI 2: ULTIMATE RUSSIAN ROULETTE, Mark O’Brien’s THE RIGHTEOUS, Daigo Matsui’s REMAIN IN TWILIGHT, Edoardo Vitaletti’s THE LAST THING MARY SAW, and Shunji Iwai’s THE 12 DAY TALE OF THE MONSTER THAT DIED IN 8…
©Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival Today, the 2026 Cannes Film Festival lineup was revealed, with Cristian Mungiu and Hirokazu Kore-eda as well as two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and veteran American indie director Ira Sachs as the main names to debut new works. The competition lineup features a plethora of auteurs with a…
If you were to go into the Japanese crime-drama, Sham, without any advance knowledge, you might assume it’s the new film from Kore-eda or Oscar-winning filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Going into the movie knowing it’s directed by Takashi Miike is likely to lead to all sorts of expectations, since, for better or worse…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Serena Davanzo : Serena Davanzo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Journalism and a BA in Theatre in December 2022. She currently works full time as a weekend anchor/producer and MMJ’s weekdays. She aspires to be…
©Courtesy of Fantasia International Film Festival New Yorkers might not even consider this near-future Korean metropolis (a sort of, but not exactly Seoul) a strange and unfamiliar urban dystopia, as director-screenwriter Yoon Eun-kyung intended. Yes, the air quality is awful and it is nearly impossible to find an affordable, livable apartment, thanks a bizarre and…
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