Edward Moran

Edward Moran
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Edward Moran began his journalistic career many decades ago as a theater and cinema reviewer for Show Business and the New York Theater Review. More recently he contributed film reviews to hosokinema.com and Movie Sleuth. His writings have appeared in publications as diverse as the Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, the Paris Review, and the Massachusetts Review. Moran also edited a memoir by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Christine Choy. He served as literary advisor to her film Hyam Plutzik: American Poet, which was the keynote film in the American Perspectives series at the 2007 Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin.
Edward Moran began his journalistic career many decades ago as a theater and cinema reviewer for Show Business and the New York Theater Review. More recently he contributed film reviews to hosokinema.com and Movie Sleuth. His writings have appeared in publications as diverse as the Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, the Paris Review, and the Massachusetts Review. Moran also edited a memoir by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Christine Choy. He served as literary advisor to her film Hyam Plutzik: American Poet, which was the keynote film in the American Perspectives series at the 2007 Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin.

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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the prequel to The Hunger Games movies, is slated for theatrical release on November 17. Based on a novel by Suzanne Collins, the upcoming film will include a vocal rendition by Rachel Zegler of “The Hanging Tree” song. “The Hanging Tree” was first heard in the soundtrack for The…

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Actor Burt Young died in Hollywood on October 8 at the age of 83. Young was noted for his portrayal of thuggish yet endearing characters throughout his half-century film career. He is perhaps best known for playing the character of Paulie, Rocky’s best friend, in six of the Stallone films, earning an Oscar nomination for…

GKIDS Announces English Voice Cast for Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ : Christian Bale, Florence Pugh and Robert Pattinson to Star

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After Strike, Rian Johnson Is ‘Diving in Full Force’ on ‘Knives Out 3’

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Takes Top Honors at BFI London Film Festival

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist has won the top prize at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, which closed today. In announcing the award, the jury stated: “Subtle, cinematic and underscored by fully realized performances, Hamaguchi’s assured drama supersedes the sum of its parts. online pharmacy buy rybelsus online with best prices…

Henry Selick Hints at Possible Prequel to ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

Director Henry Selick is hinting he might be interested in developing a prequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas, the acclaimed dark-fantasy film he’d created some thirty years ago. In an interview this week with People magazine, Selick downplayed the idea of a sequel, however. He described the original film as “a perfect movie” that he…

Umbrella Entertainment to Release Collector’s Edition of Takashi Miike’s ‘Audition’

Fans of the macabre are now able to order a special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray to mark the 25h anniversary of Audition, the celebrated psychological horror movie by Takashi Miike. The souvenir item, which is being released by Umbrella Entertainment in January, promises to be a rich grab bag of materials related to Miike’s 1999 film….

Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Set for Two-Part Release in Summer, 2024

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The production and distribution firm known as A24 is reportedly shifting gears and moving out of its arthouse niche toward a more commercial modus operandi. A recent article in The Wrap quoted a knowledgeable source as saying that the company is in the process of “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur-driven dramas” in its search for more…