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Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI, Restored in 4K for the First Time | Opens July 5 at Film Forum

©Courtesy of Toho Studios “THE FINEST JAPANESE FILM EVER MADE.” — Donald Richie TOSHIRŌ MIFUNE STARS IN AKIRA KUROSAWA’S  SEVEN SAMURAI U.S. PREMIERE OF 70th ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION RESTORED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN 4K JULY 5 – 18 AT FILM FORUM ©Courtesy of Toho Studios A new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s epic masterpiece, SEVEN SAMURAI…

JAPAN CUTS 2024 Program Announced!

©Courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAPAN SOCIETY PRESENTS THE 17TH ANNUAL  JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM July 10–21, 2024 · Japan Society · New York, NY North America’s largest Japanese film festival presents two weeks of contemporary premieres, including new films from Kei Chika-ura, Takeshi Kitano, Gakuryu Ishii, Shunji…

Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Feature Film Lineup!

The Tribeca Festival has announced the features lineup for its 2024 edition, which will open with the world premiere of Hulu documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton. The festival highlights in this year’s features lineup include the world premieres of documentaries about Liza Minnelli (Liza: A Truly Terrific…

MoMI Announces 25-Film Series “See It Big” at the ’90s Multiplex

Speed,©Courtesy of Disney MoMI announces 25-film series See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex, highlighting a transformative decade of daring, diverse movies Titles include Pulp Fiction, Hoop Dreams, and Speed—celebrating their 30th anniversaries—Clueless, The Thin Red Line, Princess Mononoke, Boomerang, Defending Your Life, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Fisher King, Darkman, The Last of the Mohicans, Strange Days, and more Summer series opens Memorial Day weekend: May…

The Cannes Film Festival Reveals Lineup

  In what seems to be our favorite directors are back at the French resort, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its line-up, the festival will bring “Godfather” series Director Francis ford Coppola with a highly anticipated film, “Magalopolis” starring Adam Driver, “Mad Max” series Director George Miller “Furiosa” starring Anya Taylor-Joy. “Star War” series…

Harlem International Film Festival 2024 Announces Film Lineup and Return to Columbia University’s Screens in May

THE 2024 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 19th edition (May 16-26) Opening Night features the World Premiere of  Nana Ghana’s You Are Always Right Here and an Uptown Shorts Spotlight  Saturday’s Spotlight Presentation will feature the  NY Premiere of Nancy Saslow’s documentary  Xernona Clayton: A Life in Black and White   YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT…

Naples Announces CALL FOR ENTRIES  for 16th Annual Naples International Film Festival 

Artis—Naples Announces CALL FOR ENTRIES  for 16th Annual Naples International Film Festival NIFF to take place October 24-27, 2023    Naples, FL (April 19, 2024) — Artis—Naples announced today that the call for entries has begun for the 2024 Naples International Film Festival (NIFF), which is scheduled to take place October 24-27 at the newly established Alamo Drafthouse…

VC FILM FEST ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR 40TH EDITION OF FEST: LA Premiere of DÌDI (弟弟)

VC FILM FEST ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR 40TH EDITION OF FEST LA Premiere of DÌDI (弟弟) Los Angeles, CA – Visual Communications (VC),  announced a new Special Presentation program added to the VC FILM FEST lineup; the Los Angeles Premiere of the Narrative Feature DÌDI (弟弟). Directed by Sean Wang, the narrative feature follows an…

Japan Society and MoMI Announce Major Retrospective of Films by Hiroshi Shimizu

Four Seasons of Children: Spring/Summer © 1939 Shochiku Co., Ltd. “Kindred to Jean Renoir, and even anticipating Hou Hsiao-hsien, was a man in Japan who brought a new wind to cinema: Hiroshi Shimizu.” —Ryusuke Hamaguchi “Ozu and I create films through hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.” —Kenji Mizoguchi New York, New York, April 4,…

SRFF 2024 – The 11th Edition Narrative and Documentary Features Have Been Unveiled

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY – SRFF 2024 8 NARRATIVES FEATURES in competition Friday – Sunday, March 15-17 – Cinema Village  From Life to Life | New York Premiere Beka Sikharulidze | Georgia | 2022 | 93 mins The story is set in 1990s Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Luka is…