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NYFF / “Priscilla” : Press Conference with Actors Cailee Spaeny & Jacob Elordi, Costumer Designer Stacey Battat, Production Designer Tamara Deverell, and Producer Youree Henley

Synopsis : When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis…

Milli Vanilli : Exclusive Video Interview with Singer Fabrice Morvan and Director Luke Korem

Synopsis : A new feature-length documentary “MILLI VANILLI,” which made its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, will premiere exclusively on the service Tuesday, October 24 in the U.S. and Canada, and on Wednesday, October 25 in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Produced by MRC and Keep on…

Netflix’s “Doona” : Press Conference with Actors Suzy, Yang Se-jong, and Director Lee Jung-hyo

Synopsis : A college student navigates life and school while dealing with the unique predicament of living with a former K-pop idol. Starring: Bae Suzy, Yang Se-jong, Park Se-wan, Ha Young, Kim Do-wan TV Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Oct 20, 2023 Genre: Romance Press Conference with Actors Suzy, Yang Se-jong, and director Lee Jung-hyo   Q…

NYFF / Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus : Q&A with Director Neo Sora 

Synopsis : When Ryuichi Sakamoto died in March 2023 at age 71, the world lost one of its greatest musicians: a classical orchestral composer, a techno-pop artist, and a piano soloist who elevated every genre he worked in and inspired and influenced music-lovers across the globe. As a final gift to his legions of fans,…

NYFF / “Maestro” : Press Conference with Josh Singer, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Jamie Bernstein, Kazu Hiro, Mark Bridges, Kevin Thompson, Steve Morrow, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Synopsis : Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love. Rating: R (Some Language and Drug Use) Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Music, Lgbtq+…

“Tokyo Cowboy” : Exclusive Interview with Director Marc Marriott and Producer Brigham Taylor

Synopsis : Brash businessman Hideki convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that’s key to the transformation: himself. Genre: Western, Comedy, Drama Original Language: Japanese, English Director:…

“A Very Good Girl” : Exclusive Interview with Actresses Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly De Leon

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kathryn Bernardo was born on March 26, 1996 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She is an actress, known for “The Hows of US” (2018), “Hello, Love, Goodbye”(2019) and “Barcelona : A Love Untold”(2016). Dolly De Leon was born on April 12, 1969 in…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Rebecca Miller on ‘She Came to Me’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Writer-director Rebecca Miller, whose past films include Maggie’s Plan, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and Personal Velocity, returns with her latest film, She Came to Me. A man writing an opera finds himself experiencing severe writer’s block…

Exclusive Interview: Elia Moutamid & Simone Brioni Discuss ‘Maka’, About Pioneer Black Italian Activist Geneviève Makaping

Filmmaker Elia Moutamid — whose previous works as director include Gaiwan (2015), Talien (2015 and winner of the “Special Jury Prize” at the Turin Film Festival 2017), Kufid (2020) — has released his latest film: Maka. This film is the result of a heartfelt collaboration with Simone Brioni, writer and Assistant Professor at the Department…

NYFF : “May December” / Press Conference with Director Todd Haynes, Producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler Jessica Elbaum, Sophie Mas, and Screenwriter Samy Burch

Synopsis : Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a…

Exclusive Video Interview: Writer Michelle Ashford on ‘Cat Person’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 New Yorker short story Cat Person became a viral sensation, inviting wildly different interpretations of complicity and culpability within a relationship that never even really got started. Now, writer Michelle Ashford adapts her story into a full-length feature, which has taken…