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Dìdi : Exclusive Interview with Actor Izaac Wang on the Sundance Winning Film

Photo by [Courtesy of Focus Features / Tal, LLC. © 2024 All Rights Reserv – © Talking Fish Pictures, LLC. © 2024 All Rights Reserved. Dìdi: In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to…

Sing Sing : Press Conference with Actors Colman Domingo & Clarence Maclin

©Courtesy of A24  Sing Sing : Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable…

Japan Cuts : Performing Kaoru’s Funeral / Exclusive Interview with Director Noriko Yuasa

©PKFP PARTNERS Performing Kaoru’s Funeral : When a screenwriter named Kaoru dies suddenly, she leaves behind a tangle of relations who are all pulled together for the final act in her life: performing her funeral. The chief mourner is her ex-husband, Jun. A failed actor, he drifts around Tokyo as a driver for callgirls. He…

Fantasia : Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp Review

©Courtesy of Fantasia International Film Festival  At least poor Koyomi Araragi is not a Renfield. As a freshly turned minion, his mistress bestowed full vampire powers on him. Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade—truly an anime name, if ever there was one—might even allow him to return to human form, eventually. For now, Araragi must protect her from…

‘Kneecap’: Sex, Drugs & Irish Hip-Hop (Exclusive Video Interview)

It’s possible that some of the people that managed to catch Rich Peppiat’s Kneecap at its Sundance Film Festival premiere were not aware that the Irish hip-hop trio at the center of the story was a real Belfast-based hip-hop act that had been finding growing success at home and abroad. That’s because Kneecap is a…

NYAFF : Reversi / Exclusive Interview with Director Adrian Teh

Adrian Teh is one of the renowned director and producer in Malaysia. He founded and presided over the Chinese Film Association of Malaysia in 2012, and organized Malaysia’s first ever Chinese movies awards ceremony – the Golden Wau Awards – in 2013. He is highly recognized as one of the Top-10 Outstanding Youths of Malaysia…

Fantasia: The Code: Interview with Director Eugene Kotlyarenko and Actresses Dasha Nekrasova and Ivy Wolk

©Courtesy of Fantasia International Film Festival Making a compelling pandemic-set movie that pushes the cinematic language in new directions can be a challenge for filmmakers. Writer-director Eugene Kotlyarenko did just that with his new experimental comedy, The Code. The feature blurs different cinematic mediums and balances multiple points of view. The surveillance-driven narrative forgoes celebrating…

Fantasia International Film Festival : A Samurai in Time / Director Junichi Yasuda

©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…

Kensuke’s Kingdom : U.S. Trailer / Starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe

Blue Fox Entertainment has released the official trailer for the family adventure movie Kensuke’s Kingdom, which has two Oscar winners in Cillian Murphy and Sally Hawkins. The synopsis said, “A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard,”…

NYAFF : Exclusive Interview with Actress Shaina Magdayao

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Shaina Magdayao is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her dramatic roles in film and television, she began her career as a child actress and starred in her first titular role Lyra. She has received accolades from various award-giving bodies which include a…

Japan Cuts: Interview with Tetsuya Chihara on ICE CREAM FEVER

©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The title of the most “kawaii” film from this year’s Japan Cuts undoubtedly goes to director Tetsuya Chihara‘s debut feature, Ice Cream Fever. This innovative film intricately depicts the intersecting longings, affections, and obsessions of four women living in Tokyo. The project showcases Chihara’s keen artistic vision of finding beauty in…