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The Electric State
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NYCC : The Electric State / Q&A with Actress Millie Bobby Brown, Actor Chris Pratt and Directors Russo Brothers

©Courtesy of Netflix The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Sweetpea
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NYCC: Sweetpea Interview with Actress/Executive Producer Ella Purnell

©Courtesy of Starz Humanizing a sinister anti-hero who’s pushed to the edge after being ignored and dismissed throughout their lives can be an emotional journey for both a performer and their audience. That’s certainly the case for actress Ella Purnell‘s protagonist of Rhiannon Lewis in the new dark dramedy television show, Sweetpea. The series is…

Karen Benardello
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Chicago Japanese Film collective
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2024 Chicago Japanese Film Collective Full Lineup Announced!

    2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective Full Lineup Announced! Greetings from beautiful Chicago, where fall is in full bloom! We are delighted to announce the full lineup for the 2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC). This year’s festival, centered around the theme of ‘Co-existence,’ will feature 11 films, including 2 theater screenings and 9…

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Mike Flanagan
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Mike Flanagan Reportedly Working on ‘Carrie’ Series for Amazon MGM

Mike Flanagan at N.Y. Comi-Con, Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki  Director Mike Flanagan is reportedly working on an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Carrie as an eight-episode series for Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline, Flanagan will serve as writer and showrunner for the project and share the executive producer role with Trevor Macy of Intrepid…

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‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’: A Touching Tale of Growth and Survival
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‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’: A Touching Tale of Growth and Survival

©Blue fox Entertainment  It’s no secret that some of the most awesome animated films on the planet have emerged from post-WWII Japan. While Kensuke’s Kingdom is not a Japanese production per se, it is based on a novel by a British-born author who includes the story of a soldier from Nagasaki in his engaging narrative….

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Wolfman
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Christopher Abbott’s Transformation in ‘Wolf Man’ Trailer

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Universal Pictures showed its first full trailer of the Wolf Man trailer at the New York Comic-Con on Friday, following a teaser last month. Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night), who has been nominated for a Golden Globe, plays Blake, a San Francisco husband and father who inherits his…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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NYFF : Emilia Pérez / Q&A with Director Jacques Audiard 
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NYFF : Emilia Pérez / Q&A with Director Jacques Audiard 

©Courtesy of Netflix Emilia Pérez : From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón)…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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American Psycho
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Luca Guadagnino Reportedly Discussing a New ‘American Psycho’ for Lionsgate

© Copyright 2000 – Universal Studios – All rights reserved. Italian director Luca Guadagnino is reportedly in discussions with Lionsgate to direct a new American Psycho movie. An earlier version of the film had debuted in 2000, directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale in the role of Patrick Bateman, a Manhattan investment banker turned…

Edward Moran
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Exhibiting Forgiveness
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‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Actors John Earl Jelks, Andra Day, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Video Interviews)

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Titus Kaphar’s Exhibiting Forgiveness is a powerful and moving personal story that the artist-turned-filmmaker made after having conversations with his own father. It stars André Holland (Moonlight)  as Tarrell, an artist whose estranged father La’Ron (John Earl Jelks) comes back into his life…

Edward Douglas
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Billie Eilish
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Billie Eilish Rumored to Join Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2

©Courtesy of Billie Eilish (2022) Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith is reportedly looking to shake up its cast. According to Deadline, the titular roles of John and Jane played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are up for grabs. The first season of Mr. & Mrs. Smith introduced Glover and Erskine as two spies…

Edward Moran
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Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Dramatically Depicts the Trauma of War
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Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Dramatically Depicts the Trauma of War

©Courtesy of Netflix  The original Mobile Suit Gundam deserves a lot of credit for making “mecha” a thing. It was also notable at the time for featuring human beings as both the heroes and the bad guys, within a science fiction anime context. Naturally, most viewers identified with the Earth Federation Forces (EFF), since all…

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