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The Glassworker : Exclusive Interview with Animator/Composer Usman Riaz

Check out more of our YouTube Channel  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning…

FLC Announces NYFF63 Spotlight Selections

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center Film at Lincoln Center announces the 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF63) Spotlight lineup. A complement to the NYFF63 Main Slate, Spotlight showcases a selection of 12 significant and anticipated features, including three world premieres, two U.S. premieres, and six New York premieres, as well as nine short films shown in two programs. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership…

Plainclothes Trailer : Tom Blyth & Russell Tovey

©Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Magnolia Pictures has dropped a new trailer for the film, “Plainclothes” which shows Tom Blyth, and Russell Tovey have explosive chemistry that is bursting off the screen. Set in 1990s Syracuse and featuring breakout performances from stars Tom Blyth (“Hunger Games: The Ballad OF Songbirds & Snakes“) and Russell Tovey (“Looking“),…

After Five Years, Horror Is Back at Filmlinc with ‘Scary Movies XIII’!

Film At Lincoln Center (aka FilmLinc) has regularly been putting together series focusing on films from all parts of the world, but one of its great series that got waylaid by COVID was the annual look at horror and genre films. “Scary Movie” is back after five years away, and if you’re a horror buff,…

Mohammad Rasoulof, Exiled Iranian Filmmaker, Contemplates Returning Home to Make New Film

Mohammad Rasoulof, the dissident Iranian filmmaker who wrote and directed There Is No Evil and The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is considering returning to his homeland, which he fled last year to avoid an eight-year prison sentence. On Monday of this week, the City of Locarno presented him with the first Locarno City of…

NYFF63 Spotlight Gala Announced!

Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Film at Lincoln Center announces the premiere of Scott Cooper’s “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere“ as the Spotlight Gala selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival. At the premiere presentation on Sunday, September 28, Cooper and cast members Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, and Odessa Young will…

Writers Guild Expels Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar for Strikebreaking

© 2013 – Fox Searchlight The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has expelled two of its members, filmmaker Park Chan-wook and writer Don McKellar for violating its protocols during the writer’s strike in 2023. The WGA had already disciplined seven other writers for alleged violations, three of whom were unidentified until yesterday. Park Chan-wook and Don…

Spider-Man Brand New Day : DAY 1

Sony Pictures has released an official behind-the-scenes vignette for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” giving fans a look at the first day of production. The start of filming for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in Glasgow, Scotland marks the return of Tom Holland to the limelight. The BAFTA winner dressed up as Spider-Man on the first day…

TV Review – ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Part 1 Features More Delightfully Dark Mayhem and Deadpan Charm

©Couretsy of Netflix The titular anti-heroine is providing words of inspiration for a new era of students in Netflix’s returning fantasy comedy, Wednesday. Series star Jenna Ortega infused her performance of the leader in Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 with a sense of tenacity. The character’s fierceness shine through as she chases her dreams in…

ONE PIECE: Season 2 | First Look | Netflix

©Courtesy of Netflix Tired of waiting for a transponder snail to bring you the latest on “ONE PIECE” Season 2? We’ve got you covered. At the annual “ONE PIECE” Day celebration in Tokyo, Netflix debuted a first look at the hit pirate adventure returning for Season 2 in 2026. Plus, the live-action series has been renewed…

New Line Taps Ben Zazove and Evan Turner for ‘Space Invaders’ Movie Adaptation

©Courtesy of Taito  Screenwriters Ben Zazove and Evan Turner are being tapped by New Line to create a Space Invaders movie based on the Taito arcade game that was released in 1979. Created by Tomohiro Nishikado, Space invaders became one of the most iconic games that depicted Earth being attacked by alien invaders. The success…