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NYCC: Daredevil: Born Again / Q&A with Actors Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio

©Courtesy of Disney+ Much like the complex protagonists they’re glorifying on screen, comic book adaptations are determinedly fighting to remain significant in the public gaze in recent years. With public interest in such adaptations wavering latey, Marvel Studios is revamping the MCU with the reintroduction of one of its most popular superheros, Daredevil. The titular…

‘Conclave’ Composer Volker Bertelmann on Finding the Right Sound for the Vatican Thriller (Video Interview)

In the time between getting his first Oscar nomination for scoring the film Lion and winning the Oscar for scoring, All Quiet on the Western Front, German composer and pianist Volker Bertelmann has remained busy, balancing his film and television work with a career as a solo artist under the moniker of “Hauschka.” Bertelmman’s latest…

Billy Zane’s ‘Waltzing With Brando’ to Premiere at Torino Film Festival

©Courtesy of Torino Film Festival Billy Zane’s highly anticipated biopic, Waltzing With Brando, is set to have its world premiere at this year’s Torino Film Festival in Italy, Variety is reporting. The SAG Award-nominated actor plays the movie’s titular character, Marlon Brando. The upcoming drama was written and directed by Tapeheads filmmaker, Bill Fishman. His…

Presence Official Trailer : Starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox and Directed by Steven Soderbergh

After its debut at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Steven Soderbergh‘s haunted house exploration Presence finally arrives in theaters on January 24, 2025. Neon took the movie out of the Park City lineup at the end of this year and is now adding ‘Presence’ to its growing list of horror movies after the success of…

‘Endurance’ Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi on Retelling the Tragic Antarctic Journey of Ernest Shackleton (Video Interview)

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel In recent years, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi have become two of the foremost documentary filmmakers after winning the Oscar for their 2018 doc, Free Solo, about mountain climber Alex Honnold. That was followed in quick succession by docs The Rescue (recreating…

Your Monster : Exclusive Interview with Director Caroline Lindy, Actors Kayla Foster & Edmund Donovan

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on 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…

Wicked Featurette : IMPACT OF SINGING LIVE / Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights), Wicked is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. Wicked…

NYCC: The Fall of the House of Usher / Q&A with Actresses Carla Gugino and Kate Siegel, Actor Rahul Kohli and Director Mike Flanagan

©Courtesy of Netflix Contemplating with the fact that their choices and actions eventually incur life-altering consequences is a crippling realization for many people. That awareness is even more devastating for the wealthy, who don’t abide by the same rules as the lower classes until drastic repercussions start to catch up with them. That’s certainly the…

Memoir of a Snail : The Clay Figures are Highly Expressive and Deeply Heartfelt Story

© Arenamedia As last words go, “the potatoes” are not as romantic as “rosebud.” Yet, for Grace Prudence Pudel, her elderly friend’s dying breath is just as cryptic and even more frustrating. Life threw a lot on Pudel’s shoulders, but crazy old “Pinky” might just have some parting wisdom to help her carry on in Adam…

Comedic Actress Teri Garr Dies at 79 in Los Angeles

©Courtesy of Universal  Teri Garr, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer known for her many comedic roles in films and on television, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The 79-year-old performer had suffered from multiple sclerosis for more than twenty years. In her later life, she became an advocate for those suffering from MS. A prolific…

Senna : Official Trailer | Netflix / Starring Gabriel Leone, Kaya Scodelario

©Courtesy of Netflix Get ready for Senna, an upcoming limited series about the greatest Brazilian Formula 1 driver of all time: Ayrton Senna, who died in a racing accident 30 years ago. The six-episode drama debuts Nov. 29, and now you can watch the first trailer. Gabriel Leone stars as the Brazilian driver who captured…