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‘We Live in Time’ Review: The Way We Are…

@Courtesy of A24 Five years after the forgettable The Goldfinch starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman, the Irish director John Crowley is back with a feature film that is definitely among his best, if not the best.  We Live in Time tells the story of Tobias (Andrew Garfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh). While they are…

Warner Bros. Reportedly Taking a Huge Loss on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Courtesy of Warner Bros.  Warner Bros. Pictures may lose as much as $200 million on Joker: Folie à Deux, which has thus far failed to meet projected expectations. According to published reports, the film has grossed only $51.5 million domestically and $165 million globally, far less than the revenues from the original Joker released in…

Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival Hosts Japanese SciFi Night at Stuart Cinema & Cafe in Greenpoint at 7PM TONIGHT!!

Japanese SciFi Night Featuring Select Films from the Jimbocho Movie Fest Tuesday, October 15th – 7:00 to 10:00 PM Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Time: 7:00 to 10:00 PM Location: Stuart Cinema Cafe, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Ticket Price: $15 Overview: The Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival presents an evening of selected SciFi short films from the legendary…

NYFF : Elton John: Never Too Late / His Gentle Nature and Loving Approach Speaks Volume Despite His Difficult Upbringing

The Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which explores the life of Elton John, has garnered even more admiration than the film he was presented with at NYFF. When you think about his vast life, it’s impossible to cover his entire music career in less than two hours and make every fan happy at the end,…

‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Director Titus Kaphar on His Emotional Drama (Video Interview)

Titus Kaphar has achieved quite a few high points as one of the more successful contemporary fine artists, but with Exhibiting Forgiveness, he makes his foray into feature filmmaking. The drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, and it made enough of an impact that it was then programmed as part of…

BEATLES ’64, An All-New Documentary From Producer Martin Scorsese and Director David Tedeschi

Disney+ announced that Beatles ’64, an all-new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi, will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning November 29, 2024. The film captures the electrifying moment of The Beatles’ first visit to America. Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, the film…

Smile 2 : Featurette / Starring Naomi Scott

Photo by Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pict – © 2024 PARAMOUNT PICTURES Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Smile 2, which is Parker Finn’s sequel to his 2022 horror film Smile 2 will arrive at theater on October 18th theatrical release date, and with that date just a few days…

NYFF: ‘Blitz’ Delivers Beautiful Cinema to Watch, Not to Experience.

@Courtesy of Apple TV + Selected as Closing Film at the 62nd edition of the New York Film Festival, the last movie directed by Steve McQueen tells the story of George, a young boy trying to go back to his mother Rita when London is under the bombs of Nazi aircraft. Born out of wedlock…

Edward Berger Will Reportedly Direct New ‘Bourne’ Film with Matt Damon

Director Edward Berger has reportedly sealed a deal with Universal Pictures to write and direct a sixth installment in the Jason Bourne franchise, tentatively titled The Bourne Dilemma. Berger recently wrapped his work on Conclave, which received accolades on the film-festival circuit this fall. The prolific director is also known for Jack, All My Loving,…

Mediha : Exclusive Interview with Director Hasan Oswald on DOC NYC’s Winning Film

©Courtesy of Together films. Mediha : Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, were kidnapped in August 2014 when ISIS invaded their village of Sinjar in Northern Iraq. After years of enslavement by different ISIS families, they were rescued and returned to the IDP camps in Northern Iraq. Their parents and youngest brother are…

N.Y.F.F : The Shrouds Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

  Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an…