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Japanese Idol Group Arashi Will Disband After May, 2026!

©Courtesy of Starto Entertainment, Arashi (from L) Kazunari Ninomiya, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto and Satoshi Ono. On May 6th, “Arashi“, a popular J-pop group formed in 1999 which has been on hiatus since the end of 2020, made a statement on its fan club website that the group will disband by the end…

‘Poker Face’ Season 2″ : Press Conference with Actor Natasha Lyonne and Creator Rian Johnson

@Courtesy of Peacock Poker face :Starring Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, the casino worker with an uncanny ability to spot liars, the show follows her escapades as she evades the dangerous casino head of security Cliff LeGrand (portrayed by Benjamin Bratt) and uncovers various killers. Charlie’s back on the lam after a new twist of…

Gareth Evans Hints at Directing Third Installment in ‘The Raid’ Franchise

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics  Director Gareth Evans has hinted that he may indeed be making a third installment in The Raid series, following up on the original release in 2011 and its 2014 sequel The Raid 2.The filmmaker, whose latest action flick is Havoc, starring Tom Hardy, was quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying,…

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning / Underwater Communication Featurette

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning‘s underwater scenes were filmed by Tom Cruise and film crew members. The upcoming film stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham,…

Words of War: Q&A with Director James Strong, Actors Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, & Producer Mark Maxey

©Courtesy of Rolling Pictures Fighting against any obstacle in order to report the news without fear of death or reprisal is an admirable sign of the world’s most courageous journalists. The late Russian war reporter, Anna Politkovskaya, is a prime example of such an innovative writer. Her story is chronicled in the new biographical movie,…

The Unholy Trinity Trailer : Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brosnan

©Courtesy of Saban Films and Roadside Attractions Saban Films and Roadside Attractions have released a new trailer for “The Unholy Trinity” which is starring Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brsonan. Samuel L. Jackson has returned to the Western arena a decade after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.” This time, Jackson is teamed up…

The Color Within : Q&A with Director Naoko Yamada

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki 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 Satellite” at the…

“Until Dawn” : Press Conference with Actors Ji-young Yoo, Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Belmont Cameli

@Courtesy of Sony Pictures Until Dawn : One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one… only to wake up and…

Weapons Trailer : Shocking Nighttime Mystery Caught On Camera?

Courtesy of Warner Brothers Warner Brothers released the initial trailer for “Weapons“, promising a terrifying movie about children who run away. The upcoming horror film, which is written and directed by Zach Cregger, is said to be based on a series of interconnected stories surrounding the disappearance of children in the small town of Maybrook….

Rediscovering Pompeii with Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

©Courtesy of Sony Music 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 early age, he would turn his fascination into…

Sydney Sweeney to Star in Jon M. Chu’s Film Adaptation of “Split Fiction”

©Courtesy of “Euphoria”, HBO Variety reports that Sydney Sweeney is set to appear in a film adaptation of “Split Fiction“, with Jon M. Chu directing. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the script for Deadpool and Wolverine, are in charge of writing the script for the movie. Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson’s Story…