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NYICFF: ‘Moominvalley,’ New Adventures Celebrate A Special Anniversary

The 2025 New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) becomes the stage to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the world created by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson. For decades her novels, short stories, picture books, and comic strips have been animated by hippopotamus-inspired creatures and their friends who invoke Norse mythology. Moominvalley is…

Rust: First Trailer for Alec Baldwin Western Appears After On-Set Shooting

©Courtesy of 42west The trailer for Alec Baldwin’s Western film, “Rust” has been released, during the movie’s production in New Mexico in 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by a prop gun that Baldwin was holding. The trailer captures some of typical of Old West dramas, where cowboys ride horses across atmospheric landscapes,…

Barry Jenkins, Zendaya Team Up for Ronnie Spector Biopic

Photo by Niko Tavernise/Niko Tavernise – © 2024 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Barry Jenkins, who has directed “Moonlight” and “Mufasa: The Lion King“, will be the director of “Be My Baby“,  a biopic about legendary singer Ronnie Spector, the film will be distributed by A24 which teamed up with megastar Zendaya. Spector lived in…

Hell of a Summer: Exclusive Interview with Directors Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard & Actors Abby Quinn, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Pardis Saremi

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Cherishing the nostalgia and glory of adolescence is a common and essential part of many young adults’ coming-of-age journey. However, it can ultimately take a meaningful event to vitalize their maturity and growth. Not only is that the case for the arc of…

“Spider-Man” Amy Pascal & “Harry Potter” David Heyman to Produce the Next James Bond Film

According to Deadline, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are now officially involved in producing the next James Bond movie. Pascal Pictures will be responsible for production of the film, while Heyman will be responsible for Heyday Films. Last month, Amazon MGM Studios received creative control of the James Bond franchise from Barbara Broccoli and Michael…

Lilo & Stitch | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 23

Disney dropped a trailer for one of a highly anticipated film,  “Lilo & Stitch” was a huge success, after 24-hours, the trailer has become the second most viewed Disney live-action trailer of all time with 158M views, behind only 2019’s “The Lion King” teaser trailer. Within an hour of release, “Lilo & Stitch” reached the…

‘Long Bright River’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Shines in the Solid Peacock Series

@Courtesy of Peacock The new Peacock original series based on the best-seller written by Liz Moore is set in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where the opioid crisis is pushing too many women on the street. In one of the poorest neighborhoods of the city the police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick (Amanda Seyfried) is trying to overcome…

Jack Reynor To Star in Reboot of ‘The Mummy’ by Lee Cronin

©Courtesy of Sundance Irish actor Jack Reynor will be starring in Lee Cronin’s upcoming reboot of The Mummy, which will begin shooting next week in Ireland. The film is slated for release on April 17, 2026. Producers for the scary movie include New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, and Blumhouse, along with Cronin’s Doppelgangers. The director…

SXSW: ‘Uvalde Mom’ is an Important Look at a Societal Failure and One Woman Who Pushed Back

It’s an unfortunate reality in America that any conversation about school shootings includes far too many examples that should have inspired direct action to curb them from happening again in the future. But due to a sharp political divide on root causes and gun control, little has been accomplished despite decades of red flags and…

Drop : Featurette / Starring Meghann Fahy & Brandon Sklenar

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling. Director Christopher Landon returns to the thriller genre with the playful, keep-you-guessing intensity he perfected in the Happy Death Day films with this of-the-moment whodunnit…

NYICFF : ‘Hola Frida’ The Life Of An Artist Becomes An Aspirational Model

The New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) is an annual cinematic kermesse, founded by Eric Beckman and Emily Shapiro in 1997, with the mission “to support the creation and dissemination of thoughtful, provocative, and intelligent film for children and teens ages 3-18.” During its 2025 edition there is one film in the line-up that…