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The Cannes Film Festival/The Palme d’Or winner, “It was Just an Accident” Video Review by Luis Pedron

Check out more of our YouTube Channel  𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as a director and…

Open Roads: ‘The Great Ambition,’ A Love Letter To The Moral Rectitude Of A Statesman

Those who aren’t familiar with Italy’s contemporary history and influential political leaders of the Sixties and Seventies, will have the chance to learn about the statesman Enrico Berlinguer with the film The Great Ambition (La Grande Ambizione), directed by Andrea Segre. The movie, that was first presented at the 2024 Rome Film Festival, is part…

The Phoenician Scheme : Press Conference with director Wes Anderson, Actors Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera, Bryan Cranston 

©Courtesy of Focus Features The Phoenician Scheme : The story of a family and a family business. Director : Wes Anderson  Producer : Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Pee Screenwriter : Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola  Distributor : Focus Features Production Co : American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush Rating : PG-13 (Smoking Throughout|Nude Images|Bloody Images|Some Sexual Material|Violent…

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Video Review: Our Two Critics Debate the Merits of Sony’s Update of the ‘80s Classic

41 years after the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, we’re getting a new version of the movie with Karate Kid: Legends, bringing back Ralph Macchio from the original films and the Netflix series, Cobra Kai, as well as Jackie Chan from the 2010 film. The film follows Ben Wang’s Li Fong as he’s brought from…

CAUGHT STEALING – Official Trailer (HD) : Starring Austin Butler, Directed by Darren Aronofsky

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures The premiere of the first trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s new crime comedy film, “Caught Stealing,” is being released by Sony Pictures, with the cast from “Black Swan,” “Requiem for a Dream,” and “The Whale” also featured. Austin Butler plays Hank Thompson, a baseball player from high school who is currently unable…

Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful (Official Trailer 1)

©Courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision Something Beautiful, the one-of-a-kind cinematic experience from visionary pop-music icon Miley Cyrus, is coming to theaters for special one-night-only screenings across North America June 12th and internationally June 27th via Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision. The official film trailer is unveiled today (LINK). Tickets are now on sale HERE. Fans can sign up for…

The Cannes Film Festival / Renoir : Interview with Writer/Director Chie Hayakawa 

©Courtesy of Happinet Phantom Studios Ren¥oir : Suburban Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki’s father, Keiji, is battling a terminal illness, and in and out of hospital. Her mother, Utako, is constantly stressed out from caring for Keiji while holding down a full-time job. Left alone with her rich imagination, Fuki becomes fascinated by telepathy and falls…

A Breed Apart: Exclusive Interview with Actor Page Kennedy

©Courtesy of Lionsagte Infusing unique storytelling that contemplates the value of contemporary morals with stylized action is  a powerful way for filmmakers to generate a modern genre classic. The creators behind actor Page Kennedy’s new horror comedy, A Breed Apart, were able to do just that in the feature’s broadly accessible narrative. They interlaced meta-referential…

Cannes Film Festival 2025: ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Wins Palme d’Or

©Courtesy of Neon The 78th Cannes Film Festival concluded with its most political moment, when Iranian director Jafar Panahi received the Palme d’Or for “It Was Just an Accident“, a film that directly influenced his time in prison. Panahi’s film combines absurdist humor and anger with five characters who believe they have identified the prosecutor…

“Fountain of Youth” Review : Recommended for the Clean, Retro-Style Adventure

©Courtesy of Apple TV+ Evidently, Ponce de Leon was wrong. The Fountain of Youth is not in Florida after all—because that would be too easy. Instead, a lot of frequent flyer miles will be generated during the latest globe-trotting search for the fabled spring. The influences are obvious (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tomb Raider,…

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” : A Tribute To Shakespeare and Company Portrays How Literature Shapes Our Lives

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics From 84 Charing Cross Road to Notting Hill romantic denouements that revolve around bookstores have always held cinematic allure. The Shop Around The Corner, by Ernst Lubitsch, was given a bookish twist by Nora Ephron with You’ve Got Mail, and the 21st century has given wave to many rom-coms set…