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Tribeca Festival: Interview with Directors Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on Emergent City

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival Assigning the responsibility to shape the evolution and future of an already built environment in a thriving, bustling city has long served as an existential crisis. The way people work within – and outside of – existing systems to try to strengthen and protect a specific neighborhood is the driving force…

Tribeca, ‘Hunters on a White Field’ and the Dark Side of Swedish Masculinity

The first-time screenwriter and director Sarah Gyllenstierna with her debut thriller set in the Swedish woods shows a knowledge of men’s psychology way deeper than many of her male colleagues. Focusing on the atmosphere and genre aspect of the movie, she is capable of depicting a universe where all the dark sides and ancestral fears…

Tribeca: ‘Griffin in Summer’ is a Way Too Classic Coming-of-Age Story

@Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival Winner of Best Movie and Best Screenplay in the U.S. Narrative Feature section at the Tribeca Film Festival, Griffin in Summer by the first-time director Nicholas Colia is a classic coming-of-age story. It’s way too classic. Set in the nice, clean, suburban small town that has no real name (let…

Prime Video Announces Live-Action Adaptation of ‘Oshi no Ko’ Anime Series

©Courtesy of Amazon Prime Japan Oshi no Ko, a live-action adaptation of a highly popular Japanese anime series, is getting a live-action animation, according to Prime Video. The upcoming series, consisting of eight episodes, will have its streaming debut on November 28. As a bonus, a sequel will be released on December 20. Directed by…

Tribeca Festival / The Freshly Cut Grass Review: Subtle and Skillful on Infidelity in Argentina

It’s in the common things we come across daily that life happens, not among the grand gestures, the dramatic moments, decisive turning points or splendid vacations. Although many yearn for the smell of freshly cut grass on the other side of the fence – if only a small or big change takes place, life would…

Tribeca Festival : Exclusive Interview with Kosai Sekine on Dust to Dust

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival While the environmental and ethical damages caused by the fashion industry have garnered significant attention in recent years, fashion remains an enduring aspect of human culture, and people’s desire to shop for clothes continues unabated. If eradicating the source of harm is impossible, we must seek a middle ground where fashion…

‘Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs’ : Interview with Actress/Producer Monica Bellucci

©Courtesy of (SIC)Pictures/ Ibla Films   On June 17th Monica Bellucci was in New York to present at MoMA the documentary Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs. Directed by Yannis Dimolitsas and Tom Volf, it talks about the international tour of the stage play that Monica Bellucci performed between November 2019 and January 2023, ending at…

FLC and NYAFF Announces Second Wave of Titles and Guests

THE NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION AND FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER UNVEIL THE UNCAGED COMPETITION LINEUP, MORE AWARD HONOREES, AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR 23RD EDITION OF THE NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Renowned international stars and acclaimed filmmakers expected to attend NYAFF’s Opening Night red carpet and present some of the festival’s most anticipated premieres        New…

A Sacrifice : Exclusive interview with Actors Eric Bana and Sadie Sink

Eric Bana is an Australian actor. His debut was in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining recognition in the comedy drama The Castle (1997). He was recognized more highly by critics for his performance in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000) and as the titular character in Hulk (2003). Bana’s performance in Black…

House of the Dragon Season 2 : Press Conference with Actors Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia and Creator Ryan J. Condal

Matt Smith, House of the Dragon@Courtesy of HBO House of the Dragon: Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. Season two returning cast: Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno,…

‘The Exorcism’: Exclusive Video Interviews with Ryan Simpkins and Adam Goldberg

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel In Joshua John Miller’s The Exorcism, Russell Crowe plays washed-up actor Anthony Miller, who has suffered from alcohol and drug addiction, but when he’s hired to play a Catholic priest in a horror movie about demonic possession, he starts experiencing all sorts of…