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Wang Bing’s ’15 Hours’ At Fondation Cartier’s Triennale Exhibition

The Xi’an documentarian, whose style brings to light the harsh and hidden folds of Chinese microcosms, is part of a cinematic exhibition in Italy. Wang Bing is one of the 12 film directors of ‘Il nostro tempo’ (Our time) – CinéFondationCartier, the show at the Triennale Museum in Milan curated by Chiara Agradi, where different…

‘Riff Raff’ Director Dito Montiel on Assembling the Cast for His Crime-Comedy (Video Interview)

Since coming onto the scene in 2006 with A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, filmmaker Dito Montiel has made eight feature films, but his latest, Riff Raff, is a rare exception, as it’s one that Montiel didn’t also write. The ensemble crime-comedy stars Lewis Pullman as Rocco, who shows up at the home of his…

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV Series in the Works at Max With Adele Lim, Jon M. Chu

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers 7 years after the original film, “Crazy Rich Asians” will come back, but not in the way you expected. Kevin Kwan’s trilogy of novels will be made into a TV series, and Max is creating a series that is based on them.  Jon M. Chu, who directed the 2018 feature, and…

Razzie Awards: ‘Madame Web’ Wins Worst Picture, Francis Ford Coppola Accepted His Awards and Speaks Out

Francis Ford Coppola has expressed his disapproval of being crowned the worst director for “Megalopolis” after the film was nominated for six Razzies, including for its worst picture and screenplay. The director’s $120 million passion project has already been subject to criticism and floundering at the box office, earning only $12 million globally.Megalopolis was awarded…

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Announces Two New Cast Members

  Prime Video confirmed that Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” For the series’ upcoming third season, which is currently in pre-production and will begin filming this spring at the series’ new production home at Shepperton Studios in the UK. Bower will be a series regular, while Marsan…

No Address: Exclusive Interview with Actor William Baldwin

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Movies don’t just offer audiences a sense of entertainment as filmmakers weave together their stories of make-believe; some features also showcase the reality that such serious issues as homelessness have the potential happen to anyone. The upcoming drama, No Address, which stars an…

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux -Beginning-Review

©Courtesy of GKIDS  Inspired by Manfred von Richthofen, “The Red Baron,” Char Aznable is a fan-favorite villain in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, whose popularity eclipses many of its heroes. Somewhat fittingly, Aznable, a.k.a. the “Red Comet” will finally have his day—sort of—in Kazuya Tsurumaki’s new anime feature, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux -Beginning-, the launch…

Another Simple Favor – Official Teaser Trailer | Prime Video : Starring Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick

©Courtesy of Amazon Prime Blake Lively is asking for one more simple favor. In a teaser trailer for Prime Video’s sequel to the 2018 film “A Simple Favor“, Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) are seen together on the picturesque island of Capri, Italy, where Emily is getting married to a wealthy Italian…

‘Last Breath’ Filmmaker Alex Parkinson on Revisiting a Harrowing Undersea Rescue (Video Interview)

In 2012, a trio of saturation “SAT” divers repairing a pipeline at the bottom of the North Sea ran into problems when the ship they were attached to began to drift off course due to a heavy storm. One of the divers, Chris Lemons, was trapped at the bottom of the sea after his umbilical…

James Bond Producers Turned Down Christopher Nolan Over the Final Cut

Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic/Melinda Sue Gordon – © Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved. After the release of Christopher Nolan‘s 2020 sci-fi film “Tenet“, there were rumors that the director was considering directing an entry in the James Bond franchise. Now, Variety has released a new report that shows he was, but things fell through….

Nicolas Cage in THE SURFER | New Official Trailer & Poster

©Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have released a new trailer for a psychological thriller, “The Surfer” which stars Nicolas Cage. In this psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves…