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‘UnPrisoned’: Exclusive Video Interview with Actors Marque Richardson & Faly Rakotohavana

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Marque Richardson Even the seemingly most successful career-driven professionals may not have a clear path of where they wish to lead their personal lives. That’s certainly true for Kerry Washington’s protagonist of Paige Alexander, a family and marriage therapist…

Iconic ‘Chinatown,’ ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Writer Robert Towne Died at 89

Photo by Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films – © 1990   Robert Towne, the legendary Oscar-winning auteur noted especially for scripting Chinatown, died on July 1 in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Over a career spanning more than half a century, Towne scripted some of the most iconic films of his generation. His writing…

New Image Debut | The Lord of The Rings : The War of The Rohirrim

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Animation Under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (the “Blade Runner: Black Lotus” and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” TV series), the talented voice cast is led by Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (“A Walk in the Woods”) as his daughter…

‘Songs of Earth,’ A Nemophilist Vision About Our Bond With Nature

Filmmaker Margreth Olin has brought to life Songs of Earth, about the landscape of her home, Oldedalen, nestled in the river valley in Western Norway. The film’s executive producers are Liv Ullmann and Wim Wenders, who have often expressed their nemophilism and have now helped this lyrical homage to Mother Nature take flight. Songs of Earth is not…

‘Emmanuelle’ Trailer: An Erotic Quest in Audrey Diwan’s Adaptation of Famous French Novel

© Chantelouve – Rectangle Productions – Goodfellas – Pathé Audrey Diwan is continuing her filmmaking career after winning the Golden Lion for Happening by adapting Emmanuelle Arsan’s novel ‘Emmanuelle’. Pathé has dropped a new trailer which takes viewers into the character’s search for pleasure. In Hong Kong, the lead character’s quest to find intimacy and pleasure…

Searching for Sustenance in A Quiet Place: Day One

Photo by Gareth Gatrell/Gareth Gatrell – © 2023 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. In many ways, audiences were not ready for the success of A Quiet Place. Seemingly coming from out of nowhere from an unexpected source in John Krasinski, a new franchise was born almost instantly. Krasinski returned to bring the sequel to life, but…

Kill : Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Lakshya and Writer/Director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Lakshya : In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut with television series Warrior High. He went on to play Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish in the &TV series Adhuri Kahaani Hamari (2015–2016). After doing an episode in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Lakshya was cast in…

Norman Reedus Dropped an Update on ‘The Boondock Saints 3’

©Courtesy of Twenty Century Fox via Disney The Boondock Saints 3, the third installment in a series originally released in 1999, is currently in development though no release date has yet been revealed. It will serve as a sequel to The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day, which came out in 2009. At the time…

My Penguin Friend : Official Featurette | In Theaters August 16

A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when…

Horizon: An American Saga -Chapter 1 : Back to the Foundation of Western

@Courtesy of Warner Brothers In order to fully enjoy the new western by Kevin Costner you need to be aware that it is a 3-hour set-up to what is meant to be a four-part Odyssey. He shot the first two and is planning to realize the last ones very soon, especially if the box office…

‘Cobra Kai 6’ to Make Netflix Debut on July 18

©Courtesy of Netflix Season 6 of Cobra Kai will be debuting on Netflix on July 18, with a trailer set to appear on Monday July 1. According to Netflix, fifteen new episodes will be released in three sections–part one on July 18, part 2 on November 28, and part 3 on a yet-unspecified date in…