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Sundance Film Festival: ‘By Design’ is More Alienating Than Really Intriguing

@Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival Selected for the Next platform at the Sundance Film Festival 2025, the fourth feature film directed by Amanda Kramer deals with the human desire to find a deep meaning to life even in a world where everything seems to be shallow, superficial, almost pointless. At the center of By Design…

‘Ari,’ Starts Intriguingly And Implodes Like A Soufflé / Berlinale

Ari marks Léonor Serraille’s third feature film, following Montparnasse Bienvenüe (Jeune Femme), that was awarded the Caméra d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and Un petit frère (Mother and son), that was presented in Official Competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The latest oeuvre by the French director landed the Competition of the…

O’Dessa Trailer : Starring Sadie Sink, Murray Bartlett, Mark Boone Junior

©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures has announced the new trailer for “O’Dessa,” a post-apocalyptic musical drama film by Geremy Jasper, which is set to be released in 2019. The film stars Sadie Sink, Regina Hall, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Pokey LaFarge, and Murray Bartlett. “O’Dessa” is scheduled to be released by Searchlight Pictures on Hulu…

Cleaner : Q&A with Actress Daisy Ridley

©Courtesy of Quiver Distribution Cleaner : Set in present-day London, a group of radical activists take over an energy company’s annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to…

How To Train Your Dragon | Official Trailer : Starring Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures The live-action of “How to Train Your Dragon” trailer has been released by Universal Pictures, which is just after their Super Bowl spot over the weekend. The iconic DreamWorks Animation title is being revisited in this project by Dean DeBlois, the director of the original film. The film, shot in IMAX…

Cleaner : Exclusive Interview with Actor Taz Skylar

©Courtesy of Quiver Distribution Critic Karen Benardello As a life-long fan of films and television shows, and an endless passion for writing, Karen Benardello decided to combine the two for a career. She graduated from New York’s LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic in 2008. Karen has since been working in…

Takashi Yamazaki Confirms He’s Working on New ‘Godzilla’ Film

Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki has confirmed that he’s at work on the screenplay for a new Godzilla film, though it’s still unclear whether it will be a sequel to his acclaimed Godzilla Minus One, which captured an Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 2024. Yamazaki’s new film will likely be released in 2028. Set in…

Cheech and Chong Doc to Hit Theaters in April

©Courtesy of Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie The release date for the feature-length documentary “Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie“, which chronicles the stoner comedy duo Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, has been announced. The film, directed and produced by David Bushell, will start in limited theaters on April 20th before it goes on to nationwide…

‘Das Licht,’ A Wild Cinematic Ride Opens The 75th Berlin International Film Festival

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival opened with a sense of wonder. Besides the enchanting snow that gave the Opening Ceremony a spectacular Narnia effect, the first film that kicked off the German kermesse enveloped all the possible genres in the realm of motion pictures. If Richard Wagner was fond of the term Gesamtkunstwerk —…

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’: The Filmmakers Behind the Historic Doc and How It Happened (Video Interview)

In 1968, the band Led Zeppelin seemingly came from out of nowhere, branching out from the Yardbirds with a new line-up that was in the middle of their first North American tour when their first album, simply titled “Led Zeppelin.” Over the next few years, the band would tour constantly, quickly becoming one of the…

‘”Legally Blonde” Prequel Casts Lexi Minetree As Elle Woods

©Courtesy of IMDB Reese Witherspoon is ready to pass the baton to a new Elle Woods. Lexi Minetree (“The Murdaugh Murders“) is set to lead the upcoming “Legally Blonde” prequel series, which is being co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. According to reports from Deadline earlier this week, Minetree was among…