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Sundance Film Festival: ‘Plainclothes’ / Tom Blyth Explodes Inside the Character’s Mind & Soul

@Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ethan Palme The ‘90 have been most likely one of the most controversial decades for gay rights in the United States. The optimism and liberalism of the Bill Clinton presidency clashed in many ways with the homophobia still reigning in many parts of the United States, especially far…

‘Atropia’ and ‘Twinless’ Win Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival

Atropia (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Seeds (U.S. Documentary Competition), Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار) (World Cinema Documentary Competition) Awarded Grand Jury Prizes; NEXT Innovator Award Presented by Adobe Goes to Zodiac Killer Project Twinless (U.S. Dramatic Competition) and André is an Idiot (U.S. Documentary Competition) Receive Audience Awards Presented by Acura Audience Awards Presented by United Airlines Go…

“The Blood of Wolves” Director Kazuya Shiraishi Signed with UTA

©Courtesy of Toei Company, LTD. The film, “The Blood of Wolves” UTA, a top U.S. talent agency which represents artists, athletes and storytellers, has signed a contract with Japanese director Kazuya Shiraishi, who is known for films like “The Devil’s Path”, “Sunny”, “The Blood of Wolves”, “Bushido” and TV series, “The Queen of Villains.” The…

Like Father Like Son: Exclusive Interview with Director Barry Jay and Actor Dylan Flashner

©Courtesy of Lionsgate Some of the even most well-meaning saviors can eventually make life-altering choices that affect everyone they care about as they dole out their own personal form of vigilante justice. Those extreme decisions ultimately embrace their dark side, even if they initially have well intentions. Actor Dylan Flashner’s complex anti-hero of Eli in…

Sundance Film Festival: ‘The Alabama Solution’ is a Vital, Urgent Call for Prison Reform in a Very Broken System

Conditions within prison facilities aren’t known to be great, and they’re not invitations that many in positions of power believe to be most deserving of resources. Some argue that criminal offenders need to be kept in line and shouldn’t be treated with kindness, and therefore their needs should be at the bottom of any priority…

New York Intl Children’s Fest Announces 2025 Line-Up Announced!

©Courtesy of New York Intl Children’s Fest, NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (NYICFF) ANNOUNCES 2025 FEATURES SLATE AND SHORT FILM PROGRAMS. OPENING NIGHT IS THE U.S. PREMIERE OF ANIMATED BIOPIC HOLA, FRIDA, SUPPORTED BY THE FRIDA KAHLO ESTATE, WITH THE CENTERPIECE SLOT GOING TO THE EAST COAST PREMIERE OF A24’S THE LEGEND OF OCHI,…

‘Love Me’: Exclusive Interview with Sam & Andy Zuchero

©Courtesy of Bleecker Street The identity and potential of new AI and technology is largely linked to how well it adapts to and supports humanity’s ever-evolving journey. Love Me, the new groundbreaking first feature from sister and brother filmmaking duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, explores the lasting effects of AI through an epic tale of…

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Touch Me’ is a Weird, Appealing Story of Cross-Species Attraction

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival There are plenty of theories about the existence of extraterrestrial life, and theatrical first contact experiences like the one depicted in Star Trek are hardly the only way in which humanity could become aware of them. Touch Me offers a truly unique method of undeniable confirmation for one human that…

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Neon Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his…

Sinners : Trailer / Starring Michael B. Jordan, Directed by Ryan Coogler

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Sinners: From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.” Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back….

A Real Pain : Press Conference with Actor/Writer/Director Jesse Eisenberg

@Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures A Real Pain : Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Director : Jesse Eisenberg Producer : Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Emma Stone, Ewa…