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Actress Olivia Hussey, Who Played Juliet at 15, Dies at 73

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures  Olivia Hussey, the Buenos Aires-born actress who in 1968 portrayed Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, died in Los Angeles on December 27 at the age of 73. Hussey was only 15 when she starred in the film alongside 16-year-old Leonard Whiting, who played the part…

Unstoppable : Exclusive Interview with Director William Goldenberg

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on…

Squid Game S2 : An Addictive K-Drama Takes You on a Wide Ride

©Courtesy of Netflix  Repeat championships are rare in most legitimate sports, but that is especially true for this secret life-and-death game. As fans of the 2021 Korean streaming phenomenon well remember, Seong Gi-hun was the only survivor from a field of 456 contestants when he first played. Seong had no desire for a rematch, but…

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Exclusive Interview with Director Kenji Kamiyama 

©Warner Bros. Animation The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by…

Snow White : Watch Rachel Zegler Sing New Song ‘Waiting On a Wish’

Disney has given fans a magical clip of their highly anticipated live-action version of Snow White, which is about the new song “Waiting on a Wish” sung by Rachel Zegler, composed by La La Land and The Greatest Showman composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The clip captured the character’s aspirations for a bright future…

The End : Exclusive Interview with Director Joshua Oppenheimer

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on…

Mufasa: The Lion King : Press Conference with Actors Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Director Barry Jenkins and Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda

@Courtesy of Disney Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka–the…

Vermiglio Should be a Serious Oscar Contender

©Courtesy of Janus Films & Sideshow Cesare Graziadei’s sprawling household might be a little like The Waltons of 1940s Italy, but they have a sadness and perhaps even a darkness that would be alien to America’s favorite Appalachian TV family. On the surface, there is a pastoral beauty to their roughhewn life beneath the towering Italian…

Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ is Set to Be Released in Winter 2025

©Courtesy of Studio Chizu The Academy Award-nominated Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda‘s new animated feature Scarlet is being co-produced and co-financed by Sony Pictures, Studio CHIZU, and Nippon TV. Sony Pictures will distribute the film globally, and a theatrical release in the U.S. is set for winter 2025. The animation studio co-founded by Hosoda and producer…

A Complete Unknown : Q&A with Actors Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Boyd Holbrook, Monica Barbaro and Director James Mangold

©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures  A Complete Unknown : New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his…

‘Santosh’ Filmmaker Sandhya Suri on Making a Distinctly Unique Police Drama (Video Interview)

Maybe it’s still somewhat of a foreign concept to imagine the United Kingdom submitting movies for the Oscars’ International Feature category, maybe because that category used to be called “Foreign Language Film,” and the primary language of the UK (as most will know) is English. Things are definitely changing, and with the country’s Oscar win…