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‘Kiss of The Spider Woman,’ When Musicals Go Beyond Escapism

We are in Argentina in the year 1983, when targets of the military dictatorship are all those believed to be associated with activist groups. The story takes place in prison, where two inmates are forced to share a cramped cell: Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency and Marxist revolutionary Valentín (Diego Luna)….

NYFF Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’  Offers Sharp Writing and Great Cast But Not Much More

When people talk about New York filmmakers, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee are frequently the first two names that come to mind, while Jim Jarmusch is often forgotten, maybe because he hasn’t made much of an effort to set or film any of his movies in his own city. One of the segments in Night…

100 Meters, the Latest Anime Feature from GKIDS

©Courtesy of GKIDS  When asked why he runs, a junior high track star replies “to win,” as if it’s a stupid question, but it isn’t. In fact, several Japanese track stars at various stages of their careers must wrestle with that question throughout this film, especially during losing streaks. Yet, they keep running in Kenji…

United Artists Reportedly Set To Produce Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’

© 1995 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Heat 2, the sequel to Michael Mann’s 1995 classic crime drama film, will now be financed and distributed by United Artists, a division of Amazon MGM Studios. Warner Bros had originally announced its intentions to make the sequel back in July of 2022, but withdrew when it was unable…

“Kiss of the Spider Woman” : Exclusive Interview with Actor Tonatiuh

©Courtesy of Roadside Attractions Check out more of 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 TV…

Michael Jackson Biopic Significantly Changed After Past Legal Agreement Surfaces

@Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits Michael, the long-anticipated biopic about Michael Jackson, has experienced major changes in its plotline during its reshoots. The changes to the upcoming movie about the Grammy-winning musician’s personal and professional lives after a legal agreement has been made public, ComingSoon.net is reporting. The biopic’s third act initially explored Jackson’s sexual…

BUGONIA – Official Trailer 2 : Starring Emma Stone, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

©Courtesy of Focus Features Focus Features has introduced their latest trailer for “Begonia“, which was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, who is best known for his work on “Poor Things” and “The Favourite.” The project is an English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean film “Save the Green Planet!”. This is also Stone and Lanthimos’…

‘Roofman’ Director Derek Cianfrance on Teaming with Channing Tatum to Tell Jeffrey Manchester’s True Story (Video Interview)

If you don’t live in Charlotte, North Carolina, you may not have heard of Jeffrey Manchester, the egregious robber who broke into 45 McDonald’s establishments between 1998 and 2000 by breaking through their roofs, earning him the moniker of “Roofman.” He was eventually caught, but he figured out a clever way to escape from jail…

NYFF: After the Hunt Thrives on Julia Roberts’ Provocative Portrayal of a Calculating Professor

©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Engaging in meandering debates about clashing ethics and contentious power dynamics can reveals people’s drastically different views on social justice. The upcoming crime drama, After the Hunt, explores the dispute of morality, particularly related to sexual assault, with fearless abandon. First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett penned the new psychological thriller. She…

Predator: Badlands | Final Trailer / Starring Elle Fanning

©Courtesy of 20th Century Studio 20th Century Studios has released the last trailer for “Predator: Badlands,” which is the next live-action movie in the ‘Predator’ series. Dan Trachtenberg will be making another film after the success of “Prey” and the recent animated anthology film “The Predator: Killer of Killers.” On a distant planet in the…

“The Lost Bus” : Press Conference With Actors Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera

@Courtesy of Apple TV+ The Lost Bus : A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire. Director :Paul Greengrass Producer : Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum, Brad Ingelsby, Jamie Lee Curtis Screenwriter : Brad Ingelsby, Paul Greengrass, Distributor : Apple Original Films Production Co : Apple Original Films, Blumhouse Productions,…