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NYAFF : Gobangiri : Exclusive Interview with Director Kazuya Shiraishi

(c)2024 “Gobangiri” Production Committee Gobangiri : Kakunoshin Yanagida was a samurai, forced to leave the Han due to a false accusation. He then lived in poverty with his daughter Kinu. Director : Kazuya Shiraishi Writer : Masato Kato Producer : Satoshi Akagi, Yukiko Tanigawa Cast : Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaya Kiyohara, Jun Kunimura, Masachika Ichimura, Takumi…

It Ends with Us : Interview with Director and Actor Justin Baldoni

@Courtesty of Sont Pictures It Ends with Us :  The first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the story of Lily Bloom, a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming…

D23: What Happened on Day 2 at the Disney Convention

©Courtesy of D23 After the incredible start of the Disney Convention yesterday, Saturday has been a quieter day at D23 in Anaheim. Even if not for the fans, who arrived at the Convention Center way more numerous than yesterday, eager to collect all the super-geek gadgets that the stands in the Exhibit Hall offered. The…

Jackpot!: Press Conference with Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Paul Feig

Photo by Daniel McFadden/IMAGE COURTESY OF AMAZON MGM STUDIOS – © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC Awkwafina is learning that possessing the winning lottery ticket will lead to her admission to a different type of lifestyle. However, she learns that such a change in her financial fate isn’t a positive one the new action comedy, Jackpot!….

Disney Theatrical Plans Live Production of ‘The Greatest Showman’

Photo by Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise – © TM & © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Disney announced at D23 in Anaheim on Friday that a live version of The Greatest Showman will soon be making its debut. The extravagant musical about legendary circus impresario P. T. Barnum is among a bevy…

Iñaki Godoy’s Working on His Japanese in One Piece Season 2

It’s been over a month since the announcement of Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji) reunited at Cape Town, South Africa, to start  the second season of One Piece live action, the showrunners Joe Tracz & Matt Owens, Netflix, Tomorrow Studios, and publisher Shueisha…

Fantasia: The Tenants: Yoon Eun-kyung’s Writing is Remarkably Sharp

©Courtesy of Fantasia International Film Festival  New Yorkers might not even consider this near-future Korean metropolis (a sort of, but not exactly Seoul) a strange and unfamiliar urban dystopia, as director-screenwriter Yoon Eun-kyung intended. Yes, the air quality is awful and it is nearly impossible to find an affordable, livable apartment, thanks a bizarre and…

Coup! : Exclusive Interview with Actor/Executive Producer Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen is an American actor. He has been featured in the films Into the Woods (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019), and has had supporting television roles in Get Shorty (2017) and Maniac (2018). In 2021, Magnussen starred in the sci-fi series Made for…

D23 : What Happened on Day 1 at the Disney Convention

@Courtesy of Disney When at 9.30 on Friday, August 9th the Anaheim Convention Center opened its gates, thousands and thousands of Disney fans had already gathered outside of it, waiting to start this edition of the D23. At least four generations started filling the rooms where talking, panels, and events occurred. As always the enormous…

James Cameron’s Avatar 3 Gets Official Title and Release Date

Photo by Adriano Ercolani  According to director James Cameron, Avatar 3 will be titled Avatar: Fire and Ash when it’s released in cinemas on December 19, 2025. Cameron announced at D23 in Anaheim this week that Fire and Ash will rain down with a star-studded cast that includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen…

NYAFF : Carefree Days is a Testament to People’s Vulnerabilities

Photo: © Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd.; Chips Pictures Embracing humor and resilience during their time of despair proves the versatility of a seemingly jovial but ultimately strong-willed, person. That’s certainly true for actress Lyu Xingchen’ protagonist of Xu Lingling in the new drama, Carefree Days. The new movie, which is presented in Chinese with…