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Venice Film Festival / Disclaimer : Alfonso Cuarón’s Exploration Of Orwellian Culture

The new Apple TV+ original series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón — starring Cate Blanchett and Sasha Baron Cohen — premiered at the 81st Venice Film Festival. This marks the return of the filmmaker to the Lido, after opening the kermesse with Gravity in 2013 and winning the Golden Lion with Roma in 2018. Disclaimer is based on the novel of the same…

The Queen of Villains | Official Trailer | Netflix / How Did One Girl Whip Japan into a Frenzy?

How did one girl whip Japan into a frenzy? See the unknown story of Dump Matsumoto, the most frightening “heel” during the glory days of women’s pro wrestling in the 1980s From the 1970s to the ‘80s, women’s pro wrestling took Japan by storm. Tag teams like “Beauty Pair” (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) and…

Francis Ford Coppola Justifies His Firing of the ‘Megalopolis’ Art Department

Photo by Phil Caruso/Lionsgate/Phil Caruso/Lionsgate – © 2024 Lionsgate Three weeks ahead of the September 27 release of Megalopolis, director Francis Ford Coppola is already commenting about the allegations that he’d fired his art department and visual-effects team back in December of 2022. News of the firings was first published by The Hollywood Reporter in January…

Anime NYC Coverage : Creepy Nuts, Terminator Zero and Toshio Furukawa!!

©Courtesy of Anime NYC, Video Credit HiroyaBrian One of the events in New York that I believe is growing each year is Anime NYC, a subculture event that is centered around manga and anime. After 3 film festival coverages last month, I chose to participate in the event at the last minute with a help…

K-Pop Idols : Exclusive Interview with Executive Producers Bradley Cramp, Jack Turner, Elise Chung 

K-Pop Idols : Backstage pass to artists from around the world; through trials and triumphs, Jessi, CRAVITY and BLACKSWAN give everything they have got to an art form that demands nothing less than perfection. Executive Producer : Bradley Cramp, Chris Kasick, Todd Lubin, Jay Peterson, Jack Turner, Eric Yujin Kim, Elise Chung Network :Apple TV+…

“Terminator Zero” Ought to Spur Renewed Enthusiasm for the Franchise

Photo by Courtesy of Netflix – © © 2024 Netflix, Inc. Considering the growing anxiety regarding artificial intelligence (AI), this ought to be the Terminator franchise’s moment in the (nuclear winter-shrouded) sun. After all, Skynet’s deadly revolt and its merciless killing machines have become a part of the cultural vernacular, fueling our collective unease with AI….

Leo Favier’s ‘Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature’ Debuts at Venice Film Festival

Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature, a French-made documentary about legendary Japanese animation maker Hayao Miyazaki, will debut at the Venice Film Festival, which opened on August 28 and will run through September 7. Directed by Leo Favier, the new documentary was written by him and Leo Brachet. It puts a strong emphasis on Miyazaki’s love for…

Apartment 7A | Official Trailer | Paramount+ : Starring Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Kevin McNally

Photo by Paramount+/Paramount+ – © 2024 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Paramount Pictures has dropped a trailer for Apartment 7A, a prequel to Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic Rosemary’s Baby. Terry Gionoffrio, who is a promising young dancer, dreams of fame and fortune in New York City, played by Julia Garner from Ozark. After sustaining a…

Reagan : Exclusive Interview with Actor Jon Voight

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Jon Voight is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of…

Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie, Check Out the First Clip!

© Pablo Larraín Netflix has picked up Pablo Larraín‘s biopic Maria, which stars Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, for release in the US. The streamer also dropped a first look at Larraín’s latest Venice-bound biopic. During the festival runup, the streamer won a bidding war with at least one major distributor. Netflix appears to…

Barco Rolls Out New HDR System for Debut of ‘Transformers One’ on September 20

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures  Barco, the Belgium-based firm, has announced that five movie complexes in the U.S. will soon be equipped with its new HDR (high-dynamic range) technology. On September 20, moviegoers in Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York will be able to experience its innovative HDR system with the debut of…