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The Cannes Film Festival : The Substance Review by Luis Pedron

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards…

Ezra: Exclusive Video Interview with Director Tony Goldwyn 

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Although Tony Goldwyn may be better known to people for his acting roles in movies like Ghost and on the TV series, Scandal, he’s also been directing since making A Walk on the Moon in 1999. His new dramedy Ezra, hitting theaters nationwide…

‘IMPACT-Dick Gregory’ Glorifies The Activist’s Persiflage

The comedian’s analytical wit gets sealed on reel, through a perspicacious documentary directed by Jordan Stone. IMPACT-Dick Gregory  shares with the world the acute mind of a man who began as an entertainer and, through his words, managed to analyse society in a humorous and discerning manner. He was a human and modern Pasquino —…

“Robot Dreams’ Review: A Moving Ballad About What Life Is

@Courtesy of NEON After receiving a prestigious (and unexpected) nomination as Best Animated Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards, Robot Dreams by the Spanish director Pablo Berger arrives in American theaters demonstrating once again a basic lesson: less is more. Achieving such complexity, depth, and emotional precision through a story developed with extreme simplicity…

The Cannes Film Festival : Interview with a Romanian Actress Alina Serban

Alina Serban is is the winner of Best Actress Award at the German Actors Guild Awards 2020 for her leading role in Gipsy Queen, a nominee for Best Actress of the German Film Awards 2020 and the representative of Romania at The Cannes International Film Festival 2018 for her leading role in Alone at My…

Fargeat’s ‘The Substance’ Starring Demi Moore, Emerges as a Cannes Blockbuster

Starring Demi Moore, The Substance is so far shaping up to be one of the hottest films of the year. It received a thirteen-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival the other day, and has already been picked up by distributors worldwide, who are aiming for a September 20 release in the United States….

Expats : Exclusive Interview with Actor Brian Tee

©Courtesy of IMDB Expats : Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability. Director : Lulu Wang Executive Producer : Daniele Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per…

Atlas: Press Conference with Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu and Brad Peyton

The best sci-fi films aren’t driven solely by their striking visual effects and action sequences; they’re also infused with initially hostile partnerships that begrudgingly lead to respect, and sometimes even hesitant affection, between the main characters. That’s certainly the case for Jennifer Lopez‘s titular protagonist in the new drama, Atlas. The eponymous hostile data analyst…

The Cannes Film Festival : Marcello Mio / Video Review by Serena Davanzo

  Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Serena Davanzo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Journalism and a BA in Theatre in December 2022. She currently works full time as a weekend anchor/producer and MMJ’s weekdays. She aspires to be an entertainment based…

The Cannes Film Festival 2024 : See the Full List of Winners

At a gala ceremony on Saturday night, the 77th Cannes Film Festival’s winners were announced. Sean Baker was awarded the Palme d’Or, the festival’s highest honor for his latest outing, Anora which is about a rowdy whirlwind romance between an exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) and the obscenely rich son of a Russian oligarch (played by…

‘Daddy Changed the World’, a Biopic About George Floyd, Under Development

©Courtesy of George Floyd’s Wikipedia  Daddy Changed the World, a biopic about George Floyd, is being produced. Floyd was choked to death by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, setting into motion a worldwide demand for an end to racism and police brutality. Gregory R. Anderson is writing the screenplay for the film, but a…