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ADRIENNE : HBO Feature Documentary / Trailer

HBO DOCUMENTARY ADRIENNE DEBUTS DECEMBER 1 Film Is An Illuminating Tribute To Actress Adrienne Shelly And The Shattering Aftermath Of Her Tragic Death HBO feature documentary ADRIENNE, debuting WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 (8:00 -9:40 p.m. ET/PT) and directed by Andy Ostroy, the late Adrienne Shelly’s husband, is a celebration of the life and work of the…

Japan Society’s “Flash Forward” 20-Film Series : Sadao Yamanaka, Naomi Kawase, Miwa Nishikawa, Masayuki Suo and more!

ACA CINEMA PROJECT   FLASH FORWARD: DEBUT WORKS AND RECENT FILMS BY NOTABLE JAPANESE DIRECTORS December 3-23, 2021   Twenty-film program co-presented by Japan Society and the Agency for Cultural Affairs in association with Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO). Online film series celebrates six prominent Japanese filmmakers of today, pairing directorial debuts and recent films by Naomi…

Netflix’s “Passing” / Q&A with Director Rebecca Hall, Actors Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and André Holland

Synopsis : Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, PASSING tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of…

Exclusive Interview: Honor Swinton Byrne on Returning to ‘The Souvenir Part II’

Two years after her film The Souvenir debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Joanna Hogg delivers the second part of the story of her signature character Julie, played by Honor Swinton Byrne. This chapter focuses more on Julie’s independent growth and particularly her work as a filmmaker, which was inspired by Hogg’s own experiences….

New York Comi-Con : Y : The Last Man / Interview with Actor Ben Schnetzer, Actress Olivia Thirlby, Actress Ashley Romans, Actress Amber Tamblyn and More

Synopsis : Based on DC Comics’ acclaimed series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, the drama “Y: The Last Man” traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. The series follows the survivors in this new world…

Toronto International Film Festival : All My Puny Sorrows / Interview with Actress Alison Pill , Actress Mare Winnigham and Director Michael McGowan

Sarah Gadon and Alison Pill in All My Puny Sorrows, directed by Michael McGowan. Image courtesy of AMPS Productions Inc Synopsis : Based on the international best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows is the poignant story of two sisters-one a concert pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other, a writer, who…

Toronto International Film Festival : Q&A with Actor Steven Yuen on “The Walking Dead”, “Okja”, “Burning”, “Minari” and “The Humans”

Q: It’s been six months now that we can introduce you as this “Oscar nominee Steven Yeun” and it will happen forever now. How are you feeling about that title? SY: There are way more worst things to be called. It was a huge honor, and a huge blessing and I guess I’m thankful that…

Exclusive Interview: Gretchen Carlson Talks About Her Advocacy For Women

Gretchen Carlson is a champion of change. The morning star of Fox News Channel’s top rated “Fox and Friends,” opened Pandora’s Box on July 6, 2016 by suing Fox News chairman Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, that resulted in his termination from the network. Since then she paved the way for the #MeToo movement and…

Coda : Interview with Actors Emilia Jones, Marlee Martlin, Daniel Durant, and Troy Kotsur and Director Siân Heder on ‘CODA’

One of this year’s most wonderful movies, CODA, made its debut as the opening night selection of the Sundance Film Festival this past January, where it also picked up four festival awards, including the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and a special juried recognition of the ensemble. The film, whose title stands for Child of Deaf…

30th Years Anniversary of Thelma & Louise / Q&A with Actress Geena Davis and Writer Callie Khouri

Thelma & Louise was released 30 years ago. Now, The 2021 Bentonville Film Festival、 which runs by Geena Davis, who had a wonderful reunion with writer Callie Khouri to look back on their landmark film that left an indelible mark on American culture. Synopsis : Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an…