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‘Tornado’ Director John Maclean on His Latest Foray Into Westerns, This Time with Added Samurai (Video Interview)

It’s been ten years since filmmaker John Maclean burst onto the scene with the appropriately-named Western Slow West. For his second feature, Tornado, he remains in a similar time period, but moves the story to the British Isles where a Japanese puppeteer and samurai (Takehiro Hira) and his daughter (Kôki) run afoul of a group…

Luca Guadagnino to Direct Amazon MGM’s OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’

Photo by Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn M/Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn – © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Luca Guadagnino, the writer-director behind such acclaimed movies as last year’s Queer and Challengers, has potentially found his next project. The filmmaker is in talks to helm Artificial for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline is reporting….

Crunchyroll Sets One-Day-Only Theatrical Release // given The Double Album: Hiiragi mix & To the Sea

©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Crunchyroll will bring given The Double Album: Hiiragi mix & To the Sea to theatres in the United States for one-day-only on June 16. The double feature of the series’ anime films is comprised of given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (the second film of the series) and given The Movie: To the Sea (the third film of the series). given The Movie:…

Luca Guadagnino to Direct Amazon MGM’s OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’

Photo by Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn M/Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn – © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Luca Guadagnino, the writer-director behind such acclaimed movies as last year’s Queer and Challengers, has potentially found his next project. The filmmaker is in talks to helm Artificial for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline is reporting….

Crunchyroll Sets One-Day-Only Theatrical Release // given The Double Album: Hiiragi mix & To the Sea

©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Crunchyroll will bring given The Double Album: Hiiragi mix & To the Sea to theatres in the United States for one-day-only on June 16. The double feature of the series’ anime films is comprised of given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (the second film of the series) and given The Movie: To the Sea (the third film of the series). given The Movie:…

James Cameron Will Co-Write Film Adaptation of Joe Abercrombie’s ‘The Devils’

©James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction Canadian-born filmmaker James Cameron has confirmed that his Lightstorm company will be producing a film adaptation of Joe Abercrombie’s best-selling novel The Devils, with the duo poised to co-write the script. But the project will have to wait until Cameron has completed his work on Avatar: Fire and Ash….

‘Tornado’ Director John Maclean on His Latest Foray Into Westerns, This Time with Added Samurai (Video Interview)

It’s been ten years since filmmaker John Maclean burst onto the scene with the appropriately-named Western Slow West. For his second feature, Tornado, he remains in a similar time period, but moves the story to the British Isles where a Japanese puppeteer and samurai (Takehiro Hira) and his daughter (Kôki) run afoul of a group…

Open Roads: interview with Ferzan Ozpetek, director of ‘Diamonds’

@Courtesy of Vision Distribution Q: I have been going to see a film for decades because maybe Milena Canonero did the costumes, or Dante Ferretti did the sets designing, or because Dante Spinotti was the cinematographer, so it really gave me great pleasure to see a film that tells about the artists behind the directors…

Shall We Dance? : Q&A with Writer/Director Masayuki Suo and Actress Tamiyo Kusakari 

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Shall We Dance? : Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) seems to have it all — a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day while commuting on the train he spots a…

The Cannes Film Festival/The Palme d’Or winner, “It was Just an Accident” Video Review by Luis Pedron

Check out more of 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 as a director and…

Open Roads: ‘The Great Ambition,’ A Love Letter To The Moral Rectitude Of A Statesman

Those who aren’t familiar with Italy’s contemporary history and influential political leaders of the Sixties and Seventies, will have the chance to learn about the statesman Enrico Berlinguer with the film The Great Ambition (La Grande Ambizione), directed by Andrea Segre. The movie, that was first presented at the 2024 Rome Film Festival, is part…

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Video Review: Our Two Critics Debate the Merits of Sony’s Update of the ‘80s Classic

41 years after the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, we’re getting a new version of the movie with Karate Kid: Legends, bringing back Ralph Macchio from the original films and the Netflix series, Cobra Kai, as well as Jackie Chan from the 2010 film. The film follows Ben Wang’s Li Fong as he’s brought from…

Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Teaser | Netflix : Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi

©Courtesy of Netflix “Some of what I will tell you is fact,” Oscar Isaac intones in the opening moments of the new teaser trailer for Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated Frankenstein adaptation, which premiered on May 31 at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event. “Some is not. But it is all true.”…

Netflix Reveals First Look at Tony Tony Chopper in Live-Action One Piece

©Courtesy of Netflix Ahoy, Straw Hats! A cute, toddler-sized friend will join “One Piece” when the live-action series returns for Season 2 in 2026. During Netflix 2025 : The Live Event on May 31, stars Iñaki Godoy (who plays Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji) took the stage…

The Home Trailer : Starring Pete Davidson

©Courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have dropped a new trailer for “The Home“, which was released on Thursday, Pete Davidson uncovers shocking information about the elderly residents and caregivers of a peaceful retirement home that lead to violent incidents. Pete Davidson is making his horror debut with the most recent…

Dances With Films: LA 2025 Announces Film Lineup with 254 Films and 36 World Premieres

©Courtesy of Dances with Films : L.A  28th Annual Dances With Films: LA  Announces Film Lineup (June 19-29)Los Angeles’ Largest Independent Film Festival Will Screen 254 Films, Including 36 World Premieres of Narrative and Documentary FeaturesChris Hartwell’s DO NO HARM Makes its World Premiere  As the Opening Night Selection, and Aaron Sherry’s CAPTAIN TSUNAMI  Makes…

FLC and Cinecittà Announce the 24th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, May 29 – June 5

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center, The Sicilian Letters, The Time it Takes, Diamonds, The Battlefield, Where the Night Stands Still FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND CINECITTÀ  ANNOUNCE THE 24th EDITION OF OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, MAY 29–JUNE 5 14 features including the New York premiere of Opening Night film, Francesca Comencini’s The Time It Takes, with…

Tribeca Festival Announced the Lineup with Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel, Eddie Vedder and More!

  The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today revealed a powerhouse selection of documentary, narrative and animated features showcasing global music legends, influential cultural figures and untold stories from emerging and established voices. Scheduled to run June 4 – 15 in New York City, the annual festival promises to unite communities and fans globally through its bold…

‘Poker Face’ Season 2″ : Press Conference with Actor Natasha Lyonne and Creator Rian Johnson

@Courtesy of Peacock Poker face :Starring Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, the casino worker with an uncanny ability to spot liars, the show follows her escapades as she evades the dangerous casino head of security Cliff LeGrand (portrayed by Benjamin Bratt) and uncovers various killers. Charlie’s back on the lam after a new twist of…

‘Sherlock & Daughter’ : It Should Satisfy the Fanbase, Makes This CW’s Oldest Skewing Series Yet

©Courtesy of CW Sherlock Holmes only had one canonical relative in Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories, his older brother Mycroft, a late Victorian deep-state power broker. However, subsequent writers and filmmakers keep adding siblings, like his teen sister Enola and his “smarter” younger brother Sigerson (played by Gene Wilder). Frankly, the prickly detective never showed…

“Your Friends & Neighbors” Review : A Compelling & Darkly Comic One-Darned-Thing-After-Another Chaos

©Courtesy of Apple TV It is hard to switch careers at Andrew Cooper’s age. In his case, it is especially difficult, because his boss engineered a humiliating scandal to justify firing him. However, Gen X’ers usually have the resourcefulness to find a way. Admittedly, Cooper makes some extraordinarily bad decisions when he resorts to high-end…