©Courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science The 2025 Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday. “Emilia Pérez“received the most of 2025 Oscar nominations. The film garnered 13 noms, setting a record for a non-English-language film. That surpasses the previous record holders, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Roma“, which each earned 10 nominations. Following…
©Courtesy of Angora Masahiro Nakai, who is best known for being a TV personality and a former member of the boy band, SMAP, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry on Jan 23. He made a document available on his paid membership site, “I, Masahiro Nakai, will retire from entertainment activities starting today. As for…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Honestly, in recent years, Japanese anime has delivered some of the smartest and most realistic on-screen depictions of teenagers. Amongst filmmakers of any variety, few represent teen life with as much sensitivity as Naoko Yamada. She addressed school bullying in A Silent Voice : The Movie and young love in Tamako Love…
©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Warner Brothers has dropped a new trailer for Barry Levinson‘s upcoming gangster film “The Alto Knights” has an Oscar-winning star in Robert De Niro. De Niro plays both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, the real-life mafia leaders of New York’s Genovese crime family in a double role. Alongside De Niro, the…
©Courtesy of Disney According to Superherohype reports, Doctor Strange 3 and Shang-Chi 2 are rumored to be released sometime in 2027. However, Marvel Studios has not yet officially confirmed anything about the two eagerly anticipated productions. Shang-Chi 2 was reportedly deprioritized when Jonathan Majors left the production and the Kang storyline was cancelled. Shang-Chi and…
@Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked : Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and…
©Courtesy of kinsuma18_tbs(Instagram) On Friday, Koichi Minato, the head of Japan’s Fuji Television network, stated that a new independent investigation will be conducted into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country’s highest-profile celebrities, Masahiro Nakai, and the possible involvement of company officials. Nakai was a leader of SMAP, a five-member singing and dancing boy…
©Courtesy of Netflix Don’t call Emily and Matt “Boomers.” They insist they are Gen X. That makes sense, considering Gen X’ers’ reputation for adaptability and (unlike other blabbermouth generational cohorts) an inclination to keep their secrets just that—secret. Those are all good traits for successful spies, which, in fact, Emily and Matt once were. Now…
Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur has been making movies both in his home country and in Hollywood for decades, but his latest film, Touch, is something that hits a lot closer to home. It’s not just because it begins in Iceland and is based…
©Courtesy of Lionsgate Abandoning the disappointments of mundane life to instead pursue the excitement of true love can be an equally exhilarating and disheartening journey. Actress Isabelle Fuhrman’s protagonist of Charlotte in the relatable new romantic comedy, Wish You Were Here, effortlessly highlights that rite of passage. After the character’s seemingly perfect first date ends…
Japanese actor Ren Meguro recently spoke to Variety about his experiences of playing the self-serving protagonist of Haru Tennouji on the new fantasy drama series, Trillion Game, which is now streaming on Netflix. During the interview, the performer discussed his experience of playing the young businessman, who’s described as the world’s most selfish person, but…
©Courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science The 2025 Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday. “Emilia Pérez“received the most of 2025 Oscar nominations. The film garnered 13 noms, setting a record for a non-English-language film. That surpasses the previous record holders, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Roma“, which each earned 10 nominations. Following…
©Courtesy of Angora Masahiro Nakai, who is best known for being a TV personality and a former member of the boy band, SMAP, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry on Jan 23. He made a document available on his paid membership site, “I, Masahiro Nakai, will retire from entertainment activities starting today. As for…
©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Kakao Entertainment is developing a live-action film based on the recent Crunchyroll anime Solo Leveling. The production, based on the South Korean novel by Chugong, had earlier been adapted into a webtoon and an anime television series, also spawning video games. The project is still in the early development stage, so no further…
Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here has been making waves both in his home country of Brazil, where it’s been a massive box office hit, and across the world, where it’s already been shortlisted for the Oscars’ International Feature category. The film’s star, Fernanda Torres, even won a Golden Globe for her performance a few weeks…
@Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked : Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and…
After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, “Saw” and “Insidious,” Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller Upgrade. In 2020, Whannell’s The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster. Now, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, a…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Honestly, in recent years, Japanese anime has delivered some of the smartest and most realistic on-screen depictions of teenagers. Amongst filmmakers of any variety, few represent teen life with as much sensitivity as Naoko Yamada. She addressed school bullying in A Silent Voice : The Movie and young love in Tamako Love…
©Courtesy of Netflix Don’t call Emily and Matt “Boomers.” They insist they are Gen X. That makes sense, considering Gen X’ers’ reputation for adaptability and (unlike other blabbermouth generational cohorts) an inclination to keep their secrets just that—secret. Those are all good traits for successful spies, which, in fact, Emily and Matt once were. Now…
©Courtesy of Lionsgate Abandoning the disappointments of mundane life to instead pursue the excitement of true love can be an equally exhilarating and disheartening journey. Actress Isabelle Fuhrman’s protagonist of Charlotte in the relatable new romantic comedy, Wish You Were Here, effortlessly highlights that rite of passage. After the character’s seemingly perfect first date ends…
©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Warner brothers has dropped a new trailer for a highly anticipated film, “Mickey 17” which is from the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for…
©Courtesy of Neon Neon has released a new red-band trailer for Osgood ‘Oz’ Perkins’ ‘The Monkey‘, which is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The film is based on Stephen King’s short story, and will feature Theo James as the twin brothers Hal and Bill, who find their father’s old…
©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Warner Brothers has dropped a new trailer for Barry Levinson‘s upcoming gangster film “The Alto Knights” has an Oscar-winning star in Robert De Niro. De Niro plays both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, the real-life mafia leaders of New York’s Genovese crime family in a double role. Alongside De Niro, the…
Japan Society announce Obayashi ’80s: The Onomichi Trilogy & Kadokawa Years, running February 7-14, 2025. The teenage symphonies of Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020) are wound in a melancholy nostalgia for a period indelibly lost to time, neatly occupying the inexpressible gap between adolescence and adulthood. Woven through visually expressive fantasias with striking formal experimentation and pop-art boldness, Obayashi’s idiosyncratic…
©Courtesy of Sundance Institute Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 87 feature films and six episodic projects selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, revealing a lineup full of bold independent storytelling. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with all of the…
Chicago Japan Film Collective Website: https://cjfc.us Inquiries: contact@cjfc.us Discount code: CJFC2024GST Available: Until November 24th, 19:00 Chicago time Discounts:: $2 off (can be used multiple times) Applicable to: 9 individual films and/or festival pass 99% Cloudy… Always/99%、いつも曇り [SANGOUMI Midori | Drama, Family | Japan | 2023 | 110 min. | International Premiere | (c)35 Films Parks] *Tanabe…
©Courtesy of Netflix Trying to rob Taro Sakamoto’s convenience store would be a very bad idea. He is older and pudgier than he was in his prime, but the retired assassin’s skills and reflexes remain lethally sharp. Sakamoto went legit to marry the love of his life, but he can still administer a heck of…
©Courtesy of Netflix If in the Western hemisphere Louisa May Alcott described sisterhood through her 19th century novel Little Women — and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys — in the Eastern part of the world, a compelling TV series delves into the intricacies of female siblings. Asura is the new Netflix…
©Courtesy of Netflix Repeat championships are rare in most legitimate sports, but that is especially true for this secret life-and-death game. As fans of the 2021 Korean streaming phenomenon well remember, Seong Gi-hun was the only survivor from a field of 456 contestants when he first played. Seong had no desire for a rematch, but…
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