New York Jewish Film Festival

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Exclusive Interview with Director Kenji Kamiyama 

©Warner Bros. Animation The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by…

Snow White : Watch Rachel Zegler Sing New Song ‘Waiting On a Wish’

Disney has given fans a magical clip of their highly anticipated live-action version of Snow White, which is about the new song “Waiting on a Wish” sung by Rachel Zegler, composed by La La Land and The Greatest Showman composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The clip captured the character’s aspirations for a bright future…

The End : Exclusive Interview with Director Joshua Oppenheimer

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on…

Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ is Set to Be Released in Winter 2025

©Courtesy of Studio Chizu The Academy Award-nominated Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda‘s new animated feature Scarlet is being co-produced and co-financed by Sony Pictures, Studio CHIZU, and Nippon TV. Sony Pictures will distribute the film globally, and a theatrical release in the U.S. is set for winter 2025. The animation studio co-founded by Hosoda and producer…

Amazon, Broccoli Clash Over Future Direction of James Bond Franchise

The future of the James Bond franchise is in doubt, owing to a simmering dispute between its longtime producer, Barbara Broccoli, and its new owner, Amazon, which bought MGM Studios in 2021. According to a report in the The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the two sides are locked in an “ugly stalemate” over how to…

‘Parasite’s’ Song Kang-ho To Guest Star in ‘Beef’ Season 2

©Courtesy of Parasite  Korean actor Song Kang-ho, will be joining the second-season cast of Beef, the award-winning Netflix anthology series. He will appear as a guest star alongside Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny, and Youn Yuh-jung. In 2019, Song starred as Kim Ki-taek in Parasite, which won an Academy Award for Best…

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Exclusive Interview with Director Kenji Kamiyama 

©Warner Bros. Animation The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim : Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by…

The End : Exclusive Interview with Director Joshua Oppenheimer

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on…

The Fire Inside: Press Conference with Actors Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry, Director Rachel Morrison and Boxer Claressa Shields

Photo by Amazon MGM Studios – © 2024 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved. Thriving in a sport that places limitations on those who are perceived to be less fortunate requires more than just a natural athleticism. The new sports biopic, The Fire Inside, which chronicles the origin story of boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, showcases…

Vermiglio Should be a Serious Oscar Contender

©Courtesy of Janus Films & Sideshow Cesare Graziadei’s sprawling household might be a little like The Waltons of 1940s Italy, but they have a sadness and perhaps even a darkness that would be alien to America’s favorite Appalachian TV family. On the surface, there is a pastoral beauty to their roughhewn life beneath the towering Italian…

Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’: A Chilling Tale of Espionage for the Holidays

©Courtesy of Netflix  Christmas isn’t just about pear-tree partridges and turtle doves. It’s also about (ammunition) cartridges and black doves, an image that provides an apt title for this London-based spy thriller that serves up a hearty brew of holiday cheer spiced with intrigue and espionage. Black Doves made its debut on Netflix in early…

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Forms an Unlikely Alliance in His Most Thrilling Adventure Yet

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Video games often thrive on their repetitive nature once they find a recipe for success, especially ones that feature an innocent, family-family appeal. Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series is such a prime example that it has spawned an equally exhilarating film trilogy adaptation by Paramount Pictures. The movie series’ latest installment,…

Snow White : Watch Rachel Zegler Sing New Song ‘Waiting On a Wish’

Disney has given fans a magical clip of their highly anticipated live-action version of Snow White, which is about the new song “Waiting on a Wish” sung by Rachel Zegler, composed by La La Land and The Greatest Showman composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The clip captured the character’s aspirations for a bright future…

Cobra Kai: Season 6 | The Final Five Episodes Will be Released on February 13th!

@Courtesy of Netflix Netflix has premiered the teaser trailer for the third and final part of the sixth and final season of its celebrated The Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai. The final five episodes will be released on February 13th, following the first two batches released this year in July and November respectively.  And no…

Den of Thieves 2 Trailer : Starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr

Lionsgate has released the last official trailer for Den of Thieves: Pantera, aka Den of Thieves 2, the big follow-up to the crime thriller Den of Thieves 2018. It has been confirmed that it will be released in January 2025 in just a few weeks, and it looks like a must-see. Immediately following the events…

2025 Sundance Film Festival Full Program Lineup Announcement!

©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 : Check Out the Line Up and Get Discounts For Online Streaming!

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…

Dances With Films NYC 2024 Announces Film Line-Up

3rd Annual Dances With Films – NYC announces lineup for premiere-rich film event (December 5-8) Celebrated truly indie-focused film festival will feature 77 Feature-length Narrative and Documentary films, Pilots and Shorts making World, North American, and US Premieres    Evan Oppenheimer’s PEAS AND CARROTS makes its World Premiere as the Opening Night selection, and Christina…

Oshi no Ko Executes Both Sugary-Sweet J-pop & Sinister Suspense at Equally High Levels

©Courtesy of Amazon  The business of cuteness sure can get ugly. Just ask the secret children of Japanese idol Ai Hoshino—make that the late Japanese idol. She was murdered by a psycho-stalker calling himself a “fan.” Despite their deceptively young ages, her son Aquamarine (Aqua) and daughter Ruby were already no strangers to tragedy. Somehow,…

‘Our Oceans,’ Is A Bewitching Natatory Experience

The five-part Netflix series Our Oceans is executive produced by James Honeyborne, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama, and narrated by the latter. The voice of the 44th President of the United States narrates what life is like in our oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and Southern. Five filmmakers have curated each episode: Rachel Scott, Joe…

Teacup: Robert McCammon’s Creepy Novel Comes to Peacock

In “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost wrote: “good fences make good neighbors,” but it is unclear whether the poet laureate truly agreed with the sentiment. For the Chenoweth Family and their neighbors, the border a gasmask-clad man draws around and through their properties represents a deadly sinister invisible barrier. The mystery man certainly looks creepy—presumably that…