©Courtesy of Netflix Based on a novel by Japanese author Ko Shimjo, and directed by Hitoshi Ône, the new Netflix series Tokyo Swindlers explores the cutthroat world of land swindlers who operate below the radar in the Japanese capital. With an aim of acquiring valuable properties by deceptive means, the greedy crews go to extreme…
© 1995 – Warner Bros. Entertainment Director David Fincher has finally revealed the contents of the mystery box in the 1995 thriller Se7en, which is being re-released today in IMAX, marking the film’s thirtieth anniversary. On January 7 it is slated for release on 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs and in digital form. Fincher supervised…
©Courtesy of Hollywood Foreign Press Association The Golden Globes announced the star-studded lineup of presenters for the highly-anticipated 82nd Annual Golden Globes airing live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after…
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…
© 2020 Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nevis Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Lin-Manuel Miranda is enthusiastic about the possibility of making a movie based on the musical, Hamilton, but he needs the right director and idea to come to him first. Miranda made it clear to Variety this month that he was willing to consider transforming his…
Photo by Scott Garfield/Scott Garfield – © 2018 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment have announced that Alejandro G Iñárritu’s latest film, starring Tom Cruise, will be released on October 2, 2026. The cast of the yet-untitled movie will also include Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde,…
©Courtesy of Netflix Gromit is a good dog and a resourceful problem-solver. Many Gen X’ers have a long-standing affection for him, because they have watched Gromit and his “owner” Wallace (who is more like a silly roommate) since their 1989 debut, 35 years ago. Arguably, the intuitive canine also shares Gen X-like attitudes towards technology….
In hindsight, 2024 marked a milestone in Hollywood. Some of the tentpole films range from $451 million at number ten to the top spot with a whopping $1.7 billion, there is a wide variety of genres, including legacy sequels, 80s hits, R-rated superhero films, and animated family adventures. It’s also animated films were able to…
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…
People walk long trails for a variety of reasons. In many cases, it’s to work through and get past something traumatic, extracting a person from a triggering environment to give them some time to heal. In others, however, it’s out of necessity since they simply have no place to live. The Salt Path tells the…
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…
© 1995 – Warner Bros. Entertainment Director David Fincher has finally revealed the contents of the mystery box in the 1995 thriller Se7en, which is being re-released today in IMAX, marking the film’s thirtieth anniversary. On January 7 it is slated for release on 4K UHD Blu-ray Discs and in digital form. Fincher supervised…
©Courtesy of Hollywood Foreign Press Association The Golden Globes announced the star-studded lineup of presenters for the highly-anticipated 82nd Annual Golden Globes airing live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after…
©Shin-Ei Animation The official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyC9t-tByuko20fzMwXr4w) of the TV anime series “Oishinbo” has begun free distribution of all 121 episodes of the series. The distribution period is until January 30, 2025. The original manga of the same title (original story by Tetsu Kariya, illustrations by Akira Hanasaki) is a popular work that sparked Japan’s…
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…
Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson has made a terrifying feature directorial debut with The Damned, a period film starring Odessa Young as the widow of a fishing boat captain who takes over his duties and has to deal with an unruly crew. After they turn their backs on a sinking ship because they don’t have enough…
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 TV…
©Courtesy of Netflix Based on a novel by Japanese author Ko Shimjo, and directed by Hitoshi Ône, the new Netflix series Tokyo Swindlers explores the cutthroat world of land swindlers who operate below the radar in the Japanese capital. With an aim of acquiring valuable properties by deceptive means, the greedy crews go to extreme…
©Courtesy of Netflix Gromit is a good dog and a resourceful problem-solver. Many Gen X’ers have a long-standing affection for him, because they have watched Gromit and his “owner” Wallace (who is more like a silly roommate) since their 1989 debut, 35 years ago. Arguably, the intuitive canine also shares Gen X-like attitudes towards technology….
©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…
Unstoppable, a sports drama set around wrestling champion Anthony Robles, has been given a new trailer by Amazon MGM Studios. After its debut at the 2024 Torofto International Film Festival, the film will be available to watch on Prime Video on January 16, 2025. What transpires in the Unstoppable trailer? Jharrel Jerome is featured in…
Lionsagte has dropped a new trailer for Mark Wahlberg’s action flick, “Flight Risk” which is directed by Mel Gibson. Here’s the synopsis describe : In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan…
It took a lot of effort to construct the vast worlds of ‘Gladiator II‘. Ridley Scott explains in an exclusive new feature, which can be watched below, that it all began with ensuring the screenplay was just right. “Writing is the most important entity you can possibly have before beginning anything,” Scott said in the…
©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…
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…
©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…
©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,…
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…
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