People develop coping mechanisms when they experience something that can’t be easily processed. It’s often something internal that doesn’t get shown to others, but it can also be presented in a way that might not initially – or ever – make sense to those who perceive it. In the case of Nathan Hilu, who, at…
Synopsis : Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener. Set against…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES THE RADICAL CINEMA OF KIJŪ YOSHIDA DECEMBER 1–8 The most complete retrospective of one of Japan’s greatest cinematic rebels presented on 35mm and 16mm Heroic Purgatory; Confessions Among Actresses; Flame and Women; Wuthering Heights; and Eros + Massacre (images courtesy of the Japan Foundation) New York, NY (November 2, 2023)…
Ecstasy and devastation sometimes overlap, when the highest point of a person’s life or career coincides with the lowest. It can be difficult to square those two contradictory things, and to be able to be fully present in the understandable joy of a moment when something truly miserable is occurring at the same time. American…
Denzel Washington has been cast the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in an upcoming untitled epic drama for Netflix, Deadline is reporting. The news comes as the SAG-AFTRA strike is ending, and the actor is able to begin working on films again. The film, which is the two-time Oscar-winning actor’s first casting announcement since SAG-AFTRA struck…
Filmmaker Leslie Tai provides a cinematic peek into the soaring latent economy that addresses Chinese pregnant women who travel to the United States to give birth, to provide a better future for their babies. How To Have An American Baby — part of the 2023 DOC NYC line-up — is a choral piece that intertwines…
Synopsis : Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Violence) Genre: Crime, Drama…
Illuminating the thoughts, feelings and self-awareness of protagonists from diverse backgrounds is one of the most realistic ways for character-driven movies to reflect on the magnificence of ordinary, day-to-day life. Actor Kōji Yakusho’s main character of Hirayama shares his opinions and emotions in an unassuming, sincere way as he indulges in life’s simple pleasures in…
The New York Japan CineFest was born in 2012, with the intent of supporting budding filmmakers and providing creative playground in the most exciting city in the world, New York City. The festival was founded by two filmmakers, Yasu Suzuki, Kosuke Furukawa and a music producer Hiroshi Kono, who truly have succeeded in sharing with…
Liberal society is in the process of reckoning with itself, realizing its shortcomings and the blindspots that have permeated culture for many years. While that’s led to a worthwhile spotlight on the previously underrepresented and a movement to showcase diversity, much of it has become little more than virtue signaling, where the aim of a…
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