©Courtesy of Cannes film Festival “He’s traveling between reality & fantasy, and losing the ability to tell them apart.” Another magnificent doc about Hayao Miyazaki just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes started off by giving filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli an Honorary Palme d’Or. Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron focuses on six years of…
©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures When I was growing up in Japan, I was a precocious kid who saw things in a a skeptical attitude. What kind of movie would a child especially one like myself want to see if it were made from an adult’s viewpoint? Parents are usually cautious about what films are age-appropriate…
©Photo: Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times Goodfellas has taken over the worldwide distribution rights for Japanese director Chie Hayakawa‘s Tokyo-set drama Renoir before its premiere. Hayakawa’s debut film, Plan 75 set in a near future in Japan, focus on the government program Plan 75 which encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an…
THE 2024 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 19th edition (May 16-26) Opening Night features the World Premiere of Nana Ghana’s You Are Always Right Here and an Uptown Shorts Spotlight Saturday’s Spotlight Presentation will feature the NY Premiere of Nancy Saslow’s documentary Xernona Clayton: A Life in Black and White YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT…
I have been to the Cannes Film Festival twice. Once in 2017 representing a Greek Film “Swing Away” for a Brazilian American Company called Tele Up and in 2018 for a Short Film I Co – Produced with a Bangladeshi / American production called “Made in China” Director Sarwar Habib at the Marche Du Film…
It has been twelve years since the first time I walked through the gate towered over by a name stuck in the collective imagination: Pixar. On that first occasion, I was invited to the international press presentation of Brave, a feature film that to this day remains one of my favorites among those they produced….
©Courtesy of Apple TV+ A movie production is always good cover for a caper, because they are supposed to be frantic and disorganized. It worked for CIA Officer Tony Mendez, when he smuggled Americans out of the Canadian embassy in Iran, as Ben Affleck dramatized in Argo. Leftwing producer Bert Schneider tried to do…
The official trailer for “DÌDI” has been released by Focus Features, the feature film directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang (formerly of “N i Nai & Wài Pó“). At the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, it was well-received by critics and audiences, and it won both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special…
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in “Wicked,” Courtesy of Universal Pictures “Wicked,” which has been beloved and enduring on the stage for 20 years, finally makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular and generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Cynthia Erivo (Harriet in Broadway’s “The Color Purple“)…
©Courtesy of Netflix Netflix will be welcoming the next generation of a popular Japanese superhero with the arrival of “Ultraman: Rising.” Now, Netflix has released the first full trailer for “Ultraman Rising,” which was directed by John Aoshima and Shannon Tindle from Lost Ollie. The trailer provides an insight into the unconventional journey of…
Ryohei Suzuki and Misato Morita, ©Courtesy of Netflix City Hunter : An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner’s sister to investigate his death. Director : Yuichi Sato Producer : Shinichi Takahashi Screenwriter : Tatsuro Mishima Distributor : Netflix Production Co : Netflix Studios, Office…
©Photo: Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times Goodfellas has taken over the worldwide distribution rights for Japanese director Chie Hayakawa‘s Tokyo-set drama Renoir before its premiere. Hayakawa’s debut film, Plan 75 set in a near future in Japan, focus on the government program Plan 75 which encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an…
Hiroyuki Sanda, Courtesy of FX FX and Hulu confirmed this week that they are in the process of developing two more seasons of Shōgun, based on James Clavell’s epic 1975 novel set in Edo-period Japan. To accomplish these goals, a writers’ room will get underway this summer to map out a creative strategy….
Netflix has renewed two of its most successful television series – Squid Game and 3 Body Problem – for additional episodes after they both received acclaim upon their initial releases. Both shows are entering into their second seasons on the streaming platform. Squid Game Season 2 is expected to begin streaming on Netflix later this…
©Courtesy of IFC Films Force of Nature: The Dry 2 : Five women head out on a remote hiking retreat but only four return, each telling a different story. Detective Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) must find out what really happened before time runs out. Director : Robert Connolly Producer : Andrew Myer, Robert Patterson,…
Babes : BABES follows inseparable childhood friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree an single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge. BABES delves into the complexities…
©Courtesy of Bleecker Street Sasquatch Sunset : In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches–possibly the last of their enigmatic kind–embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course…
©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures When I was growing up in Japan, I was a precocious kid who saw things in a a skeptical attitude. What kind of movie would a child especially one like myself want to see if it were made from an adult’s viewpoint? Parents are usually cautious about what films are age-appropriate…
Amei Wallach is an award-winning art critic who, as a filmmaker, has often brought to the silver screen art history with acclaimed movies such as Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine and Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here. Her latest cinematic oeuvre focuses on a peculiar story revolving around the oldest, largest…
©Courtesy of Apple TV+ A movie production is always good cover for a caper, because they are supposed to be frantic and disorganized. It worked for CIA Officer Tony Mendez, when he smuggled Americans out of the Canadian embassy in Iran, as Ben Affleck dramatized in Argo. Leftwing producer Bert Schneider tried to do…
©Courtesy of Cannes film Festival “He’s traveling between reality & fantasy, and losing the ability to tell them apart.” Another magnificent doc about Hayao Miyazaki just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes started off by giving filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli an Honorary Palme d’Or. Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron focuses on six years of…
©Courtesy of Netflix Dozens of bank robberies. Millions of dollars in spoils. During the 1990s, a masterfully prolific bank robber began an unprecedented crime spree throughout the city of Seattle. As law enforcement officials tried and repeatedly failed to apprehend the man responsible, they came up with a nickname for the elusive man behind a…
The HBO Original documentary has released a trailer for a highly anticipated film, MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH, directed by award-winning filmmaker Muta’Ali (HBO’s ‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’). In a span of eight years, MoviePass went from being the fastest growing subscription service on Spotify to total bankruptcy, losing over $150 million in 2017 alone. MOVIEPASS, MOVIEECRASH…
Speed,©Courtesy of Disney MoMI announces 25-film series See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex, highlighting a transformative decade of daring, diverse movies Titles include Pulp Fiction, Hoop Dreams, and Speed—celebrating their 30th anniversaries—Clueless, The Thin Red Line, Princess Mononoke, Boomerang, Defending Your Life, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Fisher King, Darkman, The Last of the Mohicans, Strange Days, and more Summer series opens Memorial Day weekend: May…
In what seems to be our favorite directors are back at the French resort, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its line-up, the festival will bring “Godfather” series Director Francis ford Coppola with a highly anticipated film, “Magalopolis” starring Adam Driver, “Mad Max” series Director George Miller “Furiosa” starring Anya Taylor-Joy. “Star War” series director…
The Tribeca Festival has announced the features lineup for its 2024 edition, which will open with the world premiere of Hulu documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton. The festival highlights in this year’s features lineup include the world premieres of documentaries about Liza Minnelli (Liza: A Truly Terrific…
Those binge-watchers who were addicted to the Netflix adaptation of Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels will be overjoyed to return to the world of Regency high society with Bridgerton 3. The family composed by eight close-knit siblings, has so far revealed the romantic denouements of Daphne (Season 1) and Anthony (Season 2). Season 3…
©Courtesy of Roku Television So “The Spiderwick Chronicles” is based on the children’s book series by the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (also executive producers in this series). The first book came out in 2003 and then left for 4 subsequent books. These books led to a film adaptation in 2008, again by the…
It’s difficult to truly comprehend and grapple with the impact of the Holocaust, which sought to and unfortunately succeeded in wiping out the Jewish population of much of Europe. We Were the Lucky Ones, a limited series based on the book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, charts the journey of one family that…
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