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Q&A with Douglas Trumbull, A Special Effect Supervisor Who Worked on 2001, A Space Odyssey,” “Blade Runner,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
Filmmakers

Q&A with Douglas Trumbull, A Special Effect Supervisor Who Worked on 2001, A Space Odyssey,” “Blade Runner,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”

About a week ago, we’ve lost the greatest special effect pioneer, Douglas Trumbull who brought impossible cinematic experience in “2001, A Space Odyssey,” “Blade Runner,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” I had a chance to see him in person for the special screening of “Brianstorm” at the MOMI(Museum of…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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MIFUNE, 4-Week Festival of 33 Films Opens Feb. 11 at Film Forum
Events

MIFUNE, 4-Week Festival of 33 Films Opens Feb. 11 at Film Forum

Co-Presented byFEBRUARY 11 – MARCH 10 AT FILM FORUMFOUR-WEEK FESTIVAL OF 33 FILMS STARRINGTHE LEGENDARY JAPANESE ACTOR TOSHIRŌ MIFUNE35mm rarities and rediscoveries imported from the libraries ofThe Japan Foundation and The National Film Archive of JapanSeries includes SEVEN SAMURAI, RASHOMON, YOJIMBO, THRONE OF BLOOD, A WIFE’S HEART, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS, HIGH AND LOW, DRUNKEN ANGEL,…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Toronto International Film Festival : Memoria : Q&A with Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Starring Tilda Swinton
Interviews

Toronto International Film Festival : Memoria : Q&A with Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Starring Tilda Swinton

Q: Thank you very much for your time today. We should start with “Memoria,” your new film, which is really special, and I really love it. This is the first time you shot outside of your native Thailand. It was shot in Colombia. It’s also in a non-Thai language, it’s predominantly in Spanish with some…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Tribeca Festival
Festivals

Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Feature Film Lineup!

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…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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‘Shirley’ : An Inspirational Maverick Is Revived Through Film
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‘Shirley’ : An Inspirational Maverick Is Revived Through Film

Filmmaker John Ridley, back in 2013, won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with the film 12 Years a Slave. Whilst making more feature films after that, eleven years later the writer-director returns to the big screen with another compelling story about the African-American plight in the United States. Shirley retraces the inspiring journey…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Brad Anderson to Direct Seventh Film in the ‘Living Dead’ Franchise
News

Brad Anderson to Direct Seventh Film in the ‘Living Dead’ Franchise

Shooting is expected to begin later this year on Twilight of the Dead, the “seventh and final installment” of the Living Dead franchise. Brad Anderson will be sitting in the director’s chair, says an exclusive story in the Hollywood Reporter. The screenplay for the new film is being written by a trio of scribes: Joe…

Edward Moran
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Tribeca Festival Announces 2023 Feature Film LINEUP
Festivals

Tribeca Festival Announces 2023 Feature Film LINEUP

TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 FEATURE FILM LINEUP 109 FEATURE FILMS FROM 127 FILMMAKERS ACROSS 36 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 93 WORLD PREMIERES “SPOTLIGHT+” PREMIERES FOLLOWED BY LIVE EVENTS WITH ALICIA KEYS,  SARA BAREILLES, GLORIA GAYNOR, DAN RATHER, GOGOL BORDELLO, INDIGO GIRLS, MARC REBILLET, AND OTHERS Passes and Ticket Packages Available at Tribecafilm.com; Single Tickets on Sale May…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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TV Review: Should You be Excited to Return to the World of “Willow”?
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TV Review: Should You be Excited to Return to the World of “Willow”?

Though they may have been panned by critics upon release, the post Star Wars Lucas Films productions of Howard the Duck and Willow meant a lot to children of the 80’s, like me. If something new was out to rent at the video store, I’d tell my parents to rent Willow, again. When it came…

Matthew Schuchman
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Ticket To Paradise, A Comedy Of Remarriage With Peregrine Charm
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Ticket To Paradise, A Comedy Of Remarriage With Peregrine Charm

Ticket To Paradise is a classic screwball comedy, written and directed by British filmmaker Ol Parker, known for the the 2018 musical film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. His new work banks upon the charisma of Hollywood actors Julia Roberts and George Clooney, who convey the eternal grandeur of American cinema. Divorced parents Georgia…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Tribeca Festival 2022 Lineup Unveiled
Festivals

Tribeca Festival 2022 Lineup Unveiled

The 2022 edition of Tribeca Festival has now announced their film lined up.  The features program spans ten categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries. 2022 FEATURE FILM SELECTIONS Opening Night  HALFTIME, (United States) – World Premiere. A new Netflix documentary film that follows global superstar Jennifer Lopez, as she reflects on her…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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