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’37 Seconds’ Director Hikari Signs on to Helm Netflix’s Dramedy Series ‘Beef’

Japanese director Hikari has signed to helm Netflix‘s upcoming dramedy series, Beef. The filmmaker will direct the pilot, as well as multiple episodes, throughout the show’s initial season, which will star Oscar-nominee Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, Deadline is reporting. The actor and actress are set to play two people who let a road rage…

King Kong’s Next Foe: Ultraman? (Exclusive)

Just twenty-four hours after his latest cinematic foray, Godzilla vs. Kong, was released in theaters and on HBO Max, the famed ape is already set to be back on screens again. This time, he’ll be facing off against Ultraman, a Japanese superhero who made his debut in a series of the same name back in…

Tokyo Vice Cancelled At Max After Two Seasons

It’s really sad to hear the news that a wonderful drama Series, Tokyo Vice, has come to a conclusion.  At a panel at the PGA’s Produced By Conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, the producers confirmed that the show will be ending its existence on Warner Bros. Discovery platform. The series, which was initially developed…

Ultraman: Rising | Official Trailer | Netflix

©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…

Mari Yamamoto on Monarch : Legacy of Monsters

Synopsis : This 10-episode drama series focuses on the Monarch, a special agency that appears in Monster Verse films. Mari Yamamoto plays Keiko, a Japanese scientist who went to the U.S. in the 1950s to study radiation and its effects, and is one of the founding members of “Monarch. Keiko is also the grandmother of the series’…

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS The Contestant Opens Festival, South to Black Power Closes Event, Uncropped Screens as Centerpiece Includes…

ACA CINEMA PROJECT PRESENTS “EMERGING JAPANESE FILMS”

ACA CINEMA PROJECT PRESENTS “EMERGING JAPANESE FILMS”  @2022 “Yoko” Film Partners.jpeg @2022 “Ripples” Film Partners @2022 “Tea Friends” Film Partners US PREMIERES SET – YOKO (DIRECTOR KAZUYOSHI KUMAKIRI); RIPPLES (DIRECTOR NAOKO OGIGAMI); TEA FRIENDS (DIRECTOR BUNJI SOTOYAMA)  SERIES TO RUN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023, AT LINWOOD DUNN THEATER, HOLLYWOOD  Los Angeles,…

Tribeca Festival: Uncharted: Interview with Director-Producer Beth Aala

Possessing the talent and drive to succeed, but not having the opportunity they need to be seen, is an unfortunate reality for many artists, especially those who are women. Filmmaker Beth Aala is one such artist who dedicatedly takes on many roles in order to get her projects noticed. She passionately chronicles the challenges that…

Film Review – ‘Tell It Like a Woman’ is an Oscar-Nominated Anthology about the Many Experiences of Women

Sometimes a song works perfectly to encapsulate a moment or an entire movie. Among this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Original Song is the fourteenth mention for Diane Warren, who has yet to win a competitive Oscar, for “Applause,” from a small movie called Tell It Like a Woman that made its premiere at the…

Living, A Valuable Work Of Humanist Cinema That Remains A Carbon Copy Of Its Inspirer

South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus takes a spin on the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru directed by Akira Kurosawa. The original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro — inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 Russian novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich — finds a modern adaptation with  the British drama Living. The film is set in London in the…