©Courtesy of Anime NYC, Video Credit HiroyaBrian One of the events in New York that I believe is growing each year is Anime NYC, a subculture event that is centered around manga and anime. After 3 film festival coverages last month, I chose to participate in the event at the last minute with a help…
@Courtesy of Warner Bros. On September 1st, 1999, I attended the press screening of the Venice Film Festival opening movie. The Artistic Director Alberto Barbera had selected one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. I became a movie lover when I was…
GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it has acquired theatrical and home video rights for North America to the critical and box office sensation LOOK BACK. Directed and adapted for the screen by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, the film is based on the critically acclaimed original…
Courtesy of iQIYI Inc. The New York Asian Film Festival 2024 presents the North American Premiere of Wolf Hiding (Nu chao), a crime-thriller shot in Malaysia. Director Marc Ma has packed an action movie with social commentary and the right dose of drama. The screenplay written by Hui Chen, Yu Gong, and Haoran Gu centers…
(c)2024 “Gobangiri” Production Committee Gobangiri : Kakunoshin Yanagida was a samurai, forced to leave the Han due to a false accusation. He then lived in poverty with his daughter Kinu. Director : Kazuya Shiraishi Writer : Masato Kato Producer : Satoshi Akagi, Yukiko Tanigawa Cast : Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaya Kiyohara, Jun Kunimura, Masachika Ichimura, Takumi…
©Courtesy of Fantasia International Film Festival New Yorkers might not even consider this near-future Korean metropolis (a sort of, but not exactly Seoul) a strange and unfamiliar urban dystopia, as director-screenwriter Yoon Eun-kyung intended. Yes, the air quality is awful and it is nearly impossible to find an affordable, livable apartment, thanks a bizarre and…
Photo: © Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd.; Chips Pictures Embracing humor and resilience during their time of despair proves the versatility of a seemingly jovial but ultimately strong-willed, person. That’s certainly true for actress Lyu Xingchen’ protagonist of Xu Lingling in the new drama, Carefree Days. The new movie, which is presented in Chinese with…
©Courtesy of NYAFF Brief History of a Family, the feature directorial debut for Chinese filmmaker Lin Jianjie, is described as a “mystery thriller” film but comes with none of the sensational cliches often associated with such a genre. This poignant, slow-paced movie is a little gem of style and sensibility: a tender and poignant probing…
Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Chin Chi Hua : As a director and screenwriter, Chin’s shorts Lucky Draw (2019) and A Cold Summer Day (2019) have received numerous accolades, including the Golden Bell and Golden Harvest Awards. They have also been selected for the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Taipei Golden…
©PKFP PARTNERS Performing Kaoru’s Funeral : When a screenwriter named Kaoru dies suddenly, she leaves behind a tangle of relations who are all pulled together for the final act in her life: performing her funeral. The chief mourner is her ex-husband, Jun. A failed actor, he drifts around Tokyo as a driver for callgirls. He…
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