Best Movies and Documentaries About the Kentucky Derby

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Written by Paulius Narkevičius It’s hard to explain the Kentucky Derby to a non-horse racing fan. In fact, it is even harder to compare it to a different sporting event. We’re talking about a spectacle that has been going on for more than 150 years, and it is often called “the…

Dandelion’s Odyssey : Exclusive interview with Co-Writer-Director Momoko Seto

©Courtesy of Miyu Productions Dandelion’s Odyssey :Dandelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa — four dandelion achenes that survive from a series of nuclear explosions destroying Earth — are propelled into the cosmos. After crash-landing on an unknown planet, they set out in search of soil where their species might survive. However, they must face countless obstacles:…

They Will Kill You : Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Check out More of Our YouTube Channel  Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early…

NBCUniversal Exits First-Run Syndication in Major Strategic Shift

©Courtesy of NBC Universal NBCUniversal has revealed that it will step away from the first-run syndication business later this year, Deadline is reporting. Its announcement confirms that it will become the first major studio to formally abandon a model that once dominated daytime television. The decision also signals the move can become a broader industry…

BTS Commands the Global Stage as ‘BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG’ Draws 18.4 Millions Global Viewers

©Courtesy of Netflix RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook reunited on stage for the first time as a full group after a nearly four-year hiatus and brought down the (global) house. BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG drew 18.4M global viewers (Live+1), proving the group’s influence has only intensified during their time…

Ryan Gosling Cast in Daniels’ Next Sci-Fi Action Comedy

©Courtesy of Jonathan Olley / Amazon Content Services LLC Coming off a major box office opening weekend debut, Ryan Gosling has signed on to star in an untitled sci-fi action comedy, Deadline is reporting. Oscar-winning filmmaking duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as the Daniels, will develop the upcoming feature. Universal Pictures is…

NBCUniversal Exits First-Run Syndication in Major Strategic Shift

©Courtesy of NBC Universal NBCUniversal has revealed that it will step away from the first-run syndication business later this year, Deadline is reporting. Its announcement confirms that it will become the first major studio to formally abandon a model that once dominated daytime television. The decision also signals the move can become a broader industry…

BTS Commands the Global Stage as ‘BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG’ Draws 18.4 Millions Global Viewers

©Courtesy of Netflix RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook reunited on stage for the first time as a full group after a nearly four-year hiatus and brought down the (global) house. BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG drew 18.4M global viewers (Live+1), proving the group’s influence has only intensified during their time…

Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once Follow-Up Update

©Courtesy of A24 Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also known as Daniels, have provided fans with an update on the anticipated follow-up to their 2022 award-winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once“. Daniel Kwan spoke to Collider during a recent interview about his and his directing partner’s follow-up movie, Thim AI Doc, while promoting his new…

Tarantino & Stallone Team Up to Write/Direct 1930s Gangster Series

© Courtesy of Paramount +/ Tulsa King Quentin Tarantino and Sylvester Stallone are said to be co-directors and writers of a 1930s-set gangster series, according to a new report on TMZ. The outlet states that the pair is planning to produce a six-episode limited series featuring a full array of gangster elements, including shootouts, boxing,…

Forgotten Island Trailer : Dreamworks Animation

©Courtesy of Dreamworks Your best friendship is worth fighting for. DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in “How to Train Your Dragon“, an ogre and a donkey in “Shrek“, and a robot and a gosling in “The Wild Robot“, now welcomes a dazzling and emotional story…

The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer 2 : Starring Hugh Jackman

Amazon MGM Studios has shared a second trailer of its live-action comedy “The Sheep Detectives“, which will be directed by Kyle Balda, who is a former “Minions” veteran. The movie is a remake of Leonie Swann’s 2005 award-winning novel ‘Glennkill’ and follows Jackman’s shepherd George Hardy, who spends his nights reading his flock mystery stories,…

DISNEY DEBUTS NEW LIVE-ACTION “MOANA” TRAILER, POSTER, FEATURETTE

©Courtesy of Disney An all-new trailer and poster for Disney’s highly anticipated reimagining of “Moana” starring Catherine Lagaʻaia as the wayfinder Moana and Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the trickster demigod Maui, are now available. An “Artistry of Moana” featurette offering a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Moana,” with commentary from Dwayne Johnson, Catherine…

Balls Up: Official Trailer | Prime Video : Starring Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser

©Courtesy of Prime Video Prime Video has released their official trailer and release date for “Balls Up“, their latest action comedy, which stars by Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg. The film hails from director Peter Farrelly, who’s best known for his Academy Award-winning screenplay for 2018’s Green Book. “In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Official Trailer / Tom Holland, Zendaya

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has had its first trailer released. A new Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland as the web-slinger has been awaited for five years now, and here is the first glimpse. In the trailer released by Sony on Wednesday, the superhero is seen recruiting Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner and…

They Will Kill You : Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Check out More of Our YouTube Channel  Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early…

‘La Scala: The Force of Destiny,’ A Soulful Backstage Peek

The season at Teatro alla Scala opens on December 7th, on Saint Ambrose (Sant’Ambrogio), the feast day of Milan’s patron saint. Since the inauguration of the opera house in 1778, La Scala has maintained its reputation as preeminent meeting place for noble and affluent Milanese people. Anissa Bonnefont’s latest documentary film La Scala: The Force…

“The Bride!” Review: a Bold, Careless Re-Imagination of the World of Frankenstein

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures After adapting Elena Ferrante in her remarkable first feature-film as a director, The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal decided to go even further by tackling Mary Shelley and her creatures in a completely free reimagining of the Frankenstein world. The Bride! is in fact a cautionary tale starting in 1936 in Chicago,…

‘The Lady’, A Tale About Female-Perpetrated Partner Violence

‘The Gone Girl’ phenomenon has brought more attention to the domestic abuse and manipulative behavior carried out by women against men. Along these lines, the BritBox series The Lady explores this social condition, chronicling a true story of a female anti-hero, following her complicated hustle between light and darkness. The drama is inspired by the…

Project Hail Mary, Starring Ryan Gosling & Rocky the Alien

©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studio  The spaceship Hail Mary is indeed full of grace, Dr. Ryland Grace. He was supposed to have two fellow crew-members, but they died while in suspended animation. Frankly, they were all going to die anyway, because their emergency deep-space mission does not have enough fuel for a return journey. That…

Dandelion’s Odyssey : Exclusive interview with Co-Writer-Director Momoko Seto

©Courtesy of Miyu Productions Dandelion’s Odyssey :Dandelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa — four dandelion achenes that survive from a series of nuclear explosions destroying Earth — are propelled into the cosmos. After crash-landing on an unknown planet, they set out in search of soil where their species might survive. However, they must face countless obstacles:…

“Ready Or Not : Here I Come : Exclusive Interview with Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Check out more of Our YouTube Channel  Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early…

“Slanted” : Exclusive video Interview with Writer/Director Amy Wang on the SXSW Winning Film

  Check out more of Our YouTube Channel  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called…

Heel : Exclusive interview with Actor Kit Rakusen

©Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Check out more of Our YouTube Channel  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV…

Sundance Film Festival “Take Me Home” : Exclusive Interview with Director Liz Sargent

One of the most emotionally challenging processes in life for families is learning how to communicate in order to move forward, especially after they endure a tragic experience together. That’s certainly the case for the two sisters in the new drama, Take Me Home. The feature is inspired by the life of its filmmaker, Liz…

FLC and MoMA announce 55th edition of New Directors/New Films, April 8–19

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center / MOMA Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art today announced the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 8 through April 19, 2026, with filmmakers scheduled to attend in person. With a focus on innovative cinema that sets the stage for the future of…

Japan Society Announces Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective

©Courtesy of Japan Society Japan Society is pleased to announce the film series Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective, a focus on the cult actress featuring her first public New York appearance in over 40 years—running March 27 – April 4. Best known in the West as the mythic katana-wielding Lady Snowblood of the eponymous 1973 Toho picture—a violent cult work…

New York International Children’s Film Festival Line-Up!

©Courtesy of NYICFF Disney and Pixar’s HOPPERS to Receive Special Opening Spotlight Preview at New York International Children’s Film Festival Announcing the NYICFF’s Centerpiece Screenings: REMAINING NATIVE and NATIVE STORIES This Year’s Audience Spotlight Selection is the U.S. Premiere of MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES, Based on the NYICFF 2020 Grand Prize-Winning Short NYICFF RUNS FEBRUARY…

RenGyoSoh Artist Lab 2026 : Kotsu-kotsu / Jan 31st Sat 7pm

©Photo Credit Ai Toyoshima w/ iPhoto After last June’s sold-out run, Kotsu-Kotsu returns in a newly expanded 60-minute version. This piece was born from a simple hypothesis of mine: If “Kun-Chan manga” spread all over the world, perhaps wars would disappear, and the Earth could become a quieter, warmer place. “Kun-Chan manga” refers to a beloved…

Dances With Films NY 2026 Announces Film Lineup with a Host of World Premieres

4th Annual Dances With Films – NY Announces lineup of 160 narrative, documentary, and Midnight features, family films, pilots, and shorts kicking off the new year (January 15-18) Recently cited as one of MovieMaker’s “Coolest” film festivals, DWF: NY will feature 30 Feature-length films, and television/web series pilots making World Premieres    Dominik Sedlar’s VINDICTA…

‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Review: Pennywise Is Back…

@Courtesy of HBO MAX After the worldwide success of the two movies dedicated to Pennywise and the Losers, Andy Muschietti decided that there was more to say about IT, the masterpiece novel written by Stephen King. Inspired by the interludes that in an obscure and elusive way talk about the genesis of the evil entity…

“Black Rabbit” : Press Conference With Stars Jude Law, Jason Bateman and Creators Kate Susman, Zach Baylin

@Courtesy of Netflix Black Rabbit : When the owner of the hottest restaurant in New York allows his troubled brother to return to the family business, he opens the door to old traumas and new dangers that threaten to bring down everything they’ve built. Creator : Kate Susman, Zach Baylin. Executive Producer : Zach Baylin, Jude…

‘Task’ : Press Conference With Actors Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones and Creator Brad Ingelsby

@Courtesy of HBO MAX Task : Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. Creator : Brad Engelsby Executive Producer : Brad Engelsby, Ron Schmidt Network : HBO Genre : Crime, Drama Original…

‘Mussolini: Son of the Century’, Exclusive Interview With Director Joe Wright

@Courtesy of MUBI “Mussolini: Son of the Century” Traces the birth of Fascism in Italy and Mussolini’s ascent with an innovative approach that has sparked debate about the Fascist dictator’s legacy in Italy and abroad. Director : Joe Wright Screenwriter : Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, Antonio Scurati Network : MUBI Genre :  Biography, History, Drama Original Language : Italian…

‘The Paper’: Press Conference With Actor Domhnall Gleeson and Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman

@Courtesy of Peacock “The Paper” : The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. Creator : Greg Daniels, Michael Koman Executive Producer : Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein,…

Best Movies and Documentaries About the Kentucky Derby

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Written by Paulius Narkevičius It’s hard to explain the Kentucky Derby to a non-horse racing fan. In fact, it is even harder to compare it to a different sporting event. We’re talking about a spectacle that has been going on for more than 150 years, and it is often called “the…

The Cross-Continental Love Story Has Always Been Cinema’s Most Powerful Subject. So Why Has It Run Out of Things to Say?

©Courtesy of Noël Coward. (The rights to the film “Brief Encounter” are currently held by the estate of Noël Coward) There is a specific kind of ache that the best cross-cultural romance films understand better than any other genre. It is not simply the ache of two people wanting each other, it’s the ache of…

Five Legendary Bond Film Locations To Visit at Any Time

Written by Bradley James Watching a James Bond film can make you want a lot of different things: fancy cars, secret agent training, the company of a beautiful woman (or handsome man), or even a new wardrobe full of sharp formal wear. The films are designed as much to be eye candy as anything else. Above all…