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IFC Films Rebranding as Independent Film Company

©Independent Film Company IFC Films is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary and will now be known as the Independent Film Company (IFC). The company unveiled a new logo and a customized audio logo that was designed by Adam ‘Adrock’ Horovitz of the Beasties as part of its rebranding efforts. The Independent Film Company will…

Together Trailer : Starring Dave Franco & Alison Brie

©Courtesy of Neon In March, a teaser trailer for “Together” That Neon was released that showcased Franco and Brie’s characters living in their new rural area, with increasingly disturbing imagery set to piano music. That teaser ended with the actors’ characters telling each other, ‘I love you,’ and a shot of their eyeballs up close….

Japanese Idol Group Arashi Will Disband After May, 2026!

©Courtesy of Starto Entertainment, Arashi (from L) Kazunari Ninomiya, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto and Satoshi Ono. On May 6th, “Arashi“, a popular J-pop group formed in 1999 which has been on hiatus since the end of 2020, made a statement on its fan club website that the group will disband by the end…

IFC Films Rebranding as Independent Film Company

©Independent Film Company IFC Films is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary and will now be known as the Independent Film Company (IFC). The company unveiled a new logo and a customized audio logo that was designed by Adam ‘Adrock’ Horovitz of the Beasties as part of its rebranding efforts. The Independent Film Company will…

Japanese Idol Group Arashi Will Disband After May, 2026!

©Courtesy of Starto Entertainment, Arashi (from L) Kazunari Ninomiya, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto and Satoshi Ono. On May 6th, “Arashi“, a popular J-pop group formed in 1999 which has been on hiatus since the end of 2020, made a statement on its fan club website that the group will disband by the end…

Gareth Evans Hints at Directing Third Installment in ‘The Raid’ Franchise

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics  Director Gareth Evans has hinted that he may indeed be making a third installment in The Raid series, following up on the original release in 2011 and its 2014 sequel The Raid 2.The filmmaker, whose latest action flick is Havoc, starring Tom Hardy, was quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying,…

Words of War: Q&A with Director James Strong, Actors Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, & Producer Mark Maxey

©Courtesy of Rolling Pictures Fighting against any obstacle in order to report the news without fear of death or reprisal is an admirable sign of the world’s most courageous journalists. The late Russian war reporter, Anna Politkovskaya, is a prime example of such an innovative writer. Her story is chronicled in the new biographical movie,…

The Unholy Trinity Trailer : Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brosnan

©Courtesy of Saban Films and Roadside Attractions Saban Films and Roadside Attractions have released a new trailer for “The Unholy Trinity” which is starring Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brsonan. Samuel L. Jackson has returned to the Western arena a decade after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.” This time, Jackson is teamed up…

The Color Within : Q&A with Director Naoko Yamada

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki 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 “Morning Satellite” at the…

‘Thunderbolts*’ Video Review: MCU Anti-Heroes Form a New Dysfunctional Team

Marvel Studios is back with its second movie of 2025, as Thunderbolts brings together Marvel’s latest team of misfits, including Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova and David Harbour’s Red Guardian from Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and other anti-heroes from the MCU to…

Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie Soars in Exploring Counterculture Duo’s High Achievements

©Courtesy of Bushell Productions Pushing through the haze of personal turmoil, collaborative conflict and shifting societal views of the ideals they champion can cause friction between any close-knit collaborators, especially when they no longer view their shared success the same way. That’s certainly the case for the titular comedians-actors of the new documentary, Cheech &…

‘Another Simple Favor’ Review: Does the Sequel Stack Up, Compared to the Bodies?

In 2018, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding starred in Paul Feig’s adaptation of Darcey Bell’s 2017 bestseller, A Simple Favor, which told the story of an unlikely suburban friendship between a single mommy blogger, Kendrick’s Stephanie Smothers, and her glamorous and enigmatic neighbor, Emily Nelson, played by Lively, who vanishes suddenly, leading to…

Together Trailer : Starring Dave Franco & Alison Brie

©Courtesy of Neon In March, a teaser trailer for “Together” That Neon was released that showcased Franco and Brie’s characters living in their new rural area, with increasingly disturbing imagery set to piano music. That teaser ended with the actors’ characters telling each other, ‘I love you,’ and a shot of their eyeballs up close….

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning / Underwater Communication Featurette

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning‘s underwater scenes were filmed by Tom Cruise and film crew members. The upcoming film stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham,…

The Trailer of The Sundance Sensational Film, “Sorry, Baby” Is Out!

©Courtesy of A24 Eva Victor‘s debut film as a director, “Sorry, Baby,” which she also wrote and starred in, was the standout at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. When “Sorry, Baby” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, it was one of the event’s few sensations and ended up with a major bidding…

FLC and Cinecittà Announce the 24th Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, May 29 – June 5

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center, The Sicilian Letters, The Time it Takes, Diamonds, The Battlefield, Where the Night Stands Still FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER AND CINECITTÀ  ANNOUNCE THE 24th EDITION OF OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, MAY 29–JUNE 5 14 features including the New York premiere of Opening Night film, Francesca Comencini’s The Time It Takes, with…

Tribeca Festival Announced the Lineup with Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel, Eddie Vedder and More!

  The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today revealed a powerhouse selection of documentary, narrative and animated features showcasing global music legends, influential cultural figures and untold stories from emerging and established voices. Scheduled to run June 4 – 15 in New York City, the annual festival promises to unite communities and fans globally through its bold…

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Announced!

©Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival The 78th Cannes Film Festival is looking to have some promising offerings, like Wes Anderson‘s “The Phoenician Scheme“, Richard Linklater‘s “Nouvelle Vague“, Ari Aster‘s “Eddington“, and Chie Hayakawa‘s “Renoir“, which will be premiering on the Croisette. This year’s lineup was announced at a press conference in Paris Thursday morning…

‘Poker Face’ Season 2″ : Press Conference with Actor Natasha Lyonne and Creator Rian Johnson

@Courtesy of Peacock Poker face :Starring Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, the casino worker with an uncanny ability to spot liars, the show follows her escapades as she evades the dangerous casino head of security Cliff LeGrand (portrayed by Benjamin Bratt) and uncovers various killers. Charlie’s back on the lam after a new twist of…

‘Sherlock & Daughter’ : It Should Satisfy the Fanbase, Makes This CW’s Oldest Skewing Series Yet

©Courtesy of CW Sherlock Holmes only had one canonical relative in Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories, his older brother Mycroft, a late Victorian deep-state power broker. However, subsequent writers and filmmakers keep adding siblings, like his teen sister Enola and his “smarter” younger brother Sigerson (played by Gene Wilder). Frankly, the prickly detective never showed…

“Your Friends & Neighbors” Review : A Compelling & Darkly Comic One-Darned-Thing-After-Another Chaos

©Courtesy of Apple TV It is hard to switch careers at Andrew Cooper’s age. In his case, it is especially difficult, because his boss engineered a humiliating scandal to justify firing him. However, Gen X’ers usually have the resourcefulness to find a way. Admittedly, Cooper makes some extraordinarily bad decisions when he resorts to high-end…