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Sleep : Exclusive Interview with Director Jason Yu 

©Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing  SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, PARASITE) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, “Someone’s inside.” From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night…

TIFF: Walking to Keep Going in ‘The Salt Path’

People walk long trails for a variety of reasons. In many cases, it’s to work through and get past something traumatic, extracting a person from a triggering environment to give them some time to heal. In others, however, it’s out of necessity since they simply have no place to live. The Salt Path tells the…

Toronto International Film Festival : Exclusive Interview with Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa

©2024 “CLOUD” FILM PARTNERS Cloud : The story centers on Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda), a factory worker in Tokyo who makes extra money reselling goods online under a pseudonym. After a successful stint, he quits his job and relocates to the countryside with his girlfriend, hiring a local young man to help with his reselling…

Toronto International Film Festival : ‘Can I Get a Witness?’ Envisions a Bold and Fascinating Future

One of the reasons that people fear death is that they don’t know when it’s coming. Not knowing what happens afterward is also important, but the uncertainty of how a final day or moment might be spent without tying up loose ends or properly saying goodbye can be truly terrifying. Can I Get a Witness?…

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ To Be Japan’s 2025 Oscar Submission

(C) 2024 Cloud Production Committee.  Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Cloud has been officially selected as Japan’s submission for Best International Feature Film in the 97th Academy Awards competition. The film follows the fate of a young man named Yoshi Ryosuke (played by Masaki Suda) who makes a living buying and selling merchandise online using the pseudonym of…

Shogun : Exclusive Interview with Producer Eriko Miyagawa on Working with Hiroyuki Sanada to Create an Authentic Period Piece

© 2024, FX. All Rights Reserved. Shogun : Set in Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village. Producer : Hiroyuki Sanada, Eriko Miyagawa, Erin Smith, Tom…

FLC Announces New York Film Festival 62 Spotlight Selections

©Images: Maria, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FOR THE 62ND NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL North American premieres are Leos Carax‘s It’s Not Me, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements, and Andrei Ujică’s TWST / Things We Said Today U.S. premiere of documentary Elton John: Never Too Late with an appearance by Elton John and directors R.J….

NYAFF : Gobangiri : Exclusive Interview with Director Kazuya Shiraishi

(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…

New York Film Festival 62 : Main Slate Selections

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE SELECTIONS FOR THE 62nd NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 32 features including new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, Brady Corbet, David Cronenberg, Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias, Robinson Devor, Mati Diop, Miguel Gomes, Alain Guiraudie, Hong Sangsoo, Jia Zhangke, Payal Kapadia, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Mike Leigh, Philippe Lesage,…

Japan Cuts: Interview with Tetsuya Chihara on ICE CREAM FEVER

©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The title of the most “kawaii” film from this year’s Japan Cuts undoubtedly goes to director Tetsuya Chihara‘s debut feature, Ice Cream Fever. This innovative film intricately depicts the intersecting longings, affections, and obsessions of four women living in Tokyo. The project showcases Chihara’s keen artistic vision of finding beauty in…