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The Phoenician Scheme – Official Trailer : Wes Anderson’s Film

Photo by Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focu/Courtesy of TPS Productions/Foc – © 2025 Benicio Del Toro and Mia Threapleton portray a complex father-daughter duo in the trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest feature, “The Phoenician Scheme.” The movie’s plot is still unknown, but Benicio Del Toro portrays Zsa-Zsa Korda, one of Europe’s richest men who earned his money…

Death Stranding Live-Action Movie Has Its Director

  Michael Sarnoski, the filmmaker behind “Pig”, has just discovered his next major task: transforming Hideo Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding’ into a big-screen version, Deadline first reported that Sarnoski will write and direct the adaptation for A24, with game creator Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions producing. ‘Death Stranding’ is a highly-acclaimed PlayStation game that has long drawn…

Will Alfonso Cuarón Direct the New James Bond Film for Amazon MGM?

Photo by Julio Hardy – © 2013 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. – All Rights Reserved     Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón is reportedly under consideration to direct the 26th James Bond film, the first under the Amazon MGM Studios regime. Cuarón, the acclaimed director of 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akaban, hinted at…

Death Stranding Live-Action Movie Has Its Director

  Michael Sarnoski, the filmmaker behind “Pig”, has just discovered his next major task: transforming Hideo Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding’ into a big-screen version, Deadline first reported that Sarnoski will write and direct the adaptation for A24, with game creator Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions producing. ‘Death Stranding’ is a highly-acclaimed PlayStation game that has long drawn…

Will Alfonso Cuarón Direct the New James Bond Film for Amazon MGM?

Photo by Julio Hardy – © 2013 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. – All Rights Reserved     Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón is reportedly under consideration to direct the 26th James Bond film, the first under the Amazon MGM Studios regime. Cuarón, the acclaimed director of 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akaban, hinted at…

Tribeca Festival 2025 to Open With World Premiere of “Billy Joel : And So It Goes”

Photo Credit: Art Maillett/Sony Music Archives/Courtesy HBO The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today unveiled its opening night film, “Billy Joel: And So It Goes“, an HBO original two-part documentary, announced by Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of Tribeca Festival and Tribeca Enterprises, on stage at NAB Show’s Business of Entertainment event, in partnership with…

‘Dying for Sex’ Press Conference with Actors Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Creators & Executive Producer

@Courtesy of FX Dying For Sex : A woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer ends her 13-year marriage in order to explore herself and her sexuality before her death. Created by: Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether Producers: Shannon Murphy, Kim Rosenstock, Katherine Pope, Hernan Lopez, Aaron Hart, Jen Sargent, Marshall Lewy, Leslye Headland, Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Meriwether Cast : Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, Esco…

‘Hacks’ Season 4 : Press Conference with Actors Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky

@Courtesy of MAX Hacks : A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles. Creator : Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky Executive Producer : Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner,…

‘Eric LaRue’ Stars Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård on the Michael Shannon-Directed Drama (Video Interview)

Many actors have made the move into directing either in film or television, and that tradition continues as Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon goes behind the camera for his directorial debut Eric LaRue. Adapted from the stageplay by Shannon’s good friend, Brett Neveau, the film is a tough and honest look at the aftermath of a…

‘Aum: The Cult At The End Of The World,’ A Harrowing Exemplum of Fanaticism

The documentary Aum: The Cult At The End Of The World, marks the directorial debuts of Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto. The  film is based on the book The Cult at the End of the World by investigative reporter David E. Kaplan and journalist Andrew Marshall. The picture, that had its world premiere at the…

NYICFF: ‘Moominvalley,’ New Adventures Celebrate A Special Anniversary

The 2025 New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) becomes the stage to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the world created by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson. For decades her novels, short stories, picture books, and comic strips have been animated by hippopotamus-inspired creatures and their friends who invoke Norse mythology. Moominvalley is…

SXSW: ‘Uvalde Mom’ is an Important Look at a Societal Failure and One Woman Who Pushed Back

It’s an unfortunate reality in America that any conversation about school shootings includes far too many examples that should have inspired direct action to curb them from happening again in the future. But due to a sharp political divide on root causes and gun control, little has been accomplished despite decades of red flags and…

The Phoenician Scheme – Official Trailer : Wes Anderson’s Film

Photo by Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focu/Courtesy of TPS Productions/Foc – © 2025 Benicio Del Toro and Mia Threapleton portray a complex father-daughter duo in the trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest feature, “The Phoenician Scheme.” The movie’s plot is still unknown, but Benicio Del Toro portrays Zsa-Zsa Korda, one of Europe’s richest men who earned his money…

“Mission : Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Trailer / Starring Tom Cruise

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Paramount‘s Cinema Con presentation covered many of the studio’s most eagerly-anticipated movies, including Edgar Wright‘s “The Running Man” and Kendrick Lamar’s buzzy untitled collaboration with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” was the most anticipated film on Paramount’s slate by default, and the studio opted to…

Tron: Ares | Official Trailer / Starring Jared Lero, Gullian Anderson, Greta Lee

©Courtesy of Disney During CinemaCon on Saturday, Tron: Ares debuted the poster and first trailer for the upcoming installment, following the seminal Disney sci-fi classic “Tron“ (1982) and “Tron: Legacy“ (2010). Jared Leto leads the film, which includes original star Jeff Bridges back as Kevin Flynn. Leto plays Ares, one of the programs from the digital universe who is tasked to enter the real…

Astronauts Wanted : April 3rd, 2025 – April 27th, 2025

Synopsis : Inspired by the Mars One Project, which aimed to send the first human beings to Mars, Astronauts Wanted is a poetic multimedia piece. Follow Three volunteers (Sol, Sorcha, and Tallulah) are on their way to Mars. Playing with their fate, they push the boundaries of their own humanity and look deep within as…

First Look 2025, Museum of the Moving Image Announced the Complete Lineup for the 14th Edition!

©Courtesy of “Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse” Museum of the Moving Image announced the complete lineup for the 14th edition of First Look, the Museum’s festival of new and innovative international cinema, which will take place in person March 12–16, 2025. Each year, First Look offers a diverse slate of major New York premieres, work-in-progress screenings…

2025 ATHENA Film Festival Announces the Line-Up!

2025 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING SELECTIONS FOR 15TH ANNUAL EVENT   Festival opens March 6 with SATISFIED, an intimate story documenting Renée Elise Goldsberry’s journey while creating her iconic HAMILTON role, and runs through March 9   Festival will close with HOME COURT, about basketball prodigy Ashley Chea following her pursuit…

‘Long Bright River’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Shines in the Solid Peacock Series

@Courtesy of Peacock The new Peacock original series based on the best-seller written by Liz Moore is set in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where the opioid crisis is pushing too many women on the street. In one of the poorest neighborhoods of the city the police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick (Amanda Seyfried) is trying to overcome…

The White Lotus Season 3 : Press Conference with Creator Mike White and Actors Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Natasha Rothwell and Michelle Monaghan

@Courtesy of HBO MAX The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, premiered on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season was greenlit on November 18, 2022, and was filmed in Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui from February to August 2024. The…

Sakamoto Days Has a Knack for Warming Hearts While Kicking Backsides

©Courtesy of Netflix  Trying to rob Taro Sakamoto’s convenience store would be a very bad idea. He is older and pudgier than he was in his prime, but the retired assassin’s skills and reflexes remain lethally sharp. Sakamoto went legit to marry the love of his life, but he can still administer a heck of…