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Film Review – Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ is an Imaginative and Involving Retelling of the Classic Story

There are some stories that have become immortalized in time, made famous by a particular adaptation but remade numerous times nonetheless. The 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi was the inspiration for the 1940 animated film that won two Oscars, for its score and for the now-classic song “When You Wish Upon…

Michelle Yeoh to Receive Coveted Palm Springs Award

On January 5, the 34th annual Palm Springs International Film Awards will be presented to several leading industry figures, including director Sarah Polley and actors Michelle Yeoh, Colin Farrell, and Cate Blanchett. Michelle Yeoh will take the International Star Award in recognition of her stellar performance in A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once. Yeoh played…

Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Shows Love’s Cohesion Of Body And Mind

In the late 1920s, English author D. H. Lawrence published his last novel that caused immense scandal: Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The plot about an unhappily married aristocrat beginning a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband’s country estate, caused consternation. At that time it was unthinkable for a woman of the intelligentsia, who had…

Spielberg Taps Bradley Cooper for New ‘Bullitt’ Role

Bradley Cooper and Steven Spielberg are teaming up to create a new film for Warner Bros. based on the original “Bullitt” crime thriller film.  Deadline reported this week that Cooper will be playing the San Francisco police officer originated by Steve McQueen in the 1968 classic that was directed by Peter Yates. Spielberg and Cooper…

The Wonder : Q&A with Actress Florence Pugh

Synopsis : The Irish Midlands, 1862 — a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O’Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months. Is the village…

Sequel to ‘RRR’ Reportedly in the Works, Says S. S. Rajamouli

Bollywood be warned—there’s a new kid on the block. Since its release in March, the South Indian historical thriller “RRR” has been breaking box-office records, grossing in excess of $140 million worldwide. It is currently streaming worldwide on Netflix. And now, a sequel is reportedly in the works. “RRR” filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli has been telling…

Shantaram : Q&A with Producer/Actor Charlie Hunnam, actors Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey and Antonia Desplat

Synopsis : Fugitive Lin Ford looks to get lost in chaotic 1980s Bombay; alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid trouble but falls for an enigmatic woman and must choose between freedom and love and the complications that come with it. TV Network : Apple TV+ Premiere Date : Oct 14th, 2022 Executive…

Kevin Spacey to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy

Just two weeks after being acquitted of charges of sexual misconduct, actor Kevin Spacey is set to receive the Stella della Mole lifetime achievement award from Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin. He will appear there in a masterclass and public forum on January 16, 2023, which will include a screening of one of…

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Review: The film Affirms There’s No Holy War or Crusade Would Justifies Such Mass Destruction

The classic war novel, “All Quiet in Western Front,” by Erich Maria Remarque, was one of the most impressive literary works of the 20th century. It was serialized in Berlin’s Fossische Zeitung from November to December 1928 and then, in January 1929, was published as a complete book. Based on his own traumatizing experiences as…

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Actress Stephanie Hsu Joins Ryan Gosling in “The Fall Guy”

Photo by Jonny Marlow A star-studded cast is being assembled for The Fall Guy, which Universal is making based on the acclaimed 1980s TV adventure series. Among the stars who have already rehearsing their lines for the upcoming flick are Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” breakout actress Stephanie Hsu. The…