@Photo by Courtesy of FOCUS FEATURES – © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Synopsis : From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go….
From the most momentous events in history, some of those who were very crucially involved aren’t necessarily remembered. Part of that has to do with the fact that plans don’t always materialize, and something may play better with a crowd than it did on the page in the planning stages and as a result become…
FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES THE RADICAL CINEMA OF KIJŪ YOSHIDA DECEMBER 1–8 The most complete retrospective of one of Japan’s greatest cinematic rebels presented on 35mm and 16mm Heroic Purgatory; Confessions Among Actresses; Flame and Women; Wuthering Heights; and Eros + Massacre (images courtesy of the Japan Foundation) New York, NY (November 2, 2023)…
Brendan Fraser has chosen his first major acting role since he won the Best Actor Academy Award in March. After taking his time deciding which character most appealed to him, the performer decided to star in Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family, Deadline is reporting. Japanese filmmaker Hikari will direct and produce the upcoming comedy-drama. The helmer…
Japan Society has announced the Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude, a six-film series running December 9-16. This exclusive two-week event will bring together premiere and rarely-seen screenings of Japanese films from the 1920s to the 1980s all focused on dreamlike and nightmarish depictions of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Japan’s own “Roaring ‘20s”. From horror to cult classics,…
During times of extraordinary societal conflict, people’s personal morals are often put to the test. The screen adaptation of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the prequel to the dystopian action franchise The Hunger Games, explores how Panem’s past, including the rise of the titular games, impacts the conscious of young Coriolanus…
Synopsis : One of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi spent her formative years breaking numerous age-based climbing milestones, spurred on by her number one fan and coach, her father, Poppo a retired Butoh dancer and avant-garde performer with no formal climbing experience. When these New Yorkers travel to South Africa to conquer…
Unconventional people deserve to have their stories told in unconventional ways. A poet is rarely the subject of a film, and typically not until long after their work has been able to be digested and scrutinized in new ways by future generations with a better appreciation for their innovation and style. But it’s nice to…
@Photo by Courtesy of Prime – © Amazon Content Services LLC Synopsis : Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic…
Recently, I had a chance to sit down with one of the most well known and prolific illustrators and mecha designers in Japan, Shigeto Koyama. His professional career spans from the “Evangelion” movies, “Promare,” “Kill la Kill,” “Gurren Lagann,” “Star Wars : Visions” and Disney’s “Big Hero 6.” This time, he brought his comprehensive “experiment” in New York, which is called,…
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