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Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Jena Malone on Exploring Motherhood Through an Unconventional Approach in ‘Lorelei’

Jena Malone has been acting since she was twelve years old, earning accolades for her first performance in the TV movie Bastard Out of Carolina in 1996. Now, two and a half decades later, she’s on the other side, playing the adult and mother opposite talented young actors, in the Tribeca drama Lorelei, which was…

Tribeca Film Festival “Wolfgang” : Interview with a Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck and Director David Gelb

Back in the 1980s and ‘90s、Everybody in The Hollywood wanted to go to Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant Spago, which featured an open kitchen with a wood-burning stove made for serving up fancy pizzas. Born in Austria, Wolfgang Puck studied at three-star restaurants such as “Maxim” in Paris, France and “Hôtel de Paris” in Monte Carlo since…

Tribeca Film Festival : Interview with Director Eddie Martin Who Revisits the Cult Classic Film, “Kids”

When you look at certain things or the accepted practice in the past, it might be inappropriate and outrageous for today’s time…this past in the question here is, a sensational cult classic film in mid-1990’s, ‘kids’ which not only blossomed some actor’s career who appeared in the film, but also it created a cult following for…

Tribeca Film Festival Opening Night Film, In The Heights : Two Lead Actresses Leslie Grace and Melissa Barrera Talks about The Long Journey Behind the Summer’s Hot Film

Preceding its world premiere at The 2021 Tribeca Festival, the musical celebration, In The Heights, enjoyed a special screening for the influencer set at the AMC 42nd St. the night before. Both the film — and the musical it’s based on — centers on Washington Heights, a primarily Latino neighborhood on Manhattan’s northwestern tip. At…

Interview with Actress Millicent Simmonds on ‘A Quiet Place Part II”

One of the best decisions director/writer John Krasinski made was in casting Millicent Simmonds as a lead in the sequel. Casting a hearing impaired actor made brilliant sense in that she could give her family a leg up having caused  them to silently communicate already.  That helps them handle a more silent world. Their skills at connecting through American…

The Fantasia International Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles for 25th Edtion

FANTASIA’S 25TH EDITION ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF PROGRAMMING FOR UPCOMING VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL Richard Bates Jr.’s KING KNIGHT, Tsutomu Hanabusa’s KAKEGURUI 2: ULTIMATE RUSSIAN ROULETTE, Mark O’Brien’s THE RIGHTEOUS, Daigo Matsui’s REMAIN IN TWILIGHT, Edoardo Vitaletti’s THE LAST THING MARY SAW, and Shunji Iwai’s THE 12 DAY TALE OF THE MONSTER THAT DIED IN 8…

P!NK: All I Know So Far, Portrait Of An Inspirational Lady

Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as P!NK, is known for her acrobatic performances as a singer and songwriter. But the documentary directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), that will available globally on Prime Video from May 21st, unveils a humane portrait of the American artist. In the past few years, Hollywood blockbusters have addressed…

Take Out Girl : An Exclusive Interview with Actress/Writer Hedy Wong

Story: Tera Wong(Hedy Wong) delivers Chinese food for her mother’s struggling restaurant located in a territory referred to as the “Low Bottoms” in south central Los Angeles. And everyone around her, including her unpredictable brother Saren(Lorin Alond Ly), are financially trapped in this crime and violence-ridden neighborhood. That is until Tera takes a job from…

Refuse Hate : Tyler Perry Addressed His Pained Roots

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki At this year’s unusual Oscar ceremony, actor/director/producer Tyler Perry gave a memorable speech when he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work feeding and aiding others during the pandemic. Past honorees include Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Harry Belafonte, Debbie Reynolds and Geena Davis. The 51-year-old filmmaker made an impassioned…

Harlem International Film Festival

THE 2021 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 16th edition (May 6-9)Opening Night in-person celebration features World Premieres of Tarabu Betserai Kirkland’s 100 Years from Mississippi, and Glenn Osten Anderson’s Coogan’s Way, and the North American premiere of Anne Via McCollough’s Full Circle.              100 YEARS FROM MISSISSIPPI, COOGAN’S…