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A Day at Pixar Studios for Inside Out 2

It has been twelve years since the first time I walked through the gate towered over by a name stuck in the collective imagination: Pixar. On that first occasion, I was invited to the international press presentation of Brave, a feature film that to this day remains one of my favorites among those they produced….

Harlem International Film Festival 2024 Announces Film Lineup and Return to Columbia University’s Screens in May

THE 2024 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 19th edition (May 16-26) Opening Night features the World Premiere of  Nana Ghana’s You Are Always Right Here and an Uptown Shorts Spotlight  Saturday’s Spotlight Presentation will feature the  NY Premiere of Nancy Saslow’s documentary  Xernona Clayton: A Life in Black and White   YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT…

Hacks Season 3: Press Conference with Cast and Staff

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jean Smart, @Photograph by Beth Dubber/Max Hacks : A dark mentorship forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comic, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old comedy writer. Executive Producer : Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett Network : Max Rating : TV-MA Genre : Comedy, Drama Original Language :…

Challengers : Press Conference with Actors Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, Writer Justin Kuritzkes, Producer Amy Pascal, Director Luca Guadagnino

Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor, ©Courtesy of MGM Challengers : From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist…

The Greatest Hits : Exclusive Interview with Director Ned Benson

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Ned Benson is an American filmmaker born on April 3, 1977. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001. Benson made his directorial debut film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about the background, Benson wrote another script…

The Greatest Hits : Exclusive Video Interview with Actor Justin H. Min

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Min comes from Cerritos, California as a second generation Korean American. He is fluent in Korean and is a second cousin of Ashley Park. In 2007, he completed his studies at Cerritos High School. In 2011, he graduated from Cornell University’s College of Arts…

SXSW Review: Diane Warren: Relentless Writes a Prolific Portrait

©Courtesy of Broken Road Production A story is only as good as its characters. Hollywood has long embraced that mantra, particularly in crafting the ideas that are featured in its films and in the soundtracks that accompany them. Emmy-nominated documentarian Bess Kargman has done just that with her new feature, Diane Warren: Relentless, about the…

Girls State : Exclusive Interview with Directors Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

 ©Brooke Taylor and additional “Girls State” participants in “Girls State,” premiering April 5, 2024 on Apple TV+. Girls State : A look at what American democracy would look like in the hands of teenage girls. Young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up. Genre: Documentary…

Isabelle Huppert – Still Face, Broken Soul

©Elle, Isabelle Huppert In a scene in The Lacemaker (La dentellière, 1977), Isabelle Huppert’s character is led with closed eyes by her lover. He takes her closer and closer towards a steep cliff and open sea. There she opens her eyes, and he asks, “do you trust me”? “Of course,” she replies. The scene has…

DogMan – Official Trailer – In Select Theatres March 29 : Starring Caleb Landry Jones 

Briarcliff Ent. has dripped an official US trailer for Luc Besson‘s movie DogMan, which first premiered last year at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. From acclaimed The Fifth Element, The Professional director Luc Besson’s latest film follows a traumatic childhood, finds salvation and justice through his connection with dogs. In the trailer, Caleb Landry Jones plays Douglas Munrow,…