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Our Oceans Interview : Marine Biologist Inka Cresswell

©Courtesy of Netflix Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New…

‘Our Oceans,’ Is A Bewitching Natatory Experience

The five-part Netflix series Our Oceans is executive produced by James Honeyborne, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama, and narrated by the latter. The voice of the 44th President of the United States narrates what life is like in our oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and Southern. Five filmmakers have curated each episode: Rachel Scott, Joe…

SXSW Announces London Edition

South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s leading festival celebrating the convergence of creativity, culture and technology, is launching in London in June 2025. Through its multidisciplinary conferences and cultural festivals, SXSW has become a global platform to celebrate new ideas, propelling the careers of innovators and creatives across sectors, from startup founders to independent artists and…

Barack Obama Shares His Top 10 Films of 2023

@The Oprah Conversation Former United States President Barack Obama isn’t just a great leader, but also he has done great works through his film production, Higher Ground by producing three remarkable films that his label helped produce this year – the acclaimed Colman Domingo-led biopic “Rustin,” the Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali-led end of world…

SXSW Announces New Event in Australia

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TOSOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WITH SXSW SYDNEY IN 2023 THE NEW ANNUAL EVENT IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO SHOWCASEPRE-EMINENT MUSIC, SCREEN, GAMING, TECH AND INNOVATION FROMACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION AND BEYOND Austin, Texas,— South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals is expanding beyond Austin, Texas to bring its famed celebration of the…

A Tribute to Sidney Poitier Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film

Trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier died yesterday in the Bahamas at the age of 94. Eugene Torchon-Newry, the acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the news of the Academy Award-winning performer’s death, USA Today is reporting. Poitier overcame an impoverished upbringing in the Bahamas to rise to the top of his profession…