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Apple TV+ to Premiere Season Two of “Pachinko” on Friday, August 23

©Courtesy of Apple TV+ Apple TV+ unveiled a first-look and the premiere date for the second season of its award-winning and critically hailed, epic hit drama Pachinko. Told in three languages — Korean, Japanese, and English — and consisting of eight, one-hour episodes, season two of Pachinko will premiere globally on Friday, August 23 with…

CODA’s Siân Heder to Direct ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ for Paramount

©Courtesy of CODA Siân Heder has been tapped to direct Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow for Paramount Pictures, an adaptation of the eponymous best-selling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Heder’s CODA won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022. Mark Bomback will be writing the screenplay based on a draft by Zevin. The film will…

Gaga Corp., Top Japanese Indie Film Distributor, Sold to Gaming Firm Genda

Gaga Corporation, the leading Japanese indie film company, has sold a controlling share stake to Genda Inc., a major entertainment conglomerate that specializes in arcade gaming. Genda is buying a 78% share holding owned by Gaga chairman Tom Yoda’s T.Y. Limited company, which it will acquire on November 30, Variety is reporting. Yoda will retain…

Apple’s Plan to Spend $1 Billion a Year to Release Films Into Cinemas Boost Movie Theater Stocks

Apple is aiming to invest $1 billion a year to release its upcoming original films in cinemas. The production company plans on distributing between 12-15 movies on the big screen per year, Bloomberg is reporting. The news comes after Amazon announced a similar plan in November, stating that it will release between 12 and 15…

‘CODA’ Star Emilia Jones Cast in ‘Winner’ Biopic as Whistleblower Who Exposed Russia’s Interference in 2016 Election

CODA star Emilia Jones has been cast in the titular role in director Susanna Fogel’s darkly comedic biopic, Winner, which has started principal photography. The actress will play Reality Winner, who exposed Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Deadline is reporting. After exposing Russia’s involvement in the America election, Winner was sentenced to…

Oscar Winning “Coda” Actor Troy Kotsur Cast In Disney+ Series About California School For the Deaf Football Team

Oscar-winning Coda actor Troy Kotsur has signed on to star in and executive produce a sports drama series for Disney+ that will tell the true story of the 2021 Cubs Football team. The actor will play the coach of the team from the California School for the Deaf, Riverside, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

Oscars 2022 Winners List

The Academy Awards celebrated a return to gathering together in-person at the Dolby Theatre with three hosts to emcee the awards: Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall. CODA went home with the Best Picture prize and two other trophies, eclipsing season-long frontrunner The Power of the Dog. Jane Campion, who is the first woman…

Oscar Predictions : We Picked Our 6 Major Categories!

It’s almost time for the 94th annual Academy Awards, so our writers Abe Friedtanzer, Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi, Karen Butler, Karen Benardello, Matthew Schuchman, Nobuhiro Hosoki are making picks in 6 major categories. Here’s Our List of Choices! Abe Friedtanzer  Best Picture: CODA Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) Best Actor in a…

SAG Awards: Winners List : Could “Coda” Win the Best Picture at the Oscar?

The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night in 15 categories. The Sundance Winner, “CODA” took home the award for best film ensemble, becoming the first film with a predominantly deaf cast to receive the award.  After landing 12 Oscar nominations, Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” looks to be favorite to…

Coda : Q&A with Actress Marlee Matlin and Actor Tory Kotsur

Synopsis : Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel…

The Top 10 Best Films Of 2021

It’s New Year’s Eve, it’s time to look back at the past year in cinema and select the top 10 best films of 2021. We picked our favorites, so check out to see what we selected. To pay homage to filmmakers and actors, we don’t dare to rank them. Abe Friedtanzer  ・CODA ・Malcolm and Marie…