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NYAFF: Ribbon, Restores Dignity To The Creative Fields That Were Deemed Non-Essential During The Pandemic

The diverse selection of motion pictures of the 2022 New York Asian Film Festival allows audiences to look back on the years we’ve recently traversed. The Japanese film Ribbon is an excellent example, bringing to the screen a whimsically inspiring coming-of-age story about a young art student in the midst of the Covid crisis. What…

Interview: Jeff Bridges Feeling ‘Terrific’ After Health Crisis, Happy to Talk About ‘Old Man’ Series

Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges can now be seen in his first major television role, playing a former CIA agent living off the grid and on the run from assassins in the new FX adaptation of Thomas Perry’s novel, The Old Man. Written and produced by Jonathan E. Steinberg, the show co-stars Amy Brenneman, John Lithgow,…

Freida Pinto And Cory Tran Are Married, Expecting Baby

Slumdog Millionaire and Intrusion actress Freida Pinto revealed on Wednesday’s edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show that she has married her longtime beau, photographer Cory Tran, and they are expecting their first child. The New York Post said Clarkson asked Pinto on the air about how her wedding planning was going and Pinto exclaimed with…

Chris Rock Is Fully Vaccinated and Has COVID-19 

Actor Chris Rock revealed on Twitter earlier this week that he has contracted COVID-19, according to CBS News. The message that he shared was short and simple: “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated.” In May, Rock went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon…

Both ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Given New Release Dates

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to afflict the United States and the entire world, Paramount is expressing caution and delaying two of its major blockbusters, according to Deadline. Top Gun: Maverick will now open May 27th, 2022, taking the Memorial Day Weekend slot previously reserved for Mission: Impossible 7, which will now debut…

Sundance 2022 Attendees Will Need to Be Fully Vaccinated

Sundance Film Festival Director Tabitha Jackson communicated important updates on the 2022 edition in a press release disseminated this morning. The letter was titled “The 2022 Sundance Film Festival: A New Convergence, Another Trip Around the Sun” and confirmed January 20th-30th, 2022 as the dates for a hybrid festival that will be “the site of…

Does Covid play a role in Michael Keaton returning as Batman?

Everyone took it on good faith that Michael Keaton would be in some part reprising his role as Batman in the upcoming The Flash film. That may not be a done deal yet, though. What would keep Keaton from returning to the role? While it seemed definite that Keaton was set to reprise his version…

Raya and The Last Dragon, A Reconciliatory Fairytale — Film Review

Disney has always been the entertainment studio with the power to inspire children and adults alike, making us reflect upon our reality through its mesmerising, fantastic realms. Its latest cinematic oeuvre, Raya and The Last Dragon, couldn’t come at a better time, to confront with hopeful fortitude the challenging times we are living. A year…