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SXSW: ‘Uvalde Mom’ is an Important Look at a Societal Failure and One Woman Who Pushed Back

It’s an unfortunate reality in America that any conversation about school shootings includes far too many examples that should have inspired direct action to curb them from happening again in the future. But due to a sharp political divide on root causes and gun control, little has been accomplished despite decades of red flags and…

SXSW Review: Exploring Japan’s Loneliness Epidemic in ‘Dear Tomorrow’

It’s hard to accurately locate those who are lonely because they’re, by their very nature, a self-identifying group. But people who don’t feel like they have friends or family they can talk to and may not be comfortable with meeting others in an in-person setting are much more likely to be okay responding to a…

‘Last Breath’ Filmmaker Alex Parkinson on Revisiting a Harrowing Undersea Rescue (Video Interview)

In 2012, a trio of saturation “SAT” divers repairing a pipeline at the bottom of the North Sea ran into problems when the ship they were attached to began to drift off course due to a heavy storm. One of the divers, Chris Lemons, was trapped at the bottom of the sea after his umbilical…

Sundance Film Festival / Third Act : Exclusive Interview Director Tadashi Nakamura

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival 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…

Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : Exclusive Interview with Director Kathryn Ferguson 

Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : The first official feature documentary to explore the remarkable life and career of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. For the first time ever, narrated in Bogart’s own words and using previously unseen archives, letters, and interviews from those closest to him, the film definitively explores the impact of one of…

DOC NYC / Diane Warren : Relentless / Exclusive Interview with Director Bess Kargman

©Courtesy of XTR Diane Warren : Relentless, a prolific songwriter with an unparalleled track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants, emerges as a force to be reckoned with in Diane Warren: Relentless. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on…

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’: Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui (Video Interview)

The tragic death of actor Christopher Reeve in 2004 was devastating for those who knew and loved him, both in real life and his millions of fans from playing the pivotal role as Superman in four movies from 1978 to 1987. His death was made worse by the fact that nine years earlier, he became…

Daughters : What Does It Mean to Be an Incarcerated Father?

©Courtesy of Netflix After winning Festival Favorite and Audience Award: U.S. Documentary Competition at the last Sundance Film Festival, Daughters by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton finds its streaming platform on Netflix. The documentary focuses on the Daddy Daughter Dance, a program run in a Washington D.C. jail that allows incarcerated men to spend a…

‘Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa’ Director Lucy Walker (Video Interview)

For over twenty years, filmmaker Lucy Walker has been making some of the most compelling documentaries, including a number that explore some of the most daring and adventurous risk-takers. Her latest film, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, which debuts on Netflix on Wednesday, July 31, continues that trend. It explores the life and…

Laugh Proud : Exclusive Interview with Director Quentin Lee

Photo by Ines Laimoins – © 2020 Margin Films Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Edward Moran began his journalistic career many decades ago as a theater and cinema reviewer for Show Business and the New York Theater Review. More recently he contributed film reviews to hosokinema.com and Movie Sleuth….

The Cannes Film Festival : Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron / Video Review by Serena Davanzo

Serena Davanzo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Journalism and a BA in Theatre in December 2022. She currently works full time as a weekend anchor/producer and MMJ’s weekdays. She aspires to be an entertainment based journalist and actor! She’s loved performing arts and film her whole life…