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THE 2025 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Announces Line-Up for 20th Anniversary Milestone Edition (September 17-21)

©Courtesy of Harlem International Film Festival. THE 2025 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 20th anniversary milestone edition (September 17-21)Opening Night features the Renaissance Awards honoring Stanley Nelson, Vernon Reid, and Kara Young and a tribute to local cinema with a special screening program titled Harlem Love Stanley Nelson, Vernon Reid, Kara Young New…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

September 12, 2025

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The 2022 Harlem International Film Festival Announces Line-Up for 17th Edition (May 5-15)

THE 2022 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 17th edition (May 5-15) Opening Night features three World Premieres including Jamal Joseph’s A GORGEOUS MOSAIC, Ano Okero’s AN AMERICAN STREET MURAL IN HARLEM, and Myra Lewis’ LOVE IS IN THE LEGEND An American Street Mural in Harlem, Love is the Legend (Photo by Timothy…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

April 24, 2022

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“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Review

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Las Vegas needs a real-life Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, but not the smaller franchise store from the first film. Fans deserve a full recreation of the bigger flagship restaurant, complete with the river ride, as revealed in the new sequel—like only Vegas could build. Mike Schmidt’s encounters in the smaller Freddy Fazbear’s…

Joe Bendel

December 4, 2025

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Audience-Controlled Interactive Slasher Movie ‘Slay Day’ to Premiere in Theaters in Fall 2026

Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie will release the interactive slasher film, Slay Day, in theaters in fall 2026, Variety is reporting. The drama will ask viewers in each theater to collectively vote on each critical decision using their smartphones. As a result, each audiences’ choices will alter the story as the movie plays on the big screen….

Karen Benardello

December 4, 2025

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The Duet of ‘CLOTHED BY THE SUN’ from ‘THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE’ Film Features Amanda Seyfried and Daniel Blumenberg

©Searchlight Pictures The song for the historical drama musical film “The Testament of Ann Lee” has been unveiled by Searchlight at its premiere. The film is set to debut in 70mm and will be available in select cinemas on Christmas Day. The film was directed by Norway’s Mona Fastvold, who also co-wrote it with her…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

December 4, 2025

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‘Slanted’ Uses Body Horror To Mock White Ethnocentrism

If The Substance explored ageism through the transformation of the body, a film featured in the line-up of the 43rd edition of the Torino Film Festival uses the same means to discuss white ethnocentrism. Slanted follows Joan Huang (Shirley Chen), a Chinese-American teen, who moved with her family from China to the star-spangled country when…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

December 3, 2025

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THE 2025 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Announces Line-Up for 20th Anniversary Milestone Edition (September 17-21)

The 2022 Harlem International Film Festival Announces Line-Up for 17th Edition (May 5-15)