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HBO Max And GKIDS Strike Exclusive Licensing Deal For 20 Adult Animated And Live Action Films

©Courtesy of HBO Max HBO Max and GKIDS announced today a continuation of their prolific partnership, solidifying HBO Max as the U.S. streaming destination for award-winning Japanese animated films for years to come. The streamer is already the exclusive home of the world-renowned Studio Ghibli catalog in the United States, distributed by GKIDS, and now…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

August 13, 2025

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New York International Children’s Film Festival Announce Its 26TH Complete Feature Slate

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 26TH COMPLETE FEATURE SLATE With Seven U.S. & International Premieres from Around the Globe, Highlights Include: Instant Classic ERNEST AND CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA (Opening Night/Intl Premiere), Anime Adaptation of Tsujimura Mizuki’s YA Novel LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR (U.S. Premiere), Syrian-Set DOUNIA & THE PRINCESS…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

February 22, 2023

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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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HBO Max And GKIDS Strike Exclusive Licensing Deal For 20 Adult Animated And Live Action Films

New York International Children’s Film Festival Announce Its 26TH Complete Feature Slate