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New York International Children’s Film Festival 2026: Whoever Steals This Book

©Courtesy of NYICFF Mifuyu Mikura’s attitude towards her family’s library of rare books is much like that of the protagonist of Drops of God with respect to her late father’s valuable wine cellar. Mikura has no bibliophilic interests, but the collection is a complicated part of her family’s history and legacy, so she must try…

Joe Bendel

March 6, 2026

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The Hunt for Gollum is Reported to Be the Start of a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum“, which will see the return of most of the original cast for this new installment, will be in production starting in May, according to Andy Serkis. Ian McKellen hinted last year that it could be split into two movies, but producers quickly…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

March 6, 2026

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NYICFF ’26: My Grandfather is a Nihonjin

The birthplace of the bossa nova is also home to the largest diasporic Japanese community outside of Japan, starting when the first immigrants arrived on June 18, 1908, a date now commemorated in Brazil as “Japanese Immigration Day.” Young Noboru’s grandfather Hideo arrived during a wave of increased immigration in the 1920s, but he rarely…

Joe Bendel

March 6, 2026

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Lee Isaac Chung Exits Warner Bros’ ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel

Two-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung has departed the upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel, Deadline is reporting. The action comedy remains in active development at Warner Bros. Pictures and LuckyChap Entertainment. Chung had been working on the project as the director alongside its star and producer Margot Robbie. But the parties have now gone their…

Karen Benardello

March 5, 2026

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