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The Promised Land is a Solid Melodrama with a Layered Main Character

More than ten years after A Royal Affair (Academy Awards nomination for Best International Picture) Danish director Nikolaj Arcel and international star Mads Mikkelsen have teamed-up again for another period-drama set in 18th century Denmark. The Promised Land follows the story of ex-captain Ludving Kahlen, who after serving 25 years in the army decides to…

Adriano Ercolani

February 14, 2024

Festivals

Venice Film Festival Line-Up Announced : Includes Films by Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, David Fincher and Ryusuke Hamagichi

The Venice Film Festival had unveiled a star-studded line-up for its 80th edition of the festival. The festival will premiere some of the top U.S. directors including David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Michael Mann, Bradley Cooper and Wes Anderson, alongside European, Latin American and Asian auteurs’ films. Though Venice was forced a few days…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

July 25, 2023

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Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron : Trailer / The Film Explores the Journey of Hayao Miyazaki on His Latest Film

©Courtesy of Cannes film Festival “He’s traveling between reality & fantasy, and losing the ability to tell them apart.” Another magnificent doc about Hayao Miyazaki just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes started off by giving filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli an Honorary Palme d’Or. Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron focuses on six years of…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

May 20, 2024

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“If” / Krasinski Broke the Mold to Tell the Story for Young Generation

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures When I was growing up in Japan, I was a precocious kid who saw things in a a skeptical attitude. What kind of movie would a child especially one like myself want to see if it were made from an adult’s viewpoint? Parents are usually cautious about what films are age-appropriate…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

May 20, 2024

News

Goodfellas Has Acquired World Sales Rights for Chie Hayakawa’s Drama Renoir

©Photo: Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times Goodfellas has taken over the worldwide distribution rights for Japanese director Chie Hayakawa‘s Tokyo-set drama Renoir before its premiere. Hayakawa’s debut film, Plan 75 set in a near future in Japan, focus on the government program Plan 75 which encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

May 19, 2024

Trailers

How to Rob a Bank | Official Trailer | Netflix

©Courtesy of Netflix Dozens of bank robberies. Millions of dollars in spoils. During the 1990s, a masterfully prolific bank robber began an unprecedented crime spree throughout the city of Seattle. As law enforcement officials tried and repeatedly failed to apprehend the man responsible, they came up with a nickname for the elusive man behind a…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

May 19, 2024

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The Promised Land is a Solid Melodrama with a Layered Main Character

Venice Film Festival Line-Up Announced : Includes Films by Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, David Fincher and Ryusuke Hamagichi