One welcome surprise for many people unaware of casting news was the appearance of “Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice” star Catherine O’Hara in the first trailer for the second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us”. The series adaptation of the award-winning PlayStation games sees the seven-episode second season adapting around
“Entertainment System Is Down” Begins Filming
Filming is officially underway on Oscar-nominated “Triangle of Sadness” and “Force Majeure” filmmaker Ruben Östlund’s next dark satire film “The Entertainment System is Down” with Keanu Reeves leading a star-studded cast. The black comedy is set on the ‘kangaroo route’, the nearly 24-hour (with one stopover) long-haul flight between the
BYE BYE LOVE: A Lost and Found Landmark of the Japanese New Wave
Fujisawa Isao began his career as an assistant director to Hiroshi Teshigahara on the landmark Japanese New Wave films Woman in the Dunes and The Face of Another before making his directorial debut with the 1974 independent drama Bye Bye Love. Yet this film—the only narrative feature Fujisawa directed before
Physical Game Sales In U.S. Drop Below $2B
Market research firm Circana has revealed in a new report that U.S consumer spending on physical video games has more than halved since 2021. Even more so than film or TV, gaming has migrated heavily to digital due to several factors, including faster online infrastructure, increased online deals, and an
First Trailer: “The Wedding Banquet” Remake
The first trailer has been released for the remake of “Brokeback Mountain” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director Ang Lee’s famed 1993 comedy “The Wedding Banquet”. The new take follows two queer couples – gay couple Chris (Bowen Yang) & Min (Han Gi-chan), and lesbian couple Angela (Kelly Marie Tran)