Sydney Film Festival has added several titles to its line-up that played at Cannes last month, including award winners The Seed Of The Sacred Fig and Black Dog.
The 71st edition of the festival, which opens on Wednesday (June 5) and runs until June 16, previously announced it will close with Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, which played in Competition at Cannes and won the prize for best screenplay.
The new additions include Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, which also played in Competition and won the jury special prize and Fipresci award, and Guan Hu’s Black Dog,...
The 71st edition of the festival, which opens on Wednesday (June 5) and runs until June 16, previously announced it will close with Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, which played in Competition at Cannes and won the prize for best screenplay.
The new additions include Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, which also played in Competition and won the jury special prize and Fipresci award, and Guan Hu’s Black Dog,...
- 6/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
In the derelict, scraggly city in northwest China where Guan Hu’s Black Dog is set, human life has all but disappeared and canines have replaced their masters. The year is 2008, a few weeks before the kick-off to the Beijing Summer Olympics, but the capital feels so distant in time and space that when a mural honoring the event pops up, the paint is so sun-bleached you’d be forgiven for thinking the Games were over by a few decades. Oil was tucked deep under the nearby hills until the reserves dried up and workers left––one of many migration waves that turned this unnamed corner at the edge of the Gobi Desert into an arid ghost town presided by the pets its former residents left behind. Dogs are everywhere you look; from the barren expanses that ring the city down to its maze of abandoned buildings, they roam this...
- 5/30/2024
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
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The Ark | Wei Dan | 2022 | 101min
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
How do we face death in a plague
While the first reports of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan are heard on the news, elsewhere in the country Zhang Xiuhua, who is suffering from a different disease, is fighting for her life. The doctors may have given up on her, but her children and grandchildren haven’t, and they’re doing everything possible to keep her with them for a little while longer.
A Thousand Plateaus: The Bright Volcanos | Cong Feng | 2022 | 15min
Shout the Building, Social Polyphony
Since 2020, the beginning of Coronavirus, “Shouting in the building” this phenomenon caught my attention countless times. It...
The Ark | Wei Dan | 2022 | 101min
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
How do we face death in a plague
While the first reports of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan are heard on the news, elsewhere in the country Zhang Xiuhua, who is suffering from a different disease, is fighting for her life. The doctors may have given up on her, but her children and grandchildren haven’t, and they’re doing everything possible to keep her with them for a little while longer.
A Thousand Plateaus: The Bright Volcanos | Cong Feng | 2022 | 15min
Shout the Building, Social Polyphony
Since 2020, the beginning of Coronavirus, “Shouting in the building” this phenomenon caught my attention countless times. It...
- 4/1/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: The cast for the American High and Hartbeat Hulu movie Prom Dates has been set with Chelsea Handler and Best in Show‘s John Michael Higgins, but also Julia Lester, Antonia Gentry, Kenny Ridwan, Jt Neal, Jordan Buhat, Zión Moreno, and Terry Hu. The movie will hit the service this spring.
The Kim O. Nguyen directed, D.J. Mausner scripted movie follows best friends Jess and Hannah (Gentry and Lester), who make a pact at 13 to have the perfect senior prom. Despite the impending changes that college will bring over the next four years, the two are committed to honoring their prom pact. But with only 24 hours left before the big event, everything falls apart when they break up with each of their dates. Jess and Hannah are left with one night to find new dates and live out their middle-school fantasies.
Producers are Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps and Molle DeBartolo...
The Kim O. Nguyen directed, D.J. Mausner scripted movie follows best friends Jess and Hannah (Gentry and Lester), who make a pact at 13 to have the perfect senior prom. Despite the impending changes that college will bring over the next four years, the two are committed to honoring their prom pact. But with only 24 hours left before the big event, everything falls apart when they break up with each of their dates. Jess and Hannah are left with one night to find new dates and live out their middle-school fantasies.
Producers are Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps and Molle DeBartolo...
- 2/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tiger’s Apprentice proved to be a delightful animated film, offering a refreshing escape into a magical realm filled with Zodiac characters and captivating revelations. Following the loss of his grandmother, Mrs. Lee, the protagonist Tom discovered his extraordinary role as a Guardian, a disclosure that unfolded in a glorious manner. The film’s strength lies in its intriguing premise and the execution of its fantasy adventure. However, a notable drawback was the fast-paced nature of the movie, leaving little time for in-depth character exploration. Despite this, Tom’s journey from skepticism to embracing his magical destiny was compelling. The film successfully balanced comfort and delight, making it an enjoyable watch. The execution of the plot, while not something groundbreaking. But the commendable thing was in its delivery of the battle against evil forces to attain divine power. Overall, The Tiger’s Apprentice offered a captivating and visually appealing experience, leaving...
- 2/2/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
"The Tiger's Apprentice" is a new animated fantasy feature, based on the 2003 novel by Laurence Yep, directed by Raman Hui, Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun, starring the voices of Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Sherry Cola, Leah Lewis, Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh, streaming February 2, 2024 on Paramount +:
"...the story follows young 'Tom' as he becomes the magical apprentice of the tiger 'Mr. Hu'.
"Together with a band of mythological misfits, their job is to protect the ancient 'phoenix' from 'Vatten' and the 'Clan of Nine'...
"...who wish to use its powers for evil, instead of kindness, loyalty, duty, and bravery..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...the story follows young 'Tom' as he becomes the magical apprentice of the tiger 'Mr. Hu'.
"Together with a band of mythological misfits, their job is to protect the ancient 'phoenix' from 'Vatten' and the 'Clan of Nine'...
"...who wish to use its powers for evil, instead of kindness, loyalty, duty, and bravery..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 2/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Plot: After a tragic loss, Tom Lee, a Chinese-American teen, learns he’s part of an order of guardians tasked with protecting an ancient phoenix. Clueless about his heritage, avatars of the Chinese zodiac assemble to show him the ropes and join the fight against the villainous Loo.
Review: Fantasy fiction is a slippery slope. After the meteoric rise of characters like Lyra Belacqua, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson, the literary market became flooded with young heroes, each with a magical lineage to discover or a world-ending mystery to solve. It takes a lot to stand out among the crowd and leave your mark on young minds worldwide. Thankfully, The Tiger’s Apprentice taps into an extraordinary world shaped by timeless heritage and iconography, with the Chinese zodiac as its foundation.
Based on the fantasy novel series by Laurence Yep and produced by Paramount Animation, The Tiger’s Apprentice invites audiences into...
Review: Fantasy fiction is a slippery slope. After the meteoric rise of characters like Lyra Belacqua, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson, the literary market became flooded with young heroes, each with a magical lineage to discover or a world-ending mystery to solve. It takes a lot to stand out among the crowd and leave your mark on young minds worldwide. Thankfully, The Tiger’s Apprentice taps into an extraordinary world shaped by timeless heritage and iconography, with the Chinese zodiac as its foundation.
Based on the fantasy novel series by Laurence Yep and produced by Paramount Animation, The Tiger’s Apprentice invites audiences into...
- 1/31/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
From current Oscar nominees to new seasons of acclaimed comedies, Paramount+ has it all this February!
The ever-growing platform will usher in the premieres of several new shows and movies this month, including the highly anticipated family animated film "The Tiger's Apprentice," which features an A-list voice cast including Brandon Soo Hoo, Henry Golding, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Lucy Liu, and Bowen Yang. Plus, tune in to new season premieres of "Halo," "Ghosts," "Young Sheldon," and more.
Excited for March's Academy Awards? Paramount+ will add the current Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nominee "Past Lives" to help you catch up on your watch list. And check out plenty of previous Oscar nominees and winners, including "12 Years a Slave," "Chicago," and "Roman Holiday."
Ready to watch? Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to Paramount+ in February, as well as the full list for all...
The ever-growing platform will usher in the premieres of several new shows and movies this month, including the highly anticipated family animated film "The Tiger's Apprentice," which features an A-list voice cast including Brandon Soo Hoo, Henry Golding, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Lucy Liu, and Bowen Yang. Plus, tune in to new season premieres of "Halo," "Ghosts," "Young Sheldon," and more.
Excited for March's Academy Awards? Paramount+ will add the current Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nominee "Past Lives" to help you catch up on your watch list. And check out plenty of previous Oscar nominees and winners, including "12 Years a Slave," "Chicago," and "Roman Holiday."
Ready to watch? Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to Paramount+ in February, as well as the full list for all...
- 1/30/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Sandra Oh are among the all-star voices in this likable but generic story of a San Francisco teen and a posse of animal shapeshifters
This perky, likable but profoundly derivative animated feature arrives just in time for both lunar new year and the February half-term school holidays. Like a shop-bought char siu bao, it’s over-sweetened but moreish: Chinese-flavoured comfort food in cinematic form. The story, based on a novel by Laurence Yep, revolves around teenage Tom (voiced by Brandon Soo Hoo) who lives in San Francisco with Amah (which means “grandmother”), voiced by Tan Kheng Hua; the latter is an eccentric old dear who insists on slathering their 19th-century house in so many good luck charms that people leave oranges on the doorstep thinking it’s one big shrine.
It turns out that Amah is the guardian of a purple stone that can be...
This perky, likable but profoundly derivative animated feature arrives just in time for both lunar new year and the February half-term school holidays. Like a shop-bought char siu bao, it’s over-sweetened but moreish: Chinese-flavoured comfort food in cinematic form. The story, based on a novel by Laurence Yep, revolves around teenage Tom (voiced by Brandon Soo Hoo) who lives in San Francisco with Amah (which means “grandmother”), voiced by Tan Kheng Hua; the latter is an eccentric old dear who insists on slathering their 19th-century house in so many good luck charms that people leave oranges on the doorstep thinking it’s one big shrine.
It turns out that Amah is the guardian of a purple stone that can be...
- 1/30/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Returns Next Month
Last week's news never sleeps. HBO has announced the premiere date for the 11th season of its award-winning current events show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” which will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The half-hour satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched series takes a microscopic look at current political, social, economic, and cultural issues in the United States, as well as lesser-reported topics. Since its premiere in 2014, the weekly series has received 28 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the just-past 75th Primetime Emmys.
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” will air on HBO on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt and be available to watch simultaneously on Max. The series has already been renewed through 2026.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com “The Tiger’s Apprentice” Gets First Trailer
Paramount+ has released the...
Last week's news never sleeps. HBO has announced the premiere date for the 11th season of its award-winning current events show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” which will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The half-hour satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched series takes a microscopic look at current political, social, economic, and cultural issues in the United States, as well as lesser-reported topics. Since its premiere in 2014, the weekly series has received 28 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the just-past 75th Primetime Emmys.
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” will air on HBO on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt and be available to watch simultaneously on Max. The series has already been renewed through 2026.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com “The Tiger’s Apprentice” Gets First Trailer
Paramount+ has released the...
- 1/17/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
"I don't know if I can be who you need me to be." "Your Grandma believed in you. It's in your blood..." Paramount Animation has debuted the main trailer for animated action movie The Tiger's Apprentice, adapted from the same book series. This was in the works for years, and after finally starting production in 2020, they scrapped the theatrical plans and will debut it streaming on Paramount+. Tom Lee, a Chinese-American boy, after the death of his grandmother, discovers he is part of a lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu, Tom trains up to take on Loo, a force that is as powerful as a Guardian but with evil intentions to destroy humanity. The Tiger's Apprentice stars Henry Golding as Mr. Hu and Brandon Soo Hoo as Tom, with Lucy Liu, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Sherry Cola, Leah Lewis, Sandra Oh,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The Tiger's Apprentice" is a new animated fantasy feature, based on the 2003 novel by Laurence Yep, directed by Raman Hui, Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun, starring the voices of Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Sherry Cola, Leah Lewis, Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh, streaming February 2, 2024 on Paramount +:
"...the story follows the boy 'Tom' as he becomes the magical apprentice of the tiger 'Mr. Hu'.
"Together with a band of mythological misfits, their job is to protect the ancient 'phoenix' from 'Vatten' and the 'Clan of Nine'...
"...who wish to use its powers for evil, instead of kindness, loyalty, duty, and bravery..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...the story follows the boy 'Tom' as he becomes the magical apprentice of the tiger 'Mr. Hu'.
"Together with a band of mythological misfits, their job is to protect the ancient 'phoenix' from 'Vatten' and the 'Clan of Nine'...
"...who wish to use its powers for evil, instead of kindness, loyalty, duty, and bravery..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/17/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Peace over pleasure,” Olivia Rodrigo told me one night in Los Angeles while serving herself a steamy, heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs. “That’s my saying.” Getting to hear casual truth-bombs like this is part of the joy that comes from spending time with the wisest 20-year-old in pop, and for our October cover story, we spent quite a lot of it.
Naturally, a lot of delightful randomness landed on the cutting-room floor. Rodrigo talked about how, when she was a newborn, her parents would put her on the...
Naturally, a lot of delightful randomness landed on the cutting-room floor. Rodrigo talked about how, when she was a newborn, her parents would put her on the...
- 9/20/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
‘Love Is A Gun’ set to play in competition in Critics’ Week at Venice.
Chinese sales agent Parallax Films has boarded actor Lee Hong-Chi’s directorial debut Love Is A Gun, ahead of its premiere at Venice, and Liang Ming’s Carefree Days, the opening film of San Sebastian’s New Directors strand.
Love Is A Gun, also starring and written by Lee, follows a young man who is determined to start afresh after getting out of jail, but his turbulent past comes back to haunt him, including a gun of which he cannot get rid.
It will premiere in...
Chinese sales agent Parallax Films has boarded actor Lee Hong-Chi’s directorial debut Love Is A Gun, ahead of its premiere at Venice, and Liang Ming’s Carefree Days, the opening film of San Sebastian’s New Directors strand.
Love Is A Gun, also starring and written by Lee, follows a young man who is determined to start afresh after getting out of jail, but his turbulent past comes back to haunt him, including a gun of which he cannot get rid.
It will premiere in...
- 8/11/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
While much of the initial fanbase that helped turn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into a pop culture phenomenon aged out following the original cartoon (1987-1996) and live action movies (1990-1993), the property has continued to flourish with reboots in TV, film, and comics every few years.
If the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has you interested in exploring various versions of Tmnt, there’s no better place for a horror fan to start than Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series that aired for five seasons between 2012 and 2017.
While there’s an inherent connection to horror in the various mutants and monsters that pop up throughout the franchise, no rendition embraces the genre nearly as much as this one. In addition to references to classics like Alien, Friday the 13th, and The Evil Dead, the series employed several notable horror actors throughout its 124-episode run.
Here are...
If the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has you interested in exploring various versions of Tmnt, there’s no better place for a horror fan to start than Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series that aired for five seasons between 2012 and 2017.
While there’s an inherent connection to horror in the various mutants and monsters that pop up throughout the franchise, no rendition embraces the genre nearly as much as this one. In addition to references to classics like Alien, Friday the 13th, and The Evil Dead, the series employed several notable horror actors throughout its 124-episode run.
Here are...
- 8/2/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Going simply by the awards handed out, the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival delivered on its promise to celebrate the emerging stars of both Asian and Chinese cinema.
There were Golden Goblet wins for established markets Japan and China, and those less known, including Uzbekistan. And there were some scene-stealing emotions shared up on stage at the Shanghai Grand Theater, including the moments when two of China’s biggest stars, Hu Ge and Da Peng, were jointly awarded the festival’s best actor prize and then shared memories of their long-lasting friendship.
Japanese director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri was certainly swept up by the occasion, as China’s major festival event marked a return to normalcy — and a return of international guests — after the travel restrictions and assorted uncertainties of the global pandemic.
Kumakiri’s Yoko picked up the festival’s best feature film, best actress and best screenplay awards in the...
There were Golden Goblet wins for established markets Japan and China, and those less known, including Uzbekistan. And there were some scene-stealing emotions shared up on stage at the Shanghai Grand Theater, including the moments when two of China’s biggest stars, Hu Ge and Da Peng, were jointly awarded the festival’s best actor prize and then shared memories of their long-lasting friendship.
Japanese director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri was certainly swept up by the occasion, as China’s major festival event marked a return to normalcy — and a return of international guests — after the travel restrictions and assorted uncertainties of the global pandemic.
Kumakiri’s Yoko picked up the festival’s best feature film, best actress and best screenplay awards in the...
- 6/25/2023
- by Mathew Scott
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Further winners included Spanish documentary ‘Muyeres’.
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s Japanese drama Yoko scored a hat-trick of prizes at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s (Siff) Golden Goblet Awards including best film.
The film’s Japanese lead Rinko Kikuchi was named best actress for her performance of Yoko, a 42-year-old single woman who embarks on long journey to her hometown after the death of her estranged father. The film also won the best screenplay prize.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Kikuchi previously received an Oscar nomination for 2006’s Babel and worked with director Kumakiri on Hole In The Sky...
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s Japanese drama Yoko scored a hat-trick of prizes at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s (Siff) Golden Goblet Awards including best film.
The film’s Japanese lead Rinko Kikuchi was named best actress for her performance of Yoko, a 42-year-old single woman who embarks on long journey to her hometown after the death of her estranged father. The film also won the best screenplay prize.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Kikuchi previously received an Oscar nomination for 2006’s Babel and worked with director Kumakiri on Hole In The Sky...
- 6/19/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Further winners included Spanish documentary ‘Muyeres’.
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s Japanese drama Yoko scored a hat-trick of prizes at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s (Siff) Golden Goblet Awards including best film.
The film’s Japanese lead Rinko Kikuchi was named best actress for her performance of Yoko, a 42-year-old single woman who embarks on long journey to her hometown after the death of her estranged father. The film also won the best screenplay prize.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Kikuchi previously received an Oscar nomination for 2006’s Babel and worked with director Kumakiri on Hole In The Sky...
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s Japanese drama Yoko scored a hat-trick of prizes at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s (Siff) Golden Goblet Awards including best film.
The film’s Japanese lead Rinko Kikuchi was named best actress for her performance of Yoko, a 42-year-old single woman who embarks on long journey to her hometown after the death of her estranged father. The film also won the best screenplay prize.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Kikuchi previously received an Oscar nomination for 2006’s Babel and worked with director Kumakiri on Hole In The Sky...
- 6/19/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
New York, June 15 (Ians) The Sars-CoV-2 virus, which caused the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, first infected three scientists working at China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (Wiv), according to a new report that strengthens the theory of a lab-leak.
“Patients zero” included Ben Hu, Ping Yu and Yan Zhu — the scientists working on the controversial “gain-of-function” research on Sars-like viruses at the Wiv, according to an investigation published on the Substack newsletter Public and Racket.
It was previously noted that some Wiv scientists had developed Covid-19-like illnesses in November 2019, but their identities were not known.
“Ben Hu is essentially the next Shi Zhengli,” Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was quoted as saying. Shi is popularly known as “the bat woman of China,” and led the gain-of-function research at the Wiv.
“Hu was her star pupil. He had been making chimeric Sars-like...
“Patients zero” included Ben Hu, Ping Yu and Yan Zhu — the scientists working on the controversial “gain-of-function” research on Sars-like viruses at the Wiv, according to an investigation published on the Substack newsletter Public and Racket.
It was previously noted that some Wiv scientists had developed Covid-19-like illnesses in November 2019, but their identities were not known.
“Ben Hu is essentially the next Shi Zhengli,” Alina Chan, a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was quoted as saying. Shi is popularly known as “the bat woman of China,” and led the gain-of-function research at the Wiv.
“Hu was her star pupil. He had been making chimeric Sars-like...
- 6/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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