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"I wonder what the atmosphere would be like to see us walking in the snow from afar." ❄️ Several Futures has unveiled an official US trailer for Two Seasons, Two Strangers , an acclaimed Japanese drama from filmmaker Shô Miyake. This won the Golden Leopard top prize at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival last year, a prestigious award in the art house cinema festival circuit. It's next playing at the New Directors/New Films Festival in NYC in April before hitting limited US theaters also later in April. Based on mangas, a calm and poetic new Japanese drama. In summer, Nagisa & Natsuo meet seaside exchanging distant looks and clumsy words in the rainy ocean. In winter, screenwriter Li goes to a snowy village meeting Benzo at his guesthouse. Despite disconnected talks they embark together. Two Seasons, Two Strangers is at one and the same time as simple as its straightforward title suggests and immensely, exhilaratingly complex. Starring Shim Eun-kyung , Yumi Kawai , Mans...

It might be the quickest-ever fact check. A segment of Elex Michaelson’s The Story Is on CNN was censored last night just as the network’s correspondent in Beijing, Mike Valerio, began describing the topics that trigger the Middle Kingdom’s censors. “We’re being watched right now,” Valerio explained as part of the segment, “so if we […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lRWtsLw

Rebecca Ferguson is previewing her role in Denis Villeneuve’s continuation of the Dune saga. In a conversation with Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ferguson discussed returning to the desert planet with Dune: Part Three, which draws from Frank Herbert’s 1969 sequel novel Dune Messiah. “I just dipped my toe in. I have no, sort […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VrqoT3w

"Bus Boys for life!" Ha ha. The official trailer has debuted for an indie comedy titled Busboys , made by filmmaker Jonah Feingold as his latest creation. This indie feature was filmed last year and will debut in select theaters this spring if anyone wants to give it a look. A pair of idiot friends believe that if they become waiters, their problems will be solved. They aren't entirely wrong, but they aren't entirely right. "Inspiration strikes when they spot a 'Busboys Wanted' sign outside a restaurant. Markie lays out the master plan with absolute confidence: start as busboys, prove they're unstoppable workers, get promoted to waiters within days, then enjoy the supposed perks of restaurant life." Starring David Spade and Theo Von as Markie and Steef, who also wrote the script together. With appearances by Tim Dillon, Bobby Lee, Trevor Wallace, Jay Pharoah, and others. For tickets and a fun online game, visit the film's official site a...

Scabby the Rat and about a dozen members of the Writers Guild Staff Union are still outside SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard this afternoon as inside the WGA and the studios wrapped up their first day of contract talks. “What do we want?,” a throng of striking staffers chanted earlier Monday starting around 11:30 am […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vTActQh

Sean Penn won his third Oscar for his role in One Battle After Another but was nowhere to be seen at the Dolby Theater. Penn won Best Supporting Actor, beating his One Battle co-star Benicio del Toro, Frankenstein’s Jacob Elordi, Sinners’ Delroy Lindo and Sentimental Value’s Stellan Skarsgård. However, after his name was called out […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TJpqntA