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CNA
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Singaporean film We Can Save The World!!! to make world premiere at New York Asian Film Festival in July
Singaporean feature film We Can Save The World!!! is set to make its world premiere on Jul 17 at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The sci-fi comedy is one of 10 films curated in the Southeast Asian Frontiers section. Directed by Singaporean filmmaker Cheng Chai Hong, We Can Save The World!!! marks a significant milestone as the only fully independent Singaporean feature in this year's lineup of over 100 films. Cheng is also the only Singaporean director presenting a film at the festival. The film stars Ah Boys To Men actor Noah Yap as Ryan, a disillusioned government worker who meets Teoh Jun Vinh (Peng), a homeless man claiming to be an alien stranded on Earth. Peng is on a quest to find his missing doomsday device. Together, they embark on a journey across Singapore, evading a doomsday cult and government agents while forging unlikely alliances along the way. View this post on Instagram A post shared by We Can Save the World!!! (@ Joining them are cast members Fauzi Azzhar, Xuan Ong, Leslie Sim and Daisy Irani. We Can Save The World!!! marks Cheng's debut feature film, following his web series Average Guys and Neighbourhood Watch Task Force. In a press release, Cheng describes the film as a love letter to Singapore and to anyone who has felt stuck in life. 'As young filmmakers in Singapore, we're often given a healthy dose of pessimism, told not to expect too much, to stay within safe lanes, to follow received wisdom. But we made this film anyway, against the odds,' Cheng shared. 'I hope Singaporeans will see themselves in this movie – to laugh, to cry, and to remember that our messy, weird, ridiculous lives are worth putting on the big screen.' Now in its 24th edition, NYAFF is North America's leading showcase of Asian cinema. Cheng, together with cast members Fauzi Azzhar and Xuan Ong, will introduce the film at the festival on Jul 17, followed by a question-and-answer segment.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cineverse's Fandor Brings the Heat this Summer with a Lineup of Hot New Titles Including Genre-Blending Time-Travel Adventure, Escape From The 21st Century
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), a next-generation entertainment studio, and Fandor has announced today its Summer slate of programming. This includes genre-blending time-travel adventure, Escape From The 21st Century as well as other Official Selections from film festivals around the world, Else, A Samurai In Time, and The Box Man. "Fandor continues to invest in bold, distinctive storytelling -- elevating emerging filmmakers alongside internationally recognized auteurs who continue to shape contemporary cinema," said Cineverse Executive Director, Programming, Eric Rowe. "This new slate reflects our curatorial focus: high-impact, conversation-driving titles with strong festival pedigree and global appeal" As Summer begins to heat up, fans can tune to Fandor to stream new titles including: Escape from the 21st Century (Available June 27) – The story follows three friends who discover they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years with a sneeze. However, the future is not as good as they hoped, and they need to take on the responsibility of saving the world. Escape from the 21st Century is a Fantastic Fest & TIFF Midnight Madness Official Selection. Else (Available July 8) - A romance blossoms between an introvert and a confident woman, but their relationship faces a threat when a strange epidemic causes the infected to merge with their surroundings, trapping the couple in a shapeshifting nightmare. A haunting fusion of Cronenbergian body horror and fevered romance,Else is a Fantastic Fest & TIFF Midnight Madness Official Selection. A Samurai In Time* (Available August 5) – The largest Japanese indie hit since One Cut of the Dead, and eventual Best Film winner at this year's Japan Academy Film Prize, follows a samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films. A Samurai In Time is a Fantasia Film Festival Official Selection. The Box Man (Available August 19) – Punk provocateur Gakuryu Ishii's adaptation of the legendary Kobo Abe novel follows a nameless man who gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, to meet a range of characters as he wanders in Tokyo. The Box Man is a Berlinale Official Selection. Other films currently available on Fandor include Hundreds of Beavers, The Accident, Human Hibernation, Shin Ultraman, Yokohama BJ Blues, Atlantide, Jeannette: the Childhood of Joan of Arc. Beeswax, The Love Witch, Asako I & II, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Ramona, Nocturama, Marwencol, Lake Michigan Monster, Burst City, and many more. Additional titles set to come to Fandor following their theatrical runs later this year also include The Things You Kill and Lesbian Space Princess. *As part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film 2025, North America's largest festival of contemporary Japanese film, A Samurai in Time will screen at an in-person event on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM in New York City. Tickets can be purchased here. About FandorFandor is your invitation to cinematic pleasures, hand-picked discoveries, and underseen curiosities. Artfully entertaining, never just content. Our ever-growing film library streams beyond the mainstream on iOS, Android, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Comcast and Fandor's direct website. Visit for more information. About Cineverse Streaming Cineverse owns and/or operates a wide range of premium streaming brands, from free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) apps. These span fandoms – from single IP channels around pop cultural icons such as Bob Ross, The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan, Garfield and Barney, to channels curated for fans of Horror (Screambox, Midnight Pulp), Pan-Asian and Anime (RetroCrush, AsianCrush), Comedy (Comedy Dynamics), Documentary and Crime (Crime Hunters, Docurama), Independent Film (Fandor), Romance and Rom Coms (Dove Channel), to name a few. About Cineverse Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS) is a next-generation entertainment studio that empowers creators and entertains fans with a wide breadth of content through the power of technology. It has developed a new blueprint for delivering entertainment experiences to passionate audiences and results for its partners with unprecedented efficiency, and distributes more than 71,000 premium films, series, and podcasts. Cineverse connects fans with bold, authentic, independent stories. Properties include the highest-grossing unrated film in U.S. history; dozens of streaming fandom channels; a premier podcast network; top horror destination Bloody Disgusting; and more. Powering visionary storytelling with cutting-edge innovation, Cineverse's proprietary streaming tools and AI technology drive revenue and reach to redefine the next era of entertainment. For more information, visit Press Contact: For MediaThe Lippin Group, cineverse@ For InvestorsJulie Milstead, investorrelations@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Cineverse Corp.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Aya Cash, Ella Rubin Get Forced Into Family Time in the Trailer for Dramedy ‘Adult Children' (Exclusive)
Aya Cash, Betsy Brandt and Ella Rubin navigate complicated sibling dynamics in the trailer for the dramedy feature Adult Children. Rich Newey directed the indie film that premieres at the Bentonville Film Festival on June 19 and is currently seeking distribution. Thomas Sadoski and Mimi Rogers also star in the movie hailing from 521 Films. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Superman' Final Trailer Shows David Corenswet "Doing Important Stuff" Ariel Winter's Friends Start to Vanish in Trailer for Thriller 'Don't Log Off' (Exclusive) Gavin Newsom Found: 'The 33' Casts Actor as Politician in Film About Homeless Crisis (Exclusive) Adult Children centers on Morgan (Rubin), a 17-year-old who is working on her college applications when she suddenly finds herself spending an extended amount of time with her much older half-siblings. The group is awkwardly brought together after a crisis involving wayward brother Josh (Sadoski). 'When I was little, I was extremely jealous of my older siblings,' Rubin says in voiceover during the trailer. 'If they spent their childhoods reacting instead of dreaming, all I could do was dream of something to react to. That something showed up this summer.' Later, Rogers quips, 'Apparently, this is a popular season for falling off the wagon.' Newey (Killing Eleanor) helmed the film from a script by Annika Marks. Newey, Marks, Sadoski and Angie Gaffney serve as producers. Following its debut at Bentonville this month, Adult Children is set to screen at Galway Film Fleadh on July 11. Cash is known for her roles in the series You're the Worst, Fosse/Verdon and The Boys and for appearing in such features as Game Over, Man! Brandt's television credits include Breaking Bad and Saint X. Rubin has had roles in the recent features The Idea of You, Anora, Until Dawn and Fear Street: Prom Queen. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
CTV News
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Experience classic movies under the stars
The annual capital pop-up cinema is back. Showcasing all the great classics for a chance to enjoy a nice summer night watching movies under the stars.
The Guardian
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
How to Train Your Dragon to Neil Young: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
How to Train Your DragonOut now This live-action remake was shot by Bill Pope, the cinematographer behind films as diverse as Clueless, The Matrix and Spider-Man 3, with puppets used on set to give the actors something to work with before painting in the CGI. Starring Mason Thames, Gerard Butler and Nick Frost. Film on Film WeekendBFI Southbank, London, 14 & 15 JuneA whole weekend of films screening exclusively from actual physical prints? Sign us up. Physical film in a digital world is a use-it-or-lose-it kind of treasure, so to see the likes of Star Wars screened from prints, vote with your wallet and get down to the now Daisy-May Hudson based this portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids on her own experiences of the social care system, with Posy Sterling giving a barnstorming performance as a woman who can't get a bigger flat because she doesn't have her children with her, and can't get her kids back because her flat is too ForceOut now Kerry Washington and Omar Sy play a couple who leave the multinational special forces group by which they are employed to raise their child peacefully, but inevitably get pulled back into the action by a man with the grudge who unfortunately also happens to be secretary general of the G7. Catherine Bray Glasgow International jazz festivalVarious venues, Glasgow, 18 to 22 June Glasgow's extravaganza opens with pianist Neil Cowley Trio's vivacious mix of deft melodies and hard grooving (18 June). This week also features trumpeter Colin Steele's celebration of Scottish pop icons the Blue Nile (20 June), and saxist Xhosa Cole and singer-songwriter Lulu Manning in the inventive Beyond Borders quartet (19 June). John Fordham Nine Inch NailsSunday to Wednesday; tour starts Dublin Industrial rock noise merchants Nine Inch Nails, AKA Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, tour the UK for the first time since 2022. While a new album is rumoured to be on the horizon, expect a focus on 1994's The Downward Spiral, which gives this Peel It Back tour its name. Michael Cragg Isle of Wight festivalSeaclose Park, Newport, 19 to 22 JuneA typically eclectic selection of musical artistes arrive on the south coast of England this week, including festival headliners Sting, Stereophonics and retired man of the woods, Justin Timberlake. The likes of the Corrs, Yard Act, Ella Eyre and Busted make up some of the other acts involved. MC Mazeppa Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Surrey, 14 Juneurday to 6 July Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades are perennial favourites, but Tchaikovsky's other nine operas rarely reach the stage in the UK. But Grange Park Opera is reviving one of the most vividly dramatic of them, Mazeppa is based upon Pushkin; David Pountney's production is conducted by Mark Shanahan with David Stout in the title role. Andrew Clements Jenny SavilleNational Portrait Gallery, London, 20 Juneto 7 September The biggest British exhibition yet for this artist who paints women up close on a heroic scale, with fierce, formidable reality and a visceral fleshy palette. Is she a modern great? She certainly brings the style of Francis Bacon blistering into the 21st century. This should be a sensational show. Masterpieces from KenwoodGainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk, to 19 October Thomas Gainsborough's great portrait of Mary, Countess Howe pays a visit to his birthplace in this show of 18th-century art. The Countess stands in swirling pink silk and white lace, posing with huge authority and command, against a romantic sky. She towers over paintings by Reynolds, Romney and others. Summer ExhibitionRoyal Academy of Arts, London, 17 June to 17 August The annual event founded in the age of Gainsborough and Reynolds has some proud history to look back on, including JMW Turner rivalling John Constable and, more recently, regular appearances by David Hockney, Tracey Emin and more. But it has been looking lost – can it leap into life this summer? Cedric MorrisGranary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed, to 12 October This 20th-century painter taught the likes of Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling at his cottage art school in Suffolk. He also had a garden there and planted it with rare Irises. This exhihibition connects his gardening and art, showing how his love of nature blooms in ecstatic flower paintings. Jonathan Jones Craig FergusonLondon, 14 June; Glasgow, 21 June The list of Britons who are more famous in the US than here is not long: in fact, it's pretty much only Bush's Gavin Rossdale and Ferguson, who spent 10 years as a late-night host on US TV. But the comic hasn't totally forgotten about his homeland; he's making a (brief) stop-off on his latest tour, Pants on Fire. Rachel Aroesti 4.48 PsychosisRoyal Court theatre, London, to 5 July Twenty-five years on from its Royal Court debut, Sarah Kane's final play is being staged with the original creative team and cast – including Daniel Evans, Jo McInnes and Madeleine Potter. An unnamed patient is dealing with crippling depression; this devastating play will pull you into the darkly glittering recesses of her mind. Miriam Gillinson The Walrus Has a Right to AdventureLiverpool Everyman, to 21 June Billie Collins's tender new play is about a trio of bizarre encounters with wild animals across the globe – including a walrus aboard a boat in Oslo and a nature-filled nightshift in Tesco. What happens when animals are forced into our everyday lives and what might we learn about forging new connections? MG PopOdysseyOld Woollen, Leeds, 15 June This one sounds like good fun. Described as being like an ancient Greece-themed music video, this dance-theatre spectacle from the Glitterbomb Dancers and choreographer Joseph Mercier takes on the story of Telemachus with a gen Z slant. Features an ensemble of 14 young artists playing more than 50 different Winship Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion OutrageousU&Drama, 19 June, 9pm Prison, Hitler, the Spanish civil war, hordes of famous men: there are enough gobsmacking tales from the Mitford sisters' lives to power 10 TV shows. This rollicking series embraces the maximalist drama by weaving together their wildly divergent paths in the 1930s. PushersChannel 4, 19 June, 10pm Emily has cerebral palsy, which means people often underestimate, ignore and patronise her. It also makes her the perfect criminal: surely nobody will suspect her of building a drugs empire? Pushers is co-written by Veep's Peter Fellows and the comedian Rosie Jones, who also stars in this cleverly premised and gratifyingly radical sitcom. Grenfell: UncoveredNetflix, 20 JuneNot only a tragedy, but a sickening crime – and those responsible for the worst UK residential fire since the blitz still haven't been properly held to account. This devastating documentary by Olaide Sadiq examines the oversights and malfeasance that led to the deaths of 72 people and the irreparable trauma of hundreds more. Storyville: The ContestantiPlayer & BBC Four, 17 June, 10pm A genuine social experiment or just a sick joke? In 1998, a Japanese TV show asked a comedian to spend months alone in a room, subsisting only on winnings from magazine competitions. What he didn't know was that his every movement was being broadcast; this documentary chronicles an egregious contribution to the reality genre. RA Date Everything! Out 17 June; PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch Taking the dating sim to absurdist extremes, this comedy game gifts you a pair of magical glasses that turn everything in your house – from washing machines to bookshelves – into a hot person you can romance. A totally normal thing to want. The Alters Out now; PC, PS5, Xbox Stuck on a planet where the sun incinerates everything every three days, a stranded astronaut clones himself over and over to create the team he needs to escape. Unsurprisingly, the clones aren't entirely cool with it. Can you get them to work together? Keza MacDonald Buscabulla – Se Amaba Así Out now Puerto Rico via New York musicians Luis Alfredo Del Valle and Raquel Berrios return with the follow-up to 2020's acclaimed debut Regresa. Exploring modern love, Se Amaba Así – loosely translated as 'the way love was' – fuses tactile electropop with the likes of reggaeton and calypso. Tom Rasmussen – High Wire (Remixed and Reimagined) Out now Originally released last autumn, the British dance-pop practitioner Tom Rasmussen's second album gets a facelift thanks to a host of trans and queer collaborators. Planningtorock, Tsatsamis and Horse Meat Disco have all lent their talents, as has Taahliah, who elegantly elongates interlude Will You Be Mine. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin to the Trees Out now Ahead of his on-off-but-now-on again Glastonbury headline slot, Neil Young releases his 48th (!) album. Backed by his newly formed band the Chrome Hearts, the rollicking rock'n'roll of Talkin to the Trees takes shots at Elon Musk on the riotous Lets Roll Again. The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World Out now Paul Oakenfold, Orbital and Mogwai are among the 24 acts chosen to reinterpret songs from goth overlords' recent No 1 album Songs of a Lost World, with all royalties going to War Child UK. The highlight is Four Tet's six-minute house reworking of comeback single Alone. MC ProstBBC Four, 19 June, 8pm Seventy-year-old former racing driver Alain Prost reflects on his career as one of the most successful drivers in F1 history in this comprehensive six-part series. Tonight's initial episodes cover the road to his first world title. Balancing the BooksPodcast Writer Cailean Steed's insightful series demystifies the often perplexing economics of writing. Speaking to writer and barrister Imran Mahmood, agent Caro Clarke and former bookseller Alice Slater, Steed discusses making a living as an author. David HartleyYouTubeMusician and teacher David Hartley's video essays tackle elaborate topics such as Bob Dylan's changing songwriting skills in under 10 minutes without compromising on detail. Highlights also include his analysis of Amy Winehouse's autobiographical creative process. Ammar Kalia
