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Nov12025 by cineverseNo Comments

Tokyo Fest Premiere ‘Double Happiness’ Boards Moebius for Asia-Pacific Sales

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Hong Kong sales company Moebius Entertainment has boarded Taiwanese film “Double Happiness” for international sales across Asia-Pacific territories, following the film’s world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu, who previously directed “Little Big Women,” helmed the comedy-drama. The cast features Kuan-Ting Liu, known for his work in “A Sun” and “Old Fox,” alongside Jennifer Yu (“In Broad Daylight,” “Sisterhood”) and veteran actress Kuei-mei Yang, whose credits include “Vive L’Amour” and “Eat Drink Man Woman.” Clifford Miu produces the project, which centers on a wedding that descends into chaos when a soon-to-be-married man discovers both of his long-separated parents have independ...

Nov12025 by cineverseNo Comments

Harry Chapin — Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives’ Review: The Story of the Tune That Turned Daddy Issues Into Mythology

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety A music documentary built entirely around one song sounds like a precious affair, but it can be a tantalizing one if the song is right. The one-song doc has now emerged as a genre, and in a small way it’s an exciting one. I dug “The Greatest Night in Pop” (2024), about the creation of “We Are the World” (though that was obviously an anomaly of a song), and also “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” (2021), which explored how a tune that wasn’t even all that wonderful in the original recorded version could evolve, over time, into a transcendent global hymn. The latest one-song music doc, Rick Korn’s “Harry Chapin — Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives,” feels like it was influenced by the Coh...

Oct292025 by cineverseNo Comments

Frankie Muniz Hasn’t Spoken to Hilary Duff in 22 Years, Says Her Mom Interfered in ‘Agent Cody Banks’ Casting and ‘It Pissed Me Off’: ‘I Regret Not’ Staying Friends With Her

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By Zack Sharf According To The variety Frankie Muniz revealed during an episode of “The Joe Vulpis Podcast” last month that he has not spoken to Hilary Duff in the 22 years since they starred in “Agent Cody Banks” together (via People). Muniz blamed Duff’s mother for creating a split between the two young actors after she allegedly interfered in the movie’s casting process and went behind Muniz’s back to get Duff cast as the female lead in the action comedy. Muniz and Duff met as teenagers as their careers took off around the same time, with Duff’s Disney Channel series “Lizzie McGuire” premiering in 2001 and Muniz’s Fox sitcom “Malcom in the Middle” debuting in 2002. Muniz even cameoed as himself on Duff’s series. “We became really, really good friends. We had...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Tokyo Film Festival Competition Jury President Carlo Chatrian Sounds Alarm on Distribution Crisis

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety In a sobering assessment of the current state of independent cinema, Tokyo International Film Festival jury president Carlo Chatrian expressed concern that most of the festival’s competition films lack distribution deals, underscoring the mounting challenges facing arthouse filmmakers worldwide. “I am not sure, but I believe most of the films selected at the festival don’t have distribution, and maybe they will have through other networks, but this is something that makes me sad,” Chatrian told journalists at Tuesday’s jury press conference. “There are so many strong, beautiful films and except for film festivals, there are very few chances for these films to be seen.” The former artistic director of the Locarno Fi...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Nikias Chryssos’ Supernatural Body-Horror Film ‘Bloody Tennis’ Boarded by The Playmaker Ahead of AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Leo Barraclough According To The variety The Playmaker has taken international sales rights to Nikias Chryssos’ English-language debut, the supernatural body-horror pic “Bloody Tennis.” The Playmaker will launch international sales on the film at the American Film Market in Los Angeles. The film, which is produced by Augenschein, was written by Chryssos. The Greek-German filmmaker broke out with his 2015 feature “Der Bunker,” which debuted at Berlinale and won the Next Wave Award for best feature at Fantastic Fest in Austin. His second feature film “A Pure Place” was developed in the Résidence du Festival de Cannes and premiered at the Munich Film Festival, where it won the award for best director. “Bloody Tennis” stars Sandra Guldberg Kampp (“Foundation”), Golde...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Springsteen’ Leads U.K.-Ireland Box Office as ‘Regretting You’ And ‘Chainsaw Man’ Open Strong

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Disney’s “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland with £1.3 million ($1.75 million), according to Comscore. The Bruce Springsteen portrait launched narrowly ahead of Paramount’s “Regretting You,” which opened at No. 2 with $1.71 million, while Sony Pictures’ anime feature “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” sliced into No. 3 at $1.4 million. Universal held two slots in the middle of the chart: family title “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” eased to No. 4 with $1.1 million for a running total of $4.3 million, and horror sequel “The Black Phone 2” placed No. 5 with $842,806, reaching $3.1 million to date. Further down, Studiocanal’s “I Swear” ranked No. 6 with $792,645, while Warner Bros.’ “One Battl...

Oct272025 by cineverseNo Comments

Parvathy Thiruvothu to Star in Don Palathara’s Next Alongside Dileesh Pothan (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Indian National Film Award-winning actor Parvathy Thiruvothu is set to spearhead Don Palathara‘s next directorial venture, co-starring the acclaimed filmmaker-actor Dileesh Pothan. Thiruvothu, whose performance in “Take Off” (2017) earned her a National Film Award and best actor at the International Film Festival of India, brings a stellar track record to the project. The actor has delivered acclaimed performances in films including “Bangalore Days” (2014), “Ennu Ninte Moideen” (2015), “Charlie” (2015), “Uyare” (2019) and “Virus” (2019). She made her Bollywood debut opposite Irrfan Khan in “Qarib Qarib Singlle” (2017) and is also a founding member of the Women in Cinema Collective. The project marks Thiruvothu’s first c...