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‘True Mothers’ Exclusive Trailer: Naomi Kawase Returns With A New Oscar-Contending Drama

January 11, 2021 11:37 am

There are few international filmmakers working today that have the acclaim and reverence of Naomi Kawase. And with her latest feature, “True Mothers,” selected as the official Japanese entry into the Oscars ra...

‘Homemade’ Trailer: Netflix Brings Together Pablo Larraín, Kristen Stewart & More For Shorts Made In Quarantine

Charles Barfield

June 23, 2020 11:11 am

News, Trailers

Over the past few months, we’ve seen several filmmakers work on new shorts while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folks like Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and David F. Sandberg have created films with n...

‘True Mothers’ Teaser: Naomi Kawase’s Cannes Film Follows A Married Couple’s Adoption Drama

Charles Barfield

June 5, 2020 10:19 am

News, Trailers

Earlier this year, it was expected that Naomi Kawase was going to make her return to Cannes, where she has screened a number of her films over the years, to premiere her highly-anticipated drama, “True Mothers...

Robert Pattinson in Claire Denis' 'High Life'

Claire Denis’ ‘High Life’ Starring Robert Pattinson To Compete At 66th San Sebastian Film Festival

Charles Barfield

July 13, 2018 10:50 am

Festivals, News

This year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival announced their first wave of films and it looks like the 66th anniversary of the fest is going to be pretty great. Leading the way, we have the long-awaite...

‘Vision’ Teaser: Japanese Auteur Naomi Kawase Returns With Her Latest Film Starring Juliette Binoche

Charles Barfield

April 9, 2018 10:50 am

News, Trailers

Sadly, if you live in the United States and want to watch the films by Japanese director Naomi Kawase, you have to do a bit of hunting. The filmmaker, who is no stranger to Cannes and other film festivals, rare...

First International Trailer For Naomi Kawase’s ‘Radiance’

Kevin Jagernauth

March 9, 2017 4:33 pm

News, Trailers

We just debuted our list of the movies we're hoping will hit Cannes, and while Naomi Kawase's "Radiance" didn't make the main list, that doesn't mean we're not still eagerly awaiting what the Japanese filmmaker...