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Those who are familiar with Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular Japanese manga Look Back or its award-winning 2024 anime version by Kiyotaka Oshiyama might have a different initial reaction to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new adaptation, which is premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival. I was not very familiar with the original comic or the first movie, so…

I’ve had shivers all night thinking about Look Back, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s elegant weepie adapted from the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, itself turned into a feature-length anime by Kiyotaka Oshiyama just two years ago. Apparently, Kore-eda was inspired to make the film after being drawn to the image of a girl with her back turned on…

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” follows the unlikely friendship between two young Japanese schoolgirls bound by their love of drawing, until they go their separate ways. In keeping with his recent works (like “Shoplifters” and “Monster”), the director maintains his knack for working with child actors to create a visually detailed drama whose emotions also, on…

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Netflix announces that production begins today in the UK on feature filmThe Inbetweeners 3, a continuation of the hugely popular sitcom and its two record-breaking films

The Teen Titans are one of DC’s biggest and most unique superhero teams. The original team was founded when three sidekicks, Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad, came together to prove they didn’t need their mentors’ supervision to be heroes. Eventually, their cooperation blossomed into a true team, but it wasn’t until the second incarnation that…