https://cinepuuulse.com/Cinepuuulse — Asian cinema news, reviews and a weekly radar: Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and the world's film press. Box office, festivals, streaming, anime, directors, restorations. Read from Tokyo, in English and Japanese. enFri, 04 Sep 2026 18:28:14 +0000 https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mua-phim-he-hon-loan-nhat-lich-su-trung-quoc-a8402f/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mua-phim-he-hon-loan-nhat-lich-su-trung-quoc-a8402f/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:19 +0000 — via Tuoi Tre. Original: https://tuoitre.vn/mua-phim-he-hon-loan-nhat-lich-su-trung-quoc-100260902091755003.htm https://cinepuuulse.com/story/nhung-thong-iep-hiem-thay-cua-chiikawa-fa2124/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/nhung-thong-iep-hiem-thay-cua-chiikawa-fa2124/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:19 +0000 — via Tuoi Tre. 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Original: https://tuoitre.vn/ho-linh-trang-si-nguy-co-thua-lo-sau-dip-le-2-9-10026090411134784.htm https://cinepuuulse.com/story/avengers-endgame-tro-lai-rap-viet-lam-le-ngoi-au-lich-su-pho-db670b/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/avengers-endgame-tro-lai-rap-viet-lam-le-ngoi-au-lich-su-pho-db670b/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:19 +0000 — via Tuoi Tre. Original: https://tuoitre.vn/avengers-endgame-tro-lai-rap-viet-lam-le-ngoi-dau-lich-su-phong-ve-100260904104230201.htm https://cinepuuulse.com/story/hollywood-tinh-ngo-hoi-sinh-fc294d/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/hollywood-tinh-ngo-hoi-sinh-fc294d/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:19 +0000 — via Tuoi Tre. Original: https://tuoitre.vn/hollywood-tinh-ngo-hoi-sinh-100260903230030532.htm https://cinepuuulse.com/story/son-ye-jin-hyun-bin-oi-au-trong-cuoc-ua-phim-han-thang-9-c809f4/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/son-ye-jin-hyun-bin-oi-au-trong-cuoc-ua-phim-han-thang-9-c809f4/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:19 +0000 — via Tuoi Tre. Original: https://tuoitre.vn/son-ye-jin-hyun-bin-doi-dau-trong-cuoc-dua-phim-han-thang-9-100260904100652595.htm https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chinas-short-drama-boom-was-built-on-speed-then-ai-got-faste-e685ab/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chinas-short-drama-boom-was-built-on-speed-then-ai-got-faste-e685ab/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000AI-powered production is upending China’s ultrashorts market, cutting shoots, budgets, and specialized crew work while forcing companies to find cheaper ways to keep live-action production viable. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018902/China’s Short-Drama Boom Was Built on Speed. Then AI Got Faster. https://cinepuuulse.com/story/inside-chinas-shift-from-short-drama-sets-to-ai-factories-b52796/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/inside-chinas-shift-from-short-drama-sets-to-ai-factories-b52796/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000 — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018927/Inside China’s Shift From Short-Drama Sets to AI Factories https://cinepuuulse.com/story/inside-the-chinese-ai-studio-shrinking-short-drama-crews-to-91692f/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/inside-the-chinese-ai-studio-shrinking-short-drama-crews-to-91692f/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000Former animators, cinematographers, and VFX artists are helping build AI systems that can script, storyboard, generate, and revise short dramas with unprecedented speed. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018935/Inside the Chinese AI Studio Shrinking Short-Drama Crews to One https://cinepuuulse.com/story/eye-of-the-storm-viral-podcaster-breaks-silence-over-plagiar-f4d29e/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/eye-of-the-storm-viral-podcaster-breaks-silence-over-plagiar-f4d29e/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000A Chinese podcaster famed for grilling filmmaker Christopher Nolan takes shelter from claims she lifts content from overseas sources. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018944/Eye of the Storm: Viral Podcaster Breaks Silence Over Plagiarism Scandal https://cinepuuulse.com/story/behind-chinas-unlikely-box-office-hit-indie-filmmakers-strug-329be9/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/behind-chinas-unlikely-box-office-hit-indie-filmmakers-strug-329be9/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000The amateur-made “Niu Lai” found an audience against the odds. Thousands of other low-budget Chinese films never get the same chance. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018961/Behind China’s Unlikely Box-Office Hit, Indie Filmmakers Struggle to Be Seen https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chinese-cinema-turns-its-lens-outward-b00e57/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chinese-cinema-turns-its-lens-outward-b00e57/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” is something new in China: a film about the outside world that treats its location as more than just a backdrop. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018970/Chinese Cinema Turns Its Lens Outward https://cinepuuulse.com/story/two-filmmakers-1-100-villages-and-a-race-to-record-rural-chi-98320c/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/two-filmmakers-1-100-villages-and-a-race-to-record-rural-chi-98320c/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:11 +0000After once leaving rural China behind, two filmmakers returned to document the farmers and workers whose stories are fading from view as the countryside changes. — via Sixth Tone. Original: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018983/Two Filmmakers, 1,100 Villages, and a Race to Record Rural China https://cinepuuulse.com/story/fan-bingbing-sparks-carnal-desire-in-invalid-father-in-law-i-082403/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/fan-bingbing-sparks-carnal-desire-in-invalid-father-in-law-i-082403/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:25:21 +0000The Asian-American director's erotically-charged drama also stars Lily Franky and will have a gala world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. — via The Hollywood Reporter. Original: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fan-bingbing-wayne-wang-diary-of-a-mad-old-man-1236690978/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/abel-ferrara-only-went-hollywood-once-but-it-resulted-in-a-h-6dd8ba/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/abel-ferrara-only-went-hollywood-once-but-it-resulted-in-a-h-6dd8ba/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000The maverick director of indie landmarks like "King of New York" and "The Bad Lieutenant" had a bad time in the studio system, but the movie that resulted — the 1993 horror film "Body Snatchers" — is a miracle of both pe — via IndieWire. Original: https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/abel-ferrara-body-snatchers-studio-horror-classic-1235214814/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/spider-man-brand-new-day-crossing-900m-u-s-today-2nd-pic-to-32e9dc/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/spider-man-brand-new-day-crossing-900m-u-s-today-2nd-pic-to-32e9dc/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:50:42 +0000It’s finally happening, and nobody, I mean nobody saw this coming: Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day is hitting $900 million at the domestic box office today, not only the second movie to ever cross that threshold — via Deadline. Original: https://deadline.com/2026/09/box-office-spider-man-brand-new-day-record-by-any-means-1237068219/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mellody-hobson-tears-up-talking-about-why-husband-george-luc-f2b0d6/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mellody-hobson-tears-up-talking-about-why-husband-george-luc-f2b0d6/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:42:32 +0000Mellody Hobson delivered emotional remarks about her husband George Lucas as the two hosted a “friends and family” preview on Thursday night at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. “I watched George up close — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/mellody-hobson-tears-up-husband-george-lucas-lucas-museum-1236851810/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/japanese-content-studio-helixes-launches-u-s-subsidiary-4d0486/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/japanese-content-studio-helixes-launches-u-s-subsidiary-4d0486/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:39:51 +0000Tokyo-based Helixes Inc., operator of the content IP studio maxilla, has announced the establishment of its U.S. subsidiary, Helixes USA Inc., in June 2026 to drive business expansion in the North American market. Throug — via Animation Magazine. Original: https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/japanese-content-studio-helixes-launches-u-s-subsidiary/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/days-of-thunder-2-tom-cruise-teases-robert-duvall-tribute-ba-1ba452/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/days-of-thunder-2-tom-cruise-teases-robert-duvall-tribute-ba-1ba452/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:26:06 +0000After successfully returning to the cockpit for “ Top Gun: Maverick ,” Tom Cruise will get behind the wheel again in “Days of Thunder 2.” The actor has confirmed that Cole Trickle remains an active driver in the long-awa — via The Playlist. Original: https://theplaylist.net/tom-cruise-days-of-thunder-2-robert-duvall-paramount-30-movies-20260904/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/producers-united-joins-bipartisan-push-for-federal-film-and-1e0fcb/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/producers-united-joins-bipartisan-push-for-federal-film-and-1e0fcb/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:23:57 +0000Producers United is joining groups like the MPA and DGA to urge the nation’s lawmakers to back the proposed federal tax incentive for film and television production to “protect American workers and foster sustainable car — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/producers-united-pushes-federal-tax-incentive-1236851843/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/the-unknown-teaser-french-psychological-thriller-starring-le-d9b883/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/the-unknown-teaser-french-psychological-thriller-starring-le-d9b883/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:23:46 +0000Neon is on an unprecedented run at the Cannes Film Festival , having won its seventh straight Palme d’Or with Cristian Munjiu ‘s “ Fjord ” and snatching up several other buzzy titles for distribution. That includes Arthu — via The Playlist. Original: https://theplaylist.net/the-unknown-teaser-french-psychological-thriller-starring-lea-seydoux-arrives-in-theaters-later-this-year-20260904/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/oscars-iraq-submits-venice-title-no-paradise-if-you-are-kill-d3317a/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/oscars-iraq-submits-venice-title-no-paradise-if-you-are-kill-d3317a/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:19:53 +0000Iraq has selected Norwegian-Kurdish director Halkawt Mustafa’s drama No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman as its Best International Feature Film entry to the 99th Academy Awards. News of the choice came ahead of the — via Deadline. Original: https://deadline.com/2026/09/oscars-iraq-venice-no-paradise-killed-woman-international-1237068226/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/venice-2026-mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-is-a-haunting-viet-daae97/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/venice-2026-mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-is-a-haunting-viet-daae97/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:15:05 +00004/5 stars “We were taught to treat Asians like they were less than human,” says Allen Nelson in Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, a true-life drama about a former US Marine faced with a reckoning. Screening in competitio — via SCMP Film. Original: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3366337/venice-2026-mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-haunting-vietnam-war-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://cinepuuulse.com/story/onslaught-director-adam-wingard-on-adding-kink-to-his-movie-c52eee/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/onslaught-director-adam-wingard-on-adding-kink-to-his-movie-c52eee/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000Adam Wingard’s new movie “Onslaught,” in theaters Friday via A24, is an ’80s-inspired action thriller in which a combat veteran (Adria Arjona) has to save her daughter (Blake Kennedy) when their trailer park is attacked — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/features/onslaught-director-kink-ice-agents-making-godzilla-1236840618/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-review-shinya-tsukamoto-direct-a5a0da/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-review-shinya-tsukamoto-direct-a5a0da/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000Venice: Stilted dialogue, oppressive sound design, and a gawking cultural gaze yield one of the most unpleasant films of this year’s competition. — via IndieWire. Original: https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mr-nelson-did-you-kill-people-review-1235214871/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/encounters-film-festival-unveils-expanded-animation-program-332fd9/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/encounters-film-festival-unveils-expanded-animation-program-332fd9/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0000Encounters Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, led by the U.K. premiere of Paper Plane, the directorial and screenwriting debut of Academy Award‑nominated actor Saoirse Ronan, and the English premiere of Mission — via Animation Magazine. Original: https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/encounters-film-festival-unveils-expanded-animation-program-for-2026/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/angel-acquires-michael-keaton-morgan-freeman-western-rode-to-29589f/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/angel-acquires-michael-keaton-morgan-freeman-western-rode-to-29589f/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:03:41 +0000EXCLUSIVE: Angel has picked up worldwide rights to the Michael Keaton-directed Western we revealed this week, Rode To Ruin. Keaton will star with Morgan Freeman in the movie, which Angel will release domestically and is — via Deadline. Original: https://deadline.com/2026/09/angel-buys-michael-keaton-morgan-freeman-western-rode-ruin-1237068139/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/burgundy-review-the-classic-french-vin-rouge-is-a-way-of-lif-0f8278/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/burgundy-review-the-classic-french-vin-rouge-is-a-way-of-lif-0f8278/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:02:23 +0000The directors behind ‘The Truffle Hunters’ and ‘Gaucho Gaucho’ continue their ethnographic exploration of age-old traditions inextricably embedded in the land. — via The Hollywood Reporter. Original: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/burgundy-review-michael-dweck-gregory-kershaw-wine-doc-1236690777/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/kj-apa-isabel-may-and-archie-renaux-ya-romance-falling-getti-7897a7/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/kj-apa-isabel-may-and-archie-renaux-ya-romance-falling-getti-7897a7/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:01:15 +0000“Falling,” the London-set romantic drama starring KJ Apa (“Riverdale”), Isabel May (“Scream 7,” “Mr. Irrelevant”), and Archie Renaux (“Alien: Romulus”), is set to hit cinemas, having been acquired by Brainstorm Media for — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/kj-apa-isabel-may-archie-renaux-falling-us-release-1236851554/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chloe-zhao-defends-comic-book-movies-its-important-to-not-wr-676d38/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/chloe-zhao-defends-comic-book-movies-its-important-to-not-wr-676d38/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:51:59 +0000When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist. “But I wasn’t very good at drawing. I wasn’t up to standard,” she said with a laugh during a wide-ranging masterclass about — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/chloe-zhao-defends-comic-book-movies-venice-1236851430/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/lea-seydoux-is-not-herself-in-u-s-trailer-for-arthur-hararis-0144d9/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/lea-seydoux-is-not-herself-in-u-s-trailer-for-arthur-hararis-0144d9/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:51:58 +0000Few titles this year have earned quite so odd a response as Arthur Harari’s The Unknown. Just after a Cannes premiere that we left unimpressed, another writer of ours argued it’s the film of the year. For some of us, any — via The Film Stage. Original: https://thefilmstage.com/lea-seydoux-is-not-herself-in-u-s-trailer-for-arthur-hararis-divisive-cannes-premiere-the-unknown/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/the-city-of-the-living-review-a-superbly-acted-and-heartbrea-e327f9/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/the-city-of-the-living-review-a-superbly-acted-and-heartbrea-e327f9/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:24:26 +0000Does a filmmaker have a responsibility towards marginalized communities? It’s an irreconcilable debate given the unbridgeable chasm between the two sides: Is the onus on the artist, or the audience? Edoardo Gabbriellini’ — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-city-of-the-living-review-1236851786/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/otherwise-engaged-rom-com-starring-halle-berry-colin-firth-z-a77f51/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/otherwise-engaged-rom-com-starring-halle-berry-colin-firth-z-a77f51/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:20:39 +0000And another rom-com hits the upcoming TIFF Market. Deadline reports that Halle Berry , Colin Firth , Zoë Kravitz , and Jack Whitehall are set to star in “ Otherwise Engaged ,” the directorial debut of longtime producer S — via The Playlist. Original: https://theplaylist.net/otherwise-engaged-rom-com-starring-halle-berry-colin-firth-zoe-kravitz-jack-whitehall-to-hit-tiff-market-20260904/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/tokyo-anime-awards-festival-ends-529487/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/tokyo-anime-awards-festival-ends-529487/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:12:32 +0000TAAF 2026 took place from March 13-16 — via Anime News Network. Original: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-04/tokyo-anime-awards-festival-ends/.241377 https://cinepuuulse.com/story/jonny-greenwood-says-paul-thomas-anderson-has-chosen-his-nex-ddf67d/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/jonny-greenwood-says-paul-thomas-anderson-has-chosen-his-nex-ddf67d/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:09:57 +0000After finally winning the Best Director Oscar for “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson apparently isn’t planning another lengthy interval between narrative features. According to his longtime composer Jonny G — via The Playlist. Original: https://theplaylist.net/jonny-greenwood-paul-thomas-anderson-next-film-20260904-20260904/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/byron-allens-freestyle-releasing-acquires-hello-beautiful-fo-324a9d/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/byron-allens-freestyle-releasing-acquires-hello-beautiful-fo-324a9d/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:09:43 +0000Director Ziad H. Hamzeh’s inspirational drama based on Christine Handy’s novel ‘Walk Beside Me’ will hit U.S. cinemas on Sept. 25. — via The Hollywood Reporter. Original: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/byron-allens-freestyle-releasing-hello-beautiful-1236689496/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/al-baraneya-review-cinema-verite-doesnt-get-more-naturalisti-a475b3/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/al-baraneya-review-cinema-verite-doesnt-get-more-naturalisti-a475b3/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:01:10 +0000There isn’t an iota of artificiality in Ashgan El-Hamus’ impressive debut “Al Baraneya,” not an easy accomplishment given that it’s fiction looking like a documentary, with a cast almost exclusively composed of relatives — via Variety. Original: https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/al-baraneya-review-1236851773/ https://cinepuuulse.com/story/liam-neeson-produced-the-lost-children-of-tuam-about-secret-ed7cdf/https://cinepuuulse.com/story/liam-neeson-produced-the-lost-children-of-tuam-about-secret-ed7cdf/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000Monica Dolan stars as an amateur historian who uncovered the scandal in director Frank Berry's film, which will get its international premiere at TIFF after its world debut at Galway. — via The Hollywood Reporter. Original: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/liam-neeson-produced-the-lost-children-of-tuam-film-trailer-1236690778/