Tag: Neo Sora

  • SXSW Sydney Unveils Major Film Screening Component

    SXSW Sydney Unveils Major Film Screening Component

    The SXSW Sydney festival has set a 75-film screening schedule for its first edition. The selection skews heavily towards music, but is also distinctly international.Headline titles include re-edited Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense,” “Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles,” an exploration of iconic Australian musical act The Wiggles; drill rap documentary “Onefour:…

  • Legendary Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is Captured in ‘Opus’ — Watch the Teaser

    Legendary Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is Captured in ‘Opus’ — Watch the Teaser

    Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance is captured in posthumous documentary “Opus,” directed by his son Neo Sora.Sakamoto, who was behind the scores of films like “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” died in March at age 71 after a years-long battle with cancer. His last piano performance was staged for “Opus,” which is…