Japanese distributor and producer Gaga Corporation is boosting its investment in lucrative anime features and eyeing a move into video games, following its majority stake acquisition by entertainment firm Genda.
Gaga president and CEO Tom Yoda is at the Cannes market with an “aggressive” growth strategy and a diverse slate that includes an upcoming martial arts drama from acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Miike and two Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction anime films, based on the popular manga by Inio Asano.
Yoda notes that the Japanese box office has been dominated by anime titles in recent years and such success would help...
Gaga president and CEO Tom Yoda is at the Cannes market with an “aggressive” growth strategy and a diverse slate that includes an upcoming martial arts drama from acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Miike and two Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction anime films, based on the popular manga by Inio Asano.
Yoda notes that the Japanese box office has been dominated by anime titles in recent years and such success would help...
- 5/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Fantasia is back this summer with its 28th edition! And, of course, its first wave is an impressive, eclectic mix of genre titles you won't want to miss. The first wave announcement is in its entirety below and you can learn more about attending the fest at: https://fantasiafestival.com/en
The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 28th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 18 through August 4, 2024, returning yet again at the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screens and events at Montreal’s Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée.
The festival’s full lineup will be announced on July 3, but in the meantime, Fantasia is excited to reveal a select first wave of premiere titles, along with a first look at its 2024 poster art.
The festival’s 2024 poster art, created by Montreal visual artist Donald Caron,...
The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 28th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 18 through August 4, 2024, returning yet again at the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screens and events at Montreal’s Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée.
The festival’s full lineup will be announced on July 3, but in the meantime, Fantasia is excited to reveal a select first wave of premiere titles, along with a first look at its 2024 poster art.
The festival’s 2024 poster art, created by Montreal visual artist Donald Caron,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers for Friday, May 3 indicate some major moments of drama as fans head into the weekend.
Next On Young and the Restless
A character is given tough love, while another faces the consequences of their actions, and a confession is made. What kind of drama should viewers expect during Friday’s show? Time to find out!
Time For Some Tough Love, Baby
Y&R spoilers for Friday, May 3 hint that Victor Newman (Erice Braeden) will dole out some tough love where Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) is concerned. Her booze bender at the Gcac brought Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) to her rescue.
Trending Now! The Young And The Restless News: Get To Know Melissa Ordway A Little Bit Better
However, when she refused to stop drinking he went to extreme measures by falling off the wagon and popping some pills himself, to show her the error of her ways.
Next On Young and the Restless
A character is given tough love, while another faces the consequences of their actions, and a confession is made. What kind of drama should viewers expect during Friday’s show? Time to find out!
Time For Some Tough Love, Baby
Y&R spoilers for Friday, May 3 hint that Victor Newman (Erice Braeden) will dole out some tough love where Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) is concerned. Her booze bender at the Gcac brought Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) to her rescue.
Trending Now! The Young And The Restless News: Get To Know Melissa Ordway A Little Bit Better
However, when she refused to stop drinking he went to extreme measures by falling off the wagon and popping some pills himself, to show her the error of her ways.
- 5/3/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Soap Opera Spy
O.J. Simpson, the NFL Hall of Famer, has passed away at 76 after battling prostate cancer. He played for the Buffalo Bills for nine seasons from 1969 to 1977 before moving to the San Francisco 49ers for two seasons. Simpson was acquitted of the charges of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in an infamous trial in 1995. Simpson had a net worth of $3 million at the time of his death, most of it coming from pensions from the NFL and SAG.
Roots actor O.J. Simpson had a staggering net worth at the time of his death
While Simpson won the criminal case against him, he lost the civil case filed by the Goldman family. The court ordered him to pay $33.5 million in damages. However, Simpson didn’t pay a large part of the said money and the Goldman family will continue to press Simpson’s four children to pay up the money.
Roots actor O.J. Simpson had a staggering net worth at the time of his death
While Simpson won the criminal case against him, he lost the civil case filed by the Goldman family. The court ordered him to pay $33.5 million in damages. However, Simpson didn’t pay a large part of the said money and the Goldman family will continue to press Simpson’s four children to pay up the money.
- 4/12/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
John Cena may have taken his catchphrase “You can’t see me” quite literally while taking the stage at the 2024 Oscars, as he decided to walk out naked to present the Best Costume Award. However, the actor has now come clean about his lifelong deception while promoting his new film, Ricky Stanicky. The WWE star confessed in a recent interview, asserting that he has been living a lie and people can actually see him.
John Cena in Ricky Stanicky John Cena’s Candid Confession About Living a Lie
In a recent interview with MTV, the Ricky Stanicky stars John Cena and Zac Efron were asked if they have ever lied during an interview. And the wrestler turned actor took the opportunity to make a stark confession, as he replied, “All the time.” Cena continued,
John Cena (image via MTV | YouTube)
“I don’t think there’s an ounce of truth in anything I’ve said.
John Cena in Ricky Stanicky John Cena’s Candid Confession About Living a Lie
In a recent interview with MTV, the Ricky Stanicky stars John Cena and Zac Efron were asked if they have ever lied during an interview. And the wrestler turned actor took the opportunity to make a stark confession, as he replied, “All the time.” Cena continued,
John Cena (image via MTV | YouTube)
“I don’t think there’s an ounce of truth in anything I’ve said.
- 3/13/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Sakaki Hideo, a well-known Japanese actor and film director, was arrested on Tuesday in Tokyo on suspicion of sexual assault.
Japanese media, quoting police reports, said that the arrest relates to an alleged incident in May 2016. They also cite Sakaki’s denial of the charges, which he calls “false accusations.”
The assault is alleged to have occurred at Sakaki’s apartment, where he took an actor in her 20s in order to give her acting advice. During the course of their encounter, Sakaki is alleged to have asked the woman to take off her clothes so that he could check for tattoos and suggested that she should get used to nudity in her acting career.
The actor and her lawyer consulted with Tokyo police in September that year, and filed a formal complaint in 2023.
The alleged incident was first reported in the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine in March 2022, which accused...
Japanese media, quoting police reports, said that the arrest relates to an alleged incident in May 2016. They also cite Sakaki’s denial of the charges, which he calls “false accusations.”
The assault is alleged to have occurred at Sakaki’s apartment, where he took an actor in her 20s in order to give her acting advice. During the course of their encounter, Sakaki is alleged to have asked the woman to take off her clothes so that he could check for tattoos and suggested that she should get used to nudity in her acting career.
The actor and her lawyer consulted with Tokyo police in September that year, and filed a formal complaint in 2023.
The alleged incident was first reported in the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine in March 2022, which accused...
- 2/21/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Character departures are inevitable for most shows.
That doesn't mean we have to like them. Sometimes, a character has to go because it's necessary for the story.
Other times, the actor moves on to a new role, and the character can't continue without them.
Now and then, a character's time on a show comes to an end in a way that leaves us brokenhearted and feeling betrayed by the writers.
These exits took us by surprise, and not in a good way.
Alex Karev's Dear John Letters on Grey's Anatomy
If you ask us, Alex Karev had one of the best character glow-ups of all time, with the kind of character development we can normally only dream about. His transformation from snarky, too-cool-for-school jock to the mature, brilliant man he became was one for the ages.
But sixteen years of hard work to become the peds surgeon we learned to...
That doesn't mean we have to like them. Sometimes, a character has to go because it's necessary for the story.
Other times, the actor moves on to a new role, and the character can't continue without them.
Now and then, a character's time on a show comes to an end in a way that leaves us brokenhearted and feeling betrayed by the writers.
These exits took us by surprise, and not in a good way.
Alex Karev's Dear John Letters on Grey's Anatomy
If you ask us, Alex Karev had one of the best character glow-ups of all time, with the kind of character development we can normally only dream about. His transformation from snarky, too-cool-for-school jock to the mature, brilliant man he became was one for the ages.
But sixteen years of hard work to become the peds surgeon we learned to...
- 2/5/2024
- by Haley Whitmire White
- TVfanatic
The release of Japanese film “Confession,” set for March 25, has been indefinitely postponed due to allegations of sexual abuse leveled against the director Sakaki Hideo by several actresses and published on Wednesday by a leading Japanese tabloid. No legal charges have been filed against the director.
Ark Entertainment, which is handling the local release and international sales, announced the postponement on the film’s official website.
Sakaki also issued an apology on the site, saying: “I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the article to the producers, staff, cast members, and other people who worked hard to create the film, and above all, the audience who are looking forward to its release of the film. I sincerely apologize to everyone for the inconvenience, worry, and discomfort I have caused. I am truly sorry that I have caused injury and grief to my precious and irreplaceable family. I am...
Ark Entertainment, which is handling the local release and international sales, announced the postponement on the film’s official website.
Sakaki also issued an apology on the site, saying: “I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the article to the producers, staff, cast members, and other people who worked hard to create the film, and above all, the audience who are looking forward to its release of the film. I sincerely apologize to everyone for the inconvenience, worry, and discomfort I have caused. I am truly sorry that I have caused injury and grief to my precious and irreplaceable family. I am...
- 3/10/2022
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
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