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GKIDS Acquires Japan’s Oscar Submission ‘Kokuho’

©Courtesy of GKIDS GKIDS has announced plans to bring “Kokuho” to North America. The live-action movie, which was first introduced at Cannes and will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month, will be Japan’s official submission in the Best International Feature category at the 98th Academy Awards. GKIDS has…

Graham Greene, Oscar-nominated ‘Dances with Wolves’ Star, Dies at 73

©Courtesy of Dances with Wolves Graham Greene, who received an Oscar nomination for starring in Dances with Wolves, died yesterday, September 1 at the age of 73. The Canadian First Nations actor passed away in a Toronto hospital after a lengthy illness. “He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be…

Chloë Grace Moretz and Kate Harrison Wed Over Labor Day Weekend

Clouds of Sils Maria Over the Labor Day weekend, actor Chloë Grace Moretz, 28, and model and photographer Kate Harrison, 34, were married in a private ceremony at an undisclosed location. The couple had begun dating in 2018. On New Year’s Day they confirmed their engagement by showing off diamond rings that had been designed…

Lee Sang-il’s Kabuki Drama ‘Kokuho’ is the Winner of Japan’s Oscar Submission

©Courtesy of Toho The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan has chosen Kokuho, a film that depicts a Japanese traditional theater (“Kabuki”), to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards next year. Nine Japanese films were submitted to be taken into consideration for the international category. The life…

Another Lawsuit is Being Brought Against Amazon for Selling Movies that Are not Actually Owned by Anyone

A proposed class action against Amazon was filed in Washington federal court on Friday, alleging a ‘bait and switch’ where the company allegedly deceived consumers into believing they had purchased content instead of receiving a license to watch, which can be revoked at any time. One of the less-known facts about movie and TV show…

Edward Berger Squelches Rumors of His Involvement With the ‘Oceans’ Franchise

  ©Photo by Philippe Antonello/Focus Feature/Philippe Antonello/Focus Featur – ©  2024 Focus Features, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Filmmaker Edward Berger is  trying to dispel rumors that he had agreed to direct  the forthcoming Ocean’s 14 film. Berger, the Oscar-winning director of All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave told Deadline that speculation about his role…

Michelle Yeoh’s Limited Series Blade Runner 2099 to Debut on Prime Video in 2026

©Courtesy of A24, Everything Everywhere All at Once Blade Runner 2099 will premiere on Prime Video in 2026, Deadline is reporting. Michelle Yeoh will star on the project, which is a limited television series follow-up to the 2017 movie sequel, Blade Runner 2049. Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at…

9/14 : Japanese Artist Awich at Central Park

©Photo credit Mako Hayashi Awich to Make Her Debut at New York’s Signature Summer Outdoor Music Event “Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage” on Sunday, September 14, 2025! It has been confirmed that Awich, one of Japan’s leading female rappers, will perform at “Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage,” New York’s iconic outdoor music festival….

Gus Van Sant Reveals He Wanted to Direct ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Photo by Georges Biard Filmmaker Gus Van Sant has revealed that, a decade ago, he campaigned to direct Fifty Shades of Grey, an erotic drama that was based on a book by E. L. James. Van Sant said that he sent James a sample clip he shot in which actor Alex Pettyfer portrayed Christian Grey,…

“Stranger Things” Duffer Brothers Sign Exclusive Four-Year Deal with Paramount

In the first major talent deal of the Skydance era, Matt and Ross Duffer have inked an exclusive four-year arrangement for their Upside Down Pictures entity to provide new feature film, television, and streaming projects to Paramount. The new contract will become effective in April 2026 upon the expiration of the brothers’ current deal with…

Dominic West And Sienna Miller To Star In HBO And Sky Original Thriller WAR, Two Season Order Confirmed

HBO and Sky today announce WAR, a bold new legal thriller from the creator of Lupin and Hijack, starring Dominic West (HBO’s “The Wire,” “The Crown”) as tech titan Morgan Henderson and Sienna Miller (“Anatomy of a Scandal,” “American Sniper”) as his estranged wife, international film star Carla Duval. Set in the elite world of London law, the series has been…