Hollywood sheds 17,000 jobs in August amid strikes
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los […]
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Revenue rises in first half
Lego Star Wars toys sit on display inside a Toys R Us store in Paramus, New Jersey, Nov. 26, 2019. Bloomberg | Getty Images While […]
’Opus,’ the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
TOKYO — Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing 20 […]
The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?
TALLINN, Estonia — The movie centers around a renowned violinist from Belgium arriving in Kyiv to perform. The date is February 2022, and his trip […]
Barbie is highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023
Barbie The Movie Courtesy: Warner Bros. It’s a ”Barbie” world — or at least North America. The collaboration among director Greta Gerwig, Mattel and Warner […]
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
TOKYO — Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone” — an online avatar that could take on […]
AMC shares crater as investors brace for stock conversion
An AMC Theatre on March 29, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images AMC Entertainment shares plummeted more than […]
Barbie vs Blue Beetle box office showdown
Xolo Mariduena stars ase Jaime Reyes in Warner Bros.’ ”Blue Beetle.” Warner Bros. Discovery It’s pink vs. blue at the box office this weekend. As […]
Part Two move to 2024?
Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ ”Dune.” Warner Bros. LOS ANGELES – Warner Bros. has a sandworm-sized dilemma on its hands: Keep the fall release […]
Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being barred from filmmaking after they showcased a movie […]