Chinese actor-director Jiang Wen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Let the Bullets Fly) will serve as the head of the main competition jury at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival, which will hand out its Tiantan Award. The jury will also include Chinese American director and actor Joan Chen (The Last Emperor), British director David Yates (Fantastic Beasts and …
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The Walt Disney Company announced Friday the appointment of Tamotsu Hiiro as managing director for Japan. He will report to Disney APAC president Luke Kang. Hiiro will take over the Japan leadership role from Carol Choi, who led the territory for Disney for the last five years. Choi will maintain her regional executive responsibilities as evp for APAC studios, original …
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Benny Blanco knew exactly what he was looking for before falling in love with Selena Gomez. The couple, who got engaged in December last year, made a recent appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, where they opened up about their relationship. At one point, Blanco revealed that he actually made a list of “all the things I …
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Indian director Payal Kapadia‘s long journey in support of her Mumbai-set drama All We Imagine as Light finally came to a close last week — with the addition of yet another honor. The film won best picture at the 18th Asia Film Awards in Hong Kong on March 16, capping a nearly year-long run of promotion and accolades that began …
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GLAAD handed out its annual honors — celebrating media that showcases fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ issues — on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Agatha All Along, Hacks, 9-1-1: Lone Star, My Old Ass, Will & Harper and breakout musical artist Doechii were among the winners at the 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards, in a ceremony hosted by …
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Will Smith‘s return to hip hop has arrived, as the rapper-turned-actor released Based On a True Story, his first album in 20 years, on Friday. Smith had preempted the new album with the singles “Beautiful Scars” with Big Sean, “First Love,” You Can Make It,” “Tantrum,” and “Work of Art.” The album comes almost exactly 20 years ago to the …
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Seth Rogen is dishing on some of the real-life inspirations behind The Studio, including Steve Asbell and a Golden Globes moment. During a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the star, co-creator and director of Apple TV+’s new Hollywood satire opened up about the show and his character Matt Remick. “In the show, I run a Hollywood …
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The metaphors weigh heavily in the latest Blumhouse horror film, which relies more on subtle atmospherics than their usual offerings. The sort of thoughtful, measuredly-paced chiller that wouldn’t look out of place as a Twilight Zone episode — or, if it were amplified to bigger proportions, a Jordan Peele movie — The Woman in the Yard belies its disingenuously bland …
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Despite picking up album of the year and best country album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé has been snubbed by a country music awards program… again. The nominations for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards were unveiled on Thursday, and Beyoncé’s name was notably left off the list. This isn’t the first time, however, as the cultural icon …
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