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The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers for Thursday, May 15, suggest that Hope wants another chance with Liam. She already feels guilty about their marriage falling apart, and his grim news has her thinking everything differently. But the last thing these two need is to get back together.

Undivided Heart

Hope’s (Annika Noelle) heart and mind have been all over the place lately. We have no idea who she’s going to end up with next. Though she was married to Liam (Scott Clifton), she longed to be in bed with Thomas (Matthew Atkinson). She couldn’t resist him, and the two kissed in Rome.

Hope loved the attention that Thomas gave her. Finally, there was a man without an undivided heart. She was sick of Liam playing Ping-Pong with her and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). She wanted a man who loved her, desired her, and wanted to be with her only.

When a Fast Money round turned unintentionally bawdy, Steve Harvey intervened.

During an episode of Family Feud, a contestant named Asia and her teammate, Jamie, from the Degree family, made their way to the Fast Money round.

The Degrees’ appearance was during the November 11, 2024, episode of Family Feud when they faced off against the Martz family.

A throwback clip from their segment was shared on Instagram in a Reel captioned, “How many Ping-Pong balls can you fit in your mouth??...

“Just another day” of wearing a hog head around the office for Chevy Chase.

“Some people ask me, what’s my day like?” Chase reveals in the latest installment of his sporadic, bizarre Instagram reels. The answer is even less exciting than you might think. To the tune of Thurston Harris’ “Little Bitty Pretty One,” Chase walks us through a typical day in his post-comedy career.

“Watch this,” he says as he signs Funko Pop boxes featuring himself in a Santa suit from Christmas Vacation. Those babies are going for $250 on Amazon, of which we can assume he receives a hefty cut. You can’t get one on his official website, but he’s offering signed Vacation trading cards for only $120.

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“I also do ping-pong,” he says, now inexplicably wearing a pig mask.

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When a Ping Pong anime series was first announced in early 2014, I had to ask: Why? Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga had already been adapted to film back in 2002. Directed by first-timer Fumihiko Sori with a script by rising star Kankuro Kudo, the film launched the career of actor Shido Nakamura. It even came with songs by Supercar and Boom Boom Satellites. I couldn’t imagine anything better than that. When I learned Masaaki Yuasa was directing the series, I became even more curious – and confused. Yuasa was one of my all-time favorite anime directors (and still is.) His 2007 science fiction series Kaiba changed my vision of what TV anime could be. He would have been a great fit to adapt Yuasa’s epic No. 5 . Instead he was hired to go back over old ground. I didn’t understand why at the time. Now I recognize that of all Matsumoto’s comics,...

Though most wouldn't expect sports anime to be the medium's most exciting genre, there are plenty of excellent series that immerse the viewer through well-written drama and action-packed matches. Instead of using cool power systems or magical weaponry, sports anime applies the high-stakes action of shonen to every sport imaginable.

Whether it's traditional sports like volleyball or something unorthodox, like ping-pong, the anime's portrayal allows viewers to fall in love with every sport. The best sports anime have lovable characters who share interesting dynamics. Teammates have a specific relationship, as do rival teams.

Updated on February 7th, 2024 by Chelsea Steele: Sports anime come in a variety of forms, from soccer to basketball to traditional Japanese sports. The best sports series showcase the competitive world and the thrill of the game, all while exploring each character's personal goals and development. This list has been updated to meet Cbr's current publication standard,...

Sean Durkin’s wrestling drama The Iron Claw will look to become box office champion on its opening weekend, starting in 517 UK-Ireland cinemas through Lionsgate.

The film tells the true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, 2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons star as the Von Erich brothers, with Lily James and Maura Tierney also on the cast; Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry wrote the film’s score.

The Iron Claw premiered in Dallas, Texas just hours...

Production designer Ruth De Jong explained how the real-life home of the titular Father of the Atomic Bomb provided the perfect setting for director Christopher Nolan's biopic thriller Oppenheimer.

Per IndieWire, De Jong discussed how the crew behind Oppenheimer struggled to stay as authentic to the historic events as possible, with Nolan and his son reportedly traveling across multiple areas in New Mexico, Utah and Colorado in search of the perfect location to film. "We wanted an overwhelmingly epic location that would help the audience understand what it meant for Oppenheimer to have taken his team to the middle of nowhere with nothing around," De Jong said. However, much of present-day Los Alamos was already modernized, which led De Jong to construct a period-accurate replica of the infamous 1940s town in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.

Related: Oppenheimer Audiences Clock a Major Mistake in the Christopher Nolan Film

The production...

Glenn “Spot” Lockett, the trailblazing punk producer behind Sst Records and artistic statements by the likes of Hüsker Dü and Black Flag, has died at 72. The influential engineer had been battling fibrosis before he suffered a stroke several months earlier and ultimately passed away on Saturday at a healthcare facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Former Sst Records co-owner Joe Carducci broke the news of Lockett’s death in a statement via Facebook, sharing that “his nurse told me he woke up alright but later showed no pulse and several attempts to revive him failed.” He noted the producer’s preferred name spelling “in all caps with a dot in the middle of the O” and called him “an architect of the natural approach to recording a band in the punk era.”

Carducci hailed Lockett for taking “the primacy of live jazz playing into recording bands against prevailing attempts to soften or...

Panaji (Goa), March 4 (Ians) The Republic of Korea, took the first title of the first-ever Wtt Star Contender Goa when their mixed doubles pair of Jang Woojin and Jeon Jihee defeated Japan’s Shunsuke Togami and Miwa Harimoto 3-1 in the final here on Saturday.

The men’s and women’s singles final lineups were also drawn up on the day with powerhouses China taking three of the four spots available. It is all set for the final day on Sunday, which will see the men’s and women’s doubles finals, besides the two singles finals taking place at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigao.

The mixed doubles final was the first Wtt title for the Korean pair. Speaking on behalf of both, the experienced Jang Woojin said after the match, “We are second-time winners in mixed doubles. We are very happy. We are first-time winners in a Wtt tournament.

Forrest Gump is dead - at least, according to one fan theory. The 1994 drama stars Tom Hanks as Forrest, an intellectually slow but sweet man from the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama. He lives through a great deal of history, meeting Elvis Presley and multiple presidents, serving in the Vietnam War, and much more. But despite all of his success, the landmark historical moments he lives through, and the influential people he meets, what he wants most is to be with the love of his life and childhood friend, Jenny (Robin Wright). He always thinks of her, though it often seems he'll never actually win her heart throughout Forrest Gump. Even in the face of that sad possibility, he still makes amazing and impressive strides in his life. Things always work out somehow, allowing him to excel at whatever he decides to try his hand at.

However, Forrest Gump's history-inspired story and miraculous life,...

Paris-based sales company beefs up slate ahead of Berlinale market.

Paris-based sales company Pyramide International has boarded Anna Novion’s Le Théorème de Marguerite and Marie Garel-Weiss’s Sur La Branche and will kick off pre-sales for the French dramas at the upcoming EFM.

Novion’s Le Théorème de Marguerite stars Ella Rumpf as the titular character, a brilliant mathematics student at France’s top university the Ecole Normale Supérieure. On the day of her thesis presentation, a mistake shakes up all the certainty in her planned-out life and she decides to quit everything and start afresh.

Rumpf notably starred...

The Chinese New Year holidays have brought back scenes not seen in mainland China cinemas for a year – a slew of new release titles and crowds to match.

Few records will be broken. But after several months of desertification, the flood of returning cinema-goers may be a relief to the wider industry.

The holiday period, marked by family reunions, began on Saturday. New releases of some of the year’s most anticipated films followed on Sunday.

Most prominent among these were “The Wandering Earth 2,” a prequel to a massive sci-fi hit from 2019 and historical suspense comedy “Full River Red,” from Zhang Yimou.

Claiming top spot, “The Wandering Earth 2” earned close to 71 million on its opening day ahead of “Full River Red” which earned just shy of 60 million. Third, fourth and fifth places belonged to a trio of next and neck performances by World War II spy thriller “Hidden Blade” with 20.4 million,...

Rhoa Sheree Whitfield feuds with costar Drew Sidora on social media. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Moses Robinson/Opmphoto

A lot of shade was thrown during the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

And now the women are taking the drama to social media.

Sheree Whitfield and costar Drew Sidora decided to throw Marlo Hampton and Kenya Moore a surprise birthday party.

Drew shaded Sheree at the party, claiming she hadn’t paid for half of the expenses for the party.

Apparently, Drew still hasn’t received the money Sheree owes her.

Drew took to social media to throw some more shade at her costar.

Rhoa star Drew Sidora calls out Sheree Whitfield on social media for owing her money

Drew posted a picture of her and Sheree at the party and captioned it, “The moment I realize I wasn’t getting my money.”

The moment I realize I...

Hybrid is probably the word to best suit Michael Arias’ “Tekkonkinkreet”. Based on Taito Matsumoto’s manga “Black & White”, it is the story of Yin and Yang brothers Kuro (“Black”) and Shiro (“White”) as they battle to save their home from adults, greedy bad guys and inner demons.

Tekkonkinkreet is screening at Japan Society

Treasure Town is an island in the middle of the city – a lawless neighborhood that nobody runs, but everybody claims. Children run the streets, to the annoyance of the yakuza; while the police holds little real power. But this is the chaotic order in place. That is until Hebi and his evil empire want to raze Treasure Town to the ground and build an amusement park in the name of profit. This evil force unites the inhabitants against this outsider as they gradually realize the plans in place, and it’s up to out two young heroes to fight back.

There is nothing like a good underground story, especially an underground boxing story. There is no thrill quite like watching a boxer becoming stronger, facing adversity, and eventually being the last one standing in the ring.

There are many great sports anime about virtually every sport out there, from association football and volleyball to ping pong and more. But if you want an underdog sports story that mixes the heightened reality of anime with grounded animation, real-life techniques, and a rare story that moves beyond the typical high-school setting, there is none better than "Hajime no Ippo."

The show follows Ippo Makunouchi, a soft-spoken, gentle puppy of a guy who gets bullied at school because of how well-mannered he is. Things change when he meets a professional boxer named Takamura, who teaches Ippo about boxing. What starts as a way to defend himself and gain confidence evolves into a passion and a career,...

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' latest outing was a home run.   On Aug. 8, the couple stepped out for a charity event at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Ping Pong 4 Purpose tournament, hosted by Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen Kershaw, served as the organization's eighth annual. The yearly event is in conjunction with Kershaw's Challenge, an organization dedicated to serving at-risk children in Los Angeles, Calif., Dallas, Texas, Zambia and the Dominican Republic.   An eyewitness from the event exclusively tells E! News that the Ashton and Mila were "so excited to play in the ping pong tournament."   As the eyewitness shared,...

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German cinema has a problem with diversity. In a recent survey of more than 5,000 workers in the German movie business, more than two thirds complained that characters considered outside the German mainstream — including Black, Arabic and Muslim people, as well LGBTQ+ characters and those from low socio-economic backgrounds — were mainly depicted as stereotypes on screen. A shocking 51 percent of those surveyed reported having experienced discrimination at the workplace in the past two years.

On the gender discrimination front, Germany also has a long way to go. A study by Pro Quote, an association that promotes equality and diversity in the film industry, found men still account for 72 percent of working directors and 85 percent of cinematographers.

But set against those depressing statistics are the individual stories of a new generation of filmmakers — actors, directors, producers and crew — whose diverse backgrounds more accurately reflect the true nature of German society.

Matthias Luthardt with Anne-Katrin Titze on his cello musicianship inspiring Clemens Berg’s role in Pingpong: “I used to play a lot when I was a teenager. I was playing intensely.”

My first interaction with Matthias Luthardt, the director of the upcoming Dh Lawrence adaptation of The Fox (Der Fuchs), written by Sebastian Bleyl, starring Luise Aschenbrenner (Dominik Graf’s Erich Kästner adaptation of Fabian: Going to the Dogs) and Christa Théret (Olivier Assayas’s Non-Fiction) was when I sent in a question during the Face to Face with German Films in 2022 filmmakers' panel in Berlin: “Which film you saw did you particularly like in 2021?” His response was Joachim Trier’s Oscar nominated The Worst Person In The World, starring Cannes Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie.

Sebastian Urzendowsky and Clemens Berg in Pingpong

Autumn 1929 - Shadows above Babylon and Pingpong,...

Stephen Colbert is taking CBS to court — the pickleball court, that is.

The network has greenlit Pickled, a comedic, celebrity-packed pickleball tournament from Colbert’s production company Spartina, Funny Or Die and CBS Studios. The big game, whose all-star players will be announced at a later date, will air later this year as a two-hour special event.

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German Films, an agency that promotes German cinema worldwide, has announced the talent who will feature in its 7th annual Face to Face With German Films campaign. The high-profile platform sets out to bring international visibility to the wealth of ground-breaking talent working in film and TV in Germany, and shaping the future of the industry.

This year’s selected talent are documentary writer-director Sarah Noa Bozenhardt (“Among Us Women”), actor-producer-writer Sara Fazilat (“Nico”), actor-director Jerry Hoffmann (“Shahada”), film editor Julia Kovalenko (“System Crasher”), writer-director Matthias Luthardt (“Pingpong”), cinematographer and director Zamarin Wahdat (“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”) and actor Anne Zander (“For Jojo”).

After spotlighting well-known actors, writers and directors such as Saskia Rosendahl (“Lore”), Alexander Fehling, Burhan Qurbani (“Berlin Alexanderplatz”) and Jonas Nay in its first five years, last year’s Face to Face With German Films – The Filmmakers campaign broadened its...

Eight new drama series projects among co-pro line-up.

Source: X-Filme

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For the fourth time, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will invite producers, commissioning editors, distributors, and other drama series financiers to the Zoo Palast for the pitch event CoPro Series, mounted as part of the Drama Series Days 2018 (February 19 – 21).

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In previous years, CoPro Series has hosted drama series projects looking for partners that have since become successful series, such as Babylon Berlin created by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, and Henk Handloegten, as well as Das Verschwinden (The Disappearance) by Hans-Christian Schmid, or Norway’s Valkyrien by Erik Richter Strand.

This year, eight new series projects have the chance to find co-production and financing partners. The creators will present a short pitch, followed by an opportunity to meet both at an informal get-together and in one-on-one meetings with interested partners to talk in concrete terms about a possible collaboration.

Two German projects...

COLOGNE, Germany -- Oscar-nominated Stasi drama The Lives Of Others, fragrant blockbuster Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and controversial comedy "Mein Fuehrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler" are among the titles selected for the Berlinale's European Film Market's German Cinema showcase.

The lineup, which provides a cross-section of the most successful and critically acclaimed German-language films of the past year -- along with a few new titles -- includes Marcus H. Rosenmueller's sleeper hit Grave Decisions; Chris Kraus' award-winning 4 Minutes; Matthias Luthardt's Pingpong, which won the screenwriting award in Cannes; and Ralf Westhoff's speed-dating comedy Shoppen, which was snapped up for German release by X Verleih following its debut at the Hof Film days.

The 17 titles picked for this year's showcase will be screened at the CinemaxX 1 cinema Feb. 9-17.

A full list of German Cinema titles follows.

A Friend Of Mine Sebastian Schipper (sales: Telepool)

Emma's Bliss Sven Taddicken (sales: The Match Factory)

4 Minutes Chris Kraus (sales: Beta Cinema)

Grave Decisions Marcus H. Rosenmueller (sales: Beta Cinema)

Mein Fuhrer Dani Levy (sales: Beta Cinema)

Neandertal Ingo Haeb, Jan-Christoph Glaser (sales: Rommel Film)

Offset Didi Danquart (sales: Bavaria Film International)

"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" Tom Tykwer (sales: Summit Film Sales)

Pingpong Matthias Luthardt (sales: Media Luna Entertainment)

Shoppen Ralf Westhoff (sales: Drife Prods.)

Summer '04 Stefan Krohmer (sales: Bavaria Film International)

The Cloud Gregor Schnitzler (sales: Bavaria Film International)

The Last Train Joseph Vilsmaier, Dana Vavrova (sales: Telepool)

The Lives Of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (sales: Beta Cinema)

Warchild Christian Wagner (sales: Christian Wagner Film)

While You Are Here Stefan Westerwelle (sales: Kunsthochschule fuer Medien KHM)...

CANNES -- Four critical favorites from this year's festival circuit have been nominated for the inaugural European Discovery award, a new prize for first-time European directors presented by the European Film Academy. The European Discovery nominees are Gela Babuani's 13 Tzameti, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Pingpong from German first-timer Matthias Luthardt, winner of both the screenwriting and young critics nods in Cannes; Slawomir Fabicki's Cannes Ecumenical Jury prize-winner Retrieva; and Fresh Air from Hungarian helmer Agnes Kocsis, winner of the Sandor Simo prize for best first film at this year's Hungarian Film Week.

CANNES -- Four critical favorites from this year's festival circuit have been nominated for the inaugural European Discovery award, a new prize for first-time European directors presented by the European Film Academy. The European Discovery nominees are Gela Babuani's 13 Tzameti, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Pingpong from German first-timer Matthias Luthardt, winner of both the screenwriting and young critics nods in Cannes; Slawomir Fabicki's Cannes Ecumenical Jury prize-winner Retrieva; and Fresh Air from Hungarian helmer Agnes Kocsis, winner of the Sandor Simo prize for best first film at this year's Hungarian Film Week.

CANNES -- Four critical favorites from this year's festival circuit have been nominated for the inaugural European Discovery award, a new prize for first-time European directors presented by the European Film Academy. The European Discovery nominees are Gela Babuani's 13 Tzameti, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Pingpong from German first-timer Matthias Luthardt, winner of both the screenwriting and young critics nods in Cannes; Slawomir Fabicki's Cannes Ecumenical Jury prize-winner Retrieva; and Fresh Air from Hungarian helmer Agnes Kocsis, winner of the Sandor Simo prize for best first film at this year's Hungarian Film Week.

CANNES -- Four critical favorites from this year's festival circuit have been nominated for the inaugural European Discovery award, a new prize for first-time European directors presented by the European Film Academy. The European Discovery nominees are Gela Babuani's 13 Tzameti, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Pingpong from German first-timer Matthias Luthardt, winner of both the screenwriting and young critics nods in Cannes; Slawomir Fabicki's Cannes Ecumenical Jury prize-winner Retrieva; and Fresh Air from Hungarian helmer Agnes Kocsis, winner of the Sandor Simo prize for best first film at this year's Hungarian Film Week.