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CBS will be telling the story of Tonys night for some time….

America’s Most Watch Network’s presentation of the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday night averaged 4.85 million total viewers, an increase of 38% year-over-year to mark the biggest audience since 2019 for the telecast. (In 2020, there was no formal Tonys ceremony.)

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Narivetta Box Office: Redemption For Tovino Thomas On The Opening Day! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

After a lukewarm start with its advance ticket sales on Bms, Tovino Thomas’s latest Malayalam offering, Narivetta, is painting a decent picture with the opening day ticket sales of the political drama. The film registered its pre-sales on the lower side but is promising a decent start with its opening-day ticket sales!

Tovino Thomas Beats His Own Identity!

With the ticket sales of the opening day, Tovino Thomas surpassed his own film Identity, which was his first Malayalam release of 2025. Identity registered 51K ticket sales on the opening day on BookMyShow (Bms).

Narivetta – 6th Best For A Malayalam Film In 2025

Narivetta, on the opening day, registered a ticket sales of 55K surpassing Identity’s 51K. In fact, the political drama, registered the sixth best ticket sales on the opening day for a Malayalam film in...

Bhool Chuk Maaf Box Office Day 1 To Open Much Higher Than Opening Of Rajkummar Rao’s 1st Rom-Com (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi’s romantic comedy Bhool Chuk Maaf has opened to good response at the box office and before the expected numbers arrive, one thing is for sure, it has surpassed way past the actor’s first romantic comedy! In fact, it has already made a remarkable growth at the box office than his first romantic comedy!

Rajkummar Rao’s First Romantic Comedy!

While the Stree 2 actor’s first comic gig was in Arbaaz Khan’s Dolly Ki Doli, his first romantic comedy at the box office arrived in 2017 with Behen Hogi Teri starring Shruti Haasan! The film opened at the box office at 50 lakh and earned only 2.25 crore in its lifetime!

Bhool Chuk Maaf Opening Vs Rajkummar Rao’s First Rom-Com

Bhool Chuk Maaf might...

Andor creator Tony Gilroy reveals plans for his next original movie project with Oscar Isaac that Hollywood will not fund. Isaac is known to Star Wars fans as the Resistance pilot and eventual leader Poe Dameron in the sequel trilogy movies The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. He is also known for his roles in Ex Machina, Inside Llewyn Davis, Dune, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

In an interview with Deadline, Gilroy reveals that he has written an original movie titled Behemoth! but is having a difficult time financing the project. Gilroy details that his next project is about "movie music" and the people who make it, and he has Isaac set to star in the movie. However, he is facing problems getting things started and is still working on trying to raise the money needed to finance the movie. Check out his comments below:...

On Wednesday April 16 2025, Bravo broadcasts Karamo!

Unlock: 10 Years & Now You Think I’m Cheating?; DNA: Was I Raised by the Wrong Dad? Season 3 Episode 107 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Karamo,” titled “Unlock: 10 Years & Now You Think I’m Cheating?; DNA: Was I Raised by the Wrong Dad?” promises to delve into some intense family drama. This episode will air on Bravo and is set to explore deep emotional issues that many can relate to.

In this episode, Taralyn finds herself in a difficult situation. She caught her husband, James, in conversations with other women, which has led to a whirlwind of accusations. Despite his actions, James is turning the tables and accusing Taralyn of cheating. This conflict is causing a strain on their family life, and viewers will see how the couple navigates these trust issues. The episode will highlight the impact of accusations and name-calling on their relationship and family dynamics.

On Tuesday April 15 2025, Pix broadcasts Karamo!

Unlock: 10 Years & Now You Think I’m Cheating?; DNA: Was I Raised by the Wrong Dad? Season 3 Episode 107 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Karamo,” titled “Unlock: 10 Years & Now You Think I’m Cheating?; DNA: Was I Raised by the Wrong Dad?” promises to tackle some intense family drama. This episode will air on Pix and focuses on two main stories that highlight trust issues and family secrets.

In the first story, Taralyn is facing a tough situation with her husband, James. After catching him talking to other women, she finds herself on the receiving end of his accusations of cheating. This twist has led to a lot of name-calling and tension in their home, affecting their family dynamics. Viewers will see Karamo step in to help Taralyn and James navigate these troubled waters and hopefully find a way to rebuild trust in their relationship.

Subhash K Jha takes a look back at 10 Years of Dharam Sankat Mein in another terrific installment of This Day That Year.

After the furor created over Rajkumar Hirani’s take on religion in his film Pk, it was decided by the Central Board Of Film Certification (Cbfc) that all films dealing with the sensitive issue of religion would be certified only after all misgivings are cleared. Keeping in view the sensitivity of the religious satire Dharam Sankat Mein, the Censor Board invited a Muslim and a Hindu religious expert as jury members to avoid any confusion or controversy over the content.

Dharam Sankat Mein is the official remake of the 2010 British comedy The Infidel directed by Josh Appignanesi. In the film, Omid Djalili starred as a British Muslim who discovers he was born of Jewish parentage. The role is played by Paresh Rawal in the remake.

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Animation is an art that thrives on patience, attention, and dedication. But even in this most precise craft, there are scenes that require almost unimaginable levels of hard work. One such scene exists in The Wind Rises (2013), a film directed by Studio Ghibli’s legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

The movie is a semi-biographical tale of Jiro Horikoshi, the aeronautical engineer behind Japan’s WWII fighter planes, and is filled with breathtaking visuals and intricate details. But among its numerous jaw-dropping scenes, one stands out, not for its duration, but for the sheer dedication it took to bring it to life.

This particular scene from The Wind Rises took 15 months to animate. | Credit: Studio Ghibli

Can you believe it? One of the four-second scenes featuring a wild crowd of people took a whopping one year and three months to animate! This achievement proves just how dedicated Miyazaki is to hand-drawn traditional...

Quick Links What Is 'The Elephant Man' About? Lynch Deconstructed Disability Narratives With 'The Elephant Man' 'The Elephant Man' Is Pure David Lynch

One of the all-time greats has left us. David Lynch, a master of surrealist and abstract cinema, sadly passed away this week at the age of 78. To put it simply, he had a style all his own, defined by dream logic and a deft mix of psychological terror with dark humor, and he was arguably one of the only contemporary filmmakers who could genuinely be called a “visionary.” On top of directing some of the greatest movies of all time, namely Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr., he was also the genius behind Twin Peaks, one of the most influential TV shows in history.

Yet maybe Lynch’s most underrated work of all was one of his first and one of his most straightforward.

New year, new streaming movies to watch from the comfort of home. Back in Action is Netflix’s first big release of 2025, with a premise based on a simple espionage concept in which the protagonists, Matt and Emily, played by Jamie Foxx (They Cloned Tyrone) and Cameron Diaz (Charlie’s Angels), respectively — marking the actress’ return to the big screen ten years after her last performance — find their secret identities exposed, putting their lives in danger.

Directed by Seth Gordon (Baywatch) and written by Gordon himself and Brendan O’Brien (The House), expectations weren’t particularly high, with hopes for a couple of enjoyable hours resting solely on the lead actors’ chemistry. Unfortunately, the year doesn’t start on the right foot, as Back in Action is potentially one of the worst films of the next twelve months. The cast tries their best, but the forced, cheesy dialogue causes plenty of eye...

Gwen Stefani Considers ‘The Voice’ Exit (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Gwen Stefani is reportedly considering leaving NBC’s The Voice after ten years as a coach. The 55-year-old singer wants to leave the show to spend more time with her husband, Blake Shelton, and her children, Kingston, 18, Zuma, 16, and Apollo, 10.

Insider Details the Reason Why Gwen Stefani Wants to Quit The Voice

Stefani became a coach on ‘The Voice.’ in 2014, where she met Shelton, with whom she tied the knot 2014. The 48-year-old served as a coach on the show from 2011 until 2023.

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Sources close to Stefani have suggested that it might be time for her to “graduate” from the show, with one insider revealing that she has been emotional during the current season.

“She has said several times while filming that she’s even more of an ‘emotional wreck’ this...

Ten years ago, an excyclopedia of sorts dedicated to exploring the mythology behind George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, adapted by HBO as Game of Thrones, hit bookshelves: The World of Ice and Fire is still a go-to resource for superfans to this day.

The authors of The World of Ice and Fire, Elio García and Linda Antonsson, worked with Martin himself to put together The World of Ice and Fire and later The Rise of the Dragon, which is a companion book to Martin's book Fire & Blood. To celebrate the anniversary of The World of Ice and Fire, they commissioned several artists to create work that could have gone into that book, and published them on their website Westeros.org.

For your perusing pleasure this Wednesday, enjoy this artwork, starting with a rendering of Sunfyre, the dragon ridden by King Aegon II Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons,...

Dragon Ball Super has done an excellent job at taking Akira Toriyamas signature shonen series and pushing it to unprecedented heights through the introduction of new characters, transformations, and a whole multiverse of obstacles to conquer. Dragon Ball Super has helped incorporate celebrated ideas like Ultra Instinct, the Super Dragon Balls, and the Tournament of Power, but its also reinvigorated Shins Supreme Kai role by tethering his lifeline to Universe 7s God of Destruction Beerus.

Shin may now serve a more important role in Dragon Ball Supers broader deconstruction of the multiverse, yet hes still someone whos often pushed to the sidelines, despite his prolific power. Dragon Ball Daima is prepared to give Shin his due when he and Goku fearlessly journey into the Demon Realm. Shins important role in Dragon Ball Daima has audiences excited to reexamine the East Supreme Kais power, especially when its placed in the context...

Prepare to take a deep dive into the life and career of lauded anime creator Hayao Miyazaki in the new documentary Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature. Directed by Lo Favier, the film explores Miyazaki's connection with nature across his filmography. As well as transporting audiences away to beautifully animated worlds, Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's movies often explore the connection between humanity and the natural world, as well as our own tendencies towards violence and the destruction of our planet.

Ahead of its premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival, the first trailer for Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature has been released online. As well as archive footage from the director's early career and various clips from his most beloved movies, the documentary also features personal interviews with authors Susan Napier and Timothy Morton, producer Toshio Suzuki, and Hayao Miyazaki's son Goro Miyazaki (who's an acclaimed director in his own right).

Discover the official trailer of Miyazaki,...

Despite giving us a hilarious Chris Pratt, a singing Oscar Isaac, an infinitely charming Channing Tatum, and an intriguing character and performance from Aubrey Plaza, 10 Years did not fare well at the box office, nor did it generate a significant following. On the surface, one could easily assume that this is a shallow, run-of-the-mill, ensemble high school reunion picture. That assumption isn't necessarily wrong, nor is it undoubtedly right. Jamie Linden's debut flick 10 Years is formulaic in its approach to its plot, and there is not much to be desired about its cinematic achievements, if any at all. However, there is an endearing quality to its weaving of each individual's stories, bringing waves of emotions for viewers to enjoy while reminiscing the days of their youthful rowdiness.

Jimmy Kimmel spent much of 2022 vacillating as to whether he would continue hosting his eponymous late-night before striking a new, three-year deal.

The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! revealed that one of the reasons he signed this deal was that he is “worried” about what he’ll do next.

But a bigger concern for the late-night world is that Kimmel doesn’t think there will necessarily be any late-night shows on network television in 2034.

“I don’t know if there will be any late-night television shows on network TV in ten years. Maybe there’ll be one but there won’t be a lot of them,” he said on the Politickin’ podcast. “There’s a lot to watch and now people can watch anything at anytime, they’ve got all these streaming services. It used to be Johnny Carson was the only thing on at 11:30pm and so everybody...

In a recent interview with Nippon TV’s news zero, Kohei Horikoshi made a surprising revelation regarding My Hero Academia as the manga wrapped up its 10-year run on Aug 5, 2024.

During the interview, Horikoshi revealed that My Hero Academia almost didn’t happen, as he considered quitting manga after two of his previous series Oumagadoki Zoo and Barrage, were cancelled due to low readership.

However, it was only the encouragement of his editor that convinced him to give it one more try, a decision that would ultimately lead to the creation of one of the most popular manga in the world.

“I had two series canceled, and I thought, ‘I’m done with manga.’ The editor in charge at that time told me, ‘Don’t give up,’ and ‘Do your best,’ so I thought, ‘Let me try one more time,’ and I decided to draw it with all the things...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.

Chris Evans is likely to return as Captain America in upcoming MCU movies due to recent major updates in the franchise. Avengers: Endgame saw Mackie's Sam Wilson take on the Captain America mantle from Evans' Steve Rogers. Marvel is making bold casting decisions for upcoming Avengers movies with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, and that could make Evans' Captain America return easier.

Despite what Chris Evans might say, I believe he is coming back as Captain America in the coming years. Evans is one of the most important actors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and my personal favorite. His Captain America was a constant presence during the McU's best period, the Infinity Saga. From 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger his MCU debut to 2019's Avengers: Endgame his latest outing as Steve Rogers Evans appeared in at least one MCU movie a year.

NCIS reunion with Sean Murray, Michael Weatherly, and Cote de Pablo after 10 years sparks nostalgia among fans longing for the original core cast dynamics. The Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch episode is a reminder of how great they are together as a group, but it also highlights how better it could have been if Mark Harmon joined them. Harmon's return to the NCIS universe in the upcoming prequel, NCIS: Origins offers hope for a possible appearance on the podcast for promotional and nostalgic purposes.

Leroy Jethro Gibbs' best NCIS team just had a fun reunion after 10 years, and now I desperately want Mark Harmon to join them. Police procedurals have always been good for long-form storytelling. Some of the longest-running scripted series fall in the category, including NCIS, which is about to enter its 22nd season. One big drawback with this is the tendency to regularly lose cast members over the years.

Sevendust have announced a Fall 2024 US tour celebrating the 21st anniversary of their 2003 album Seasons. Support on the outing will come from 10 Years, Return to Dust, and Horizon Theory.

Dates kick off September 13th in Hampton Beach, Massachusetts, and run through October 8th in Salt Lake City. The route will hit majors cities such as New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Denver.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Wednesday (May 22nd) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Soundcheck. General ticket sales start Thursday (May 23rd) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

In addition to the upcoming headlining tour, Sevendust also have numerous festival dates on the books, most notably appearances at Inkcarceration in Mansfield, Ohio...

Following on the success of the “10 Years” series which features Thailand and Hong Kong editions among others, comes the latest iteration which sees five Burmese filmmakers coming together to conceptualize on the future they envision for their country. The anthology series of five short films is a visual package of this combined thought space, packaged in stylistic arthouse omnibus which is “10 Years Myanmar”.

Ten Years Myanmar is screening at Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival

The first film is “A City of Bougainvillea” by Thaiddhi. A blossoming love between a young couple sees them enjoying sweet nothings atop the city heights. But there is an uncomfortable silence in the air- for the boy might not even be real. The movie that starts of the anthology is perhaps the most poignant one. A morose and dark take on identity and belonging, which is rife with symbolism and leaves a lot to interpretat.

Russell Crowe may be facing a career slump with recent box office disappointments, but The Pope's Exorcist marked a commercial hit. Crowe's potential return as Father Amorth in The Pope's Exorcist 2 could offer a chance for the actor to regain lost box office success. Horror films like The Pope's Exorcist are able to achieve commercial success despite mixed reviews, making this sequel a promising opportunity for Crowe.

A potential sequel to a recent $77 million Russell Crowe movie could be important for his career, given his box office trends of the past decade. The Australian actor made it big in Hollywood in the 1990s with hit roles in Gladiator, L.A. Confidential, and more, earning him an Academy Award and recognition as one of the world's biggest stars. With many of Russell Crowe's best movies in the past, he's still starring in films in his post-peak career, though many have been low-budget and poorly reviewed.

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball has confidently lasted the test of time, yet 1996 was a controversial year for the franchise with Dragon Ball Gt’s debut. Developed as a sequel series to Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Gt received minimal involvement from Toriyama and was largely championed by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Gt was designed to harken back to the more playful and light-hearted adventures of the original Dragon Ball and the anime goes so far as to even transform Goku back into a child through a rogue Dragon Ball wish. This pivot lost many fans and Dragon Ball Gt remains the shortest Dragon Ball series to date, with only 64 episodes.

Dragon Ball Super’s alternate version of events has also led many to believe that Dragon Ball Gt isn’t even part of the franchise’s official canon and that it’s meant to be viewed as more of a fascinating “What If?...

"The Vow" teaches us that true love can overcome any adversity, even severe memory loss. It's a powerful testament to the power of love. Movies like "The Notebook" and "Every Day" explore similar themes of soulmates and the unbounded nature of love. They are perfect for fans of "The Vow." Channing Tatum's performances in "Dear John" and "10 Years" showcase his talent in romantic films. These movies emphasize the importance of sacrifice and commitment in relationships.

Those who enjoyed the romance drama film, The Vow, can check out a number of movies that are similar in theme, tone, and casting. The Vow tells the story of a couple of newlyweds who get into a horrible car accident that results in the wife developing severe memory loss. She is unable to remember anything about her husband, so he makes it his mission to re-develop the bond they once had and...

You Were My First Boyfriend offers a personal and emotional take on the high school reunion genre, resonating with viewers. The documentary delves into the filmmaker's haunted childhood past, with nightmarish recreations that add a unique twist. Through unpacking her hardships, the filmmaker is expected to experience personal growth and a brighter outlook on life by the end of the documentary.

One woman's high school reunion is an emotional rollercoaster in an exclusive You Were My First Boyfriend trailer and poster. Hailing from acclaimed documentarians Cecilia Aldarondo and Sarah Enid Hagey, the movie centers on the former as she gears up for her high school reunion, causing her to confront many of the trauma she faced during those years and question why she's let it affect her into her adulthood. After premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival, You Were My First Boyfriend is set to premiere on HBO...

Apple TV+ released the first poster for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the sixth installment in Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse.

Shared on the official X (formerly Twitter) account for Apple TV with the caption, "There’s more to uncover," the poster shows a sign leading humans to a designated shelter in the event of an attack from a Titan. However, with the sign surrounded by rubble, there's a good chance that the Titan has already attacked this undisclosed location.

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Apple has begun ramping up its marketing for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters ahead of its November 2023 premiere on its streaming service, Apple TV+. The 10-episode live-action MonsterVerse series is set after the events of 2014's Godzilla, following "a family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.

"The Boy and the Heron" was released in Japan back in July, and it had one of the greatest marketing strategies of all time, in my opinion. There was one poster featuring a close-up drawing of a white and blue heron that had oddly human eyes peeking out from its beak. And that was it. No string of publicity stills, no trailers, no TV spots. Nothing. You had a poster, a release date, and that name Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most beloved filmmakers on the planet supposedly making his final film. The gambit paid off, and the film is doing splendidly in Japan.

I was hoping that this marketing tactic would be adopted around the world, but that isn't the case. We now have a few stills from the movie, like the one seen above, and now, we even have a teaser trailer for Miyazaki's latest. As someone who...

George R.R. Martin, who created the Song of Ice and Fire franchise upon which HBO's Game of Thrones series is based, explained which episode of the show he wrote is actually his favorite.

Writing on his personal Not a Blog, the author noted that the Season 2, Episode 9 chapter "Blackwater" is most beloved script out of the four that he penned for the series. "I have never claimed to be perfect… but if the good folks at Vanity Fair want to say so, who I am to argue? Of course, they are not actually saying I am perfect. They are talking about "Blackwater," one of the episodes I wrote for Game of Thrones.," Martin noted.

Related: Stranger Things Director Insists Season 5 Won't Repeat Game of Thrones' Mistakes

Aside from the aformentioned episodes, the other two episodes Martin penned include Season 1 Episode 8, "The Pointy End," and Season 3 Episode 7, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair.

The debut of Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, How Do You Live?, is close at hand, and the Studio Ghibli film will receive a very special release.

According to Oricon, the movie will premiere on July 14 in Japan in various formats, including IMAX. This will make How Do You Live? the very first project from the iconic and award-winning studio to get an IMAX release.

Related: One of the Least Popular Studio Ghibli Movies Has One of the Most Important Heroines

This news isn't the only notable aspect of How Do You Live?'s debut; the film has not and will not receive any promotion beyond the teaser visual that dropped in December 2022. In a recent interview, Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki discussed the unusual marketing decision. "Really, it's an issue of over-supply. From the perspective of the viewer, it's like they're taking away all the truly interesting parts. So,...

After its strong opening weekend, Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is shaping up to be a historically frontloaded superhero film at the box office, plummeting 69% in its second weekend to $32 million.

Given its mixed reviews and audience reception, analysts and rival distributors were not expecting the third “Ant-Man” movie to make more than $40 million this weekend. But barring a much stronger-than-expected Sunday, this movie will have the largest second-weekend drop in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the largest drop for any superhero movie with a $100 million-plus opening since the 69.6% drop of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” in 2016.

With a 10-day total of $164 million, “Quantumania” should have enough momentum to cross the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. But with such a steep drop it is now questionable whether the film will have enough fuel against stiff March blockbuster competition to even pass the...

Marking 25 Years since Hong Kong was handed over to the Ccp, the Hongkongers Film Group presents 5 films made in Hong Kong, showcasing the protests that have been going since 2019 and the spirit of its people.

The team behind the Hongkongers Film Group moved to London in the name of freedom after the protests in 2019. With their season of films showing at The Prince Charles Cinema from 1st to 30th July, they aim to raise awareness of the situation in Hong Kong, and give comfort to Hongkongers across the world – in hopes to protect Hong Kong culture for future generations.

Join the Hongkongers for a selection of 5 films that showcase the spirit of the Hong Kong people and documents the protests in 2019. These films include two performances of Kiwi Chow’s Revolution Of Our Times (which returns after sell out screenings in April), Black Bauhinia, May You Stay Forever Young, Inside...

(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)

There are moments in cinema history that, when it really comes down to it, are part of a relatively small collection of moments that helped to truly define movies as we know them. The kind of moment that both feels big in the moment and gets even bigger with some time spent reflecting upon it. 

One of those moments celebrated its tenth anniversary this week, as Marvel's "The Avengers" first hit theaters in...

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Award-winning documentary about the 2019 Hong Kong protests was first seen at Cannes.

Kiwi Chow’s Revolution Of Our Times, the controversial Hong Kong protests documentary that received a surprise premiere at Cannes last July, has recorded box office success in Taiwan – the first territory to grant a wide release to the film.

Opening on February 25 through VDirect International, the feature crossed $530,000 (Nt$15m) on March 7 at the Taiwanese box office. For comparison, this year’s Chinese New Year box office champion My Best Friend’s Breakfast has grossed $2.4m (Nt$68m) since January 28.

Revolution Of Our Times, which takes its...

Hong Kong protest films “Revolution of Our Times” and “May You Stay Forever Young” will have their British premiere in March at a new film festival organized by artists and culture sector workers who have relocated to the U.K.

Ng Ka-leung, a producer and director of Hong Kong dystopian anthology “Ten Years,” and documentary filmmaker and writer Wong Ching, co-curators of Hong Kong Film Festival U.K. 2022, said the festival is more than just about screening films that can no longer be shown in their hometown due to political changes.

It is organized by Hong Kong Umbrella Community, a U.K.-based body co-founded by Nathan Law, a former Hong Kong lawmaker who is now living in exile in Britain. The inaugural edition of the festival is funded by private donors, but event organizers hoped to raise funds from other sources for future editions.

The U.K., Hong Kong’s former colonial master,...

Channing Tatum and his producing partner Reid Carolin aren’t just the brains — and brawn — behind “Magic Mike.” They’ve built up their company Free Association into a place to go for innovative storytelling, including the road trip movie “Dog” (which opens on Feb. 18), which they co-directed; the Starz TV series “Step Up: Highwater”; and the thriller “Pussy Island,” which will be Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.

“I think it’s a good partnership,” says Steven Soderbergh, who is directing “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which Tatum will star in and Carolin wrote. “I think they have a shared sense of people and how the world works.”

Tatum and Carolin speak to Variety about Free Association.

How did the two of you meet?

Channing Tatum: Reid wrote the first version of a movie that I was in called “Stop-Loss,” and then he assisted the director, Kimberly Peirce. And so we...

Jenna Dewan is currently appearing on ABC's The Rookie and The CW's Superman & Lois.

The beloved star will also be returning to Lifetime.

The cabler announced this week a two-picture deal with the entertainer to star in, and executive produce two new movies for Lifetime.

The projects are currently in development, and one will be a film for the for the network's annual It's a Wonderful Lifetime holiday movie slate.

Dewan previously starred in the series Witches of East End and highly rated movies She Made Them Do It and Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal for the network.

Dewan will produce through her company, Everheart Production, alongside executive Kyle McNally.

"We are thrilled to have Jenna return to Lifetime's air, but even more so, we are excited to have her step into a Broader Focus behind-the- camera role to executive produce the projects," said Tanya Lopez, EVP Scripted Content,...

“The Falls,” Taiwan’s Oscar contender and a timely drama about the trauma of home quarantine, emerged as the unsurprising winner at the Golden Horse Film Awards in Taipei on Saturday.

And, in a bold decision that has the potential to enrage Mainland Chinese authorities, the prize for best documentary feature was awarded to “Revolution of Our Times.” The film chronicles the brutality of the political crackdown on the streets of Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020.

“The Falls,” which debuted at the Venice Film Festival in September, tells the tale of a mother and daughter cooped up in an apartment during a quarantine. It is directed by Chung Mong-hong, who previously directed “Parking” and “A Sun.”

At the award ceremony “The Falls” earned four prizes, including best narrative feature, best original screenplay, best actress and best original score.

The Golden Horse Film Awards are in their 58th edition and for many...

Twenty years ago, on July 1st 1997, the UK handed-over sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China, with a fifty years grace period, before Chinese laws would take effect. With this being the case, Shanghai-born Hong Kong resident Wong Kar-wai went to great lengths to ensure his latest work, “Happy Together”, was released before this date, although his reasons may not appear clear at face value.

“Happy Together” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

Tony Leung Chui-wai and Leslie Cheung star as Lai and Ho respectively: a gay couple travelling across Argentina, somewhat lost of direction, winding up in Buenos Aires in low paid jobs. Their hope is to reach the Iguazu Falls in the north of the country, but the lack of funds and the constant bickering in their on-off relationship prevents them from ever reaching a happy ending. As their time in Buenos Aires continues, the pair...

Hong Kong legislators on Wednesday approved an amended law that will allow film censorship on the basis of national security considerations. It does not cover the online screening of movies, though a government minister described that omission as a “loophole.”

The revision to the law is the latest operation to tighten the government grip on civil society, artistic and speech freedoms in the country.

The city’s legislative council — in which there are no opposing forces — amended the Film Censorship Bill by a show of hands to give movie censors the task of vetting content for violations of a draconian national security law written and imposed by Beijing in July 2020.

The National Security Law bans anything that is deemed to be or incite secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. Under the film censorship amendment, violators screening unauthorized films may face punishments including fines up to $129,000 (Hk$1 million) and three years in prison.

Hong Kong is to introduce a new film censorship law that could send anyone responsible for illegal screenings to jail for up to three years. Offenders could also be liable to a Hk$1 million fine.

The new law is intended to codify national security concerns that were introduced into the city’s film classification ordinance as recently as June.

The moves were announced by the government’s commerce secretary Edward Yau at a press conference on Tuesday.

As well as codifying the Film Censorship Authority’s powers and duties regarding national security, the new law will allow the government to appoint an official representative to the Board of Review and do away with non-official members.

It will also cancel a film distributor or exhibitor’s right to appeal against a board decision if the decision is made on national security grounds.

Although the government has said that the July 2021 National...

Kiwi Chow, the Hong Kong-based director of the controversial “Revolution of Our Times” documentary that screened on the penultimate day of the Cannes Film Festival, says he has disposed of his interests in the film.

“Revolution,” which takes its title from a pro-democracy protest slogan, chronicles the popular uprising in Hong Kong that started in mid-2019 and the government’s strongarmed suppression of the movement. Cannes gave the film its world premiere towards the end of the festival and without any fanfare in order to minimize any possible diplomatic reaction that would hurt Chinese filmmakers present at the fest or impact the ongoing events. The public reaction from Beijing has been muted.

Chow said on Thursday, however, that he has sold the copyright of “Revolution of Our Times” to a European distributor. He said he has also disposed of all his footage from the 150-minute picture.

“It’s a kind of risk assessment.

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Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket” proved to be another highlight in this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but the person earning real raves is the film’s star, Simon Rex.

American audiences might better know him as Dirt Nasty from the “Scary Movie” franchise of films, but critics have called him “terrific” and “sensational” and said that he has earned his “Uncut Gems” moment for his performance as a washed-up porn star who is trying to groom a younger girl in the art. One Twitter user even suggested that Cannes should award him the Best Actor prize for his work.

“Give Simon Rex the Best Actor award. Sean Baker is a national treasure. I was glued to his twisted red state Americana vision for almost its entire two hours,” critic Jordan Ruimy wrote.

In a late move, the Cannes Film Festival has announced the addition of a new film to its official line-up. The documentary, “Revolution of Our Times,” depicts recent political and social events in Hong Kong, and will play on Friday in a special screening.

Cannes this year is chock full of issue-led programming about climate change, crises in Africa, diversity and equality. Few topics are as pressing or complex as the ideological clash between the liberal west and China’s modern brand of Communist-badged totalitarianism.

The front line in this undeclared war is Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese control 24 years ago. While the territory was supposed to have been given a “high degree of autonomy” for a period of 50 years, and to have operated under the “one country-two systems principle,” the last few years have seen China’s “comprehensive jurisdiction” introduced and enforced in uncompromising fashion.

Melancholia premiered in Cannes ten years ago this month and was immediately overshadowed by the infamous press conference in which its provocative Danish director, Lars Von Trier, said “I am a Nazi.” Yet, as the film rolled out across the world, its visceral and moving portrayal of depression found its way into audiences’ hearts. It stands the test of time as a rare example of a beautiful film about mental illness. The equivocation of a realistic depiction of depression in Part One as it engulfs Justine (Kirsten Dunst) on her wedding day with the science-fiction concept of the world ending […]

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Melancholia premiered in Cannes ten years ago this month and was immediately overshadowed by the infamous press conference in which its provocative Danish director, Lars Von Trier, said “I am a Nazi.” Yet, as the film rolled out across the world, its visceral and moving portrayal of depression found its way into audiences’ hearts. It stands the test of time as a rare example of a beautiful film about mental illness. The equivocation of a realistic depiction of depression in Part One as it engulfs Justine (Kirsten Dunst) on her wedding day with the science-fiction concept of the world ending […]

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Twenty years ago, on July 1st 1997, the UK handed-over sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China, with a fifty years grace period, before Chinese laws would take effect. With this being the case, Shanghai-born Hong Kong resident Wong Kar-wai went to great lengths to ensure his latest work, “Happy Together”, was released before this date, although his reasons may not appear clear at face value.

Tony Leung Chui-wai and Leslie Cheung star as Lai and Ho respectively: a gay couple travelling across Argentina, somewhat lost of direction, winding up in Buenos Aires in low paid jobs. Their hope is to reach the Iguazu Falls in the north of the country, but the lack of funds and the constant bickering in their on-off relationship prevents them from ever reaching a happy ending. As their time in Buenos Aires continues, the pair are in limbo; Lai in constant fear...

In the world of Asian cinema, Hong Kong has cultivated a reputation for punching above its weight. Once producing 300 films a year, the small territory hatched global martial arts superstars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen. It nurtured the visions of auteur Wong Kar Wai and put itself on the map with compelling crime thrillers like “Infernal Affairs” — remade by Martin Scorsese as Oscar winner “The Departed” — and Johnnie To’s “Election.”

These days, however, the Hong Kong cinema scene is getting a disturbing reboot. Beijing’s increasing political control, especially the draconian National Security Law that curtails freedom of expression, passed last June, has accelerated the mounting challenges.

“The Nsl feels like the beginning of the end. Internationally, and even regionally, Hong Kong as a film hub is now in danger,” says San Diego State University professor Brian Hu, whose research has centered on...

New to the Terracotta store

As we enter the long Easter holiday weekend, Terracotta Films acquired some notable additions to the Terracotta Asian Blu-ray and DVD store, including Jia Zhang Ke‘s three films, 24 City, A Touch of Sin and Mountains May Depart; Tsui Hark‘s Time and Tide; Park Chan Wook‘s The Handmaiden; Classic martials arts One Armed Boxer…and many more.

Additionally, the Terracotta VOD platform highlights the following three films playing for the month of April:

Re:Born: Toshihiro (Tak Sakaguchi from Versus), a former special forces operative, now lives a quiet life in the countryside. When his former commanding officer, comes out of the shadows seeking revenge, Toshiro goes on a rampage against a squad of assassins.

From us: It may be short on story, but if you like martial-arts and well-choreographed fight sequences there is a lot to enjoy here. A solid thriller that puts...

Can people with mental illnesses be in a healthy relationship? And once in one, can they sustain that relationship over a period of time, without harming themselves or their partners physically or emotionally? In his follow-up to his debut “A Complicated Story” and to arguably the best segment of the anthology “Ten Years”, director Kiwi Chow asks and attempts to answer all these questions and more.

Throw Down is streaming on Focus Hong Kong

While helping a woman who’s having an episode on the streets of Hong Kong one evening, recovering schizophrenic Lok runs into the gentle Yan Yan who, as it turns out, lives in the same apartment block as Lok, just a floor above him. Yan suffers at the hands of an abusive, alcoholic father and Lok feels very protective of the timid girl, feelings that soon develop into love for both of them. When the father finds out,...

Well, guys, we did it. After five long, emotionally manipulative weeks, the American Idol Season 19 auditions have come to an end — and no one is more tired than Katy Perry’s cow-print suit. (Rest easy, old friend. Your me-moo-ry will live on forever.)

Let’s start with Sunday’s surprise guest stars, which ultimately yielded polar opposite results: First, Season 18 finalist Francisco Martin dropped by to support his brother (and plug his new single), joining him in harmony for a performance of Season 17 runner-up Alejandro Aranda’s “10 Years.” (Yes, synergy!) Unfortunately, Martin took the lead on this one, which...