President Donald Trump unveiled the logo for the U.S. Space Force on Friday, attracting critics who said America's newest military branch had boldly gone where "Star Trek" went before. With a central symbol resembling an arrowhead, ringed by an orbiting object and set to a ...
Harvey Weinstein asked investigator to go after his rape accusers, trial told
Harvey Weinstein told a private investigator to approach women he suspected were telling journalists of his alleged sexual misconduct, his rape trial was told Friday. Two months before the #MeToo movement ignited in late 2017, the then Hollywood titan emailed a "red flag list" of ...
Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as "the complete Renaissance comedian" and "a man of endless enthusiasms," has died at age 77 after a battle with dementia. Jones' family said he died Tuesday evening at ...
Want to know Japanese cinema? Get to know Mark Schilling
The Japan Times film critic Mark Schilling celebrates 30-plus years of reviewing Japanese cinema with his latest book, "Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000."
Oscar-nominated 'Parasite' could open overseas eyes to more South Korean films
The Oscar nominations for the South Korean black comedy "Parasite" are the latest illustration of its success in the United States, but a widespread aversion to subtitles still stands between South Korean cinema and a breakthrough into English-language markets. Whether Bong Joon-ho's Golden Globe-winning dark ...
Organizers pull plug on China International Film Festival as censorship intensifies
One of China's longest-running independent film festivals has decided to shut down against the backdrop of mounting government censorship, saying it is no longer possible to run a "purely independent" festival in the country. The China International Film Festival (CIFF) made the announcement in a ...
Bollywood 'casting couch' culture endures despite global #MeToo movement
It took a minute for Malhaar Rathod, then an aspiring teenage actress, to realize what the 65-year-old Indian film producer was asking her to do — and to make the decision to walk away. "He claimed he had a part for me and then asked ...
Furor after top Bollywood star Deepika Padukone attends New Delhi student demo
One of Bollywood's top stars has sparked a social media storm after showing solidarity with students who were attacked at an Indian university this week. Indian film stars have traditionally shied away from politics, fearing their films could be boycotted or their safety threatened. The industry ...
'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes' technically dazzling World War I tale "1917" won best picture — drama, and Quentin Tarantino's radiant Los Angeles fable ...
Olivia Newton-John, Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen on U.K. New Year's Honors List
Singer Olivia Newton-John and directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen all received high honors from the British government Friday. "Grease" star Newton-John was made a dame — the female equivalent of a knight — for her singing and acting and for her charitable work supporting ...
Jedi mind tricks don't work on China. Though "Star Wars" fans from around the world waited in line for days to catch "The Rise of Skywalker," the sci-fi series has struggled to woo filmgoers in the increasingly important Chinese market. Special previews of the long-awaited film ...
2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film
The year predictably saw new iterations of long-running anime favorites top the box office, but the year's truly interesting films lay much further down the financial rankings.
