Why Hollywood doesn't yet get anime
When it comes to Hollywood's versions of Japanese content, most fans return to the originals and wonder: Why can't they get it right? Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner sheds some light on the West's cultural misreading of anime and manga.
The very name "Doris Day," cheerful as a sunrise on a studio lot, was an invention. The beloved singer and actress, who died Monday at 97, was a contemporary of Marilyn Monroe but seemed to exist in a lost and parallel world of sexless sex ...
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of Hollywood's most eligible singles, is tying the knot. The 28-year-old "Hunger Games" star is engaged to art dealer Cooke Maroney, 33, her publicist told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. The couple have been spotted together since last summer after ...
By earning its first-ever Oscar nomination for best picture with "Roma," Netflix has propelled itself into Hollywood's club of elite filmmakers, but the streaming giant's hybrid business model still hasn't won over its sharpest critics. Netflix on Tuesday earned a whopping 10 nominations for Alfonso ...
Penny Marshall, 'Big' director and TV's 'Laverne,' is dead at 75
Penny Marshall, who played an endearingly graceless character with a thick Bronx accent in U.S. television's "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming a pioneering film director with hits including "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died at 75, her publicist said on Tuesday. Marshall ...
'Attack on Titan' manga to become Hollywood live-action movie
The popular manga series "Attack on Titan" will get a Hollywood live-action film adaptation by Andy Muschietti, who directed the horror movie "It," publisher Kodansha Ltd. said on Tuesday. "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman will be producing the Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. film along with ...
'Crazy Rich Asians' draws in viewers who rarely go to the movies
When "Crazy Rich Asians" surpassed expectations and grabbed the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend, the film also pulled off another surprising feat: It put Asians of a certain age in theater seats. Younger Asian-Americans have been flocking with their parents ...
After 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Searching' breaks more new ground
The Asians in new movie "Searching" are neither rich nor crazy, but the contemporary thriller is in some ways as ground-breaking as the big romantic comedy currently making waves in Hollywood. "Searching," opening in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, a week after the debut of ...
'Asian August' comes to Hollywood, but will it last?
Phil Yu is excited. The Los Angeles-based blogger saw an advance screening months ago of "Crazy Rich Asians," and now the first Hollywood movie with an all-Asian cast in 25 years is about to arrive in theaters, along with two other predominantly Asian films. "I've ...
Bill Hersey, man about Tokyo, 1930-2018: some tributes
Writer's kindness was legend, and his photos and columns told the story of a Tokyo social scene's rebirth after war and Occupation.
Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit video mixing propaganda and Hollywood
When U.S. President Donald Trump sat down to make the case for peace to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, he rolled out what amounted to a movie trailer starring the two leaders. Trump said he urged Kim and other North Korean officials ...
Morgan Freeman apologizes after multiple sexual harassment claims
Hollywood movie star Morgan Freeman apologized Thursday over reports that multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. Sixteen people — eight of whom say they were victims — described to CNN a variety of troubling behavior on production sets or on promotional tours over Morgan's ...
