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Karma is a killer in the new trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer.

The legacy sequel sinks its hook into theaters on July 18 from Sony.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson from the 1997 slasher — and Hewitt even brings back her iconic “What are you waiting for?” line in the trailer.

Madelyn Cline (“Outer Banks”), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Tyriq Withers (Him), and Sarah Pidgeon (“The Wilds”) lead the new cast.

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

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Uniqlo is rapidly becoming the go-to apparel brand for anime lovers internationally in 2025. This summer, the company is teaming up with Studio Ghibli for a fresh new set of fits based on beloved icons from the latter's animation library.

Uniqlo's official U.S. site has revealed 20 stunning new additions to its popular "Ut Graphic" brand, both for adults as well as kids in the 4-13-year age range. As shown below, the collection includes T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring designs inspired by several Ghibli classics, including Princess Mononoke (1997), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Pom Poko (1994) and Spirited Away (2001), among others. The lineup features a variety of different styles, from colorful and cutesy to simplistically chic. Retail prices range from $14.90-$29.90 for kids' sizes and $24.90-$39.90 for adults. Official images can be viewed below.

Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro & More Get International Uniqlo Release

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The upcoming Josh O’Connor film “Rebuilding” will screen as part of the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival along with multiple world premieres, Kviff organizers announced on Tuesday.

The festival announced 11 films in its Crystal Globe competition section, but added that the section will include a 12th film from Iran. Artistic director Karel Och said in a release that the announcement of this final feature has been postponed until closer to the festival out of consideration for “the safety of its makers.”

“Rebuilding,” which makes its international premiere at the festival, immerses us in the life of a rancher (O’Connor) whose ranch has been destroyed in a wildfire and must now pick up the pieces in his life. It’s written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, who previously made his feature debut with the delicate drama “A Love Song” in 2022. “Rebuilding” previously premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival...

As the immersive world of manhwa continues to reach international countries, those who are hardcore fans of manga and manhua can enjoy full and exciting stories. From tense apocalyptic settings to sweet, slice-of-life romances, manhwa covers every genre. With an endless supply to satisfy everyone's itch, there are hundreds of bingeworthy manhwa's that will keep readers up at night.

From hit successes like Solo Leveling and Tower of God, it's safe to say that some of these manhwa might make it to the big screen. Some have already made their stellar debut in the K-Drama world, while others have become smashing anime productions. These bingeworthy manhwa can make it to the big screen as well and become a big success if given the opportunity to.

Related10 Best Anime Based on Manhwa, Ranked

Manhwa to anime adaptations continue to make an impact on the anime world with its rich story and incredible animations.

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As you’re probably aware by now, Kendrick Lamar headlined the halftime show at Super Bowl Lix.

And as expected, the performance has generated quite a bit of controversy.

Much of the discourse has to do with Kendrick’s ongoing feud with rival rapper Drake.

Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl Lix Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Serena Williams Gets Involved in the Drake v Kendrick Feud

In what was either a brilliant display of trolling or sad proof of unfathomable pettiness (depending on who you ask), Kendrick brought out Drake’s ex-girlfriend Serena Williams to dance to the scathing diss track “Not Like Us.”

K-Dot’s fans loved the shade of it all, but several prominent pundits — including sports broadcasting legend Stephen A. Smith — thought the move was beneath Serena.

“If I’m your husband,...

We got this one wrong last year, like many did, thinking that sentiment around The Boy and the Heron—namely, how it truly feels like a swan song for Miyazaki Hayao—wouldn’t be enough to tip the race in its favor. We figured that misgivings about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse—which entered the race with Annie, PGA, and Ace trophies in hand—being a sequel were overblown or would be negated by, well, misgivings about The Boy and the Heron’s inscrutable wave of strangeness. Flash-forward a year and we’re looking at another nail-biter that’s leaving us feeling discombobulated from the echoes to last year’s race.

In one corner is The Wild Robot, which enters this race as our frontrunner, having been lavished with a boatload of trophies at the Annies, as well as the PGA’s animation prize. The critically acclaimed film is directed by Chris Sanders,...

English actress Florence Pugh has been at the peak of her career for quite some time now. From portraying Amy March in Little Women to playing Jean Tatlock in Oppenheimer, Pugh has gained a lot of love and support from fans and has become one of the greatest actors in Hollywood. However, what many fans don’t know is that Pugh has also dipped her toes into the anime world.

English Actress Florence Pugh | Credit: Instagram@florencepugh

Pugh has played the role of Kiriko, one of the elderly maids who work at Natsuko’s estate in The Boy and The Heron. In fact, The Boy and The Heron is Pugh’s highest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes, crossing Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. In a way, The Boy and The Heron became her biggest movie for the year 2023.

The high rating of The Boy and The Heron hints that in many ways,...

Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of the most acclaimed anime films of all time and is especially beloved among fans of time travel and romance stories. However, it's been several years since the legendary director has released a new work.

Thankfully for anime enthusiasts, that's about to change. At a presentation held by Studio Chizu on Dec. 23, 2024, Hosoda's next film was announced, alongside a first teaser visual and a release window of winter 2025. Written, directed and originally conceived by Hosoda, Scarlet will tell the story of the titular hero, a "strong princess who transcends time and space." The new artwork, seen below, depicts Scarlet with a sword and reddish-pink, braided hair.

Related Studio Ghibli Offers "Exclusive Access" in New Hayao Miyazaki Netflix Reveal

A new film gives fans a behind-the-scenes look into both the making of The Boy and the Heron and Hayao Miyazaki's life and creative process.

Castlevania fans have a lot to look forward to in 2025. After over a year, Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 will finally premiere on Netflix on January 16, 2025.

On its official YouTube channel, Netflix released a brand-new trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2. In contrast to the first atmospheric trailer from Geeked Week 2024, the latest trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 displays the epic action and destruction one would expect from a fight between good and evil. When all seems lost for Richter Belmont and Annette, Adrian "Alucard" Țepeș, the son of Dracula, comes to their aid to stop the resurrected Sekhmet from destroying the world.

Related December 31 Will Be a Sad Day for Haikyuu Fans

Two Haikyuu!! movies leaving streaming platform Netflix in 2025 signal a bittersweet farewell for sports anime fans.

Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 Reveals New Action-Heavy Trailer Ahead of January Release Date

Castlevania: Nocturne is the sequel to Castlevania, which premiered on Netflix...

Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for Absolute Superman #1!

Forget "The Man of Steel"Superman now has a dark, unsettling new nickname that not only strips him of his manhood status but also adds a mysterious edge to his character. The real question is whether this unique moniker is just a fleeting moment or will become a lasting label for Kryptons Last Son.

This feat arguably makes Supermans survival even more impressive, suggesting that the title The Boy Who Lived could apply to him more than to Harry Potter even.

From the Man of Steel to "The Boy Who Spoke in Whispers," Supermans latest nickname marks a stark departure from his usual titles. To clarify, this nickname applies specifically to the Absolute Universes Superman, not the Earth-Prime version.

However, its still significant, given that this alternate version of the Man of Steel is poised to play a major role in DC's upcoming...

"When I find St. Nick, it's off with his head!" Wowza, scary.

When the news of The Boy and The Heron’s release first came out, Hayao Miyazaki fans and film enthusiasts were equally excited to watch the spectacle in theaters. Without aggressive marketing, the film garnered a lot of attention as Miyazaki’s supposed last film. However, the hype didn’t translate well into the reception of the film. It got mixed reviews and some fans and critics even call it Miyazaki’s worst film so far.

Mahito | Credits: Studio Ghibli

The Boy and The Heron is undeniably flawed, but it’s far from the worst. As an experience, the film is definitely a visual delight and a must-watch. So what led to the negative reception and why the film deserves better than the poor ratings it received?

The General Discourse Around The Boy and The Heron

Having led Studio Ghibli for more than 30 years, Hayao Miyazaki has created numerous films...

As the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s industry arm, Agora, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, organizers are looking to maintain the right balance for an event that continues to grow in stature while retaining its carefully curated, almost intimate feel.

To that end, industry head Angeliki Vergou — an Agora veteran who assumed her current post in 2022 — is pragmatic in her approach to the Thessaloniki event and where it fits into the broader marketplace. While several thousand exhibitors and industry professionals will descend on Las Vegas next week for a whirlwind, new-look AFM, Vergou stresses that the Agora is determined to maintain its “friendly,” personal approach.

“We really want to keep having this scale of a market — not too big, but the right amount of professionals coming and meeting with each other,” Vergou tells Variety. “Our specialty is to nurture talents and offer them their first experience in a market. An...

Step Into The Walking Dead: Dead City, a gloriously gruesome and gripping new spinoff from one of television’s best-loved franchises. Breathing fresh life into the undead, the brand-new series sees show favourites Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and Lauren Cohan (The Boy, The Vampire Diaries) reprise their roles as Negan and Maggie, only this time, their apocalyptic adventures take them into the heart of a zombie-infested Big Apple.

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 is a must-watch for fans old and new and with a second series on the horizon, now is the perfect time to discover this new incarnation as it arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 7th October 2024 courtesy of Acorn Media International, following its transmission on Sky Max.

Picking up many years after The Walking Dead left off, Maggie (Cohan) is the brave and fearless leader of her own community and spends her days trying to...

Step Into The Walking Dead: Dead City, a gloriously gruesome and gripping new spinoff from one of television’s best-loved franchises. Breathing fresh life into the undead, the brand-new series sees show favourites Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and Lauren Cohan reprise their roles as Negan and Maggie, only this time, their [...]

The post The Walking Dead: Dead City arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 7th October 2024 first appeared on Horror Screams Video Vault - Supporting Independent Horror.

Agora, the industry section of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, has revealed the selection for its Works in Progress section. Nine films from 15 countries in Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region will be showcased in the program, which runs Nov. 3-7.

The section focuses on films in the post-production stage that have a connection to the Mediterranean region and Southeastern Europe. These projects are presented to key players in the industry, including sales agents, distributors, producers, streaming platforms and festival programmers. The aim is to help these films secure finishing funds, attract sales agents, schedule festival premieres, and establish crucial partnerships.

This year’s lineup includes four debut films and five works from seasoned directors.

The Agora Works in Progress Awards include the Authorwave Post-Production Award, with creative image post services as the prize; 119 Marvila Studios Award, with sound mixing services for the winner; the Onassis Film Award, with €10,000 going to...

Five's lack of a name in The Umbrella Academy reflects his personality as a cold and methodical assassin. The show's deviation from the comics maintains the mystery of Five's name, emphasizing his role in creating the Sparrow Academy. Show creator Blackman confirms Five's name as simply "Five," showcasing his stubborn refusal to adopt another moniker.

In The Umbrella Academy, each of the Hargreeves siblings has a name and a number, except for Five (Aidan Gallagher) so why does Five not have a name? In the comics, each Academy member has a nickname, with Five referred to as The Boy, but he has no real first name, which is mirrored in the screen adaptation. Unlike his siblings, he's only ever referred to by his number on Netflix's show. His lack of a real name is indicative of his personality and his role as an assassin.

The comics explain why Five...

Your Name Box Office (China): Finally Crosses $100 Million Mark ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The Japanese anime movie Your Name has finally achieved a remarkable feat at the Chinese box office after being re-released there. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, it now shares a record with The Boy and the Heron and his other creation, Suzume. The movie collected winning numbers on its second weekend in China, pushing it to cross the milestone. Keep scrolling for more.

Makoto Shinkai is reportedly considered one of Japan’s most commercially successful directors. His movies are almost always met with positive reviews. His first debut feature film was The Place Promised in Our Early Days, released in 2004. The movie that we are discussing in this article was originally released in 2016 and was produced by CoMix Wave Films. The movie received numerous accolades, and according to reports, a live-action movie is in development.

Your Name by...

Miyazaki's return with "The Boy and the Heron" captivates Studio Ghibli fans and film buffs alike, winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film blends familiar Studio Ghibli elements with personal themes in a rich fantasy world filled with hidden references and Easter eggs. The protagonist Mahito's story explores Miyazaki's personal reflections on family and upbringing, with parallels drawn between the characters and Miyazaki's own life.

Hayao Miyazaki's retirement announcement in 2013 was met with skepticism, but even the fiercest doubters couldn't have expected the Studio Ghibli co-founder's inevitable return, The Boy and the Heron, would have been as successful as it proved to be. Acknowledged with the 2023 Best Animated Feature Film Academy Award, Ghibli fans and film buffs alike are still enchanted by The Boy and the Heron's magic.

Miyazaki delivers another rich and immersive world in his latest film, utilizing familiar Studio Ghibli touchstones and...

Can I interest you in a horror movie about Jesus? How about a horror movie about Jesus ... starring Nicolas Cage? The new movie "The Carpenter's Son" will be just that — a horror pic inspired by the unknown childhood years of Jesus H. Christ himself. For those of you not very schooled in a little book called The Bible, just know that after Jesus' birth is recounted, almost nothing is known about his childhood. The traditional story traditionally jump-cuts to his adult years when he's starting out his ministry. However, there are unofficial, uncanonical texts that recount Jesus' youth, including the apocryphal gospel the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. This apocryphal gospel will be the basis for "The Carpenter's Son," which hails from director Lotfy Nathan.

According to Deadline, Cage will play the Carpenter, aka Joseph, Jesus' adoptive father. Jesus' mother, Mary, will be played by FKA twigs, and Big J himself,...

After a legendary win at this year's Academy Awards, it seems like The Boy and the Heron is not done making history. Today, Gkids and Shout! Studios announced that the Hayao Miyazaki masterpiece will become the first-ever Studio Ghibli movie to be released in 4K Uhd. The animated movie is slated to hit shelves on July 9, and it will be released in three special editions: 4K Uhd + Blu-ray, Blu-ray + DVD, and in a Limited Edition Steelbook that includes the 4K + Blu-ray combo.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse continues to score big this award season.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Sony's acclaimed animated sequel won seven awards at the Fifty-first Annie Awards, even beating out The Boy and the Heron, Nimona, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem for Best Feature. Its other award wins in the Feature category included Best FX, Best Character Design, Best Direction, Best Music, Best Production Design, and Best Editorial, the most wins of any nominated film this year. Movie runner-ups included the aforementioned The Boy and the Heron and Nimona with two wins each, while Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai swept the TV/Media categories with six wins, including Best Writing and Best FX.

Related Report: Nicolas Cage in Talks to Star in Spider-Man Noir Series Nicolas Cage is reportedly wanted to play Spider-Man Noir in an upcoming live-action series.

Outside the Annie Awards, Across the Spider-Verse...

The official website of Annie Awards revealed the list of nominees for the 51st edition of the awards on Jan 11, 2024. The awards, which have been presented each year since 1972, recognizes excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television.

While Nick Bruno and Troy Quane directed Nimona earned the highest nominations with 8, Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron were nominated in 7 categories each, tying with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Both the anime films were nominated for Best Feature, Best Character Animation and Best Music among others.

Check out the nominations for The Boy and the Heron movie below:

Best Feature Best Character Animation – Feature (Takeshi Honda) Best Direction – Feature (Hayao Miyazaki) Best Music – Feature (Joe Hisaishi) Best Production Design – Feature (Yoji Takeshige) Best Storyboarding – Feature (Hayao Miyazaki) Best Writing – Feature (Hayao Miyazaki)

Check out the nominations for Suzume movie:

Best Feature...

Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron becomes the first anime film to win Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes. Anime finally receives the recognition it deserves, surpassing entries from major studios like Disney and Dreamworks. The Boy and the Heron's victory is a good sign for the film's run at the Oscars but doesn't guarantee a victory.

The latest film from Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron, just made Golden Globes history as the first anime film to win the award for Best Animated Film. Since the Golden Globes began awarding stellar achievements in animation in 2006, anime never got as much recognition as the entries from major studios such as Disney and Dreamworks. However, all of this has changed tonight with the first Best Animated Feature win for an anime film at the Golden Globe awards with Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron.

The latest fantasy film...

The One Piece anime remake by Netflix and Wit Studio suggests that it could utilize AI technology for its production, polarizing fans of the Eiichiro Oda series.

According to Netflix's press release for The One Piece anime, the forthcoming remake will be a "fresh yet familiar experience, utilizing cutting-edge visual technology to reimagine Luffy’s adventures through the beloved East Blue saga." The use of "cutting-edge visual technology" is what has One Piece fans fearing the worst, as the phrase could be referring to the controversial use of AI-animated programs. Both Netflix and Wit Studio have already dabbled in AI animation with The Dog & The Boy, igniting backlash from anime fans and animators alike.

Related Japan's Most Popular Ranking Site Reveals Strongest One Piece Straw Hats in Fan Vote Japan's #1 ranking website asked fans to vote for the strongest member of One Piece's Straw Hat pirate crew. Here are their answers.

Warning: The article contains Spoilers for Gen V episode 6, "Jumanji."

A new Supe virus introduced in Gen V could result in a power struggle between Vought International and Supes in The Boys season 4. The virus storyline had to be coordinated between the writers of both shows to ensure consistency and avoid complications. The virus outbreak may draw parallels to real-life events like the Covid-19 pandemic, offering an interesting and timely twist in the narrative.

Gen V producers Eric Kripke and Michele Fazekas have revealed how the show’s new Supe virus sets up the story for The Boys season 4. Over the course of Prime Video’s new spinoff, set at Vought International’s Godolkin University, the show has constantly teased the presence of a mysterious research facility referred to as “The Woods”. During the recently released episode 6, “Jumanji”, it was revealed that the scientist Dr. Edison Cardosa has been secretly...

Studio Ghibli's new movie The Boy and the Heron has revealed its English cast, and its inclusion of Dave Bautista, Mark Hamill, and Florence Pugh is certainly stunning. While The Boy and the Heron’s original marketing strategy was to rely solely on brand recognition, that's no longer the case. In addition to multiple images, Gkids released a trailer advertising its release date, so a different marketing strategy is clearly at play in the West compared to Japan.

Going right along with that, The Boy and the Heron has recently revealed the cast of its English dub. There are many talented actors involved, but the ones who stand out the most, either because of their fame or because of their prior history with Studio Ghibli, are Dave Bautista, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, Christian Bale, and Mark Hamill. Studio Ghibli movies often boast some of the best English dubs in all anime,...

Fans of The Boys can find other fantastic shows like Misfits, Watchmen, and The Sandman, which offer similar dark humor and social commentary. Shows like Doom Patrol and Invincible provide a unique twist on the superhero genre, featuring flawed and unconventional heroes in gritty and violent storylines. Meanwhile, shows like Barry, Harley Quinn, and Peacemaker offer irreverent and absurd takes on superhero narratives, with a mix of humor and character development.

The Boys is one of the most popular shows in 2023. Its engaging and complex characters, unique storytelling, and dark sense of humor have made it a fan favorite. However, although The Boys was renovated for a fourth season in June last year, there is still no information on when the season will air.

Fans of the show are getting understandably impatient, but there are other fantastic series to watch until The Boys season 4 comes out. Shows like Harley Quinn,...

Exclusive: The Golden Trailer Awards has unveiled its nominees for its 23rd annual extravaganza taking place on Thursday, June 29th at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards show honors the creative teams that are tasked with condensing two-hour films into two-minute trailers.

Films that received the most mentions include Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nope and Oppenheimer. The TV series that were the most nominated included Ted Lasso, Stranger Things and Only Murders in the Building.

Studios leading the count this year include Disney, NBC Universal, Netflix, Warner Bros./Discovery, Amazon, Paramount (Paramount+), and Apple TV+ The top nominated agencies include Av Squad, Zealot, Tiny Hero, Trailer Park Group and Ignition Creative.

This awards show highlights the phenomenal trailers from the current year.

Apple took home its first animated short Oscar for “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” a magical fable featuring a star-studded voice cast and luxurious hand-drawn animation.

The film won at the 95th Academy Awards over the category’s other nominees: Pamela Ribon and Sara Gunnarsdóttir’s buzzy “My Year of Dicks”; “The Flying Sailor” from Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby; “Ice Merchants” from João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano; and Lachlan Pendragon’s “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It.”

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” is based on the book of the same name by British artist and author Charlie Mackesy. Apple Original Films acquired the film last year and it debuted on Apple TV+ on Christmas Day 2022. The film was presented in partnership with the BBC, which made it available on broadcast and streaming in the U.

As the animation team came together to adapt Charlie Mackesy’s 2019 book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, the challenge for art director Mike McCain was to recreate Mackesy’s artistic style in motion. The animated short follows a boy searching for a home. Along the way, he meets three animals who are also looking for a place to belong and begin to develop a bond. While McCain hadn’t had much experience with ink lines and watercolors at the start of the project, he had Mackesy helping to guide the animation to capture his “fluid and gestural” style. By the end of the project, McCain and the animators created hundreds of backgrounds for the animation.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Concept Art

Deadline: How did you get involved with the The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?

Mike McCain:...

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” was the big winner at the 50th annual Annie Awards, winning five categories in the award show that honors the best in animation. Fellow Oscar-nominees “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” and “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” won three and two awards, respectively.

“Pinocchio” led all films with nine nominations and went into the ceremony as a strong favorite to win the top award. The dark stop-motion take on the “Pinocchio” story also came into the ceremony at a time when its distributor, Netflix, has been dominating the Annies. Last year, its film “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” was nominated in eight categories and won all eight, including Best Feature, while the eventual Oscar winner “Encanto” settled for three awards in categories in which “Mitchells” was not nominated. And two years before that, Netflix’s “Klaus” was a surprise winner over Pixar’s “Toy Story 4,...

‘Banshees’ duo, ’Navalny’, ’Aftersun’ among early winners.

The 2023 Bafta Film Awards show is taking place today (February 19) from London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank this year (it was previously at the Royal Albert Hall).

The show started at around 18:00 UK time, finishing at approximately 21:00, and will be broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting at 19:00, with the final four awards broadcast live for the first time.

Richard E. Grant is hosting the ceremony, with presenter Alison Hammond providing backstage and winners access through a new Bafta studio.

Screen is posting all the winners...

Guillermo del Toro on the set of ‘Pinocchio’ (Photo Credit: Jason Schmidt/Netflix)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a recent winner of the Best Animated Film at the Critics Choice Awards, tops the list of the 50th Annual Annie Awards nominees. Del Toro’s gorgeous stop-motion fairy tale earned nine nominations, including a nomination in the Best Animated Feature category along with Turning Red, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, and Wendell & Wild.

“After two years of virtual awards, as much fun as they were, everyone is so eager to get back to a live, in-person event,” stated Frank Gladstone, the Annie Awards executive producer. “This is doubly true since this is the Annie Awards 50th year, our Golden Anniversary! We are returning to UCLA’s Royce Hall for an Annies with all the trimmings, and a few surprises. It is important for all of us to be together again,...

Universal and Blumhouse’s creepy doll thriller “M3GAN” crushed expectations with its killer 30 million opening weekend, heating up a traditionally frigid time at the box office while affirming moviegoers’ obsession with horror films.

Since January tends to be quiet at the movies, “M3GAN” also became the first release in over a decade — since 2012’s “The Devil Inside” kicked off to 33.7 million — to open above 30 million in the first week of the new year. It’s also the largest debut for an original film since Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” another Universal title, debuted to 44 million last July.

None of these box office milestones are surprising to anyone who has recently been on Twitter or TikTok, where the manicured robotic doll — with her chaotic dance moves and pithy one-liners — has become the instant camp icon of every marketing executive’s dreams. Legend has it that Chucky, Annabelle and The Boy were found...

BBC News reporter Sean Dilley says he tackled and apprehended a thief following an attempted phone robbery.

Dilley is congenitally blind and uses a guide dog, but was able to “instinctively” leap on the alleged perpetrator after his phone was snatched from his hand.

According to Dilley, the assailant was riding a bike when he grabbed his phone.

“A man on a bike just Snatched and stole my iPhone from my hand,” Dilley wrote on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon (27 December). “Wrong blind person wrong day.

“Jumped on him, safely detained and got my phone back. Quite a few cuts and bruises but tweeting on the phone he stole (and I recovered).”

In a series of follow-up tweets, Dilley provided further details about the incident, assuring followers that he was Ok but admitting that the manoeuvre was “risky”.

“I took a running jump and dive on the thief and knocked him...

Warning! Contains Spoilers For Batman Urban Legends #23!Arkham Asylum is one of the most famous asylums in all comic book history, it houses some of the most infamous villains in the DC Universel, but it also continually hosts innocent children, despite the fact sending kids there never works out.

In the Batman Urban Legends #23 story Arkham Academy by Dennis Culver and Hayden Sherman, a group of teenagers that have been idolizing and emulating supervillains or children of supervillains have been rounded up and placed in a Scared Straight situation. They're brought to Arkham Asylum to meet real supervillains that will hopefully dissuade these children from following in their idols or parents' footsteps. The problem is not all the kids are so easily convinced, as is the case with the character of Lil' Kitten, a boy who claims to be the sidekick of Catwoman. Unfortunately for Lil' Kitten, Catwoman already has a sidekick named Tomcat.

TV viewers have been left in floods of tears after watching the BBC’s adaptation of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse.

Based on Charlie Mackesy’s 2019 illustrated book about a group of animals who become unlikely friends, the half-hour TV adaptation featured an all-star voice cast including Idris Elba and Tom Hollander.

The episode aired on Christmas Eve on BBC One, with viewers admitting that the “beautiful” and simple animation “broke” them.

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse on @BBCOne is absolutely stunning,” one viewer tweeted. “What beautiful, beautiful animation. I’m a blubbering wreck.”

“A classic that is sure to be a regular Christmas staple. Not ashamed to say that I cried like a baby!” another commenter wrote.

One viewer called it “the most beautiful thing you’ll watch this Christmas”, while another said it was “heart-warming and life-affirming stuff”.

“â€.â€.Spellbinding,...

TV viewers have been left in floods of tears after watching the BBC’s adaptation of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse.

Based on Charlie Mackesy’s 2019 illustrated book about a group of animals who become unlikely friends, the half-hour TV adaptation featured an all-star voice cast including Idris Elba and Tom Hollander.

The episode aired on Christmas Eve on BBC One, with viewers admitting that the “beautiful” and simple animation “broke” them.

“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse on @BBCOne is absolutely stunning,” one viewer tweeted. “What beautiful, beautiful animation. I’m a blubbering wreck.”

“A classic that is sure to be a regular Christmas staple. Not ashamed to say that I cried like a baby!” another commenter wrote.

One viewer called it “the most beautiful thing you’ll watch this Christmas”, while another said it was “heart-warming and life-affirming stuff”.

“â€.â€.Spellbinding,...

Author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy didn’t necessarily set out to write a book, let alone a best-seller that has affected the lives of countless people around the world.

“It was a series of drawings that I posted on Instagram, really,” Mackesy, the author behind “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,” tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. Mackesy started by posting drawings of a boy and a mole, and their imagined conversations prioritized values like kindness, empathy, and forgiveness. After he added a horse to the mix, Mackesy wrote an interaction that spawned a movement: “What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever said?” the boy asks the horse in Mackesy’s book. “Help,” says the horse in response.

“I think that was the first time I was really shocked by the response worldwide from hospitals and schools, and even the army in Australia, and Canada,...

Within structure, create chaos.

While likely not “What We Do in the Shadows'” guiding mantra, the above has proven to be a winning formula for the FX comedy. Over three-plus seasons, Jemaine Clement’s creation does utilize various rules. The series follows its cinematic predecessor’s mockumentary structure, relying on a small group of documentarians to tell the story of four vampire roommates and their familiar-turned-bodyguard, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). Similarly, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) must abide by their own laws of survival (and vampire society) as they make the most of life in Staten Island. There’s also the classic sitcom structure that provides rules of its own — from runtimes to joke buttons, character arcs to inciting incidents, A-plots to C-plots — but let’s not get too far into these weeds.

The chaos is where sparks fly. During a Season 4 fight scene,...

Stormy awards sees Greek Academy blast government.

Argyris Papadimitropoulos’s (Wasted Youth) drama Suntan was the big winner at the Iris Hellenic Film Academy Awards on Tuesday evening (March 21) winning six prizes out of the 11 for which it was nominated including best film and director.

The film, which played in the Rotterdam, Brussels, Edinburgh, SXSW, Odessa and Jeonju festivals, was also awarded best screenplay, best actor for Makis Padimitriou and best supporting actress for Elli Tringou.

The Faliro House, Marni and Oxymoron production is a bitter sweet drama about a middle-aged doctor on a Greek island whose life turns upside down when he gets embroiled with a group of hedonist tourists.

The film is widely tipped to be Greece’s submission in the best foreign language category at next year’s Oscars.

World sales are handled by Us outlet Visit Films. Strand Releasing is the Us distributor.

Also winning awards was Tasos Boulmetis’ coming of age story...

Stormy awards sees Greek Academy blast government.

Argyris Papadimitropoulos’s (Wasted Youth) drama Suntan swept the Iris Hellenic Film Academy Awards on Tuesday evening (March 21) winning six prizes out of the 11 for which it was nominated including best film and director.

The film, which played in the Rotterdam, Brussels, Edinburgh, SXSW, Odessa and Jeonju festivals, was also awarded best screenplay, best actor for Makis Padimitriou and best supporting actress for Elli Tringou.

The Faliro House, Marni and Oxymoron production is a bitter sweet drama about a middle-aged doctor on a Greek island whose life turns upside down when he gets embroiled with a group of hedonist tourists.

The film is widely tipped to be Greece’s submission in the best foreign language category at next year’s Oscars.

World sales are handled by Us outlet Visit Films. Strand Releasing is the Us distributor.

Also winning awards was Tasos Boulmetis’ coming of age story Mythopathy, which won three...

Political sci-fi drama stars Sofia Kokkali.

Athens-based sales agent Heretic Outreach has added Alexandros Voulgaris’s Thread to its sales slate ahead of the film’s premiere at Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Wednesday (Nov 9).

Starring Sofia Kokkali (Little England), the sci-fi drama is directed by Voulgaris, under his film-making moniker The Boy, whose directing credits include Crying? (2003) and Pink (2006) both of which played at Tiff, and more recently Higuita (2012).

Produced by Eleni Bertes, the film had financial support from the Greek Film Centre and the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.

Set in a dystopian society, the story follows a mother who is torn between her commitment to serving The Party and her responsibilities of being a mother.

The film screens in Thessaloniki twice on Wednesday and has a further screening on Thursday (Nov 10).

Heretic Outreach has four films playing in Thessaloniki, joining Thread are Paul Negoescu’s Romanian box office hit Two Lottery Tickets, Stergios Paschos’s Locarno...

Two veterans and a newcomer shared the top honours at the Hellenic Film Academy (Hfa) awards.Scroll down for full list of winners

Pantelis Voulgaris’ Little England (Mikra Anglia) won best film while Yiorgos Tsemberopoulos’ The Enemy Within (O ehthros mou) won best director at the fifth edition of the awards on Monday evening.

Newcomer Elina Psikou was named best first time director for The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas (I aionia epistrofi tou Antoni Paraskeva).

Little England was produced by Katerina Helioti and Yiannis Iakovidis for Mikra Anglia Productions in co-production with among others Black Orange and Ote TV.

Set on the island of Andros in the 1930s and 1940s, the film is based on the bestselling novel by Voulgaris’ wife, Ioanna Karistiani. It centres how the community copes while the men of the island spend long absences on ships around the world.

The €1.5m budget was entirely financed by Andros shipowner Spyros Polemis and is...

Glee went to a dark place this week. They've done that before, and created some of the show's best episodes in the process. Despite a few notable highs, this wasn't one of those times.

To summarize: Kurt was adorable in gold lamé pants, Dot Marie Jones was impossibly good as Shannon Beiste, Tina had dialogue and got to sing, Blaine was funny, there were three good songs, and can I please, please not have to write this recap? This episode made me want to lie down on my bed and cry and sob and never get up.

Everything is just terrible in Lima this week. Coach Beiste is being beaten up by her husband, and she says she's leaving him and everyone is supporting her and then she goes back to him, and Rachel chokes at her audition and cries and cries and cries, and at first I didn't care...

From the few details available, this looks like it's going to be a quiet, reminiscing, character focused drama somewhat akin to Roland Vranik's Transmission which is much loved here at Quiet Earth. Emerging 37 years after self imposed exile, 6 people wander aimlessly in the remnants of civilization going mad. The film is directed, written, scored, shot, edited and narrated by Alexander Voulgaris and stars Argyris Thanasoulas, Ioanna Stavropouou, Giannis Laspias, Dafni Manousou, Leonardo Sfontouris, and Angeliki Karistinou.

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Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards. Sixty-six films had originally qualified in the category.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

Algeria, Hors la Loi (Outside the Law), Rachid Bouchareb, director

Canada, Incendies, Denis Villeneuve, director

Denmark, In a Better World, Susanne Bier, director

Greece, Dogtooth, Giorgos Lanthimos, director

Japan, Confessions, Tetsuya Nakashima, director

Mexico, Biutiful, Alejandro Gonz&#225lez I&#241&#225rritu, director

South Africa, Life, above All, Oliver Schmitz, director

Spain, Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain), Ic&#237ar Bolla&#237n, director

Sweden, Simple Simon, Andreas Ohman, director

Foreign Language Film nominations for 2010 are again being determined in two phases.

The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 66 eligible films between mid-October and January 13. The group's top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy's...

TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday named the 13 directors who will compete for the Artistic Innovation Award in September.

This year's competition includes the Afghan film "Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame" from Hana Makhmalbaf, the youngest daughter of Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Spanish director Jose Luis Guerin's "Dans La Ville de Sylvia", a virtually dialogue-free quest film.

Also competing for the Innovation nod are Philippine director Lav Diaz's "Death in the Land of Encantos"; Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer's "Dr. Plonk", a black-and-white silent comedy shot with a hand-cranked camera; Anahi Berneri's "Encarnacia", from Argentina; and "M," a supernatural love story from South Korean director Lee Myung-se ("Duelist").

Rounding out the sidebar are Michelange Quay's "Mange, ceci est mon corps" (France); Lawrence Johnston's "Night" (Australia); Alexander Voulgaris' "Pink" (Greece); Christian Frosch's "Silent Resident" (Australia); Hiner Saleem's "Sous les toits de Paris" (France); Naqi Nemati's "Those Three" (Iran) and Dorota Kedzierzawska's "Time to Die" (Poland).

All 13 titles will screen as part of the Visions program and will be judged by a jury composed of Dutch multimedia artist Lonnie van Brummelen, Canadian photoconceptual artist Ian Wallace and hat designer Misa Harada.