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The sheer length of some of the most famous anime series can be something of a turnoff for newcomers, leading some fans to wonder what the best short anime are. Friends may enthusiastically recommend Naruto, One Piece, or The Legend of Galactic Heroes, but those shows, classics that they are, have hundreds of episodes, making them something of a time commitment, to say the very least.

Maybe a viewer is new to anime and isn't sure that they want to sink that much time into a single piece of media, or maybe they're a longtime fan who simply doesn't have the time or patience to sit through another 70 episodes until they finally reach the story arc their friends keep raving about. Luckily for those pressed for time, anime has a lot of excellent shorter shows that aren't held back by their length, coming in at 13 episodes or less. The best...

"Chevalier", the new historical feature, directed by Stephen Williams, based on the true story of composer 'Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), co-stars Lucy Boynton, Fatou Sohna, Samara Weaving, Sam Barlien, Martin Matejcik, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Marton Csokas, Alec Newman, Ronke Adekoluejo, Jessica Boone, Jim High and Ben Bradshaw, streaming June 16, 2023 on Disney+:

"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...

"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...

"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."

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"Chevalier" is the new historical feature, directed by Stephen Williams, based on the true story of composer 'Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), co-starring Lucy Boynton, Fatou Sohna, Samara Weaving, Sam Barlien, Martin Matejcik, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Marton Csokas, Alec Newman, Ronke Adekoluejo, Jessica Boone, Jim High and Ben Bradshaw, opening April 21, 2023 in theaters:

"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society...

"...as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer...

"...complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."

Click the images to enlarge... ...

"Chevalier" is the new historical feature, based on the true story of composer 'Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), directed by Stephen Williams, co-starring  Lucy Boynton, Fatou Sohna, Samara Weaving, Sam Barlien, Martin Matejcik, Alex Fitzalan, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Marton Csokas, Alec Newman, Ronke Adekoluejo, Jessica Boone, Jim High and Ben Bradshaw, opening in theaters April 7, 2023:

"...the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 'Bologne' (Harrison Jr.) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with 'Marie Antoinette' (Boynton) and her court..."

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Stars: Yû Aoi, Jessica Boone, Ayano Fukuda, Arata Furuta, Adam Gibbs, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, David Matranga, Haruma Miura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Rob Mungle, Emily Neves, Shun Oguri, Chikao Ohtsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro | Written by Harutoshi Fukui, Kiyoto Takeuchi | Directed by Shinji Aramaki

2977: Forced to flee a ravaged Earth, humans have now depleted the corners of the galaxy to which they fled. Earth has become the most valued and precious resource of all, controlled by the corrupt Gaia Coalition which governs the human race across the different galaxies. One man, along with his pirate crew, stand against the Coalition, determined to keep it from controlling the universe.

Space Pirates, guys! Come on, what more do I have to say? This review basically writes itself. Pirates. In space. If that’s what you want, this is the film for you. You want dramatic space battles, rather crazy non-stop action and the intense...

Noomi Rapace is back as the badass ass-kicker we first met in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and this time she's bringing a lot of guns with her! Warner Bros. has released the first image from the new thriller Unlocked. And it shows off some of Noomi's impressive skills in weapons brandishing.

Directed by Michael Apted, Unlocked also stars Michael Douglas, Orlando Bloom, John Malkovich and Toni Collette. Producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Georgina Townsley and Erik Howsam. Claudia Blumhuber is also producing as well as financing through Silver Reel. Bloom is handling international sales in Berlin/Efm this week.

Based on a screenplay by Peter O'Brien, Unlocked tells the story of a CIA interrogator (Noomi Rapace), who unwittingly provides information to terrorists and then must race against the clock to stop a biological warfare attack on London. Check out the leading lad as she makes great use of...

This week sees the release of several new movies and TV shows, some for the first time ever on Blu-ray. Of the ones coming out this week, we’re excited for not as many as last week. But still, the release of An Education, Collateral and Sherlock Holmes (pictured above with Robert Downey, Jr and Jude Law) is reason enough to be excited. Plus, there’s always next week. . . and the week after that.

Check them out:

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Alice in Wonderland (2-Disc Special Un-Anniversary Edition) ~ Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn (DVD)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ~ Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Justin Long (Blu-ray and DVD)

An Education ~ Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard (Blu-ray and DVD)

Collateral ~ Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx (Blu-ray)

I Sell the Dead ~ Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman (Blu-ray and DVD)

Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 2 ~ Derek Jacobi, Judy Geeson, Jean Marsh (DVD)

Sherlock Holmes ~ Robert Downey Jr.,...