Bossa Nova Doc ‘Elis and Tom’ Debuts Trailer, Sells to Outsider for U.S: ‘It’s Not Just the Voice That Sings’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Yakusho Koji, the Japanese star who was named best actor at Cannes this year in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” is set as the subject of a seven-title showcase at the upcoming Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan. Among the septet are classic erotic film “Lost Paradise” from 1997, this year’s “Perfect Days” and 1996 film “Shall We Dance,” which was later remade in Hollywood. A former civil servant who first ventured into Taiga drama (long-running TV series broadcast by NHK), then played in several films by Kurosawa Akira, Yakusho became a major 1990s star in Asia as a result of “Shall We Dance?,” in which he portrayed a ball room dancer, and “Lost Paradise.” He also starred in Itami Juzo’s “Tampopo.” Directed by Morita Yoshimitsu, “Lost Paradise” is a tale of a man and a woman whose marriages no longer make them happy, but who rediscover desire in each other’s arms. Fatefully, however, their newfound joy means ever greater transgression of Japan’s strict morality laws. At the time of the release of “Lost Paradise,” the producers deliberately darkened the erotic scenes to make them less explicit and to achieve less restrictive release classifications.

This is Day 130 of the WGA strike and Day 57 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Abacus Media Rights has pre-sold the feature documentary “The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee,” to Sky Arts, SBS Television Australia; to NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia, Iceland and the Baltics and to Movistar for Spain. Lee is known as the Dracula character and for transitioning from 1960s Hammer horror films to a distinguished acting career that encompassed James Bond films, the “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings” franchises. Less well-known are his aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, Lee’s wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. As an actor, Lee achieved a Guinness world record for the highest number of screen appearances. Produced in association with the British Film Institute and Trigger Films by Canal Cat Films, “Life and Deaths” is an innovative documentary which uses fresh interviews, archive material and multiple forms of traditional and cutting-edge animation, including marionation, to bring one of the world’s leading actors back to life on screen.

Renaissance world tour, but you should try to come prepared, which, obviously, Zendaya and Tom Holland did.To start with, they attended the Labor Day concert—on Bey's birthday no less—in the correct clothing. Per Queen Bey's request that the audience , Zendaya wore head to toe sparkles: a crop top and skirt set, oversized jacket, and silver hoops. Holland did a black leather thing, but he wore a Renaissance T-shirt.Second, they aced the “mute challenge,” which is a point during the concert when Beyoncé, singing “ENERGY,” performs the line, “Big wave in the room, the crowd gon' move, Look around everybody on mute,” and attendees go silent.

Meghan Markle headed back to Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” Tour for round two on Monday night.

William Friedkin’s last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime.

This Morning fans have been left issuing a very clear demand as Holly Willoughby, Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were seen in a new set of promo images. Holly has returned to the ITV daytime show after a two-month break over the summer holidays.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made night one of Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour stop in Los Angeles a cozy date night!

California Treasurer Fiona Ma has sent letters to the CEOs of seven Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA to end a months-long double strike that’s shut down much of the entertainment industry and is taking a major toll on the California economy.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Triple Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border,” which will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, before going onto Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival, has sold to multiple territories. Variety has been granted access to an exclusive clip from the film, and Holland’s notes on the production, which we quote from below, again exclusively.

Rio Ferdinand was jokingly called out by Manchester United after they produced an excellent comeback against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was attempting to set Marcus Rashford up for a long-range effort in what turned out to be a brilliant move for Casemiro's goal against Nottingham Forest.

While Tom Sandoval’s cheating scandal destroyed his relationship with Ariana Madix (albeit while hugely boosting ratings of “Vanderpump Rules”), one inconvenient fact remains: the exes continue to live in the same Los Angeles home, which they purchased together back in 2019.

Billy Ray Cyrus and his fiancée, Firerose, have made their red carpet debut.

Sophia Scorziello editor Los Angeles-based pubcaster KCET has revealed its student finalists and episode line up for the 24th season of Fine Cut Festival of Films, an annual showcase and celebration of Southern California’s young filmmakers. The series of six, one-hour blocks on KCET will broadcast collections of short films from the student finalists beginning at 10 p.m. PT on Sept.

Sophia Scorziello editor As Hurricane Hilary nears landfall in Los Angeles, weekend events from concerts to sports games are being postponed until further notice. The L.A. Galaxy vs.

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg is no stranger to close encounters of the third kind.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Freevee has unveiled the first trailer for the new chapter of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours.” The continuation of the series – about the lives, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne – will pick up two years after the finale in 2022. “Neighbours” ran for more than three decades and nearly 9,000 episodes before being canceled in 2022 when the show’s primary funder, U.K.’s Channel 5, pulled out. Freevee then picked up the rights from “Neighbours” producer and distributor Fremantle.

Sarah Hyland is reflecting on her romance with Wells Adams.

Fast And Furious star Tyrese Gibson is suing US hardware store The Home Depot for over $1m (£790,000) after allegedly being racially profiled.The actor, who has appeared in seven of the blockbuster movies, claimed that he and two associates were subjected to “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment” during an incident in February.A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles earlier this week detailed the incident that allegedly occurred in The Home Depot store in West Hills, Los Angeles County.According to Variety, the alleged incident involved Gibson and Eric Mora and Manuel Hernandez being held up due to a “purported glitch in the system.”The trio’s complaint claims that it prevented them from checking out for around 20 minutes before a crowd started to form around the checkout.A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese)Gibson is said to have decided to leave the store and wait in his car while Mora and Hernandez waited to complete the transaction.The suit alleges that once Gibson made the cashier aware of his plan, and permitted his associates to use his credit card, the Home Depot employee “acknowledged Gibson and said he understood”.But the cashier allegedly continued to deny the transaction, even after Gibson tried sharing his consent over FaceTime and later in person.The complaint allegedly stated: “The cashier gave no reasonable explanation other than repeating ‘store policy’ and demanded to see a form of identification. The manager refused to speak with Gibson in person.