‘Cowboy Bebop’ TV Review: The Live-Action Adaptation Of The Legendary Anime Misses The Mark

Japanese Breakfast/and the Dessners do the hora/guess who eats together at the famous Canter’s Deli/Rashida and Kidada Jones/Eugene and Dan Levy/Doja Cat’s half Jewish/Chalamet is half, too/Put’ em both together/What a fine-lookin’ Jew!”Then the song continues with some absolutely amazing portmanteaus.“So don’t get omicronukkah/on this lovely, lovely Hanukkah/R.I.P. Stephen Sondheimukkah/we love you on this Hanukkah”The song ends with Haim making sure to mention that they love Adam Sandler.

In the world of filmmaking, there are always a dozen or so names of directors who cinephiles will argue about when it comes to answering the question—who is the best ever? However, if you narrow it down to animated features, many will immediately drop the name, Hayao Miyazaki.

GKIDS, the producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Gyoko no Nikuko-chan).

Alyssa Mora With the arrival of Netflix’s long-anticipated live-action “Cowboy Bebop,” renewed interest in the original 1998 series has once again highlighted the growing cultural permeation of Japanese anime in the mainstream.While the popularity of anime in the U.S. is not entirely new — other classics like “Naruto,” “Sailor Moon” and “Dragon Ball” serve as a handful of early examples — there’s no question the medium has strengthened its foothold.

Zoe Hewitt The age-old struggle between original source material and creative interpretation rears its head again with Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop”, a new take on the acclaimed Japanese anime originally released in 1998.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic(This post contains no spoilers for the first season of “Cowboy Bebop,” now streaming on Netflix.)Netflix’s live-action remake of “Cowboy Bebop” tries to be so much all at once, and appeal to so many different potential audiences, that it ends up struggling to forge an identity of its own.For fans of the iconic, relatively solemn Japanese anime that inspired it, the show’s reliance on borderline whacky hijinks (think an R-rated “Scooby Doo”) will be nothing short

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Daniella Pineda is dying to get back into her first love — comedy writing — but right now she’s taking a slight career detour into space.

Ji-Young. The character will be performed by Sesame Workshop puppeteer Kathleen Kim.Ji-Young (pictured above between Elmo and Abby) is not “Sesame Street’s” first AAPI character.

When Tim Jensen cooed, “I think it’s time to blow this scene” at the start of the iconic “Cowboy Bebop” theme song “Tank!” he probably didn’t mean for you to watch something else on Netflix.

Ireland will face a tough task this weekend when New Zealand come to Dublin.

Netflix has unveiled a hefty list of upcoming Japanese titles, including both anime and live-action films and series. The company is hosting a two-day event this week – the Netflix Japan Festival 2021 – at which it will significantly expand its local slate in the country.

Mirror, mirror on the wall — tell Us everything we need to know about Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos were supportive friends this week!

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentFujitsu Ryota, programmer of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s anime section, has taken ‘onko-chishin,’ a four-kanji-character term meaning “respect the past, create the new,” as the guideline for this year’s selection.The festival has featured Japanese animation focuses for several years, reflecting anime’s position as a key component of the Japanese film industry.

Disney’s latest venture into live-action nearly has its Evil Queen.

Disney’s live-action remake of its beloved animated classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” has found its Evil Queen in Gal Gadot, The Wrap has confirmed.

David Benedict “Young hearts, to yourself be true.” It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen never sang along with Candi Staton. But among the many things that the frankly sensational “Pride and Prejudice (sort of*)” proves is that she not only would have, but should have.

Christopher Vourlias Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired worldwide rights (excluding Africa and Japan) to “Indemnity,” an action-thriller written and directed by South African filmmaker Travis Taute that had its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival.