Gkids Acquires Toei Animation Title ‘The First Slam Dunk’ Based On Takehiko Inoue Manga

Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired all rights in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within those territories to Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s upcoming Bossa Nova-themed animated film, “They Shot the Piano Player.” Sony Classics plans to release the film at the end of the year to qualify for year-end awards consideration.A true international production, the film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (“Chico & Rita”) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (“Josep”) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles”) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.From Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita,” “They Shot the Piano Player” is narrated by Jeff Goldblum.

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up rights to the animated feature They Shot the Piano Player for the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within the aforementioned territories. The film from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, two of the directors behind the Oscar-nominated animated feature Chico and Rita, is set up for a fall awards push from SPC.

Halle Bailey delivered a mesmerizing performance of “Part of your World” as she sang “The Little Mermaid” track live for the first time post-production.

The Sisters Of Mercy kicked off their first UK tour in 15 years this week (May 10).The band played to a sold-out audience at The Fillmore Silver Springs in Washington D.C., and delivered a 23-song set that included 10 previously unreleased tracks.The band opened with new song ‘Don’t Drive On Ice’ before playing some of their classics like ‘Lucretia My Reflection’, ‘Temple Of Love’, ‘More’ and ‘Dominion’.Check out some videos of the performance here, along with the show’s set list:The Sisters of Mercy Washington Setlist:‘Don’t Drive On Ice’ ‘Ribbons’‘Crash And Burn’‘Alice’‘I Will Call You’‘First And Last And Always’‘But Genevieve’‘Dominion’‘Giving Ground’‘Marian’‘More’‘Show Me’‘Doctor Jeep/Detonation Boulevard’‘Eyes Of Caligula’‘Something Fast’‘I Was Wrong’‘Here’‘Instrumental 86’‘On The Beach’‘When I’m On Fire’Encore:‘Lucretia My Reflection’‘Temple Of Love’‘This Corrosion’The 19 date tour continued this weekend with an appearance at Sick World Festival in Las Vegas. The band will then head to the West and East Coasts before finishing up in Denver, Colorado on June 9.The band will also perform in the UK this winter.

Robert De Niro is a proud new dad.

BreAnna Bell The CW reveals Canadian sitcom “Run the Burbs” will make its US debut as the network unveils its Summer 2023 programming lineup. The network has renewed both newcomers “Family Law” and the comedy “Bump” for second seasons. Starring Jewel Staite and Victor Garber, the legal drama follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi, as she struggles to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of her probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father’s law firm which results in a dysfunctional family law firm operating to help other families with their own dysfunctions. “Bump” is an Australian comedy-drama series about Olympia Chalmers-Davis, an overachieving 17-year-old student who has a surprise baby and the complications that ensue for the two families involved.

is finally back with season 2. The world's fiercest competition, which sees each drag queens debuting a new musical number in front of a live audience and a «Pop Dival Panel» of judges, returns to Paramount+ on Friday, June 2. And among this year's contestants are queens from nine countries including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Israel, the United Kingdom, Italy and Australia. Executive produced by RuPaul and hosted by Graham Norton, follows some of the world's most talented performers as they battle it out for global domination during head-to-head singing battles spotlighting their wide range of talent.

Famous Canadian journalist Nardwuar finally interviewed Nickelback bandmates Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake for the first time in an hour-long conversation at Neptoon Records in Vancouver last week.

Dune: Part Two has been released – you can watch it above.In 2021’s Dune, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) travelled to Arrakis, the universe’s most dangerous and sandy planet, to ensure the future of his family and people as evil forces exploded into conflict. The Denis Villeneuve sci-fi epic, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel, was nominated for 10 Oscars and won six.In the sequel – which will be released in cinemas on November 3 – Paul unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.The official synopsis adds: “Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.”In the trailer, we’re given our first glimpse of Paul riding one of the giant sandworms that inhabit the planet.

The First Slam Dunk,” an anime sports film that took the Japanese and Korean box office by storm this past winter, the indie animation distributor announced Monday. The film follows Ryota Miyagi, a small but agile point guard for Shohoku High School’s basketball team struggling to live up to the legacy of his older brother, Sota.

Ed Sheeran is going on tour this summer!

Brittney Griner spoke in her first press conference since being released in December after a 10-month detainment in Russia.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Anime legends, producer Masao Maruyama and director Gisaburō Sugii, as well as U.S. animation producer and distributor Gkids, have joined global multimedia company N Lite and N Lite Japan to produce “Mfinda,” a first Afro-anime film which will be the subject of an in-depth first look at June’s Annecy Int’l Animation Film Festival.  Selected amongst the pitches this year at Annecy’s MIFA market in the feature film category, the N Lite original was created by Congolese-American artist Patience Lekien and Christiano Terry, founder-CEO of N Lite. “Mfinda” follows a 12-year-old Congolese girl who is taken to the mfinda, a primordial forest teeming with spirits, gods and ancestors. There she meets up with another young girl from a different time and together they set out to find the magical Nkisi, vessels that hold ancestral spirits as well as empowering materials or medicines, that will help her find her way home.

Prime Video Picks Up Karl Lagerfeld Doc

Chloë Grace Moretz was there the first night Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara said “I love you” to each other.

Thania Garcia Karol G is hitting the road for her first-ever stadium trek across the United States supporting her chart-topping album, “Mañana Será Bonito.” Produced by Live Nation, the six-date tour is set to begin on Aug. 11 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and will hit Pasadena, Miami, Houston and Dallas with an end date of Sept. 7 at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. “Mañana Será Bonito” made history on the Billboard 200 earlier this year as the first all-Spanish-language record by a female artist to hit No. 1. The 17-song collection — which makes the most of pop, rock, reggaeton, regional Mexican and electronica — is also the Colombian artist’s first leader on the Billboard 200.

Billy Joel has performed his 1974 track ‘Los Angelenos’ live for the first time in over four decades.While performing at the Madison Square Garden in New York earlier this week (April 25), Billy Joel brought the track out of its unofficial retirement, playing it live for the first times since 1981.“We never do this song, we haven’t done this since the ’80s, I think. Let’s give it a shot,” Joel said after speaking about living in Los Angeles.Watch fan-shot footage of Billy Joel performing ‘Los Angelenos’ live below.Elsewhere in his set at Madison Square Garden, Joel played hits like ‘My Life’, ‘Summer, Highland Falls’, a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Start Me Up’, ‘The Entertainer’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘You May Be Right’.Check out Billy Joel’s full set list from New York on April 25 below.‘My Life’‘Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)’‘Summer, Highland Falls’‘Zanzibar’‘Start Me Up’ (The Rolling Stones cover)‘An Innocent Man’‘The Entertainer’‘Just the Way You Are’‘Los Angelenos’ (first time since 1981)‘Allentown’‘Vienna’‘Don’t Ask Me Why’‘New York State of Mind’‘The Downeaster Alexa’‘Sometimes a Fantasy’‘Only the Good Die Young’‘The River of Dreams’‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini cover – sung by Mike DelGuidice)‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant’‘Piano Man’‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’‘Uptown Girl’‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’‘Big Shot’‘You May Be Right’Billy Joel is set to play a string of shows across the united states from between May 2023 until March next year.

Two days after Tucker Carson was suddenly pink-slipped by Fox News, the former cable host has broken his silence — at the exact same time that his long-running FNC show would have aired.

JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown have announced they will be going on a North American tour this summer in support of their joint album ‘Scaring The Hoes’.The run of dates is due to begin in Nashville, Tennessee on July 25. From there, the two rappers will embark on a 20-city stint throughout the US.

The Walkmen returned to the stage after a decade-long hiatus for their first full-length performance on April 22.The band recently appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for their first television appearance in 10 years where they performed their 2004 hit ‘The Rat’.Ahead of their extensive North American headline tour, The Walkmen took to the Westerly Sound at United Theatre in Rhode Island for their first show since they decided to go on “extreme hiatus”.The 21-song set consisted of a mix of songs mainly drawing upon their albums ‘Bows + Arrows’, ‘Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone’ and ‘You & Me’.They played their biggest hit, ‘The Rat’, second after opening with ‘They’re Winning’. The band also aired crowd favourites ‘Angela Surf City’ and ‘In The New Year’ before ending the show with ‘Heaven’.Watch fan-shot footage and see the full setlist below.‘They’re Winning’‘The Rat’‘In The New Year’‘On The Water’‘No Christmas While I’m Talking’‘Wake Up’‘Blue As Your Blood’‘Juveniles’‘Dónde Está La Playa’‘Angela Surf City’‘Blizzard Of ’96’‘New Years Eve’‘Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone’‘Little House Of Savages’‘138th Street’‘All Hands And The Cook’‘Heaven’The band– comprised of Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick – are currently staging a five-night residency at Webster Hall in their hometown of New York City.In a recent interview with NME, Letihauser shared that the Walkmen reunion had been suggested for several years but explained: “It just wasn’t the right time for everybody.