IU hints at new project with teaser for ‘The Golden Hour’

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhat Westerners don’t know about Noh — the classical Japanese theater form in which masked dancers gracefully interpret supernatural tales — could easily fill a 12-hour PBS documentary. But who wants to watch that? Certainly not the audience renegade anime director Masaaki Yuasa is after with “Inu-oh,” a rowdy punk alternative focusing on two social rejects whose defiantly original performance style broke all the rules and elevated them to rock-star status, only to be (all but) forgotten by history.Among the most unpredictable artists of his medium, Yuasa specializes in trippy, off-the-wall anime features such as “Mind Game” and “Night Is Short, Walk On Girl” that recall the work of psychedelic toonsmith Ralph Bakshi at his anti-establishment extreme (“Coonskin,” “Wizards”).

Brian Tyree Henry just shot up Japan mid-commute with Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor Johnson in David Leitch‘s “Bullet Train.” Now, he’ll do the same on the streets of Philadelphia, courtesy of Apple TV+, Ridley Scott, and “Top Gun: Maverick” scribe “Peter Craig.” READ MORE: ‘Bullet Train’ Review: An Exhausting Action Comedy Of Squandered Potential Deadline reports that Apple TV+ is about to make a series order for “Sinking Spring,” a crime story set in the City Of Brotherly Love.

Netflix has shared the first teaser for its upcoming original Korean thriller series Narco-Saints.Created by The Spy Gone North filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin, Narco-Saints stars Ha Jung-woo (Ashfall, Entourage) as protagonist Kang In-su, an unassuming entrepreneur who visits Suriname for business but ends up framed by a Korean drug lord operating in the South American country.He’s later roped into a secret mission by Choi Chang-ho (Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo), an agent of the Korean National Intelligence Service, in order to apprehend Jeon Yo-han (Hush’s Hwang Jung-min), who is moonlighting as a pastor as a cover for his operations as the head of a notorious drug cartel.Narco-Saints is slated to make a global premiere on Netflix on September 9. Watch its teaser, which was released on August 11, above.Narco-Saints also features a supporting cast that includes Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist, Dr.

Courtney Barnett has announced details of a new ‘Here And There’ festival compilation, which will aid reproductive rights groups.The Australian singer-songwriter’s Here And There touring festival kicked off in Kansas City, MO on Monday (August 8) and will visit 13 further stops before it wraps up Denver, CO on September 3. Each night features a unique line-up, featuring the likes of Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Lucy Dacus and more.Some of the artists set to appear at Here And There have contributed to the new compilation, which will be released on a very rare and limited edition run of 600 cassette tapes.

Latest DealsA score or more of new deals announced since Sunday in exclusivity to Variety:*Germany’s Pluto Film has been in negotiations with several theatrical distributors on Locarno Piazza Grande title “Semret,” ahead of its world premiere on Aug. 10.

Måneskin have teased a new ‘On The Road’ YouTube series that will allow fans to see behind-the-scenes footage and backstage action from their tour shows and festival slots.The Italian rockers announced yesterday (August 8) that the first episode of their new series will land tomorrow (August 10), and shared a short teaser in the process.“You wanted some behind the scenes? A little backstage? A tiny sneak peek? Now you get a full series ❤️ First episode of Måneskin On the Road, which follows our summer festivals touring, will be out on Aug 10th on YouTube,” they wrote on Twitter. “(Don’t sleep on this ‘cause you will laugh.

Hollyoaks star Nicole Barber-Lane has surprised fans with an unusual career choice, three years on from her iconic turn as Myra McQueen in the Channel 4 soap. The 52 year old star, left the soap in 2019, after 13 years as the McQueen family’s formidable matriarch.

ATEEZ’s latest mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ has debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200, marking their highest-charting entry yet.On August 7, Billboard announced the top entries of its weekly albums chart, revealing that ATEEZ’s new mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ debuted at Number Three in the week ending August 4. This marks the boyband’s first Top Ten entry of their career, and consequently their highest-charting record yet.According to Billboard, the eight-member act’s ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ had earned 50,000 equivalent album units since its release on July 29, including 47,000 units of album sales.

NCT 127 are currently preparing to make a comeback with a brand-new album next month.Earlier today (August 8), Sports Chosun reported that the boyband are preparing to make a comeback with the goal of releasing a new album some time in September. The news outlet also claimed that NCT 127 are in the midst of filming a music video for the upcoming release, and that the album was in its “final stages”.SM Entertainment has since confirmed reports of the group’s return, writing: “NCT 127 are currently filming their new music video, and they are preparing a new album with an aim to make a comeback in September.

August 1, HBO MaxOne of last year’s very best animated features, “Belle” hails from Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda (his previous film, “Mirai,” was the first non-Studio Ghibli Japanese film to be nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar). A 21st century take on “Beauty and the Beast,” “Belle” concerns a young girl who refashions herself as a pop princess in a virtual space known as the U.

Ellise Shafer Get your tattoo machines ready: “Ink Master” is returning on Sept. 7, with a brand new host and crop of judges.The iconic series, which will air exclusively on Paramount+, has set Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden as host, along with Season 8 winner Ryan Ashley, celebrity tattoo artist Nikko Hurtado and industry veteran Ami James as judges.

Good news for those who loved the look of Glen Powell in a cockpit as Hangman in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Powell stars in another fighter pilot movie this Fall, assured to meet anyone’s “Powell in a cockpit” needs. And better yet, Jonathan Majors serves as Powell’s wingman.

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has joined the New York Yankees.Harrison Bader, a baseball player who broke into the Major Leagues in 2017, was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals just minutes before the deadline yesterday (August 2).He was traded for Yankees left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

The 1975 have shared a short clip of their new song and video for their upcoming release, ‘Happiness’. Check it out below.The band shared the clip on Twitter and confirmed that the new song would be arriving tomorrow (August 3) at 5:30pm.The Manchester group returned earlier this month with the track ‘Part Of The Band’, which served as the first taste of their fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ (out October 14 via Dirty Hit).The latest song has already been teased with a poster campaign in London and frontman Matty Healy recently shared a black-and-white image of himself in the studio with the upcoming song’s title appearing as the caption.HappinessThe official video premieres tomorrow, 5.30pm bsthttps://t.co/NQyDYFj4lM pic.twitter.com/8tOMplW29q— The 1975 (@the1975) August 2, 2022In a four-star review, NME said that The 1975 were “unafraid to rip up their own rule book” with their latest single.It added: “If ‘Part Of The Band’ is anything to go by, Healy and co.

The San Sebastián Film Festival has revealed the line-up for its latest edition, which is due to unfold from September 16-24.

Good news for those who loved the look of Glen Powell in a cockpit as Hangman in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Powell stars in another fighter pilot movie this Fall, assured to meet anyone’s “Powell in a cockpit” needs. And better yet, Jonathan Majors serves as Powell’s wingman.

Stray Kids have unveiled a brand-new song and music video titled ‘Time Out’.On August 1 at Midnight KST, the boyband surprised fans with the digital single and its summery new visual to wrap up their ‘2022 STAYweeK’ fan event, which saw the release of several behind-the-scenes clips. The yearly event marks the anniversary of the Stray Kids’ fan base, which were named Stay on August 1, 2018.The ‘Time Out’ music video sees the eight-member group enjoying a summer getaway by the ocean, singing along to the new track as they lounge and play in a nearby beach house.“So come on / Let’s go, leave everything behind / Wherever it may be, somewhere far from here / Run to (run to), run to (run to) / Somewhere refreshing and wide open, oh oh,” Stray Kids sing on the upbeat new pop-rock track.‘Time Out’ is the latest of the boyband’s surprise “mixtape” tracks, following June 2021’s ‘Oh’.