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Taylor Swift is fumbling all over the place on stage these days!

It’s a weekend of well-reviewed indie openings with Bleecker Street’s Out Of Darkness, The Monk And The Gun (from the directors of Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom) and limited openings for The Taste Of Things, Perfect Days (Best International Feature nominated), Anthony Chen’s Drift, Bas Devos’ Here and Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, which premiered in Venice in 2021 and is finally getting a U.S. release.

Taylor Swift stumbled on the stairs during her Eras Tour concert Friday night, giving the “Anti-Hero” singer a fright in front of more than 50,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.Video shared on social media showed Swift, 34, tripping slightly over her long dress as she descends several steps on her elevated “Folklore” cabin. But the pop star did not take a tumble — and she shook it off with a remark.“My life flashed before my eyes,” she said onstage later.

captured missing her mark during the “Vigilante Shit” chair dance.In the video the Grammy winner can be seen plunking down onto the chair only to realize the seat cover was set farther back than she realized. Fazed only for a moment, she appears to steady herself with a spare hand and proceed with the rest of the show as usual. That is, until she to “Dear Reader” during the surprise-songs part of the concert.It seems Swift suffered another close call on stage the following night.

Three strip clubs, including one which calls itself 'Manchester's only superluxe playground', were granted licences today — but two of them didn’t show up for their crunch hearing.

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Diego Ramos Bechara editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 2 premiere of HBO’s “Tokyo Vice,” now streaming on Max. “Jake is being a very bad boy…” That’s how Ken Watanabe, who plays detective Hiroto Katagiri, described Jake Adelstein’s (Ansel Elgort) actions at the end of “Tokyo Vice’s” Season 2 premiere. The second season picks off right where Season 1 ended in April 2022 and plugs viewers back into the neon-lit streets of Tokyo’s underbelly.

engagement during a recent press conference with the 34-year-old football player, who is currently preparing to play in the Super Bowl on February 11.“Is there going to be another ring besides the Super Bowl ring if you win this thing on Sunday?” the reporter asked, .Kelce responded, “I’m focused on getting this ring, and that’s all that my mind’s focused on right now.”However, during another round of interviews shared by the Kansas City Chiefs on February 7, Kelce confirmed that the tunnel vision goes both ways. When asked if Swift has given the tight end any pre–Super Bowl pep talks, he explained that Swift is “focused on entertaining the crowd” in Tokyo, where she has a string of Eras Tour concerts this week.“She’s just working on entertaining them and making sure she’s ready for her performances,” he continued.

, just gave his loyal subjects another perfect Taylor Swift soundbite.On February 2, the joined the Chiefs' latest press conference, where he was asked about last week's post-game celebration. The Chiefs win against the Baltimore Ravens not only sent Kansas City straight to the but marked the first time joined her on the football field after a game.

After a minor dry spell of new releases, February is gearing up for a stacked slate. This includes major, highly buzzed-about series such as the remake of “Mr.

were photographed riding through a departure lounge, bundled onto piles of monogrammed luggage. It was part of Sabato de Sarno’s debut , but it could just as feasibly have been an ode to the —arriving at Heathrow Airport in 1997 with more than a complete set of Louis Vuitton suitcases, or landing at Narita in Tokyo in coordinating Gucci blazers in 2003.David Beckham and his wife Victoria walk through New Tokyo International Airport on June 22, 2003.That is because the Beckhams understand the inherent glamour of being photographed in an airport: a clinical environment that scrambles with hierarchies, forcing people from across social stratas to queue and stare at massive TV screens together.

was screaming “Reputation” at Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in Baltimore, but her wrist was saying something else entirely. The pop star wore a diamond tennis bracelet with “TNT” charms (for “Travis ’n’ Taylor,” one assumes) as a subtle sartorial shoutout to her man, Kansas City Chiefs tight end .The custom friendship bracelet is from Michelle Wie West’s collaboration with jewelry brand Wove and was made in Swift’s home state of Pennsylvania, according to Wove’s Instagram account.

Ellise Shafer It’s official: Taylor Swift is heading to the Super Bowl. And by Taylor Swift, we mean her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who led his team to victory against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night and clinched a spot in Feb. 11’s big game.

Taylor Swift is going to the Super Bowl! …We think!

In Black Box Diaries, director Shiori Ito confronts abuse but also a deeply flawed legal system. Her quest for justice begins in spring 2015. Then a young intern at Thomson Reuters, Ito found herself in a nightmarish situation with Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a prominent media figure with political connections in Japan. At the time, he worked at the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, and was the personal biographer for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan. 

Taylor Swift at an NFL game this season. That's because , is squaring off against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game for a chance to advance to the Super Bowl. Should they win, it's unclear if Taylor would make it to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl considering her Eras Tour starts up again on February 7 in Tokyo.

Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers) is one of several actors who will be honored at this year’s SCAD TVfest in Atlanta.

UPDATE: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer now has an official release date in Japan, with Universal’s local distribution partner Bitters End setting March 29 for the film to open in cinemas there.

Kylie Jenner fans have jumped to her defence after the cruel trolling over her "natural" look at Paris Fashion Week.The Kardashians star Kylie was a front row guest at the Simone Rocha and Jean Paul Gaultier show in Paris on Wednesday, where she wowed with dewy make-up, voluminous waves and a sheer cream gown.The star and businesswoman was sitting beside actress Kelly Rutherford and Chicken Shop Date Youtuber Amelia Dimoldenberg at Palais de Tokyo. But cruel trolls began slating Kylie's look, sharing photos and videos of her claiming that she had had too much filler and botox which they said had aged her.The reality star, who is currently dating Wonka actor Timothée Chalamet, is only 26, but mean comments on social media claimed she looked around 20 years older and suggested that she had undergone too many procedures on her face.

Taylor performs.Thankfully, the 12-time Grammy winner is returning to the stage after a two-month hiatus starting next month.The ‘Eras Tour’ will pick up in Tokyo on Feb. 7 but if heading overseas doesn’t work for your busy schedule, you can also catch Tay Tay in America and Canada later this year.From October 18 through Dec.

Nintendo has announced that it will be streaming both a Legend Of Zelda concert and a Splatoon concert next month.The concerts were originally supposed to take place at two different Nintendo Live events which were scheduled to take place on December 16-17 2023 and January 20-21 2024 respectively.However, the events were both cancelled due to “persistent threats targeting our employees”, with the announcement of the cancellation spotted by Eurogamer. In a translated version of the full statement by VGC, Nintendo explained their reasoning for the cancellation.“Our company has been persistently receiving threatening behaviour targeting our staff.

Tokyo Police Club have announced that they are to break up this year, announcing details of a final hometown farewell gig.The four-piece – David Monks, Graham Wright, Josh Hook and Greg Alsop – formed in Toronto in 2005, releasing debut EP ‘A Lesson In Crime’ the next year.Full-length albums ‘Elephant Shell’ (2008), ‘Champ’ (2010), ‘Forcefield’ (2014) and ‘TPC’ (2018) followed.“It’s time for us to say goodbye!” the band told fans. “This band has meant so much to us for so many years, but all magical things must come to an end.

Wave to Earth have announced the Asia and Europe legs of their upcoming 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour.Today (January 24), Wave to Earth revealed the the first 13 dates of their brand-new 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour. It will kick off in Asia on March 18 with a concert in Hong Kong, before the band head to Taipei and Tokyo in the same week.Thereafter, the trio will bring their 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour to Europe, starting with a show in Milan, Italy on March 28.

While in England, German director Wim Wenders was sandwiched between a press tour and a brief lunch when a member of his team walked into the restaurant to secretly signal across the room that he was nominated for his first feature film Oscar with Japan’s Best International Feature Film, Perfect Days. “Someone came in raising their thumb, which was the sign that we had agreed on, and no word was spoken because there were too many guests in the restaurant,” Wenders laughed while retelling the Tuesday nomination. “So, I knew then I could let that meal go a little cold. It was lovely because I had prepared myself to not expect anything. I had completely prepared myself to not be on the list so that I wouldn’t be disappointed. So [this nomination] was quite a surprise today.”

Billy Joel announced today that he’ll release his first single in 17 years: “Turn The Lights Back On,” a piano-based ballad judging by the brief snippet included in Joel’s Instagram post, will hit streaming platforms on February 1.

against the Buffalo Bills, may very well find herself needing to book a nonstop flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas next month.It's worth noting that Kelce has gone to the and won with the Chiefs twice already. And for now, in this year's contest, they're still very much in the running. Basically, the Chiefs just need to beat the Baltimore Ravens to secure their spot in the NFL's annual league championship game, otherwise known as the Super Bowl.Here's the catch: Taylor Swift will very soon return to work on the international leg of the Eras Tour.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief First-time mainland Chinese director Lin Jianjie (aka JJ Lin) makes a splash this weekend with the premiere of his “Brief History of a Family.” Asking questions about family in the era since the end of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ while also borrowing genre tropes such as the idea of the intruder and blood, it is a polished and ultra-modern fable that sees a teenage schoolboy ingratiate himself into another boy’s family.Variety spoke to biologist-turned-filmmaker Lin on the eve of his Sundance debut.How did you get from zero to making your first feature?[After graduating in biology] I did two short films at film school. I went to Tisch Asia, which had a campus in Singapore. We also had an exchange program with Tisch in New York.

Reputation-coded look. Thankfully she dressed for the city’s current frigid weather, opting for an oatmeal-gray sweater maxidress that was more or less a big, ankle-length hoodie. Never have I needed an article of clothing so badly as snow piles up outside.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Mongrel,” a Taiwan-set drama film that has done the round of project markets, will appear at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as a work in progress. In addition to the screening of 15 minutes of footage, Taiwan-based Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang has confirmed the film’s cast as being headed by Thai actor Wanlop Rungkumjad (“Eternity,” “Manta Ray”) alongside Taiwanese female actor Lu Yi-ching (“The River”, “Stray Dogs”) and rapper Hong Yu-hong (“Bad Education”, “Miss Shampoo”) from Taiwanese hip-hop group Nine One One. Other key cast include Atchara Suwan (“By the Time It Gets Dark”), and Guo Shu-wei in his debut role.

NCT, will make their debut next month.Today (January 18), NCT’s agency SM Entertainment announced that NCT WISH will make their long-awaited debut in February 2024. The new group will feature six members – Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya – who were previously confirmed through the reality show NCT Universe: Lastart.According to reports by Korea JoongAng Daily and Yonhap News Agency, NCT WISH will be based in both South Korea and Japan, through which they’ll conduct their global activates.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Asian film directors including Josh Kim, Fukada Koji and Patiparn Boontarig line up to pitch their in-development projects at the March edition of the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF). Leading directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Lu will also be on the ground at HAF, operating as producers. So too will established producers Yamamoto Teruhisa (“Drive My Car”) and Michael J.

Sum 41 has announced the details for their final tour.The iconic pop-punk band have previously shared they would split after the release of their final album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’, and their worldwide tour.Now, Sum 41 have finally revealed their final tour called ‘The Tour of the Setting Sum’. The quintet previously unveiled their Asia dates two days ago, and have now specified their European and American dates.Monterrey will kick off the first leg of their North America tour, where Sum 41 will be joined by support act The Interrupters.

Chainsaw Man leads the field with a dominant 25 nominations for Crunchyroll‘s eighth annual Anime Awards, which be handed out in March. It will compete for the marquee Anime of the Year prize against Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko and Vinland Saga Season 2. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief As Russia’s war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, leading Russian director Aleksey German Jr. (“House Arrest,” “Under Electric Clouds”), is currently giving “Air,” his state-funded WWII thriller, a commercial release in Russian cinemas. With ferocious action and cruel detail, “Air” has been called out for being a patriotic film.

, and her name is Taylor Swift.Whether it's her collection of vintage Kansas City Chiefs from local businesses, a from a fan, or the that she and boyfriend both own, game-day wardrobe just keeps getting more sentimental. Last night's playoff game 'fit was no exception.On January 13, Swift fought Missouri's temperatures in a red puffer coat baring Kelce's name and jersey number.

Michaela Zee SPOILER ALERT:This story contains mild spoilers for “The Brothers Sun,” available to watch on Netflix now. On May 22, 1992, three men brutally stabbed Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami outside his Tokyo home, just days after the release of his satire “Minbo no Onna,” or “Mob Woman.” The director of “Tampopo” and “A Taxing Woman” suffered slash wounds across the face, neck and shoulder, but ultimately survived. Police suspected the attack may have been the yakuza’s retaliation for Itami’s “Mob Woman,” which portrays Japanese gangsters as crude bullies who are outsmarted by lawyer Mahiru Inoue (played by Itami’s wife Nobuko Miyamoto).