Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic to Close VFX and Animation Facility in Singapore Due to ‘Economic Factors Affecting the Industry’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong-based, Mainland China-born auteur Yonfan has scandalized and enthralled Chinese-speaking parts of Asia in a career that has spanned fine-art photography, filmmaking and journalism. Further afield, he has become a regular on the Lido. His 1995 feature “Bugis Street,” which has been restored and is screening in the Venice Classics section, achieved notoriety at the time of its debut. It is set in the red-light area of Singapore, at a time shortly after the country had achieved independence and before it earned its buttoned-up, conservative reputation. Loosely structured, the film follows a 16-year-old woman (played by Hiep Thi Le), who’s an employee at the appropriately named Sin Sin Hotel.

Caleb Landry Jones hits the red carpet with longtime girlfriend Katya Zvereva for the premiere of Dogman during the 2023 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (August 31) in Italy.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has announced dual opening night titles, both inspired by faith and local memories, as well as its closing gala presentation. The festival will open with “Snow in Midsummer,” directed by Chong Keat-aun, a former winner of the Golden Horse Film Awards’ best new director prize with “The Story of Southern Islet,” and “Be With Me,” by Hwarng Wern-ying, who previously won Golden Horse prizes for art direction, costume and makeup. The festival, which runs Nov.

Ariana Grande has paid tribute to Mac Miller in the video for a new version of the pair’s 2013 track ‘The Way’.Last week (August 25), Grande shared a 10th anniversary deluxe reissue of her debut album ‘Yours Truly’, featuring a host of rarities and unheard material.She also released a new live performance video for ‘Baby I’, filmed at the Soho House in London, where Grande is currently filming for the Wicked movie.Also included in the album celebrations is a series of new videos, including one for ‘The Way’. In the video, the background fades out at the end and left are the words “Feat.

It's the moment that Love Island fanatics across the nation have been waiting for - 2018 contestant and fan-favourite Laura Anderson is finally due to welcome her baby girl any minute now. However, the 34 year old ex-islander revealed on Sunday that her incoming addition - and first child - doesn't plan on making an appearance anytime soon and that Laura is now considered 'overdue'.Taking to Instagram to give her 1.5 million followers a pregnancy update, the Scottish beauty - who is expecting the youngster with Hollyoaks ex partner Gary Lucy - shared a jaw-dropping snap, showing off her blossoming baby bump in a set of black co-ords.

Eagle-eyed fans are speculating whether Maya Jama and her ex Stormzy are on holiday together after they shared similar photos to Instagram.The Love Island host, 29, has been documenting her getaway to Greece on her social media, with some fans noticing that her photos seem similar to ones shared by her ex Stormzy. The presenter recently posted a stunning bikini selfie from her getaway and has also been sharing some photos of the resort she’s staying in. Maya shared a clip of herself enjoying a cocktail as well as a shot of a picturesque pool surrounded by Grecian architecture.

Two of the UK's most popular soaps - Emmerdale and Coronation Street - will face disruption to their usual schedule in upcoming weeks.The ITV soaps with interrupted air times are both in the midst of some big storylines, as Coronation Street follows Stephen Reid's attempts to get away with murder while Charity and Liam are set to have a blossoming romance in Emmerdale. Emmerdale usually airs at 7.30pm for half an hour each evening, with an hour long episode on Thursday nights. Meanwhile, Corrie usually airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm for an hour.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The Minions are about the get the white glove treatment, as Variety has learned that CAA has signed Illumination CEO and prolific animation producer Chris Meledandri as a client. Meledandri, who founded the company and is responsible for two of the four highest-grossing animated franchises of all time (“Despicable Me,” “Ice Age”), will be represented by a team including the agency’s co-chairman Bryan Lourd. Illumination has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures, most recently delivering this year’s $1.3 billion baby “Super Mario Bros.” starring Chris Pratt and Anya-Taylor Joy.

Camila Alves McConaughey is opening up about her husband, Matthew McConaughey‘s, personality.

Sandra Bullock is going back to her “special” place with Bryan Randall one last time.

The View frontman Kyle Falconer has spoken to NME about ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ – their first album in eight years – as well as coming back together after a lengthy hiatus and the on-stage bust-up that saw them cancel gigs earlier this year.Ahead of the band’s return on record, the Dundee band made their comeback with a series of Scottish gigs last December following a years-long hiatus.“It was a wee bit nerve-wracking, man, once we put the tickets on sale because we didn’t know what it was going to go like,” Falconer told NME. He continued to explain that the band’s management only wanted to put one night at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on sale, but they ended up selling out four nights at the venue. “That felt good because it was like, ‘Fuck you, you thought we were only going to do one’.

is the newest hero in the DC cinematic universe, and he's got his work cut out for him!Director Ángel Manuel Soto recently sat down with ET's Ash Crossan to talk about making the first major superhero movie with a Latino lead — and the uphill battle that has been releasing it amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. «The strike was not in my bingo card,» Soto admitted.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief With the global entertainment industry still rocked by the impact of streaming, the pandemic – and Hollywood’s twin strikes – the APOS conference will next month examine disruption and the responses to it from a senior executive Asian perspective. After being held virtually during the COVID era and then last year making a stop in Singapore, the conference itself will return to Bali, Indonesia, and be held 26-28 Sept.

actress Ariana Grande's fragrance empire is growing. The star has just unveiled the newest addition to her iconic perfume collection today — Cloud Pink. Inspired by the singer's magnetic optimism and confidence, the new scent is now available exclusively at Ulta.Ariana Grande's new Cloud Pink fragrance is a blend of ambery woods, magenta moss and a touch of sweetened praline.«I can’t begin to describe how excited I am to launch Cloud Pink,” said Grande.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Trudie Goodwin who played Sergeant June Ackland on The Bill has been spotted on a walk near her home. For many, she became a familiar face on our screens as she took the role of Sergeant June Ackland in the police drama for over three decades. She was the show's longest-running character before she stepped back from the programme in 2007.The Bill was axed in 2010 and the decision came as a "shock" to Trudie, as it had been on our screens since 1983.

Manchester City fans want Pep Guardiola to make three changes to the team that lost the Community Shield for Friday's match against Burnley.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The video industry in Indonesia is set for rapid growth over the next five years as online services overtake conventional TV’s market share, according to new study. Total video industry revenues (free TV, pay-TV and online video) are expected to grow at 8% compound average growth rate, according to a briefing by Singapore-based research firm Media Partners Asia. The researcher forecasts the market expanding from $2.5 billion in the current year to £3.7 billion in 2028.

Kandi Burruss has always been outspoken, and that’s why she’s not joining Bethenny Frankel's call for a strike by reality TV stars.Burruss, who is busy promoting her cover for magazine, recently spoke to ET's Brice Sander about the recent remarks made by Frankel about the possibility of reality stars unionizing and striking to demand better contracts and to stand with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.«I feel like things that I feel or have felt that needed to be addressed, I actually reached out to the network, and we addressed them,» star said of Bravo.Last week, anonymous reality stars alleged in a legal letter sent to NBCUniversal and Bravo that they were subjected to «grotesque and depraved mistreatment.» Attorneys Bryan Friedman and Mark Geragos say they represent «a significant number of individuals» who have been «mentally, physically, and financially victimized by NBC,» and could «ruin» the network «should they decide to speak out about their mistreatment.»In response, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal told, «NBCUniversal is committed to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace for cast and crew on our reality shows. At the outset, we require our third-party production partners to have appropriate workplace policies and training in place.

Sandra Bullock's longtime partner, Bryan Randall, died on Saturday after a private battle with ALS, and in the wake of his tragic death at age 57, actor Josh Holloway is remembering his friend. The Yellowstone actor posted a photo on Instagram of the two smiling and holding the fish they caught.«My friend, my brother, my fishing buddy, I love you bro,» the star captioned the pic. «Thank you for the good times.

Sandra Bullock’s sister is opening up about Bryan Randall’s death.