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Wilson Chapman editor Some of the most acclaimed films in animation history are finally available to rent online. GKIDS, the animation specialist distributer, has released the catalog of acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli starting Tuesday. 22 films from the studio — including Oscar winner “Spirited Away” and nominees such as “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “When Marnie Was There” — will be made available to rent on all major digital platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon VOD, Vudu, Google Play and Microsoft. The films will be be priced at $4.99 per title, and all will be available in HD, with most being offered in the original Japanese language as well as English dubs.

NASA is launching its Artemis 1 Moon rocket this Bank Holiday Monday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission will see the first launch of the new 322ft Space Launch System rocket, which the agency says is the world’s most powerful rocket to date.

Clayton Davis It’s late summer, so it’s time to start talking about awards season. Cannes issued the first slate of contenders in the international feature Oscar race, and now Venice and Toronto are ready to screen another batch, which begs the question: What looks like the breakout pics from the festival circuit that should contend for kudos? More than 90 countries have been submitting films for Academy consideration for the past few years, in order to walk away with the coveted best international feature Oscar. Coming off the Cinderella story of Japan’s “Drive My Car” from Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, which was also nominated for three other Oscars including best picture, it became the tenth film to be recognized for both best picture and international feature.

Andrew Garfield is extremely dedicated to his career!

EXCLUSIVE: PlayStation Productions and Scott Free Productions have launched development on Gravity Rush—a film based on the 2012 action-adventure video game of the same name, which Anna Mastro (Secret Society of Second Born Royals) is attached to direct from a script by Emily Jerome (Panopticon).

by daylight. Fresh off the debut of her anime-inspired , Thee Stallion took to the stage in thee perfect Sailor Moon 'fit.Usagi Tsukino would be proud of Megan's impressive Sailor Moon style, which featured a hot girl spin on the Sailor Scout's uniform.

EXCLUSIVE: John Wick director Chad Stahelski has a number of irons in the fire at the moment. Among the buzzy projects on the go is assassin movie Shibumi at Warner Bros, which has now found a writer in Operation Finale scribe Matthew Orton.

If you’ve not been to District, the futurist Thai BBQ place on Oldham Street, it might well be because at a minimum of £50 for the smaller of its tasting menus (and £100 for the extended version), some could feel priced out of the party. But things are changing.

Bad Bunny and Camila Cabello had a great time over the weekend. The two were spotted having fun at LIV, one of Miami’s most exclusive nightclubs.Bad Bunny and David Grutman open a Japanese-inspired steakhouse and lounge in Miami[WATCH]Camila Cabello gets a spooky welcome to ‘The Voice’Bad Bunny was seen in two different outfits, one made out of a black jacket that made for a formal look.He also wore an outfit made up of a white shirt and a beige sweatshirt, which he wore with Louis Vuitton handkerchief that he wrapped over his face for anonymity. He also wore sunglasses.

JO1 have pulled out of this weekend’s KCON LA due to COVID-19.Five of the J-pop group’s 11 members have tested positive for the coronavirus, the group’s agency Lapone Entertainment revealed in a statement on its website on August 15. As a result JO1 will not appear at KCON LA, the K-pop festival and convention marking its 10th anniversary in Los Angeles this weekend.The first member of JO1 to test positive for COVID-19 was Sato Keigo, who reported symptoms last Friday.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner and Victoria and David Beckham. Jonas and Turner were wearing tops in a matching cream shade and beaded necklaces. Jonas had his button down thrown over a black tank top and wore sunglasses with orange frames.

EXCLUSIVE: Trinity CineAsia has acquired UK rights to Hong Kong family drama Mama’s Affair, which marks the film acting debut of two members of hot local boy band Mirror, Keung To and Jer Lau, from Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures.

Victoria and David Beckham hang out with Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner inside the Gekko restaurant grand opening celebration on Thursday night (August 11) in Miami, Fla.

Bad Bunny, David Grutman, and Groot Hospitality. The award-winning and world’s most streamed recording artist and the restauranteur just opened their collaborative new restaurant Gekkō.

The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) has unveiled the seven titles in its Gala Premieres section showcasing auteur features with broad audience appeal and awards season potential.