Celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Madonna have protested against Independence Day in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade and another mass shooting. Ukraine war: Britons charged with being mercenaries by RussiaCovid Hospital Admissions Likely To Rise Further, Says Health ChiefFire At St Marks Square, BromleyPm ‘Didn’t Know Specific Claims’ About Chris Pincher Before Giving Him Whips JobHundreds show love and support at vigil for Londoner Zara AleenaKeir Starmer And Angela Rayner Take Part In London's Pride ParadeEuropean Movement Vice President AnnouncementWar in Ukraine: The latest headlinesThousands of holidaymakers are continuing to face travel chaos at airportsPrince Harry speaks of Diana’s ‘legacy’ in his children at award ceremonyTrue Impacts Of Ukraine War To Spike Food Prices At The End Of 2022, Industry WarnsUK: Passengers Queue Up At Heathrow Airport After More Flight Cancellations 2Rihanna and ASAP Rocky spotted in south London barber shopFDA Recommends Updating COVID Boosters to Fight OmicronFarne Islands to close to visitors due to impact of avian influenzaZara Aleena’s maternal aunt remembers her 'independent' nieceThe 4th of July celebrations were also marred by a shooting during a parade in Highland Park, which killed six people.
TodoiF Launches as Specialty Streamer of Japanese Independent Films
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWith a mission to bring Japanese independent cinema to a world audience, todoiF launched Friday as a new specialist streaming platform.The service is privately backed and operated by Kawano Koichi, a San Francisco State University alumnus who worked as a talent agent in Japan for two decades, before becoming involved between 2019-21 in the start-up of another Japanese specialty streamer Cinema Discoveries.The new venture will start very small, possibly as few as eight carefully-curated titles, and make them available on a transactional-VOD only basis. New titles will be uploaded monthly and will typically be available for a year before rotating off the service.
An unspecified portion of the fees paid by customers is returned to the filmmakers. “Our mission is to carefully choose independent films and recommend and introduce the new directors to as many people as possible in overseas markets, independent of international reputations, trends, or fashions.
We will also introduce a variety of independent movies and cult films from Japan,” Kawano told Variety.“We showcase the works of Japanese emerging directors who will lead the film industry and help them to follow internationally renowned filmmakers like Tsukamoto Shinya, Kore-eda Hirokazu, and Hamaguchi Ryusuke.”Among the initial lineup are: Shimizu Kento’s “The Drifting Post,” which has been selected at 10 Japanese and 20 international film festivals; Nagai Kazuo’s “Smell, But I Love You,” which has been screened at more than 20 film festivals in Japan and abroad and won three awards; and Takeishi Akihiro’s “Curry Rice,” which screened at the 2018 Cannes festival. It will also showcase Sawa Keiichiro’s “Resident of Alice” and Kawachi
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Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed and nine 'criminal' plants you should not let grow in your garden by law
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Katy Perry, Bette Midler and Jessica Chastain lead online Independence Day protests: 'July 4th canceled'
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Yoshizawa Ryo and Miyazaki Aoi Starring in Netflix Japanese Film ‘In Love and Deep Water’
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix will produce the new Japanese film “In Love and Deep Water,” a suspenseful romantic comedy written by acclaimed creator Sakamoto Yuji.The story is set on a massive luxury cruise ship. While at sea, the loyal butler Suguru, and a mysterious woman named Chizuru cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.
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Hit Japanese restaurant Umezushi changes its name and announces ‘pay what you like’ sushi day
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‘Big Gold Brick’ Producer Greg Lauritano Launches Black Magic Banner
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The Onion Mocks Abortion Ruling With Now-Conceivable Decisions: ‘Supreme Court Votes 5-4 to Reopen Japanese Internment Camps’
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Unifrance Preps International Events, Builds Up Youtube Channel, Forecasts French Films’ Overseas B.O. Rebound
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOne year after merging with the promotion org TV France International, Unifrance is preparing a series of strategic events in key markets across Europe, the U.S., China and Japan to fast-track the global distribution of local series and movies. The French film and TV advocacy banner will host trade shows bringing together French sales outfits and international distributors in Paris in January, Biarritz (Southwestern France) in September, as well as in Roma in April, Madrid in June, Berlin in November, New York in March and Yokohama in December.
Ryan Guzman Replaces Ross Butler In Isla Fisher Comedy ‘The Present’; ‘Walker: Independence’ Actor Justin Johnson Cortez To Lead Drama ‘Gift Of Fear’
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Amuse Pitches Slate of Japanese Projects for U.S. Adaptation at Second A-Japan Event
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Jack Antonoff hosts ’80s SuperJam at Bonnaroo with Carly Rae Jepsen, Japanese Breakfast and more
Jack Antonoff hosted a SuperJam, playing a guest-filled set of songs released in his birth year of 1984.During the set, the Bleachers man was joined by a host of guest vocalists including Carly Rae Jepsen, CHVRCHES‘ Lauren Mayberry, Claud, Japanese Breakfast and more.Kicking off with a cover of Van Halen‘s ‘Jump’ with Claud, Mayberry covered a pair of Madonna songs with Antonoff before covers from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Prince, The Smiths and more were rolled out.See the full setlist and footage below.6.18.22 @bonnaroo superjam. honor to host pic.twitter.com/luTgDCjX9y— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) June 19, 2022Oh man, oh man, oh man.
Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Madlib Lead Winners at A2IM’s Indie Libera Awards
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Kore-eda Hirokazu Calls For Reform of Japanese Film Industry, Launches Lobby Group
Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentBack in Japan after his Korean-language drama “Broker” won two prizes at this year’s Cannes festival, Kore-eda Hirokazu appeared as a press event in Tokyo on Tuesday to announce the launch of a group of industry professionals who aim for structural reform of the Japanese film industry.The group calls itself the “Association for the Establishment of a Japanese Version of CNC.” The reference is to France’s government-backed oversight body, the Centre National du Cinema et de l’Image Animee. Kore-eda noted the low incomes and long working hours of freelance filmmakers and emphasized the need for reform.
‘One-Punch Man’: Justin Lin To Direct Live-Action Film Based On Popular Japanese Manga
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Editor’s Pick: Japanese Breakfast at Wolf Trap
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir is now being adapted into a feature film, and just a few weeks ago Time recognized her as a rising star by adding her to its annual list the Time 100 Next.Last year also saw the band release its third proper studio album, Jubilee, which felt like a debut all over again. Zauner does not entirely throw out her original playbook, and builds on her vocal prowess and knack for telling a good story.But Jubilee is far more dramatic and unrestrained than we might ever have expected, delivering nicely on Zauner’s goal to go “all out” on her third album, taking particular inspiration from Icelandic pop star Björk and her own third album, Homogenic.On Wednesday, Japanese Breakfast drops by Wolf Trap for an inspired double-bill pairing with Belle and Sebastian, a seven-piece, wistful-pop act, dubbed “Scottish sovereigns of indie pop” by Rolling Stone.They’re touring in support of an 11th studio album, A Bit of Previous, released last month, 26 years after their debut.Wednesday, June 15, starting at 7 p.m.