Tokyo Festival to Open With Punchy ‘Underdog’

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled a smaller, more compact selection for its 33rd edition (Oct. 31-Nov.

The 2020 Cannes Film Festival has risen from the dead. And much like a zombie from a George A.

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain -- Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s first feature film “Beginning” triumphed at Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival, scooping up four of its top prizes including best film and best director.The story about a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a isolated village in Georgia amid the aftermath of an extremist attack also won best screenplay and best actress for Ia Sukhitashvili in the awards ceremony Saturday night.“Beginning,” a Franco-Georgian

American audiences might not be very familiar with Ester Exposito, but she’s a huge international star thanks to her hit Netflix series Elite!

American audiences might not be very familiar with Ester Exposito, but she’s a huge international star thanks to her hit Netflix series Elite!

Joe Alwyn gets caught in the middle of a wind and rain storm while walking the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival on Saturday (September 26) in San Sebastian, Spain.

Conan O‘Brien, former First Lady  Michelle Obama  shared that her and former president   Barack Obama’s daughters,  Sasha  and  Malia Obama , have been feeling the effects of quarantining with their parents for months.Obama got real when it comes to just how her daughters are adjusting to the extra time with their parents. She admitted that at the start of quarantine, her daughters were excited to spend more time with her and Barack.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe long-postponed opening of Tokyo Disneyland’s Beauty and the Beast themed area is now going forward, with the media invited to an official unveiling Friday.The 47,000 m2 (approx. 506,000 sq ft) area, a sub-section of Fantasyland, that features attractions based on Disney’s 1991 “Beauty and the Beast” and 2014″Big Hero 6″ films, will open on Monday, Sept.

Michelle Obama got real about the effects of family fatigue amid the coronavirus pandemic. During an interview with Conan O'Brien, the former First Lady shared that her and former president Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, have been feeling the effects of months spent quarantining with their parents.

Michelle Obama and Barack Obama’s daughters are “no longer thrilled” to be quarantining with their parents amid the coronavirus pandemic.“At first, our kids got a little sick of us, which was fine because we were pretty much sick of them,” the former first lady, 56, joked of Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, during a Wednesday, September 23, Conan appearance. “The summer started happening, and then we could be outside a little bit more.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe San Sebastian Film Festival has withdrawn the accreditation of U.S.-born French filmmaker Eugène Green for refusing to wear a mask.According to the Spanish festival, Green refused five requests for him to don a mask at last night’s premiere of his film Atarrabi Et Mikelats and he was ultimately asked to leave the auditorium.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Love Mooning,” a drama by veteran Japanese director Manda Kunitoshi, has been set as the opening film of Tokyo Filmex. The festival announced the line-up for its 21st edition on Thursday.Filmex, which has long specialized in Asian art films and usually starts in late November, will be held Oct.

Michelle Obama has had her fair share of ups and downs.

At first the Obama family had some really amazing times together when the COVID-19 lockdown began in March.

Matt Dillon holds hand with Roberta Mastromichele while attending The Great Fellove premiere during the 2020 San Sebastian International Film Festival held at the Victoria Eugenia Theater on Tuesday evening (September 22) in Spain.

Johnny Depp is looking handsome at the 2020 San Sebastian International Film Festival!

Johnny Depp is posing for pictures!

Johnny Depp is feeling the love!

Michelle Obama has paid a touching tribute to her husband Barack Obama following the announcement of the upcoming release of his book, A Promised Land, which hits the shelves in November.MORE: Michelle Obama's daughter Sasha's unique living situation revealedThe former First Lady of the United States re-posted Barack's announcement on Instagram on Thursday, alongside the words: "There's no one more reflective, more honest, and more thoughtful than @barackobama.