Tokyo Filmex Sets ‘ Love Mooning’ as Festival Opener

Senorita singer Shawn Mendes has an exciting new project! The Lost in Japan singer-songwriter and longtime manager Andrew Gertler are teaming up with Netflix for a special documentary called In Wonder, set to launch globally on the streaming service on November 23. The , a TIFF special event selection, was directed by acclaimed director Grant Singer and promises to be “a portrait of Mendes‘ life, chronicling the past few years of his rise and journey,” according to Netflix This announcement came

Lise Pedersen “Ouf!” – “Phew!” in French: the sigh of relief was the first word to appear in the inaugural clip at the opening ceremony of Lyon’s Lumière Festival, which kicked off on Saturday night as the city was put on maximum alert amid the coronavirus pandemic.While attendance numbers are limited, cinemas remain open in France and the festival will be able to go ahead as planned.Led by Thierry Frémaux, who is also head of the Cannes Festival, it is one of the world’s leading classic film

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has signed an overall deal with writer and producer Michael Green.The first project under that deal will be the animated series “Blue Eye Samurai,” which has been ordered to series at the streamer. Geeen co-created the series along with Amber Noizumi.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is turning the Yōko Ogawa novel The Memory Police into a feature, and it has an enviable filmmaking team to bring it to life.

A theme park dedicated to the iconic Nintendo gaming franchise will open its doors in early 2021.Super Nintendo World will finally welcome its first guests next spring when it opens as part of the Universal Studios Japan complex in Osaka.The attraction is themed entirely on Nintendo games - with heavy inspiration from the flagship Super Mario series.It's been designed to appeal to all generations of gamers - from those who has the original NES to modern fans with the latest Switch consoles and

NEW YORK -- The big debate — the one between Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey — was a winner in the ratings.“Saturday Night Live” scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best in 12 years, emphasizing the importance of presidential election time for the NBC comedy show.Its “cold open” featured Baldwin, portraying President Donald Trump, satirizing last week's debate performance.

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In the early 2000s, author Dan Buettner conducted research into what aspects of our lifestyle and environment can help us live longer. He identified five areas with the highest percentage of centenarians (a person who is 100 years old or older).

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

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: In its fifth weekend at the international box office, Warner Bros’ Tenet added another $15.8M from 56 markets. The offshore cume has risen to $242M for a worldwide total of $283.2M.

Queen + Adam Lambert are set to release their upcoming concert album Live Around The World on October 2, but the band served up a treat for fans who can’t wait that long.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The North Star Film Alliance (NSFA), an organization set up by Finland, Estonia and Latvia to promote the countries’ film production opportunities, is opening an office in Japan in a bid to foster connections between the regions.There has been growing cooperation between the Japanese film biz and NSFA countries, following the 2017 Latvian-Japanese co-production Magic Kimono, currently streaming on Netflix, which was helmed by Latvian director

The sixth edition of the annual Game Awards is set for an all-digital, live-streamed event on Dec. 10.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comNot only are The Game Awards still happening this year — they’re taking place in three different locations.The 2020 ceremony will stream live from Los Angeles, London and Tokyo on Dec. 10, it was announced on Wednesday, airing in 4K UHD from audience-less, in-studio locations.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube will debut “KCON:TACT All-Access,” the first docuseries taking fans behind the scenes of a KCON K-pop festival, next month.The YouTube Originals docuseries follows the production of KCON:TACT 2020 Summer, the virtual K-pop festival that took place in June after KCON canceled its in-person events this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also Read: 'Minari' Director Shares the 'Poetic' Meaning Behind Immigrant Tale's Title (Video)Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams will produce the live-action adaptation along with Genki Kawamura, who produced the original.

In William Olsson’s “Lost Girls & Love Hotels,” Margaret (Alexandra Daddario), is spiraling out of control. An American expat living in Japan, the young woman spends her days fighting off a hangover, barely competent enough to hold a job, and her nights drunkenly talking in bars followed by late-night sexual encounters with strangers.