Ryan Millsap’s apology for his messages, which were revealed by a ProPublica and Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation, comes as influential #government and #entertainment officials said they were disappointed by his derogatory rhetoric.
Kinji Fukasaku’s 1970s gangster movies upended decades of depictions of the yakuza and held up a mirror to Japanese society at the same time. Here's why his Battles Without Honor and Humanity series should be on your to-watch list.
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Christianity had a small impact in Japan. First, it only existed in certain specific provinces. Second, the daimyōs in those provinces only cared about Portuguese trade and the economic benefits they could obtain with it. Christianity was just the price they had to pay for it.
Pro Wrestling Today Is a Microcosm of Corporate Entertainment
Professional wrestling remains tremendously popular media today because it encapsulates our collective obsession with justice. The recent WWE-UFC merger shows that the story of American professional wrestling is also one of ruthless profit maximization.
An illustration to the 'Mirigavati' of Qutban Suhravardi manuscript (1603-04 CE) which tells the #Story of Prince Raj who falls in love with Mirigavati, a woman who can magically transform into a 'Doe'
The writers of "Sesame Street" have authorized a strike if they don't reach a contract by tomorrow. Thirty-five WGA members are asking Sesame Workshop for industry standard raises, improvements to residuals and more. Picketing outside the New York City office could start as soon as next Wednesday. "Millions of parents and families around the world are going to have a lot of questions," WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said. "They might ask why the bosses at Sesame Workshop are ignoring their company's own messages of kindness and fairness." Variety has the full story.
Update: The "Sesame Street" team reached a deal last Friday to avert a strike. It offers writers minimums for animation and new media programs, paid parental leave, protections against AI and new media residuals. "'S' truly is for Solidarity," the WGA Sesame Workshop Negotiating Committee said in a statement. Here's more from Variety.
Couldn't believe that my guess about the central secret of The Joy of Life was correct!
Props to the writer for skirting the weird tie travel censorship in this creative way even if the beginning scene with the novelist made me go WTF. This is a drama that defied my expectations even if the sets made me go OMG HENG DIAN with each scene and the outfits sometimes make me go WTF ARE THEY WEARING?
Apple TV+ has renewed "For All Mankind" for a fifth season, and will expand that storytelling universe with the spin-off series "Star City", a paranoid thriller set when the Soviets put the first man on the Moon. #ForAllMankind#StarCity#AppleTV#Entertainment#Television#TV#Streaming
Two men who sued Universal because they rented "Yesterday" on the basis of a trailer that showed Ana de Armas, only to find she had been cut from the film, have settled their false advertising lawsuit. Peter Rosza and Conor Woulfe alleged they had been cheated out of $3.99 each. A federal judge initially sided with them but they were left on the hook for $126,705 in legal fees. Now, they have accepted a settlement that will resolve the case. Here's more from Variety.
"But without radical intervention, whether by the government or the workers, the industry will become unrecognizable. And the writing trade—the kind where one actually earns a living—will be obliterated."
The 2024 Shogun TV series stacks up pretty well to history, says a Japanese historian - but the surrounding conversation around "colonialism" is ridiculous.
Kore-eda Hirokazu's MONSTER is a complex film showcasing timely anxieties in a firmly Kore-eda-style package. While the film feels all Kore-eda’s, its surprising structure recalls a much older work by another master filmmaker: Kurosawa Akira‘s seminal Rashomon.
Imagine Conan O’Brien red-cheeked, sweating and drooling, looking crazed with his face smeared with hot sauce. The comedian, writer and TV host seized the moment on a recent episode of “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube series in which the host, Sean Evans, invites a celebrity to eat chicken wings smothered with hot sauce. It can be a painful experience. NPR’s Glen Weldon, asks, was O’Brien the show’s best guest ever? Read about and watch O’Brien’s spicy performance. https://flip.it/sN4mRH #Culture#Entertainment#ConanO'Brien #HotOnes
Paramount+ has renewed "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" for a fourth season, way ahead of the third season's 2025 debut. In addition, "Star Trek: Lower Decks" will end after its upcoming 5th season this Fall. The "Star Trek: Section 31" movie has completed production, and "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" begins production later this year. #StarTrek#StarTrekUniverse#ParamountPlus#Entertainment#Television#TV#Streaming
Cats are finally getting their Hollywood meow-ment, according to the Hollywood Reporter, with moggies taking lead roles in shows like "Ripley," "A Quiet Place: Day One," "The Marvels" and "Argylle." James Hibberd talks to directors Matthew Vaughan and Steven Zaillian about casting troubles and the influence of Taylor Swift, and to animal trainer Jo Vaughan about how she gets our feline friends to do what they're told. Just for fun, tell us which of these you think is the most iconic movie cat. For the sake of this poll, we're not considering animated cats, nor other felines, so sorry Simba, Baby and the Cowardly Lion, you're out of luck.
The wordless feature film, "Sasquatch Sunset," explores, with poignancy and lowbrow humor, the relationships of a Sasquatch family played by Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner. @IndieWire talks to co-directors Zellner and his brother David about how they made the movie — including "Sasquatch camp" with a Marcel Marceau-trained coach, prosthetic makeup, and natural lighting.
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