Australian production company Titantale Film is mid-shoot on “Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh,” a supernatural romance drama starring Japanese actor Yamada Takayuki. The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of […]

Gene Shalit, the bushy-haired mustachioed television personality who reviewed books and movies on “The Today Show” for 40 years, died Friday. His family told NBC News he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life.” Shalit appeared on NBC’s “The Today Show” from 1970 until his retirement in 2010, sporting his signature […]

“Toy Story 5” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, and it appears Pixar’s long-running animated franchise remains in top form after 30 years. The latest sequel is being called “emotional, funny, genuinely warm, and perfect in every way” in rave first reactions. Film critic Scott Menzel posted a glowing review on […]

PBS SoCal, KABC/ABC7 and KMEX led the tally on Tuesday as the TV Academy announced nominations for the 78th annual L.A. Area Emmy Awards. The annual ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 25, at the Skirball Cultural Center. As for this year’s nominee totals, PBS SoCal landed 29 nominations; KABC/ABC7 received 21, Univision outlet […]

Jessie and her owner are reunited, in the apparent scenario laid out in Taylor Swift’s new “Toy Story 5” song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which debuted on digital services Thursday night. Also reunited (and it feels so good): Taylor Swift and country music — as promised by Disney when they first helped Swift […]

Donald Trump received a not-so-warm welcome at Madison Square Garden during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. As the President appeared in front of his hometown crowd, he was met with a sea of boos from thousands of basketball fans. As Broadway star Avery Wilson sang the National Anthem, the camera faded to a shot […]

Utopai Studios unveiled the second version of its AI video storytelling platform PAI, less than three months after its initial version debuted. The company introduced the generative video platform PAI in March, allowing users to tinker with videos across each step of the creative process. The goal was to produce visual stories without the need […]

Having already grossed more than $10 million in previews, “Backrooms,” the latest feature from A24 and the debut directorial effort of 20-year-old Kane Parson, is already posed to be a box office hit.  Out in theaters nationwide now, the horror film, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Avan Jogia, Lukita Maxwell and […]

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark. It’s the first film of 2026 to hit that milestone. The animated adaptation of the hit video game was produced by Universal and Illumination in collaboration with Nintendo. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” cost $110 million to make, which is relatively cheap for an […]

Copenhagen-based DR Sales, sales rep of the Oscar-winning “Mr Nobody Against Putin” and Sundance hit “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has closed a raft of deals on the Norwegian wildlife documentary “Frost Without Snow and Ice” (“Frost uten Snø og Is”) on the heels of its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Broadcasters and […]

Albert Wolsky, the two-time Oscar-winning costume designer behind films like “All That Jazz,” “Bugsy,” “Grease” and more, died May 23 in Los Angeles. He was 95.  Wolsky’s death was confirmed by several colleagues including fellow costume designer Christopher Lawrence in an Instagram post on Sunday.  “Albert Wolsky. A prince among men,” Lawrence wrote. “Such love […]

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “In God We Trust,” the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” now streaming on HBO Max. Rue Bennett is gone. But to those whose lives she touched, she’s vividly present. That’s among the takeaways from the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” an episode that brought its primary characters to […]