Studio Ghibli Announces New Anime Short In Production, Now Recruiting Staff To Make It

We’re Coming Up On Two Years Since The Release Of "The Boy And The Heron," The Most Recent Studio Ghibli theatrical Anime. Since That Time The Studio Has Been Silent Regarding What, If Any, Plans It Has For New Animated Projects, 

What To Stream: Mufasa: The Lion King,Timothee Chalamet, Will Smith, Seth Rogen And Atomfall

Will Smith Releasing His First New Album In 20 Years And “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ Photorealistic Prequel To The 1994 Animated Classic, Are Some Of This Week’s New Streaming Entertainment Releases Are Some Of The New Television, Films, Music And Games Headed To A Device Near You.

For Superfans, Comic-con Culture Is More Than Fun – It Sacred, A Sociologist Explains

Picture A Packed Stadium Of Fans In Extreme Weather, All Clad In Their Favorite Jerseys, Cheering And Cursing At Their Favorite American Football Team Or European Soccer Club. Or A Crush Of Screaming Fans, Singing And Dancing In Unison At A Taylor Swift Or K-pop Concert. Or A Sea Of Costumed “Star Wars” Fans, Lightsabers Aloft, Filling Up Movie Theaters On Opening Night Of A New Movie.

Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; His Wife Died Of Hantavirus About 1 Week Prior, Authorities Say

Actor Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease A Full Week After His Wife Died From Hantavirus In Their New Mexico Hillside Home, Likely Unaware That She Was Dead Because He Was In The Advanced Stages Of Alzheimer’s Disease, Authorities Revealed Friday.

Los Angeles Fires Deliver Latest Blow To Embattled Hollywood

As Los Angeles Is Gripped By Wildfires That Resemble A Hollywood Disaster Movie, The City's Vast Entertainment Industry Is Already Counting The Costs Of Yet Another Drastic Setback That Its Workers Can Ill-afford.

What To Stream: Michael Fassbender Spies, Yacht Rock Doc, Ben Stiller, The Beatles And Lindsay Lohan

The Oscar-nominated Animated Charmer “Robot Dreams” And Lindsay Lohan Starring In The Christmas Romantic Comedy “Our Little Secret” Are Some Of The New Television, Films, Music And Games Headed To A Device Near You.

Nintendo Launches New Nintendo Music Service With Decades Worth Of Iconic Game Tunes

Nintendo may Be The World’s Most Famous Video Game Publisher, But It Also Boasts A Massive List Of Audio Achievements. So With Decades Of Unforgettable Pieces Of Music That Played As Fans Spent Hours Diving Into Genre-defining Classics Across Multiple Hardware Generations, Nintendo Has Decided To Launch Its Own Music Service.

Steve McQueen WWII Drama Blitz Is More Unconventional Than It Appears

“Blitz,” Set In London During World War II, Might Technically Be Steve McQueen ’s First War Movie. But Struggle And Survival Has Long Marked The Filmmaker’s Tough And Tortured Work.

Microsoft Pushes For Gaming Supremacy With Call Of Duty Release

Microsoft's Ambition To Become The "Netflix Of Video Games" Faces A Huge Test This Week With The Release Of "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6" On Friday.

ABBA Bjorn Ulvaeus Among 11,000 Artists Issuing AI Warning

Thousands Of Artists Including ABBA Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood Actress Julianne Moore And Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro Have Signed A Statement Warning About The Unlicensed Use Of Artificial Intelligence.

Trumpet Star Marsalis Says Jazz Creates Balance In Divided World

Renowned American Trumpeter And Composer Wynton Marsalis Believes The Universal Language Of Jazz Can Bridge Divides With A Common Story Of Humanity.

Facebook, YouTube And TikTok Users In Europe Get Forum To Challenge Social Media Content Decisions

Social Media Users In The European Union Will Soon Have A New Forum To Challenge Decisions By Platforms To Remove Posts And Videos For Breaking Their Rules Or Leave Up Others That May Violate Them.

Emmy-winning Actor Sawai Among Time S 100 Next-generation Leaders

Anna Sawai, Who Became The First Japanese To Win An Emmy Award For Best Lead Actress For Her Role In The U.S. Television Series "Shogun," Was Selected Wednesday In Time Magazine's List Of The 100 Most Influential People In The Next Generation.

Kris Kristofferson, Singer-songwriter And Actor, Dies At 88

Kris Kristofferson, A Rhodes Scholar With A Deft Writing Style And Rough Charisma Who Became A Country Music Superstar And An A-list Hollywood Actor, Has Died.

Maggie Smith, Scene-stealing Actor Famed For Harry Potter And Downton Abbey, Dies At 89

Maggie Smith, The Masterful, Scene-stealing Actor Who Won An Oscar For 1969 Film “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” And Gained New Fans In The 21st Century As The Dowager Countess Of Grantham In “ Downton Abbey” And Professor Minerva McGonagall In The Harry Potter Films, Died Friday. She Was 89.

Alain Delon, French Heartthrob On The Big Screen, Dies At 88

Alain Delon, The French Movie Star Whose Heartthrob Image And James Dean-like Persona Made Him One Of His Nation’s Most Celebrated Actors, Has Died. He Was 88.

Toronto Festival Drops Russian War Film Screenings Over Threats

The Controversial Documentary "Russians At War" About Moscow's Invasion Of Ukraine Was To Be Unveiled To North American Audiences On Friday But The Toronto International Film Festival Paused The Screenings After Receiving

Frankie Beverly, The Maze Singer Who Inspired

Frankie Beverly, Who With His Band Maze Inspired Generations Of Fans With His Smooth, Soulful Voice And Lasting Anthems Including 

Mike Leigh On Hard Truths And His Moviemaking Struggles

When The British Filmmaker Mike Leigh Was 6, His Father, A Doctor Who Would Oppose His Son Becoming An Artist, Told Him To Quit Drawing Pictures Of People.

Frances First Lady Makes Cameo In New Emily In Paris Episode

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The French President S Wife, Brigitte Macron, Is Making Her Netflix Debut Playing Herself In The

Blockbuster Chinese Video Game Sparks Debate On Sexism In Nations Gaming Industry

A Blockbuster New Chinese Video Game Hailed As A Milestone For The Country’s Gaming Industry Has Put An Unexpected Spotlight On

Taylor Swifts Harris Endorsement Draws 9 Million Likes

Pop Megastar Taylor Swift Drew Nearly 9 Million "likes" To Her Instagram Post Backing Vice President Kamala Harris For President