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Naman Ramachandran Tokyo-based Free Stone Productions has acquired international rights to Berlinale 2025 selection “Seaside Serendipity” and cross-cultural drama “Diamonds in the Sand,” with plans to represent both titles at Berlin’s upcoming European Film Market (EFM). “Seaside Serendipity,” set to premiere in the Generation section at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival, marks the latest feature from Yokohama Satoko (“Bare Essence of Life,” “The Actor”). The coming-of-age drama follows a 14-year-old art club member and his friends during their summer vacation as they interact with a diverse community of artists who have relocated to their seaside town.

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who starred in hit 2001 series Meteor Garden, has died from pneumonia at the age of 48.

Ellise Shafer Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actor and singer best known for starring in the hit 2001 series “Meteor Garden,” has died. She was 48. The BBC reported news of Hsu’s death on Monday, citing local media.

knows her way around a , and her look for the 2025 ceremony was no exception. The “Flowers” singer wore a black leather custom Saint Laurent dress with an ab-baring cross-front halter neckline and a pencil skirt, featuring a daringly high front slit.Perhaps even more eye-catching was Cyrus's , with blunt, chin-length pieces framing her slightly curled bangs.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Paddington in Peru,” the third tale about the marmalade-loving bear, is nearing the $100 million milestone at the international box office. The film, which doesn’t open in the U.S. and Canada until Feb.

Whilst Jota enjoyed a dream return to Celtic, Kyogo suffered a nightmare Rennes debut.

Motorman Daizen Maeda struck the quickest goal of the Premiership season to set Celtic on the way to a narrow win over Motherwell.

The film adaptation of Michelle Zauner‘s best-selling memoir Crying in H Mart, first announced as in development in 2023, is currently on hold.

Japanese Breakfast’s memoir Crying In H Mart has been put “on pause” for the foreseeable future.The singer – real name Michelle Zauner – had written the screenplay for the movie herself, based on her 2021 memoir, which itself was an expansion of an essay published in the New Yorker.The film was set to be directed by The White Lotus star Will Sharpe and was going to detail Zauner’s experience growing up as a Korean-American and reckoning with her identity following the loss of her mother.Now, though, Zauner has confirmed that progress is no longer being made on the film. Speaking to SSENSE, she said: “Well, it’s on pause.

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EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features, Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment and Mario Kassar Productions are nearing a deal to produce a feature take of Ryū Murakami’s cult 1997 Japanese horror thriller novel, Audition.

Chinese New Year celebrations will get underway in Manchester City Centre this weekend as families and friends gather to continue their celebration of the Year of the Snake.

A venue which was named the best gastropub in the country earlier this week is coming to Greater Manchester next month.

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an army helicopter Wednesday night (January 29).

Kanye West has previewed some snippets of his new material which featured a shoutout to Diddy and having threesomes with his wife.The Chicago rapper took over the 1 Oak club in Tokyo, Japan where he and the likes of internet personality Justin LaBoy and rapper Jim Jones played a few of Ye’s tracks from the DJ booth.Ye played a song that featured vocals from his daughter North West over Dipset’s ‘I’m Ready’. “Focused on my dreams /I’m working at them everyday / I’m ready / I’m Ready,” the tween rapped.Kanye West previews a new song by his daughter North West in Tokyo that samples "I'm Ready" by DipsetJim Jones is in Tokyo also pic.twitter.com/kYTkmsXxET— SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) January 29, 2025Another track played by Ye sees him rap over Future‘s ‘Lil Demon’ from his 2024 mixtape ‘Mixtape Pluto’.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights Of The Apocalypse is coming to Netflix, but what is the show’s theme song? Read on to find out.The new run of 12 episodes of the anime show is released onto the streaming service on Thursday (January 30), where the whole of the first season is also available.The show is the sequel to the original The Seven Deadly Sins, which ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2021, and is based on the manga written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki.Set years after the events of the original series, Knights Of The Apocalypse follows the journey of Percival, a kind-hearted boy with a mysterious destiny who discovers that he is one of the prophesied four warriors, destined to bring destruction to the world.Produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film, the first season aired from October 2023 to March 2024 and ran for 24 episodes, while the second season has already aired in Japan at the end of 2024.Netflix carries not just both seasons of Knights Of The Apocalypse and the five seasons of The Seven Deadly Sins, but also the spinoff films Prisoners Of The Sky and Cursed By Light, as well as the two-part film series Grudge Of Edinburgh.The first season of the show had the song ‘Pride’ by the Japanese rock band UVERworld as its theme. The second season sticks with the group, this time using the original song ‘MMH’.

The Bachelor’s 25th season, where she was one of the 25 women vying for his final rose. However, as the show aired in the spring of 2021, viewers unearthed photos of Kirkconnell at an antebellum-themed party, which caused friction between her and James, and ignited backlash against both Kirkconnell and the show.

There's knockout European football to look forward to at Celtic Park once again - and the Hoops will face a huge challenge in the playoffs against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Rachael Kirkconnell told all about her split from Matt James on the latest episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Alex Cooper‘s podcast.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to invest in a thoughtful gift that your partner will cherish for years to come. Debenhams shoppers can snag an incredible deal on a high-end watch worth over £1,700 for much less.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Sony Corp. is shaking up its leadership ranks in Tokyo and San Mateo, elevating Hiroki Totoki to the top CEO post while Hideaki Nishino takes the reins of Sony Interactive Entertainment as the solo CEO of the unit that houses PlayStation.