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EXCLUSIVE: Tōko Miura, star of Oscar-winner Drive My Car, is leading Heart Attack, the live action anime series from Walking Dead maker Skybound‘s new Japanese hub.

EXCLUSIVE: Jia Zhangke‘s Cannes Competition entry Caught By The Tides has been set for U.S. release on May 9, 2025 via Sideshow and Janus Films.

Partners Sideshow Pictures and Janus Films open All We Imagine As Light and will follow the playbook for Drive My Car, the indie distributor’s first film that began a slow rollout about this time in 2021, collecting awards, nice grosses and finishing with a Best International Picture Oscar win amid a flurry of nominations. Kapadia’s film, among the best reviewed of the year, was snubbed by India for an Oscar selection. Its distributor has something to say about that and is campaigning for other key categories.

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all North American rights to Academy Award-winning Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival next month.

EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based Synepic Entertainment is launching Sakka, a streaming service specializing in Japanese cinema. The platform will debut in North America and select further territories in early May, the company said. At launch, it will feature five movies: Happy Hour, the 2015 movie from recent Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi; Shô Miyake’s 2018 feature And Your Bird Can Sing; Seiji Tanaka’s 2018 film Melancholic; Chihiro Amano’s 2019 pic Mrs Noisy; and Hajime Tsuda’s 2020 drama Daughters. Synepic said it was focusing on independent films and would be acquiring two further titles later in the summer. The company is also looking to host in-person screenings of films it acquires. “We are beyond proud to create this unique platform for Japanese films of new generations,” commented Chiaki Yanagimoto, the president of Synepic Entertainment and the founder of the platform. “There are many Japanese films that unfortunately don’t see their full potential outside of Japan because of the traditional distribution system there. After the win of Drive My Car, several critics pointed out that the Japanese system is outdated and indifferent to the international market. It is time to change that narrative and find new ways to share these inspiring works coming from Japan, and create a platform that truly cares about the films and the filmmakers.”

It was an Academy Awards which no one will be forgetting anytime soon. Aside from its controversy, this year's Oscars set new records for diversity and representation, as well as giving long-awaited recognition for two big-screen veterans.

Oscars are returning to our screens again with the 94th Academy Awards that will take place on Sunday, March 27 and will be available to stream right from your living room. This year's ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. The biggest nominations this year include Netflix's The Power of the Dog, which has 12 nominations, while Dune follows with 10.

Oscars during an interview with Wanda Sykes.The actor and comedian is sharing her hosting duties with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall at this year’s event which takes place at the Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 27.Ahead of the ceremony, Sykes appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where she mentioned her surprise over the salary.Speaking about accepting the Oscars job, Sykes said: “I was really excited about that but then I realised that out of all the jobs I have this one is actually going to cost me money.”Asked how much she’ll earn, Sykes didn’t specify. “I don’t even know,” she said.

King Richard, Dune, and . As for films from 2022, HBO Max will be rolling out remakes of old favorites like Father of the Bride and new streaming movies like Batgirl. But that's not all.

Oscars 2022.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hosts have been confirmed and will lead the telecast of the 94th Academy Awards at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on March 27 for an hour.It’s claimed the trio will be officially announced during Good Morning America on Tuesday (15 February).On Sunday (February 13), Schumer (Trainwreck, I Feel Pretty) posted a slideshow of career highlights on Instagram, with the caption: “Big fun news comin.”A post shared by @amyschumerHall is known for starring in the Scary Movie franchise, The Best Man, Girls Trip, The Hate You Give and Little. Sykes is known for roles in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Black-ish, and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999 for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show.This year marks the first time in three years the Oscars will have a host, after Jimmy Kimmel last hosted the ceremony in 2018 and 2017.

Beyoncé has picked up her first ever Academy Award nomination today, with “Be Alive” from King Richard up for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars. She is nominated alongside songs by Billie Eilish (No Time To Die), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto), Diane Warren (Four Good Days), and Van Morrison (Belfast).

The Power of the Dog, director Jane Champion's gorgeous, moody meditation on grief and loneliness? What about Don't Look Up, the Netflix original that had everyone on TikTok talking? Maybe you caught , the Serena and Venus Williams biopic that stars Will Smith in a career-defining role? We know you at least checked out Disney's , because we as a society have not stopped signing along to the Lin Manuel-Miranda original songs since it premiered. All can now be labeled as “Oscar nominees 2022." And good news for you: There's still time to watch the ones you missed, because the Academy Awards ceremony doesn't air until March 27. So check out the full list of Oscar nominations 2022, below, and we'll see you in March. Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)Troy Kotsur (CODA)Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)J.K.

Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog was the big winner at Sunday’s London Critics’ Circle Awards, scooping four prizes including Film of the Year. Scroll down for the full list of winners.

The Writers Guild of America has penciled in the film nominees for its 74th annual WGA Awards, which will be virtual again this year.