Category Archives: Music

‘White Lotus’ Star Aimee Lou Wood Pitched Mike White an American Accent for Her Character, But Stuck With ‘My Manchester One’, Adds ‘No Americans Have My Teeth’

Unlike many of the characters in “The White Lotus” Season 3, Chelsea isn’t American. She’s from Manchester, just like the actor who portrays her, Aimee Lou Wood. Wood said that creator Mike White preferred her own accent compared to an American one when she tried

As Sequels Like ‘Captain America’ and ‘Paddington’ Fall Short and Original Films Like ‘Black Bag’ and ‘Mickey 17’ Struggle, When Will Box Office Rebound?

If Hollywood is looking to 2025 to reset the movie theater business after a tough five year stretch, it’s not off to the strongest of starts. Original films like “Novocaine,” “Black Bag” and “Mickey 17” are failing to draw sizable crowds, while sequels in once-reliable

‘Coexistence, My Ass!,’ About Israeli Comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, Wins the Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

Amber Fares’ “Coexistence, My Ass!,” which centers on Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, won the Golden Alexander in the International Competition section of the 27th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival Sunday. The International Competition jury, which is composed of director and photographer Dimitris Athiridis, filmmaker Lauren Greenfield

Six Takeaways From the Joburg Film Festival and JBX Market: ‘We Have a Responsibility to Tell Africa’s Story to the World’

The 7th edition of the Joburg Film Festival came to a close Saturday night, bringing an end to a busy week that saw the festival and its parallel industry event, JBX, make strides in establishing themselves as what festival founder Timothy Mangwedi is determined to

Black Documentary Filmmakers Wrestle With ‘Revisiting History,’ ‘Disruption’: We Need to Tell Stories of Those ‘Who Didn’t Have the Voice Before’

The disruptive power of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements has shifted the conversation around storytelling about underrepresented and marginalized communities, even as the backlash in the U.S. and other countries has swung the pendulum to the (far) right, putting many of those gains at

‘Three-Body Problem’ Author’s Military Sci-Fi Story and Chinese Rural Literary Epic Being Adapted by ‘Black Dog’ Director Guan Hu (EXCLUSIVE)

Chinese filmmaker Guan Hu has revealed he is currently developing an adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” author Liu Cixin’s science fiction work “Full-Spectrum Barrage Jamming” and Liu Zhenyun’s acclaimed novel “One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences.” Liu Cixin’s “Full-Spectrum Barrage Jamming,” featured in the collection

Taiwanese Romantic Drama ‘Blind Love’ Wins Top Prize at Joburg Film Festival

Taiwanese director Julian Chou’s “Blind Love,” a drama about a sensitive teenager who discovers the secret affair between his mother and a mysterious woman, won the top prize at the 7th Joburg Film Festival on Saturday. Chou’s sophomore feature, which premiered in the Tiger competition at the Rotterdam

Asian Film Awards Rising Star Winner Koki Talks Global Film Career Path, International Co-Productions

Japanese actor Koki is swiftly building an international profile that spans continents and genres, from dual roles in a Japanese horror film to sword fighting in 18th-century Britain. The model-turned-musician-turned-actor recently added the Asian Film Awards Rising Star Award to her growing resume, marking her