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Why David Shin’s Disney+ Crime Thriller ‘House of the Owl’ Is a Test Run for Hollywood-Style Recurring Series Made in Japan
While multiple Korean TV series have connected with global audiences, Japan’s production committees, terrestrial broadcasters and talent agencies have kept their TV industry tightly focused on a local market. Anime and variety have long remained the Japanese TV industry’s best-known exports, while the premium end of the spectrum has largely escaped Japanese producers. That is …
7-min read - PoliticsDeadline
Martin Sheen Appears In New Digital Spot For Democrats Trying To Retain Senate Majority
Martin Sheen has taped a new digital spot for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, calling attention to one of the party’s biggest challenges this cycle: Retaining their Senate majority. “While played a fictional president on television, I’ve spent my life outside of acting devoted to political activism. Frankly, I’m concerned about what’s at stake in …
2-min read - EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
“Survivor 46” exclusive deleted scene shows Maria confronting Ben
Suspicion still swirls over Siga's missing immunity idol.
4-min read - CelebrityThe Guardian
‘My soul mate’: Warwick Davis pays tribute to wife Samantha who has died aged 53
Harry Potter star described wife, who founded dwarfism charity Little People UK, as ‘greatest love of his life’
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Eleanor Coppola obituary
Chronicler of the making of her husband’s Apocalypse Now whose footage and recordings were the basis for a documentary and book
6-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘Eephus’ Picked Up by Film Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales and production house Film Constellation is launching world sales rights on U.S. comedy drama “Eephus,” directed by Carson Lund, set to world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes in May. In the film, as an imminent construction project looms over a beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England Sunday league …
3-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Happy 90th birthday, Shirley MacLaine: her 20 best films – ranked!
Kooky kid sister, romantic lead, comic turn, cantankerous old dame … we pick out her greatest roles
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