Entertainment
'Demon Slayer' revenue tops ¥10.75 bil in 10 days, breaking Japan box-office record
Japanese animated film "Demon Slayer" shattered a box-office record, reaching revenue of 10.75 billion yen ($102.48 million) in just 10 days, the film's distributor said on Monday. That was the fastest pace for ticket sales in Japan to top 10 billion yen, besting the previous record-holder, Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 animated… Read
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is feeling 'fantastic' after heart surgery
Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is feeling "fantastic" after having had heart surgery. "I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary valve from my last surgery. I feel fantastic and have already been walking the streets of Cleveland," the "Terminator" actor and former California… Read
Springsteen on 1st guitar, touring and Twitter
Bruce Springsteen — who released his 20th album “Letter to You” last week — discusses trending on Twitter, his first guitar, his first concert and the pain of the pandemic in outtakes from a recent interview with The Associated Press. Read the interview here. HOUSE OF BLUES Bruce Springsteen had… Read
'The Undoing': More murder and secrets starring Nicole Kidman, this time in NY
After the huge success of "Big Little Lies," actress Nicole Kidman is back with a new mini-series revolving around a murder among privileged white Americans -- this time living in New York. There is more than one similarity between this new project, to be streamed by HBO in the United… Read
First look at Keanu Reeves’ Japanese dub in 'Cyberpunk 2077' trailer
No Hollywood celebrity is quite as loved or quite as “breathtaking” as Keanu Reeves. On one hand, he’s quietly reserved yet charmingly playful, as we found out when we interviewed him back in 2017, yet on screen he can be a ruthless badass, as we saw when he posed for us as John… Read
Film depicts Black Lives Matter, #MeToo as new feminist wave
The documentary genre’s power of immediacy is evident in “Not Done: Women Remaking America," which includes the still-unfolding possibility of the first Black female vice president and the loss of Breonna Taylor. The film depicts a powerful female-driven advocacy, one represented by Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and other 21st-century movements… Read
Trump no fan of Sacha Baron Cohen
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has not been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen -- even before a clip from the British comedian's new Borat movie forced his lawyer Rudy Giuliani into an awkward explanation. Asked about the clip -- which shows Giuliani in a faked "interview" with… Read
Anime 'Demon Slayer' helps Japan cinema industry fight pandemic blues
An animated movie based on the blockbuster "Demon Slayer" manga series has broken box-office records on its debut, giving a major boost to Japan's cinema industry as it seeks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The movie from anime studio Ufotable Inc. drew an audience of 3.4… Read
New Bruce Springsteen album summons ghosts past and future
The Boss got the band back together for his 20th studio album out Friday, a work that sees the ever-reflective Bruce Springsteen converse with his past selves while meditating on his own mortality. Springsteen's album "Letter to You" fits neatly into his canon -- a return to the layered guitars,… Read
Art exhibit in Chadwick Boseman's hometown honors legacy
There’s a hole in Anderson, South Carolina. It opened suddenly in August when Chadwick Boseman, one of the city’s favorite sons and an international star for his role as the Black Panther, died after a quiet battle with cancer at just 43 years old. Two months later, that void is… Read
