Category Archives: News
Sharon Osbourne has kicked a band off final Black Sabbath gig line-up, claims manager is “going around making up bullshit lies”
Sharon Osbourne has axed a band from Black Sabbath‘s final gig lineup, claiming their manager was “making up bullshit lies”. READ MORE: Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi tell us about B...
Alex Rigotti Jun 10, 2025
Tencent Video Strikes European Deal for ‘Blades of the Guardian’ With ADN (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese streaming giant Tencent has inked a deal with France-based Animation Digital Network (ADN) for its martial arts epic “Blades of the Guardians,” Variety has learned. The agreement g...
Jamie Lang Jun 10, 2025
Annecy Player ‘The Mourning Children’ Seeks to Give Life to Recorded History
From the beginning of its Work in Progress session at Annecy’s Pierre Lamy Theatre, directors Sunao Katabuchi and Chie Uratani's love of history couldn't be clearer. The session, based around th...
Jamie Lang Jun 10, 2025
Crunchyroll Secures Key International Theatrical Rights to ‘Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are gearing up to release a new theatrical installment from one of anime's most commercially successful franchises. Announced at the Annecy Animation Festiv...
Jamie Lang Jun 10, 2025
Post ‘Flow,’ the Baltics Bring a Magnificent Seven of New Animation Titles to Annecy
From spicy stories, inspired by a Chinese erotic novel, to buckets of very dry humor and even a blond penguin - the Baltics try to cover it all in new projects presented at Annecy. As observed by Lyza...
Marta Balaga Jun 10, 2025
Estonian Puppet and Stop-Motion Animation ‘May Not Be Mainstream, but It’s Still Thriving’
Fashions come and go, but Estonia is still betting on puppet and stop-motion animation. "It may not be mainstream anymore, but Estonian stop-motion is still thriving, with many directors choosing it a...
Marta Balaga Jun 10, 2025
Baltic Animation Still in Full ‘Flow’: ‘Smallness Can Be a Superpower’
Oscar-winning "Flow" by Latvia's Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. "Sometimes, big fate b...
Marta Balaga Jun 10, 2025
Here are all the winners from the BET Awards 2025
Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, SZA and more have won big at the BET Awards 2025 – see the full list of winners and nominees below. READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’ review: turning h...
Surej Singh Jun 10, 2025
SAG-AFTRA and Video Game Companies Reach Tentative New Deal, Strike End In Sight
The video game actors’ strike may soon come to an end. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the major video game labels, which include Activision Produ...
Jennifer Maas Jun 09, 2025
Jon Stewart Calls Los Angeles ‘Our Most Flammable City’ Amid ICE Protests: ‘Trump Happily Lights the Fuse’
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the ongoing protests in Los Angeles, which are fighting back against aggressive raids from the U.S. Immigration and Cu...
Jack Dunn Jun 09, 2025