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Disney+ Hits Streaming Gold Again With Korean Creator Kangfull’s ‘Light Shop’...
by Naman Ramachandran on December 20, 2024 at 9:20 am
The supernatural mystery series “Light Shop” has become Disney+’s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024, according to data from its first 12 days of streaming. The show ranks as the second-largest Korean series debut ever on the […]
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European Film Market Reports Exhibition Stands Now Sold Out, Adds Distributor Award and...
by Leo Barraclough on December 20, 2024 at 9:12 am
The European Film Market, which is part of the Berlin Film Festival, has revealed that spaces for exhibitors at the EFM’s various venues are fully booked. The EFM, which runs Feb. 13-19, also announced this week it has introduced an award for […]
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DNEG, Stars Collective Partner for China Immersive Theater Push (EXCLUSIVE)
by Naman Ramachandran on December 20, 2024 at 9:00 am
Media tech investment firm Stars Collective and visual effects powerhouse DNEG are joining forces to bring immersive theater experiences to the Chinese market. The partnership aims to develop, produce and operate virtual reality and immersive […]
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Anime Series ‘Dan Da Dan’ Confirmed for Season 2 Return
by Naman Ramachandran on December 20, 2024 at 8:58 am
The genre-blending anime series “Dan Da Dan” will return for its second season on Crunchyroll in July 2025, following Thursday’s Season 1 finale. Science SARU, the animation studio behind “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” […]
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‘Gypsy’ Broadway Review: Audra McDonald Electrifies In George C. Wolfe’s...
by Aramide Tinubu on December 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
Sixty-five years after it first premiered on Broadway, “Gypsy” is still known as one of the greatest theater masterpieces of the 20th century. There have been stellar productions of the play from New York to London, led by icons […]
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‘Homestead’ Review: A Gripping Post-Apocalyptic, Faith-Based Melodrama — With a...
by Joe Leydon on December 20, 2024 at 4:20 am
Stories about survivors in a post-apocalyptic world continue to fascinate viewers in such streaming series as “Fallout” and “The Last of Us,” but “Homestead” likely marks the first time such a scenario has been […]
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Dan Abrams to Exit NewsNation Primetime Show
by Brian Steinberg on December 20, 2024 at 3:48 am
Dan Abrams, one of the first major names to join the primetime schedule of Nexstar Media’s NewsNation, plans to leave the roster early next year. Abrams told viewers Thursday night that a range of business commitments would pull him away from […]
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Sofia Carson on ‘Carry-On’ Being a ‘Christmaction’ Movie and the...
by Marcmalkin on December 20, 2024 at 3:12 am
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details on the plot and ending of “Carry-On,” now streaming on Netflix. In “Carry-On,” Sofia Carson plays Nora, the pregnant girlfriend of Ethan (Taron Egerton), a TSA agent at LAX who has […]
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‘Ghosts’ Star Rose McIver on Channeling a Sassy Spirit in the Ambitious Christmas...
by Varietyschneider on December 20, 2024 at 2:00 am
There’s a moment in Thursday night’s Christmas-themed “Ghosts” two-parter where the body of Rose McIver’s character, Sam, is suddenly inhabited by sassy downstairs cholera spirit Nancy (Betsy Sodaro). […]