The Toronto Film Festival Announces an All-Star Cast, and Hopes the Strike Will End in September

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival's star-studded lineup, although it remains uncertain whether stars will be present to walk red carpets due to ongoing writer and actor strikes.

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th ...

Emily Blunt's choice to wear Uggs on the set of 'Oppenheimer' prompted Christopher Nolan to give her 'withering' looks.

Matt Damon always answers the phone when Christopher Nolan calls, as do the majority of astute actors.

The A-lister, who had previously appeared in Nolan's 2014 film "Interstellar," was planning to take a vacation from acting when the Oscar-nominated director called about ...

The cast of 'The Chosen' has been granted strike exemption in order to finish Season 4: "I am grateful for your prayers."

During the ongoing strike by actors, prayers for "The Chosen" have been answered, and the show will go on.

The streaming religion series, which is about the life of Jesus Christ, has been given one of the first exemptions from the Screen Actors Guild to continue filming its fo...

Halle Bailey recalls a difficult experience on the set of "The Little Mermaid.

Halle Bailey is the it-girl (or mermaid, as the case may be) of the moment, but she had to exert a great deal of effort to get there.

The performer and actor, who is currently starring as Ariel in the live-action "The Little Mermaid," posted some revealing behind-the-scenes fo...

Fame of the Chicago typewriter According to reports, Yoo Ah In administered the drug propofol 73 times in one year.

The South Korean news outlet revealed recently that the actor Yoo Ah In has injected propofol 73 times in the past year. There was more information provided by the aforementioned news outlet, which disclosed that the actor has been using both marijuana and propofol. The performer allegedly used t...

These are the 23 best-dressed actors and actresses at the 2023 Golden Globes

Tonight in Beverly Hills, California, the Golden Globes are being held again after taking last year off to celebrate the best in film and television. Hollywood's elite flocked to the red carpet before the ceremony began. The celebs kicked off award show season in a mashup of old-school glitz ...

Matsumoto Hakuo, a seasoned Kabuki performer, is one of the recipients of six prestigious cultural awards.

On Tuesday, the Japanese government announced the six recipients of this year's Japan Prize, including the veteran Kabuki actor Matsumoto Hakuo and the renowned painter Atsushi Uemura. The 89-year-old koto harpist Shoin Yamase, the 78-year-old electrical engineer Hiroyuki Sakaki, the 88-year-...

Foreign actors demand artist rights protection, exposing the ugly side of Korea's entertainment business

Kenneth Fibbe, a Kentucky native, has been actively pursuing his acting profession with an E-6-1 visa since arriving in Seoul in 2011. Fibbe has starred in a number of blockbuster shows, including "Descendants of the Sun" (2016), starring A-list actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, as...

Film and television actor Sidharth Shukla passed away at 40, due to heart attack

Highlights

• Sidharth rose to fame by playing lead roles in hit television series
• The actor suffered from a heart attack

Popular actor Sidharth Shukla, who was the winner of the 13th season of the reality TV show Bigg Boss, passed away...

KOREAN INDIE MOVIE ‘MINARI’ NOMINATED FOR 3 CATEGORIES AT SAG AWARDS

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• Korean Indie movie ‘Minari’ nominated for 3 categories at SAG awards.
• South Korean actress Youn Yuh Hung has been nominated for best-supporting actress.
• The movie has been directed and written by Korean Americ...

JAPAN LABOR POLICY COUNCIL TO ADD ACTORS, ANIME WORKERS UNDER SPECIAL INSURANCE

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• Japan Labor Policy Council to add actors, anime workers under special insurance.
• The council plans to revise related ministerial ordinances and implement additions by end of 2021.
• The Labor Policy Council held hearings in...

2020 ASIA MODEL AWARDS TO HONOR CREAM OF K-POP AND TOP-OF-THE-RUNG CELEBRITY MODELS

• The 2020 Asia Model Awards is slated to be held at the Seoul Trade Exhibition Center (SETEC) at 8 p.m. on Dec. 5.
• Being a part and parcel of the 15th Asia Model Festival (AMF), the Asia Model Awards is an annual one-off ceremony that celebrates Asia's top models and celebri...

ACTING GIANT SAVIO TSANG SAYS GOODBYE TO THE WORLD, DIES DUE LUNG CONDITION AT 58

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong entertainer Savio Tsang, who is known primarily for his supporting parts in Hong Kong TV serials, kicked the bucket of a cellular breakdown in the lungs last Thursday. He was 58

There were bits of gossip that he was in cruc...

ACTOR OH DAL-SU MAKES A COMEBACK TO SILVER SCREEN AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT INSINUATIONS

• Oh Dal-su, whose acting career came a cropper in 2018 following insinuations of sexual assault, is making a comeback to the silver screen in ‘Good Neighbour’.
• The sexual assault accusations surfaced in February 2018 amidst the spread of the #MeToo movement in Korea,...

DOYEN OF KOREAN CINEMA SONG JAE-HO PASSES AWAY

• Doyen of Korean cinema, Song Jae-ho,  best known for various roles in multiple films and dramas such as "Yeongja's Heydays" (1975), "Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways" (1981) and KBS drama "Precious Family" (2004), has passed away of a chronic...

ACTOR CRAIG MCLACHLAN MASTURABTION ACT SHOWN IN COURT

HIGHLIGHTS

• Video film of entertainer Craig McLachlan of fake masturbation was played in Melbourne court at his hearing of the preliminary trial of assault counts

The 55-year-old said it was a joke with one of four women blaming him for the assa...

‘THE MAN STANDING NEXT’- DOSSIER ON POLITICAL VENDETTA CHOSEN FOR KOREA’S 2021 OSCAR ENTRY

• A political thriller alluding to the intense power struggle among former President Park Chung-hee's top aides before one of them assassinated him in 1979 will be the pivotal film representing South Korea’s entry in next year's Oscars.
• The Korean Film Council (KOFI...

YUSUKE ISEYA ARRESTED ON TUESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING CANNABIS

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• Yusuke Iseya arrested on Tuesday for allegedly possessing cannabis.
• The actor admitted to the charge and said that the cannabis was for his personal use.
• Iseya is known for his work in the popular manga series ‘Rur...

HOLLYWOOD IS CASTING MORE LIGHT-SKINNED ACTORS TO LURE CHINESE AUDIENCE: REPORT

Highlights

• According to a study published by Johns Hopkins University called “Impacts of Chinese Colorism on Hollywood Castings”, after 2012, there was an increase of 8 percent in the number of light-skinned actors in starring roles

• This increase in t...

JOHNNY & ASSOCIATES DISCIPLINES TOMOHISA YAMASHITA AND KAZUYA KAMENASHI FOR DRINKING WITH MINORS

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• Johnny & Associates disciplines Tomohisa Yamashita and Kazuya Kamenashi for drinking with minors.
• Tomohisa Yamashita is a well-known actor and singer in Japan, while Kazuya Kamenashi is a member of the J-pop group ‘KAT-TU...