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UPDATE: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer now has an official release date in Japan, with Universal’s local distribution partner Bitters End setting March 29 for the film to open in cinemas there.

Kylie Jenner fans have jumped to her defence after the cruel trolling over her "natural" look at Paris Fashion Week.The Kardashians star Kylie was a front row guest at the Simone Rocha and Jean Paul Gaultier show in Paris on Wednesday, where she wowed with dewy make-up, voluminous waves and a sheer cream gown.The star and businesswoman was sitting beside actress Kelly Rutherford and Chicken Shop Date Youtuber Amelia Dimoldenberg at Palais de Tokyo. But cruel trolls began slating Kylie's look, sharing photos and videos of her claiming that she had had too much filler and botox which they said had aged her.The reality star, who is currently dating Wonka actor Timothée Chalamet, is only 26, but mean comments on social media claimed she looked around 20 years older and suggested that she had undergone too many procedures on her face.

Taylor performs.Thankfully, the 12-time Grammy winner is returning to the stage after a two-month hiatus starting next month.The ‘Eras Tour’ will pick up in Tokyo on Feb. 7 but if heading overseas doesn’t work for your busy schedule, you can also catch Tay Tay in America and Canada later this year.From October 18 through Dec.

Nintendo has announced that it will be streaming both a Legend Of Zelda concert and a Splatoon concert next month.The concerts were originally supposed to take place at two different Nintendo Live events which were scheduled to take place on December 16-17 2023 and January 20-21 2024 respectively.However, the events were both cancelled due to “persistent threats targeting our employees”, with the announcement of the cancellation spotted by Eurogamer. In a translated version of the full statement by VGC, Nintendo explained their reasoning for the cancellation.“Our company has been persistently receiving threatening behaviour targeting our staff.

Tokyo Police Club have announced that they are to break up this year, announcing details of a final hometown farewell gig.The four-piece – David Monks, Graham Wright, Josh Hook and Greg Alsop – formed in Toronto in 2005, releasing debut EP ‘A Lesson In Crime’ the next year.Full-length albums ‘Elephant Shell’ (2008), ‘Champ’ (2010), ‘Forcefield’ (2014) and ‘TPC’ (2018) followed.“It’s time for us to say goodbye!” the band told fans. “This band has meant so much to us for so many years, but all magical things must come to an end.

Wave to Earth have announced the Asia and Europe legs of their upcoming 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour.Today (January 24), Wave to Earth revealed the the first 13 dates of their brand-new 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour. It will kick off in Asia on March 18 with a concert in Hong Kong, before the band head to Taipei and Tokyo in the same week.Thereafter, the trio will bring their 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour to Europe, starting with a show in Milan, Italy on March 28.

While in England, German director Wim Wenders was sandwiched between a press tour and a brief lunch when a member of his team walked into the restaurant to secretly signal across the room that he was nominated for his first feature film Oscar with Japan’s Best International Feature Film, Perfect Days. “Someone came in raising their thumb, which was the sign that we had agreed on, and no word was spoken because there were too many guests in the restaurant,” Wenders laughed while retelling the Tuesday nomination. “So, I knew then I could let that meal go a little cold. It was lovely because I had prepared myself to not expect anything. I had completely prepared myself to not be on the list so that I wouldn’t be disappointed. So [this nomination] was quite a surprise today.”

Billy Joel announced today that he’ll release his first single in 17 years: “Turn The Lights Back On,” a piano-based ballad judging by the brief snippet included in Joel’s Instagram post, will hit streaming platforms on February 1.

against the Buffalo Bills, may very well find herself needing to book a nonstop flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas next month.It's worth noting that Kelce has gone to the and won with the Chiefs twice already. And for now, in this year's contest, they're still very much in the running. Basically, the Chiefs just need to beat the Baltimore Ravens to secure their spot in the NFL's annual league championship game, otherwise known as the Super Bowl.Here's the catch: Taylor Swift will very soon return to work on the international leg of the Eras Tour.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief First-time mainland Chinese director Lin Jianjie (aka JJ Lin) makes a splash this weekend with the premiere of his “Brief History of a Family.” Asking questions about family in the era since the end of China’s ‘One Child Policy,’ while also borrowing genre tropes such as the idea of the intruder and blood, it is a polished and ultra-modern fable that sees a teenage schoolboy ingratiate himself into another boy’s family.Variety spoke to biologist-turned-filmmaker Lin on the eve of his Sundance debut.How did you get from zero to making your first feature?[After graduating in biology] I did two short films at film school. I went to Tisch Asia, which had a campus in Singapore. We also had an exchange program with Tisch in New York.

Reputation-coded look. Thankfully she dressed for the city’s current frigid weather, opting for an oatmeal-gray sweater maxidress that was more or less a big, ankle-length hoodie. Never have I needed an article of clothing so badly as snow piles up outside.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Mongrel,” a Taiwan-set drama film that has done the round of project markets, will appear at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as a work in progress. In addition to the screening of 15 minutes of footage, Taiwan-based Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang has confirmed the film’s cast as being headed by Thai actor Wanlop Rungkumjad (“Eternity,” “Manta Ray”) alongside Taiwanese female actor Lu Yi-ching (“The River”, “Stray Dogs”) and rapper Hong Yu-hong (“Bad Education”, “Miss Shampoo”) from Taiwanese hip-hop group Nine One One. Other key cast include Atchara Suwan (“By the Time It Gets Dark”), and Guo Shu-wei in his debut role.

NCT, will make their debut next month.Today (January 18), NCT’s agency SM Entertainment announced that NCT WISH will make their long-awaited debut in February 2024. The new group will feature six members – Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya – who were previously confirmed through the reality show NCT Universe: Lastart.According to reports by Korea JoongAng Daily and Yonhap News Agency, NCT WISH will be based in both South Korea and Japan, through which they’ll conduct their global activates.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Asian film directors including Josh Kim, Fukada Koji and Patiparn Boontarig line up to pitch their in-development projects at the March edition of the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF). Leading directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Zhang Lu will also be on the ground at HAF, operating as producers. So too will established producers Yamamoto Teruhisa (“Drive My Car”) and Michael J.

Sum 41 has announced the details for their final tour.The iconic pop-punk band have previously shared they would split after the release of their final album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’, and their worldwide tour.Now, Sum 41 have finally revealed their final tour called ‘The Tour of the Setting Sum’. The quintet previously unveiled their Asia dates two days ago, and have now specified their European and American dates.Monterrey will kick off the first leg of their North America tour, where Sum 41 will be joined by support act The Interrupters.

Chainsaw Man leads the field with a dominant 25 nominations for Crunchyroll‘s eighth annual Anime Awards, which be handed out in March. It will compete for the marquee Anime of the Year prize against Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko and Vinland Saga Season 2. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief As Russia’s war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, leading Russian director Aleksey German Jr. (“House Arrest,” “Under Electric Clouds”), is currently giving “Air,” his state-funded WWII thriller, a commercial release in Russian cinemas. With ferocious action and cruel detail, “Air” has been called out for being a patriotic film.

, and her name is Taylor Swift.Whether it's her collection of vintage Kansas City Chiefs from local businesses, a from a fan, or the that she and boyfriend both own, game-day wardrobe just keeps getting more sentimental. Last night's playoff game 'fit was no exception.On January 13, Swift fought Missouri's temperatures in a red puffer coat baring Kelce's name and jersey number.

Michaela Zee SPOILER ALERT:This story contains mild spoilers for “The Brothers Sun,” available to watch on Netflix now. On May 22, 1992, three men brutally stabbed Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami outside his Tokyo home, just days after the release of his satire “Minbo no Onna,” or “Mob Woman.” The director of “Tampopo” and “A Taxing Woman” suffered slash wounds across the face, neck and shoulder, but ultimately survived. Police suspected the attack may have been the yakuza’s retaliation for Itami’s “Mob Woman,” which portrays Japanese gangsters as crude bullies who are outsmarted by lawyer Mahiru Inoue (played by Itami’s wife Nobuko Miyamoto).

EXCLUSIVE: German director Wim Wenders has scored his best box office performance in 15 years with Japan-set, comeback feature Perfect Days, according to collated figures released by sales agent The Match Factory.

It turns out Blac Chyna and Tokyo Toni may have the same taste in guys…

on February 8.After news broke that Marvel movie starand Simu Liu will be hosting this year's show, the Barbie and Shang-Chi star penned a perfectly pithy response to the announcement on X (fka as Twitter). "There will be no Taylor slander at the 2024 PCAs that's a personal guarantee," Liu on Thursday, January 11.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Liu's comment follows by host Jo Koy during the . “As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader,” Koy said in reference to how much air time Swift gets when she attends football games.

Looks like there’s no trouble in paradise after all!

EXCLUSIVE: The rise of the Paralympic Games has been one of sport’s biggest recent triumphs, and a trailblazing content initiative charting its story is now set to take the narrative even deeper.

Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, Evil Does Not Exist, and the period action pic 12.12: The Day, from Korea, lead the nominations at this year’s Asian Film Awards. 

Úrsula Corberó is known for her roles in action packed films and TV shows. In a new interview, Corberó discussed her new action project alongside Kevin Hart, and reveals that, despite her body of work and great looking stunts, she dislikes action films. Úrsula Corberó joins Madonna onstage at Barcelona concertÚrsula Corberó graces the cover of Vogue SpainIn a new interview, Corberó was asked about her interest in action films, since she tends to star in action packed projects that feature heists and all manner of stunts.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video‘s UK arm has pre-bought a suite of true crime docs about some of Britain’s most notorious crimes. The deals with London-based distributor Abacus Media Rights also include acquisitions of two completed series.

While filmmaker Michael Mann helped “Tokyo Vice” get on its feet and gave the show its cinematic grammar, the series was always the creation of writer/showrunner and Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers.

Jaden Thompson Max has released the trailer for Season 2 of its original crime drama series “Tokyo Vice,” which will premiere on the streamer on Feb. 8 with the release of two episodes. Subsequently, one episode will debut every week for eight weeks.

Dawntrail expansion for Final Fantasy 14 has been revealed, showing off the new Pictomancer class.Dawntrail is due out summer 2024 and brings two new jobs to Final Fantasy 14. The first, Viper, was confirmed back in October with the second being unveiled over the weekend at the official fan festival in Tokyo.Pictomancer allows players to use ranged, magical attacks via a paintbrush and paint palette.