Tag - hollywood

 
 

HOLLYWOOD

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news / Focus
May 5, 2023
Hollywood insiders predict writers' strike to drag on through summer
The dispute represents a clash between writers, who see themselves working more but earning less in the streaming era, and studios attempting to rein in costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2023
Hollywood writers go on strike, halting production
The dispute, which pits 11,500 television and screenwriters against the major studios, has shattered 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2022
‘Avatar’ performance shows how Japan is ditching Hollywood
The world's third-largest box office, Japan, is dumping Western movies for local animated hits. Hollywood needs to pay attention.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022
AI panned my screenplay. Can it crack Hollywood?
Artificial intelligence hopes to bring science to picking movie winners in a business long run by gut instinct.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022
China censors end of 'Minions' movie to send anti-crime message
The changes are the latest example of a Hollywood movie being twisted by Beijing to send a more palatable social message.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2022
Helping Hollywood avoid claims of bias is now a growing business
Studios are signing up consultants to help make sure their movies or shows don't raise any cultural red flags.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2022
How well do you know Japan's Oscar history?
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's “Drive My Car” is nominated in four categories at the 94th Academy Awards, but win or lose, the film joins an exclusive club for cinematic greats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021
Time to rid our screens of Asian stereotypes
Until the 93rd Academy Awards were held last month, more white actresses had won Oscars for playing Asians than actual Asian actresses have won.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2021
A Beijing-born director made Oscar history. Why isn’t China celebrating?
The fallout in the wake of Zhao's win highlights the growing challenges of navigating China's fraught political landscape, particularly for creators of Chinese descent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 27, 2020
How the Hollywood Fix cornered the influencer paparazzi market
Fletcher Greene has an encyclopedic knowledge of the web's daily dramas — which influencers are feuding and who hosted a socially undistanced party last weekend
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 27, 2020
'Gone With The Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104
Born in Japan, the last actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood won two Academy Awards and a legal victory over Hollywood's studio system during her storied career.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2020
Netflix completes Hollywood transformation as Ted Sarandos becomes co-CEO
His ascension symbolizes the transformation of Netflix from a technology company into the world's most valuable movie and TV company.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019
U.S. Democratic Party donor Ed Buck charged with running drug den at home where pair died of overdose
Prominent California Democratic Party donor Edward Buck has been charged with operating a drug den after injecting a man with methamphetamine in his West Hollywood home where two other men previously died of apparent overdoses, prosecutors said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 27, 2019
Dior outfits of Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland, 103, up for auction
A collection of 27 outfits worn by Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland is going up for auction next month, some of which she wore on screen during her acting career more than 50 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 30, 2019
Why Hollywood doesn't yet get anime
When it comes to Hollywood's versions of Japanese content, most fans return to the originals and wonder: Why can't they get it right? Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner sheds some light on the West's cultural misreading of anime and manga.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 1, 2019
Oprah Winfrey 'quietly figuring out' how to wield her political clout in 2020
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, whose opinions can get millions of fans to try a new diet or turn a book into an international best-seller, is figuring out which Democratic candidate she will endorse in the crowded 2020 U.S. presidential race.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 19, 2018
Penny Marshall, 'Big' director and TV's 'Laverne,' is dead at 75
Penny Marshall, who played an endearingly graceless character with a thick Bronx accent in U.S. television's "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming a pioneering film director with hits including "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died at 75, her publicist said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 7, 2018
Michael Douglas fetes 50th year in show biz, joins dad Kirk with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Michael Douglas celebrated his 50th year in showbusiness on Tuesday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame near that of his screen legend father, Kirk Douglas, now 101.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 24, 2018
After 'Crazy Rich Asians,' 'Searching' breaks more new ground
The Asians in new movie "Searching" are neither rich nor crazy, but the contemporary thriller is in some ways as ground-breaking as the big romantic comedy currently making waves in Hollywood.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?