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Virender Sehwag’s ‘Rise Fall’ Season 2 Sets September Launch on Prime Video, Reveals First Four Contestants (EXCLUSIVE)
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Watch Julia Stiles Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The Save the Last Dance actress made her debut on the competition show to Parton's classic song "9 to 5"
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‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Vaults MAPPA to Anime Studio Lead as Streaming Shifts From Licensing to Ownership, Media Partners Asia Report Finds
Anime drew a larger monthly audience than any other genre on Asian streaming platforms between July 2025 and August 2026, and viewing on Netflix grew nine times faster than the service overall, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA). The Anime Economy report draws on ampd audience panels MPA runs across eight […]
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Eddie Cahyono’s Busan Competition Title ‘Ibuku,’ Starring Christine Hakim, Boarded by Asian Shadows for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Asian Shadows has boarded international sales rights to Eddie Cahyono’s Ibuku, starring Christine Hakim and Ayushita Nugraha, which the Busan International Film Festival has selected for its Competition lineup. Ibuku centers on Sumiati (Hakim), a widow in her 60s isolated in a small Javanese village since her husband took his own life. Her daughter, Sri […]
BBC Entertainment
Boy, 13, is new voice of Thomas the Tank Engine
A new Thomas series also stars The Gentleman actor Henry Golding.
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Paul Walter Hauser Explains Mystery Pin He Wore to ‘Resident Evil’ Premiere
Paul Walter Hauser spoke out about the Epstein files with a pin he wore to the “Resident Evil” premiere on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The numbers on the pin affixed to his black T-shirt were the coordinates of the Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. “It was at one point owned by Jeffrey Epstein,” Hauser […]
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Singer Duncan Sheik Hospitalized, in ‘Critical But Stable Condition’
Duncan Sheik, the singer behind hits like the Grammy-nominated “Barely Breathing,” has been hospitalized and is currently receiving medical treatment, per a statement shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday. “We would like to share an update with Duncan’s fans and the public,” the statement read. “Duncan is currently receiving medical care and remains in […]