We are currently in the midst of an international Kaiju renaissance of sorts. Godzilla Minus One won an Academy Award for its visual effects and was a hit across the globe. Meanwhile, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was number one in the American box office for a second week in a row. And though he’s certainly “King of the Monsters,” Godzilla isn’t the only giant creature to get the spotlight. With the release of the Kaiju No. 8 anime, based off the wonderful manga by Naoya Matsumoto, the audience for stories of mysterious gargantuan creatures will grow even wider. But even if they don’t necessarily fit into the Kaiju Eiga (monster movie) subgenre of science fiction, the potency of the Kaiju has been explored in anime over and over again. There is a power to the idea of a mammoth monster with god-like strength, one that often...
- 4/15/2024
- by Daniel Dockery
- Crunchyroll
Rozonda Thomas better known by her stage name Chilli is a member of the best-selling girl group of all time. Along with Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, TLC had plenty of hits in the 1990s and early 2000s including “Waterfalls,” “No Scrubs,” and “Unpretty.”
Chilli and T-Boz still tour today and fans have been curious about their lives off stage. Well, Chilli is currently dating Boy Meets World alum Matthew Lawrence and T-Boz admitted that she has never seen her friend this happy. Here’s more about the singer and actor‘s relationship including how much older Chilli is than her boyfriend.
Matthew Lawrence and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas attend an even together in Los Angeles | Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Lifetime Lawrence and Chilli’s age difference
Lawrence was born Feb. 11, 1980, in a suburb outside of Philadelphia to parents Donna Lynn and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Sr.
Chilli and T-Boz still tour today and fans have been curious about their lives off stage. Well, Chilli is currently dating Boy Meets World alum Matthew Lawrence and T-Boz admitted that she has never seen her friend this happy. Here’s more about the singer and actor‘s relationship including how much older Chilli is than her boyfriend.
Matthew Lawrence and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas attend an even together in Los Angeles | Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Lifetime Lawrence and Chilli’s age difference
Lawrence was born Feb. 11, 1980, in a suburb outside of Philadelphia to parents Donna Lynn and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Sr.
- 6/4/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The two biggest streaming releases this week could not be more different. One is a nostalgia-fueled special based on one of the most popular franchises of the '90s, in the form of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always." The other is a brand new, original, and very bizarre TV show, "Mrs. Davis." Elsewhere, for those looking for more tokusatsu fun like "Power Rangers," there are anime series like "Ssss Dynazenon" and "Love After World Domination," which offer unique spins on the "Power Rangers" formula. Or perhaps you want something that embraces the fun of these stories while offering something more serious, like "Shin Godzilla." Similarly, while you're waiting to know more about the mystery that is "Mrs. Davis," you would do well to check out co-creator Damon Lindelof's previous work on "Lost" and its vast mythology, the darkly weird blend of sexy and funny in "Alien: Covenant,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Cannes Critics’ Week Artistic Director Ava Cahen has unveiled the line-up for the 62nd edition of the parallel sidebar focused on first and second films, running May 17 to 25.
The compact selection will showcase 11 features, seven in Competition, and four as Special Screenings. Full details of the line-up can be found here. The short film line-up will be announced in the coming days.
This is Cahen’s second Selection as Artistic Director after a successful inaugural year in the role in 2022, topped by award-winning titles Aftersun, Alma Viva, Dalva and La Jauria.
Deadline talked to Cahen about the challenges of getting her second Selection over the line as well as some of the themes and trends to have emerged in the process.
Deadline: It’s your second Selection as Artistic Director after your well-received inaugural 2022 line-up. Did you find the process more difficult or easier this year?
Ava Cahen: It was different,...
The compact selection will showcase 11 features, seven in Competition, and four as Special Screenings. Full details of the line-up can be found here. The short film line-up will be announced in the coming days.
This is Cahen’s second Selection as Artistic Director after a successful inaugural year in the role in 2022, topped by award-winning titles Aftersun, Alma Viva, Dalva and La Jauria.
Deadline talked to Cahen about the challenges of getting her second Selection over the line as well as some of the themes and trends to have emerged in the process.
Deadline: It’s your second Selection as Artistic Director after your well-received inaugural 2022 line-up. Did you find the process more difficult or easier this year?
Ava Cahen: It was different,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
In a move that will shock and delight Tokusatsu fans, Japanese company Toei will be launching a global YouTube channel (excluding Japan) that will host 70 classic Tokusatsu series. Yes, you read that right, seventy shows. These shows will include classic seasons of Sentai (which later became Power Rangers in the Us), a slew of Metal Hero shows (three of which became Vr Troopers), several classic robot anime, and much more!
There’s a big catch to this news however. At launch on April 6th the first two episodes of all 70 shows will be uploaded to YouTube and they will all be subtitled. However, going forward the channel will only upload one or two episodes of one or two shows every day and these will not have subtitles. Toei’s website for this channel states that, “further episodes will be available in Japanese for now, but there could be frequent updates.
There’s a big catch to this news however. At launch on April 6th the first two episodes of all 70 shows will be uploaded to YouTube and they will all be subtitled. However, going forward the channel will only upload one or two episodes of one or two shows every day and these will not have subtitles. Toei’s website for this channel states that, “further episodes will be available in Japanese for now, but there could be frequent updates.
- 3/19/2020
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
It’s never a good thing when a show makes you look back on stuff like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, V.R. Troopers, or Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad and think how normal and sensible those shows are by comparison, but that’s exactly the reaction Big Bad Beetleborgs elicits. It throws superpowers, a ghost with a striking resemblance to Jay Leno, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, three kids, futuristic looking super suits, and the basic episodic formula of every live-action Saban show into a pot and forces them to coalesce into some ridiculous concoction that only kids could stomach. The series quickly fell into a dull pattern only to shake it about 25 episodes in. The only real problem with this set (besides the show not being all that great to start) is that it includes two episodes from a six-part story arc, essentially necessitating fans to buy the second volume...
- 10/18/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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