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Mayumi Yoshida’s Akashi Opens in Theaters November 13

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A multigenerational love story shot across Vancouver and Tokyo is heading to theaters. Mayumi Yoshida’s debut feature Akashi opens November 13 at VIFF Centre in Vancouver, with Toronto screenings to follow later in the month.

The film follows Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver who returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral after a decade away. She carries a secret shared only with her grandmother: her grandfather had another lover. Back in Tokyo, Kana reconnects with an old love, Hiro, while the film cuts between timelines to trace her grandfather’s decades-long affair. Kana confronts hidden family truths as she navigates love, sacrifice, and the choices between desire and duty.

Akashi won the Audience Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and swept the Whistler Film Festival with five wins, including the Borsos prize for Best Canadian Feature.

Yoshida, born in Japan and raised across three continents, is a Vancouver-based director, actor, writer, and producer. She starred in The Man in the High Castle and was recently associate producer on the Apple TV+ series Sunny. In 2025, she was selected for JETRO and CAPE’s Beyond Japan Filmmakers Directing Program, where she was mentored by Hirokazu Koreeda.

The cast includes Yoshida, Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima, Chieko Matsubara, Kunio Murai, Shun Sugata, Bun Kimura, Sayaka Kunisada, Hiro Kanagawa, and Jess McLeod.

KinoSmith is releasing the film in Canada, and Rabbit House will handle the Japan release.

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Paolo Strippoli’s Folk-Horror Fable “The Holy Boy” Streams on Shudder November 27

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holy-boyPaolo Strippoli’s Italian folk-horror film “The Holy Boy” streams on Shudder starting November 27.

The film follows Sergio, a teacher haunted by his past, who transfers to Remis, a remote village known as Italy’s happiest town. He discovers the town’s dark secret: every week, villagers gather to hug Matteo, a fifteen-year-old whose embrace can erase pain and sorrow. When Sergio learns the village’s devotion to Matteo has a sinister side, his attempt to save the boy triggers the community’s wrath.

Strippoli co-wrote the script with Jacopo Del Giudice and Milo Tissone. The film stars Michele Riondino and Giulio Feltri.

“The Holy Boy” won the Audience Award and New Wave Best Director at Fantastic Fest, and screened at the Venice Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival. Variety’s Jessica Kiang called it “a clever, creepy Italian chiller” that “investigates the dangers of displaced grief.”

Strippoli previously directed the Netflix film “A Classic Horror Story” with Roberto De Feo. His fourth film, “The Spiral,” is also set for release this year.

Screenings are scheduled in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, and Nashville between November 20 and November 23.

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Cheri Gaulke’s “Acting Like Women” Chronicles 1970s L.A. Feminist Performance Art Movement

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acting-like-womenA new documentary revisits The Woman’s Building, the Los Angeles feminist art space that became a proving ground for performance artists in the 1970s.

“Acting Like Women,” directed by feminist artist Cheri Gaulke, premieres at DOC NYC on November 18. The film is produced by Iambe Films, with Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner on board as executive producers.

Through interviews, archival footage, and her own story, Gaulke traces how a collective of women turned their bodies and voices into tools for activism. The documentary weaves personal history with the larger movement, following Gaulke’s path from daughter of a Midwestern Lutheran minister through the sexual revolution to her career as a performance artist, lesbian, educator, and mother of twins.

The film argues that California feminist performance art wasn’t a side story but central to the medium’s development. Interviews and footage of performances show what the era meant for women defining themselves then and now.

The premiere takes place November 18 at 6:45 PM at Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Ave, New York.

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Kings of Leon Drop 10th Album O My Beloved, Map 30-Stop North American Tour

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kings-of-leonKings of Leon released their 10th studio album, O My Beloved, and announced a 30-city North American tour kicking off in May.

The record marks the first time the Nashville band has fully self-produced an album. Caleb, Nathan, Jared, and Matthew Followill built the collection around themes of family, gratitude, and the everyday moments that shaped their lives. The sound is stripped back, closer to the raw approach they took when they first started making music in Nashville.

O My Beloved includes 13 tracks. The band previewed three songs ahead of the release: “My Whole World,” “Cold Blue Dawn,” and “KOYSAR,” short for “Kick Off Your Shoes and Run.” “Cold Blue Dawn” came with a lyric video that used NASA satellite topography, made in partnership with The Weather Channel.

The tour, promoted by Live Nation, starts May 8 in Bristow, Virginia and runs through October 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Band of Horses will support most of the dates, with Dexter and The Moonrocks joining others. The band will perform material from across their catalog, including the new album.

Tickets go on sale November 13 at 9am local time. Presales for Spotify Premium subscribers start November 9, with artist, Citi, and Amex presales beginning November 10. Full tour dates and ticket details are available at kingsofleon.com.

The band announced the tour during an appearance on CBS Mornings. They’ll perform two songs from O My Beloved on CBS Saturday Morning.

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Recording Academy Reveals 2027 Grammy Nominees November 16

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The Recording Academy will unveil the 2027 Grammy nominees on November 16 during a special presentation on Grammy.com and the Grammys YouTube channel, with live coverage on Good Morning America.

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason jr. and Board Chair Dr. Chelsey Green will announce nominees alongside Grammy winners and nominees including Herbie Hancock, Pharrell Williams, Renée Fleming, Juanes, Kehlani, David Guetta, Ziggy Marley, YUNGBLUD, Alan Menken, Linda Perry, Carly Pearce, Amy Allen, Olivia Dean, Meghan Foley, Michelle Holme, Israel Houghton, FYÜTCH, and Aura V.

The nominations presentation begins at 7:45 a.m. ET. The complete nominee list will go live on Grammy.com at 9:00 a.m. ET, followed by a wrap-up show. For the first time, the announcement will be broadcast live at The Square in Times Square, presented by Hilton.

The Recording Academy’s nearly 16,000 voting members, made up of active music creators including songwriters, composers, producers, and engineers, determined the nominees through a peer-based voting process.

The 2027 Grammys will air live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on ABC on February 7, 2027, and stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

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Rush Announces Five-Show Residency at Sphere in Las Vegas

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are bringing Rush to Sphere in Las Vegas for five shows in May 2027.

The band will perform on May 21, 23, 26, 28, and 30. Each night will feature fan favorites and greatest hits from across Rush’s catalog, honoring the band’s legacy and the late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.

“When I first heard of Sphere, I thought to myself, ‘wow, what a shame that Rush is no longer touring, because this venue sounds tailor made for the kind of visual attitude with which we have always designed our shows,'” Lee says. “But life is nothing if not surprising and now, here we are, living and touring in the present tense and we are able to make that particular dream come true.”

Lee says the band is working to expand their touring concepts for the venue and plans to perform all of 2112 and all of Moving Pictures, along with other songs.

Lee and Lifeson will be joined by drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold, the same lineup performing on Rush’s current Fifty Something tour. That tour has sold over 1 million tickets across Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe, and the UK.

Tickets go on sale November 13 at 10 AM PT at rush.com/sphere.

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The Darkness Turns 30 With Anniversary One-Shots and Collectible Blind Bag

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The Darkness, the series co-created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis, and David Wohl, hits its 30th anniversary this year. Image Comics and Top Cow Productions are marking the milestone with two anniversary one-shots, plus a collectible blind bag releasing alongside The Darkness #10 in December.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since we first introduced Jackie Estacado and The Darkness to the world,” Silvestri said. “What started as an idea for a character who could be both a monster and a hero has grown into something far bigger than any of us imagined.”

The Darkness 30th Anniversary Art Gallery #1 collects covers, sketches, process pieces, and promotional art from across the series’ three decades. The one-shot includes commentary from Silvestri and Joe Benitez on selected works.

The Darkness vs. The Magdalena #1 brings back the Magdalena for three stories set in different eras, from 0 AD Istanbul to the 1990s, showing how the Darkness has tangled with the Order of the Magdalena over the centuries. The oversized special features a chapter by Top Cow’s 2026 Talent Hunt winner Zul Kamarrudin.

In The Darkness #10, only the Angelus stands between Sonatine and ultimate power. If there’s any hope for humanity, it lies with Jackie Estacado, but even if he could be resurrected, would he choose to return?

Top Cow is also releasing 1,996 copies of The Darkness 30th Anniversary Blind Bag, priced at $15 each. The number nods to the year the series launched. Each bag contains one rare collectible comic: either an exclusive variant cover, a foil variant, or a signed ratio variant from the archives with a certificate of authenticity.

The Darkness 30th Anniversary Art Gallery #1 arrives December 2. The Darkness vs. The Magdalena #1 releases December 16, and The Darkness #10 and the blind bag both drop December 23.

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Animated Series Monkey King Adventures Hits 1 Million Views on GJW+

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Monkey King Adventures, the first original animated series from streaming service GJW+, has surpassed 1 million combined views across its first six episodes, theme song, teasers, and trailers since its October 2 premiere.

The series adapts Journey to the West, the 16th century Chinese classic considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Season 1 follows Sun Wukong, a monkey born from a magical stone, on his rise to become the Monkey King. New episodes arrive weekly, with Episode 7 dropping November 6.

The milestone comes as Gan Jing Kids launched Kids Mode, a simplified viewing space where children can watch shows including Monkey King Adventures on their own. Kids Mode removes extra menus, notifications, and comment sections, using large picture-based icons to help young viewers navigate.

“With Monkey King Adventures on GJW+, we are going to great lengths to preserve the novel’s spiritual core and strive to give audiences a true version of this beloved classic finally restored to its rightful glory for new generations,” said Terry Wu, producer of the series.

Early viewer reactions have been positive. One viewer who watched the first two episodes with children from an after-school program wrote, “They were completely captivated, and so was I. The animation is stunning and beautiful, the story is gripping, and it carries positive messages.”

The 12-episode first season streams on GJW+ and Gan Jing Kids. The first two episodes are free to watch.

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Larry Fessenden Brings Three Classic Monsters Together in “Trauma Or, Monsters All”

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Larry Fessenden is merging his takes on the vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, and the werewolf into one film. “Trauma Or, Monsters All” opens at IFC Center in New York November 4, followed by a Los Angeles screening at Lumiere Music Hall November 11 and a nationwide VOD release November 24.

The film brings together creatures from Fessenden’s previous work, Habit, Depraved, and Blackout, into a single story set in the upstate town of Talbot Falls. Visiting writer Cassandra (Laëtitia Hollard, who plays Nurse Emma Nolan on NBC’s The Pitt) arrives to research a book on George Washington Carver. After she publishes an article about the town’s past, buried secrets surface and the three monsters emerge, forcing the town to confront generations of fear and guilt.

Dark Sky Films is releasing the film, continuing a partnership with Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix that stretches back nearly two decades and includes Ti West’s The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, along with Stake Land, Hypothermia, Late Phases, and Blackout.

The cast includes Aitana Doyle, Addison Timlin, Alex Hurt, Alex Breaux, John Speredakos, Marc Senter, Micheál Neeson, Joshua Leonard, Barbara Crampton, and James Le Gros.

“I’ve spent my career reimagining classic monsters because they reveal something deeply human about us,” Fessenden said. “TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL brings those stories together into one film about memory, identity, and the wounds we carry.”

The New York opening coincides with IFC Center’s ongoing OPTIC NERVE: A Tribute to Glass Eye Pix, marking the 40th anniversary of Fessenden’s production company.

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Ellie Gravitte Directs Her Real-Life Family in Musical Feature “Get Happy” at Connecticut Home

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A Connecticut family is shooting a musical feature film in their own house. Production is underway on “Get Happy”, the debut feature from writer/director Ellie Gravitte. The film stars her mother, Tony Award-winning actress Debbie Gravitte, her father Beau Gravitte, and other family members. Filming runs through November 9 in Redding, CT.

“I’d been waiting a long time for a ‘yes’ from big-name talent and financiers who were hesitant to take a chance on a first-time filmmaker,” Gravitte says. “This summer, I decided to stop waiting. So I wrote a film for my entire family to star in, and we’re shooting it in our house.”

The film follows the Williams family over a single day. When three adult children bring their significant others home for an annual gathering, musical performances, botched meals, and interpersonal dramas pile up.

The film features eight songs captured live on camera, including standards like “Get Happy” and “Fascinating Rhythm”, plus an original song, “No One Has It Worse”, written by Gravitte and Carlo Ladd.

The cast has more than a dozen Broadway credits between them. Debbie Gravitte won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Grammy for “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway”. She’s currently on Broadway in “Just in Time”. Beau Gravitte spent a year in the national tour of “The Notebook” and has Broadway credits including “The Light in the Piazza”. Sam Gravitte made his Broadway debut in “Wicked” and later starred as Fiyero.

The production is raising funds through a Kickstarter campaign that ends November 20. Producers are Lavinia Jones Wright and Lindsey Formes of I Play Different Productions.

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