JAPAN NIGHT May 9th at the Edison Ballroom

Japan Night Reception & Concert, Friday, May 9 at the Edison Ballroom (240 W. 47th Street), the day before celebrating the 4th Annual Japan Parade and Street Fair, allows artists, creatives, performers, organizations, and companies to showcase their expressions of modern and traditional Japanese culture. Prior to the Japan Night concert, guests will first enjoy traditional Japanese sake brewing and craftsmanship  Performers at the Japan Night concert include: J-pop superstar Sayaka Yamamoto, the cast of the 2.5D Musical ATTACK on TITAN: The Musical, and others. NBC Correspondent Emilie Ikeda hosts.

KOOL KEITH + Z2 Take Us on a Cosmic Trip in New Graphic Novel

He is the hip-hop legend with a million monikers. Now Kool Keith rallies his myriad personas together for the first time in The Krossover of the Flower Kosmic, an original graphic novel. Strap in for a universe-hopping journey as Keith uses the Flower Kosmic to unite the legendary alternate incarnations of himself to defeat the sole incarnation that threatens the very fabric of reality, GERBIK!  Written by Seamus “Esoteric” Ryan of CZARFACE and illustrated by Sean Von Gorman of Comics, this book includes Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis and many more Keiths in an adventure that brings the surreal and eccentric nature of Kool Keith to psychedelic life on every page! “This book ain’t just stories” shares KOOL KEITH “it’s bars in motion. Flipped like a verse… sharks, gators, chaos — all facts.”

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE Chums the Water for ‘GREAT BITES’ Summer-Long Shark Celebration

From the shores of Lake Travis to the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, this summer the iconic dine-in theater company Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will launch Great Bites, a season-long celebration of creature cinema. 

Naturally, it kicks off with 50th anniversary celebrations of the one that started it all, Steven Spielberg’s iconic Jaws. Events include Alamo Drafthouse’s fan favorite Movie Parties, the return of the fan-favorite Jaws on the Water event, and a once-in-a-lifetime Rolling Roadshow screening in Martha’s Vineyard with live orchestral accompaniment

There’s something wrong in Maybrook in the WEAPONS Official Trailer

From New Line Cinema and Zach Cregger, the wholly original mind behind Barbarian, comes a new horror/thriller: Weapons.  

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

NetEase Games Reveals “Planet Party Time”

NetEase Games, the online games division of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES, HKEX: 9999), is proud to announce Planet Party Time, the free-to-play interstellar social simulation/party game that’s coming to PC in 2025. The game has also revealed its first gameplay test on Steam that will give players around the world their first chance to experience it from May 15-19 (PT). 

IDW's TMNT: SHREDDER Series Arrives This Summer

The first and most iconic TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT) villain, Oroku Saki aka SHREDDER, is making his terrifying return this summer and he wants one thing: revenge.

IDW Publishing is proud to announce TMNT: SHREDDER, a thrilling new comic book series from celebrated writer Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns) and rising star artist Michele Bandini (Spider-Man: City at War), featuring primary covers and a fearsome new character design by fan-favorite TMNT artist Mateus Santolouco.

Prepare for the rags-to-revenge story of the ultimate ronin. Returned forever changed by a maddening ordeal beyond imagining, betrayed by all around him, and no longer with the Foot Clan, Shredder will quest deep into New York’s criminal underworld as a former protege has formed their own rival clan with sinister plans for the city. In his deadly mission for vengeance, enemies both old and new will brutally discover what defiance will bring them at the end of the Shredder’s blades. 

Action Horror PRIMAL GAMES Trailer Drop

Uncork’d Entertainment will release the action sci-fi horror PRIMAL GAMES on Digital and On Demand on May 6, 2025.

From the producers of Army of One (starring Ellen Hollman), PRIMAL GAMES follows a newlywed couple whose honeymoon turns into a waking nightmare when they are thrust into a sadistic survival game created for the world’s thrill-seeking elite. Hunted and outnumbered, they must fight to survive and uncover the truth about the twisted reality they’ve been dragged into.

Prime Video Acquires Popular Web Series Helluva Boss

Today, Prime Video announced at LVL UP Expo an acquisition of the wickedly popular web series Helluva Boss from the world of Hazbin Hotel. Helluva Boss has been picked up for Seasons 3 and 4. Executive Producer Vivienne Medrano also closes a “first look” deal with Prime Video. The acquisition was announced via a special animation featuring the lead characters of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss respectively, and confirms for the first time that the two series exist in the same Hellaverse universe.

John Wick BALLERINA Character Posters

Lionsgate dishes out a host of character posters for the "heroes and villains" and all those in the grey area of the John Wick Universe. Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.

Directed by: Len Wiseman  Written by: Shay Hatten  Based on Characters by: Derek Kolstad

Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski

Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves 

Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas)

Orphaned after her father’s murder, young Eve is taken to the Ruska Roma Ballet School, where she receives training in the art of combat. Her lessons turn her into a lethal assassin – and a formidable agent of revenge.

FALLOUT: SEASON ONE Coming to Blu-ray & DVD on July 8

Based on the best-selling global video game franchise, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment brings you the most bombastic and delightful post-apocalyptic action mission to ensure the survival of humanity with the release of Fallout: Season One on Blu-ray & DVD on July 8. A limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook will also be available exclusively at Amazon. The 4K UHD Steelbook and Blu-ray sets will both include a set of 6 Collectible Art Cards (available while supplies last). Get ready to binge all 8 episodes of the phenomenal series, plus go behind the scenes with over an hour of bonus content. Pre-order your copy today!

The series comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners. 

Four Horsemen Figura Obscura: GANESHA

The latest entry into the halls of the Figura Obscura is one of the most recognizable deities in the Hindu pantheon – the elephant-headed Ganesha!

Ganesha is a brand-new “brute scale” figure from the bottom of his feet to the top of his removable crown (he stands approx 9.25" tall to that crown). He features the elephant head and 4 arms that this deity is most known for, along with premium soft goods created by the CJesim team, a number of removable bracelets and other jewelry pieces, and character specific accessories including a bowl of modaka, a parashu (axe), a pasha, bowls of fruit, and a rat. While Ganesha only includes the single head, the crown is removable and that head features articulated ears and 2 trunks – one which is pre-posed and the other which is a “bendy” trunk. He also includes a number of extra hands and a base for the figure to sit on. The set is absolutely loaded with parts that were newly created for this special release!

First Full-Length Trailer has Dropped for SKILLHOUSE

Brace yourselves for the blood-soaked social media showdown of the century! Skillhouse, the highly anticipated horror film, is set to slash its way into theatres nationwide on July 11, delivering a terrifying cinematic experience like no other.  

GenTv has joined forces with Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, to bring this groundbreaking film, directed by Josh Stolberg (writer of Saw X, Jigsaw, Piranha 3D), to the big screen. Skillhouse redefines modern horror with a deadly twist where “likes” and “going viral” are matters of life and death. 

Tactics RPG Demonschool Begins its Island Investigation Q3 2025

Demonschool, the school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema from developer Necrosoft Games and publisher Ysbryd Games (WORLD OF HORROR, VA-11 HALL-A), kicks off the first day of class on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on Q3 2025, as seen during today’s Galaxies Gaming Showcase.

Film Adaptation of Graphic Novel Series LOVE EVERLASTING in the Works at SONY

The epic, time-bending Eisner and Harvey Award nominated graphic novel series, Love Everlasting by Eisner Award winning writer Tom King (Batman, The Vision, Mister Miracle) and fan-favorite artist Elsa Charretier (November, The Infinite Loop) will be adapted for film from Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to last week’s exclusive scoop at DEADLINE on the news, “Room helmer Lenny Abrahamson attached to direct and Jane Goldman writing the script. Emma Watts and Element’s Ed Guiney are producing.”

The Love Everlasting comic book series follows main character Joan Peterson who discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of "romance." A problem to be solved, a man to marry—and every time she falls in love she's torn from her world and thrust into another teary saga. Her bloody journey to freedom and revelation is both breathtaking and groundbreaking.

Lynchian Doc I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY Makes Hollywood Premiere 4/17

History of Cool and Next Step Studios are honored to announce the April 17th Hollywood premiere of Richard Green's I Know Catherine, The Log Lady. The moving and intimate documentary is a look at the life and final performance of stage and screen actress and David Lynch collaborator Catherine Coulson.

Weeks after David Lynch announced the return, 25 years later, of his 1990 groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks, Catherine, best known as the iconic Log Lady, learned she had terminal cancer. Not wanting to disappoint Lynch, her fans and her cast, Catherine struggled to live long enough to play the part of the Log Lady one more time before her own death days later. "The show must go on”.