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Review: ‘Inu-oh’ is a psychedelic Japanese anime rock opera for the ages

The ghosts of ancient Japanese history swirl around this diffuse but captivating animated feature from the Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa (“Ride Your Wave”).

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‘Batgirl’ got the chop, but ‘The Flash’ is on track despite allegations against Ezra Miller

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LOS ANGELES-CA-JULY 15, 2022: LA Times reporter Todd Martens, standing, participates in a House of Moves motion capture demo with video game actor Anjali Bhimani at Jim Henson Studio in Los Angeles on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

This casting director wants to elevate the art of acting for video games

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San Diego, CA - July 22: Austratlian actress Markella Kavenagh, who plays Elanor 'Nori' Brandyfoot, get's touched-up before the cast of Amazon Prime's, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," visits media outlets at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel following their presentation in "Hall H," of the convention center, at San Diego Comic-Con, in San Diego, CA, Friday, July 22, 2022. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Photos: Behind the scenes at Comic-Con with the cast of ‘Lord of the Rings’

The Times goes behind the scenes at San Diego Comic-Con with the cast of Prime Video’s spinoff, ‘The Rings of Power,’ in this exclusive photo essay.

‘I can’t believe we’re doing this!’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ stars drink in first Comic-Con

Marvel unveils ‘Black Panther 2’ trailer, two new ‘Avengers’ films at Comic-Con
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Fans swarm its booths in search of tiny toys. Inside the Funko phenomenon
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Comic-Con 2022: 11 interesting things we saw at Preview Night
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This week’s San Diego Comic-Con will require masking and testing
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Surprise! One of this year’s more delightful video games is an interactive escape room
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Amid rumors of his MCU return, Chris Evans insists Anthony Mackie is Captain America
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