In May 1956, the hospital near the factory reported an “unknown illness” that was later found to be caused by mercury ...

Update: A studio rep has confirmed that rampant online reports are inaccurate: “‘Minamata’ was not released this past weekend. MGM had postponed the release due to the pandemic and no new date has ...

In the biographical drama “Minamata,” Johnny Depp plays W. Eugene Smith, an acclaimed and innovative photojournalist who by the early 1970s — according to the movie, anyway — had developed a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film follows the real-life story of renowned photographer W. Eugene Smith as he documents the suffering of locals to Minamata, ...

As Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the official confirmation of Minamata disease on May 1, the gulf between the government and victims remains unbridged with no resolution in sight.

Some stories of real-life heroism beg to be told, while films like “Minamata” fall victim to good intentions. Director Andrew Levitas’ mopey drama recounts war photographer W. Eugene Smith’s seminal ...

An overwhelming majority of Minamata disease victims and patients believe the damage caused by the neurological disorder has yet to be fully addressed, according to a survey conducted 70 years after ...

The Japanese government lobbied hard for a global pact that limits mercury use and to name the resulting treaty after Minamata, the site of a homegrown industrial disaster from the 1950s when the ...

Have you seen stories about 'Chucky,' 'Scream,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'The Boys,' 'Vanderpump Rules,' or any of 'The Real Housewives' franchises? That's probably a Britta DeVore-curated piece of ...

Perri Nemiroff is the 2025 Press Award winner at the ICG Publicists Awards. She's the senior producer at Collider where she hosts and produces the interview series, Collider Ladies Night, a show ...

Johnny Depp spoke at a press conference ahead of the world premiere of 'Minamata' at the Berlin Film Festival, saying "films like this don't get made every day." By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent ...