Emily the Strange may finally get a movie treatment as an animated feature from Amazon Studios.

This week, King reports what he learned attending the Smoky Mountain Gift Show.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include only one hit, the horror thriller Don’t Breathe , and three major box office misfires, Steven Spielberg’s The BFG , David Lowery’s Pete’s Dragon , and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.

Beyblade Burst , the new anime version of the hit toy/game property, will launch on Disney XD on December 19.

This week, Bennett explores the frontiers of the new Star Trek series.

Ultra Pro International has signed a license to produce board games, card games, and gaming accessories tied to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Three special days devoted to particular classes of independent retailers take place this month, in attempts to draw attention away from online retailers and chains.

NPD Group, which tracks POS data from major retailers, is expecting a robust holiday season for its toys supercategory this year.

DC Comics properties are driving results for multiple Time Warner divisions, according to comments in the conference call tied to Q3 earnings.

This week’s home entertainment releases include one of this summer’s best-reviewed blockbusters, as well as the season’s most successful R-rated comedy, a new Batman animated feature that revives the 1960s Batman ethos (and cast) as well as a misleadingly titled ( Anthropoid ), but very engrossing World War II thriller.