Conglomerate Media and Kingsway Productions have pulled off a rare feat: their live action take on The Little Mermaid is coming to theaters this summer – and it looks to be Disney quality. In this version, the Hans Christian Andersen tale has been transplanted to a circus, where a reporter and his sister find Elizabeth […]
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The Canadian Academy Launches Apprenticeship Program for Female Directors!
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television today announced the creation of a new Apprenticeship Program for female directors, as part of the organization’s year-round initiatives addressing pertinent issues within the film, television, and digital media sectors. The Apprenticeship Program will assist early and mid-career female directors in film, television or digital media to identify […]
TCM Honors Robert Osborne with 48-Hour Tribute Marathon!
TCM will honor Robert Osborne – the face of the network for over two decades – with a 48-hour tribute/marathon. The tribute will include many of his best long form interviews – episodes of Private Screenings with immortals like Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Betty Hutton and Ernest Borgnine; more intimate reviews with the likes of […]
Following the Lights Trailer: Phoenix Forgotten!
On March 13th, 1997, seven lights appeared over Phoenix, Arizona. It is the most viewed UFO sighting in history. Phoenix Forgotten tells the story of three teens who went into the desert shortly after the incident, hoping to document the strange events occurring in their town. From the producers of Martian and 300 – and […]
TCM’s Robert Osborne Dead at 84!
Robert Osbourne, the man with the gentle smile and an infinite love of film; the face and voice of Turner Movies Classics for more than 23 years, has died at the age of 84. Best known as the network’s premier host with a seemingly inexhaustible font of knowledge about the films he presented, Osborne was […]
First Look: Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston!
As the cast and director of Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast wowed the crowd at the Chinese premiere of the film, in Shanghai, Disney dropped a video first look at Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as LeFou Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opens on March 17th.
Troma Gives Superheroes The Middle Finger!
The Middle Finger tells the story of Dennis (Hanly), a lonely and frustrated teenager who is reluctantly transformed into a superhero. Embedded with the symbol of a hand showing its middle finger, Dennis must awkwardly endure his training and save his world from extinction! Written, directed and scored by star Séamus Hanly, The Middle Finger has screened […]
Best Oscars Show In A Decade Ruined by Monumental Screw-Up
The 89th Academy Awards® show was a rousing success – unexpected, fun opening with Justin Timberlake performing his Oscar®-nominated son, Can’t Stop the Feeling, as he danced into the Dolby Theater; on target but carefully modulated (and funny) opening monologue by host Jimmy Kimmel (and I’m not just saying that – he made me laugh […]
Morale Boosting Trailer: Their Finest!
When Catrin is hired to bring ‘a woman’s touch’ to morale-boosting propaganda films in the UK during WWII, she finds more than just a job – she finds courage and camaraderie as they shoot a film even as bombs drop on London. Their Finest will be in theaters on April 21st.
Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins’ Essential Evening
Now that Moonlight — based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by MacArthur Genius Grant winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney — has swept the Indie Spirit Awards, clearing a path for possible Oscar® wins at the 89th Academy Awards®, here’s a look back to a recently held event with Barry Jenkins, the film’s director.
Fast Talker Trailer: Norman!
Norman: The Moderate and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer stars Richard Gere who is a small time fixer of problems and creator of financial schemes who cashes in a favor owed from a now-prominent politician in hopes of reversing his luck. Norman will be in theaters on April 17th.