Film Independent announced that Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West, Legion, Parks & Recreation) will host the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry. Nominees were announced by Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians, […]
HALLOWEEN – NOW ON DIGITAL DECEMBER 28, 2018
JAMIE LEE CURTIS RETURNS AS LAURIE STRODE TO SEEK HER REVENGE IN THE INTENSE THRILLER The infamous killer Michael Myers strikes again in Halloween, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on December 28, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on January 15, 2019. Hailed by […]
FOCUS FEATURES, PARTICIPANT MEDIA AND GATHR FILMS COMBINE FORCES WITH EXHIBITORS INCLUDING AMC, REGAL AND CINEMARK FOR NATIONWIDE ADVANCED SCREENINGS OF UPCOMING FILM ON THE BASIS OF SEX
Exclusive Event on January 9 to Support the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Gathr Films, Focus Features and Participant Media today announced an exclusive, advanced screening opportunity of Participant Media’s On the Basis of Sex, distributed by Focus Features and inspired by a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer. For one […]
Destroyer is The Feel Bad Movie of Christmas!
Detective Erin Bell sets out to right a wrong that occurred because, as a young undercover officer twenty years ago, she made a series of wrong decisions. Destroyer features a two-pronged performance from Kidman – the earnest near-rookie from twenty-four years ago and the angry, drunken, intense performance of Bell in the present.
Barry Jenkins Takes Us to Beale Street This Christmas
In our second part of If Beale Street Could Talk EMExclusive, I was part of a roundtable with Screenwriter/Director Barry Jenkins.
Kiki Layne: The Ingénue of Beale Street
In this EMExclusive, I interviewed actress Kiki Layne about her new film “If Beale Street Could Talk”. In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of […]
Marvel’s Runaways season 2 premieres on Hulu today, December 21!
If you are a Marvel Comics fan like me, and you loved Runaways season 1, then to usher in the holidays, Marvel has given you a Christmas present – the entire season 2 starting today on Hulu! Join LA teens Alex (Rhenzy Feliz), Gert (Ariela Barer), Nico (Lyrica Okano), Chase (Gregg Sulkin), Karolina (Virginia Gardner), […]
Holiday Photos Suck Teaser: Doom Patrol!
DC Universe has released a holiday teaser for Doom Patrol. Set to tiny Tim’s rendition of Tiptoe Through the Tulips, our heroes pose for holiday photos while we hear their thoughts on the subject. Doom Patrol premieres on DC Universe February 15th.
This Aquaman Is No Joke!
Aquaman is likely to break $100 million at the North American box office this weekend and it deserves every penny. This one terrific superhero movie.
Welcome to Marwen Is Not Your Standard Feel Good Movie!
Welcome to Marwen is the fictionalized story of how artist Mark Hogancamp survived a near fatal beating and, despite losing all his memories from before the beating, overcame that trauma and being in a coma for weeks, and came to be a well-regarded artist in a different field. This is not just the story of […]
Bumblebee Is The Best of the Live-Action Transformers Movies!
Remember the first live-action Transformers movie? The one with Steven Spielberg watching over Michael Bay’s shoulder so there was as much character as action? Bumblebee is even better than that.