New Fantasy Series “Stoneheart” From Fan-Favorite Creator Emma Kubert To Launch This March

Posted on December 9, 2022 by admin

Emma Kubert—the artist behind Frank Miller’s Pandora and Image Comics’ Inkblot and Radiant Pink series—will bring readers a whimsically twisted new tale in the upcoming, Stoneheart. This new ongoing action/adventure fantasy series is set to launch in March 2023 from Image Comics.

In Stoneheart, the bubbly and headstrong Shayde Whisper has been inexplicably exiled from her magical guild and relocated—left only with vague memories and romanticized hope.

But when she hears a sinister voice in her head that awakens a power beyond her comprehension, she’ll traverse her past and present to unravel her prestigious place within the mystical land of Athea!
“Stoneheart introduces a new perspective on the hero’s journey and a deep dive into our capabilities of great good and great evil. I began this series simply as a catharsis to help me deal with the many worldly problems my generation is facing today, but it slowly culminated into a confrontation of my inner monologue,” said Kubert.

“The art, the writing, and the lettering is all a reflection of myself and my dedication to the industry and craft. Through humor, adventure, excitement, action, and love, Stoneheart confronts our inner self-worth and creates an entirely new fantasy; a fantasy where we strive for peace.”

New Tokyo Ghost Hardcover Art Revealed Ahead Of Rick Remender’s Giant Generator Line Of Blacklist Reprints

Posted on December 8, 2022 by admin

Comics titan Rick Remender’s Giant Generator Studios line of bestsellers will see a number of exciting upcoming releases next year—including a long-anticipated reprint of the Tokyo Ghost hardcover co-created with artist Sean Gordon Murphy—all published by Image Comics. Image is pleased to reveal new cover art by Murphy to grace the upcoming Tokyo Ghost hardcover reprint which will land on shelves in April 2023.

“The demand for evergreen favorites such as Tokyo Ghost, Deadly Class, Fear Agent, Seven to Eternity, LOW, and Death or Glory has been unrelenting so I’m very excited to announce we’re putting them all back in print in the deluxe oversized hardcover format as well as a new line of complete series compendiums beginning with our bestselling title Black Science,” said Remender. “We’re also seeing newer hits like The Scumbag and A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance given the Deluxe hardcover treatment for the first time.

I’ve spent the majority of the last decade working with the most dedicated people in comics to complete the first wave of Giant Generator books, allowing the best artists in the industry to take the time they need to tell the stories to the best of their abilities and with wave one of Giant Generator finally completed it’s a joy to ensure these works of exquisite art live on in the prestige formats they deserve.”

Sundance Film Festival 2023 Lineup to Showcase 99 Feature Films

Posted on December 7, 2022 by admin

In-Person Ticket Packages Now On Sale; Online Ticket Package Sales Begin December 13

The Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2023 features program. This also includes the titles that is set to compete in the narrative and documentary categories.

The 2023 Festival will take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 24–29, 2023. Festivalgoers will once again return to theaters to discover this upcoming year’s most impactful independent stories. In-Person Ticket Packages are currently on sale through December 16, Online Ticket Packages go on sale December 13 at 10 a.m. MT, and single film tickets go on sale January 12 at 10 a.m. MT.

Setting the scene, Day One Features will open the Festival in Park City: 11 features, plus a Shorts program, will illustrate the scope of Festival work across genre and form. Day One Features are birth/rebirth, L’Immensità, It’s Only Life After All, Kim’s Video, Little Richard: I Am Everything, The Longest Goodbye, The Pod Generation, Radical, Shayda, Sometimes I Think About Dying, and Run Rabbit Run. In addition, on January 19, the Institute will host the inaugural Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro.

The celebration will kick off the Festival welcoming everyone back together again while raising funds for the Institute’s critical year-round artist support. The evening will honor Ryan Coogler, Nikyatu Jusu, W. Kamau Bell, and more whose journeys have been connected to Sundance throughout the years. In addition, in-person attendees will get to experience a robust offering of talks and events during the Festival, with more details to be announced.

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Festival Hit “Night Of The Bastard” Release Date And Trailer Released

Posted on December 6, 2022 by admin

Dark Sky is set to release the festival fan favorite “Night of the Bastard” on January 13th, 2023.

The savage cultist siege film is directed by Erik Boccio (Funny or Die’s Weirdfellas, Brutal Realty, Inc. Blood Bath) and starring London May (The Dark Knight Rises, Verotika).

Also in the horror thriller are Mya Hudson (A Wall Away, upcoming F*ck, Kill Mary), Hannah Pierce (Flock of Dudes, The Hunted), Henry Mortensen (Crimson Tide)

“Night of the Bastard” is set for releasee to select theaters, digital & VOD on January 13, 2023.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

Disgruntled hermit Reed lives a solitary life in the desert. After chasing away a group of youths trying to party near his home, Reed’s peaceful life is violently upheaved when a goup of savage cultists lay siege to his house.

Forced to partner up with one of the party-goers, Reed and his newfound colleague must defend themselves into the night, all while long-buried and disturbing secrets are revealed to him as part of the cult’s evil plan.

Kountry Wayne Announces 2023 “Help Is On The Way” Comedy Tour

Posted on December 5, 2022 by admin

Kountry Wayne (a.k.a. Wayne Colley) announces his HELP IS ON THE WAY Comedy Tour, produced by Live Nation. The 37-city tour kicks off on Feb. 3 in Denver, with stops along the way in Phoenix, Nashville, Detroit, Toronto, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, before concluding in Baton Rouge on May 27.

Additionally, Wayne is set to perform two shows in Savannah, GA that will be taped for his upcoming one-hour comedy special.

Tickets on sale starting Friday, December 9 at 10 a.m. local time on Ticketmaster.com.

The “Help Is On The Way” Comedy Tour marks Wayne’s return to the stage following his Straight Out The Mud spring 2022 tour, where the charismatic comic performed to sold-out crowds in theaters across the U.S., including the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival.

Wayne’s career highlights over the past few years include being named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” in 2021, starring in the BET original Christmas rom-com “Holiday Heartbreak” (2021), featured on MTV’s “Wild ‘N Out” with Nick Cannon, and releasing his debut EP, “Drip & Zay,” with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, Zaytoven. Wayne, along with Kym Whitley, currently co-hosts “I Love Us,” a comedy clip show on BET+ that premiered this past summer. Up next, he will be starring alongside Chloe Bailey, Quavo, Mack Wilds, Druski, and more, in Universal Pictures’ “Praise This,” produced by Will Packer and directed by Tina Gordon.
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Oscar Contender “Hidden Letters” Sets US Release

Posted on December 4, 2022 by admin

Oscar contender “Hidden Letters” is set to open this Friday, December 9 in select U.S. theaters.

The film is directed by Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qin.

Spanning between past and present, Hidden Letters follows two millennial Chinese women who are connected by their fascination with a secret language of sisterhood, and their desire to protect it against a perpetually patriarchal society.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
For centuries in China, the once-secret written language of Nüshu was calligraphed on folded fans and handkerchiefs as hidden letters so women could share stories and express solidarity in a repressive era when many women were denied literacy. Confronting patriarchy, two modern women find solace in Nüshu, rediscovering connections between traditional Chinese womanhood and contemporary feminism.

“Indiana Jones 5” First Trailer Released

Posted on December 2, 2022 by admin

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is officially the new title of the upcoming 5th Indiana Jones film, which sees Harrison Ford reprising iconic role as the hero archaeologist. The film is also said to be Ford’s final time to play the role.

Disney has unveiled the first trailer for the film, which shows a de-aged Ford in various death defying action sequences and a thrilling car chase sequence. The trailer does not reveal a lot of details about the film’s plot, but it is heavy on action and nostalgia, and ending in a hilarious scene where a dozen guns are pointed at Indiana Jones. The film is set in the 1960s this time around, during the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union.

Lucasfilm has also unveiled the film’s a new poster, which features a face close-up shot of Ford’s Indiana Jones character wearing his signature fedora hat and leather jacket.

John Rhys-Davies is reprising his role as Sallah A new set of cast members include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Olivier Richters, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.

Directed by James Mangold (Logan, Ford v Ferrari). “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is set for release into theaters June 30, 2023. Watch the full trailer below.

Angela Bassett To Receive 38th Annual SBIFF Montecito Award

Posted on December 1, 2022 by admin

Angela Bassett will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bassett will receive the award on Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER directed by Ryan Coogler from Disney Studios.

“Ms. Bassett has had an illustrious career as an actor, director and producer and in WAKANDA FOREVER reminds us why she’s so greatly revered. She’s regal, fierce and commanding as Queen Ramonda. We bow down.” SBIFF’s Executive Director Roger Durling stated.

Angela Bassett is an actress, director, and executive producer known for captivating, emotionally-tinged performances full of dignity in treasured films such as MALCOLM X, BOYZ IN THE HOOD, WAITING TO EXHALE, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK, and of course, WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. She has since made star-turns in the historic BLACK PANTHER, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-FALLOUT, BUMBLEBEE from Paramount, as well as the television hits 9-1-1, and MASTER OF NONE. Other recent projects include Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-winning animated feature SOUL, for which she lent her melodious voice for the character, Dorothea Williams; feature films OTHERHOOD and GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE from Netflix; and THE FLOOD from National Geographic, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Narrator. Further, she was nominated for two Emmys, including Outstanding Narrator for the IMAGINEERING STORY: THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW. Bassett recently wrapped production on the Netflix Originals feature film, DAMSEL, opposite Millie Bobby Brown.

The Montecito Award is named after one of the most beautiful and stylish areas in Santa Barbara. Past recipients include Penélope Cruz, Amanda Seyfried, Lupita Nyong’o, Melissa McCarthy, Saoirse Ronan, Isabelle Huppert, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts and Javier Bardem.
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The Killers, The Lumineers, Muse To Headline Shaky Knees Music Festival 2023

Posted on November 30, 2022 by admin

The Killers, The Lumineers and Muse will headline the tenth anniversary of Shaky Knees Music Festival. The festival’s 10th anniversary edition will run over the first weekend of May, taking place May 5- May 7, 2023, at Central Park in downtown Atlanta.

The impressive lineup features over 60 bands on four stages, including Greta Van Fleet, Tenacious D, Hozier, The Mars Volta, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Flaming Lips performing “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” Cypress Hill performing “Black Sunday,” and many more.

“We are thrilled to be headlining @ShakyKneesFest’s 10 year anniversary,” The Lumineers tweeted on Wednesday following the announcement of their headlining slot. They hold the closing slot on Sunday, May 7. Muse headlines the bill on Saturday, with The Killers taking top billing on Friday night.

For the entire lineup, and performances by day, please visit at www.shakykneesfestival.com. 3-Day and 1-Day General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum Presale Tickets go on sale Friday, December 2 at 11am ET, followed by a general on sale at 1pm ET at www.shakykneesfestival.com, for any remaining tickets.

New Trailer For “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Released

Posted on November 29, 2022 by admin

Nintendo and Illumination has released a new trailer for its upcoming movie “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”. The film is based on the video game series of the same name, Super Mario.

The stunning new trailer comes after the teaser trailer was released last month. There is more details on the movie this time around. This time we hear the voice of Chris Pratt as Mario, and also showcases Anya Taylor-Joy and Seth Rogan’s characters as Princess Peach and Donkey Kong.

Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (in Jelenic’s feature directorial debut), the ensemble voice cast also includes harlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, and Kevin Michael Richardson.

A poster was also released on the film’s official Twitter movie account. It shows a stunning interior view of Princess Peach’s castle.