New Poster and Trailer For Billy Porter & Luke Evans Drama “Our Son”

Posted on November 26, 2023 by admin

The film follows Nicky (Luke Evans), a book publisher devoted to his work, lives with his husband Gabriel (Billy Porter), a former actor and stay-at-home dad, and their eight year-old son, Owen.

Gabriel loves Owen more than anything; Nicky loves Gabriel more than anything. Despite appearances, Gabriel has been dissatisfied with their marriage for some time and files for divorce, leading to a custody battle that forces both of them to confront the changing reality of their love for each other and for their son.

“Our Son” is directed by Bill Oliver, who also wrote the film along with Peter Nickowitz.

The film also stars Robin Weigert, Andrew Rannells, Isaac Powell, and Phylicia Rashad.

It is set for release in select theaters on December 8, followed by its VOD release on December 15.

NAVA to Present Seth Green With Inaugural Voiceover Icon Award Dec 6th

Posted on November 25, 2023 by admin

The NAVA Foundation has announced Seth Green as their 2023 Voiceover Icon Award recipient.

Seth has had an extensive voiceover career starting when he was just a kid in 1987 on the TV show Comic Strip. From there he has voiced iconic characters including Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jeff “Joker” Moreau in the video Game Mass Effect, and Chris Griffin on Family Guy.

As the creator, writer, and producer of Robot Chicken, Seth has not only lent his voice to dozens of characters, but he has also created work and opportunities for voice actors.

Seth will receive his award on stage at the NAVA Foundation Benefit Gala on December 6th.

Staind Announces The Tailgate Tour With Special Guests Seether Featuring Saint Asonia & Tim Montana

Posted on November 24, 2023 by admin

Multi-platinum rock band, Staind has announced The Tailgate Tour with long-time friends, Seether and featuring Saint Asonia and Tim Montana, beginning April 22, 2024 in Brandon, Mississippi.

Produced by Live Nation, The Tailgate Tour reunites Staind and Seether for the first time in years. “I’m really looking forward to being back on the road with my good friends Seether, Tim Montana and Saint Asonia,” says lead vocalist Aaron Lewis. “It’s going to be a great time.”

The eleven-date trek begins April 22, 2024 with dates across the US, including Franklin, TN, Portland, ME and Grand Rapids, MI before wrapping up in Pelham, AL May 15. Tickets will be available starting with Artist presales beginning Wednesday, November 15 @ 10:00am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general public onsale beginning Friday, November 17 @ 10am local time at staindofficial.com.

STAIND is comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Sal Giancarelli. The band was formed in 1995 in their hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the course of their career, the band has released seven studio albums and eight Top 10 singles, selling over 15 million albums worldwide.  Break The Cycle, released in 2001 and RIAA certified 5x platinum, featured the smash single, “It’s Been Awhile,” one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history, spending 20 weeks at Number 1. In 2019 after a five-year hiatus, STAIND reunited for some unforgettable festival performances, and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the live album, Live: It’s Been Awhile. STAIND will release their new studio album, their first in twelve years, Confession s of the Fallen in September 2023.

Felix & Paul Studios Marks 10th Anniversary With Behind-the-Scenes Series Inside Felix & Paul Studios

Posted on November 24, 2023 by admin

Felix & Paul Studios Marks 10th Anniversary With Behind-the-Scenes Series Inside Felix & Paul Studios, Presented by Canon

Inside Felix & Paul Studios lifts the curtain on the studio’s pioneering creative process, decade of groundbreaking immersive storytelling, and upcoming productions.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy-Award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, proudly introduces Inside Felix & Paul Studios, an 8-episode series presented by Canon available on Meta Quest (3D 180) and YouTube (2D and 3D 180). This series offers an exclusive look at the studio’s decade-long journey as a pioneer of immersive entertainment experiences, providing unique access into its creative and technological laboratories.

The series reflects on the studio’s legacy, emphasizing how instilling a profound sense of presence has been pivotal to each project.

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“Fireline” Opening On Digital Platforms On December 5

Posted on November 23, 2023 by admin

Fireline was directed by Tylor Norwood and produced by Ben Sinclair. Gravitas Ventures has recently released the trailer for the documentary film.

The film focuses on three firefighters from the Cal Fire Lassen-Modoc Unit, and their harrowing experience fighting a megafire for 36 emotional hours.

The filmmakers also worked with The California Fire Foundation, which provides emotional support to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect.

The movie takes viewers into the spectacle and drama of a megafire, alongside a firefighting team struggling to save anything they can while protecting each other.

It takes audiences into the firescape, to feel for the first time what those fighting these blazes face, especially as climate change makes megafires larger and more frequent. It’s an intimate portrait of a system stretched to its breaking point, revealing the friendship, heartbreak, and exhilaration experienced by those who go to war against this elemental force.

Gravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on December 5, 2023. The film has a running time of 82 minutes and will not be rated by the MPAA.

Focus Features Has Acquired Rights To Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders”

Posted on November 22, 2023 by admin

Jeff Nichols’ motorcycle ensemble feature drama has sold to Focus Features, THR has reported.

The film was originally scheduled by Disney and 20th Century to open on Dec. 1, 2023, but was removed by New Regency form the release calendar in October during the actors’ strike. No specific release date has yet been released.

“We are delighted to add such a riveting project to next year’s strong slate of films. We look forward to once again working alongside New Regency and reuniting with the multi-talented Jeff Nichols on another one of his visionary projects,” said Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski in a statement.

Focus Features 2024 slate includes comedy road film directed by Ethan Coen “Drive-Away Dolls”, horror comedy film written by Diablo Cody “Lisa Frankenstein”, Robert Eggers gothic horror film “Nosferatu”, Goran Stolevski drama “Housekeeping for Beginners”, and Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black”,

The Bikeriders recently premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023 and received positive reviews.

Colorado’s Stanley Hotel will host Sundance Institute’s Signature Directors Lab in 2024

Posted on November 22, 2023 by admin

The nonprofit global arts organization Sundance Institute and the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado announced today that the Stanley Hotel will host the Institute’s signature Directors Lab in 2024 with support from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). For over four decades, Sundance Institute labs have brought together promising new independent storytellers with accomplished artists to develop new work and build a long-lasting, vibrant community.

The Directors Lab nurtures diverse, original voices through an immersive filmmaking experience over two to three weeks every summer. Connected to nature, the lab creates a safe, inclusive space for first-time feature directors to rehearse, shoot, and edit scenes that will build their skills working with actors, exploring text, and finding the visual language and aesthetic for their films.

For over 40 years, the Directors Lab has taken place in the founding location of the Sundance Resort in Utah. Next year, the lab will relocate to Colorado while construction in outdoor areas and primary shooting locations takes place to enhance the Sundance property.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to bring the Directors Lab to the Stanley Hotel in Colorado. In identifying a host for our Directors Lab, it was essential to find a space that was surrounded by nature for artists to create, had multiple environments for shooting, and could be an environment where artists could leave behind the distractions of everyday life and immerse themselves in their projects. We are deeply grateful to both the Stanley Hotel and the state of Colorado for welcoming the Directors Lab to Colorado,” said Michelle Satter, founding senior director of artist programs at Sundance Institute.
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2023 SFFILM Rainin Grant Recipients Announced

Posted on November 21, 2023 by admin

SFFILM has announced the recipients for the 2023 SFFILM Rainin Grant, the flagship artist development program offered by SFFILM’s artist development initiative known as SFFILM Makers. The announcement is in in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.

Seventeen filmmaking teams have been selected as recipients of the SFFILM Rainin Grant which includes $425,000 in funding and professional support for their narrative projects at different stages of production.

“Giving independent films and filmmakers the resources they need to thrive is the core of our work at SFFILM,” said SFFILM’s Executive Director Anne Lai. “Our long partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation has helped to develop filmmakers from around the world whose voices and stories may not have had the chance to become films without this kind of essential support.”

The SFFILM Rainin Grant program is the largest granting body for independent narrative feature films in the US, and supports films that address social justice issues—the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges—in a positive and meaningful way through plot, character, theme, or setting. Awards are made to multiple projects once a year, for screenwriting, development, and post-production. Recipients are offered a cash grant up to $25,000 for screenwriting and development, post-production as well as a two-month residency at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s premier artist residency space.
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Palm Springs International Film Awards To Honor Da’Vine Joy Randolph With The Breakthrough Performance Award

Posted on November 21, 2023 by admin

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Da’Vine Joy Randolph is the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award, for The Holdovers. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.

“In The Holdovers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph brings not only her significant comedic talents to the table, but also extremely moving emotional depth to her portrayal of Barton Academy head cook Mary Lamb, who is grieving the recent loss of her son,” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “It is our honor to present the Breakthrough Performance Award, to this talented actress in celebration of her outstanding work and recognizing her emerging talent.”

Randolph joins this year’s previously announced honorees Emma Stone (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress), Cillian Murphy (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor) and Killers of the Flower Moon (Vanguard Award). Past winners of the Breakthrough Performance Award include last year’s recipient Danielle Deadwyler (Till) along with Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), Andra Day (The United States v Billie Holiday), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Felicity Huffman (Transamerica), Brie Larson (Room), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl). In the years they were honored, Cotillard, Hudson, Larson, and Nyong’o went on to receive Academy Awards, while Day, Blige, Erivo, Huffman and Pike received nominations.
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“Anyone But You” Rom-Com Trailer Released

Posted on November 21, 2023 by admin

The upcoming romantic comedy is loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and directed by Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends With Benefits).

In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

The film is set for release on December 22, 2023 by Sony Pictures Releasing.

The film stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet, Hadley Robinson, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, GaTa.