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2018 PGA Best Documentary Feature Nominees Announced

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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the Documentary Feature nominees and it came with a few surprises.

The list of films (below) advances in the final voting for the 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards presented by Cadillac. The winner will be announced during the Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Visibly missing in the list is “Faces Places,” the acclaimed French documentary which won the L’Œil d’or award (best documentary) at 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

PGA started handing out best documentary feature since 2007. Since then, five documentary films that were honored went on to win the Academy Award Best Documentary Feature including Man on Wire, The Cove, Searching for Sugar Man, Amy and O.J.: Made in America.

Here is the list of films nominated for Outstanding Documentary Motion Picture in alphabetical order:

  • Chasing Coral
  • City of Ghosts
  • Cries from Syria
  • Earth: One Amazing Day
  • Jane
  • Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
  • The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

ABOUT THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)

The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The Producers Guild has more than 8,100 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices.

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Returns November 7

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See the Official Trailer for the Final Episode Now. Episode five, Don’t Stop Believin’, will be available for download starting November 7, 2017.

Award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment, is pleased to reveal the launch trailer for the fifth and final episode of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.

Episode five, entitled ‘Don’t Stop Believin’,’ will be available starting November 7, 2017 for $4.99 USD or equivalent. Individual episodes, and the series as a whole, can be downloaded on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One®, Windows PC, and Mac, as well as the App Store® and Google Play™.

The series is also available as a special ‘Season Pass Disc’ at retailers across North America for an MSRP of $29.99 USD and at retailers elsewhere across the globe. The special ‘Season Pass Disc’ includes episode one, ‘Tangled Up in Blue,’ and grants access to download the subsequent four episodes via online updates as they are released. Additional platforms for release are yet to be announced.

Episode description: In the aftermath of an unbearable sacrifice, the Guardians finally fracture. With her opposition in shambles, Hala renews her campaign of death and devastation, carving a path of indiscriminate destruction en route to Knowhere. If he hopes to avoid catastrophe (and save his own skin), Star-Lord must search his feelings, reunite his team, and mount one final mission to save the galaxy…again.

The series features a star-studded cast of voice talent, including Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series) as Star-Lord, Emily O’Brien (The Young and the Restless, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor) as Gamora, Nolan North (the Uncharted series, Pretty Little Liars) as Rocket, Brandon Paul Eells (Watch Dogs) as Drax, and Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, League of Legends) as Groot.

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Animated ‘The Predator’ Poster Released

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20th Century Fox has released an animated, motion poster for director Shane Black’s upcoming 2018 film ‘The Predator’, and it’s electrifying. The animated poster shows lightning striking above the cityscape, with each flash of light taking the shape of huge Predator head.

Not much is known about what exactly this means, which makes the poster all the more intriguing. A couple of weeks ago a still version of the poster depicting a silhouette of the same image was spotted at Brand Licensing Expo in London, England.

Written by Black and Fred Dekker, the film stars Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Thomas Jane (1922), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), and Edward James Olmos (Blade Runner).

Earlier this year, Black confirmed on Twitter that his movie will not be a sanitized version, saying, “And, just to be clear… Spines bleed… a lot.”

The upcoming film action horror sci-fi is the fourth film in the Predator series. The original, directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard) and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger was released in 1987 and became that year’s second biggest hit (next only to Beverly Hills Cop II). The film has since been considered one of the greatest action films by genre fans and appeared in “best of” lists in many trade publications.

Director Shane Black himself appeared in the film as radio operator Rick Hawkins who was later ambushed by the extraterrestrial creature.

‘The Predator’ is set for release next year, Aug. 3, 2018.

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FandaFandango Acquires MovieTickets.com

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…Creating Global Suite of Movie Ticketing Properties With Mission Of Getting More Moviegoers Into Theaters Worldwide.

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LOS ANGELES and BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Fandango, a leading digital network for all things movies, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MovieTickets.com, a popular online movie ticketer serving moviegoers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America. MovieTickets.com will join brands Fandango, Flixster, Ingresso and Fandango Latin America to create a suite of movie ticketing properties, serving hundreds of millions of moviegoers worldwide. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is anticipated to close in Q4 2017.

The addition of MovieTickets.com will further Fandango’s goal of full national coverage, ensuring that moviegoers can purchase advance tickets to their favorite local theaters anytime, anywhere and on any device. Once completed, the acquisition will bring to Fandango’s ticketing network new exhibitors including National Amusements, Cineplex, Landmark Theatres and Marquee Cinemas, as well as many independent theater chains.

It will also expand the company’s footprint in Latin America, and establish a ticketing presence in Canada and the United Kingdom for the first time. After the acquisition is complete, MovieTickets.com will continue to operate from its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

“MovieTickets.com has done a terrific job, building a popular and trusted brand with millions of loyal customers and hundreds of exhibitors, and has been a champion of serving theater circuits large and small for nearly two decades,” said Fandango President Paul Yanover. “We look forward to sharing an array of mobile and social media innovations with their customer base to enhance the movie discovery, planning and ticket buying experience.”
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New “Justice League” Posters Show Characters Are “All In”

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With the release of “Justice League” fast approaching, Warner Bros. is gearing up the promo by releasing cool new poster for each superhero character, sans Superman, and there’s plenty of bright colors.

The posters individually features stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg. There’s no sign of Superman in these posters, which is expected considering how Batman V Superman ended.

A new trailer is also set to premiere early morning of Sunday, the film’s official Twitter page announced. “Get ready for the all new #JusticeLeague trailer this Sunday at 9AM ET / 6AM PT.”

There is a definite shift to brighter and lighter look on these recent Justice League promo materials, especially after director Joss Whedon’s involvement. Though overall, they seem to blend well with the darker tone and aesthetic that Zack Snyder started. Snydon anyone?

Justice League is the second DCEU film this year, following this summer’s top grosser Wonder Woman. Scheduled to be released on November 17, 2017, the film also stars Henry Cavill Ciarán Hinds, Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J. K. Simmons.
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Radiohead Among Nominees For 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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It seems like it was only yesterday that Radiohead released their debut single “Creep,” the quintessential track from their album “Pablo Honey” which brought them worldwide success.

But that was 1992, making the influential English alternative rock band seemingly a shoo-in for induction on their first year of eligibility to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where performers qualify for induction 25 years after the release of their first commercial recording.

Along with Rage Against the Machine, Dire Straits, Judas Priest, among others, Radiohead is one of 9 first-time nominees for 2018 induction class. In total, there are 19 nominated artists announced on Tuesday.

By December this list will be truncated to five and revealed as Class of 2018. They will then be inducted during a ceremony at the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14th, 2018, an annual musical occasion which includes numerous performances by both the inductees and the presenters.

According to Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame website, fans will be able to participate in the selection process by selecting 5 artists at a time. This will comprise the “fan ballot” and will be tallied alongside the ballots from Rock Hall voting body, which is a group of more than 900 artists, historians and music-industry professionals.

Throughout the past, inductees include some of the most influential names in rock history, such as Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Jackson 5. Last year, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupak Shakur, and Yes comprised the 2017 Hall of Fame class.

For the full list of nominees, click here.

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Jenna Mattison on Her Directorial Debut The Sound, and Being A Headstrong Filmmaker

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In Jenna Mattison’s directorial debut for “The Sound”, we experience Rose McGowan as Kelly, a completely in-for-it-all ghost buster who finds herself uncovering secrets of the death of a suicide victim in a subway station. Through social media and thoughtful, star-studded interactions both living and dead, we get to see the emotional breakthrough for a character based in survival and deep emotional and mental pain. But the character of Jenna Mattison I’ve found, is a far more interesting character, and like Kelly, has many sides.

Q: The film seems like an antithesis of your acting work- Is this by design?
J: You know, I had an injury about 10 years ago, and went through subsequent surgeries over 5 to 6 years and that essentially ended my acting career. And during that time period, I went deaf on one side…it was insane. And when something that intense happens to you, it changes your perspective a lot. And it kind of makes you a more soulful person, may be in ways darker? [laughs] So when I wrote the sound, it was definitely different than my previous writing because it was a very different experience for me. And within that, my writing as a filmmaker changed.

Q: Did you put a lot of your experience in the film, or find yourself seeing some similarities in there?

J: I wouldn’t say that, but definitely the importance of sound, you know, for someone who has had their hearing damaged. And you realize..how much, how we hear. And how we see the world, because it also changes because it gets heightened. You just realize how important it is. And so I got really interested in sound, and then this sort of you know, came out of that.

Q: How do you compare the creative process of doing a darker plot vs softer characters? Which inspire you more?

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J: I’m into all sorts of different things, so I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m really one or the other, but I do really enjoy sort of getting into characters and people that are a bit broken, that their lives (past) have shadowed their view of the world and kind of made them a bit darker, so yeah I guess in that, that is a reflection of the person I’ve grown to become since my injury and, you know…the [sarcastic]“nightmare that happened to me” [laughs].

We then started talking about how her injury was an empowering one, especially since women are really held into looking a certain way on screen.

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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Wins At Toronto Film Festival

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Director Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was a surprise winner at Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, winning the Grolsch People’s Choice Award, the event’s top prize. First runner up went to Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya”, the Tonya Harding biopic which stars Margot Robbie.

‘Three Billboards’, which screened at the Venice Film Festival earlier in the month where it took best screenplay, stars Frances McDormand as a grieving mom whose daughter was brutally raped and murdered. She then decided to commission the titular three billboards to protest and find the killer after no arrests have been made.

Considered an early harbinger for paths to the awards season, the award is voted by the TIFF moviegoers. Winners and runners up films at Toronto in the past such as “Spotlight,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The King’s Speech” and “La La Land” have gone on receive Oscar nominations. For the past 10 years, only 2011’s winner “Where Do We Go Now?” failed to score an Academy Awards best-picture nomination.

Written by Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” also stars Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes and Peter Dinklage. The film is currently scheduled for a Nov. 10 release.

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First Look At David Harbour as Hellboy

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Hellboy creator Mike Mignola gives fans their first glimpse of David Harbour as Hellboy on Wednesday, posting a photo of the actor in character on social media. “Holy crap… first look #hellboy,” Mignola posted with the photo.

Harbour’s version of the powerful demon looks accurate to comics, and is not entirely a different look from that of Ron Perlman who played the role in the 2004 original and on it’s sequel in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

The character’s latest iteration does look grittier and imposing, more realistically muscular, and has longer locks of hair .

Set to be directed by Neil Marshall, the currently untitled Hellboy reboot also stars Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Lane and Daniel Dae Kim.

With the release of the image, production is moving quickly as principal photography expected to get underway this month. The film is expected to be shot in U.K. and Bulgaria. The film is set to be released next year, but no specific release date has been announced.

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“Stranger Things,” “Westworld” Win Big At Creative Arts Emmy 2017

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HBO’s sci-fi western “Westworld” and Netflix’s 80s throwback “Stranger Things” were big winners Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, as both shows picked up five wins on night 2 of the ceremony. SNL also won five, two of which for best guest actor and actress in a comedy series, Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy respectively. Also winning multiple awards were “The Night Of” and “Veep.”

The awards are strong harbinger for the televised Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony set for next Sunday, Sept. 17. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards honor “outstanding artistic and technical achievement in a variety of television program genres, guest performances in weekly series, as well as exceptional work in the animation, reality and documentary categories.”

The 2017 Creative Arts Awards were presented on two nights, September 9, Saturday, and September 10, Sunday. Sunday night’s ceremonies were focused scripted comedies and drama series, while Saturday night’s event honored the best in animatino, reality, variety and documentary shows.

Last night, Ava DuVernay’s political documentary from Netflix “13th” received the most awards with four, winning outstanding documentary special as well as for writing, original music and lyrics for “The Letter to the Free”, and motion design. Other notable winners were “Hairspray Live,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” James Corden, and “Saturday Night Live.”

See the full winners of Sunday winners, click here.
See the full winners of Saturday winners, click here.

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