BMI Announces The Participants For Its 2019 Conducting Workshop For Visual Media Composers

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Award-Winning Composer Lucas Richman Will Lead the Workshop

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today the selected participants for its 22nd annual Conducting Workshop for Visual Media Composers, led by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman.

Beginning August 13, the elite group will spend two weeks sharpening their conducting skills to music selections by BMI film composing legends such as Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams.

The workshop will be held at BMI’s Los Angeles office and Blake Neely’s Cow on the Wall Studio in North Hollywood culminating with the participants leading a 32-piece orchestra live to picture at Nathan Barr’s Bandrika studio in Tarzana on August 24.

“The Conducting Workshop was established to enhance the skills of BMI composers during the music-making process, both in the recording studio and live concerts, under Richman’s exceptional direction,” said Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI Vice President Creative-Film, TV & Visual Media. “This workshop is just one of the many ways we provide composers with the tools they need to advance in the scoring community.”

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SDCC 2019: Comedy Central is Heading to Comic Con with South Park and Crank Yankers Events

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Comedy Central will descend upon San Diego Comic-Con with an awesome array of events from South Park and Crank Yankers.

The festivities kick-off on Thursday, July 18 at 9:30 a.m. with a no-badge-required, free and open to the public South Park activation at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center (200 Harbor Dr. #120) located directly across from the Convention Center, and a Crank Yankers immersive fan experience on Thursday, July 18 inside the Convention Center at Booth #3729.

The #1 brand in comedy will also present a Crank Yankers panel on Thursday, July 18 at the Hilton Bayfront in the Indigo Ballroom at 6:45 p.m.

The South Park Bigger Longer Uncut Mini-Golf activation will be revealed to fans on Thursday, July 18 at 9:30 a.m. at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center. The 9-hole golf course is an homage to the iconic movie with each hole themed to celebrate the 20thanniversary of South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut.

The activation will also feature four limited-edition South Park t-shirts, with a different shirt available each day for fans to purchase during a limited window.

The South Park fan activation is free and open to the public from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, July 21.

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SDCC 2019: Kulipara Sunday Comic-Con Panel with creator Trevor Pryce & Star Josh Keaton + Others

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Kulipari Hops Into San Diego For Its First-Ever Comic- Con Panel Featuring the World Premiere of the Live Action 3D Epic Army Of Frogs on July 21 at 1:30PM

Trevor Pryce’s critically acclaimed multimedia franchise Kulipari makes its debut at San Diego Comic-Con this month, taking over Room 6A with an action-packed panel on Sunday, July 21 at 1:30pm.

During this unforgettable event, series creator Trevor Pryce, star Josh Keaton, directors Jay Oliva and Jessica Pease, and producer and writer Joshua Starnes will be on hand to provide priceless insight into the future of the beloved brand and IP—including plans for upcoming films and series—and unveil five all-new Kulipari trailers and shorts from international animation and production studios such as Tiger Animation, Lex And Otis, Hype Studios, Moreframes, and OVFX—an offshoot of Outlook Company, Pryce’s Baltimore-based multimedia organization.

The hour-long presentation is headlined by the world premiere of the live action 3D reimagining of the groundbreaking hit that started it all: An Army Of Frogs.

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Hootie & The Blowfish, Marshmello And Steve Aoki With Special Guests Darren Criss And Monsta X Join The Lineup For The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival

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Event Will Also Feature Performances by Alicia Keys, Cage The Elephant, Camila Cabello, Chance The Rapper, Def Leppard, French Montana, Halsey, Heart, H.E.R., Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and more

Hosted By Ryan Seacrest on September 20 and 21 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

HeartMedia announced today that Hootie & The Blowfish, Marshmello and Steve Aoki with special guests Darren Criss and Monsta X have been added to the iconic lineup for the 2019 iHeartRadioMusic Festival, the annual legendary concert event on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21 at Las Vegas’ hottest entertainment venue, T-Mobile Arena.

This year, the epic two-day event will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest and will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Cage The Elephant, Camila Cabello, Chance The Rapper, Def Leppard, French Montana, Halsey, Heart, H.E.R., Hootie & The Blowfish, Marshmello, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Steve Aoki with special guests Darren Criss and Monsta X, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and more.

Each night, the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival will broadcast live for fans via iHeartMedia radio stations throughout the country across more than 150 markets. The CW Network will broadcast a two-night television special on Wednesday, October 2 and Thursday, October 3 from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. EST/PST. Leading up to the official television special, The CW will also air an hour-long Best Of Special on Sunday, September 29 at 8 p.m. EST/PST. In addition, The CW will exclusively livestream both nights of the festival via The CW App and CWTV.com.

Tickets are on sale now to the general public via AXS.com. Tickets for the Daytime Stage are also on sale and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com.
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Carnage Rules in the Absolute Carnage Trailer!

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Marvel Comics is about to unleash Absolute Carnage. This all-encompassing Venom event is poised to shake the symbiote world to its core. Get the latest on this story in an all-new trailer featuring Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, Editor Devin Lewis, and writer Donny Cates!

“We’ve given a serial murderer a nuclear bomb, essentially, and Cletus is gonna try and kill every single character that has ever worn a symbiote,” teases Cates.

Series artist Ryan Stegman proclaims, “As a comic fan, this book has everything I’d ever want. The things I’ve drawn in this series are unlike anything I’ve gotten to draw before. I can’t wait for people to experience it!”

In the biggest Venom storyline yet, the Lethal Protector’s sinister spawn Carnage is on a mission to recover the codexes left behind inside every character that has ever bonded with a symbiote, so that he can summon the symbiote god Knull. Venom will have to team with friends and foes alike in order to prevent Carnage from succeeding in his deadly plot – all brought to you by the dynamite duo of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman!

“It touches on almost every character in the Marvel Universe. No character is going to be left untouched by Absolute Carnage,” says Cebulski. Absolute Carnage arrives on August 7 in comic shops, on the Marvel Comics App, and on Marvel.com.

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FUNimation Films Debuts “KINGDOM” Trailer

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By Creative Media Times

FUNimation Films

FUNimation Films’ live-action adaptation of “Kingdom” is set to have North American screening next month.

Feating Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Kanata Hongō, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, and Takao Osawa, “Kingdom: is directed by Shinsuke Sato, “Kingdom” is set for limited release on August 16 in the US and Canada.

Produced by Kôji Hirano, Naoaki Kitajima, Shinzô Matsuhashi, Ryôsuke Mori, the film is from a screenplay written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa and Shinsuke Sato, based on the manga created by Yasuhisa Hara. The film has not yet been rated, but will be in Japanese with English subtitles.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

Orphaned by war, a young boy and his friend dream of changing their fate and becoming the world’s greatest generals. And after his friend sacrifices himself to protect the future emperor, the young boy’s path to greatness is set in motion. Helping the King reclaim the throne puts the boy’s blade to the ultimate test as they go against deadly assassins, large armies, and the dangerous mountain clan. In a country torn apart by war, only they can fight to unite the warring states! Kingdom is a live-action motion picture based on the bestselling adventure-historical manga series of the same name created by Yasuhisa Hara and presents a fictionalized account of ancient China during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).

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First Trailer For Disney’s Live-Action “Mulan” Remake Drops

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Walt Disney Pictures

Disney has released a trailer for its forthcoming live-action remake of Mulan, giving us our first look at the of sweeping war action adventure.

Liu Yifei, previously seen in The Forbidden Kingdom and Once Upon a Time, plays the eponymous lead in the film.

The trailer starts in a poignant tone. “We have excellent news, the matchmaker has found you an auspicious match,” Mulan’s mother Hua Li (played by Rosalind Chao) tells her at the dinner table that a match for her arranged marriage has been found. “It is decided. It is what is best for our family,” her father adds.

“Yes, I will bring honor to us all,” Mulan assures the family.

From there, the trailer kicks into high gear, showing a collage of stunning action shots, with Mulan being reminded that being “quiet, composed, graceful, disciplined” are qualities of being a good wife.

But Mulan sees them as a qualities of a soldier. “It is my duty to fight,” she said.

The original animated film was released in 1998, which was a big hit both with critics and audiences, eventually earning a best musical score nominations at the academy awards. Just like the original, the remake follows a young woman named Mulan who disguises herself as a man to take the place of her ailing father in the military.

Directed by Niki Caro, Mulan is set to hit theaters on March 27th, 2020.

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Dazzling and Strange: Thom Yorke Ponders Love and Angst on Anima

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Eric Gasa

XL Recordings

Over 20 years since the release of the seminal album, OK Computer, Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke still maintains his creative peak. In tandem with his newest solo record, Anima, the singer has partnered with director, Paul Thomas Anderson to produce a short film to accompany the record. The result is a sleek, modern, and quintessentially Thom Yorke experience, starring the musician in his own dystopian world of angst and anxiety.

Available exclusively on Netflix, the film, also titled Anima gives viewers a glimpse into Yorke’s mind and showcases three songs from the record. The feature has no dialogue and is almost reminiscent of a silent film.

The first shots start in the grey-washed interiors of a subway. Passengers nod in and out of a trance-like sleep, and we see Yorke doing the same thing. It’s a surrealist scene as one by one the passengers awaken to life. Yorke stirs awake and makes eye contact with his muse across the car, played by his real-life partner, Dajana Rocione.

The ensemble exits the train and begin a stylish and artistic dance performance. Yorke’s ghoulish falsetto fits perfectly in place with the scene; dreamlike and mystifying. Human forms rive and abstract into odd shapes around Yorke as he searches for the girl he lost on the train.
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Trailer For Star-Studded Mystery “Knives Out” Released

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Lionsgate

The trailer for Rian Johnson’s upcoming classic whodunit story has been released, and it feature plenty of familiar faces.

The stellar ensemble includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Katherine Langford, Michael Shannon, and Christopher Plummer.

It looks like the film has all the elements of an intriguing murder mystery: someone is dead in the family, in this case renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), and everyone’s a suspect.

So far, everything about the film looks promising: the story is intriguing, the editing is snappy and like most of Johnson’s filmography, the cinematography looks slick.

Lionsgate is set to release Knives Out on November 27, 2019.

Here’s what we have about the Knives Out so far:

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death.

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Disney’s Live-Action Little Mermaid Film Now Has Its Ariel

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Disney has found its lead for its upcoming Little Mermaid live action film, as singer Halle Bailey has just been cast as Ariel,” Walt Disney Studios announced Wednesday.

“After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role,” director Rob Marshall said in a statement.

“Dream come true…” Halle tweeted with an illustration of a black version of Ariel.

Other characters currently in talks for the movie are star Awkwafina (“Crazy Rich Asians”) as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay (“Wonder”) as Flounder and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.

The film comes after the latest in a string of live-action reboots from Disney. The studio has so far has had mixed results: though Dumbo, release last March was met with muted critical and boxoffice results, this summer’s Aladdin has been a certified boxoffice hit.

The studio is also set to release Lion King this month, followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in October.

The Little Mermaid release date is yet to be announced.

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