Orion Classics Relaunches As A Multiplatform And Specialty Label With “The Domestics”

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Orion Classics has relaunched and will focus on multiplatform and specialized releases as well as acquisitions utilizing emerging and innovative alternative distribution strategies worldwide. The label will release between 8-10 films per year across genres starting with Mike P. Nelson’s The Domestics, starring Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, 21) and Tyler Hoechlin (Everybody Wants Some, “Teen Wolf,” “Super Girl”). The gritty thriller will be released in U.S. theaters on June 28, 2018 and on Video On Demand PVOD and Digital on June 29, 2018. The film’s world premiere is set for opening night at the Cinepocalypse film festival on June 21.

Sam Wollman, MGM’s SVP of Acquisitions, will run day to day operations for the label and will work in conjunction with MGM President of Worldwide Television & Acquisitions Chris Ottinger and Orion President John Hegeman.

“Orion Classics has a long and storied history of releasing some of the most unique and memorable specialized movies of its time, including Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train and Richard Linklater’s Slacker. It’s our goal to relaunch Orion Classics with that same spirit in mind, and continue to have an eye on acquisitions across all platforms that entertain specialty audiences across the globe,” said Ottinger and Hegeman in a joint statement.

Based on a screenplay by Nelson, The Domestics was produced by Gianni Nunnari (300, From Dusk Till Dawn, Seven) and Shannon Gaulding (Safe Haven, Immortals) and executive produced by Kurt Johnstad (Atomic Blonde, A Shot in the Dark) and Adam Krentzman (Moonchild, Oh My God).
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Sheeran And Lamar Top Billboard Music Awards 2018

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Ed Sheera, Kendrick Lamar lead winner’s list at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also winning big were Taylor Swift, Khalid and Bruno Mars.

Heading into the night, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran led the nominations in 15 categories each. The two competed for Top Male Artist which the “Shape of You” went on to win.

Before the show started, Kelly Clarkson addressed the recent tragedy at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Clarkson, who is from Texas, was clearly moved by the tragedy and urged for action. “We need to do better,” Clarkson said during her heart-felt intro.

The ceremonies aired live on NBC and features performances by Shawn Mendes, Janet Jackson, Dua Lipa, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato and more.

Janet Jackson received the 2018 Billboard Music Icon Award and also gave a career-spanning performance, marking her first television performance in nine years.

Check out a partial list of winners below. To see the full list, head over to Billboard.com:

Top Artist:
WINNER: Ed Sheeran

Top New Artist:
Khalid

Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Camila Cabello

Top Male Artist:
Ed Sheeran

Top Female Artist:
Taylor Swift

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Cannes Film Festival: “Shoplifters” Wins Palme d’Or

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“Shoplifters,” Japanese film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won top prize Palme d’Or, highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was awarded as the festival comes to an end.

The family drama, which was also scripted and edited by Kore-eda, tells the story of an impoverished Japanese family who reply on shoplifting to cope with their life.

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the world’s most renowned, with winners eventually picking up more trophies during the year’s award season. It would be interesting to see if “Shoplifters” take a similar path.

This year’s festival run from May 8 to 19, with the competition jury headed by Cate Blanchett. Asghar Farhadi’s psychological thriller “Everybody Knows” starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem opened the festival.

Here’s some of the festival winners announced on Saturday night:

Palme d’Or:
“Shoplifters” directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda

Special Palme d’Or:
Jean-Luc Godard for “The Image Book”

Best Actress:
Samal Yeslyamova for “Ayka”

Best Actor:
Marcello Fonte for “Dogman”

Best Director:
Pawel Pawlikowski for “Cold War”

Jury Prize:
“Capernaum” directed by Nadine Labaki

To see the full list, head over to Cannes website.

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Spielberg And DiCaprio To Collaborate Again For A Ulysses S. Grant Film

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It looks like the Spielberg and DiCaprio finally found the right project to reunite for as the two are teaming up once again for a Ulysses S. Grant biopic, Deadline reports. This would be the first time they will work together since 2002’s “Catch Me If You Can.”

DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson will produce at Lionsgate while “Robin Hood” writer David James Kelly will pen the script.

DiCaprio’s will next be seen in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” which is about the Manson Family murders.

Spielberg is certainly inspired by the Civil War. The last time he tackled the era was in 2012, which resulted in twelve Academy Award nominations and a trophy for start Daniel Day-Lewis.

The acclaimed director is currently riding high with the success of the film adaptation of “Ready Player One” which has so far made more than $570 million worldwide since its release on March 29. He is currently working on the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise and plans to direct a remake of “West Side Story.”

He is also said to be attached to DC Comics film “Blackhawk,” also from Warner Bros.. Given all these projects orbiting Spielberg, it it would be interesting to see when production will actually commence.

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Miss Kansas Is 2018 Miss Teen USA

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Miss Kansas Teen Hailey Colborn is crowned Miss Teen USA 2018

17-year-old Hailey Colborn from Kansas has been crowned Miss Teen USA, held last night at Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana.

A total of 51 contestants from 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for the crown, which was later narrowed down to top 15 and top 10. In addition to Miss Kansas, rounding out the top 5 were Miss Illinois Teen Sydni-Dion Bennett, Miss Colorado Teen Chloe Zambrano, Miss South Carolina Teen Kirby Elizabeth Self and Miss North Carolina Teen Kaaviya Sambasivam. Miss Congeniality award went to Kennedy Cromeens of Alabama.

Before the show started, Miss Teen USA 2017 Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff gave a heartfelt speech about the Santa Fe High School shooting which happened earlier in the day.

The question and answer portion had an interesting twist this year: to celebrate its 35th anniversary, the top 5 contestants were asked questions that were posed to past winners. The contestants also competed in active wear and in evening gown.

Meanwhile, Miss USA 2018 is set to take lace on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, making it the first time that Miss Teen USA and Miss Teen USA are held concurrently. Miss USA 2018 will be hosted by Vanessa and Nick Lachey.

The 2018 Miss Teen USA was hosted by Cecilio Asuncion and Erin Lim. See some of the photos from the pageant below.

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Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd Teams Up For Tour

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Wiz Khalifa and hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd (Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee) today announced their co-headlined summer tour dubbed “Dazed & Blazed Summer 2018 Amphitheater Tour” which is produced by Live Nation. Tickets for the 27-date tour are available at LiveNation.com, Friday, May 18th.

The tour will commence on July 21 at DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan, and closes out on Aug. 30 in Phoenix, Arizona, with dates that will bring them to Chicago, IL, West Palm Beach, FL, and Austin, TX among others.

Khalifa previously co-headlined tours with Snoop Dogg in 2016 as well as Fall Out Boy in 2015. He is set to drop his brand new album “Rolling Papers 2” this summer, July 13th. He recently joined forces with Ty Dolla $ign for the song “Something New.”

Rae Sremmurd is best known for the chart topping hit “Black Beatles” from their second studio album SremmLife 2. They are also responsible for hit singles “No Type”, “No Flex Zone’ and “Swang.” They are also set to join Childish Gambino this fall on tour.

Visit LiveNation to see the full list of dates.

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Kelly Thompson and Stefano Caselli Bring The Band Back Together in WEST COAST AVENGERS

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The all-new team-up begins this August

The West Coast Avengers are getting back together – with an all-new team! This August, join Kate Bishop, Clint Barton, America Chavez, Gwenpool, Quentin Quire, and Fuse (a.k.a. Johnny, Kate’s way-in-over-his-head boyfriend) in a brand new story from Marvel exclusive writer Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye, Rogue & Gambit) and Stefano Caselli (Invincible Iron Man).

“They all need and want something from being on that team together,” Thompson told Marvel.com in an official announcement. “Kate needs to help save LA, and she needs help to do that because villains have taken notice that there are no Super Heroes out there. I think there’s part of her that misses [being on a team] too.”

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Cruise and Cavill Brawl In Latest Trailer For “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”

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“What’s done is done when we say it’s done,” says Ethan Hunt in the latest trailer for “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”.

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Cruise himself posted the trailer on his Twitter account, and its packed full of daredevil stunts, thrilling practical effects and impressive set pieces that we have come to expect from Cruise and the highly successful franchise.

We also get to see more of Cruise’s Hunt in fights with mustached Cavill as brutal assassin August Walker. It is an interesting dynamics, where Cruise is on the run once again while Cavill keeps him on his toes and has shoot to kill orders if Hunt goes rogue.

Some might remember that Cruise broke his ankle during filming after a dangerous stunt gone awry where the actor leaped from one building to another. The injury shut down the film’s production for more than two months to allow the actor’s injury to heal. Its right here on the trailer, and certainly makes the footage more intense.

The Mission: Impossible film franchise is one of the most successful of all-time, with a worldwide gross of over $2.7 billion to date. Judging by these new promotional materials, the film seem set to deliver some more crazy action this summer.

Franchise regulars Michelle Monaghan, Simon Pegg, and Ving Rhames are back as well as Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin who were standouts in 2015’s Rogue Nation. Vanessa Kirby is a new addition, as well Angela Bassett who plays a CIA official.

Directed by frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is scheduled for release on July 27, 2018.

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Live Nation Launches Women Nation Fund

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Live Nation Entertainment has announced the establishment of Women Nation Fund, which is aimed as an early-stage investment in assisting underrepresented female entrepreneurs in live music businesses such as concert promotions, events and festivals, the company announced today.

“As the leader in live entertainment, we want to meaningfully address this issue, change the dynamic and widen the playing field. The Women Nation Fund is a first step towards empowering new entrepreneurs and creating more opportunity for women in this sector of the live music business,” said Live Nation’s President and CEO, Michael Rapino.

“Women are underrepresented across the entertainment ecosystem, but we see this particularly in the music industry. One crucial way to kick-start the effort towards gender parity is to fund female entrepreneurs. I applaud Live Nation for their leadership and for committing its resources in a way that can affect real change,” said Dr. Stacy Smith, the Founder and Director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California.

Live Nation’s dynamic group of female executives will comprise its evaluating team, including Anna Sjolund (Co-Managing Director/Head Promoter, Live Nation Sweden), Amy Corbin (Promoter, C3), Virginia Davis (Founder, G Major Management), Amy Howe (COO, Ticketmaster), Lesley Olenik (VP, Touring), Maura Gibson (President, Front Gate Tickets), Kelly Chappel (VP, Touring) and Carrie Davis (Chief Communications Officer).

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Rami Malek Is Freddie Mercury In First “Bohemian Rhapsody” Film Trailer

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Rami Malek of “Mr. Robot” fame transforms into Freddy Mercury in upcoming Queen biopic, set for release this fall. After the film’s rocky production, the film’s trailer is finally here. The film’s trailer recently screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last month.

The trailer’s intro capitalizes on Queen’s iconic songs, including a mashup of “Another One Bites The Dust” and “Killer Queen,” which then led to the film’s titular song.

“This is when the operatic section comes,” Malek as Mercury said at the studio during a recording session of the ground-breaking song.

It closed with “We Will Rock You” playing in the background along with the band’s legendary performance at Live Aid in 1985, six years before the British singer died.

The film co-stars Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones), Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Lucy Boynton (last year’s Murder on the Orient Express) among others. Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) wrote the script.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is scheduled to be released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on November 2, 2018.

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