Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com, is celebrating a season of success with the murder-thriller "The Wednesday Killer" which has won a total of seven top screenplay awards from film festivals around the world.
After Hocus Pocus arrived in theaters in the summer of 1993, the film developed a massive following, and in the ensuing years, its stars would sometimes hint to eager fans that a sequel was a possibility.
Black Bear International, the newly created international division of Black Bear Pictures, headed by John Friedberg, has set the senior leadership team for the business and recently secured rights to sought-after titles "Conclave" and "Knox Goes Away."
Producer Janet Yang was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization's Board of Governors which also elected additional officers to serve on the Academy Board of Governors for the 2022-2023 term.
The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR - Extended Reality section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete with 43 projects representing 19 countries and a Worlds Gallery.
Acacia Filmed Entertainment today announced a commercial agreement to develop a world-class, purpose-built film studio and production training facility to service the growth and demand for new content and Castle Rock's Matthew George will lead Development.
Toronto International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that Prime Video's "My Policeman," directed by Michael Grandage, and starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin will have its World Premiere at the 47th edition of the festival.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Jenny Galante to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Revenue and Business Development, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today. Galante will report directly to Kramer.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, is celebrating a season of success with the murder-thriller "The Wednesday Killer" which recently won Best Thriller Script adding five more awards to its total.
NEON has wrapped production on Tilman Singer's Cuckoo, the feature film debut of Hunter Schafer (Euphoria). The horror film, written and directed by Singer, was shot on 35mm in Germany and stars Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2022–2023 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox.
This summer, Sharkfest, the only shark event that proves truth is stranger than fiction will take viewers up close and personal with one of nature's most feared predators as it swims across more Disney platforms than ever before.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is proud to announce commitments from 27 partner companies in the sixth year of Academy Gold Rising, and introduces a visual effects track to the talent development and inclusion program.
The Hamptons Film Summer Docs series, presented by Alec Baldwin with co-curation from Artistic Director, David Nugent, returns for its fourteenth year to present engaging and socially relevant documentary films from the industry's most brilliant storytellers.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, has released the first look poster for her exciting, plot twisting, cryptic murder mystery, "The Wednesday Killer."
The film CITIZEN ASHE, about triple Grand Slam, barrier-breaking tennis legend and global humanitarian, Arthur Ashe, will make its television premiere on CNN. The documentary will debut on the eve of the 135th Wimbledon, June 26, 2022.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to name Bill Kramer, current Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, as its new CEO, following the departure of Dawn Hudson.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced that Entertainment Tonight hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will host the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, which will be presented live on Friday, June 24, 2022.
The Academy Board of Governors has confirmed the reappointment of current governors-at-large DeVon Franklin (Executives Branch), Rodrigo García (Directors Branch) and Janet Yang (Producers Branch). They will each serve an additional three-year term beginning July, 2022.
America's largest French film festival launches its 26th year with a new name. The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) has announced that the COLCOA French Film Festival has been renamed The American French Film Festival.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the action film The Bricklayer. This marks the second film in Screen's Millennium output deal.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, has released the first look poster for her riveting, fast-action suspense thriller, The Manhattan Project.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced the acquisition of all North American rights to the action thriller The Locksmith from Arclight Films. Directed by Nicolas Harvard and starring Ryan Phillippe.
Expanded Media/LBI Entertainment and 101 Studios announced that Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner will star as Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist David Armstrong who uncovered the secrets of how the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma fueled a national nightmare.
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 95th Academy Awards® including Original Song and Documentary categories and reinstating the pre-COVID eligibility requirements for a qualifying theatrical run for any feature film.
JULIA, from Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG), will premiere for television on CNN on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 at 8:00pm and 10:00pm Eastern (5:00pm and 7:00pm Pacific), with limited commercial interruption.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced key dates for the 2022 Awards Season and the 95th Oscars® which will air live on Sunday, March 12, 2023, from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of the luxury lifestyle digital Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, has unveiled the pitch deck for her award-winning cerebral espionage thriller, The Six Sides of Truth as the film moves into the funding phase.
The Film Foundation, the non-profit organization created in 1990 by Martin Scorsese, has launched The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room showcasing films restored with support from the foundation and its partners and is available online.
The PBS science series NOVA presents "Ice Age Footprints" the one-hour documentary that follows archaeologists as they investigate remarkable ancient footprints found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico and premieres Wednesday, May 25 at 9pm ET/8C.
Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos, founder of the Latino Film Institute, announced the lineup for this year's Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) taking place June 1 – 5 at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
EarthX Film Festival 2022 presented by Curiosity unveiled its programming lineup with over 75 feature-length and short films screening during its four-day run May 12-15, in the Dallas Arts District, providing easy walking for attendees.
Quiver Distribution announced today that they will once again team up with prolific director Neil LaBute (Lakeview Terrace, Possession, Nurse Betty) on the action thriller Fear the Night which stars Maggie Q (The Protégé, "Designated Survivor", Divergent trilogy).
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the dates, locations, and Lifetime Achievement honorees for the 2022 Daytime, Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle, News & Documentary, and Children's & Family Emmy® Award ceremonies.
The highly anticipated spinoff series Bosch: Legacy released an extended trailer for its upcoming first season. Bosch: Legacy is the first Original series to debut under Amazon Freevee, the new name for IMDb TV beginning April 27.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to embark upon a landmark initiative to study thousands of short films released in the silent and early sound eras.
The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage.
The Class of 2022 DWW participants – Michelle Krusiec, April Maxey, Mary Angélica Molina, April Moreau, Kelly Pike and Lucretia Stinnette – shared their short films from the program with audiences at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) theater.
Gender reveals, eating contests, over the top proposals, social media anything. Especially from the perspective of first-generation and bicultural comedians, this series features playful commentary from actors and comedians discussing the latest in the wild and weird American culture.
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today that it will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at TAO Downtown. Jordan Hoffman will serve as the 2022 Chairperson of the NYFCC.
On the heels of their Pulp Fiction reunion at the 94th Academy Awards® this past weekend, Yale Entertainment announced today that Academy Award® nominee Uma Thurman and Academy Award® winner Samuel L. Jackson will star in The Kill Room.
Apple made history after "CODA" landed three Academy Awards with wins for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder. The winners were announced at the 94th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced the acquisition of all North American rights to the psychological thriller The Good Neighbor directed and written by Stephan Rick, with co-writer Ross Partridge.
Chef Wolfgang Puck and Wolfgang Puck Catering will return to create the menu for this year's Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' official post-Oscars® celebration, which will immediately follow the 94th Oscars ceremony.
Discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service from Discovery, Inc., announced "Her Story," a new hub launched in recognition of March's Women's History Month that will showcase strong and diverse women with thousands of episodes available.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 13 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2022. Submissions for 2022 awards consideration and review are open until March 13, 2022.
In the week leading up to the Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a series of public programs celebrating this year's nominees. The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes will host the 94th Oscars®, show producer Will Packer announced. This will be the first time hosting the ceremony for each of them. The Oscars will air live Sunday, March 27, 2022.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 12th annual Governors Awards will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood.
Quiver Distribution announced they have acquired and will release Mayim Bialik's directorial debut feature, As They Made Us, a dysfunctional family dramedy starring Dianna Agron and Simon Helberg, on April 8 in theaters and on all Video-on-Demand platforms.
Apple today made history, landing six Academy Award nominations in several major categories, including Best Picture for "CODA." Best Actor for Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth" and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur in "CODA."
Actor–comedian Leslie Jordan and actor, CEO and producer Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 94th Oscars® nominations, via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy's digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.
In heavy competitive bidding, Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment won the North American rights to the Sundance 2022 critically acclaimed thriller Emily the Criminal, with an original screenplay and directorial debut by John Patton Ford.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today launched "Seen," a new interview series featuring candid conversations with John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria and Edward James Olmos, and other influential artists and filmmakers, hosted by journalist Nick Barili.
CNN Films and TIME Studios announced today they have teamed with Academy Award®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and producers Lisa Erspamer and Sam Jinishian, for Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down.
TNT announces its new, original true crime anthology series "Rich & Shameless," documenting the shocking real stories will air an early sneak episode of the series, "Pam & Tommy: The Tape That Changed America" on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment have announced the formation of their new international film sales and distribution company, Great Escape with veteran Nicholas Donnermeyer and plan to launch at the virtual European Film Market.
Two hundred seventy-six feature films are eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Nominations voting begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, with nominations announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has appointed Sandra Chen Lau as its new Chief Advancement Officer. Chen Lau brings over 20 years of experience in arts, culture and education and a track record of leading successful fundraising programs.
New York-based specialty distributor Rialto Pictures will now handle theatrical distribution of five classics by director Francis Ford Coppola: Dementia 13, Twixt Now and Sunrise, Tucker: The Man And His Dream, Apocalypse Now: Final Cut, and The Conversation.
The Oscars® show producer Will Packer announced today that veteran director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 94th Oscars. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has pushed the dates for the film festival this year to April 26-May 1 due to safety concerns regarding the winter spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Penske Media (PMC) announced the acquisition of The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, a relied upon communications, hospitality, and media center for global attendees, with plans to grow their tent pole event.
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today that it will postpone its 2022 awards ceremony due to the recent COVID-19 surge across the country, a new date will be announced sometime early next year.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Academy Awards®. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, and the 94th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Hot off of the announcement of its upcoming world premiere at Sundance, Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden (Ride, Love in Vain).
Kelley Kali and Waad al-Kateab have been selected to be the domestic and international recipients, respectively, of the 2021 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. The 2021 fellows were selected from a group of 11 finalists.
Jennifer Davidson, former EVP of Communications, has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently announced by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, to whom she will continue to report.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, is celebrating a season of success as her debut screenplay, The Six Sides of Truth, has secured three "Best Screenplay" Awards and received 19 official film festival selections over the past six months.
Relentless in its development of world-class sports cars, launched in Lotus' 70th year and ahead of its anniversary celebrations, the new Evora GT410 Sport takes one of Lotus' success stories, and refines it through the application of enlightened design.
James "The Bear" Brady, the former White House Press Secretary permanently wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on former President Ronald Reagan has died at his home in Virginia, his family announced. He was 73.
“La Cucina”, starring Rachel Hunter, Christine Hendricks and Joaquim de Almeida and directed by Alison Hebble, deals with the relationship complexities of three different couples and how they cope with the reality of impending events.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Paula Wagner will produce the 5th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today.
The advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan, now on the doorstep of Kabul, the capital of a country that has been plagued by almost chronic unrest for more than forty years, is sure to worry the international community.
Pop Vegas, the brand-new, trailblazing exhibition space will open at The LINQ Promenade, the open-air entertainment, dining and retail district located at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Opening date and first exhibition to be announced shortly.
