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MISSOULA, Montana–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 17, 2022– Vault Comics is thrilled to announce that it has secured an investment led by Jeff Ubben, along with United Talent Agency (UTA), Crush Ventures, Rick Matros and Black Squirrel Partners, backed by Metallica. UTA is one of the world’s leading talent, entertainment and sports companies. …

‘DPA pre-Oscars 2022 giveaway suite’ will provide gifts to nominees and show support for Ukrainians in need LOS ANGELES, California, U.S., March 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Nathalie Dubois and DPA are back Oscars week, with the ‘pre-Oscars DPA giveaway suite’ featuring top companies showcasing their produced in the garden and …

Could award-winning Australian-Greek director Kosta Nikas’ narrative short UTOPIA be the most pirated short film in the world? There was a mad rush of netizens to translate and subtitle it into their own language; a phenomenon generally observed for feature films, not for short films! Filmed in 2016 and released …

Raphael Montañez Ortiz | The memorial to the sadistic Holocaust destruction of millions of our ancient Arawak-Taino-Latinx ancestors begun in 1492 by Christopher Columbus and his mission to, together with the conquistadores, colonize and deliver the wealth of the New World to Spain, little matter the human cost to the …

NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 02/23/2022 (BRADLEY BEACH, NJ) — Arianna Bocco, president of IFC Films, and Heidi Sirota, director of companion animals at Nationwide, have joined Bradley Lab, a subsidiary of the movie theater development and management company, film lab, during their reopening of The …

Another day, another spin-off, right? With so many amazing shows receiving spinoffs lately, it can be hard to keep up, like with the To come up Dragon House. lucky for you all american fans, there’s another spin-off to follow now, and it’s All Americans: Homecoming. A fallout, of course, of …

Spotting COVID-era ephemera was new to 2021 films, even some of the best. As early as last February, we saw masks worn, some ostensibly under the nose, in Bad Luck Bang or Loony Porn and later in the year in drive my car; same Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy ended …

the The Oscars have long lamented the fact that fewer and fewer people attend their lavish ceremony year after year. As the ratings drop – a general trend for most television shows, and the Oscars remain one of the most-watched live events on network television – we are then bombarded …

KPRC 2’s Daniella Guzman, Randy McIlvoy and Zach Lashway are on assignment in Los Angeles, covering Super Bowl LVI. When they’re not busy reporting at SoFi Stadium, the trio enjoy their off-hours at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, the city’s largest hotel and one of its most recognizable buildings. …

Film expert Jacqueline Stewart makes a rich contribution to TCM for Black History Month, leading discussions on “Selma” with its star, David Oyelowo and highlighting the work of Oscar Micheaux and other filmmakers pioneers. The result is both festive and stimulating. “Our programming spans from the 1920s to 2014, nearly …

Staff Pick: Cauleen SmithNow streamingFebruary 1 to 28, 2022 e-flux Video & Film is delighted to present Cauleen Smith Three songs about liberation like the February 2022 edition of our monthly Staff Picks series. Cauleen Smith’s interdisciplinary work, according to the artist herself, is a meditation on “the everyday possibilities …

At last year’s Oscars, Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color to win Best Director and Youn Yuh-jung became the first South Korean artist to win an Oscar for acting, two landmarks for Asian representation at the Oscars. They were part of a welcome and long overdue increase in …

In 1963, 11-year-old Gus Van Sant traveled from Connecticut to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his painter grandmother to see the Mona Lisa during his tour of New York. They waited outside the museum in the freezing cold, then faced the rushing crowd to catch a glimpse of the …

Published on January 14, 2022 at 9:03 p.m. Anjali is a girl who is not afraid to take on challenges. She won’t let them stop her from achieving her goals. She looks a lot like Sheetal Sheth, author of the picture books that started with “Always Anjali” and the second …

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the western with the acclaimed DPs of ‘The Harder They Fall’ and ‘Old Henry’ NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, Jan. 13, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Manhattan Edit Workshop’s ‘Sight, Sound & Story: Live’ monthly online event series continues on Jan. 27 ‘Behind the …

Stay real with filmmaker, educator and co-founder of the Don Muña festival Where I’m from: Don Muña Natural splendor is part of the daily life of Guam-based filmmaker and educator Don Muña, who co-founded the Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) 10 years ago with his brother Kel. Here, tropical breezes …

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), announced this week as the first series of films to be screened as part of the 37th annual Festival, which will be a hybrid event taking place virtually and in person at select …

Llong before anyone saw a minute of Aaron Sorkin’s new movie Being the Ricardos, the knives were already being sharpened for her star Nicole Kidman. In April, tabloid photos of Kidman on set sparked an immediate reaction. Fans on social media didn’t think she could convincingly play Lucille Ball, the …

On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the finalists of 15 finalists in 10 Oscar categories: feature documentary, short documentary, international feature film, makeup / hairstyle, original music, original song, short film by animation, live-action short, sound and visual effects – gives us some clues as …

Jane Alsobrook, film director, distributor and marketing ace, died this week at her home in Sedona, Arizona, at the age of 78. She was part of the film distribution scene in Australia for a while and captured the hearts of many with her dazzling smile and keen intelligence. She came …

It all started with a flyer in Lauren Hadaway’s mailbox during her freshman year at SMU: “Join Novice Rowing. No experience required. “ Hadaway’s love-hate relationship with sport sparked four years of mental and physical angst – much of it self-inflicted – and peaked more than a decade later in …

This is scene 1, Take 1 for class 2021-22 from the initiative of the directors of ViacomCBS. This year’s group, which is guaranteed to lead a television episode on CBS, includes Julie Herlocker, Joy T. Lane Steven J. Kung, Pat Santana and Bao Tran. The initiative provides a platform for …

Catherine corman is a talented photographer, filmmaker and artist in her own right. She is also the daughter of the legendary filmmaker and career launcher Roger corman and producer Julie corman. Catherine recently made a short film titled “Lost horizon” with his father and sister, Marie Tessa Corman, which is …

Filmocracy festival logo “We hope that our passion for making impact films will manifest in our programming,” says co-founder Paul Jun, who developed Filmocracy For Change with co-founder and programmer Jon Fitzgerald. “Filmocracy is dedicated to supporting impact filmmaking through education, mentorship and programming.” LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) December 07, 2021 …

Directed by Shane Black. A movie starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Kim Basinger, Keith David, Yaya DaCosta, Beau Knapp, Rachele Brooke Smith. Original title: The nice guys. Comedy genre – United States, 2016. Los Angeles, 1977. For some time now, the air has been …

On the black comedy of Apple TV + Mr. Corman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Josh Corman, a fifth-grade teacher living in the San Fernando Valley. Confronted with loneliness in his late 30s after a break-up and struggling to connect with others (including his caring roommate as well as his tough mom, …

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), announced this week as the first series of films to be screened as part of the 37th annual Festival, which will be a hybrid event taking place virtually and in person at select …

AFTRS Festival Favorites, a new award-winning short film program by students of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, will launch today on ABC iview. Each of the eight shorts has been screened at film festivals around the world – from the Wairoa Māori Film Festival in New Zealand to …

One of the most memorable scenes in “Pinocchio” is the confrontation with Monstro the Whale. After Pinocchio’s brief stint in the theater and a horrible time spent on Pleasure Island, the puppet realizes the error of his ways and returns to his father, Gepetto. However, he soon notices that Gepetto …

Nike and Patta can’t get enough of the Air Max 1. Patta has quietly gained ground in the United States, thanks to collaborations with New Balance and Vans over the past year. Now, the Dutch brand is filling up with four presentations of the Nike Air Max 1 in a …

The short does not have a narrative, but it is visually stunning. Image via Pixar Pixar has done it again. The computer animation studio has just released a new experimental short titled Automaton, which lives up to the nickname of Experimental because the short is without a traditional narrative, but …

Emily Branham knew she wanted to tell BeBe Zahara Benet’s story the moment she heard about the Minneapolis drag performer. Branham was living in New York City, editing and producing commercials and music videos, when his sister back in her hometown of Minneapolis landed a gig as a backup dancer …

Ventana South‘s Blood window The genre sidebar, one of the first events dedicated to the genre in South America and without a doubt now one of the most important events in the region for all things horror, fantasy and science- fiction, shared the 15 titles that will be part of …

On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST, DGA director Dastan Khalili and cast Eli Jane, Joan Wong (niece of Kung-Fu master Wong Jack Man), Lorenzo Antonucci (Paradise City) will perform in an intimate fireside chat, ahead of the Nov. 12 world premiere of the …

Allegra Pacheco wins the award for best Documentary and Best Soundtrack Awards at the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival held in Hollywood from October 20 to 31 at the Raleigh Studios Chaplin Theater. Multimedia artist Allegra Pacheco’s powerful documentary Salaryman, chosen to open the Festival, captures the history and culture …

TUNBRIDGE – John O’Brien Speaks Modestly About Man with a plan, his 1996 feature film about a Vermont farmer who decides to run for Congress. For a piece of Vermont art, the film was a smash hit, but in cinematic terms, where success is measured in tens and hundreds of …

Halloween 2021 has a slew of new movies to watch in theaters and stream. Here are all the movies to watch for this spooky season. Halloween 2021 luckily brings a host of new movies across the release spectrum. Movie theaters are back as Netflix and other streaming services compete with …

Savita Singh’s Sonsi not only wins the National Award for Best Cinematography, it is also the Indian short film presented at the Oscars If cinematography is the art of making the invisible visible, then Savita Singh has mastered it. His short film Soni is not only the winner of this …

“He definitely relaxed us, made the guys laugh,” recalled UVA head coach Andres Pedroso, who was assistant coach under Brian Boland that season. “He was doing imitations of all the coaches and players on the team, and it was kind of a roast. “He was hysterical. He had a unique …

A new book reveals that Captain Marvel underwent rewrites throughout production, with scenes often being worked on the day before they were filmed. The new book, The History of Marvel Studios: The Creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has brought to light a number of compelling behind-the-scenes stories about Marvel …

So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), collect even more new music we would call “indie” and talk about what metal comes out. We post music news, song premieres and more all day long. We are updating a weekly …

Jess Irish is an artist, filmmaker and writer who practices new multi-genre and collaborative media with an emphasis on environmental justice and the expansive potential of technology to create a more equal society. She was the founding co-director of OnRamp Arts, a forward-thinking collaborative creative nonprofit operating in Echo Park …

For rookie director Vinothraj PS, it’s a surreal moment that his debut film “Koozhangal” features India at the 94th Academy Awards next year. The Tamil drama follows a violent alcoholic husband who, after his long-suffering wife flees, leaves with his young son to find and bring her back. After being …

Dome Fest West kicked off its three-day immersive film festival on Friday at Orange Coast College Planetarium. After a year of non-existence of film festivals due to COVID-19, Dome Fest West founder and executive director Ryan Moore has collaborated with other film festival organizers around the world to create the …

Pharmacy Cowboy Gus Van Sant’s masterpiece from 1989 Pharmacy Cowboy is one of the flagship films of its time, a film that is both timeless and totally of It’s time; like the black images of the 1940s it echoes and expands, it’s a weariness reaction to its moment (in this …

Growing up black in the suburbs of Texas, Fred Leach felt the effects of amplified stereotypes, social isolation and marginalization, and unconscious prejudices. This is why although the SMU graduate lived in Los Angeles for several years, he wanted to return home to shoot Caged birds, his directorial debut. “I …

It’s a new month! And you know what that means: it’s time to peruse another series of some of the best movies in Netflix’s huge catalog – from classics to new offerings – to find out what you’re watching this month in October. These are all for the month of …

Tell the story of AJA in video Melvin Inamasu and Violet HaradaCourtesy: Japanese Culture Central Hawaii Editor’s Note: This bimonthly series, “Honoring the Legacy,” represents a partnership between the Herald and the Japanese Cultural Center in Hawaii. It celebrates the achievements of men and women who live the values ​​of …

Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan in Love and basketball When screenwriter, director, producer, actor, novelist, stock option trader, playwright, musician, newspaper columnist and gallery owner Melvin Van Peebles died last week at the age of 89, he left behind the one of the most varied and entertaining works of all …

This week, I focused on the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) 2021, which runs until October 2. he is is the first feature film by Martin Edralin, a Toronto filmmaker who has served as a director, screenwriter and producer. His film focuses on Joshua (Rogelio Balagtas), a shy …

LOS ANGELES – Tucked away within the Cinema Academy’s “Movie Stories” galleries are plenty of respite stations – little built-in rest areas where you can sit and let your movie-goers eyes and mind wander. One of them, a circular room titled “Behold,” is essentially the museum’s version of a planetarium …

From punk rock documentaries to sci-fi to a Korean feature film, Harpur Cinema’s fall 2021 lineup has something for the most discerning moviegoer. “We were unable to offer Harpur Cinema last year due to pandemic restrictions, so this is our big comeback! said Associate Professor of Film Brian Wall, who …

At one point in “Definition, Please,” Monica (Sujata Day) brings up some of the places she imagines she might have been as the Scripps National Bee Spelling Championship at the early age of eight, noting that other winners had continued to work. for NASA or made millions with startups as …

By SARAH HUFFMAN (Left to right) ANDREW TERRANOVA AND Steven Greenstein work on a scene from the “COVID Ditty” web series, shot in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. Photo courtesy of Steve Greenstein At the height of the statewide shutdown in 2020, brought on by the need to curb …

(September 22, 2021, JNS wire) London director Eva Lanska’s award-winning short Small french fish held its European premiere on the major shorts entertainment network ShortsTV on September 19, 2021. The film premiered on ShortsTV in North America on September 9, 2021 on DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse, Google Fiber, Frontier Communications and …

They come from Boston, China, Kyrgyzstan and Los Angeles. They are protesters for the right to abortion in Ireland and road trips in California. One of them is a hologram. Whether they are actual journalists or imaginary visitors to a sci-fi future, all of these fierce women have a home …

Illustration by Melissa Santoyo. Hey everybody! We have a National Dance Day celebration, a crab feast, and tons of festivals. Are you all excited for National Dance Day ?! Here’s what you should check out this weekend: Movin ‘and groove: The Kennedy Center is partnering with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton …

Weeks after the governor of California made available an additional $ 330 million in tax incentives for at least the next two years, independent producers are still unimpressed with a system they say does not go far enough. to support the community. The government’s strengthening of the 3.0 $ 1.55 …

Director: John Gianvito. WE. 2020. 93 minutes The latest photo from documentary filmmaker and video essayist John Gianvito is further reflection on the themes that have occupied much of his career: protest, social injustice, radicalism. The subject of this sparse and stripped-down film is 19th-century activist, activist, speaker, and author …

Image Courtesy: Shivangi Singh We often associate the film industry with the prominent faces of actors, directors and producers, whom we see all the time in the media, and seldom recognize the countless talented teams who work behind the scenes to do wonders on screens. It’s time to recognize how …

Just a few years ago, at a gathering of filmmakers at the annual Berlin Film Festival, a puzzled newcomer asked me why the world’s oldest and largest Jewish film festival took place in San Francisco. . As a fourth-generation San Francisco-born Jew and former executive director of the San Francisco …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Chance the Rapper filmed a secret gig four years ago, he intended to make a movie for the big screen but ended up putting the project aside after not knowing how to edit them all. sequences. But while crouching at home during the pandemic, the …

Hi-ARTS today announced the appointment of Aaron L. McKinney as Executive Director. McKinney is the organization’s third executive director and brings more than two decades of experience in the arts sector, including positions at world-renowned institutions such as 651 ARTS, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Sankofa.org . Hi-ARTS …

The story of a Native American director, iconic actor and screenwriter of Game of thrones teamed up for an AMC series based on the Dark Wind novels date back decades. In 1979, Thrones writer George RR Martin moved to New Mexico and met Dark Wind writer Tony Hillerman, who hosted …

Guwahati: As Assam content finds a new home in the Reeldrama streaming platform, a new Assamese feature film ‘Riyaz‘premiered Friday on the streaming platform. Directed by debutant Mriganka Borah, the film deals with the spiritual connection and the shared connection between individual lives and music. “Music plays a central role …

Above: Timothy Hines’ comedy film on recovery and redemption, ‘Tomorrow’s Today’, notched three wins at the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards. Timothy Hines’ comedy film on recovery and redemption, “Tomorrow’s Today,” won three awards at the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards, a film festival that demonstrates excellence in the art of cinematography …

Fred Milstein has been going to the Cannes Film Festival for decades to meet existing and potential clients. But like many of his colleagues in the film industry, he is skipping this year’s delayed gala and will instead follow the Saturday premiere of his latest project, “Flag Day,” from his …

The next installment in the ‘Dissecting Horror’ digital sign series will take place on Tuesday, July 6 at 6 p.m. PST and will feature the creative flair of Gravitas Ventures’ Too late. Related Article: “Dissecting Horror” Continues July 6 With All-New Episode Starring The Creators Of TOO LATE Synopsis:Set in …

MARINA DEL REY, CA – Hundreds of independent films will screen this summer at the Marina del Rey Film Festival, which returns for its 10th anniversary. The milestone event takes place July 16-22 at Cinemark 18 and XD at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, 6081 Center Drive, Los Angeles. …

Sandra Scully with Vin Scully in the Dodgers broadcast booth during her last game behind the mic in 2016 (Noel M Vasquez / Getty Images) Sandra Scully – the wife of iconic Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully – died Sunday after battling ALS. She was 76 years old. The …