On Friday, March 13, GKIDS will unveil a brand new restoration of director Satoshi Kon’s critically-acclaimed animated feature, Tokyo Godfathers, at the Metrograph Theater in New York City and the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles. The screenings will feature a new English-language dub produced by GKIDS and NYAV Post with the voices of Jon …
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As part of last night’s 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, actor Tom Hanks announced to the audience in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and to broadcast viewers around the world, that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on Monday, December 14th, 2020. Hanks made the announcement in his capacity as …
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The organization behind the Slamdance Film Festival and ArcLight Cinemas have announced the launch of Emergence, a four day festival of screenings, workshops, panels and happy hours dedicated to the discovery of new filmmakers. Emergence will take place from March 26-29, 2020 at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood. The festival’s lineup will be announced in late …
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Recently Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN made history by becoming the Guinness World Record holder for the “Longest-Running Creator-Owned Superhero Comic Book Series.” To celebrate this milestone, McFarlane and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Chandler, Arizona are throwing a colossal SPAWN Party. Fans are invited to join in on the celebration with the creator of SPAWN himself on …
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Iconic L.A. video store-turned-film nonprofit Vidiots, will relaunch in Fall of 2020 as an expanded entertainment, social, and community space at its new home, the historic Eagle Theatre in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood. Restoring the 90-year-old, 200-seat Eagle Theatre to its original purpose as an independent theater with state-of-the-art sound and projection (35mm and …
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Independent anime, manga and Japanese pop culture convention AnimeNext is making its way back to the Atlantic City Convention Center in “The World’s Famous Playground,” bringing with it a litany of anime, manga, music and voice talents, along with enough cosplayers to fill the city’s 4 mile boardwalk. Inaugurated in 2002, AnimeNext has been in …
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Music and arts festival ONE Musicfest has announced the lineup for its 2018 festival. Now a two-day experience taking place Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9 at Central Park in Atlanta, GA, ONE Musicfest will feature Nas, Cardi B, Miguel, T.I., Jeezy, Big Sean, Kelis, Brandy, August Greene, Big KRIT, George Clinton & Parliament …
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Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that October 13, 2018 will mark the first-ever “The Walking Dead Day.” The day is being described by the company as an all-day, global event commemorating the long-running survival comic created by Robert Kirkman. The companies also revealed the first of they say will be many collectible “The …
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Grace Jones and Friends Live, a one night only event on October 25, promises to be a thrilling and enlightening evening with the inimitable icon. The music icon will discuss her life and work with some of her closest collaborators, from the worlds of music, fashion, art and film, following an exclusive preview of Sophie …
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Sony Pictures will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind by re-releasing the film in theaters on September 1st, 2017, remastered in 4K. After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about …
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College Ave Student Loans is teaming up with Intersport and ESPN for Bracket Genius, a quiz show that features bracket-style academic competition and offers college students the chance to share the Bracket Genius championship prize of $100,000. This March, fans will see their favorite colleges face off not only on the court but also in …
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In conjunction with their upcoming home video Collector’s Edition release (available Here), Arrow Films has announced the March 31st theatrical debut of the 4K restoration of Richard Kelly’s cult hit Donnie Darko. Following a wildly successful re-release in the UK for its fifteenth anniversary, the film will return to theaters in cities across America. Fifteen …
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If you’re in the Seattle area and enjoy great music (as many Seattle natives do), sci-fi & horror movies, vintage television shows and FilmFetish.com, then you’re familiar with the EMP Museum. Well EMP is changing its name to the Museum of Pop Culture. To celebrate the change, the facility now known as MoPOP will be …
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AMC Television is currently streaming a batch of iconic martial arts films that inspired their own high-flying action series Into the Badlands. The movies are completely free for a limited time, with no login required to view them. The films include Shaolin, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zen, Let the Bullets Fly, The Man From Nowhere, Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero.
Access the full movie streams at amc.com/movies.
