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1980’s video store Vidiots to relaunch with screening and entertainment center attached

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 ….

Sigourney Weaver pays surprise visit to New Jersey stage production of her sci-fi classic Alien

Fox News reports that High school students in New Jersey holding an encore of their stage production of the sci-fi classic Alien were paid a surprise visit from the original film’s star, none other than Sigourney Weaver. Weaver, who played Ellen Ripley in the 1979 franchise-creating film, left students speechless at North Bergen High School ….

Bond 25 commences shooting at iconic James Bond location, adds new cast including Oscar winner Rami Malek

James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have confirmed the start of principal photography on the 25th official James Bond film begins on April 28th, 2019. From Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, the as-yet-untitled Bond 25 is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film ….

AnimeNext returns to the Jersey Shore this weekend. Here’s the panel schedule for 2018!

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 ….

ONE Musicfest announces 2018 lineup

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 ….

Todd McFarlane to direct and Jamie Foxx to star in new film adaptation of ‘Spawn’

Image Comics announced via Deadline that Jamie Foxx is attached to play the titular character in Todd McFarlane’s forthcoming Blumhouse Productions adaptation of McFarlane’s Spawn comic book series. This newest adaptation—a gritty, R-rated reimagining—marks Image President, co-founder and Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane’s feature film directorial debut. McFarlane is also on board as screenwriter and co-producer ….

Updates on the status of Tales from the Hood 2 and it looks like we go back to the hood this September

Yesterday filmmaker Rusty Cundieff posted the very intriguing image below, featuring himself and iconic actor Keith David, on his Instagram profile. So I reached out to the cult favorite creator of Tales From the Hood to find out the straight dope on the status of his long-in-development sequel to the cult urban horror. Here was ….

Image and Skybound announce The Walking Dead Day to celebrate Robert Kirkman’s long-running cult favorite comic series

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 ….

John Woo to finally remake The Killer with Lupita Nyong’o in Chow Yun Fat’s role

JoBlo and Deadline report that Universal Pictures has fast tracked the long-in-development remake of John Woo’s cult classic gun-fu thriller The Killer, with iconic director Woo himself at the helm. Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) is in talks to play the assassin who puts her own life on the line in order to save a woman ….

Deon Taylor attached to direct fact-based police thriller .38 with Paula Patton and Mike Epps

Hidden Empire Film Group recently revealed that Deon Taylor (Traffik, Motivated Seller, Meet the Blacks) has signed on to direct .38 – a police drama based on actual events. The film takes audiences into the gang-ridden streets of St. Louis’ Bloody Third district, following a multi-ethnic police force over the course of a single night, ….

Major U.S. movie theater chain launches Netflix-like subscription service

CNNMoney reports that one of the largest movie chains in the U.S. has a plan to fill more seats in its theaters, a move that comes as Hollywood is in the middle of a box office slump as more people stay home to watch Netflix, Amazon and cable. Today Cinemark launched “Movie Club,” a monthly ….