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Nicole Kidman to headline historic ad campaign for AMC Theatres
Normally, theater-goers see advertising campaigns for the latest movies, then they go to the movies. Now, in a continued effort to spur an increased return to the temples of popular culture, AMC Theatres is set to be the first theater chain to advertise the very concept of watching movies at cinemas. AMC Theatres today announced …
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Have you ever wanted to visit serial killer Buffalo Bill’s house?
The 1991 horror thriller Silence of the Lambs centers on young FBI cadet Clarice Starling, who’s been tasked to hunt down a serial killer who skins his victims. The film – which successfully hovers between crime thriller and horror slasher – has endured as one of the most iconic examples of both genres ever since …
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Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka and Leyna Bloom revealed as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover models with Hard Rock Atlantic City contributing a shooting location
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit announced yesterday that this year’s cover models will include Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka and Leyna Bloom. Megan was photographed by James Macari, and Leyna & Naomi by Yu Tsai. This year marks the 58th installment of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Over the years, the issue has evolved into a community …
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Saban Films set to release revenge thriller Soul Assassin with Bruce Willis
Saban Films has announced that the company has nabbed North American and select international distribution rights to filmmaker Jesse Atlas’ revenge thriller Soul Assassin, which stars Emmy Winner Bruce Willis (Die Hard franchise, Pulp Fiction, Motherless Brooklyn), Nomzamo Mbatha (Coming 2 America) and Barry Jay Minoff (Exposure, Among the Shadows). Atlas co-wrote Soul Assassin with …
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Tribeca Film Fest to premiere documentary on 80’s pop group A-Ha; check out the trailer
Variety reports that a documentary on 1980’s Norwegian pop band A-ha will have its world premiere at the 2021 edition of the Tribeca Film Fest on June 12th. The group’s iconic hit song Take On Me, which featured a groundbreaking animation/live-action video by Steve Barron, is one of the most played songs of the last …
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Regina King to produce and direct Bitter Root comic book film adaptation for Legendary Pictures
Image Comics recently announced that Legendary Pictures has closed a deal with DGA and NAACP Image Award winner Regina King to direct and produce the upcoming film adaptation of Chuck Brown, David F. Walker and Sanford Greene’s Eisner and Ringo Award winning series Bitter Root. King found recent success for her directorial debut One Night …
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New York Comic-Con to hold in-person, scaled down event this Fall
CNBC just reported that Reed Pop, the company behind New York Comic-Con, has plans to hold an in-person event this October, bucking the trend of other pop culture events remaining virtual for 2021. I felt that something was up yesterday when I visited the official website for NYCC and found that it was no longer …
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A Quiet Place Part II gets new theatrical release date after one year pandemic delay
The directed A Quiet Place Part II, which was one of the first Hollywood studio film projects to have it’s release shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, will now be released in theaters on May 28th, 2021. An exclusive streaming premiere will follow 45 days after the theatrical release, on Paramount Plus. John …
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Troma Films acquires film rights to James Glickenhaus cult classics Maniac Cop, Exterminator, Frankenhooker and more
Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Entertainment announced today that the indie cult label will be exclusively distributing James Glickenhaus’ Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment film library, which includes Maniac Cop, Frankenhooker, Basket Case 2 and 3, The Exterminator, Shakedown, McBain, Red Scorpion and more, comprising some of the most iconic cult films of all time. New York-born James Glickenhaus began …
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DC Universe adaptation Black Adam gets release date
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the release date for the DC Comics adaptation of Black Adam. The new film is now scheduled to be released in movie theaters only on July 29th, 2022. The announcement came with the tagline “The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change,” however, the plot of …
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Un-produced Bruce Lee martial arts script Silent Flute being developed as limited series
Variety reports that Hong Kong-born entrepreneur and film producer Jason Kothari, one of the producers on the Vin Diesel comic adaptation Bloodshot, has purchased all rights to The Silent Flute, a martial arts script co-written by martial arts icon Bruce Lee in 1970. According to the report, the project will be developed as a limited …
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Focus Features grabs rights to Timur Bekmambetov thriller Profile
Focus Features has nabbed worldwide rights to the thriller Profile, a Berlin Film Festival sensation from Timur Bekmambetov, the director behind the intense Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted. Focus Features will distribute the film domestically and has set a release date of Friday, May 14, 2021. Universal Pictures will distribute internationally, excluding CIS/Russia. The sale was …
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