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Jack Black Rocks THIS IS SPINAL TAP for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What could be more perfect than SCHOOL OF ROCK’s Jack Black, a frontman himself, giving you insider info on THIS IS SPINAL TAP for #AFIMOVIECLUB? The Jackster has been known to break into song even at film-related events, such as with Shirley MacLaine once when they did a press junket…
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Catch Up With Director Lynn Roth Plus 919 Film Fest: Q & A Zoom Event April 16
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Director Lynn Roth, who is among Showtime’s first female TV showrunners for “The Paper Chase,” will join a 919 Film Festival Q & A for her film THE LITTLE TRAITOR on April 16 via Zoom. This streaming event is open to the public, and is hosted by the Chapel Hill, NC,…
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Eva Longoria Calls Out Rita Hayworth’s Nuclear Charm in GILDA for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent She was born in the Year of the Other Pandemic, 1918, The Spanish Flu, and Margarita Carmen Cansino turned out to be fever-inducing herself for servicemen around the planet with her WWII status as a pin-up. But not until they dyed her locks, anglicized her name, and tried to…
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Elizabeth Moss: This Is Why We Love WHEN HARRY MET SALLY on AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Anybody who loves the Amazing Nora Ephron is aces, and Elizabeth Moss (“Handmaid’s Tale”) doffs her Margaret Atwood bonnet to honor the deeply missed Ephron sister in her #AFIMOVIECLUB opener to WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. Moss hits all the high notes here, as she reads from the screenwriter’s diary…
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Stand-up Hollywood Citizen Cynthia Erivo Says See DEVIL WEARS PRADA for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent While most viewers are familiar with Cynthia Erivo from HARRIET, just about everyone in the Known Watching World heard her ballad at the 92nd Oscars, in that rounded fairy-tale golden cape-dress with the haute couture swagger. And while you can enjoy her singing performance here, first Cynthia hips us…
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Et Tu, Halle Berry? Nooo, That’s Her as E.T. Fan for AFI Movie Club
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Mod-hatted, awesome Oscar winner, Halle Berry has it going on at-home-fashion-wise in her touching introduction to the Spielberg family classic, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL for #AFIMOVIECLUB. Berry earned her place in Hollywood History for the MONSTER’S BALL Academy Award, but Halle earned her place in our hearts as the superstar…
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Matzo Fast: Laemmle Online Has You Covered with Streits
by Screenmancer Staff from Laemmle Here’s Greg Laemmle, of Carl Laemmle (founder of Universal Pictures) family’s line, with his latest letter to all at home during the Coronavirus (COVID19) stay-home era. The next generation Laemmle mentions one film in his note to rent from Laemmle Virtual Cinema that is relevant to Passover, coming on the evening of…
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Backstage Shouts Disney Video Call for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & Gig Updates
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Straight from the virtual pages of “Backstage” magazine, the best-known brand for actor casting calls, there are some fun things you can do during your Pandemic Party lockdown. One of which is sending Disney Casting a video entry for Disney World’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Attraction. Backstage invites you…
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Or You Could Just Watch Scorsese in ONCE WERE BROTHERS & Robertson, Dylan, Clapton, at Home
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent So Martin Scorsese appears as “Self” in this documentary film, ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND. Producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are also behind this coming-to-life of The Band’s homespun journey from backing Bob Dylan and touring with Ronnie Hawkins, to alternative fame in the 1970’s. A…
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Hollywood’s Hidden Power Couple: Mirren & Hackford for SOME LIKE IT HOT on AFIMovieClub
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent They’re beloved and lovable, married and not so harried during the Coronavirus lockdown? That’s right, you guessed it: Dame Helen Mirren and Mr. Taylor Hackford. Now they’re here to give you the download on the downlow for AFIMovieClub’s film, SOME LIKE IT HOT. Everything you already know about SOME LIKE IT…
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Steven Spielberg Kicks Off AFI MOVIE CLUB for COVID-19 Shut-Ins, Sheltered, Everybody
Curated by Screenmancer Staff from AFI Los Angeles, CA (03/31/2020): The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the launch of AFI Movie Club – a daily virtual gathering to leverage our collective love of film on behalf of optimism in this time of global uncertainty. AFI Trustee Steven Spielberg introduced the inaugural film, THE WIZARD OF OZ, in…
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Kino Lorber Combats Coronavirus: “Kino Marquee” to Stream During Shutdowns
Curated by Screenmancer Staff New York, NY (03/19/2020): Kino Lorber announces today that it is launching a virtual theatrical exhibition initiative called Kino Marquee to enable movie theaters shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak to continue to serve their audiences and generate revenue in this difficult time. The initiative also lets movie audiences support their local…
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KANSAS: ’POINT OF KNOW RETURN’ FINAL TOUR DATES & NEW STUDIO ALBUM
Curated by Screenmancer Staff from KANSAS (Band) March 3, 2020 – KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their highly anticipated new studio album “The Absence of Presence” on June 26, 2020. The album follows-up 2016’s “The Prelude Implicit,” which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart. KANSAS has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On…
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Can You Survive A QUIET PLACE PART II’s Survival Room in March?
by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Hey, shh, A QUIET PLACE PART II’s pop-up Survival Room opens soon in New York and LA… Can you survive it? Don’t forget to take the baby, oh wait… That’s only lead Emily Blunt’s job. Read on for your official invite from Paramount Pictures. Watch this now, then go…
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ICYMI: Tom Hanks Tipped You Oscar Night About Academy Museum Opening
Curated by Screenmancer Staff from The Academy LOS ANGELES, CA: At the 92nd Academy Awards® ceremony, Tom Hanks announced to the audience in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and to millions of broadcast viewers around the world, that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on Monday, December 14, 2020. Tom…
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