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French connection: Salpêtrière Hospital & THE MAD WOMEN’S BALL
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent France is the scene of an infamous tragic event, a car crash at the 13th pillar of the Pont de l’Alma tunnel and a legendary beleaguered Princess then rushed to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris around this time of year. Coincidentally, in Mélanie Laurent’s debut film, a certain ill-fated Eugénie…
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Box office gold for Simu Liu in Marvel’s SHANG-CHI, plus that back flip
by Screenmancer Staff Simu Liu’s astounding back flip after his opening pitch at a recent Giants game is a perfect response for the big bang box office totals rung up by sudden breakout hit SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS from Marvel. The movie opened Sept. 3, and the ripple effect went from…
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Check your Hollyshorts for Red Bull Champ Stuntman Cory DeMeyers’ DANNY BOY
by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy Award qualifying film festival Hollyshorts has tapped Cory DeMeyers’ directorial debut DANNY BOY for a run at gold during this fest, which opens Sept. 23. Hollyshorts, slated through Oct. 1, will premiere DeMeyers’ directorial outing about a pair of unusual suspects who find themselves caught between being good thieves or being…
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MOONFALL: out of orbit, then headed for Halle Berry on Earth
by Screenmancer Staff As if there aren’t enough planet-sized problems on Terra Firma, Roland Emmerich adds a new anxiety item to the checklist with MOONFALL from Lionsgate. In this wild ride of a movie, Earth’s tide-governing satellite a/k/a The Moon hurtles toward the Blue Planet in a shocking orbit loss. Is it international sabotage, or…
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The 37th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival full Fall line-up is here
Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), has announced the complete lineup for the 37th edition of the Festival, which is set to take place Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, 2021. The Festival, which announced dates last week along with the first set of confirmed films,…
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NatGeo Docs brings Liz Garbus’ sparkling BECOMING COUSTEAU
WASHINGTON, DC: National Geographic Documentary Films, Story Syndicate and Picturehouse announced today that they will release BECOMING COUSTEAU, the latest film from two-time Oscar® nominee and two-time Emmy® winning director Liz Garbus (“The Farm: Angola, USA,” “What Happened, Miss Simone?”) exclusively in theaters on Friday, Oct. 22. Garbus also produced the film — which will have its world premiere…
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TCM revamps look with Where Then Meets Now & its own mini-movie
by Screenmancer Staff Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the leader in airing uncut, commercial-free classic films for 27 years, today unveiled a network rebrand that reflects the evolution in the way modern audiences are engaging with classic movies. TCM’s new tagline “Where Then Meets Now” further establishes the network as the destination and catalyst for reframing the…
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Spotlight Award for Grammy Legend Diane Warren at Film Fest 919
CHAPEL HILL, NC: Film Fest 919 today announced the dates for its highly-anticipated 4th edition which takes place Oct. 18-24, including a special opening celebration honoring composer Diane Warren with the Spotlight Award on Monday, Oct. 18. Warren’s exciting celebration will launch the festival. “We are delighted to honor the profoundly talented, multi-award-winning, 12-time…
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Ultimate Bond song for Daniel Craig in NO TIME TO DIE trailer drop
NO TIME TO DIE has dropped a final trailer. See it here. Daniel Craig’s swan song vs Rami Malek. OFFICIAL from MGM: In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking…
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Startling THE STARLING is Melissa McCarthy at her dramatic best for you
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent As if there is not enough drama and sorrow on the world stage right now, two-time Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy plays Lilly Maynard, a mother with a great loss that she shares with broken husband Jack Maynard (Chris O’Dowd also from BRIDESMAIDS) and a flock of angry birds in…
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Hella CINDERELLA is Writer-Director Kay Cannon’s shot across the bow
In case you forgot the original ‘say yes to the dress’ scenario, writer-director Kay Cannon has some new ideas. This musical CINDERELLA has a grounded yet gorgeous Camila Cabello as an entrepreneurial designer saddled with some extra baggage, and not the Louis Vuitton kind. With this reboot comes a slate of re-purposed cover songs to…
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DOLPHIN ISLAND splashes onto PureFlix, a division of SPE, this Fall
LOS ANGELES, CA: Pure Flix, a specialty division of Sony Pictures Entertainment streaming service, has acquired the SVOD rights for the film DOLPHIN ISLAND, which will debut Sept. 1 on the platform. Directed by Mike Disa (SPACE DOGS, HOODWINKED TOO!) and produced by Shaked Berenson (SPACE DOGS, A TIGER’S TALE), and written by Disa, Berenson and Rolfe Kanefsky (PUPPY SWAP: LOVE UNLEASHED),…
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SPENCER for Heir: Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana Teaser
by Screenmancer Staff The Windsors, meaning Charles and Lady Di, turned the world’s head in 1981 with a fairytale (read: media ratings) wedding. Yet the end of their romance is the business end of SPENCER, directed by Pablo Larrain. Under Larrain’s spell, Kristen Stewart appears to inhabit the restless soul of the tall and unhappy…
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Pop-Up Stand Up recap from EMMY® nom HACKS at COMEDY STORE on Sunset Blvd.
LOS ANGELES, CA: Lucky comedy stans waiting in line for the 8pm show on Saturday night, Aug. 21, outside the iconic Comedy Store on Sunset were wowed with a surprise pop-up comedy set performed by the Emmy® nominated cast and creators of the hit show HACKS from atop a double decker open air bus. How very British. From…
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Shooting begins on Andrew Ahn’s feature FIRE ISLAND, cast complete
by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: Searchlight Pictures announced today the start of principal photography on Andrew Ahn’s feature film FIRE ISLAND, starring previously announced cast Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and Margaret Cho. Produced by JAX Media (Russian Doll; Search Party) FIRE ISLAND, set in the iconic Fire Island Pines, is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and…
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