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Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.NEWSThe Souvenir Part II.Equity, the British entertainment industry trade union, has greeted the incoming Labour government—the first in fourteen years, having won in a landslide—with demands for reforms to the government’s arts funding.Meanwhile, across the Channel, snap French parliamentary elections resulted in an upset victory for the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire over Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which had promised to privatize, at least partially, the national television and radio broadcaster, amid other cutbacks.IATSE has released more details regarding its tentative contract with AMPTP, including allowances and limitations around the use of artificial intelligence.Teamsters Local 399 is still bargaining with AMPTP and may still be far from resolving issues...

Fame really is in the eye of the beholder.

“GoldenEye” breakout Famke Janssen reflected on her tenuous experience with the press after her skyrocket to celebrity in 1995, starring alongside Pierce Brosnan in the now-iconic James Bond film.

“The Bond movie dictated a lot of my relationship with the press,” Janssen told The Independent. “Honestly, after ‘GoldenEye,’ I felt like I was thrown to the wolves. It was just an onslaught of attention, good and bad and everything in between. I realize every actor in the world thinks they can control the press, but ultimately the press always wins.”

Janssen continued, “I already had to deal with the stereotype of having been a model, but then I added another thing: model turned actress turned Bond Girl. I feel incredibly misunderstood at times. It’s the dichotomy between the way I look and what is happening inside. But that comes with being...

Barcelona-based digital marketplace Filmarket Hub and Catalonia’s Sitges Festival have unveiled this year’s lineups for the Sitges Pitchbox, an international pitching event focused on genre feature films and series currently in development.

This year’s event will run Oct. 8 – 15 as part of the larger industry activities at the Sitges Film Festival. Reps from each project will be given time to pitch in front of assembled industry personnel from major international companies including Exile Content Studio, Red Arrow Studios, The Mediapro Studio, Wild Bunch and many more.

Four cash development prizes are up for grabs with the best feature taking €5,000 ($), two runner up films scoring €1,000 ($) each and the best series scooping €2,500 ($). Winners will be selected by juries including Blood Window’s Javier Fernández, Frontières’ Annick Mahnert and Jongsuk Thomas Nam from Naff-bifan for films and Movistar Plus’ Ana Diez, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir from Vesturport and Candela Izquierdo from Federation Spain for series.

Harvey Keitel takes center stage as a double-crossed crook goes for blood after a major jewel heist turns sour — and bloody. Timothy Hutton and Stephen Dorff are in on the split for one late- ’90s crime caper that’s not a stylistic hijack of Quentin Tarantino. Directed by John Irvin.

City of Industry

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1997 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date October 3, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen, Wade Dominguez, Michael Jai White, Lucy Alexis Liu, Reno Wilson, Dana Barron, Tamara Clatterbuck, Elliott Gould.

Cinematography: Thomas Burstyn

Film Editor: Mark Conte

Special Effects: Joe Lombardi

Original Music: Stephen Endelman

Written by Ken Solarz

Produced by Evzen Kolar, Ken Solarz

Directed by John Irvin

Director John Irvin earned his right to crow early on with TV’s ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and the excellent action film about mercenaries The Dogs of War.

What is this? Sex-oriented movies with believable psychodramatics, made by a committed artist with taste and talent? Joe Sarno’s pictures still aren’t suitable for grandma, but he’s way, way above the exploitation grindhouse competition of his day. His ’60s B&W pictures are not only watchable, they’re involving. Restored to pre-print condition, they’re — how can I best put this? — artistically respectable.

All the Sins of Sodom + Vibrations

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Film Movement

1968 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 161 min. (combined) / Street Date September 26, 2017 / 39.95

Starring: Maria Lease, Dan Machuen, Marianne Prevost, Peggy Steffans, Cherie Winters; Maria Lease, Marianne Prevost, Rita Bennett, Dan Machuen, Peggy Steffans, Geri Miller.

Cinematography: Steve Silverman, Bruce G. Sparks; Steve Silverman

Film Editor: Joe Sarno; Kenn Collins (?)

Original Music: none; Sandy Vane (Michael Colicchio)

Produced by Morris Kaplan; Morris Kaplan, Ken Collins

Written and Directed by Joe Sarno

I know you’re anxious for this review...

Veteran film producer Evzen Kolar, whose credits include the 1997 Harvey Keitel drama “City of Industry,” has died in Los Angeles at age 67, his family announced Monday. The Czech-born filmmaker also produced the 1993 Leslie Nielsen-Rob Schneider comedy “Surf Ninjas” through his Kpi Entertainment production company and director Zalman King’s “Delta of Venus.” In addition, he produced John Avildsen’s 1999 Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie “Inferno” (a.k.a. “Desert Heat”), Bruce Beresford’s 2001 period drama “Bride of the Wind,” and John Irvin’s 2003 comedy “The Boys and Girls from County Clare” starring Colm Meaney, Bernard Hill and Andrea Corr.

Evzen Kolar, a veteran film executive who also produced such movies as Surf Ninjas and City of Industry, has died. He was 67.

Kolar died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, publicist Jan Kean announced.

In 1993, Kolar launched the production company Kpi Entertainment, where he produced Surf Ninjas (1993), starring Rob Schneider; the Zalman King erotic drama Delta of Venus (1995); City of Industry (1997), starring Harvey Keitel and Stephen Dorff; John Avildsen's Inferno (1999), with Jean-Claude Van Damme; and the Bruce Beresford period costume drama Bride of the Wind (2001).

Kolar also produced the Samuel Goldwyn...

Larger-than-life polyglot worked with Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery, Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Evzen Kolar, the Czech-born producer of The Boys & Girl From County Clare and City Of Industry, has died in California after a brief illness. He was 67.

Kolar was born in Moravia in the Czech Republic to a diplomat and got his first taste of entertainment as a child actor, before becoming an assistant director in Europe on commercials, television projects and features.

He lived in London in the late 1970s and produced fringe theatre before moving to the Us in 1979 where he built a name for himself as a production executive, notching up numerous line producer and producer credits.

After stints as vice-president of production at Fireline Productions, a subsidiary of the Armand Hammer Company, and CEO at Crossover Films Ent, Kolar worked as a line producer. His credits included Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery, Street Smart starring Morgan Freeman, Master Of The Universe with Dolph Lundgren...

Msi is about to change the way people game on the go with two new light and thin pro series gaming laptops! Come inside to check out the specs!

PC gamers will attest that the best way to game is with a high-powered PC. Unfortunately, most rigs aren't easy to travel with. Obviously, laptops are the exception. However, the problem with most high-powered gaming laptops is that they're way too bulky and heavy. Enter Msi with their solution to your mobile PC gaming woes.

Today, Msi has introduced two brand new GP62X and GP72X Leopard Pro Series Gaming Laptops designed to be lighter and thinner than your average gaming laptop. Check out the specs with the full PR below!

City of Industry, Calif. – April 18, 2017 – Msi, a world leader in gaming hardware, continues to innovate its critically-acclaimed gaming laptops with the announcement of the new GP62X GP72X Leopard series.

Everyone knows planning a wedding costs a lot of money — especially when it comes to the food — so one Los Angeles couple said “Yolo” and celebrated their big day at one of the cheapest spots in L.A.: In-n-Out.

Newlyweds Juan Pablo Cervantes and Vanessa Cervantes headed to the City of Industry location following saying “I do” at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Rowland Heights, according to Ktla. Although the restaurant wasn’t given a heads-up that they were about to host a wedding reception, the guests all filed in and placed their orders — a Double-Double without the...

WellGoUSA is bringing Jackie Chan‘s new film, “Kung Fu Yoga,” to select theaters on January 27, 2017, and February 3, 2017!

Plot

Jack (Jackie Chan), a world-renowned archaeology professor, and his team are on a grand quest to locate a lost ancient Indian treasure when they are ambushed by a team of mercenaries and left for dead. Using his vast knowledge of history and kung fu, Jack leads his team on a race around the world to beat the mercenaries to the treasure and save an ancient culture in this breakneck action-comedy that reunites Chan with acclaimed director Stanley Tong (Rumble in the Bronx, Supercop).

Directed By Stanley Tong

Starring Jackie Chan, Aarif Rahman, Lay Zhang, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Amrya Dastur, Eric Tsang

You can catch Kung Fu Yoga at the following locations

January 27, 2017

New York City

AMC Empire 25

234 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

Los Angeles

AMC Atlantic Times Square

450 N Atlantic Blvd

Monterey Park,...

Jackie Chan is back on the silver screen in “Railroad Tigers,” a new action-comedy which honors Jackie’s roots in classic Hong Kong films. “Railroad Tigers” is about a railroad worker, played by Chan, who finds himself in a sticky situation with his group of freedom fighters. Chan and gang plan to ambush and attack a military train because they are seeking provisions only this train has.

They find themselves outnumbered by the heavily armed militants aboard the train and need to find a way out through fighting back against this army with only the few tools they have. This flick is full of action and laughs and is debuting in select theaters on today ; be sure to check it out! Below is more detailed information on screen locations and release information:

Wellgousa Presents: Railroad Tigers

Directed By Ding Sheng

Starring Jackie Chan, Huang Zitao, Wang Kai, Darren Wang

In...

Just because 2015 is long over doesn’t mean the Back to the Future festivities have to end. The first annual Back to the Future Fan Celebration will gather enthusiasts of the 1985 movie to the parking lot of Twin (Lone) Pines Mall, a.k.a. Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, CA. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2016 (which BttF fanatics know is the 31st anniversary of the fateful day of the world’s first temporal displacement) and will run from 4 p.m. to 1:16 a.m. (the time Marty arrived at Twin Pines Mall to meet Doc). The organizers are saying more information on the event is yet to come, but in a release sent to press today, they’ve promised celebrity autographs, live ’80s music, food trucks, contests, DeLoreans on display, and an outdoor screening of Back to the Future. The Fan Celebration is free to attend,...

There exists an alternate universe where the DeLorean from Back to the Future is housed in the Smithsonian Institution. There also exists a much darker alternate universe where the DeLorean is a heap of rusted metal in a junkyard. Fortunately for fans on this timeline, the DeLorean is safe and shiny in its new home in in Los Angeles. The Hero “A” car (the primary car used in the production of the Back to the Future trilogy) seemed bound for the wrecking yard after years sitting outside, at the mercy of the elements, on the Universal Studios lot alongside the tram tour route. Now, after over a year of restoration work, it’s back to its former glory, looking just like it did when it rolled off of Doc Brown’s truck. After briefly being on display in a glass box (indoors) at Universal, then being put into storage at...

With our arrival, finally, to October 21, 2015 — the date Doc and Marty travel to in “Back to the Future Part II” — celebrations of the beloved trilogy have been in full swing for the past several days. One of the biggest celebrations has been in and around Los Angeles, where fans are getting to partake in all sorts of geektastic festivities with five-day-long event We’re Going Back. It’s the 2015 follow up to We’re Going Back in 2010, which commemorated the 25 anniversary of “Back to the Future.” There is one more day of “Back to the Future” geekery for We’re Going Back — today, fans are gathering at Puente Hills Mall (a.k.a. Twin Pines Mall a.k.a. Lone Pine Mall) in City of Industry, Calif. for Q&As with filmmakers of “Back to the Future” and for a screening of the first film in the trilogy. HitFix visited...

Exclusive: The star of last weekend’s Us release Jimmy’s Hall from Ken Loach has come aboard Kpi Entertainment and Deadpan Pictures’ Ireland-set contemporary generational drama.

Evzen Kolar and Deborah Kolar of La-based Kpi Entertainment and Paul Donovan of Dublin’s Deadpan Pictures have targeted a late 2015/early 2016 start outside Dublin and in Liverpool on the sub-€4m UK-Ireland co-production.

Andrew Baird will direct Never Walk Alone from Christian O’Reilly’s screenplay that centres on three generations of men in an Irish community.

Ward (pictured in Jimmy’s Hall) will play Eamon, a man haunted by his childhood decision not to pursue trials with Liverpool Fc who pressures his talented teenage son into taking a similar opportunity.

The producers are scouting a name actor to play the estranged grandfather, whose timely return to the fold sparks a plan. Kpi and Deadpan are also reviewing potential sales agents.

Ward’s credits include Blood Cells and The...

One badass, gun-savvy heroine versus seemingly countless waves of assassins. Their battlefield: an upper-floor apartment. Though unique in many ways, Joe Lynch's Everly, the first film in which he's had total creative control, has a delightfully over-the-top, zany flavor that hearkens back to the days of ’70s grindhouse double bills that rolled reels at the drive-in.

Now filmmaker Joe Lynch is immersing his latest film in an old-school atmosphere by bringing Everly to California's Vineland Drive-In for a special screening this Friday night with members of the cast and crew attending alongside Lynch. Guests from the film will also appear for a special Everly Q&A after a screening at the Beverly Hills Music Hall theater the following night.

Tickets for the Everly Friday night screening at The Pacific Theaters Vineland Drive-In are $9.50 apiece and are first come, first serve. At 6:00pm, the gates open, with the show...

Guns are awesome, hot girls are awesome, and the two combined together nearly defies the laws of all things awesome. That’s why Everly, starring one of the hottest gals in Hollywood, Salma Hayek, as a sexy defender of the second amendment, looks like a must-see!

One week before the theatrical release of director Joe Lynch’s genre-bending film Everly, starring Salma Hayek (Frida, Desperado), a new “mash up” trailer created by world-renowned DJ and filmmaker Mike Relm has been released. This remix of the Vega, Baby! produced and Radius/TWC distributed action thriller perfectly captures the “gonzo” nature of the film. Relm’s masterful artistry transforms the dynamic soundscape in Everly from visual and audio samples into a darkly energetic sensory experience.

The Mike Relm Remix can be seen here:

(Warning: This video is Very Nsfw: It includes Strong Bloody Violence, Blood and more Blood)

“Everly blew me away...

Hot Mugshot Guy nudes leak, Ethan Hawke credits gay media with drop in homophobia, how The Sims accidentally led the way with gay representation in video games

Remember Hot Mugshot Guy Jeremy Meeks? Well, his alleged nude photos have leaked online. Now since the crotch shots are completely separate from the head shots, I don’t know how you can prove they’re him, but if they are, he’s a hot below the waist as he is above the shoulders.

Texas Gop Chairman Steve Munisteri says he’s against the gay reparative therapy endorsed in the state platform, and believes most Texans are too, but the party platform is written by a committee with some strange parliamentary rules. “It’s false to represent that each one of those platform planks necessarily represents the view of the majority view of either the majority of the delegates let alone a majority of Republicans.

Nate Estimada, one of the stars on E! reality series Men of the Strip, died earlier this week. He was 25.

'Men Of The Strip' Star Dies

Estimada’s death was a suicide attempt, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to TMZ. He allegedly drove his Mustang off a cliff in the middle of the day on Wednesday near the City of Industry in Los Angeles, Calif. In his Mustang, Estimada plummeted roughly 40 ft. into a landfill.

Authorities have apparently already found that the wreck was intentional. Toxicology results are pending.

Jeff Timmons Reacts To Estimada's Death

Estimada was a member of 98 Degrees singer Jeff Timmons’ male revue show. Upon learning of his death, Timmons posted a tribute on Instagram.

“I am heartbroken at the passing of my brother Nate Estimada,” Timmons wrote. “Nate was a gift to all of us, and will be missed not only personally as a friend,...

Nate Estimada -- one of the stars of the male revue "Men of the Strip" -- committed suicide Wednesday by driving his car off a cliff ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.Our sources say the 24-year old Estimada drove his Mustang in a mountainous area near the City of Industry in L.A. County during the daytime Wednesday ... and accelerated off the cliff, dropping at least 40 ft. into a landfill.We're told authorities have determined...

Pink is the new orange -- ex-Playboy Playmate Colleen Shannon is back on the party scene after her recent prison stint ... celebrating her release with a weekend full of champagne-fueled ragers ... and we got pics.TMZ broke the story ... Shannon was sentenced to 4 months in federal prison after trying to sneak her Bf across the Canadian border last year. She pled guilty to transporting an alien.But last weekend, Shannon made up for lost time...

Playboy Enterprises allegedly teed off a woman at a golf event — and now she wants payback, suing the company for $500,000-plus. In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Elizabeth Dickson claims that she was invited to participate in the Playboy Golf Finals at the Ike golf course in City of Industry, Calif., in March 2012. Also read: Playboy Must Pay $6 Million to Fired Executive in Largest Federal Whistleblower Verdict Ever While at the event, Dickson claims, she was asked to pose for a very classy photo with a man identified in the lawsuit as Kevin Klein. “Plaintiff.

Interview Duncan Bowles 15 May 2013 - 07:08

With her directorial debut Bringing Up Bobby out on DVD now, Famke Janssen chats to us about her acting career, her love of film and more...

Ever since her major breakthrough as infamous Bond villain Xenia Onatopp, Famke Janssen has remained a constant presence in the world of geekdom. Yet despite roles in such high profile blockbusters as the superb GoldenEye and the mostly great X-Men franchise, she’s managed to avoid typecasting and continues to mix mainstream movie hits with both TV and independent features.

While GoldenEye may rank among the best Bond movies of all time, it’s one of my absolute favourites. It put the great Famke Janssen firmly on my radar and I’ve remained a fan of her work ever since, through the underappreciated fun of schlock-fest Deep Rising, the duality of her Miss Burke in The Faculty, to...

On February 8th the throwback giant beastie goodness of Spiders 3D will be hitting eight California cities for its limited theatrical engagement. Is yours one of the lucky few to be caught in its web? Read on for details.

Rolling Hills 20 – Torrance, CA Burbank Town Center 8 – Burbank, CA AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 – Monterey Park, CA Covina 30 – Covina, CA Puente Hills 20 – City of Industry, CA Norwalk 20 – Norwalk, CA Ontario Mills 30 – Ontario, CA Block 30 @ Orange – Orange, CA

From the Press Release

Millennium Entertainment is planning a February 8, 2013, limited release of Spiders 3D. The theatrical cut will be rated PG-13 with a running time of 89 minutes, and Spiders will also be released the same day via VOD platforms nationwide in 2D.

Harkening back to the beloved creature features from the 50's and the 60's, Spiders 3D centers on mutant spiders created by pieces of material from a disabled Soviet space station that crash lands on Earth.

Pay TV Companies Say Espn Fumbled With Its $15B NFL Deal; Ratings: NFL Kickoff Game Down Slightly From Last Year, Still Big Anschutz Entertainment Group, TV networks and city’s NFL fans are cheering today, but Aeg is the most clear-cut winner. The California state Senate sent to Gov. Jerry Brown a bill streamlining the appeals process on the environmental impact report for Aeg’s proposed $1.2 billion stadium near Staples Center. In return, the developers promised to build “the most environmentally friendly sports stadium in the country,” according to Sen. Alex Padilla, the L.A. Democrat who co-authored the bill. With the assurance of no drawn-out appeals on the Eir, Aeg can start looking in earnest for NFL team that would like to call L.A. home. Politicians from both parties backed the bill, which passed the Senate 32-7. They cited the 23,000 construction and full-time jobs backers say will be...

Thanks to HorrorBid's own figure creator One's Customs we have a feature on the upcoming 1/6 Expo convention and a brief interview with the shows promotors Rolando Quinonez and Robert Zamarripa. What is the 1/6 Expo? Read below to find out. This event is being promoted by Qs Toys & Collectibles and will be held on May 28th & 29th, 2011 and will be at the Frank & Son Collectible Show located in the City of Industry, California. Frank & Son is…...

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Espn Radio and Fox Sports were broadcasting and cheerleaders were cheering. There were big-name football players and a blimp overhead with a camera fixed on the action below.

All that was missing from the gigantic pep rally in Los Angeles was an NFL team and a stadium where they could play, shortcomings that organizers of Tuesday's event intend on rectifying in time for the city to host Super Bowl L in five years.

"Ladies and gentleman, we hosted the first one, we should host the 50th one," said Tim Leiweke, the CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which has teamed with entertainment and sports executive Casey Wasserman to convince the powers that be that they should be allowed to build a 1.7 million square-foot football stadium in downtown L.A.

As of Tuesday, the unbuilt structure even has a name -- Farmers Field -- courtesy of a deal with Farmers Insurance worth...

Aeg, the owners of the Staples Center, are set to announce this morning a 30-year, $700 million agreement with Farmers Insurance for naming rights for a proposed NFL stadium to be built in downtown L.A.

The deal would be the most valuable naming rights agreement ever and a huge step toward bringing a pro football team to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times reports that the agreement would be for $20 million a year and escalate after that. The stadium, which would sport a retractable roof and 64,000 seats, would be called Farmers Field.

The $1 billion stadium has not been built, that site has not been approved and there is no team, but the pact provides momentum to solve all those problems. Naming rights deals have become difficult to come by (the new NFL stadiums outside Dallas and New York have no corporate monikers attached) amid the tough economic times. A competing...

With its culture-heavy strategy, teen retailer Hot Topic has sizzled during the downturn. Can it stay hot?

John Kirkpatrick is a lucky guy. "My teenage daughter and 10-year-old son think I have the coolest job," he says. As chief music officer of the retailer Hot Topic, Kirkpatrick has the onerous responsibility of bringing in emerging bands to rock out on the in-house stage at the company's City of Industry, California, headquarters. On his desk, CDs pile into precarious towers -- he gets more than 100 a month -- amid dueling Transformers action figures. Graffiti and hundreds of music posters fill the walls. All of this, he can say with a straight face, is work: "We're basically cultivating a kingdom of fandom."

Lately, swarms of teens and tweens have entered the kingdom thanks to smart bets made on music and film by Hot Topic, which sells everything from apparel and accessories to CDs and posters.

Kevin Sorbo attending the 2009 Frank & Son Summer Collectible Show at the City Of Industry. Photo copyright by Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos. Stacy Heather Tolkin, Brad Kesten and Angela Lee attending the 2009 Frank & Son Summer Collectible Show at the City Of Industry. Photo copyright by Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos. Ed Gale attending the 2009 Frank & Son Summer Collectible Show at the City Of Industry. Photo copyright by Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos. E.G. Daily attending the 2009 Frank & Son Summer Collectible Show at the City Of Industry. Photo copyright by Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos. E.G. Daily attending the 2009 Frank & Son Summer Collectible...

Lucy Liu (photos) once stripped of to play a writhing pole dancer in a raunchy film. The sexy actress, who stars as a squeaky-clean cop in the new Charlie's Angels (2000) (photos), wore nothing but thigh-high leather boots and a thong for her role alongside Harvey Keitel (photos) in the thriller City of Industry (1997). She says, "Yes, I pole danced nude at a strip club. But it felt powerful and kind of sexy."...