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If you grew up on such films as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Nutty Professor," and "Liar Liar," you likely know the name Tom Shadyac. The writer/director made a name for himself with these now beloved family comedies. You might remember his first detour from such fare with the critically-panned but commercially successful "Patch Adams," but chances are you've never heard of his follow-up.

Shadyac's 2002 supernatural thriller "Dragonfly" was every bit as maudlin as "Patch Adams" but it also had the distinction of being a bona fide box office dud, making $52 million on a $60 million budget. Trying something different is often to be commended, but the guy who directed "Ace Ventura" helming a film about a widowed doctor whose dead wife contacts him through patients doesn't seem like the most well-advised career move. Still, if you've got Kevin Costner fronting your bizarre drama, you might be in with a chance of making something half-decent.

Emily Packer’s documentary Holding Back the Tide delves into the hidden histories of New York through an unexpected lens—the humble oyster. These hard-shelled bivalves were once ubiquitous along the city’s shores and crucial to its growth.

They also served as anchors for ecosystems, improving water quality and shielding coasts from storms. Through interviews with conservationists working to restore oyster populations, as well as scenes observing the daily routines of shuckers and farmers, the film outlines why these filter feeders matter so much.

But Packer finds symbolism in the oyster that extends beyond ecology. As creatures that change gender depending on environmental conditions, they represent fluidity at a time when rigid labels are falling away.

Holding Back the Tide also connects their story to struggles facing both the natural world and groups facing oppression. By portraying oysters as survivors that helped shape the city, the documentary highlights universal...

Autum is always a reflective time. The long forever of summer slowly slips away. The sun can’t stay up till 9Pm forever, even if sometimes we might want it to. The blinding greens of spring have held out as long as they could, now turn orange, yellow, brown.

And yet there’s something reassuring about this turn. Knowing that we can start to slow down, and that the slowing is something we can count on. Things pass, and that they need to pass, for next spring to come.

You can say that also applies to our lives and our deaths, but as humans, that’s a hard thing to accept. Loss is permanent. When we lose someone close to us, it rewires us. We must fight through it and persist, even if we are different on the other side of grief. That’s probably why after thousands of years,...

It’s been fifteen years since the release of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, but The Boondocks Saints 3 is still in the works. In fact, according to star Norman Reedus, the sequel is going to be even bigger than the previous two movies.

“Just that it’s happening, and it’s going to be bigger,” Norman Reedus told ComingSoon when asked about the third film. “Yeah, it’s the group that did the John Wick stuff, so they’re making a big thing of it. Yeah, the opening scene of it, I think they’re keeping the original script idea, which is awesome, you know. So there’s obviously we have to break out of jail. We’re in jail, you know. We’ve been in jail for a long time.“

Related Norman Reedus & Sean Patrick Flanery are returning for a reimagining of The Boondock Saints that introduces...

John Barbata, the drummer who played on classic recordings by the Turtles, Jefferson Starship, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He was 79.

Jefferson Starship paid tribute to Barbata on social media, writing, “We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!”

The news of Barbata’s death on May 8 was first reported by Best Classic Bands. A cause of death was not immediately available.

Looking back, 1974 was a groundbreaking year for new musical releases. To re-create some of the magic that year brought, Classic Vinyl (Ch. 26) is counting down the top “50 Albums Turning 50” — as voted by you, our listeners!

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These are the possible album choices for this year’s “50 Albums Turning 50” countdown:

Aerosmith – Get Your Wings

America – Holiday

April Wine – Live!

Argent – Encore: Live in Concert

Bachman–Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile

Bad Company – Bad Company

Bill Wyman – Monkey Grip

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade

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A new take on “The Boondock Saints” is in the works with the 1999 cult film’s original stars Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery reprising their roles as the MacManus Brothers.

Thunder Road Pictures, which produces the “John Wick” franchise and the upcoming “Monkey Man” from Dev Patel, announced it is teaming with the rights holder Dragonfly Films to the original 1999 cult film “The Boondock Saints” to jointly produce what’s being described as a “reimagining” rather than a direct sequel. Dragonfly Films also confirmed the news on its Instagram.

Reedus and Flanery both portrayed the Irish Catholic killers rooting out Boston crime all in the name of the Lord in the original film, and they also returned for the 2009 follow-up film, “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.” However, Troy Duffy, the story’s original director and writer, will not direct the new film but will produce it. He...

By the luck of the Irish, a new film in The Boondock Saints series is getting locked and loaded! Deadline says the project is reimagining the brotherly action setup, with Thunder Road, the producer behind John Wick, turning the duo loose on audiences. Thunder Road will partner with Dragonfly Films for the project, with Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery reprising their roles from the original films.

Deadline‘s report says Troy Duffy, who helmed the first two films in the series (The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day), will not direct the new movie. The Boondock Saints reimagining revolves around the fraternal twin Irish MacManus Brothers, Connor (Flanery) and Murphy (Reedus), finding new Saints to carry their torch. Although he’s relinquishing the director’s chair, Troy Duffy is still in the Boondock Saints business. Rather than shoot the next film in the series, he...

In the wake of 1999 cult favorite The Boondock Saints and 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, a third movie is on the way soon, Deadline reports today.

Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery are both set to return in a brand new Boondock Saints movie from Thunder Road and Dragonfly Films, the report indicates.

The new movie is said to be “a reimagining of the action film franchise.” The report this morning continues, “The story will involve the indoctrination of new Saints.”

Troy Duffy, who directed both the 1999 original movie and its 2009 sequel, will not be returning to direct the third installment. However, Deadline notes in their report that “Duffy plans to write a series of books about the Saints, continuing their story that way.”

In the original Boondock Saints, “Two Irish Catholic brothers (Norman Reedus & Sean Patrick Flanery) become vigilantes and wipe out Boston’s criminal underworld in the name of God.

Exclusive: The rebirth of the 1999 cult favorite film The Boondock Saints is upon us. Thunder Road, the producer behind the John Wick films, has stepped in and joined rights-holder Dragonfly Films to make what they are calling a universe expansion of the action film franchise about the fraternal twin Irish brothers who raise holy hell to rid their Boston hometown of all criminals.

In the current configuration, Troy Duffy will step aside as director after creating and helming the original and the 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day. Both films starred The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery as the MacManus brothers, with Billy Connolly playing their father.

Reedus and Flanery will reprise their roles, and the search is on for a new director. Duffy plans to write a series of books about the Saints, continuing their story that way.

There might be a renaissance going on for these action franchises,...

Vice Studios docs boss Alex Moore is exiting to join Banijay label Dragonfly.

The two-time Oscar winner will take up a newly-created role as Executive Vice President Documentaries and Unscripted as the Ambulance and Then Barbara Met Alan label, which is being given more funding of late, pushes into the premium space.

Reporting into MD Richard Bond when he starts next month, Moore will develop the slate with an emphasis on U.S. and international streamer commissions.

A Vice spokeswoman said the company will not replace Moore and senior non-fiction execs based in the UK will now report directly to LA-based Chief Content Officer Danny Gabai.

Moore joined Vice Studios in 2020 and his division was responsible for a string of global shows including Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Right Now (Netflix), Encounters (Netflix) and Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion (Viaplay). Most recently he co-created and executive produced (with...

Empuraan, the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Lucifer, is one of the most awaited movies in Malayalam cinema. The film, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and starring Mohanlal in the lead role, promises to be a bigger and better commercial entertainer than its predecessor. The fans of the franchise are eagerly waiting for any update on the film, and the makers have finally announced that an exciting update will be released on Saturday, September 30th at 5 pm12.

Empuraan is the second installment of the trilogy that began with Lucifer, which was Prithviraj Sukumaran’s debut directorial. Lucifer was a huge success, both critically and commercially, and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. The film narrated the story of Stephen Nedumpilly, a political leader who becomes Khureshi Ab’Ram, the head of an international crime syndicate. The film also featured Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Vivek Oberoi, Sachin Khedekar, and many others in pivotal roles.

Generally, moms and horror movies do not mix. The gore, the violence, the jumpscares – usually not mom’s cup of tea. But if there is anything all moms have in common, it’s wanting to spend more quality time with their grown, adult, weirdo children. (that’s us)

So invite Mom into your world by introducing us to some horror movies- that she’ll actually Enjoy.

You’ll probably have to convince her a bit, but I’m sure your mom will be eager to spend an afternoon with one of her favorite humans on the planet. Here are ten horror movies you can watch with your dear old mom, without fear of traumatizing her for life. Maybe this Mother’s Day?

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1. The Others (2001)

Nicole Kidman stars in this psychological thriller about a woman who lives in a mansion with her two children who both have a rare photosensitivity condition.

American Cinema Editors has announced it will honor The Woman King director Gina Prince-Bythewood with its Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 73rd annual Ace Eddie Awards, taking place within UCLA’s Royce Hall on March 5, 2023.

The Golden Eddie is an award recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Past recipients include Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute, among others.

“A supremely versatile trailblazer from day one of her career, Gina Prince-Bythewood has consistently entertained us with intimate films and global blockbusters that explore the human experience through formidable female characters,” said Ace president Kevin Tent, Ace. “A champion of diverse, character-driven narratives, her latest film — The Woman King — is the crown jewel...

This review of “Cane Fire” was first published May 20, 2022.

Several years in the making, the documentary “Cane Fire,” from longtime editor turned director Anthony Banua-Simon, sees the light of day as native Hawaiians on social media platforms are urging the public at large to stop traveling to the state at a time when resources of all kinds, from water to housing, have become alarmingly scarce or impossibly unaffordable for the working-class locals, particularly the indigenous Hawaiian population.

An indispensable watch, Banua-Simon’s first feature focuses on the island of Kauaʻi and the history of its exploitation as a colony, which endures under the guise of statehood. First desired for its fertile soil (for sugar cane and pineapple plantations that employed underpaid and overworked migrants from Asia), the island later became a sought-after Hollywood location and, eventually, a paradisiacal tourist playground for the rich.

To unspool the painful past of this...

By Ben Miller

I loved watching films with my grandfather. We called him Peepaw. It was always something he wanted to do. The problem with Peepaw was a measurement of quality. He always wanted middle-of-the-road stories with little challenges and concise, wrapped-in-a-bow storylines. One of his favorite films was the Kevin Costner snooze-fest Dragonfly. The conventionality and Costner’s charismatic banality was exactly what he wanted. He thought it was a masterpiece.

This doesn’t mean Peepaw only liked terrible movies. He was a huge fan of The Guns of the Navarone or The Great Escape. His generation couldn’t get enough of World War II films. These days, when my brothers and I see a film that hit those points, we would describe them as “Peepaw movies” for their ability to appeal to our late grandfather’s particular sensibilities. John Madden’s Operation Mincemeat is The Peepaw movie...

The creative team behind Jack Thorne’s BBC/Netflix drama Then Barbara Met Alan has rewritten the rules on disability representation for the Crip Camp-esque drama about two UK trailblazers whose campaigning led to the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act.

Producer Dragonfly TV compiled a report that has been passed to the BBC and super-indie Banijay after setting best practice standards in disability representation, with the production comprised of 17 disabled actors, 55 disabled supporting actors and 50% senior editorial team representation including in the key roles of co-writer (Genevieve Barr), producer (Bryony Arnold) and co-director (Amit Sharma). Arnold worked closely with disabled talent groups to fill other posts.

Thorne refused to do the show unless he could co-write with talented deaf actor-turned-scribe Genevieve Barr, who starred in his Channel 4 drama The Accident. Barr is now “so busy she is turning down commissions,” according to Thorne.

Airing on the BBC...

Hey everyone! While Valentine’s Day is almost over, we’re sure you’ll still have a lot of love for this week’s horror and science fiction home media releases. One of this writer's favorite films of all time, Joe Dante’s The Howling, is getting the 4K treatment from Scream Factory in a brand new release, and if you’re into time-bending sci-fi/action thrillers, you’ll definitely want to pick up the 4K release of Rian Johnson’s Looper as well.

Other releases for February 15th include Ghostriders, Cosmic Dawn, Settlers, Nezura 1964, Apparitions, The Devil Came Home, and The Skulls Trilogy on Blu-ray.

Cosmic Dawn

After witnessing the alien abduction of her mother as a child, Aurora (Camille Rowe) joins the UFO cult “The Cosmic Dawn.” At the cult’s remote compound Aurora experiences miraculous revelations and consciousness-expanding flowers, but all isn’t as it seems with the cult’s leader,...

Hey! Shit actually happens in this book! And those things largely validate my “get off the pot and actually say XYZ” grumblings from the previous books, which also makes me happy. [1] Once again, I’m not claiming any great powers of reasoning or insight: this is a pastiche superhero comic, and the plot beats are thuddingly obvious. They were just massively delayed for reasons that I tend to believe owed more to “I want to tell some only vaguely related stories first” than “this Other Stuff is actually important.”

This book follows the first two Black Hammer books (one and two ) and the very much sidebar (and baroquely-titled) books about Sherlock Frankenstein and Doctor Star Doctor Andromeda (my post will go live in three days as I type this; let’s see if I remember to add the link!). And it leads pretty directly, I expect – with the caveat this...

So this is much more of a conventional superhero thing than I thought it was. Oh, it’s pretty good – Lemire is a strong writer, as always, and Ormston does that pseudo-horror look that is nearly a Dark Horse house style (or maybe just rules the Mignolaverse). But I was expecting something quirkier. (Note that Black Hammer is four years old. I had plenty of time to get more details; I just didn’t bother.)

It’s not clear if this was really a team. No name for the group is given in this first collection. But a half-dozen of the superheroes who used to defend Spiral City have been stuck on a farm somewhere in the middle of nowhere for ten years, after a battle with Darkseid “the Anti-God”. They saved the world, and ended up here. The creators don’t tell us how or why in this story...

Lisa Banes, an actor who appeared in “Gone Girl,” “A Cure for Wellness” and more, died on Monday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident 10 days earlier in New York. She was 65.

On June 4, Banes was hit by a person driving a scooter in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Variety. The driver was traveling north on Amsterdam Ave. and ran a red light. The scooter struck Banes as she was crossing Amsterdam Ave. near Lincoln Center with the pedestrian signal in her favor. She was transported to Mount Sinai Saint Luke’s Hospital in critical condition, suffering a traumatic brain injury.

The driver fled the location, continuing northbound, an NYPD spokesperson said. No arrests have been made in connection to the accident, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Since the 1980s, Banes performed in various films, TV shows and stage plays. She starred as Marybeth Elliott,...

Hulu’s list of new releases for June 2021 is highlighted by a host of useful library titles and one fascinating original film.

The original film in question is the one that lends its delightful photo of Pierce Brosnan delivering a baby to this post. False Positive stars and was written by Ilana Glazer (Broad City). It sounds like a really fun, creepy time with a synopsis that reads: “After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle (Pierce Brosnan). But after becoming pregnant with a healthy baby girl, Lucy begins to notice something sinister through Hindle’s gleaming charm, and she sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about him, and her own “birth story.” Cool!

Hulu’s other original offerings aren’t too inspiring this month. Only Love, Victor season 2 on June 11 moves the needle much.

Global distribution-production company Rmvistar has acquired global rights to the multi-award-winning animated short “Anacronte,” produced by leading Argentine animation house Mr. Bug Studio in collaboration with the film’s co-director Raúl Koler.

At the same time, Rmvistar has also confirmed that it will be partnering with the folks at Mr. Bug on a new high-concept science fiction series titled “Eloize.” Rmvistar will also keep hold of exclusive global rights for the upcoming series and present both properties at this year’s MipTV market.

With colorful 3D animation, a touching original soundtrack and a cameo from Mozart’s Lacrimosa, “Anacronte” is a visual representation of Hamlet’s question of “Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them.”

Nameless characters traversing an endless ethereal plane are randomly struck from behind by...

Dragonfly and Dragonflyman are back — and they’re not alone. This week sees the launch of The Wrong Earth: Night & Day from Ahoy Comics, and to mark the occasion, the publisher has shared exclusive concept art from the title with The Hollywood Reporter to hint at what (and who) readers will discover in the latest series.

Night & Day is the third outing for The Wrong Earth franchise — following the eponymous first series, and the subsequent Dragonfly and Dragonflyman mini — and sees a twist in the formula as the two versions of the same heroes from alternate Earths find themselves with an ...

Dragonfly and Dragonflyman are back — and they’re not alone. This week sees the launch of The Wrong Earth: Night & Day from Ahoy Comics, and to mark the occasion, the publisher has shared exclusive concept art from the title with The Hollywood Reporter to hint at what (and who) readers will discover in the latest series.

Night & Day is the third outing for The Wrong Earth franchise — following the eponymous first series, and the subsequent Dragonfly and Dragonflyman mini — and sees a twist in the formula as the two versions of the same heroes from alternate Earths find themselves with an ...

Horror and television have always been a bit of an awkward fit. What’s scary and what’s bingeable sometimes seem mutually exclusive. Horror requires that you suspend your disbelief and the longer it asks of your attention span, the higher the risk that the tension wanes.

Still, in the modern streaming era, there are plenty of horror TV shows that get the spooky job done. Gathered on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max are some truly great bingeable options to elevate the heart rate. Here we’ve compiled the very best of the best. What follows are the 31 best streaming horror TV shows.

American Horror Story

Available on: Netflix, Hulu

Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story is revolutionary in quite a few ways. Not only did it help usher in a renewed era of anthology storytelling on television, it also was arguably the first successful network television horror show since The X-Files.

As Sacred Bones Records gears up to reissue four Mort Garson albums this fall, the label has shared “Ode to an African Violet,” an alternative take from 1976’s Mother Earth’s Plantasia.

Plantasia was an integral part of the plant music genre of the Seventies, made entirely on a Moog synthesizer with the intention of helping plants grow. As the title suggests, “Ode to an African Violet” is dedicated to the flowering plant, and if it’s possible to imagine, the alternative take is even more ambitious and zany than...

BBC content director Charlotte Moore has warned that unless diversity is prioritized in the UK TV industry, the sector will not survive.

Speaking today at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Moore unveiled new programs including an investigation into the impact of race on coronavirus by actor David Harewood and a spin off of World On Fire writer Peter Bowker’s hit series The A Word written by disabled writers. These shows will be among those to spearhead BBC1’s line-up next season.

Moore also highlighted Mangrove, the first film in Steve Macqueen’s series Small Axe, which will air this autumn.

She said globally diversity was now recognized as a key issue for the industry, explaining: “The commitment is there because I think not only creatively is it the best thing to do but business-wise, the whole business will benefit from this because that’s what the audience wants to watch.

Sacred Bones Records, which recently announced plans to reissue four Seventies albums by Mort Garson, has shared the electronic pioneer’s unreleased song “Dragonfly.”

The track comes from Music From Patch Cord Productions, a collection of unreleased recordings from Garson’s archive including music for never-aired radio advertisements, themes for science fiction films and alternate takes from the late Canadian composer’s now-classic 1976 LP Mother Earth’s Plantasia.

“We chose this song to really highlight Mort Garson’s diverse range as a composer. It has the signature Mort Garson touch...

Banijay has named Endemol Shine Group executives Peter Salmon and Lucinda Hicks as its UK chiefs, with Richard Johnston leaving the business following the merger of the two production giants.

Salmon, the former Endemol Shine chief creative officer, will lead Banijay UK as executive chairman from next month, while UK chief operating officer, Hicks, will become CEO of the newly-restructured operation.

The changes mean that Johnston is stepping down after more than five years running Endemol Shine UK. Johnston is a true veteran of the company, having worked at Endemol for 18 years before it merged with Shine in 2014.

In taking charge of Banijay UK, Salmon will oversee an empire of 25 production labels, responsible for making shows including MasterChef, Grantchester and The Island With Bear Grylls.

“It’s a great moment to land one of the biggest production jobs in the world,” he said. “In Lucinda Hicks I also have a terrific partner – bright,...

Fleetwood Mac will release a massive box set documenting the band’s early years, out September 4th on Rhino.

Fleetwood Mac 1969-1974 will consist of eight CDs, beginning with their third album, 1969’s Then Play On. The lineup shifted quite a bit in these years, most notably when founding guitarist Peter Green left in 1970.

The collection also includes the studio albums Kiln House (1970), Future Games (1971), Bare Trees (1972), Penguin (1973), Mystery to Me (1973) and Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974) — all with bonus tracks.

The eighth CD in the set, Live From the...

ViacomCBS has brought on former Freeform executive Yolanda T. Cochran as Senior Vice President, Live-Action Long-Form Production, ViacomCBS Kids & Family. In her new role, Cochran will be responsible for managing all aspects of live-action physical production for the Nickelodeon brands – Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick and Nicktoons – and for Gen Z-focused brand Awesomeness. Based in Hollywood, Cochran will report to Megan Ring, Executive Vice President of Production, ViacomCBS.

“Yolanda is a talented producer and creative executive known for bringing bold, original stories and important voices to the screen,” said Ring. “Her considerable expertise in production will only strengthen our ability to make content that truly resonates with young audiences and families. I’m also excited to welcome Yolanda for her incredible advocacy in addressing gender and race inequality in entertainment – leadership that will help reinforce our own commitment to greater diversity and inclusion.”

Cochran most recently served as Vice President of Production,...

His Dark Materials scribe Jack Thorne is teaming with actress-turned writer Genevieve Barr to create a BBC Two drama based on the true story of the campaign for disabled civil rights in Britain.

The pair have written Independence Day? How Disabled Rights Were Won (working title), which will be co-produced by Thorne’s One Shoe Films and Dragonfly Film and TV, marking the Endemol Shine Group indie’s first foray into scripted.

The 60-minute story centers on Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, two disabled cabaret performers who met in 1989 and became the driving force behind the disability activist group, Direct Action Network.

Thorne said: “I can’t tell you how exciting it’s been working with the brilliant Genevieve Barr and Dragonfly on this script. Dan changed the world through their actions, and they have never been properly celebrated for it, in this film we want to do that in...

Kim Shillinglaw has become the latest executive to down tools at Endemol Shine Group. The director of factual for Endemol Shine UK is leaving after three years at the business.

Shillinglaw, the former BBC Two controller, joins formats chief Lisa Perrin and Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones in heading for the exit door in recent days.

The departures come as Banijay Group looks to finalize its takeover of Endemol Shine The deal is currently subject to regulatory scrutiny, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2020.

Shillinglaw looked after factual indies including Dragonfly and Dsp, and Endemol Shine UK CEO Richard Johnston said she had “done a fantastic job.”

“Under her leadership these businesses have been transformed. Bringing in new creative and commercial talent, Kim’s worked closely with those teams to restructure the factual portfolio, open new offices and deliver outstanding growth in both revenues and profitability,...

WGA leaders David Goodman and Chris Keyser have this week explained for Deadline readers the guild’s position driving its quest to eradicate Big 4 agency packaging and affiliated production companies. That doesn’t mean there aren’t working writers who believe that the strong point that has been made should be followed by a return to the bargaining table to find a compromise.

Deadline has heard there have been dozens of letters, emails and phone calls made and sent to leadership by working writers, some of whom have told us their hope is not to undermine the guild, but to create a course correction that leads to a resolution. Deadline was slipped one such letter, written by TV/film writer Brandon Camp (Dragonfly), film & TV writer-director Peter Landesman (Concussion), and film/TV writer Phyllis Nagy (Carol). Dated April 30, the following letter was given to WGA leadership this week.

Dear WGA Leadership and Negotiating Committee,...

Welcome to The B-Side, a new podcast from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies starring established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. So strap in and listen close as we dive into the big swings and big misses from some of biggest names in the business. In the latest episode, Dan Mecca is joined by podcast producer Conor O’Donnell and writer/director Nicholas Gray to discuss the b-sides of Kevin Costner.

The films discussed include A Perfect World, The War, The Postman, Thirteen Days, 3000 Miles To Graceland and Dragonfly. Plenty more is discussed, including a brutal story about the Tony Scott movie Revenge and gossip on the set of Waterworld and what happens when two movies about the same...

Christmas day 1998… I was one lucky girl who got a PlayStation along with Spyro the Dragon game and Crash Bandicoot, flash forward ten years and with the success of the remastered Crash Bandicoot trilogy, Activision wasted very little time in a remastered Spyro trilogy.

Spyro has returned and his attitude is fiercer than before! Enjoy all three of the original games with enhanced HD graphics; enjoy gameplay from old flames including Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! And Spyro: Year of the Dragon. With a realm in danger, there’s only one purple dragon to call and he’s prepared to turn the heat on and set evil on fire! There are more puzzles, eggs and dragons to discover and you can easily swap between the three classic games, offering up hours of heated gameplay. Get ready for a real adventure through the realms in Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.

Ahoy Comics is on a tear. The second issue of their debut series, The Wrong Earth, sold out and went back for a second printing. Comic shops increased their orders for issue #3. The quantities ordered were more than those for the first issue, which ‘never happens’ with new series in today’s comics market.

After reading The Wrong Earth #3, It’s easy to see why.

The main story picks up the pace in this adventure. This issue brings secondary characters to the forefront and, surprisingly, shuffles other characters offstage. The premise of this story is both traditional and cutting edge at the same time: the adventures of the gritty Dragonfly and the campy Dragonflyman as they switch places. Each character must navigate the absurdity of their doppelganger’s setting. Conventions are skewered on both sides of the narrative.

The Wrong Earth is a judgement-free zone. Readers aren’t scolded or lectured.

Exclusive: The Los Angeles Film Festival is on the move from June to this month, where it opens on Thursday with the world premiere of the music documentary Echo in the Canyon. Over the course of the next week, the festival will be offering an array of cinematic programming of all kinds including several more world premiere features.

One of those is the locally based Brian Banks, which marks a return to narrative filmmaking by director Tom Shadyac, whose most recent work with the spiritual documentary I Am and whose mosat recent commercial film was 2007’s Evan Almighty. A powerful and inspiring film, Brian Banks is a decided departure for the man whose filmography includes Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Dragonfly and Eddie Murphy’s The Nutty Professor. Independently made, Brian Banks stars Aldis Hodge in the title role alog with Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd,...

U.S. internet giant Google may be preparing to launch a separate version of its search engine that would comply with China’s strict censorship requirements.

Google’s core search engine has not been available in China since 2010, when the company refused to follow Middle Kingdom regulations.

According to a report by The Intercept, based on documents that it said were supplied by an anonymous whistle-blower, Google has been preparing search options that would comply with Chinese strictures. Since 2017, it has been developing a project called Dragonfly, according to the report.

Built as an Android mobile app, Dragonfly would reportedly blacklist “sensitive queries.” That means it would filter out search results from websites currently blocked by Chinese censors. The censorship would extend to features including Google’s image search, spell check, and suggested search.

The Intercept’s report said Dragonfly has already been shown to the Chinese government. A final...

The Oral Cancer Foundation has a new relationship with eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy Marley.

Mr. Marley has generously offered to allow CharityBuzz to auction off three (3) VIP events for two (2) on his Rebellion Rises Tour. The winner(s) will enjoy this highly anticipated tour that only a select few get to experience up close and personal, meeting Mr. Marley. After the concert at a tour city of the winners choosing, a photo opportunity will be provided during their meet & greet with Ziggy Marley himself. The tour starts in America and travels to several European cities. Raising funds for the oral cancer issue via Ocf, this auction will help support awareness campaigns, research, early discovery initiatives, and outreach that will help save lives. Available tour dates are here (Dates may be subject to change).

Reggae icon Ziggy Marley will release his seventh full-length solo studio album,...

Actor Jay Thomas, who won two Emmys for his guest role on Murphy Brown, died Thursday after a battle with cancer, The Daily News reports. He was 69.

In a statement, Thomas' friend and agent Don Buchwald said, "Jay was one of a kind, never at a loss for words and filled with so much fun and wonderfully whacky thoughts and behavior." Thomas was reportedly surrounded by family at the time of his death.

Thomas amassed myriad credits over the course of his acting career, which began in the early Eighties.

Access Entertainment has taken a 24.9% stake in Bad Wolf, the production company behind the upcoming BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic His Dark Materials. Launched by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner in 2015, in association with Welsh Government, Bad Wolf is based in South Wales and LA. Current projects include A Discovery Of Witches, based on the Deborah Harkness novels, and an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles. This investment by Access Entertainment provides Bad Wolf with further support to fast track its scripted productions, and grow business globally. Access Entertainment launched last year under former BBC Director of Television, Danny Cohen. Its focus is to invest across the entertainment sector with a concentration in high-quality TV, films, digital content and theater. In January, it teamed with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point to launch Benchmark Television, an indie commissioning entity with the power to greelight scripted series without backing from a network or platform.

Luke may have said a firm “no” to Lorelai about having a baby on the Gilmore Girls revival, but if Scott Patterson has anything to say about it, the couple will eventually be parents!

Upon watching the four-part Netflix revival A Year in the Life, audiences learn that the longtime couple considers having a baby, a.k.a. “fresh kid,” via a surrogate at the beginning of the first episode (“Winter”). But after visiting Paris Gellar’s (Liza Weil) Dynasty Makers fertility and service clinic, Luke is turned off, although Lorelai is still interested in the idea.

Despite the revival...

Now that Netflix's latest nostalgia-fueled reboot, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, is here – and if you're reading this, you've presumably binged all six hours of the new series over the holiday weekend – we have just one thing to say: Oy, enough with the poodles already.

Just kidding. But the revival of the beloved early-aughts dramedy is destined to be discussed, dissected and debated for the foreseeable future, especially when you consider that it ends on one hell of a cliffhanger. (If you haven't seen the whole thing, stop...

Spoiler Warning: For those who haven’t watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, plot details will be revealed below.

Gilmore Girls has finally come to a close the way creator Amy Sherman-Palladino originally intended for her series to end, but there are still numerous questions that remain unanswered.

In the Netflix revival, audiences catch up with the beloved cast in the years since the series wrapped with season 7 in May 2007. Throughout A Year in the Life, which transports audiences back to the beloved town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the cast lives out an entire year in four seasonally-specific episodes: Winter,...

Warning: This recap will tell you what happens in the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life‘s fourth and final episode, “Fall.” If you don’t want to know, click elsewhere.

I had two very strong reactions to the last few moments of Gilmore Girls‘ final revival episode: Yes! and then No No No No No No No No No Please God No.

(Behind? Check out our recap of Episode 1 here, Episode 2 here and Episode 3 here.)

The Netflix continuation spends much of its fourth installment making repairs to, and ultimately strengthening Lorelai’s relationship with Luke — which is cause for celebration from this fan,...

Spoiler Warning: For those who haven’t watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, plot details will be revealed below.

They finally tied the knot!

Gilmore Girls fans breathed a big, unanimous sigh of relief at the wrap of the Netflix revival A Year in the Life when Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) said “I do” in the center of Stars Hollow.

In the first of four episodes on the streaming service, audiences catch up with the couple, who has been going steady for the past nine years. Upon finding out that Michel and his...

Warning: This recap will tell you what happens in the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life‘s third episode, “Summer.” If you don’t want to know, click elsewhere.

Sure, it’s “Summer,” but does anyone else feel a chill in the air?

Because even though Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life‘s third episode takes place during the warmest months of the year, its fourth act has a chilling effect on the Rory-Lorelai relationship.

Rory ends things with Logan and finds her professional groove… only to be derailed by her mother. And Lorelai finally confronts the fact...

Warning: This recap will tell you what happens in the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life‘s second episode, “Spring.” If you don’t want to know, click elsewhere.

Remember how Rory lost her mind a little during that rough patch a few years back? She fought with Lorelai, ditched Yale and moved into her grandparents’ pool house, only to spend her days organizing parties for the Daughters of the American Revolution?

Well, add in “one-night stand with a Wookiee,” and you’ve got a pretty accurate idea of the Rory Gilmore Freak-Out Level we’re at in the...