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Hype for for 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is already bringing Swifties back to the original album.

Streams on 1989 doubled the day after Swift announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) during her final show in Los Angeles for the Eras tour last Wednesday, Aug. 9, according to Luminate. In the week leading up to the announcement, streams for the LP had hovered around 6 million per day; they then jumped to over 14 million on Thursday after Swift broke the news.

The hype continued into the weekend, with 1989 seeing about 10.6 million streams on Friday, a 74 percent boost from the previous Friday.

Taylor Swift is reliving 1989 all over again. Her latest entry in the “Taylor’s Version” re-recording series is her 2014 album, which includes three Number One singles — “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood” — and fan favorites like “Out of the Woods” and “Clean.”

Swift announced that she would be releasing 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on Oct. 27 — exactly nine years after the original came out on Oct. 27, 2014 — on Wednesday during the year’s last U.S. leg of the Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Today we were informed that Magnolia Pictures has officially acquired Red (review) for release through their Magnet Releasing label. In addition, we've been provided with a look at the international sales sheet for the film, which is adapted from a Jack Ketchum novel. Look for the film in theaters this summer, along with Vod play dates. Directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee, the film follows a couple of kids who kill a dog named 'Red', the trusty hound of an old gent. The owner finds out who they are, and tries to bring them to justice by informing the authorities. However, this amounts to nothing, so he decides to dish out his own brand of retribution.

NEW YORK -- Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to this year's Sundance entry Red, a thriller starring Brian Cox, Robert Englund, Amanda Plummer and Tom Sizemore.

Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee's film centers on an elderly man (Cox) seeking revenge on a teen who murdered his dog.

Piracy could be an issue if the film attracts interest, since Magnolia will release it via sister network HDNet's Ultra VOD program before theatrical showings in late summer. VOD airings may have hurt Magnolia's much-hyped Brian DePalma film Redacted, which earned just $65,000 in US theaters.

Cinetic Media and Submarine repped the filmmakers in the deal, and Bleiberg Entertainment will be repping international sales in Cannes.