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“Chinese Satellite,” the interstellar centerpiece of Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, has received an acoustic rendition.

Recorded at Sound City in Los Angeles, the new version of the track is stripped of Ethan Gruska and Tony Berg’s production, leaving Bridgers solely on acoustic — resulting in a dazzling, even lonelier feel.

The new cut of “Chinese Satellite” is part of Secretly Canadian’s ongoing SC25 singles series, a celebration of the label’s 25th anniversary. All proceeds go directly to New Hope for Families, a nonprofit raising money to fight homelessness in Bloomington,...

Take a look at actress Caitriona Balfe, aka 'Claire Randall' in "Outlander" posing for "InStyle" magazine:

In 1999, while studying drama at the 'Dit Conservatory of Music and Drama'...

....Balfe was appoached to work as a fashion model in Paris.

She was then featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands including...

..."Victoria's Secret", "Dolce & Gabbana", "Moschino", "Roberto Cavalli", "Max Mara", "Bottega Veneta", "H&m" and "Oscar de la Renta".

Prior to "Outlander", Balfe appeared in feature films including "Super 8", "Now You See Me" and "Escape Plan".

She also had leading roles in "The Beauty Inside", "Crush" and "H+: The Digital Series".

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This might just be the sweetest short film you'll see all year. Crush is an adorable 3-minute animated short made by a French animation collective called MegaComputeur (from their site: "We love telling stories and bringing characters to life... Especially dumb characters.") and it's a must watch. It was commissioned by the French Alps ski resort Val Thorens and it's a delightful short about two cable cars in love. A scrap dealer about to crush an old 80s cable car imagines what life was like for two mountain lovers on cables. The character designs are so cute and I love how pure their love is - sharing fondue and snacks together, relaxing in a hot tub, making snowmen. Yes, I can confirm that this definitely makes me want to visit the mountains. I always adore these kind of warm, charming animated shorts that are meant to make you smile and laugh.

Glorify, an app designed to help Christians strengthen their daily connection to God, today announced the closing of $40M in Series A funding led by a16z, with participation from SoftBank Latin America Fund, K5 Global and prominent individual investors including Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Michael Ovitz, Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo, the founders of Candy Crush and more.

The company’s new funding will be used to help Glorify scale its operations, expand its team internationally, create new and exclusive content, while further evolving the app’s features to meet and serve customer demand from Christians around the globe.

“When we first came up with the concept for Glorify, we knew we were onto something big, but as we met with investors, it soon became clear that we’ve managed to capture lightning in a bottle,” said Ed Beccle, co-Founder of Glorify. “So much of what is out there doesn’t resonate with people today.

This writer can’t really speak with authority on the Resident Evil game franchise—my only experience was putting down the Wii controller on the fourth installment almost immediately after being too scared. Yet if one had to guess, the iconography seems pretty well-encapsulated in a 1997 Japanese ad directed by none other than George A. Romero. That simplicity seems to have been ignored by Paul W.S. Anderson’s unwieldy, extremely enjoyable six-film series, so even as a non-gamer there was some understanding Resident Evil was not done as a movie franchise.

There seemed some promise with director Johannes Roberts, who has the rare combination of being a huge horror geek and intelligent filmmaker, with visually accomplished, entertaining B-movies like Strangers: Prey at Night and 47 Meters Down under his belt. Unfortunately, his reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City feels like a lot of good individual ideas that don...

Writer/director Johannes Roberts discusses his favorite Stephen King adaptations of the ’80s with host Josh Olson.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

47 Meters Down (2017)

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

Great White a.k.a. The Last Shark (1981)

The Exorcist III (1990) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021)

The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)

Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

Children of the Corn (1984)

The Night Flier (1997)

Christine (1983)

The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

Cujo (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

Roar (1981) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary

The Thing (1982) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s’ Blu-ray review

Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Alex Kirschenbaum’s timeline and movie power rankings

Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary

Pet Sematary (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review

Pet Sematary (2019)

Blade Runner...

It's a cruel summer—except for the anniversary of Blue Crush's release. 19 years ago, Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake teamed up to take on the famed Pipeline competition in the surf drama. The trio played best friends trying to make ends meet in Hawaii while Anne Marie (Bosworth) pursued her dream of becoming a pro surfer after a near-death accident in the water. Since its release in 2002, earning $55 million at the box office to become one of the summer's sleeper hits, Blue Crush has remained a cult classic, thanks to its depiction of female friendships and a young woman trying to make her mark in a male-dominated sport. And there was even buzz in 2017 that a Blue...

Exclusive: Joel Courtney and Crystal Reed have signed on to star in Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game for MPI Original Films.

The dramatic comedy produced by MPI is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

Austin and Meredith Bragg wrote and directed the film, which heads into production in October.

Stacey Parks, Lana Link, and Rob Pfaltzgraff will produce, with Nick Reid and Roger Sharpe on board as exec producers.

“Joel and Crystal bring so much remarkable talent and warmth to the project,” said The Bragg Brothers. “We’re thrilled to have them on board to bring Roger’s story to the screen.”

Courtney is currently in production on the Netflix film Players, starring alongside Damon Wayans Jr. and Gina Rodriguez. He...

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In our Q&a series Popsugar Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their favorite flirty emoji to their most valuable relationship advice. This month, we're crushing on Roman Wellington Banks.

Roman Wellington Banks first stole our hearts when he took the stage in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen, and now he's making a whole new audience swoon with his role on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season two. We're first introduced to his character, Howie, as Kourtney (Dara Reneé) takes on a new job at Big Red's family pizza shop. Though the two initially butt heads, they eventually develop a deeper connection, and fans have been shipping the characters ever since.

While we've loved seeing Roman on Hsmtmts this season, fans will be surprised to learn he almost didn't audition. "I just wrapped Dear Evan Hansen,...

One of “American Idol’s” more memorable runner-ups, David Archuleta, revealed that he identifies as bisexual and asexual. He is also encouraging people from religious backgrounds like his own to respect those that are wrestling with their own identities.

Archuleta, who placed second behind David Cook in 2008 during the show’s seventh season, came out in an emotional Instagram post on Saturday. The “Crush” singer also detailed his struggles to reconcile his sexual identity with his Mormon upbringing.

“I like to keep to myself but also thought this was important to share because I know so many other people from religious upbringings feel the same way,” Archuleta began. “I’ve been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality. I came out in 2014 as gay to my family. But then I had similar feelings for both genders so maybe a spectrum of bisexual.

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New Delhi, May 25 (Ians) Maintaining social distance of two metres is not enough as coronavirus, that spreads via aerosol, can be carried up to 10 metres through the air, experts warned on Tuesday, adding that double masks, coupled with hand hygiene and proper ventilation could be the key to curb the spread.

Coronavirus was earlier deemed to be spread via droplets. But a new assessment published in the medical journal The Lancet last month revealed that there is consistent, and strong evidence to prove that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air. On the other hand, evidence supporting large droplet transmission was almost non-existent.

Earlier this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that coronavirus is airborne.

The Indian government also, in a recent advisory, said that aerosols can travel up to 10 metres from the infected person, and that aerosols,...

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In our Q&a series Popsugar Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their go-to pickup lines to their ideal first dates. This week, we're crushing on Bridgerton star Luke Newton.

You probably recognize Luke Newton from his turn as the object of Penelope Featherington's affection, Colin, on Netflix's Bridgerton. While many were thirsting after the duke or one of Colin's brothers, the 24-year-old stole each and every scene he was in, not to mention a few hearts along the way. In honor of Bridgerton being one of the buzziest shows on television and its recent season two announcement, we asked Luke the tough questions, including whether he is Team Duke or Team Prince. Hint: he's as big a fan of Simon as the rest of us. Read ahead to see what he had to say.

Dogs or cats?...

Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and electronic producer Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) have announced a new album, Promises, out March 26th via Luaka Bop. The album marks the first that Sanders, 80, has recorded in over a decade.

Sanders and Floating Points recorded the nine-part project with the London Symphony Orchestra, but have not yet shared a single from the piece, instead releasing a brief teaser clip on Tuesday that shows Sanders and Shepherd working together in the studio.

Promises will feature cover art designed by contemporary visual artist...

New York, NY (1/25/21) – Today Jy, the Yen Press kids’ imprint responsible for celebrated works such as Svetlana Chmakova’s Awkward, Brave, and Crush, announced Kyle’s Little Sister, a graphic novel by artist BonHyung Jeong. Light-hearted and adorablably illustrated, Kyle’s Little Sister addresses themes that include sibling rivalry, learning to be okay with oneself, and mending friendships.

Kyle’s Little Sister

Story & Artwork by BonHyung Jeong

My name is Grace, not “Kyle’s little sister!”

Having a good-looking, friendly, outgoing older brother sucks—especially when you’re the total opposite, someone who likes staying home and playing video games. Your parents like him better (even if they deny it!), and everyone calls you “Kyle’s little sister” while looking disappointed that you’re not more like him. I was really hoping I’d get to go to a different middle school, but no such luck. At least I have my friends…...

There is no confusion quite like the confusion that accompanies the break-up rebound — the heart trying to open itself up again to the world, against the white-knuckle grip of that older love. It’s a charged energy that budding NYC pop artist Softee navigates deftly on her new song, “Crush.”

Softee is the DIY project of Nina Grollman, a Julliard-trained actress who made her Broadway debut opposite Denzel Washington in a 2018 production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, and later starred as Scout Finch in the recent revival of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Written & directed by Oliver Robins (Poltergeist), who also stars, Celebrity Crush follows an 80s horror movie star who is trapped inside a rural Florida house by a delusional fan vying for his love. Check out this trailer:

When the B horror movie Chain-face Clown was released in 1985, no one knew the film would one day become a classic. Well, at least by a select group of horror movie fans. The film’s biggest fan, 29 year-old Emily Lynessa always knew she was going to meet and fall in love with Jonathan Blaklee, mid 40s, the star of Chain-face Clown. Her plan is simple: Meet Jonathan at an up-coming signing for the DVD and lure him back to her home where Jonathan will be imprisoned inside her home until he realizes Emily is the one for him.

Celebrity Crush stars Oliver Robins, Alissa Schneider, Melissa McNerney, Jonathan D. Lee, Wade Williams, and...

In movies as in life, there is a familiar exasperation that often comes with witnessing people personally (rather than professionally) involved with addicts, as they try to make excuses for manipulative, mercurial behavior, chasing the user’s “new leaf” promises like a carrot on a stick. Fervently hoping for positive change, their desire to help can curdle into unintentional enabling. Plus, as engrossing as addiction may be from the inside, when viewed externally it sure can be monotonous.

Those are problems “Castle in the Ground” can’t quite escape in dramatic terms, as this well-acted second feature from actor-turned-director Joey Klein charts a grieving youth’s terrible choice of succor in the company of his junkie neighbor. Part gritty portrait of a mutually destructive drug-based relationship à la “Crush” or “Panic in Needle Park,” part crime thriller, the film never quite grips enough on either plane. The result is an earnest,...

Random Media is releasing the horror film ‘Celebrity Crush’ starring Oliver Robins (Spielberg’s Poltergeist), Alissa Schneider (Paying Mr. McGetty), Melissa McNerney (Fingers), Jonathan D. Lee (Clique) and Wade Williams (Zombie Clean Up). The fan obsessed feature will release on-demand and on all digital platforms on May 26, 2020. Directed by Oliver Robins, ‘Celebrity Crush’ follows …

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In the land of fantasy novels, it’s not uncommon for series to go on for seven, twelve, or fifteen books. Some of my favorite series have clocked in at ten books or more. George R. R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” books are planned to hit seven in order to catch up to where the television adaptation Game of Thrones ended; the “Wheel of Time” books by Robert Jordan, completed by Brandon Sanderson, reached an epic fourteen; and books sixteen and seventeen of Jim Butcher’s “Dresden Files” are due out this year.

When such length is the norm, it become even more impressive when authors can pack a solid punch with a trilogy. This year, three solid trilogies have already concluded, giving readers a chance to see how even a short series can really stick the landing when it comes to that final installment. Kameron Hurley...

Memphis soul is inextricably tied to the storied reign of Stax Records, but a new compilation from the celebrated archival label Light in the Attic will trace the ways soul music continued to flourish and evolve in west Tennessee well after the heydays of Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.

Stone Crush: Memphis Modern Soul 1977 – 1987 arrives April 3rd and as a teaser Light in the Attic is sharing a never-before-seen music video for Mark Anthony and Lyte Speed’s 1982 roller rink anthem, “I’m Just a Boogie Roller.” Although the song...

Take a look at actress Caitriona Balfe, aka 'Claire Randall' in "Outlander" Season 5, premiering February 16, 2020 on Starz, posing for "InStyle" magazine:

In 1999, while studying drama at the 'Dit Conservatory of Music and Drama'...

....Balfe was appoached to work as a fashion model in Paris.

She was then featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands including...

..."Victoria's Secret", "Dolce & Gabbana", "Moschino", "Roberto Cavalli", "Max Mara", "Bottega Veneta", "H&m" and "Oscar de la Renta".

Prior to "Outlander", Balfe appeared in feature films including "Super 8", "Now You See Me" and "Escape Plan".

She also had leading roles in "The Beauty Inside", "Crush" and "H+: The Digital Series".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Caitriona Balfe...

“Play our f-ckin’ records. Please and thank you.”

So read the inside of Jennifer Nettles’ cape on the Cma Awards red carpet, while the back of the Sugarland singer’s suit jacket bore the words “equal play.” Early in the evening, it seemed as if the sartorial statement may indicate a more outspoken tone than in CMAs past. As the night went on, however, it was clear that wasn’t the case.

Conversations about the gulf between the representation of male and female artists on country radio have reached fever pitch in recent years,...

Starting at a time where audiences wouldn't have a new Marvel or DC show every night of the week, the Tom Welling-led series Smallville ultimately lasted for 218 episodes, all of which are now available for streaming. With so many episodes to choose from, it's difficult to narrow down to just ten being the "best;" episodes like "X-Ray," "Crush," "Heat," "Red," "Lineage," "Exile," "Memoria," "Covenant," "Run," "Commencement," "Arrival," and "Bride" were all at the very least considered and are definitely worth watching. If you want the cream of the crop, though, these 10 are a great …...

Oops. Good Morning America had a bit of a mix-up Tuesday, confusing Girls Trip stars Tiffany Haddish and Regina Hall, in its Met Gala package. The ABC News’ morning show mistakenly labeled Hall as Haddish in the video package (see screen shot above) which featured interviews with both stars.

Haddish had just been featured in the package two interviews prior to Hall, making the error even more glaring.

Of course, the flub was not missed on social media.

excuse me @Gma .. this is Not Tiffany Haddish.. this is the one and only Regina Hall..

More fallout from “The View” was unearthed on Thursday, this time between Rosie O’Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg.

“Whoopi Goldberg was as mean as anyone has ever been on television to me, personally–while I was sitting there,” O’Donnell said, according to an excerpt from Ramin Setoodeh’s book “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View” obtained by E! News. “Worse than Fox News. The worst experience I’ve ever had on live television was interacting with her.”

O’Donnell replaced Meredith Vieira as co-host on the talk show in 2006, only to leave a year later after she and fellow panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck got into a heated political argument, according to E! News. O’Donnell later returned to “The View” in 2014, leaving again the following year to focus on her family and health.

Also Read: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Calls Rosie O'Donnell's 'Crush' Comments 'Disturbing'...

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Hunnah makes the kind of music you want to start and end your day with - smooth, jazzy tones that lend themselves to your morning cup of coffee and your evening glass of wine. A Toronto native and daughter of Ethiopian refugees, the 24-year-old's music is infused with influences of Stevie Wonder and Lauryn Hill, along with Hunnah's own personal heartbreak and the influence of Ethiopian jazz, making her a unique voice that we can't stop listening to. Though she only has three songs out, it is clear that she is bringing a rare level of openness to the table; her debut single, "Tell You," is a bouncy and colorful track that she made with chill trap DJ Pusher, but her latest singles - the buttery-smooth "Think About It" and slow, sultry "Crush" - really give you a feel for who Hunnah is and who she wants to be.

In a move that suggests a rapid consolidation of its unscripted format operations for the international market, European TV giant Mediapro has sold U.S. adaptation rights to dating show “Forever or Never” to 44 Blue Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company.

Produced and developed by Mediapro in partnership with Phileas Productions, a Madrid-based entertainment formats creator, “Forever or Never” has also been sold in France to Ah Production, part of Satisfaction – The Television Agency, and to Talpa Middle East for the Mena region.

Satisfaction has also acquired factual entertainment format “Never Far Away” for France, and further deals in other territories will be announced soon, Mediapro said in a statement.

Both unscripted formats, “Forever or Never” and “Never Far Away,” are co-distributed by Phileas Productions and Imagina International Sales, Mediapro’s world sales agent.

Highlighted last year as among the most original formats at Cannes’ Mipcom by TV research company The Wit,...

Dave Cleeve and Brendan Pinches.

Who needs film schools? Not Brendan Pinches, whose documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the main prize at Tropfest in Sydney on Saturday night.

The self-taught Pinches wrote, directed and produced Be You T. Fool, his first ever short, collaborating with Dave Cleeve as the editor and Dop.

Eric Bana, who presented the winner’s trophy, said the judges were unanimous in their decision and described the film as “entertaining, well-made, inspiring and emotional: It had everything.”

Now 32, Pinches spent the last 10 years working in sales and marketing for a family engineering company. He is moving to a part-time role at the company as he is embarking on a Masters of Film and TV at Vca.

Pinches left a note addressed to the mystery painter with his telephone number on the Chandler Highway bridge, which is adorned with her works,...

Former Sony Pictures executive Nancy Tate has launched a new, boutique full-service marketing agency called Crush, she announced Tuesday.

Tate spent 20 years at Sony, rising to the position of executive vp worldwide creative content at Spe’s global content division, where she oversaw a 26-member department responsible for creating collateral marketing materials ranging from awards campaigns, Vr, live stunts to television specials and co-promotions and the production of all the behind-the-scenes and original marketing content creation for Sony’s film labels as well as original marketing and promotional content for digital, media, publicity, social, PlayStation, Starz, Sony Pictures Global ...

Former Sony Pictures executive Nancy Tate has launched a new, boutique full-service marketing agency called Crush, she announced Tuesday.

Tate spent 20 years at Sony, rising to the position of executive vp worldwide creative content at Spe’s global content division, where she oversaw a 26-member department responsible for creating collateral marketing materials ranging from awards campaigns, Vr, live stunts to television specials and co-promotions and the production of all the behind-the-scenes and original marketing content creation for Sony’s film labels as well as original marketing and promotional content for digital, media, publicity, social, PlayStation, Starz, Sony Pictures Global ...

Former Sony Pictures marketing executive Nancy Tate has launched Crush, a full-service boutique creative agency that will develop original marketing content, strategies and campaigns for film, TV and digital clients.

Tate said in a release that the main focus of Crush, which has a launch staff that includes an in-house editor, a graphics person, post production and other staff,”is to use emotion to reach and engage with audiences at every touch point and on every screen where audiences communicate today.” She added: “We develop maximum-impact 360 campaign strategies with our clients to reach target audiences worldwide with our mission to create excitement and infatuation with the brand we are marketing. Our specialty and our passion is to develop a comprehensive actionable content strategy across all verticals — digital, publicity and advertising – and to have that strategy move the needle in a measurable and significant way for our clients.”

Tate spent the past 20 years at Sony Pics,...

‘Allie’.

Tropfest has unveiled the 16 finalists for this year’s festival, which will be held on February 9.

Each film selected has referenced the 2019 Tropfest Signature Item (Tsi): ‘candle’. Organisers state this year’s films represent storytelling focused on diverse issues and people, with films such as Crush, following a lovestruck queer teen who racks up a hefty bill courting a cute shop girl; Comican’t, which stars a cast of actors with disability, and Allie, about the friendship between a car enthusiast and a young girl with disability.

The winner of Tropfest 2019 will be awarded a Equinox Ls+ valued at $32,000; a $10,000 cash prize courtesy of Kennedy Miller Mitchell; a $500 Camera Hire voucher, a 12 month Gold Pass courtesy of Event Cinemas; and a Professional Subscription to Digiital Pigeon.

They’ll also earn a film immersion course and week of meetings in Los Angeles with agents, studio executives and other industry...

Avril Lavigne has released the soulful relationship post-mortem “Tell Me It’s Over.” This marks the second new song off Head Above Water, out on February 15th.

On the song, Lavigne wonders if a relationship is actually done since the break-up still doesn’t feel real to her. It’s a soulful, retro-pop sound with horns and a mid-tempo beat. The video shows scenes from a tumultuous relationship, switching from moments that Lavigne and her beau are in bed together or slow dancing in front of a Christmas tree to...

Some media are better for some stories than others. I’d like to think that’s obvious, but the way mass culture obsesses about adapting everything into movies and TV shows makes me think it’s either a minority opinion or that a lot of people are just dim.

For example: you can do a strong, mostly silent type in a filmed format, and give him hidden emotional depths by turning his thoughts into a voiceover. But a novel is a much more natural and obvious way to tell that story. Comics, too, has less obtrusive ways to incorporate narration — the old thought bubbles, or the more modern narrative captions.

Which brings me to Jorge Ruiz, narration and central character of Svetlana Chamakova’s third graphic novel about the kids of Berrybrook Middle School, Crush . (It follows Awkward and Brave ). He’s the kind of kid who’s better at doing than talking,...

Take a look at actress Caitriona Balfe, aka 'Claire Randall' in the Starz action fantasy series "Outlander", posing for "InStyle" magazine:

In 1999, while studying drama at the 'Dit Conservatory of Music and Drama'...

....Balfe was appoached to work as a fashion model in Paris.

She was then featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands including...

...'Dolce & Gabbana', 'Moschino', 'Roberto Cavalli', 'Max Mara', 'Bottega Veneta', 'H&M' and 'Oscar de la Renta'.

Prior to "Outlander", Balfe appeared in feature films including "Super 8", "Now You See Me" and "Escape Plan".

She also had leading roles in "The Beauty Inside", "Crush" and "H+: The Digital Series".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Caitriona Balfe...

Skydance bolstered its creative film and television production teams with the hiring of Julie Schwachenwald as Svp of television physical production and Matthew Ariail as vice president of television physical production, and promotion of Matt Grimm as vice president of motion pictures production.

In their new roles, Schwachenwald and Ariail will be responsible for managing the production and operations for the company’s current and upcoming slate of television series. Grimm is charged with bringing in new material, developing and packaging projects, and is involved in the creative development and production of the company’s upcoming films including 6 Underground directed by Michael Bay and starring Ryan Reynolds and The Old Guard directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Fresh off the box office success of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Skydance will begin shooting a Top Gun sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, and is currently in production on the latest installment of the Terminator franchise directed...

As a very successful June at the box office comes to a close, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is expected to easily hold onto the No. 1 spot with an estimated $75 million second weekend; meanwhile Lionsgate’s “Uncle Drew” and Columbia’s “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” will try to carve out a decent return on their mid-level budgets.

“Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” which opens on 2500 screens this weekend, is the sequel to Denis Villeneuve and Taylor Sheridan’s critically acclaimed “Sicario,” which made $84 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. Though that’s not exactly the sign of a franchise starter, “John Wick” was made into a franchise over at Lionsgate, and that film had an $88 million total against a $20 million budget.

Also Read: 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' Film Review: Slick Sequel Ups the Violence But Loses the Point

What makes “Soldado” risky is that Benicio Del Toro...

Take a look at actress Caitriona Balfe, aka 'Claire Randall' in the Starz action fantasy series "Outlander", posing for "InStyle" magazine:

In 1999, while studying drama at the 'Dit Conservatory of Music and Drama'...

....Balfe was appoached to work as a fashion model in Paris.

She was then featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands including...

...'Dolce & Gabbana', 'Moschino', 'Roberto Cavalli', 'Max Mara', 'Bottega Veneta', 'H&M' and 'Oscar de la Renta'.

Prior to "Outlander", Balfe appeared in feature films including "Super 8", "Now You See Me" and "Escape Plan".

She also had leading roles in "The Beauty Inside", "Crush" and "H+: The Digital Series".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Caitriona Balfe...

It starts with a cold-blooded murder. The first story in the new anthology from Bedside Press, Gothic Tales of Haunted Love, makes it very clear that this book is not messing around. In “Crush” by Janet Hetherington, Ronn Sutton, Becka Kinzie and Zakk Samm, a young woman arrives at a seaside manor, excited to start her new job as a governess to too many children. She’s swept up into the arms of their gruff, burly dad, and the caption tells us that “her life will never be the same.”...

Need to catch up? Check out the previous Outlander recap here.

Wee Fergus becomes a self-described man of leisure in this week’s Outlander, but oof, it’s a painful transition to the lap of luxury.

As if Jamie’s post-Claire life isn’t hard enough to bear, the Starz drama’s latest installment finds Fraser’s surrogate son at the wrong end of an angry Redcoat’s sword — and when the terrible moment is over, Fergus is sans one hand.

Living in a cave, sporting some seriously gnarly hair, shunning most of humanity and now realizing that he played a part,...

Outlander‘s Season 3 opener delivered not just a bouncing bundle of joy, but a chubby l’il ratings record as well.

RelatedOutlander‘s Caitriona Balfe Breaks Down Claire’s Premiere Heartbreak: ‘She’s Still in the Depths of Grief’

The Starz drama returned this past Sunday to a series-high audience of 1.49 million total viewers — a tally that swelled to 2.09 million over the course of three airings that night.

The 8 pm audience of 1.49 million also marks the third-largest ever for a Starz season opener, trailing Power Season 3 (2.26 mil) and Power Season 4 (1.68 mil), while the total audience of 2.1 million bests the...

It’s that time of year again, and this year the Critics’ Choice Awards are coming earlier than ever. The show will air this year on A&E on Sunday, December 11 at 8pm et – 5pm pt. That means things are moving quickly, and the nominations for the television awards have been announced. T.J. Miller will again host the show.

The nominations were announced by Entertainment Weekly via EW.com and the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (People.com/Pen) as part of a multi-platform content and promotional partnership between EW and the “Critics’ Choice Awards” which was revealed earlier this month.

As is becoming standard, the big networks fell behind the larger world in noms, but there was a strong showing by ABC, which may come as some surprise. HBO led with 22 nominations, and ABC and Netflix followed with 14.

On the individual show/series/movie side of things, The People v.

Take a look @ new images of 'Golden Globe' nominated actress Caitriona Balfe, aka 'Claire Randall' in the Starz action fantasy series "Outlander", posing for the April 2016 issue of "InStyle" magazine:

In 1999, while studying drama at the 'Dit Conservatory of Music and Drama', Balfe was appoached to work as a fashion model in Paris.

She was then featured both in advertising campaigns and on runways for brands including...

...'Dolce & Gabbana', 'Moschino', 'Roberto Cavalli', 'Max Mara', 'Bottega Veneta', 'H&M' and 'Oscar de la Renta'.

Prior to "Outlander", Balfe appeared in films including "Super 8", "Now You See Me" and "Escape Plan".

She also had leading roles in "The Beauty Inside", "Crush" and "H+: The Digital Series".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Caitriona Balfe...

Stars: Ryan Simpkins, Annika Marks, Karina Logue, | Written and Directed by Sonny Mallhi

Sonny Mallhi is probably not a name on anyones horror radar, however Mallhi was the producer on films like The Strangers, House at the End of the Street and the fantastic 2014 Fightfest flick At the Devils Door (aka Home). With Anguish he turns his hand at not only writing (he previously penned the psycho-stalker films The Roommate and Crush) but directing. Now I mention all those other films because Mallhi’s work has been met with various degrees of success, both commercially and critically – so going into Anguish I had no idea what to expect. I did hope for something as stunningly scary as At the Devils Door, what we got is something akin more to The Roommate…

Apparently inspired by a true possession story (though the opening titles talk more about teenagers mental health than...

A small group of actresses were invited by 20th Century Fox to test as the female lead alongside Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool.” And it’s a great pool of actresses.

Deadline reported the following actresses, including Morena Baccarin (“Homeland,” “Firefly”), Taylor Schilling (“Orange is the New Black”), Crystal Reed (“Teen Wolf,” “Crush”), Rebecca Rittenhouse (“The Red Band Society”), Sarah Greene (“Vikings”) and Jessica De Gouw (“Arrow,” “Deadline Gallipoli”).

Reynolds will reprise his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool since the 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” The film will be helmed by Tim Miller, who had done visual effects work through Blur Films. The script is written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

“Deadline” is set for release next year in February.

So here are profile photos of the actresses below. Who’s your favorite?

Morena Baccarin

Taylor Schilling

Crystal Reed

Rebecca Rittenhouse

Sarah Greene

Jessica De Gouw

Source: Deadline...

You might think that dealing with weird supernatural events in The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Moth Diaries and TV’s Once Upon A Time would teach Sarah Bolger not to go playing with the laws of nature. Apparently not! Because she’s now signed on to co-star in Reawakening.David Gelb is directing the film, which also features Olivia Wilde, Evan Peters, Donald Glover and Mark Duplass, and chronicles the story of research students who stumble upon the secret of bringing test subjects back from the dead.Naturally, they celebrate their mastery of life and death, but clearly none of them have seen Pet Sematary or one of the many TV series and movies that have explored the terrible consequences of cheating death or tangling with the forces of mortality, because events inevitably take a turn for the sinister.Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater wrote the script for this one, and...

 

Stop me when this one sounds familiar:

  A dour and quiet high school girl has a secret crush on a handsome and athletic boy, but since she can't have him she snaps and starts killing people all around the poor good-lookin' idiot. Sound familiar? Novel? Exciting? Then perhaps you need to see movies like Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction, The Crush, May, and -- dear lord -- Swimfan, because the blandly-titled "new" movie called Crush is little more than a tiresome collection of the most memorable things in those movies.

  It's certainly not a crime to borrow from well-known thrillers but if you cannot bring at least one small kernel of originality (or at least novelty) to your own movie, it's pretty damn tough to imagine why a movie watcher would want to spend 93 minutes on it. To its mild credit, Crush does manage to throw a few curveballs...

Crush is definitely the Swim_fan of the current “CW” generation of horrors. It’s a story that’s been seen again and again, whether in big screen adaptations such as The Roommate or made for teevee Lifetime over the top presentations, it’s a pretty worn out plot line. Luckily for Malik Bader and cast, they manage to breathe a little bit of fresh air into the horror trope and present an entertaining teen thriller.

The movie centers around Scott (Lucas Till, X-Men: First Class), an up and coming high school soccer star who is definitely catching the eye of numerous ladies in town. After an accident and surgery, Scott is training himself back up to speed when people around him start getting harassed, injured, and a number of other things that jump the scale of danger in every scene. Jules (Sarah Bolger, The Moth Diaries) is Scott’s...

Millennium Entertainment has unveiled a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Malik Bader's thriller, Crush. Lucas Till stars as Scott, a teenage heartthrob that falls victim to a deadly obsession. Watch as the actor and director break down what went into making the film in this inside look.

Crush - Featurette

Crush was released April 9th, 2013 and stars Sarah Bolger, Holt McCallany, Lucas Till, Crystal Reed, Leigh Whannell, Camille Guaty, Meredith Salenger, Michael Landes. The film is directed by Malik Bader.

Lucas Till is a rising star in both genre and mainstream cinema. Till has been working in Hollywood since a very young age and has begun taking on some major roles, lately. He recently played Havok in X-Men: First Class and appeared in Park Chan-wook's Stoker. He is also rumored to be back for the upcoming sequel, X-Men: Days of Future Past.

ShockTillYouDrop.com caught up with Till to get the lowdown on his new film Crush - which is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray. He spoke with us about playing the "All-American" guy in Crush, the film's twist ending, and his favorite genre films. We also probed him for info about X-Men: Days of Future Past (But we didn’t get very far with that).

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