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Drug trafficking drama set for theatrical release in spring 2020.

BFI Distribution has secured UK, Ireland and all-platform rights to Henry Blake’s drug trafficking drama County Lines. The deal was negotiated with producers Two Birds Entertainment and Loupe Films.

The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October and went on to win best film from the young people’s jury at the Cambridge Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in spring 2020.

Inspired by true events, the drama follows a young mother, played by Ashley Madekwe, who fights to save her 14-year-old son (Conrad Khan) from being...

Matteo Garrone to present ‘Pinocchio’ as the first Berlinale Special Gala.

The Berlinale has revealed the first films set to be screened at the 70th edition of the festival.

They include the live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, from Italian director Matteo Garrone, which is the first Berlinale Special Gala to be announced – a category that replaces ‘out of competition’. It will mark the international premiere of the film, starring Roberto Benigni, which is released in Italy this weekend.

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The first 18 films selected for the Panorama strand have also been named, including 11 world premieres.

Among...

Matteo Garrone to present ‘Pinocchio’ as the first Berlinale Special Gala.

The Berlinale has revealed the first films set to be screened at the 70th edition of the festival.

They include the live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, from Italian director Matteo Garrone, which is the first Berlinale Special Gala to be announced – a category that replaces ‘out of competition’. It will mark the international premiere of the film, starring Roberto Benigni, which is released in Italy this weekend.

Scroll down for full list of titles

The first 18 films selected for the Panorama strand have also been named, including 11 world premieres.

Among...

It’s time for Top Gun to fly once more.

On Sunday, Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer gave their fans another sneak peek at the highly-anticipated sequel film Top Gun: Maverick, which arrives in theaters in June 2020.

The film’s movie poster, which the actors shared on their respective social media pages, features Cruise, 57, standing beside his plane while looking above to see other aircraft flying in the sky.

“Feel the need. Trailer tomorrow. #TopGun,” Cruise wrote on Twitter.

Kilmer, 59, also shared the poster on Instagram, writing, “It may be ‘ice’ cold outside, though maybe this will warm you up.

The disttributor was launched by former Element Pictures executives.

Irish distributor Break Out Pictures, launched earlier this year by former Element Pictures execs Nell Roddy and Robert McCann Finn, has acquired a hat trick of titles for release in 2020.

It has bought UK and Irish rights to Peter Mackie Burns’ Rialto from The Bureau Sales. The Ireland-uk co-production premiered at Venice Horizons and marks Burns’ second feature, following Daphne in 2017.

It stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as a husband and father who becomes infatuated with a younger man (2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow Tom Glynn-Carney) at a time of personal crisis.

Break Out...

The 12 recipients include UK writers, directors and producers.

Screen UK & Ireland Star of Tomorrow Benjamin Bee is among the second round of the Film & TV Charity’s John Brabourne recipients for 2019.

The talent development grant tis presented to a 12-strong cohort of UK writers, directors, and producers.

See below for the full list.

The £5,000 grant looks to provide “a safety net…giving talented individuals the resources they need to develop or complete projects and reach their full potential“, according to the Film and TV Charity.

Newcastle-based writer-director Bee was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in July this year. After...

Tomorrow brings the first full trailer for the anticipated DC Comics sequel Wonder Woman 1984. The trailer will be debuting at Ccxp down in Brazil and will arrive online shortly thereafter. In the meantime, we’ve got a little bit of Wonder Woman 1984 footage that shows Gal Gadot back in action for the sequel that […]

The post ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Teaser Hypes the First Full Trailer Coming Tomorrow appeared first on /Film.

Even if you haven’t been watching The Mandalorian, chances are that you’re aware of Baby Yoda. Ever since appearing at the end of the Disney Plus show’s first episode, the little green guy has taken the internet by storm, to the point where he’s now overshadowed Pedro Pascal’s title character as the Star Wars fandom’s newest hero.

It probably came as a surprise to even The Mandalorian‘s creative team how quickly the Baby Yoda phenomenon took off, with both memes and merchandise getting released on a seemingly daily basis, as well as the cast and crew of J.J. Abrams’ upcoming The Rise of Skywalker having to field questions about their opinions on the 50 year-old infant alien.

In a recent interview to promote the show, producer Jon Favreau went into detail about how Baby Yoda was created, admitting that the character is brought...

We have a brand new trailer for Disney's Mulan remake. This is the latest in the studio's ongoing effort to revisit its back catalog of animated classics and revamp them in live-action form for modern audiences. So far, with just a couple of misfires aside, that's a strategy that has proved itself to be quite lucrative. In this case, the Mouse House is taking things up a notch by making a grand Chinese-set war epic which will be a markedly different undertaking than say, turning Simba into a lifelike CGI lion for The Lion King remake. In this latest footage, we get a look at the new witch villain Xianniang played by Gong Li.

This is the second Mulan trailer for the movie that has been released. The studio previously unveiled a teaser, as well as a new Mulan poster, but this is a more thorough look at what's...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for December 2019, including "The Now", "Batwoman", "Resident Alien" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Arcadia

Local Production Company: Gramercy Film productions Inc.

Feb 24/20 - Mar 06/20

Grackle Bird

Local Production Company: Grackle Bird Productions Ltd.

Director: Robert Schwentke

Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam

Oct 15/19 - Dec 06/19

Untitled Graham King Project

Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.

Director: Nora Fingscheidt

Producer: Nan Morales, Graham King

Feb 03/20 - Apr 09/20

New Media Feature

Cats And Dogs 3

Local Production Company: Cats And Dogs Productions Ltd.

Director: Sean McNamara

Jan 13/20 - Feb 20/20

Christmas Chronicles 2

Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.

Director: Chris Columbus

Producer: Mark Radclliffe

Oct 21/19 - Feb 01/20

Every Breath You Take

Local Production Company: Ebyt Productions Inc.

Director: Vaughn Stein

Producer: Kevin Leeson

Dec 05/19 - Jan 21/20

TV Movie

Blueprint To The Heart

Local Production Company: Rop Productions Inc.

Director: Jason...

In a genius move from the studio, we had no idea Baby Yoda was coming before The Mandalorian premiered on Disney Plus’ launch day the other week. As such, the reveal of the adorable little critter sent the internet into meltdown and he’s pretty much all anyone’s been talking about on social media ever since. Everyone’s hoping, then, that he’ll stick around the show for the long term and the good news is that this seems to be the case.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson spoke to The Wrap and the topic of Baby Yoda invariably came up. The filmmaker remarked that he had just visited the set of The Mandalorian a month ago and got a glimpse of the puppet in person. Now, Johnson doesn’t spell it out, but if this happened that recently then that means he saw him on...

We’ve only got a few weeks left now until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reaches theaters, and the upcoming ninth main installment of the beloved sci-fi franchise is well into the final stages of ramping up the hype. To the surprise of no one, the movie is looking to do huge business at the box office but also faces a tough task in having to get the fans back on board after the divisive Last Jedi and also tie up over 40 years’ worth of story and deliver a satisfying conclusion.

However, even despite the anticipation reaching an all-time high in recent weeks, The Rise of Skywalker isn’t the most talked-about aspect of the franchise right now. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last little while, The Mandalorian‘s Baby Yoda has taken the world by storm and has been stealing a lot...

Arlcight Films handles worldwide sales.

Saban Films has picked up North American rights from Arclight Films to Martin Owen’s Charles Dickens adaptation Twist starring Michael Caine and Lena Headey in a deal that comes out of the recent Afm.

John Wrathall wrote the modern take on Dickens’ Oliver Twist and the film also stars Rita Ora, Raff Law (Repo Men), and Sophie Simnett.

Noel Clarke and Jason Maza produced Twist for Unstoppable alongside Ben Grass of Pure Grass Films, and Knuckle Sandwich’s Matt Williams. Sky served as co-producer, and financiers include Mep Capital, Blue Rider, Arclight, and Lipsync Productions.

Showcase became the second chain to remove the film on Sunday.

Showcase Cinemas has become the second UK cinema chain to remove Paramount Pictures’ Blue Story from its venues.

It has followed Vue Cinemas in the move, after reported violence at a Vue cinema in Birmingham on Saturday, November 23 to which the exhibitors are linking the film for reasons that remain unclear.

A message on the Showcase telephone booking line advises customers: ‘Unfortunately we’re not currently showing this film at this cinema’, then directs them to book for a different film if they wish.

As of this morning, the...

Happy Thursday, "Days Of Our Lives" fans. In this new article, we've got a new set of spoiler scoops for you guys. This time, we'll be going over a few spoilery scenarios that will be taking place in the episode, which is set to end this week off. That's right, guys. Tomorrow's new November 22, 2019 episode will be the last episode of this week. So, major things are certainly expected to happen. Thanks to NBC, we've got another four teaser descriptions for tomorrow's installment. So, let's get into it. To start, it sounds like tomorrow's new, week-ending, Friday, November 22, 2019 episode will feature some very interesting, dangerous, intense, dramatic and possible scandalous scenes as Xander turns in his confession. Nicole gets a surprise from Eric. Ciara gets caught up in a very dangerous game! Eli gets caught looking through Chad's computer and more! We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Xander situation.

“Last week some concerns surrounding the film were brought to our attention.”

Apple has pulled the world premiere of The Banker as Thursday’s closing night film at AFI Fest citing “concerns surrounding the film”, and Netflix has stepped in to screen Marriage Story in its place.

In a statement released on Wednesday Apple said, “We purchased The Banker earlier this year as we were moved by the film’s entertaining and educational story about social change and financial literacy. Last week some concerns surrounding the film were brought to our attention. We, along with the filmmakers, need some time...

It is Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy’s second year at the helm.

The Cairo International Film Festival opens Wednesday evening (November 20) with the Middle East and North Africa premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, one week ahead of its global release on Netflix.

The mobster drama is among 150 films due to screen at the festival across 11 sections, including the International Competition, the Horizons of Arab Cinema and Focus on Mexico.

UK director Terry Gilliam attended the glitzy opening ceremony to receive the festival’s Faten Hamama Excellence Award for his lifetime contribution to the cinematic arts.

Other honourees included Egyptian director Sherif Arafa,...

In April, Bts released Map of the Soul: Persona, an instant commercial smash. The seven-piece K-Pop ensemble outsold Beyoncé’s surprise live album, Homecoming, by an enviable margin, and earned their third chart-topping album in less than 11 months. The last group to earn that many number ones as quickly was the Beatles.

But on Wednesday, when the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2020 Grammys, Bts were nowhere to be found.

This demonstrates the ongoing challenge for K-pop acts: They consistently outsell — not to mention out dance — their American counterparts,...

Lip struggles to keep his eyes awake with his newborn, while the need for money and power threatens to upend the Gallagher house.

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Shameless Season 10 Episode 2

“Welcome to parenthood…”

As much as family is about togetherness, sometimes a temporary separation will do a lot more good than forcing people to be around each other. In fact, time apart can be the best way to become closer. This theory gets tested in various capacities in Shameless’ "Sleep Well My Prince For Tomorrow You Shall Be King.” It's most prevalent in the deconstruction of Ian and Mickey's relationship, but it's also explored in a more abstract sense, whether it's through Lip's parenting hurdles, Carl's return to his old job, or Frank's desire to reacquaint himself with his masculinity. Every character in Shameless further embraces the decisions they've made and the paths that they're on,...

The Mandalorian, which served as a launch title for Disney’s streaming platform, has received a warm critical and audience reception so far by giving us a fresh taste of the Star Wars universe wherein the dilemmas of the millennial-long conflict between the Jedi and the Sith come second to what a bounty hunter must do to survive.

But the exploits of Dyn Jarren (played by Pedro Pascal) as an infamous gunfighter were not the only things that grabbed fans’ attention and dropped many jaws in the first episode. The surprise ending of the premiere left a lot of people speculating about the implications of announcing a certain character in a galaxy far far away.

At the end of the first episode, titled “Chapter One,” we learn that Jarren has been hired to kill an infant from the same species as Yoda, but refuses to do so in the last moment.

The Mandalorian is off to a great start. The centerpiece of the Disney Plus launch has been warmly received by fans and critics and lived up to its ambitions of presenting a slightly different viewpoint on the Star Wars universe than we’re used to. Now, it seems that Disney are so pleased with the series that they’re wondering if it could make it on its own in theaters.

Speaking at the Variety Business Managers Breakfast yesterday morning, Disney Chief Creative Officer and chairman Alan Horn hinted that they’re actively considering the prospect.

“The Mandalorian is already proving to be a big thing, so if that series proves to be so compelling that we reverse engineer it into a theatrical release, a two-hour film or whatever, O.K.”

Honestly, this is a terrible idea. The first episode of The Mandalorian was 40 minutes long. If we presume that the...

The team at Warner Animation were enjoying unrivaled success with their 1990s offerings from Animaniacs to Batman: The Animated Series. As a result, as they retired Bats after 65 award-winning episodes, they decided to roll the dice on something bolder. For a change, they were looking to the future and not the comics for inspiration. What if, they wondered, Bruce Wayne aged out of being Batman but the need for the Caped Crusader remained? Who would inherit the mantle of the bat?

As it turns out, they settled on a teen, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to cross paths with Wayne (Kevin Conroy). Where once he relied on Alfred or Oracle for guidance, now he would direct the actions of his unlikely successor in the series Batman Beyond.

Given the futuristic designs and strong storytelling, the audiences proved loyal to the new franchise and the show lasted 52 episodes, spawning fresh merchandising opportunities...

Mike Cecchini Jan 10, 2020

This year's Arrowverse crossover is none other than DC Comics classic, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Here's everything you need to know.

Crisis on Infinite Earths is here. And it's not just here, it's here with a vengeance. The 2019 Arrowverse crossover has delivered on every single promise from its famed comic book source material, as well as all the heavy dramatic beats that the TV shows have been promising since the first ever episode of The Flash. We're now more than halfway through, and the stakes have never been higher. Not just on superhero TV, but perhaps in TV of any kind!

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch Crisis on Infinite Earths, and all the ways you can keep up with our coverage.

Crisis on Infinite Earths Release Date

Here's the full Crisis on Infinite Earths schedule. Those first three episodes have already aired,...

Here’s some exciting news! Academy Award (Oscar) two-time winner and five-time nominee, Grammy two-time winner, BAFTA, and Golden Globe winner, the legendary Ar Rahman, returns to the Sse Arena Wembley on Saturday 8th July 2017 after seven years with the “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” concert.“Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” will chronicle Ar Rahman’s musical journey from past to present to future celebrating 25 years of creating his incredible music.

Discussing the forthcoming UK show, Ar Rahman says, “From Roja to Rockstar, Kaatru Veliyidai and more, it has been an incredible musical journey over these last 25 years. I’ve been immensely blessed to have the love and support of my fans, music lovers, friends and well-wishers. It continues to inspire and motivate me. Come, join me on the 8th of July at Wembley, London! Accompanying me is an amazingly talented and energetic team of singers and musicians.”

Popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music,...

Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.

– Academy Award winner Goldie Hawn will receive the prestigious “Cinema Icon Award” at CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) held March 27 – 30 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Hawn will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony Thursday, March 30 hosted by the Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon. Previous winners of this esteemed award include Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Costner.

“With a career that has spanned roles in more than 30 films Goldie Hawn continues to shine on the big screen as one of the most entertaining, relatable and recognizable actresses of our time,” noted Neuhauser. “With an unforgettable presence and charm both onscreen and off Hawn has entertained audiences of all ages and we are pleased to honor an...

Damien Chazelle’s musical wins best film, best director and best actress for Emma Stone. Moonlight walks off empty-handed.Read: Full list of winners

La La Land was the big winner at the 70th Bafta Film Awards on Sunday night (Feb 12), scooping five awards from 11 nominations, on a night when voters largely spread the love: no other film picked up more than two prizes.

As well as taking best film, La La Land’s Damien Chazelle won the best director award while co-lead Emma Stone won best actress.

As was widely anticipated, Casey Affleck won Leading Actor for Manchester By The Sea.

However, in an acting category shock Lion’s Dev Patel triumphed over Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali for the supporting actor award.

Read: Baftas 2017: The winners’ speeches

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight went away empty handed from its four nominations and it wasn’t the only critically lauded film to be denied.

Nocturnal Animals and [link...

Damien Chazelle’s musical wins best film, best director and best actress for Emma Stone. Moonlight walks off empty-handed.Read: Full list of winners

La La Land was the big winner at the 70th Bafta Film Awards on Sunday night (Feb 12), scooping five awards from 11 nominations, on a night when voters largely spread the love: no other film picked up more than two prizes.

As well as taking best film, La La Land’s Damien Chazelle won the best director award while co-lead Emma Stone won best actress.

As was widely anticipated, Casey Affleck won Leading Actor for Manchester By The Sea.

However, in an acting category shock Lion’s Dev Patel triumphed over Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali for the supporting actor award.

Read: Baftas 2017: The winners’ speeches

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight went away empty handed from its four nominations and it wasn’t the only critically lauded film to be denied.

Nocturnal Animals and [link...

Playtime is over. In less than 24 hours, the Academy Award nominations are going to be revealed. It’s exciting, right? It all comes down to this. I finalized my predictions last night and resisted the urge to go over them again this morning, since at this point I probably can only do harm. At a certain juncture, you just begin overthinking things. It’s been out of the voters’ hands for well over a week now, and there’s no more information to be ascertained. It’s simply a matter of waiting for the announcement in less than a day. Tomorrow folks! I know I can’t wait, and I’m sure you feel the same way. Below are my best guesses for how the nominations will go down. For those wondering, I’m actually out on a limb predicting La La Land to tie the all time record with 14 nominations.

Last night, the Gotham Awards pushed momentum toward “Moonlight,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Manchester By the Sea,” and acting winners Casey Affleck and French star Isabelle Huppert. Next to weigh in: the critics’ groups.

In the review aggregation era, it’s rare for any movie to land a Best Picture nomination without scoring at least 70 on Metacritic; most Oscar winners rank in the 80s and 90s. Critics’ awards can have a huge impact on awards prospects; their spotlights have the power to make movies float to the top of Oscar voters’ screener piles. It’s a fair bet that French star Marion Cotillard has the New York Film Critics Circle to thank for scoring her unexpected Best Actress nomination in 2015 for the Dardennes Bros.’ French-language “Two Days, One Night.”

This week, first up is the National Board of Review, which weighs in today. Tomorrow, November 30, Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” screens for the Nyfcc,...

Last night, the Gotham Awards pushed momentum toward “Moonlight,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Manchester By the Sea,” and acting winners Casey Affleck and French star Isabelle Huppert. Next to weigh in: the critics’ groups.

In the review aggregation era, it’s rare for any movie to land a Best Picture nomination without scoring at least 70 on Metacritic; most Oscar winners rank in the 80s and 90s. Critics’ awards can have a huge impact on awards prospects; their spotlights have the power to make movies float to the top of Oscar voters’ screener piles. It’s a fair bet that French star Marion Cotillard has the New York Film Critics Circle to thank for scoring her unexpected Best Actress nomination in 2015 for the Dardennes Bros.’ French-language “Two Days, One Night.”

This week, first up is the National Board of Review, which weighs in today. Tomorrow, November 30, Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” screens for the Nyfcc,...

This year’s festival will include an inaugural virtual reality strand and a co-production forum focused on UK-Ibero-American relations.Scroll down for line-up

The 24th Raindance Film Festival has revealed its line-up, with 90 feature films set to be screened in London September 21 – October 2.

This year’s jury will be comprised of Stephen Fry (V For Vendetta), Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch), Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies), Jack Davenport (Pirates Of The Caribbean), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy) and American artist David Datuna.

They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the international premiere of Stephen Elliott’s After Adderall, a semi-autobiographical story about the production of the film adaptation of Elliott’s memoirs. Receiving its European premiere will be Japanese director Yoshiyuki Kishi’s A Double Life, about a young woman who is assigned to follow a stranger.

Among the seven UK premieres playing in competition are Indian drama [link=tt...

Exclusive: British thriller Monochrome is set to market premiere at the London Screenings this month.

UK genre specialists Devilworks has acquired worldwide rights to Monochrome, Thomas Lawes’ thriller starring 2013 Screen Star of Tomorrow Cosmo Jarvis (The Naughty Room), Jo Woodcock (Dorian Gray) James Cosmo (Braveheart, Game Of Thrones) and Lee Boardman (Longford).

The film tells the story of a female serial killer who targets the wealthy. Cosmo’s detective tracks her down using special abilities granted to him by his neurological condition synaesthesia, which confuses his senses, allowing him to hear colours and see sounds.

Suzie Norton is producing the project for Birmingham-based Electric Flix.

Monochrome is set to receive a market premiere at the London Screenings later this month.

Devilworks has also acquired international rights (excluding UK, Germany, Australia, Nz, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) to documentary Welcome To Leith, which premiered at Sundance 2015 and went on to pick up awards at HotDocs...

It’s become a great breaking in the new year traditional here at Ioncinema.com. We begin our countdown to the our most anticipated foreign films (anything outside the U.S.) with our own Nicholas Bell curating the best bets for 2016. Here are the titles and filmmakers that didn’t make our final Top 100 cut, but are nonetheless “radar” worthy.

101. El Rey del Once – Daniel Burman

102. The Dancer – Stephanie Di Giusto

103. Le Cancre – Paul Vecchiali

104. While the Women are Sleeping – Wayne Wang

105. Tomorrow – Martha Pinson

106. Spring Again – Gael Morel

107. Crowhurst – Simon Rumley

108. Le Garcon – Philippe Lioret *

109. Marie and the Misfits – Sebastien Betbeder

110. Le Caravage – Alain Chevalier

111. Night Song – Raphael Nadjari

112. Réparer les vivants – Katell Quillevere *

113. Project Lazarus – Mateo Gil

114. Afterimages – Andrzej Wajda

115. Don’t Knock Twice – Caradog James

116. Detour – Christopher Smith

117. The Bride of Rip Van Winkle – Shunji Iwai

118. Three on the Road – Johnnie To

119. Le Vin et le Vent...

Time has come! The fourth and final Alice Through the Looking Glass teaser has arrived. And it comes with a very time sensitive announcement. Tomorrow morning, Thursday, November 5th, we'll get the first full-length trailer for Disney's Alice in Wonderland sequel. And it promises to be a very time consuming affair. So you better set your watch, and make time for it! Hurry, time is definitely running out!

This latest teaser hints at the arrival of a brand new character in the world of Wonderland. Sacha Baron Cohen is playing Time himself, a peculiar creature who is part human, part clock. His powers allow Alice to visit all the Wonderland creatures at different points in their lives, from the past to the present. This gives fans prequel stories for some of Lewis Caroll's most infamous characters in his classic story of the same name.

Over the course of the past three days,...

Tomorrow sees the release of Black Mass, the much-anticipated film about the rise and fall of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. A lot of people have been looking forward to the flick because of a slightly sick (and slightly unavoidable) fascination with the true story. Blame Martin Scorsese and The Departed if you will, but South Boston mobsters often make for terribly addicting big screen tales. Bulger was perhaps the most famous (and most feared) Beantown mob boss during his reign in the 70s and 80s, and his made-for-cinema capture after two decades on the lam only makes for a better story. Black Mass spares no expense in the street crime department, showing audiences...

As AMC looks to the future, attempting to fill its schedule with shows that could one day garner similar acclaim to the recently concluded Mad Men and Breaking Bad, the network is taking a bold step forward into science-fiction. Its new series Humans grapples with artificial intelligence, a topic that 2015 has been having quite a field day with between Ex Machina and Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the latest teaser for Humans, though, the series calls back to a key moment from actioner I, Robot, one of the first Hollywood productions to take on AI directly.

There’s another teaser over at THR, which focuses on android Anita (Gemma Chan), whose status as an AI being brings her into conflict with the mother (Katherine Parkinson) she’s tasked with aiding.

AMC also unveiled a lengthy synopsis for Humans, which you can check out below. The show starts June 28.

Today – In Nagasaki,...

Cavity Colors and Van Orton Design have released limited T-shirts and tank tops inspired by the aliens from John Carpenter's film, They Live. Also in this round-up: trailers for AMC's Humans and the Mad Max video game.

They Live Apparel: A special collaboration, the "Exposure" clothing features a split, futuristic take on the aliens from They Live:

"Exposure" T-shirt:

"The left side of the image represents the first time Rowdy Roddy Piper puts on the infamous sunglases, and he sees the subliminal imagery and aliens in grayscale. The color side represents when you finally see “Them” in full color and fully exposed to the world!"

Priced at $24, this limited maroon shirt is printed on 100% cotton fabric and is prone to sell out quickly. To learn more about the Cavity Colors' They Live T-shirt, visit:

http://cavitycolors.com/collections/t-shirts/products/exposure-t-shirt?variant=3071969025

"Exposure" Tank Top:

Also priced at...

"I helped create you." The sinister side of artificial intelligence is teased in the first trailer for AMC's sci-fi series, Humans, premiering Sunday, June 28th at 9:00pm Est:

Press Release (via TV By the Numbers) -- New York, NY – May 14, 2015 – "AMC today announced its new eight-part drama series “Humans” will premiere Sunday, June 28th at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Set in suburban London, “Humans” takes place in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart. Penned by British writing partners Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (“Spooks,” Spooks: The Greater Good) and based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama “Real Humans,” the series explores the emotional impact that comes as the lines between humans and machines become increasingly blurred. This bold new series is produced in conjunction with the...

With the world’s most prestigious film festival just around the corner, cineastes have been lasciviously salivating about what’s going to show up at Cannes, with wish lists appearing almost immediately after Berlin (a fest that had one of their most impressive line-ups ever) announced their awards. The remainder of the 2015 fest circuit looks to be a plentiful, diverse porridge, with many of the world’s most renowned auteurs’ sporting brand new titles. While many prognosticators will be sharing the same lists, more or less, hopes are incredibly high for a handful of sure bets, and a gaggle of hopefuls. The main competition always seems easier to postulate, though Thierry Fremaux always throws a few curves, (After the Battle in 2012, The Hunt in 2013 or last year’s Timbuktu, which won the Cesar for Best Picture recently, are a couple ready examples of under-the-radar titles).

Italy seems primed for saturation at the fest.

Tomorrow, the Directors Guild of America will announce their nominations for their 67th annual awards, so let’s take a look at whose names we’ll most likely be seeing in those five coveted slots for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.

Last year, it wasn’t particularly hard to narrow down the five finalists. We had solid locks with Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), David O. Russell (American Hustle), and Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street). That final slot had a couple of potential names that could have filled it, but Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) seemed the most likely candidate, and indeed was chosen by the DGA. However, the Academy decided to replace him later on with Alexander Payne for the over-hyped and disappointing Nebraska.

This year is a completely different ballgame. As it stands, there are only two names that appear to be locks,...

Tomorrow

Director: Martha Pinson // Writers: Stuart Brennan, Sebastian Street

Longtime Scorsese script supervisor Martha Pinson (Hugo, The Departed, The Aviator, Shutter Island) makes her directorial debut with Tomorrow, starring its own screenwriters, Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street. Executive produced by Scorsese, it also stars some well known faces from British cinema, such as Stephen Fry and singer Joss Stone. The film is about soldiers trying to reintegrate into society after tours of duty.

Cast: Stuart Brennan, Sebastian Street, Stephen Fry, Joss Stone.

Producers: Dean M. Woodford, Roaring Mouse Productions, Studio 82

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available

Release Date: Scorsese’s name should help elevate the potential placement of the film, which we could easily see showing up as a high profile film item at Tiff and London BFI.

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While some Afm buyers were sitting on their wallets and spilling blood this year in hopes of scoring Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight, others were ponying up for the schlock and genre awe that still sells in Santa Monica. This year a new trend brought heat to the halls of the Loews: Ebola. Not just ebola, but ebola zombies. Is anyone out there ready to see ebola spread to the undead?

Here’s one way to defuse the tacky sensationalism of Afm schlock-hawking: Apologize in advance. “Is it too soon?” genre seller Rob Hauschild asked the buyers and lookyloos who stopped, did double takes, and even took selfies with the poster for Ebola Zombies this year. He’d break the ice with a smile and a sheepish shrug. “I’m sorry!”

The audacity worked; Hauschild sold Ebola Zombies to Germany and is closing a deal with a Japanese distributor for his Wild Eye Releasing,...

The American Film Market is officially underway, which means production companies and filmmakers are seeking financing for projects or trying to sell international rights for finished films. Promotion artwork can help them do that. Briefly, here are some new Afm posters: Everything Carries Me to You with Matthew Rhys, Jessica Brown Findlay, Freddie Fox, and Kate Walsh. Iron Sky: The Coming Race, the sequel to 2012's underwhelming moon Nazi movie (we also have the teaser trailer for the sequel, which may or may not contain zombie Hitler riding a dinosaur). Tomorrow starring Stephen Fry and Joss Stone, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Lavalantula starring Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbook, Nia Peebles, and lava-breathing tarantulas. Hit the jump for more. Click here for more Afm 2014 promo posters. Everything Carries Me To You Synopsis: After discovering a note suggesting her lover may be cheating, an ambitious young dancer must...

Exclusive: Zombie-horror Plan Z, TV series also among slate.

Carnaby’s Afm slate includes new acquisitions Everything Carries Me To You, which has Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Matthew Rhys, Kate Walsh and Freddie Fox attached to star.

The romantic drama, currently in pre-production, follows an ambitious young dancer whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a note suggesting her lover may be cheating.

Emma Holly Jones (Dreams Play Apart) is attached to direct with Hilary Shor (The Paperboy) on board to produce.

Director Toby Tobias’ thriller Blood Orange, starring Ben Lamb and musician Iggy Pop and executive produced by former Miramax executive Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York), is currently shooting in Spain.

Meanwhile, new TV drama series Magnum Opus, currently at pilot stage, is to be directed by Timothy Gibbs and Ida Cuellar. The Spain-set series follows a CIA agent who spirals out of control.

Carnaby will also be introducing writer-drirector Stuart Brennan’s zombie...

UK producer-financiers The Fyzz Facility, run by producers Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones, is to open an La office this month.

The co-funders, which provide development, bridging, senior debt, tax credit and Gap funding, have invested in 50 films since 2010.

These features include London Fields, starring Amber Heard and Billy Bob Thornton; Toronto drama Cake starring Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kendrick and Sam Worthington; comedy The Hooligan Factory from Nick Nevern and Jason Maza; and The Prince starring Bruce Willis and John Cusack.

Upcoming films backed by the company include The Survivalist from writer-director and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Stephen Fingleton, which made it onto the 2012 Black List; sci-fi-thriller Vice starring Bruce Willis; and Martin Scorsese’s historical thriller Silence, which will star Liam Neeson and Andrew Garfield.

Most recently, the company has part-funded the Kurt Russell cowboy epic Bone Tomahawk, along with Bus 657 starring Robert De Niro.

In late 2014, the company will produce psychological thriller...

• Game of Thrones' James Cosmo has signed on for Tomorrow. Martin Scorsese is executive producing the military drama. Cosmo joins previously announced cast members Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Paul Kaye, and Joss Stone. Martha Pinson, Scorsese's long-time script supervisor, will make her feature directorial debut with the film, which follows the lives of soldiers trying to re-immerse themselves into society. Street and Brennan wrote the script. They are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford. Emma Tillinger Koskoff is executive producing with Scorsese. [Variety] • Patrick Fischler, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens, and Clancy Brown have been cast in Hail,...

The Braveheart and Game of Thrones star one of three new actors to join the British feature.

James Cosmo (Braveheart, Games of Thrones), Ricki Hall and Will Tudor (Game of Thrones) are the latest cast additions to British feature film Tomorrow, presented by Martin Scorsese.

Previously announced cast includes Stephen Fry, Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, Sophie Kennedy-Clark, Paul Kaye and Joss Stone.

Produced by London-based Roaring Mouse Productions and Studio 82, Tomorrow marks Scorsese’s first executive producer credit on a British film.

It also marks the feature film directional debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s script supervisor since The Aviator in 2004.

The script has been written by Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street who are producing alongside Dean M. Woodford, while Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Scorsese act as executive producers.

Tomorrow began six weeks of principal photography earlier this month. Filming in London and Spain, the film explores the difficulties experienced by soldiers after returning from war...

Carnaby to launch sales on Ptsd soldier drama at Afm.

London-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights to British feature Tomorrow, presented by Martin Scorsese.

The film, which began production in London last week, includes Stephen Fry amongst its cast and marks the directional debut of Martha Pinson, Scorsese’s script supervisor since The Aviator in 2004.

The deal was secured by Carnaby joint CEO Sean O’Kelly with Roaring Mouse Productions’ Sebastian Street, Stuart Brennan, and Dean Woodford as part of a three-picture deal.

Carnaby will handle worldwide rights for the film, excluding the Us, which is being handled by William Morris Endeavor (Wme).

Sales will launch at the American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 5-12), where Carnaby will screen the first footage from the film to select international buyers.

Produced by London-based Roaring Mouse Productions and Studio 82, Tomorrow marks the first British film to be executive produced by Scorsese.

The script...

Stephen Fry, Paul Kaye, Joss Stone, Stephanie Leonidas and Sophie Kennedy-Clark have joined the Martin Scorsese-produced "Tomorrow" which just began a six week shoot in the United Kingdom.

Scorsese's long-time script supervisor Martha Pinson is helming the project which deals with the problems that soldiers face returning to normal life following involvement in a combat zone.

Fry plays a character linked to one of the storylines regarding HIV. Stuart Brennan and Sebastian Street wrote the script while Dean M. Woodford is also producing.

Source: Screen...

U.K. actors including Stephen Fry and Game of Thrones stars Paul Kaye and Joss Stone have joined the cast of Tomorrow, a drama being executive produced by Martin Scorsese that began a six-week shoot in London on Monday. Tomorrow, which will delve into the difficulties faced by soldiers after returning from war, is Scorsese's first voyage into U.K. cinema and will mark the directorial debut of his longtime script supervisor, Martha Pinson. "I'm honored to join Martha in her directorial debut," said Scorsese. "Through her vision, the great cast, and dedicated team, this story will resonate

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