Worst Three Stooges Stand-Ins Ever? ("Grips, Grunts, and Groans", 1937) (video)

Worst Three Stooges Stand-Ins Ever? 

Actually, the Moe and Curly ones aren't THAT bad.

But the tall, gangly guy trying to act like Larry is the worst.


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South Korean Action Thriller “GOLDEN SLUMBER” Releases on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play on June 5

South Korean Action Thriller “Golden Slumber”
Releases on Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play on June 5, 2018

From acclaimed director, NOH Dong-seok (“My Generation”) and
Based on the novel “Golden Slumber” by Isaka Kotaro

Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2018) – “Golden Slumber,” is a South Korean action thriller packed with twists, turns and deception as a man fights to stay alive after being framed for murder. It will release on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play on June 5, 2018. The film is directed by award-winning director NOH Dong-seok.

After getting his start with two critically acclaimed indie features, “Golden Slumber” is director NOH’s first mainstream action film. He previously received the Special Jury Award from 2004’s Busan Film Critics Association Awards for “My Generation.” His second feature film, “Boys of Tomorrow” won International Competition from 60th Festival del Film Locarno. “Golden Slumber” stars GA NG Dong-won (“Romance of their Own”), KIM Eui-sung (“Train to Busan”), KIM Sung-kyun (“The Neighbors”), and KIM Dae-myeung (“Insignificant Life”).

In “Golden Slumber,” Gun-woo (GANG Dong-won) is an honest and hardworking courier who even won a Model Citizen Award for saving a singer from a robbery incident. Out of the blue, his old friend Moo-yeol comes to visit him at work. With just a short moment to enjoy the pleasant surprise, Gun-woo witnesses a bombing incident that kills a presidential candidate right before his eyes. Moo-yeol tells Gun-woo that he is responsible for the bombing and that everyone will come after him as it is the agency’s plan to make him the prime suspect.

Gun-woo manages to flee from the scene but all evidence, including security camera footage, witness testimonies and fingerprints point toward him as the suspect. Teaming up with former secret agent Mr. Min (KIM Eui-sung), who is an old friend of Moo-yeol, they work to clear Gun-woo’s name as he fights with all his strength to stay alive.

“Golden Slumber” is distributed by CJ Entertainment. The cost is $14.99 to purchase High Definition (HD), $9.99 to purchase Standard Definition (SD), $4.99 to rent High Definition (HD), and $3.99 to rent Standard Definition (SD).

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ABOUT CJ ENTERTAINMENT
Launched in 1995, Korea’s #1 film studio, CJ Entertainment, is the film division of CJ Entertainment and Media (CJ E&M) which produces award winning content across an array of genres for theatrical and non-theatrical distribution, television broadcasts, digital download, and interactive gaming portals. To grow its presence in the film industry, CJ Entertainment has aggressively invested, developed, and distributed motion pictures both domestically and abroad. To date, CJ Entertainment has released over 505 titles and three of those titles, “The Admiral” (2014), “Ode To My Father (2014), and “Veteran” (2015), respectively, have gone on to become the top three, highest grossing films in Korean history. Moving into the future, CJ Entertainment seeks to create and popularize original, award winning Korean content across the globe. To that end it has created successful global productions including, 2013’s “A Wedding Invitation” in China, Bong Joon-ho’s “Snowpiercer,” starring Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton, and 2014’s “Let Hoi Decide,” which became Vietnam’s highest grossing film of all time. Visit us online at: www.cj-entertainment.com.

Trailer and photos all courtesy of CJ Entertainment.

Phantom Bullet Holes in "PULP FICTION" (1994) (video)

Phantom Bullet Holes in "PULP FICTION" (1994)

When Jules and Vincent enter the apartment, there are no bullet holes in the wall.

Later, the bullet holes suddenly appear -- BEFORE they get shot at.


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Title Role Recast Mid-Scene in "Return of the Ape Man" (1944) (video)

Actor George Zucco, as "The Ape Man", received third billing after Bela Lugosi and John Carradine.

But a sudden illness (or, perhaps, second thoughts) made him drop out before a single scene was completed.

It begins with two brief shots of Zucco on the table. 

Then Zucco is replaced mid-scene by actor Frank Moran. 


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Horse-Laugh Scream in "Werewolf Of London" (1935) (video)

In 1935, Valerie Hobson was featured in both "Bride of Frankenstein"...

...and "Werewolf of London."

She's quite lovely, although in one close-up in "Werewolf of London"...

...she displays her patented "horse-laugh" scream face.


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Star Wars: A New Hope (1977): The "Carrie!" Blooper (video)

After the successful attack on the Death Star in "Star Wars: A New Hope"...

...Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) slips up and calls Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) by her real name.

"Carrie!"

P.S. Mark Hamill has since claimed that he's actually saying "There she...!" as in "There she is!" It still sounds like "Carrie!" to me. You be the judge!


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Truth Can Be Prescribed in "ALTERED PERCEPTION", a Psychological Thriller Starring Jon Huertas ("This is Us") and Jade Tailor ("The Magicians") On 6/5

THIS JUNE, TRUTH CAN BE PRESCRIBED IN A TAUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER STARRING JON HUERTAS ("THIS IS US") AND JADE TAILOR ("THE MAGICIANS")

ALTERED PERCEPTION

Street Date: June 5, 2018
SRP: $14.99

Directly Following its Theatrical Release, Synkronized Films Releases Director Kate Reed Davies' Feature-Length Debut on DVD from Travis Romero, The Creator of USA Network's "White Collar" and Executive Producer Michael Biehn; Also Starring Jennifer Blanc and Matthew Ziff

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SYNOPSIS
Truth can be prescribed in ALTERED PERCEPTION, a taut thriller from Travis Romero, the creator the USA Network's "White Collar" and executive producer Michael Biehn.

When the government attempts to produce a designer drug aimed at correcting the false perceptions that people develop during trauma and stress, the implications are deadly. Advertised as a cure for socio-political tensions, four couples volunteer, but end up with far more than they bargained for as their past and present are examined while taking variations of the new drug.

However, this causes them to doubt their own memory, perceptions -- and even their own sanity in this thriller in the vein of Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty.

CAST
Jon Huertas ("This is Us," "Castle")
Jade Tailor ("The Magicians," "Murder in the First")
Jennifer Blanc (The Night Visitor, "Dark Angel")
Matthew Ziff (Trafficked, Kickboxer: Vengeance, Six Gun Savior)
Ehmrys Cooper (Nosferatu, Frank and Ava, "Vanity")
Nichola Fynn ("Transparent," "Hot in Cleveland")
Hallie Jordan ("Ladies Like Us," She Rises, The Girl)

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD
Running Time: 73 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Widescreen
Audio: 2.0 Dolby Digital

About Synkronized
Founded in 2000, SKD has distributed the work of some of the world's major directors and box office worthy movies. Synkronized boasts the independent content industry's preeminent end-to-end supply chain solution for physical and digital distribution. Synkronized is one of the only labels outside of the major studios to be exclusively distributed to the industry's largest physical content providers (Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Sam's Club) and is the leading independent supplier to digital platforms including iTunes, Netflix and all the VOD market. With a catalog of over 250 film titles and over 100 TV properties, Synkronized has deals for the ongoing distribution of film titles produced by clients including Paramount, Amazon, LionsGate, SND/M6, Warner bros., Netflix, Sony, Microsoft, among many others.

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Terror Films Unveils Twenty-Two Horror Titles on the Steam Platform

TERROR FILMS Gains Some STEAM

Placing 22 Horror Films on the Massive Gamer Platform!

Los Angeles, CA. (Thursday, May 24, 2018) As part of their ongoing effort to release diverse, indie horror films all over the globe while expanding consumer awareness of their content, genre distributor TERROR FILMS has placed 22 films from its library onto the popular gamer site STEAM.

STEAM is the largest digital distribution platform for PC gaming. In recent years, it has started to make movies available on their platform with the most notable content coming from LIONSGATE. LIONSGATE made over 100 films available on the platform in 2016.

Although Terror Films doesn’t have the same star power behind their films, company president Joe Dain believes that’s what makes the placement special. Dain said of the change: “this was a calculated move on our part. There is a natural, connective tissue between gamers and horror, science fiction and fantasy film fans.  We believe our films are interesting, entertaining and diverse enough to gain the attention of STEAM’s massive user base. It was an easy decision on our part as we continue to expand onto new platforms and territories around the world.”

As of early 2018, STEAM had over 150 million registered accounts with a peak of 18.5 million concurrent users.  Terror Films intends to launch a marketing effort to drive attention to their developer page on the platform. The STEAM slate of films can be found HERE.

This most recent move comes on the heels of the company’s Amazon Prime expansion, which now has the ability to release films directly onto the platform in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Austria, Belize, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and the UK.

To learn more about Terror Films: www.terrorfilms.net

And here: https://www.facebook.com/TerrorFilmsLLC/

Wildly Risque' 1933 Pre-Code Shower Scene: "Meet The Baron" (video)

Before the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 became seriously enforced around 1934...

...movies were getting away with an awful lot of naughty stuff, like this frothy semi-nude shower scene from 1933's "Meet the Baron."

Also appearing in the film--fully clothed, thank goodness--were Ted Healy & His Stooges and Jimmy Durante.


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"THE SISTERS BROTHERS" With Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal -- See the Official Trailer Here!

Brothers by blood. Sisters by name.
 
"THE SISTERS BROTHERS"

Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, stars Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed

In Theaters Fall 2018

Based on Patrick Dewitt's acclaimed novel of the same name, follows two brothers - Eli and Charlie Sisters - who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss.

The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851. The film is Jacques Audiard's follow-up to his Palme D'Or Winning DHEEPAN, which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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Genre: Dark Comedy
Release: 2018
Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed        
Production Company: Why Not Productions
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures

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Most Violent Three Stooges Comedy Ever? ("They Stooge to Conga", 1943) (video)

Is "They Stooge To Conga" (1943) the most violent Three Stooges comedy ever?

Many believe this raucous comedy short contains the most concentrated amount of pure, over-the-top physical mayhem of any Stooges film...

...including the notorious "climbing spike" scene.

You be the judge!


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"EARLY MAN" - Now Available on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital! See Trailer and Pics Here

Star-Studded Animated Comedy for the Entire Family!

"EARLY MAN"

The Hilarious Tale Rolls onto Digital on May 15 and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD on May 22 from Lionsgate®

SANTA MONICA, CA (April 17, 2018) – Meet the team that rocked the Stone Age when Early Man arrives on Digital May 15 and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand on May 22 from Lionsgate. From Aardman, the award-winning tribe that brought you Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun the Sheep Movie, this prehistoric romp tells the epic story of Dug the caveman and his goofy friends who challenge invaders to a game of soccer in order to win back their home.

Perfect for the young and young-at-heart alike, the cheerful tale told in charming, well-crafted claymation is Certified Fresh™ on Rotten Tomatoes and is full of “abundant delights” (Ella Taylor, NPR). Starring in the film are Oscar®-winner Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor, The Theory of Everything, 2014; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Tom Hiddleston (Thor: Ragnarok, Kong: Skull Island), Maisie Williams (TV’s “Game of Thrones”), as well as Timothy Spall (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Harry Potter Franchise).

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the Earth, Early Man tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend, Hognob, as they unite their tribe against a mighty enemy — Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City — to save their home.

The animated world of Early Man has extensive special features including never-before-seen featurettes that reveal the love, passion, hard work, and magic that goes into creating an Aardman Studios animated film. Early Man will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $29.99, respectively.

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
⦁ “Before the Beginning of Time: Creating Early Man” Featurette
⦁ “Nick Park: Massaging the Funny” Featurette
⦁ “The Valley Meets the Bronze” Featurette
⦁ “Hanging at Aardman Studios: A Workshop Exploration” Featurette

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Instagram: @earlymanmovie
Twitter: @earlymanmovie
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2017
Title Copyright: Early Man © 2018 Studiocanal S.A.S. and The British Film Institute. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2018 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: PG for Rude Humor and Some Action
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 89 minutes
BD Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 Widescreen 2.39:1 Presentation
DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation
BD Audio: English Dolby Atmos, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, English Descriptive Audio 
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, English Descriptive Audio

ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies. Lionsgate’s content initiatives are backed by a 16,000-title film and television library and delivered through a global licensing infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the Company’s worldwide consumer base.

"SCARFACE" Returns to Theaters for Special 35th Anniversary Celebration feat. Tribeca Film Festival Reunion Talk

SCREENVISION MEDIA, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, AND TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE THEATRE EVENT FOR 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF "SCARFACE"

The Cult-Classic Will Return to Theatres Nationwide With Special Screening of Tribeca Film Festival Talk Featuring Brian DePalma, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Steven Bauer

New York, N.Y., May 21, 2018 – Universal Pictures, Screenvision Media, a national leader in cinema advertising, and Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced today the return of Scarface to movie theatres nationwide, in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Additionally, film fans outside of New York will have the chance to participate in a Tribeca Film Festival retrospective event on the big screen for the first time ever.

As part of the 35th anniversary celebrations, moviegoers are invited to watch the cult classic film followed by the Tribeca Film Festival post screening conversation, during which Scarface director Brian De Palma, along with actors Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Steven Bauer reunited to discuss the film and its lasting impact. Screenings will take place at select theatres in top cites nationwide such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Dallas on June 10, 11, and 13.

“Scarface is a timeless film that has influenced pop culture in so many ways over the last 35 years. We’re thrilled to partner with Universal Pictures and Tribeca Film Festival to bring it back to the big screen in celebration of its anniversary,” said Darryl Schaffer, executive vice president of operations and exhibitor relations, Screenvision Media. “The Tribeca Film Festival talk was an important commemoration of the film. We’re excited to extend it to the big screen and provide fans a behind-the-scenes insight into what production was like in the 1980s.”

Brian De Palma’s modernization of Howard Hawks’ 1932 classic Scarface is a somber consideration for the humanizing motives of evil men. The film received three Golden Globe nominations and remains one of the most referenced films in pop culture. Al Pacino helped garner a huge cult following for the film after delivering one of his riskiest performance in this career-defining role.

“Tribeca has a rich history of producing legendary reunion events. We are thrilled to be able to replicate the Festival experience with audiences across the country. Our gratitude to Screenvision and Universal,” said Paula Weinstein, EVP, Tribeca Enterprises. “Scarface has had a strong influence on popular culture and reuniting the cast for the 35th anniversary was an evening not to forget.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.scarface35.com. 

ABOUT SCREENVISION MEDIA
Headquartered in New York, N.Y., Screenvision Media is a national leader in cinema advertising, offering on-screen advertising, in-lobby promotions and integrated marketing programs to national, regional and local advertisers, and providing comprehensive cinema advertising representation services to top-tier theatrical exhibitors presenting the highest-quality movie-going experiences. The Screenvision Media cinema advertising network is comprised of over 15,000 screens in 2,300+ theatre locations across all 50 states and 94% of DMAs nationwide; delivering through more than 150 theatrical circuits, including 7 of the top 10 exhibitor companies. For more information: http://screenvisionmedia.com/.

ABOUT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
The Tribeca Film Festival is the leading cultural event that brings visionaries and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, VR, gaming, music, and online work. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment. The Festival champions emerging and established voices; discovers award-winning filmmakers and creators; curates innovative experiences; and introduces new technology and ideas through premieres, exhibitions, talks, and live performances.

The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Now in its 17th year, the Festival has evolved into a destination for creativity that reimagines the cinematic experience and explores how art can unite communities. http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival

ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com).  Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Same Drunk Walks Into Saloon Twice In "The War Wagon" (John Wayne, 1967) (video)

In this classic John Wayne/Kirk Douglas western, Robert Walker Jr. plays a demolitions expert...

...who's also a roaring drunk.

He loves to drink so much, in fact, that in one scene...

...he walks into the saloon not once, but twice.

Too bad he can barely afford one drink!


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Duke's Fast-Draw Explained: "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965) (video)

John Elder (John Wayne) is a legendary fast draw with a gun.

How did he get so fast?

Practice, natural skill...and using two guns!

One in the holster, and one in the hand. 


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"Wasp Woman" Actor In Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West" (video)

Fans of "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) remember Frank Wolff as the ill-fated Brett McBain.

His story is brief but tragic, memorable in its dramatic impact.

But let's go back in time just nine short years...

...to Roger Corman's lurid, low-budget 1959 classic, "The Wasp Woman."

It's Frank!

The same year, he'd go on to co-star in another Corman cheapie, "Beast From Haunted Cave."
    
Don't worry, Frank. Your career will get better. 


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"SORRY TO BOTHER YOU" Red Band Trailer Now Available!

STFU - New SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Materials?!?!

The SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Red Band Trailer and Posters are now available.
But wait...there's more...

In need of a new car? Well, lucky you because
The SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Official Paraphernalia Store is  NOW OPEN!

Written and directed by Boots Riley, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick, Jermaine Fowler and Danny Glover.

Check out the trailer and new posters below and be sure to visit our new SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Store to get BOTHERED!

OFFICIAL SORRY TO BOTHER YOU PARAPHERNALIA STORE HERE: store.sorrytobotheryou.movie

GET BOTHERED
http://sorrytobotheryou.movie/
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Twitter: Twitter.com/sorry2botheryou
Merch Site: https://store.sorrytobotheryou.movie/
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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

Synopsis:
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.

Cast:
Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick, Jermaine Fowler, and Danny Glover

Director:
Boots Riley
Writer:
Boots Riley

Producers:
Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Charles D. King, George Rush
Production Company(s):
Significant Productions, MNM Creative, MACRO, Cinereach

Genre:
Comedy/Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Distributor:
Annapurna Pictures
Release Date:
July 6, 2018 (Limited)

WATCH THE NEW RED BAND TRAILER:

Blooper: Buffalo Bob Caught Voicing Howdy Doody! (1948) (video)

In the early "Howdy Doody" shows, host "Buffalo Bob" Smith did Howdy's voice.

Bob would ask Howdy a question, then watch the monitor to see when the camera switched to Howdy.

Once off-camera, he'd do Howdy's voice for him. 

But here's one time when the director switched to the wrong camera...

...and Buffalo Bob was caught doing Howdy's voice!

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"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- FALLOUT" -- Watch the New Trailer Here!

"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- FALLOUT"
NEW TRAILER NOW AVAILABLE
Release: 07/27/2018

The best intentions often come back to haunt you. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.

Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

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Written & Directed By
Christopher McQuarrie

Produced By
Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Jake Myers, J. J. Abrams

Starring
Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill,
Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg,
Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris,
Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby,
Wes Bentley, Frederick Schmidt, with Michelle Monaghan and
Alec Baldwin

"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- FALLOUT" is a Paramount Pictures release. This movie has not yet been rated. Credits are not final and subject to change.

"The Man With No Name": Funniest Moments (video)

"The Man With No Name": Funniest Moments

"Fistful of Dollars" (1964)
"For a Few Dollars More" (1965)
"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" (1966)

I neither own nor claim any rights to this material.  Just having some fun with it.  Thanks for watching!

Nicolas Cage Supernatural Thriller "BETWEEN WORLDS" Lands at Saban Films For U.S. Distribution

NICOLAS CAGE SUPERNATURAL THRILLER “BETWEEN WORLDS” LANDS AT SABAN FILMS FOR U.S. DISTRIBUTION

Film Marks Saban’s fifth acquisition out of the Cannes Film Festival

LOS ANGELES (May 15, 2018) –Saban Films, who has been one of the most active U.S. distributors on the Croisette this week, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer/director Maria Pulera’s supernatural thriller Between Worlds which stars Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Ghost Rider), Penelope Mitchell (“The Vampire Diaries”, “Hemlock Grove”), Franka Potente (The Conjuring 2, The Bourne Supremacy), and Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Last Face). Eric Banoun and David Hillary produced alongside Pulera via their company Rise Up, LLC. Saban Films is planning a day-and-date theatrical/VOD release.

Between Worlds follows Joe (Cage), a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child.  He meets Julie (Potente) a spiritually gifted woman who enlists Joe in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter, Billie (Mitchell). But the spirit of Joe's dead wife Mary proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.

Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley said, “Nic’s talent and star-power is unparalleled. Having worked with him on a number of films such as The Trust and USS: Indianapolis: Men of Courage, we’re thrilled to be re-teaming with him and bring this to our audiences.”

“Between Worlds has been a true passion project for me and I am thrilled to partner with Saban for the theatrical release of my film in the US market,” commented Pulera, the film’s writer, director, and producer. “The story is an unusual approach to the traditional thriller but appeals to the wider audience and dives deep into the themes of family, love, and betrayal. Nicolas Cage, Franka Potente, and Penelope Mitchell give their all in a magnificent performance. I couldn’t be happier with the end result. I can’t wait to share this film with audiences around the world.”

Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films, and Jonathan Deckter negotiated on behalf of Voltage Pictures, who is also handling international sales.

Between Worlds marks Saban’s fifth acquisition out of the Cannes Film Festival also adding: the anthology Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Jim Sturgess; Matthew Ross’ Siberia starring Keanu Reeves: the Gerard Butler starrer Keepers: and David L.G. Hughes’ Viking Destiny to their slate. Earlier this year, Saban Films bought Craig William Macneill’s racy drama Lizzie, starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart out of the Sundance Film Festival where it premiered in-competition. 

Saban Films’ slate includes: Brad Silberling’s war thriller An Ordinary Man starring Academy Award® Winner Ben Kingsley; Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, and Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; and Alexandros Avranas’ Dark Crimes starring Jim Carrey and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Since the company’s launch in 2014, Saban Films has released over 40 films and continues to be active in the acquisition and distribution space, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31.  Recent titles include: Roland Joffe’s The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana; Taran Killam’s Killing Gunther starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Ric Roman Waugh’s Shot Caller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lake Bell; War on Everyone starring Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, and Theo James; The Girl with All the Gifts starring Gemma Arterton and Glenn Close; and Ethan Hawke action thriller 24 Hours to Live. 

About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America.  Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as president, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Director of Business Development.

About Rise Up, LLC
Rise Up, LLC is the production and distribution company from writer, director, and producer Maria Pulera and her producing partners Eric Banoun, and David Hillary (Dog Eat Dog, London Fields). Backed by a Spanish-Israeli finance fund, Rise Up is in development on their next five films that it will finance and produce in the coming year.

Mark Wahlberg in "MILE 22" from STXfilms 8/3 -- See Trailer and Pics Here!

Mark Wahlberg in
"MILE 22"

In Theatres from STXfilms August 3, 2018

In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative of the CIA's most highly-prized and least-understood unit.

Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to Mile 22 for extraction before the enemy closes in.

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When John Wayne Met "Our Gang" (video)

When John Wayne Met "Our Gang"

Shirley Jean Rickert (Our Gang: "Love Business", 1931)
Shirley Jean and John Wayne in "Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934)

Mary Kornman (Our Gang: "Little Sherlocks", 1922)
Mary and John Wayne in "The Desert Trail" (1935)

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (Our Gang: "The Our Gang Follies of 1938")

Carl had a small but memorable role in the 1953 John Wayne film "Island in the Sky."
Which also featured Darryl Hickman of Our Gang's "Going to Press" (1942).
 
Carl would go on to play another pilot in Wayne's 1954 film "The High and the Mighty."
As did Our Ganger Scotty Beckett in a bit part.

But neither appeared onscreen together with Duke in either film.


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5 Great Horror/Sci-Fi Themes By Ronald Stein (video)

5 Great Horror/Sci-Fi Themes By Ronald Stein

Last Woman On Earth (1960)
Premature Burial (1962)
Dementia 13 (1963)
The Terror (1963)
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)

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Give Mom a Fright with Cannes Premiere of "PROJECT ITHACA" (formerly Grimm Trigger) Starring JAMES GALLANDERS, DERAGH CAMPBELL and DANIEL FATHERS

Film Mode Entertainment Reveals
Sneak Peek of "PROJECT ITHACA" in Cannes

Newest Thriller from Film Mode Entertainment with incredible visual effects presented for the first time in Cannes

CANNES (May 13, 2018) – Film Mode Entertainment’s Clay Epstein announces the Cannes World Promo Premiere of PROJECT ITHACA (formerly GRIM TRIGGER).

In PROJECT ITHACA, a mind-blowing sci-fi adventure filled with amazing special effects, a group of strangers awaken aboard an alien spacecraft. Divided they will die, but together, they hope to find a way home. 

The film boasts an international ensemble cast starring JAMES GALLANDERS (SAW II, BRIDE OF CHUCKY, MURDER AT 1600), DERAGH CAMPBELL(FAIL TO APPEAR, NEVER EAT ALONE, THE OTHER HALF), DANIEL FATHERS (Dark Matter, Snatch)and ALEX WOODS (BURNING MUSSOLINI, The Expanse, Covert Affairs). The new and exhilarating feature film is currently in post-production

“Audiences will be blown away by PROJECT ITHACA,” says Clay Epstein, President of Film Mode Entertainment.  “The special effects and visual sequences are so impressive; our clients, and audiences around the world are in for something special.”

PROJECT ITHACA is directed by award-winning Canadian Director Nicholas Humphries. The sci-fi feature is written by Anthony Artibello and Kevin C. Bjerkness.

Producer James Milligan and President and CEO of Wild Media Entertainment asserts, “Wild Media’s objective was to create a theatrical quality, cinematic feature film with emerging talent. I believe we delivered. Not only in front of the camera, but also in post. The team we assembled in Canada was top notch and it shows in the VFX, color and score. Film Mode is the final piece in bringing PROJECT ITHACA to market, and we’re thrilled to be partnered with them. They’re a great fit for this film.”

Film Mode will be sharing first look footage during Cannes.

Film Mode Entertainment is representing the world excluding Canada for the film.

About Film Mode Entertainment
Film Mode Entertainment is a leading worldwide sales agent, production entity and distribution company, focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films. Film Mode’s recent successes include SUGAR MOUNTAIN starring Jason Momoa, LITTLE PINK HOUSE starring Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener and THE ESCAPE OF PRISONER 614 starring Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman.  Upcoming releases include BURN starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse, and VIKING DESTINY starring Academy Award nominee Terence Stamp. Additional titles include THE GOOD NEIGHBOR starring Academy Award nominee James Caan, and GANGSTER LAND starring Milo Gibson, Sean Faris, Jason Patric, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.  DocMode, Film Mode’s Documentary label was launched to focus on award-winning Documentaries that impact the world.  BALLERINA, the first film under the label had its American debut in 2018.   Film Mode is based in Beverly Hills, CA.

"THE GREAT SILENCE" -- On 6/5, Film Movement Classics Delivers a Stunning 2K Restoration of Sergio Corbucci's Landmark Spaghetti Western in Loaded BD/DVD Sets!

"[Corbucci's] West was the most violent, surreal and pitiless landscape of
any director in the history of the genre." -- Quentin Tarantino

"Raw, nasty and blood-soaked" -- A.O. Scott, The New York Times

"One of the most stylish and powerful spaghetti westerns" -- Eric Monder, Film Journal International

TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
SERGIO CORBUCCI'S LANDMARK SPAGHETTI WESTERN,
FILM MOVEMENT CLASSICS UNVEILS A NEW
2K RESTORATION, LOADED WITH BONUS FEATURES
THE GREAT SILENCE

Street Date: June 5, 2018
BD/DVD SRP: $39.95/$29.95

Following its North American Theatrical Debut, the Acclaimed, Ennio Morricone-Scored Film from the Influential Director of Django Rides Into Town in a Singular Collector's Package Loaded with Extras, Including the Rarely Seen Alternate Endings, the Documentary Featurette "Western, Italian Style," and Much More!

OFFICIAL TRAILER

This June, Film Movement Classics commemorates the landmark spaghetti western, THE GREAT SILENCE, with a stunning 50th Anniversary Restoration. Restored in 2K from original elements, the film, heralded as "one of the finest westerns ever[1]," directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Klaus Kinski will be available for cineastes everywhere in both Blu-ray and DVD formats. The loaded release also includes bonus features such as the rarely seen alternate endings, both original Italian and English language versions, the 1968 documentary featurette "Western, Italian Style" and more.

On an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt bounty hunters. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, Corbucci's bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless West is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made.

BONUS FEATURES
Cox on Corbucci- Alex Cox pays tribute to the maestro
Western, Italian Style - 1968 documentary featurette
Two Alternate Endings 
Original Theatrical Trailer
Original Italian and English language versions 
Ending the Silence - a new essay by film critic Simon Abrams

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: Blu-ray/DVD
Running Time:105 minutes
Genre: Western
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: Stereo
Language: Italian with English Subtitles/English Language

About Film Movement
Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. It has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide.  Film Movement's theatrical releases include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign art house titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maren Ade, Jessica Hausner, Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrzej Wajda, Diane Kurys, Ciro Guerra and Melanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris, Takeshi Kitano, Arturo Ripstein, Sergio Corbucci and Ettore Scola. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Reunite For Highly Anticipated Third Installment "BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC" Directed by Dean Parisot

KEANU REEVES AND ALEX WINTER REUNITE FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD INSTALLMENT “BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC” DIRECTED BY DEAN PARISOT 

BLOOM to Introduce to international Buyers in Cannes; MGM’s Orion Pictures to release in the US

Los Angeles, CA (May 8, 2018) – BLOOM announced today that Keanu Reeves (John Wick, The Matrix) and Alex Winter (Deep Web; Downloaded) will officially be reuniting on screen after 27 years as the legendary Ted “Theodore” Logan (Reeves) and Bill S. Preston Esq. (Winter) in the highly anticipated third installment of the Bill & Ted comedy, Bill & Ted Face the Music. Following Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, original creators Chris Matheson (Imagine That) and Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Mosaic, Now You See Me) have penned the script, with Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest, Red 2, Fun with Dick and Jane) confirmed to direct. Scott Kroopf (Limitless) will produce together with Alex Lebovici and Steve Ponce of Hammerstone Studios, with Steven Soderbergh serving as an executive producer alongside Scott Fischer, John Ryan Jr., and John Santilli.

MGM owns the rights to the film and will release in the U.S. under their Orion Pictures banner. BLOOM is handling international sales, which commenced in Cannes this week. Endeavor Content negotiated the deal.

When we last met Bill and Ted they were time-traveling teenagers trying to pass history class and win the battle of the bands. Once prophesized to save the universe with their rock and roll, middle age and the responsibilities of family have caught up with these two best friends who have not yet fulfilled their destiny. They’ve written thousands of tunes, but they have yet to write a good one, much less the greatest song ever written. With the fabric of time and space tearing around them, a visitor from the future warns our heroes that only their song can save life as we know it. Out of luck and fresh out of inspiration, Bill and Ted set out on a time travel adventure to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe as we know it. Together with the aid of their daughters, a new crop of historical figures, and some sympathetic music legends, Bill and Ted find much, much more than just a song. The film is currently in pre-production.

BLOOM’s Alex Walton said: “Fans of Bill and Ted have been waiting for Reeves and Winter to reunite since their last Bogus Journey in 1991. This is excellent! ”

Alex and Keanu added “We couldn't be more excited to get the whole band back together again. Chris and Ed wrote an amazing script, and with Dean at the helm we've got a dream team!"

“Reeves has an impressive slate including the successful John Wick trilogy for Lionsgate. He’s currently in production on the third installment of John Wick: Chapter 3, which will be released in May 2019 and will star alongside Winona Ryder in Destination Wedding, which BLOOM is also selling internationally.  Other notable credits include: Matrix Trilogy, Point Break, Speed, Constantine and Devil’s Advocate.

Winter and Reeves starred together in the first two Bill and Ted installments. Winter also starred in The Lost Boys and since has transitioned to a writer and director as well with credits including the Epix documentary Deep Web and VH1 documentary Downloaded. Recently, he directed and produced two short documentary films for Laura Poitras's Field of Vision; Relatively Free and Trump's Lobby, and up next has Zappa, the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa.

Parisot won an Academy Award® for his short live-action film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings and is known for projects including Galaxy Quest, RED 2 and Fun with Dick and Jane.

Reeves is represented by WME and Ziffren Brittenham; Winter is represented by CAA, Forward Entertainment, Hollander Entertainment and Sloss Eckhouse LawCo; Parisot is represented by WME; and Hammerstone Studios is represented by Rosen Law Group.

In Cannes, BLOOM will also be selling Julius Onah’s Luce starring Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth and Kelvin Harrison Jr.; Yuval Adler’s The Operative; Josh Trank’s Fonzo starring Tom Hardy; David Sandberg’s Kung Fury starring Michael Fassbender; Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation, and Matthew Heineman’s A Private War starring Rosamund Pike.

About BLOOM
BLOOM is a sales, production and financing outfit. The company represents and curates a diversified slate of films ranging from commercial, talent-driven, wide release movies, to specialty films from proven and trusted filmmakers, all the while keeping an eye towards fresh and emerging talent.

BLOOM’s slate also includes: Bill Holderman’s Book Club starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Candice Bergen, which releases in May; Josh Trank’s Al Capone bio-pic Fo, nzo starring Tom Hardy; Scott Cooper’s Hostiles which is currently in theaters and starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi; Paul Weitz’s Bel Canto starring Julianne Moore; Jake Scott’s The Burning Woman, starring Christina Hendricks and Sienna Miller; Zhang Yimou’s Shadow; Craig S. Zahler’s Dragged Across Concrete starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn which will be released by Lionsgate; Strangers: Prey at Night from Johannes Roberts; Andrea Di Stefano’s Three Seconds, starring Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, and Clive Owen; and Victor Levin’s Destination Wedding starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. In 2017, BLOOM was acquired by Endeavor Content (formerly WME | IMG).

JIGSAW Star gets "RABID" in Cronenberg Remake

JIGSAW Star gets RABID in Cronenberg Remake

Film Mode Entertainment Announces
LAURA VANDERVOORT will lead the cast for the
Remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 Cult Classic, RABID

Directed by the Highly Sought After “Twisted Twins” aka, the Soska Sisters

CANNES (May 11, 2018) -- Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is thrilled to announce that LAURA VANDERVOORT (JIGSAW, Smallville, Bitten, V) will lead the cast on their newest feature, RABID, a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film of the same name.  The remake of the 1977 cult classic will star LAURA VANDERVOORT and be directed by the highly sought after “Twisted Twins” aka, the Soska Sisters (AMERICAN MARY, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK).

RABID is written by Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska and John Serge, and led by the twin sister horror-movie directors that established a huge following with the 2012 slasher film AMERICAN MARY. With a modern and relevant spin from the woman’s perspective, and the addition of LAURA VANDERVOORT, the new RABID is going to be a uniquely chilling, and captivating film.

Film Mode Entertainment President Clay Epstein says, “This terrifying and brilliant script has already proven its market appeal and now with the casting of LAURA VANDERVOORT, we are another step closer to bringing RABID to audiences worldwide. VANDERVOORT has built a loyal, international fan-base of both men and women, of all ages, and her addition to the film will certainly entice buyers in Cannes.”

RABID has already been sold to 101 FILMS in the UK, Shout! Studios in the US and A71 in Canada. Film Mode Entertainment is representing the rest of the world.

“We are thrilled to be working with LAURA VANDERVOORT on RABID who is the perfect fit for the role of Rose. She is an incredibly versatile actress who is quick to take on characters in all genres, and effectively tackles every role she plays.” Said producer Michael Walker.

Drawing influence from the original movie, the remake will follow Rose,  a young woman who, after an accident leaves her scarred beyond recognition, undergoes a radical untested stem-cell treatment. While turning Rose into the belle of the ball, the experimental transformation comes at a price.

Michael Walker, Paul Lalonde and John Vidette of Back 40 Pictures are producing.

RABID is financed in participation by London based Media Finance Capital, with it’s founders David Gilbery & Charles Dorfman serving as Executive Producers, Telefilm Canada, and the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

Laura Vandervoort is co-managed by Norbert Abrams, Noble Caplan Abrams and by Adam Levine, Industry Films. Sharon Paz, Abrams Artists, is her Agent.


AboutFilm Mode Entertainment
Film Mode Entertainment is a leading worldwide sales agent, production entity and distribution company, focusing on commercially driven feature films of all genres and budget sizes. Film Mode represents projects at all stages of the filmmaking process, often as Executive Producer, with the aim of helping producers and distributors achieve maximum exposure for their films. Film Mode’s recent successes include SUGAR MOUNTAIN starring Jason Momoa, LITTLE PINK HOUSE starring Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener and THE ESCAPE OF PRISONER 614 starring Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman.  Upcoming releases include BURN starring Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse, and VIKING DESTINY starring Academy Award nominee Terence Stamp. Additional titles include THE GOOD NEIGHBOR starring Academy Award nominee James Caan, and GANGSTER LAND starring Milo Gibson, Sean Faris, Jason Patric, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.  DocMode, Film Mode’s Documentary label was launched to focus on award-winning Documentaries that impact the world.  BALLERINA, the first film under the label had its American debut in 2018.   Film Mode is based in Beverly Hills, CA.

About Media Finance Capital
Established in 2018 by film financier David Gilbery and Charles Dorfman, Media Finance Capital provides production financing worldwide for independent Film and TV productions. Media Finance Capital has recently wrapped on the Fred Durst directed thriller ‘Moose’ starring John Travolta. Based in London, Media Finance Capital is co-owned and exclusively backed by Dorfman Media Holdings.

About Shout! Studios
Shout! Studios is the filmed entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, specializing in all aspects of distribution, including theatrical, VOD, digital, and broadcast. Reflecting Shout! Factory’s ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence, Shout! Studios champions and supports like-minded filmmakers and creators at the forefront of pop culture, driving creative expression and diversity in independent storytelling. Shout! Studios finances, produces, acquires and distributes an eclectic slate of movies, award-winning animated features, specialty films and series from rising and established talent, filmmakers and producers.

Saban Films Takes North American Rights to Keanu Reeves-Crime Thriller "SIBERIA"

SABAN FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO KEANU REEVES-CRIME THRILLER “SIBERIA”

CANNES (May 11, 2018) – Film acquisition and distribution company, Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Matthew Ross’s Siberia, starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, John Wick) and Ana Ularu (Inferno, Emerald City) with supporting performances from Golden Globe Nominee Molly Ringwald (“Riverdale”, Jem and the Holograms) and Pasha Lychnikoff (Ray Donovan, Shameless). The romantic crime-thriller was produced by Stephen Hamel (Passengers) and Reeves of Company Films, Gabriela Bacher of Summerstorm Entertainment/Film House Germany, Dave Hansen and Braden Aftergood.

Penned by Scott B. Smith from a story by Hamel and Smith, Siberia follows Lucas Hill (Reeves), an American diamond trader who sells blue diamonds of dubious origin to buyers in Russia. As the deal quickly begins to disintegrate, he falls into an obsessive relationship with a Russian cafe owner (Ularu) in a small Siberian town while colliding with the treacherous world of the diamond trade.

“Siberia is a fresh departure from your average love story, balancing the high-wire act of being a thriller with pacing that keeps you on your toes till the last frame,” said Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley.  “Everyone will love this.”

Ross’s first feature, Frank & Lola, premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired and later released by Universal Studios. 

Cassian Elwes helped arrange financing and is executive producing with Marc Hansell, Devan Towers, and Jere R. Hausfater; Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz; Christian Angermayer and Klemens Hallmann of Film House; Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros of Armory Films; and Phyllis Laing and Jeff Beesley of Buffalo Gals. Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films, with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers.  IM Global is handling international sales. 

At Cannes, Saban Films just acquired Kristoffer Nyholm’s Keepers, starring Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells. Earlier this year, the company bought Craig William Macneill’s racy drama Lizzie, starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart out of the Sundance Film Festival where it premiered in-competition.

Saban Films’ slate includes: Brad Silberling’s war thriller An Ordinary Man starring Academy Award® Winner Ben Kingsley; Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, and Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; and Alexandros Avranas’ Dark Crimes starring Jim Carrey and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Since the company’s launch in 2014, Saban Films has released 40 films and continues to be active in the acquisition and distribution space, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31.  Recent titles include: Roland Joffé’s The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana; Taran Killam’s Killing Gunther starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Ric Roman Waugh’s Shot Caller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lake Bell; War on Everyone starring Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, and Theo James; The Girl with All the Gifts starring Gemma Arterton and Glenn Close; and Ethan Hawke action thriller 24 Hours to Live. 

About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America. Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as president, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.

Spock's Most Emotional Moments In "Star Trek: The Original Series" (video)

Spock's Most Emotional Moments In "Star Trek: The Original Series"

"The Cage"
"The Naked Time"
"This Side of Paradise"
"Amok Time"
"Journey to Babel"
"Plato's Stepchildren"
"All Our Yesterdays"
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

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John Cho in "SEARCHING" -- New Trailer & Poster Here!

SEARCHING
Thriller
August 3rd, 2018

After David Kim (John Cho, STAR TREK)'s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever.

Directed By:
Aneesh Chaganty

Written By:
Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian

Produced by:
Timur Bekmambetov
Sev Ohanian
Adam Sidman
Natalie Qasabian

Cast:
John Cho
Debra Messing
Joseph Lee
Michelle La

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Saban Films Takes North American Rights to Gerard Butler Starrer "KEEPERS"

SABAN FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO GERARD BUTLER-STARRER “KEEPERS”

CANNES (May 10, 2018) – Film acquisition and distribution company, Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Kristoffer Nyholm’s Keepers, starring Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan (“Top of the Lake”, Children of Men) and Connor Swindells. The thriller was produced by Andy Evans, Ade Shannon and Sean Marley for Mad As Birds Films, Butler and Alan Siegel for G-BASE, and Jason Seagraves and Maurice Fadida.

Written by Joe Bone and Celyn Jones, and inspired by the Flannan Isle mystery, Keepers tells the story of three lighthouse keepers arriving on a remote, uninhabited island for a six-week shift, who discover something potentially life-changing that isn’t theirs to keep. Soon the three are locked in a tense battle for survival, fed by isolation and paranoia, as personal greed replaces loyalty.

“Gerard brings a charm and tact to the grittiness of this action-packed film,” said Saban Films CEO Bill Bromiley. “Keepers is full of tension, allure, and suspense. We absolutely love it.” 
                                                                                                                            
Phil Hunt and Compton Ross served as executive producers alongside Brian Oliver of Cross Creek Pictures, Danielle Robinson for G-BASE and Mickey Gooch and D.G. Guyer of Kodiak Pictures. Kodiak financed the film with Head Gear and Creative Scotland.   Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban Films, with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.  Protagonist Pictures is representing international rights.

Earlier this year, Saban Films bought Craig William Macneill’s racy drama Lizzie, starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart out of the Sundance Film Festival where it premiered in-competition. 

Saban Films’ slate includes: Brad Silberling’s war thriller An Ordinary Man starring Academy Award® Winner Ben Kingsley; Ivan Kavanagh’s Never Grow Old starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch; Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds starring Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Toni Collette, and Jason Patric, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston; and Alexandros Avranas’ Dark Crimes starring Jim Carrey and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Since the company’s launch in 2014, Saban Films has released 40 films and continues to be active in the acquisition and distribution space, with successes that have run the gamut from critically acclaimed theatrical films such as The Homesman, to one of the biggest Fathom events in 2016 with Rob Zombie’s horror thriller 31.  Recent titles include: Roland Joffe’s The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana; Taran Killam’s Killing Gunther starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Ric Roman Waugh’s Shot Caller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lake Bell; War on Everyone starring Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, and Theo James; The Girl with All the Gifts starring Gemma Arterton and Glenn Close; and Ethan Hawke action thriller 24 Hours to Live. 

About Saban Films
Saban Films, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group (“SCG”), is a film acquisition and distribution company which acquires high-quality, feature films to distribute in North America. Focusing on commercial, talent driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for release across multiple platforms, including a day and date theatrical/VOD release strategy. Based in Los Angeles, Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, SCG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as president, Shanan Becker, Chief Financial Officer and Ness Saban, Vice President of Business Development.