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Sunday, February 28, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Secret Panel Corpses" (video)

 



A secret panel opens revealing a stiff body...

...that leans forward on a Stooge's shoulder.

He pushes it back and it leans forward again.

The Stooge turns around and sees the body and gets scared.

(threestooges.net)

IF A BODY MEETS A BODY (1945)
WHO DONE IT? (1949)


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Saturday, February 27, 2021

TERROR FILMS Sets Premiere Date for Paranormal Horror Film "REVISITANT" This March 5th -- See Trailer HERE!

 


 

Los Angeles, CA (Thursday, February 25th, 2021) – Genre distributor TERROR FILMS has acquired Worldwide, digital rights to Renaissance Entertainment’s paranormal horror film REVISITANT.

Written, directed and produced by Jon Binkowski, the film is follow up to his 2014 film, The Visitant. This second film reunites several of the original cast members including: Michele Simms (Killer Kids), Sallie Glaner (Marriage Killer) and Lisa Enos Smith. Smith has also executive-produced both films.

Co-written by Stephen DeWoody and produced by Patty Bender, the film centers around a single mother and her two teenage daughters. Together, they find themselves under attack by an evil entity that was passed onto them by its previous victim. 

 


REVISITANT will make its worldwide debut Friday, March 5th on the KINGS OF HORROR Youtube Channel. The KINGS OF HORROR channel hosts over 1 million subscribers and is still growing. As well, The Visitant debuted on KINGS OF HORROR in November of 2015 and has garnered over 7-million views. 

Now, this original film will be reintroduced to horror fans as a lead-in to REVISITANT. The showing of The Visitant will include a live chat with filmmakers Jon Binkowski and Lisa Enos Smith - on February 26th. To join that event, visit this link here  and set a reminder: https://youtu.be/7KDrmYRUc4o

Then, REVISITANT will be released across multiple digital platforms on April 16th, six weeks after its initial streaming window on KINGS OF HORROR. In advance of the film’s debut, the genre distributor is sharing the official trailer, poster and several images - to give horror fans a sneak peek. 



WATCH THE TRAILER:






To learn more about Terror Films, visit: TerrorFilms.net

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

To learn more about KINGS OF HORROR, visit their official channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu0bxC7vG_HKWJ7ijO9QKwg



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Friday, February 26, 2021

Swedish TV Series "AGENT HAMILTON" Premieres on MHzChoice.com, + NEW Int'l series, French Films & Returning Faves, All in March

 


MHz Choice to Premiere Swedish Action Series
‘Agent Hamilton’

Plus a March 2021 Line-Up of New International Series,
Returning Favorites and a
French Movie of the Week Series!


MHz Choice, the premiere streamer specializing in international series for U.S. and Canadian audiences, announces their March lineup, including the 10-episode Swedish series Agent Hamilton, which brings the energy and thrills of action movies such as Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher and is named one of 12 must-see TV titles by Variety.

The new limited Irish series Grace Harte is shot in stunning black and white and is reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Rebecca, while Bannan, a Scottish series, is a prodigal daughter tale set on the Isle of Skye. The Movie of the Week series continues with telefilms from France, as well as the sexy Hungarian movie Demimonde - think The Favourite without royals in 1914 Budapest. There are also new episodes of returning series, including Inspector Dupin, Anatomy of Evil and Murder by the Lake, for those who love The Bridge and The Tunnel. Plus a full series of French films in the Movie of the Week series!

The full March 2021 schedule is below and available at mhzchoice.com


MARCH 2
INSPECTOR DUPIN | GERMANY | BETA FILMS | NEW EPISODES
Parisian homicide inspector Georges Dupin relocates to Brittany despite his fish allergy, fear of the ocean and feeling like a fish out of water.


MARCH 9
ANATOMY OF EVIL | AUSTRIA | BETA FILMS | NEW EPISODE
Police psychologist Richard Brock fights crime and his own demons in this dark mystery series set in Vienna.


MARCH 16
BANNAN | SCOTLAND | VIDEOPLUGGER | NEW SERIES
This character-driven drama features a tight-knit Highland community on the Isle of Skye with conflicts and passions brewing just slightly beneath its surface.


MARCH 16
GRACE HARTE | IRELAND | VIDEOPLUGGER | NEW LIMITED SERIES
A stranger's arrival leads to tragedy for a couple running a dilapidated hotel on the west coast of Ireland.


MARCH 23
DEMIMONDE | HUNGARY | VIDEOPLUGGER | TV MOVIE
The story of three women in 1914 Budapest whose passionate, bizarre and complex relationship can only lead to one thing - murder.
 
MARCH 23
MONEY, MURDER, ZURICH | GERMANY | BETA FILMS | NEW SEASON
Popular German crime drama about a disgraced lawyer who returns to his native Zurich to work as an unlicensed defender.


MARCH 30
AGENT HAMILTON | SWEDEN | BETA FILM | NEW SERIES
Former Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton (Jakob Oftebro), trained by the U.S. Navy Seals to join an illegal black ops cell within the Swedish military, is caught up in a murder investigation seemingly linked to cyber attacks.
 
MARCH 30
MURDER BY THE LAKE | GERMANY | BETA FILM | NEW EPISODE
With Germany, Switzerland and Austria all sharing its shores, Lake Constance inevitably has stories to tell… of underwater secrets, people who've disappeared in the night, of mysteries haunting its depths and occasionally spilling out onto the surface.


FRENCH MOVIE OF THE WEEK


MARCH 2021 SCHEDULE

MARCH 2 - A MAN AU PAIR
50-something Maxime, unemployed since he was laid off from his finance sector job, is finally offered full-time work... as a nanny!
 
MARCH 9 - UNEXPECTED
Jeanne is a senior executive when, at 57, she’s forced to retire, and soon after falls for a 35-year-old - throwing her life and the lives of those around her into turmoil!
 
MARCH 16 – WITHOUT A TRACE
Two mismatched strangers, Martin and Adele, try to unravel the mysterious disappearance of their loved ones.
 
MARCH 23 – LIFE AFTER KILLING
An Italian jeweler shoots a robber in self-defense in front of his family - now, he must face the consequences of his actions.
 
MARCH 30 – RUSSIAN ROULETTE
An antiques dealer hatches a devilish plan to get rid of his wife, setting off a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
 


About MHz Networks
MHz Networks offers viewers access to a library of the best television mysteries, dramas, comedies and documentaries subtitled in English through its subscription streaming service, MHz Choice. Select MHz Networks content is also available on DVD and on its free ad-supported service MHz Now, available on Samsung TV Plus. New MHz Choice customers receive a free 7-Day Trial. For more information, go to mhzchoice.com.



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Thursday, February 25, 2021

All Aboard!!! - "INFINITY TRAIN: BOOK TWO" -- Explore The Mystery On 5/25 When the DVD Comes To A Town Near You!

 


All Aboard for a Mind-Bending Journey
 
"INFINITY TRAIN: BOOK TWO"
 
The DVD Arrives at Your Destination on May 25th  
From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment



BURBANK, CA (February 24, 2021) – Every train car is an adventure, and nothing is what you expect! Created by Owen Dennis (former writer and storyboard artist from Cartoon Network’s Emmy-nominated series, “Regular Show”), the critically acclaimed, Infinity Train: Book Two will be released on DVD on May 25, 2021 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Developed through Cartoon Network’s award-winning Global Artists program, Infinity Train’s original short provoked immediate attention, garnering more than 5 million views on its YouTube page to date!

Infinity Train: Book Two follows Mirror Tulip, an escaped reflection from the mirror world, and Jesse Cosay, a 14-year-old jock from Arizona. As the pair finds themselves on the run from the mirror police, themes of identity, friendship and peer pressure arise.

Go on an epic journey with all 10 episodes from the second season and bring home over an hour of bonus features including commentaries, animatics, and an image gallery! Infinity Train: Book Two DVD is priced to own at $14.97 SRP ($18.94 in Canada).



SPECIAL FEATURES


    Commentaries
    Animatics
    Image Gallery


10 EPISODES

    The Black Market Car
    The Family Tree Car
    The Map Car
    The Toad Car
    The Parasite Car
    The Lucky Cat Car
    The Mall Car
    The Wasteland
    The Tape Car
    The Number Car



DIGITAL
Infinity Train: Book Two is available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and others.


STREAMING
Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, all seasons of Infinity Train are now available exclusively on HBO Max  with Infinity Train: Book Four coming soon.


BASICS
Release Date: May 25, 2021
Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Price: $14.97 SRP ($18.94 in Canada)
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 114 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 162 min
1 DVD-9s
Audio – English (2.0), Latin Spanish
Subtitles – English



About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
 
About Cartoon Network Studios
Established in 2000, Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is a global animation and interactive studio recognized for its innovative approaches to IP development and world-building. Fostering a creator-driven environment, CNS is home to hundreds of visual artists who have been a part of the studio’s many critically acclaimed and groundbreaking animated series including Adventure Time, Craig of the Creek, Steven Universe, Summer Camp Island, The Powerpuff Girls, and We Bare Bears. CNS has also produced notable Adult Swim hits such as Primal, Samurai Jack, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
CNS has been honored with multiple awards and accolades including: Emmy®, Peabody, GLAAD and Annie Awards. Internationally, the studio also garnered the BAFTA Children’s Award, Italy’s prestigious Pulcinella Award and Annecy Festival’s Cristal Award. Currently, CNS houses a VR lab, and produces an array of interactive formats and products for youth and young adult audiences around the world. As part of its ongoing efforts to discover unique and promising voices everywhere, the studio has a robust global Artist Program and has numerous partnerships, including Exceptional Minds, Black Women Animate and California Institute of the Arts.
 
About WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Now, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. Warner Media is part of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T).



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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Nicholas Jarecki's CRISIS" Starring Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear & Michelle Rodriguez In Theaters Feb. 26 -- Watch New Clip and Trailer HERE!

 


Quiver Distribution Presents
Gary Oldman In

"CRISIS"

In Theaters February 26th
On Digital & On Demand March 5th
NEW CLIP AVAILABLE!

 

CRISIS A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation. An architect recovering from an Oxycodone addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s disappearance. 

A university professor battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical company bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.  

Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, their stories collide in this dramatic thriller from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage).



WATCH THE NEW CLIP HERE:

 



WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE:

 


Written & Directed by | Nicholas Jarecki


Starring | Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres, and Martin Donovan
 

Produced by | Nicholas Jarecki, Cassian Elwes


Executive Produced by | Gary Oldman, Douglas Urbanski, Michael Suppes, Tony Hsieh, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson, William Rosenfeld, Sam Slater, David Bernon, Samuel Reich
 

Distribution | Quiver Distribution


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Monday, February 22, 2021

2 Beautiful Themes From Ryuichi Sakamoto's Score For "The Last Emperor" (1987) (video)

 


Although credited to three composers, including Talking Heads' David Byrne...

...arguably the best parts of the Oscar-winning score for "The Last Emperor"...

...were composed by Japanese music superstar Ryuichi Sakamoto.

His brilliant work is demonstrated by these two selections from the film...

...entitled "The First Coronation" and "Open The Door."


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Opening Date Announcement -- Level 33 Entertainment Releases "ALL AT SEA" On Demand March 5th, 2021

 


A WILD COMEDY FROM THE MURKY DEPTHS

"ALL AT SEA"

VIRTUAL CINEMA / LIMITED THEATRICAL & ON DEMAND 3/5/21

ALL AT SEA | COMEDY - DRAMA - INDEPENDENT | English | 88 min. | NR TV-14


An old rogue named Wally does his best to fulfill an old friend's wish to be buried at sea, no matter how many rules he has to break.  

“This Norwegian-set black comedy will delight fans of oldies behaving badly tales like Waking Ned Devine.” — Stuff.co.nz



Retired sailor Wally and best friend Skipper are residents of a retirement home run by Ms. Reimark. When Skipper dies, Wally vows to honor his promise to bury his friend at sea. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a coffin, boat or anyone to conduct the service. Wally takes fellow residents on a madcap adventure to carry out the burial before Ms. Reimark puts an end to his daring scheme.



WATCH THE TRAILER:



Directed By ROBERT YOUNG
Written By HUGH JANES
Produced By JOHN CAIRNS, STEPHEN CRANNY, ROBERT YOUNG


CAST: Brian Cox, Lauren Bacall, James Fox, Hege Schøyen, Kåre Conradi, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Sverre Anker Ousdal


RATING: TV-14
RUN-TIME: 88 Minutes
THEATRICAL RELEASE:  March 5, 2021
DIGITAL RELEASE: March 5, 2021
STUDIO/DISTRIBUTOR: Level 33 Entertainment
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Adventure
LANGUAGE: English
YEAR:  2010
COUNTRY: Norway, UK



SOCIAL MEDIA 

 
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0858500/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Level33Entertainment/
TWITTER: @Level33_ent
INSTAGRAM: @level33entertainment


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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Beautiful Theme Music For "The Josephine Baker Story" (1991) By Georges Delerue

 


 

Georges Delerue's beautiful theme music for HBO Pictures' "The Josephine Baker Story" (1991) starring Lynn Whitfield.

This is an edit I made using the main titles theme and a second music cue used during a dance scene later in the film.


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


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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Living Statue" (video)

 


Curly tries to take the reflexes...

...or shake hands with a statue...

...which reacts accordingly!

(threestooges.net)

THREE SAPPY PEOPLE (1939)
YOU NAZTY SPY! (1940)

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Friday, February 19, 2021

One Of The Most Glorious Moments In The History Of Cinema ("TRUE LIES", 1994)(video)


 

  The bridge sequence in director James Cameron's 1994 action thriller "True Lies"...

...ends with an audacious and spectacularly executed shot.

With the help of first-rate stuntwork, cast and crew talent, and Brad Fiedel's music...

...it is one of the most glorious moments in the history of cinema.


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A celebration of Jewish culture: "YIDDISH (+Egg Cream)" on DVD/VOD 3/2

 


A Must See! Makes ancient words resonate today.” -- LE MONDE


"YIDDISH"


A film by Nurith Aviv
 An Icarus Films Release


Arriving on DVD/VOD This March 2nd
DVD•Vimeo•iTunes•OVID.TV


The latest little miracle from director Nurith Aviv.” – SOFILM



An expressive hybrid with roots in German, Hebrew, and Slavic languages, Yiddish has been shamed, banned, and nearly wiped out, but in fact it’s a vernacular with rich political, historical, religious, socio-economic and literary import.

In Nurith Aviv’s unexpected, original documentary, seven young interviewees— some Jews and some not—share their love for the Yiddish language. And they each tell of their connection to a particular poet they love, from the period between the two World Wars, a time which saw a great flowering of Yiddish culture and creativity, including of modernist, avant-garde poetry.

The poets discussed in the film are Celia Dropkin, Moyshe-Leyb Halpern, Anna Margolin, Peretz Markish, Avrom Sutzkever, Debora Vogel, and Yehoyesh. Filmed in France, Germany, Israel, Lithuania and Poland, YIDDISH brings the language, through their words, to life.

Included with the DVD, a booklet of translated Yiddish Poems and the short doc:

EGG CREAM
(Available as a separate VOD offering)

 

 

VIMEO TRAILER

https://vimeo.com/432204986

 

 


YIDDISH
A film by Nurith Aviv • An Icarus Films Release
Yiddish- 2020 • 61 min • Color • French; English; Hebrew; Yiddish / English SRP: $29.98 /
UPC: 8-54565-00329-3



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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Neil Burger To Direct, Daisy Ridley To Star In "THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER" For Black Bear Pictures, Anonymous Content, and STX International

 

NEIL BURGER TO DIRECT, DAISY RIDLEY TO STAR IN 


“THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER” 


FOR BLACK BEAR PICTURES, ANONYMOUS CONTENT AND STX INTERNATIONAL



Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist) is set to direct the highly anticipated screen adaptation of Karen Dionne’s novel The Marsh King’s Daughter. Daisy Ridley (Star Wars trilogy) will star in the psychological thriller penned by Elle Smith & Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Midnight Sky).


Black Bear Pictures’ Teddy Schwarzman (The Imitation Game, upcoming I Care a Lot), Anonymous Content’s Keith Redmon (The Revenant, Midnight Sky) and Mark L. Smith will produce. Black Bear will finance.


STXinternational, a division of Eros STX Global Corporation, has secured international rights for the highly anticipated film, and will present the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market, as well as directly distribute the film in the UK, Ireland and India.  CAA Media Finance is handling US rights.


Ridley will star as Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, but hiding a dark secret: her father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to escape her past, Helena is forced to face her demons when her father unexpectedly escapes from prison. 


The Marsh King’s Daughter is an international bestselling novel by author Karen Dionne. Published in 25 languages, the novel is described as “...as good as a thriller can be” by The New York Times Book Review.


Director, Writer and Producer Neil Burger is best known for directing Divergent, which has grossed over $300 million worldwide, Limitless, and the critically acclaimed The Illusionist. He made his directorial feature debut with Interview with the Assassin, winning the Best Feature Film category at both the Woodstock Film Festival and Avignon Film Festival, and receiving nominations for three Independent Spirit Awards. His most recent film, The Upside, grossed over $100 million in North America and was also Burger’s third number one opening in a row. On the TV side, Burger directed and executive produced the first two episodes of “Billions” for Showtime.


Ridley is best known for her breakthrough performance as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. Credits also include Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express and Doug Liman’s upcoming sci-fi Chaos Walking, based on the bestselling book by Patrick Ness.


Principal photography is due to commence this summer.


Ridley is represented by CAA; Burger is represented by CAA and attorney Carlos Goodman; Smith is represented by CAA, Syndicate Entertainment, Anonymous Content, and attorney Mark Temple; and Dionne is represented by Jeff Kleinman at Folio and WME.


The Marsh King’s Daughter falls under the output and distribution agreement between Black Bear Pictures and STXinternational, which was announced during Berlin/EFM last year. STXinternational sells and distributes all Black Bear productions overseas, with Black Bear’s sister company, Elevation Pictures, distributing all STX productions and acquisitions in Canada.

 

Black Bear’s slate includes Martin Campbell’s upcoming thriller Memory starring Liam Neeson; J Blakeson’s upcoming dark thriller I Care A Lot, starring Rosamund Pike who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress, which Netflix released on February 19; Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Our Friend starring Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck and Jason Segel; and Dave Franco’s directorial debut The Rental.



About Black Bear Pictures


Black Bear Pictures develops, produces and finances original and engaging content for film and television. Since its 2011 launch, Black Bear’s slate has grossed over $350 million worldwide, been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards®, ten Golden Globes®, ten BAFTAs®, and premiered at such prestigious festivals as Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York, and London. Black Bear’s library includes such films as: The Imitation Game, I Care A Lot, Mudbound, All Is Lost, The Rental, Suburbicon and Ben Is Back.  In addition, Black Bear owns Elevation Pictures Corp, the leading independent film and TV distribution company in Canada.
For more information: www.blackbearpictures.com, Instagram: @blackbearpics, Twitter: @blackbearpics



About ErosSTX International


ErosSTX International, a division of Eros STX Global Corporation, is a full-service international film distribution and financing company with direct distribution of both Hollywood and Bollywood content in India, the UK, Ireland and the Middle East. Headquartered in London, the company has formalized an unrivalled network of key output deals with the major market leaders in 25 territories with a reach covering over 150 countries around the world. Embracing the unique opportunities in the international marketplace, the company recently closed an innovative and dynamic distribution output partnership with Amazon in the UK, France and Italy.


ErosSTX International’s successes include distributing both STXfilms’ productions and third party acquisitions, working with filmmakers including Ridley Scott, Guy Ritchie and Michael Mann, as well as producing partners like Imperative/30West, Thunder Road, Black Label Media, Miramax, and Scott Free.  In addition, ErosSTX International recently entered into an exclusive, multi-year international distribution output deal with leading independent production powerhouse, Black Bear Pictures. The ErosSTX International film slate includes: global box office hit Hustlers, the Bad Moms franchise, Greenland starring Gerard Butler, The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch, Untitled Guy Ritchie Project directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Devotion directed by JD Dillard and starring Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors, and Cop Shop directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Gerard Butler.


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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Losing A Shoe During A Dance" (video)

 


Larry loses his shoe on the dance floor...

...and crawls on the floor through other dancers to find it...

...while they keep kicking it away. (Notice the looped shot at 1:22.)

(threestooges.net)

HOI POLLOI (1935)
HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL (1959)


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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer John Patrick Shanley to Write and Direct "THE TWINKLE BROTHERS" For Rivulet Media

 


ACADEMY AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WRITER JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY TO WRITE AND DIRECT

“THE TWINKLE BROTHERS” FOR RIVULET MEDIA



LOS ANGELES (February 17, 2021) – Rivulet Media announced today that Academy Award® and Pulitzer Prize winning writer John Patrick Shanley will write and direct the upcoming comedy The Twinkle Brothers.  Rivulet Films will produce with recently named President Rob Paris taking the lead.  Casting is underway with filming to begin in New York this fall.

The Twinkle Brothers is a tale told by avuncular café owner Mordecai who, when tasked with the responsibility of looking after his precocious six-year old granddaughter Rita for an afternoon, spins her a yarn about Freddie and Miguel, two insanely competitive brothers from Puerto Rico who come to New York and end up with competing restaurants directly across the street from one another.  The brothers stop at nothing to be the best on the block, ratcheting up the competition to the delight of their neighbors who are treated to bizarrely spectacular light shows, dueling Santas and seemingly endless plates of delicious and comforting food.

Shanley is a playwright, screenwriter and director whose original screenplay, Moonstruck, won the Academy Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay.’ Distributed by MGM, Moonstruck stars Cher and Nicolas Cage and was directed by Norman Jewison.  Shanley also wrote and directed Miramax’s Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominated Doubt, starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis and was based on his Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play “Doubt, A Parable.”  Most recently, Shanley wrote and directed Bleecker Street’s Wild Mountain Thyme, an adaption of his play “Outside Mullingar,” starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm and Christopher Walken.

The Twinkle Brothers reunites Shanley with Paris, who previously served as Shanley’s agent during his tenure at CAA.  Said Paris, “I so desperately missed speaking with John every day that I stalked him until he agreed to let me be a part of this film.  I cannot wait to get started.”  Shanley is represented by CAA and attorney Harrold Brown.

Rivulet Media (RIVU) is a publicly traded company with Mike Witherill and Arizona real estate investor Aaron Klusman serving as COO and CEO respectively. Veteran producer Rob Paris serves as President of Rivulet Media’s film division, which is backed by a consortium of investors led by early Peloton backer Larry Silver. The company recently wrapped production back-to-back features Please Baby Please starring Andrea Riseborough and Demi Moore and The Mistress starring John Magaro and Chasten Harmon.



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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "And Lay You Right Down, Too!" (video)

 



When Moe gives a drink that the Stooges made themselves to someone...


...Moe says "This oughta pick you up."

Then Curly adds in "...and lay you right down, too!"

(threestooges.net)

PARDON MY SCOTCH (1935)
PHONY EXPRESS (1943)

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Daniel Boone Learns Tree-Splitting From The Three Stooges (video)

 


In the opening for Fess Parker's 1964 series "Daniel Boone"...

...the famed frontiersman splits a tree plumb in half with one axe throw.

But where did he learn such a remarkable feat?

Well, we're not saying for sure. But in "All the World's a Stooge" (1941)...

...a remarkably similar feat occurs!



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Monday, February 15, 2021

Amazing New "Tornado Siren" Ending To "THE GODFATHER PART III" (video)

 


They've recently re-edited "The Godfather Part III" in an attempt to improve it.

But in my opinion they seriously missed the boat when they failed...

...to edit Michael's climactic silent cry of anguish to sound like a tornado siren.

It is a failure that we, in our own humble way, have now rectified.



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Sunday, February 14, 2021

CHEKOV GOTTA BOO-BOO! (A Star Trek Foolie)(video)

 


In space, no one can hear you scream.

Except Chekov. 

Everyone can hear Chekov scream.

And scream...and scream...and scream.


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Saturday, February 13, 2021

Michael Bay Thriller "AMBULANCE" Casts Former Navy SEAL, African American Actor, Writer and Activist, Remi Adeleke

 


Remi Adeleke Joins Michael Bay’s Action-Thriller

"AMBULANCE"
 
Actor, writer and former Navy SEAL’s credits include Transformers: The Last Knight, 6 Underground, and Invasion

 
 
LOS ANGELES (February 11, 2021) – Remi Adeleke (Transformers: The Last Knight, 6 Underground, CBS’s SEAL TEAM, the upcoming Apple TV Sci-Fi series, Invasion) joins Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, A Martinez, Keir O’Donnell, Moses Ingram, rapper Wale Folarin, Cedric Sanders, Jackson White, Colin Woodell and Olivia Stambouliah.

“I’m thrilled to be working with Michael Bay again, as well as an incredibly talented cast and crew in Ambulance. I grew up inspired by action films like Bad Boys and The Rock. They played a huge role in my aspirations to be part of special operations. So, to now be a part of the same catalogue that inspired me is a very exciting full-circle moment.” Said Adeleke.

Chris Fedak wrote the original screenplay. Bay, Bradley Fischer of New Republic Pictures, James Vanderbilt, Will Sherak and Ian Bryce are producing. Michael Kase and Mark Moran are EPs.

Adeleke and Bay have worked together previously when Adeleke served as an actor and consultant on the 2017 blockbuster, box-office smash-hit, Transformers: The Last Knight as well as the Netflix action film, 6 Underground, alongside Ryan Reynolds.

Adeleke is also a best-selling author and proud WGA writer and was recently tapped by Stoweaway productions to adapt the book “Slave Stealers,” a true story about heroine abolitionist Harriet Jacobs into a limited series. They’re currently in talks with a showrunner.

He’s also a highly sought-after consultant for his well-rounded, hands-on expertise as a Navy SEAL for projects across all genres and platforms.

Remi Adeleke is repped by APA and Loeb & Loeb.



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Beautiful Theme Music For "THE WAR LORD" (1965) By Jerome Moross (video)

 


Jerome Moross wrote some of the most beautiful film and television music of all time.

His works include "The Big Country", "The Valley of Gwangi", and the theme for "Wagon Train."

Here is a combined edit of his main and end title themes for "The War Lord" (1965).

It is accompanied by footage from the film's trailer.


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Friday, February 12, 2021

Level 33 Entertainment Releases Mexican Horror Thriller "RENDEZ-VOUS" From Writer Director PABLOS OLMOS ARRAYALES on 2/12/21

 

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AN ORIGINAL THRILLER SHOT IN ONE TAKE!

"RENDEZ-VOUS"

IN THEATERS & ON DEMAND 2/12/21

RENDEZ-VOUS | HORROR - THRILLER - DRAMA - CRIME - INDIE | B&W | Spanish w/Eng Subs | 105 min. | NR TV-14

 

Lili and Eduardo meet for the first time after connecting on a dating app. Eduardo arrives late but with a good reason in a place like Mexico City: he was mugged, and they took his phone so he couldn't text her to say he was running late. 

While at first everything seems to be going fine, when Lili finds Eduardo’s phone in his jacket, things take an unexpected and terrifying turn for the worse.


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DIRECTOR: Pablo Olmos Arrayales

WRITER: Pablo Olmos Arrayales

PRODUCER: Eugenia Orozco, Braulio Fraguso Rios, Pablo Olmos Arrayales

CAST: Antonio Alcántara, Helena Puig, Markin López, Axel Zapién, Aaron Gómez, Italo Maximiliano Concha Veloz, Héctor Vázquez Urquieta

LANGUAGE: Spanish w/English Subtitles

YEAR:  2020

COUNTRY:  Mexico

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10465232/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Level33Entertainment/

TWITTER: @Level33_ent

INSTAGRAM: @level33entertainment
 

 

MULTIPLE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER!

WINNER May Award Best First Time Director — Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

WINNER April Award Best First Time Director — Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

WINNER Mejor Largometraje Latinoamericano — Insólito Festival de Cine de Terror y Fantasía

WINNER Grand Prix Best Film — Latinitá Festival du Cinéma Espagnol et Latino-Américain

WINNER Honorific Mention Special Mention — Macabro: International Horror Film Festival of Mexico City

WINNER November Award Best First Time Director — Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

WINNER Golden Skull Audience Award — Morbido Fest

WINNER Best Mexican Feature Film — Espanto International Film Festival  



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What If "The Shawshank Redemption" Had An Unhappy Ending? (video)

 


 (Caution: May cause sadness)

"The Shawshank Redemption" has one of the most feelgood endings ever.

It's the total opposite of the ending of, say, a certain Terry Gilliam film.

But what if the ending was a total bringdown? Huh? What if?


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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Edd "Kookie" Byrnes' Amazing Stunt in "GREASE"! (1978) (video)

 


Edd Byrnes first gained fame on "77 Sunset Strip"...

...as the cool hair-combing, jive-talking Kookie.

In "Grease" he plays an equally cool television DJ...

...who hosts Rydell High's big dance contest.

But the amazing part is the stunt at the end...

...when Edd does a front flip into the frame and catches the mike!


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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Pulling Larry Back Up The Firepole" (video)

 


The Stooges are firemen answering a fire alarm.

When Larry tries to slide down a fire pole...

...Moe pulls him back up by his hair.

(threestooges.net)

FALSE ALARMS (1936)
FLAT FOOT STOOGES (1938

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Just Announced - "Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season" AND "Supernatural: The Complete Series" Coming to Blu-ray & DVD 5/25

 


The Longest-Running Genre Series in U.S. Television History

"SUPERNATURAL: THE FIFTEENTH AND FINAL SEASON"
On Blu-rayTM and DVD May 25, 2021

Includes Exclusive Bonus Content featuring Two All-New Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, a Gag Reel and More!            

"SUPERNATURAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES"
On Blu-rayTM and DVD

Features All 327 Episodes and Countless Hours of Bonus Content from Every One of the 15 Seasons Plus a 68-page Collectible Book!
Available May 25, 2021


The epic journey of the Winchester brothers comes to an end with the release of #Supernatural: The Complete Series from @WBHomeEnt Starring @JensenAckles and @Jarpad the #SPNFamily can relive all 327 episodes with hours of extra content on Blu-ray & DVD May 25th
Facebook: @WarnerBrosEnt
Instagram: @warnerbrosentertainment

 
 
BURBANK, CA (February 9, 2021) – After fifteen incredible seasons, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment marks the end of an era with the release of Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season and Supernatural: The Complete Series. Both sets will be available on Blu-ray & DVD May 25, 2021.

Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season contains the final 20 epic episodes from the landmark series’ final season, as well as a bonus disc loaded with over two hours of special features including the special retrospective episode Supernatural: The Long Road Home. Also on the bonus disc, and exclusive to Blu-ray and DVD, are two all new featurettes, deleted scenes and a gag reel. The set is priced to own on DVD for $44.98 SRP ($49.99 in Canada), and on Blu-ray which includes Digital Copy (US only) for $49.99 SRP ($54.97 in Canada). 

 



Supernatural: The Complete Series contains all 327 thrilling episodes from the phenomenal series, as well as countless hours of bonus features from all 15 epic, not-to-be-missed seasons. Fans who purchase the Complete Series will also receive a 68-page Collectible Book filled with new images from the beloved series, set designs and letters to the Supernatural Family from both Eric Kripke and Robert Singer. The Complete Series is priced to own on DVD for $329.99 SRP ($369.99 in Canada), and on Blu-ray for $359.99 SRP ($399.98 in Canada), representing a substantial savings over purchasing all fifteen seasons individually.

Carry on with the thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester brothers in Supernatural: The Complete Series. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) face everything from demons to vampires, ghosts, angels and pagan gods. And with the help of the fallen angel Castiel (Misha Collins), they discover that every threat they vanquish opens a new door for evil to enter.

Supernatural has spawned several novels, magazines, comics, games and even an anime series! Starring Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th, Gilmore Girls) and Jensen Ackles (Smallville, My Bloody Valentine) as Sam and Dean Winchester, the fifteenth season also starred Misha Collins (24; Girl Interrupted) as Castiel, and Alexander Calvert (Arrow, The Edge of Seventeen) as Lucifer’s son, Jack.

Produced by Kripke Enterprises, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, the long-running series was created by Eric Kripke (Revolution, Timeless), and executive produced in its final season by Robert Singer (Timecop, Lois & Clark), Andrew Dabb, Robert Berens (Doom Patrol), and Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming (Lois & Clark).

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, Supernatural: The Complete Series and Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season will be released in 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. Both Blu-ray sets will feature a high-definition Blu-ray and a Digital Copy (US Only) of all episodes.

 


 


FINAL SEASON BONUS DISC SPECIAL FEATURES

    Supernatural: The End of the Road (New)
    Supernatural: Family Don’t End in Blood (New)
    Gag Reel (New)
    Deleted Scenes (New)
    Supernatural: 2019 Comic-Con Panel
    Winning Baby: A Supernatural Giveaway
    Winchester Mythology: Midwestern Heroes
    Supernatural: The Long Road Home – Special Retrospective Episode


DIGITAL
Supernatural is also available to own on Digital. Digital allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and others. A Digital Copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage (US Copy Only).

SUPERNATURAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES BASICS

Release Date: May 25, 2021
Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 13,716 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 3226 min (Bonus Disc: Approx. 164 min)
DVD Price: $329.99 SRP ($369.99 in Canada)
Blu-ray Price: $359.99 SRP ($399.98 in Canada)
86 Discs (85 DVD-9s +1 DVD-9 Bonus Disc) / 58 Discs (57 BD-50s +1 BD-25 Bonus Disc)
Audio: English (5.1)
Subtitles: ESDH, French, Spanish
 
SUPERNATURAL: THE FIFTEENTH AND FINAL SEASON BASICS
Release Date: May 25, 2021
Presented in 16x9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 843 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 179 min
DVD Price: $44.98 SRP ($49.99 in Canada)
Blu-ray Price: $49.99SRP ($54. 97 in Canada)
5 Discs (DVD-9s +1 DVD-9 (Bonus Disc) / 4 Discs (3 BD-50s +1 BD-25 Bonus Disc)
Audio: English (5.1)
Subtitles: ESDH, French, Spanish
 
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's physical and digital distribution businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.




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Monday, February 8, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Curly's Machine-Gun Derby" (video)

 


Sometimes Curly finds himself woefully unarmed...

...at just the moment when any offensive weapon will do...

...so he uses his derby to make like a machine gun!

(threestooges.net)

WOMAN HATERS (1934)
DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936)
DIZZY DOCTORS (1937)
YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA (1939)
YOU NAZTY SPY! (1940)
COOKOO CAVALIERS (1940)
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN (1946)


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Saturday, February 6, 2021

Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Post Office/ Blind Man's Buff" (video)

 


A Stooge says to a woman "Let's play 'Post Office'."

The woman responds "Aw, that's a kid's game."

The Stooge says "Not the way I play it!"

But she insists on playing "Blind Man's Bluff", and then...

(threestooges.net)

THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS (1934)
QUIZ WHIZZ (1958)

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Friday, February 5, 2021

Mark Your Calendar for These February Joe Bob Events!

 


JOE BOB PUT A SPELL ON YOU


A Last Drive-in Valentine's Double Feature

Hosted by Joe Bob Briggs


Friday, February 12
Streaming only on Shudder
9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific

 



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See Joe Bob in person at Days of the Dead Atlanta! The convention runs February 26-28 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street NE.


Tickets for Days of the Dead Atlanta 

 


 




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Great 3 Stooges Running Gag: "Party Guests Acting Like The Stooges" (video)

 


A high-society party held in the Stooges' honor...

...degenerates into the party guests slapping and hitting each other like the Stooges...

...which the Stooges themselves find distressingly vulgar!

(threestooges.net)

HOI POLLOI (1935)
HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL (1959)


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Thursday, February 4, 2021

Henchman Falls Down For No Reason In "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" (2012) (video)

 


Sometimes in a big action scene where one hero fights many henchmen...

...the henchmen take turns going one-on-one with the hero.

While waiting their turn, they often simply hop around in keen anticipation.

Here, however, the henchman suddenly and inexplicably decides to fall flat on his back...

...as though he'd been dealt a hero-powered knockout blow...

...when in fact, nobody has even touched him!

It's a case of either bad planning, bad timing, or...who knows?


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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Small Town Monsters Debuts First Trailer for "ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT: THE JOURNEY"

 

 

Small Town Monsters Continues the Quest for Sasquatch

First Look at "On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey"

Latest Doc Follows New Evidence

Documentarian Seth Breedlove Combs Upstate New York for Evidence of the Elusive Legend

The Journey is the Latest "On the Trail of" Entry, with More Planned for 2021

 

Wadsworth, OH - Following a wildly successful 2020 with the releases of Mark of the Bell Witch and The Mothman Legacy, Small Town Monsters has announced their latest endeavor, On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey. 

The Journey is the followup to the miniseries "On the Trail of Bigfoot", and cryptid documentarian Seth Breedlove leads the Small Town Monsters team deep into the Adirondacks on the hunt for Sasquatch. Today brings the first trailer for The Journey, which shows off the epic vistas and the creepy moonlit investigations that the team took part in.

 

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Breedlove and his crew headed to the Adirondacks of upstate New York last summer for an intensive, adventure-filled week searching for Sasquatch. The team documented the trip, which included multiple days and nights in the forests around upstate New York and Western Massachusetts. 

Their trip was spent with Bigfoot researchers like Steve Kulls ("Monsterquest") and Paul Bartholomew (Finding Bigfoot, Beast of Whitehall) who led them on the search for their quarry.

 

 

On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey is just one chapter in the ever-expanding “On the Trail of…” line from the indie production house Small Town Monsters. On the Trail of UFOs: Dark Sky, (a followup to 2020’s Amazon best-selling series, On the Trail of UFOs) will make its bow later this spring, with a second On the Trail of Bigfoot film titled The Discovery to haunt audiences later this year. 

Two Small Town Monsters miniseries are also premiering in 2021: "On the Trail of Hauntings" and "On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman". Both series will initially be exclusively available to Small Town Monsters YouTube subscribers before their wide release later in 2021. 

 


 

The Journey takes a deep look into the subject of Bigfoot but also what spurs people to spend their lives searching for a creature that many believe doesn’t exist. Along the way, they made a stop in Whitehall, NY, home to an incident involving multiple members of law enforcement claiming to see a Bigfoot in a field off a rural road.  

The crew had multiple unusual experiences during their various night investigations near Lake George, Whitehall and Western Massachusetts.  The Journey unveils some of that evidence.

On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey is being crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign launching on Thursday, February 4th. Backers will have the chance to add their names to the credits of the production, as well as Breedlove’s other 2021 titles including a late-summer release titled The Howl of the Rougarou.  




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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Martha Raye's Worst Role: The Bathroom Lady In "AIRPORT '79: THE CONCORDE" (video)

 


Martha Raye was one of the most talented comediennes of both the large or small screen.

She even stole scenes from Charlie Chaplin in "Monsieur Verdoux."

(Check out the rowboat scene sometime.)

But her role as "The Bathroom Lady" in this, the worst of the "Airport" films...

...must rank as the absolute nadir of her illustrious career.


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