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Top 10 Things Your Never Knew About Star Wars

  The upcoming release of the long-awaited new Star Wars film is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the past few years. The poplar franchise is one of the most famous in the world and here are a few interesting facts about Star Wars that not many people know about …

  1.Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope for More Money In the first movie of the continuing space-tastic saga, Harrison Ford…

SCREENCRAFT 2015 TV PILOT CONTEST WINNERS

And the winners are:

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We are excited to announce the winners and finalists of the 2015 ScreenCraft Pilot Launch TV Script Contest!

Culled from over 1,500 submissions, Halcyon Falls by Jeff Bower has been named the Drama winner, Socio-Pam by Rowan Wheeler has been named the Comedy winner, andCelebration by Lindsay Golderhas been named the…

THE 1ST ANNUAL WISFF NOMINEES AND AWARD WINNERS FROM AFI, STANFORD, & USC

Though WISFF has be around  for 16 years (previously as the Angelus Student Film Festival — with Honorary Chairs including Gary Oldman, Martin Sheen, Sean Astin and Lynn Redgrave. Angelus Honorary Committees have included Glenn Close, Matt Damon, Geoffrey Rush, John Travolta, Anjelica Huston and Dame Judy Dench— this is their first year as WISFF) Notable alumni who first gained notice at the…

FUCKKKYOUUU Directed by Eddie Alcazar and Music by Flying Lotus to Make Utah Premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

ANNOUNCE FOLLOWS FLYING LOTUS’S GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “NEVER CATCH ME (feat. KENDRICK LAMAR)”, BEST DANCE RECORDING

Los Angeles — FUCKKKYOUUU, written and directed by Eddie Alcazar with music by Flying Lotus, will make its Utah premiere in the Short Film Program at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festivaltakes…

ROONEY MARA TO RECEIVE THE CINEMA VANGUARD AWARDAT THE 31st SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

CATE BLANCHETT TO PRESENT THE HONOR ON FEBRUARY 12th 

Santa Barbara, CA (December 8, 2015) – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today that it will honor Rooney Mara with the Cinema Vanguard Award on Friday, February 12, 2016. The actress will be celebrated for her remarkable role in this year’s Carol alongside Cate Blanchett, who will present Mara with the award at a tribute…

MAKING A MURDERERONLY ON NETFLIX DECEMBER 18

Directed by: Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos

Filmed over a 10-year period, Making a Murderer is an unprecedented real-life thriller about Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime. Set in America’s heartland, the series takes viewers inside a high-stakes criminal case where reputation…

HIGH RIDGE MASSACRE To Debut On Eli Roth’s ‘Fear the Crypt’ Online Platform

      “Beth is in a bit of a bind! Tortured and tormented by the ruthless Venner Family she’s been exposed to horrors which would make any sane girl lose her mind. Too bad for the Venner’s then that Beth is far from sane, and her mind, well that was lost years ago!

From the creator of ‘Young High and Dead’ and twisted minds behind horror website www.beyondthegore.co.ukcomes an innovative fresh…

AFI CONSERVATORY AWARDS SEASON UPDATE More Alumni Advance in Oscar® Race Plus Four WGA and Three Annie Nominations, and Two Gotham Wins

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, LOS ANGELES, CA, December 4, 2015 — The American Film Institute is proud to share the most recent accomplishments of AFI Conservatory alumni during the fall awards season.

This week, director/writer Kirby Dick(AFI Class of 1983) landed on the Academy Award® shortlist for Best Documentary Feature with his stirring film THE HUNTING GROUND. He is the fifth AFI Conservatory…

MICHAEL FASSBENDER TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL STAR AWARD, ACTOR AT 27th ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GALA

Palm Springs, CA (December 4, 2015) – The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Michael Fassbender with theInternational Star Award, Actorat its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Brie Larson, Tom McCarthy and Saoirse Ronan. The Awards Gala will be hosted by Mary Hart, with…

The Barkley Marathons: The Race that eats its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race that eats its Young

June 11, 1977 James Earl Ray who was serving 99 years in Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr escaped with six other inmates. 55 hours later hiding in the woods, 8 miles away from the prison they found him. This is significant as a wing nut named Gary Cantrellthought to himself that he could have run…

UNCLE NICK – This Fat Jolly Guy is a Drunk

Uncle Nick Starring: Brian Posehn, Paget Brewster, Missi Pyle Director: Chris Kasick

a film that takes Christmas, the Cleveland Indians infamous 10 cent beer night and a dysfunctional family, whips them together and tries to give you a new twist on the holiday classic

When you have Brian Posehn as the title character of your film and it’s not focused on geeks or metal it is immediately going to be…