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On Saturday November 9 2024, Disney broadcasts Zombies: The Re-Animated Series!

Waved and Confused / Abandon Zip Season 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Zombies: The Re-Animated Series,” titled “Waved and Confused / Abandon Zip,” promises to be an exciting mix of humor and adventure. This episode features Zed, who is getting some unique help with his debating skills. He has a chance to learn from a Debate Bot, which is sure to lead to some funny moments as Zed navigates the quirks of his robotic tutor.

Meanwhile, Addison and Willa dive into a lively discussion about the importance of waving. Their debate is likely to bring out their personalities and showcase their friendship. The topic might seem simple, but it could lead to some surprising insights and laughter. Fans can expect to see how their different perspectives create a fun and engaging conversation.

As the episode unfolds, a dangerous sinkhole appears in the hallway,...

Seven Hours After Violet, the new project from System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, have announced their self-titled debut album, out October 11th via Sumerian Records. The band also dropped another single, “Radiance.”

From the band name down through the freshly unveiled album art, Seven Hours After Violet are clearly tapping into a 2000s nu-metal aesthetic, which also translates to the music. “Radiance” traverses both heavy and melodic territory, signaled by the shifts between clean and harsh singing. The subtle electronic sampling during the instrumental breaks is a particularly nu-metal move.

Seven Hours After Violet consist of Odadjian on bass, singer Taylor Barber (Left to Suffer), guitarist Morgoth, singer-guitarist Alejandro Aranda, and drummer Josh Johnson (Winds of Plague). The band made its debut back in June with the excellent harsher “Paradise,” a Heavy Song of the Week selection.

“This album is the culmination of years of creative exploration,” remarked Odadjian in a press release.

I wonder what exactly went behind conceiving a movie like The Abandon and then actually making it! If we only go by the idea of it, the sci-fi thriller, directed by Jason Sutterlund, can’t be termed bad, per se—even if it borrows from tons of other things, mainly from Cube (1997) and Buried (2010), both much superior films. But the issue here is that this one, despite having an interesting story, feels like a slog. Ninety-seven minutes feels like an eternity. There are only two things that can be blamed here: the writing is bland as hell, and lead actor Jonathan Rosenthal is no Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hardy, or even Ryan Reynolds; no offense. What’s even worse is that the payoff in the end is unsatisfying. I’m all for an ambiguous ending, but this one feels like nothing but a gimmick. However, I’m still going to make...

Daryl McCormack as Colman and Ruth Wilson as Lorna in ‘The Woman in the Wall’ (Photo Credit: Chris Barr / BBC / Showtime)

Paramount+’s January 2024 lineup includes the series premiere of Sexy Beast, a prequel to the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama released in 2000 and starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone. The streaming service’s also kicking off the new year with the debut of The Woman in the Wall, a six-episode series starring Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials) and Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters).

June Carter Cash is the focus of June, a feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award-winner Kristen Vaurio (Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief) arriving on January 16. January 2024 also sees the return of SkyMed, a medical drama set in the world of medics and pilots who fly air ambulances in Canada, for its second season.

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Laurel Halo has announced a new album called Atlas, as well as a run of 2023 tour dates. The record is out September 22nd, and lead single “Belleville” is available to stream below.

Halo began writing Atlas on the piano before she took up a residency at Ina-grm Studios in Paris, where she transformed her initial compositions into the type of experimental music she’s known for. In addition to laying down guitar, violin, and vibraphone, Bendik Giske provided saxophone, Lucy Railton played cello, and James Underwood and Coby Sey contributed additional violin and vocals, respectively. The album will be the debut release on Halo’s new label Awe; pre-orders are ongoing.

Kicking off later this month and extending until November, Halo’s 2023 tour of Europe and North America includes both DJ sets and performances specifically tied to Atlas. See her full itinerary below, and grab tickets via Ticketmaster.

“Belleville” feels...

Jennifer Connelly is set to star opposite Joel Edgerton in the Apple series adaptation of the Blake Crouch novel “Dark Matter,” Variety has learned.

The nine-episode series was ordered at Apple in March. It will follow Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a physicist, professor, and family man who – one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago – is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.

Connelly will star as Daniela, Jason’s wife.

This marks one of few television roles Connelly has held throughout her career. She currently stars in the TNT series “Snowpiercer,” which is set to...

Abandoned Trailer — Spencer Squire‘s Abandoned (2022) movie trailer has been released by Vertical Entertainment. The Abandoned trailer stars Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr., Paul Schneider, Paul Dillon, and Michael Shannon. Crew Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott, and Spencer Squire wrote the screenplay for Abandoned. Michelle Osis created the music for the film. Corey C. Waters crafted [...]

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"It's this house... I don't feel like I'm alone here." Vertical Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror drama titled Abandoned, which marks the feature directorial debut of Spencer Squire. He rounded up quite an impressive cast for this film, which is not easy when it's your first. It opens in theaters starting in June for anyone curious to give it a watch. After a young couple moves into a remote farmhouse with their infant son, the woman's struggles with postpartum psychosis begin to intensify... as the house reveals secrets of its own. It seems to have its own dark, tragic history. The film stars Emma Roberts and John Gallagher Jr., with Paul Schneider and Michael Shannon. This looks super creepy, but it also looks like so many other "new home, but is it haunted?" thrillers recently. Might still be scary? Take a look. Here's the first...

Emma Roberts and John Gallagher Jr. star in Spencer Squire's horror flick Abandoned. Abandoned follows the sharply intense lives of Sara (Emma Roberts), her husband Alex (John Gallagher Jr.), and their infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history. As their home’s past is revealed, the mother’s fragility escalates to a state of psychosis that jeopardizes her own safety and that of her newborn son. Directed by Spencer Squire, the film stars Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr. (Peppermint), and Michael Shannon (Heart of Champions). I love a little peace and quiet as much as the next person but you'll never find me wanting to live out in the middle of nowhere, specifically...

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At this point in her career, audiences know what Emma Roberts is about: teen stuff and horror stuff, and sometimes both at once. In the upcoming “Abandoned,” out this June, it’s full-on horror stuff for Roberts, a haunted house film courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.

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The new film stars Roberts and John Gallagaher Jr.

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Abandoned In Theaters June 17, 2022 and Available on Digital and On Demand June 24, 2022 Abandoned follows the sharply intense lives of Sara (Emma Roberts), her husband Alex (John Gallagher Jr.), and their infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history. As their home’s past is revealed, …

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Emma Roberts stars alongside John Gallagher Jr. and a creepy Michael Shannon in Vertical Entertainment’s horror movie Abandoned, and the official trailer has arrived this morning. Abandoned opens In Theaters June 17 and Available on Digital and On Demand June 24. Spencer Squire directed the film, written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. Abandoned follows […]

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Fred Ward, iconic character actor and star of films like “The Right Stuff,” “Tremors,” “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins,” “Miami Blues,” and “Henry & June,” has died. He passed away on Sunday, May 8, as confirmed by his representatives. The Golden Globe winner was also known for starring in Robert Altman films like “The Player” and “Short Cuts.”

Fred Ward is survived by his wife of 27 years, Marie-France Ward, and his son, Django Ward.

On screens since the early 1970s after serving in the U.S. Air Force and stints as an order cook, boxer, and a lumberjack in Alaska, Ward was known for his versatility in both comic and dramatic roles. He could play author Henry Miller in “Henry & June,” the world’s first Nc-17 movie, or a dirt bike rider in “Timerider: The Aventure of Lyle Swann.” But his first major role came in Clint Eastwood’s 1979 “Escape from Alcatraz...

Apple is adapting the Blake Crouch novel “Dark Matter” as a series with Joel Edgerton set to star, Variety has learned.

The nine-episode series will follow Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a physicist, professor, and family man who – one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago – is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.

Crouch is adapting the book for the screen and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. Edgerton will executive produce in addition to starring. Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl of Matt Tolmach Productions will also executive. Louis Leterrier will direct the first four episodes.

Three Point Capital has closed on a $100 million revolving credit facility with Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (Mufg). The independent film financier, which was acquired last year by Forest Road, has also rebranded as Tpc.

Forest Road is the majority owner of distributor Vertical Entertainment.

David Gendron, Tpc president and co-founder, said the new facility — which closed last month — will allow it to finance either partly or, more often now, entirely, about 60 films a year with budgets in the $1 million to $20 million range, with a “sweet spot” of $4-$5 million.

Tpc, which launched in 2009 and helped finance films including The Butler and Manchester By The Sea, is fully financing upcoming Abandoned, with Vertical, as well as Clerks III and Mel Gibson-starrer On The Line. It’s a financier of thriller Hello Stranger with Sam Worthington, Jordana Brewster, Robbie Amell and Alicia Sanz, currently in post-production.

Vertical, as Deadline reported, is...

For Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the idea of “Katie Vision” was bounced around for a bit, until production designer Lindsey Olivares got her hands on one of their animation tests. Director Mike Rianda said, “One weekend without telling anyone, she just stole some animation and drew on the screen and made it just with the crappy Photoshop she had on her computer. It was so exciting to see basically the super-expensive animated movie that some teenager had graffitied all over.”

The story of The Mitchells vs. the Machines is told from the perspective of Katie Mitchell, an aspiring film student. “Katie Vision” was used to give the film the aesthetic of an eager film student.

Deadline: When I spoke to the director, Mike Rianda, he mentioned that you came up with the idea for “Katie Vision.”

Lindsey Olivares: There was some...

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It’s a story line that’s been used in dozens of Western films. Two long-time friends who grew up together, later split up and take different paths—one follows the straight and narrow and becomes a lawman and the other turns into an outlaw. Fate decrees that one day they will have to meet in a showdown. It usually ends with the outlaw lying face down in the dirt and the sheriff sad and bitter about it all, wondering if it was all really worth it.

In 1973 two films with that plot were released within a month of each other. In May, Universal released “Showdownâ€. starring Rock Hudson and Dean Martin, the last film directed by veteran helmsman George Seaton (“Miracle on 34th St.,â€. “Airportâ€.) and the last western that Martin (“Sons of Katie Elder,...

The office romance that led to CNN president Jeff Zucker’s abrupt resignation on Wednesday made for shocking headlines. But for media insiders and employees of the news network, the only surprise was that it had finally gone public, sources told Variety.

Zucker’s fondness for CNN chief marketing officer Allison Gollust had been common knowledge for years, insiders said. In a joint statement this morning, they both confirmed a consensual relationship and acknowledged their failure to flag the matter to CNN’s owner WarnerMedia. In his resignation statement, Zucker himself admitted that Gollust was his “closest colleague.”

Gollust is a seasoned public relations executive who in 2013 left a position in former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office to join Zucker at CNN. She now has the title of EVP and CMO of CNN Worldwide.

Prior to her stint in politics, Gollust spent more than a decade in communications at NBCUniversal with Zucker.

Jeff Zucker’s abrupt resignation on Wednesday as CNN’s president has put a spotlight on Allison Gollust, his longtime lieutenant and the network’s chief marketing officer.

Gollust, who had worked with Zucker for decades and rejoined CNN in 2013 as his “closest colleague,” has been identified as the woman with whom Zucker had a “consensual relationship” that he did not disclose to CNN owner AT&T in apparent violation of company policies.

“Jeff and I have been close friends and professional partners for over 20 years. Recently, our relationship changed during Covid. I regret that we didn’t disclose it at the right time,” Gollust said in a statement on Wednesday. “I’m incredibly proud of my time at CNN, and look forward to continuing the great work we do every day.”

Many media insiders have questioned that the pair’s romance only began in the last two years; Zucker and...

Exclusive: The Voice Creative and Slew Pictures have acquired feature film development rights to Joan Bauer’s bestselling novel Hope Was Here, with the latter’s founder Bertha Bay-Sa Pan gearing up to adapt it for the big screen.

Hope Was Here tells the story of Hope, a 16-year-old waitress who is no stranger to hardships, heartaches, and betrayal. With her aunt Addie, comfort food chef extraordinaire, she’s moved too much, but always hones her waitressing skills, impressing hungry people everywhere. After losing their restaurant in Brooklyn, Hope and Addie leave the city they love to run a diner in rural Wisconsin, finding themselves in a town divided with real problems and corrupt politics.

Hope’s waitressing has taught her to read people and instinct tells her to trust Gt Stoop, the owner of the Welcome Stairways Diner, who has just ended chemo treatment for cancer by announcing that he’s running for mayor.

It’s been 12 years since Will Forte has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live, but it only felt like yesterday as soon as he took the stage to host the show for the first time.

In the opening monologue, Forte’s gift for insecure-yet-bombastic characters was once again on display. He listed off some of the great cast members he worked with back in the day – Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen. Then, he listed off his fellow cast members who hosted the show before him… and that would be that whole list plus Seth Meyers.

“Clueless” and “8 Mile” star Brittany Murphy’s sudden death in 2009 at the age of 32 rocked Hollywood. Much speculation followed as to the cause of her death at a young age, while it was eventually ruled as an accident. A new HBO Max documentary, “What Happened, Brittany Murphy?,” aims to go beyond the headlines to explore the screen icon’s life and death. The two-part series premieres on the streaming platform October 14. Watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of HBO Max: “A beloved Hollywood starlet known for a number of iconic roles – gone at 32 years old. Unanswered questions, controversial figures, and surrounded by speculation: what really happened to Brittany Murphy? This two-part documentary explores her life beyond headlines, celebrating her legacy and investigating her tragic and untimely death.”

The documentary hails from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions. The film is directed by Emmy nominee Cynthia Hill,...

In the last decade, Japanese publisher Konami has largely moved away from Aaa video game publishing in order to focus its development arm on its much more profitable pachinko machines. It’s been an unfortunate pivot for fans of Konami’s games, to say the least, since the publisher happens to be sitting on some of the most highly-regarded gaming franchises of all-time. Among Konami’s biggest properties are Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, and Castlevania, most of which have spent years collecting dust in the publisher’s vaults except for the odd remastered collection or…themed pachinko machine. 2018’s Metal Gear Survive, a massive failure of a cash grab both critically and financially, was the last major Aaa game released by Konami not titled Pro Evolution Soccer, which has also been phased out in 2021.

But all that may be about to change according to new reports from Video Game Chronicle and Eurogamer,...

Netflix has ordered the “innovative nonlinear” action thriller Jigsaw to series — and it sounds like it’s gonna be a real puzzle! Ha!

Boasting a cast that includes Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Jai Courtney (Spartacus), Rufus Sewell (Man in the High Castle) and Tati Gabrielle (The 100), Jigsaw centers around the largest heist ever attempted. Per Netflix, the series consists of eight episodes ranging from 24 years before the heist to one year post-heist and takes “a nonlinear approach to storytelling that builds intrigue and suspense” in a “way where viewers are in control.”

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While the new Death Stranding Directors’ Cut trailer was supposed to showcase the game’s new items, modes, and missions, the thing that people can’t seem to stop talking about at the moment is that bizarre “whale” creature whose brief appearance has people dreaming of the next Hideo Kojima game.

To make sure that we’re all as close to the same page as you can possibly be with a story as strange as this one, be sure to watch the latest Death Stranding Director’s Cut trailer and keep an eye out for the whale-like creature that appears towards the end (around the 8:18 mark).

If you’re currently unable to view that trailer, then here’s a Bigfoot-worthy screengrab of the mysterious creature that we humbly submit for your consideration.

So…what the hell is that? That’s a great question. To be honest, it’s...

The final gaming expo of the summer is finally here. Gamescom 2021 will bring us the latest and greatest from many of the industry’s top studios and publishers, including Xbox, PlayStation, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts. You can expect brand-new trailers, first look gameplay footage, and even a few surprise reveals.

Here is everything you need to know about Gamescom 2021:

Gamescom 2021 Schedule: Dates and Times

Gamescom 2021 will run from Aug. 24 to 27, and while Europe’s premier games expo doesn’t host as many conferences as E3 does, there are still some big showcases you won’t want to miss. Here’s a schedule of the conferences you’ll want to watch this week:

Opening Night Live: Wednesday, Aug. 25 – 2 pm Et

Awesome Indies: Thursday, Aug. 26 – 2 pm Et

Future Games Show: Thursday, Aug. 26 – 4 pm Et

Destiny 2 Showcase: Tuesday, Aug. 24 – 12 pm Et

Xbox Conference: Tuesday, Aug. 24 – 1 pm Et

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Good Morning America weekend anchor Dan Harris is leaving ABC News.

Harris, who spent the past two decades serving in multiple roles at the network, expects to make his exit in two months, he announced on Sunday’s broadcast.

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“This was a difficult decision for me,” he said. “It’s been a lot to juggle,...

How about we end the week with a very entertaining video game conspiracy theory? According to a group of gamer sleuths on Reddit and ResetEra forums, a recently announced indie game coming exclusively to the PS5 called Abandoned may secretly be a new Silent Hill game from none other than auteur Hideo Kojima.

The theory is gathering so much steam online that even Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, arguably gaming’s foremost investigative journalist, was almost 100% convinced the conspiracy was true at one point (although he’s no longer sure). There’s also a whole subreddit now dedicated to “The Blue Box Conspiracy,” where you can follow and post your latest finding in a strange sort of Arg.

So, what exactly is happening here? Rumors of a connection to a secret Silent Hill game and Hideo Kojima have followed Abandoned since it was first teased last April. The game is being...

Exclusive: RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Nina West and Queer Eye‘s Bobby Berk are developing a children’s variety show for Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

Nina’s Treehouse, written and created by West, portrayed by Andrew Levitt, and Patricia Taylor, aims to create a space where all children feel welcomed, accepted and inspired to be creative, while embracing what makes them unique. It’s part Mrs. Doubtfire, part Sesame Street with a bit of Pee-wee’s Playhouse mixed in.

“This is a dream come true. I am so excited to partner with Bobby Berk and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios to bring this world of Nina’s Treehouse to life,” said West, “Every bit of my heart is jumping at the opportunity to share joy, love, and kindness with children of all ages and continue to carry the torch of greats like Fred Rogers, Jim Henson, Paul Reubens, and Walt Disney. This show is the definition of magic!

ABC has released its summer schedule, and it is chockablock with game shows both familiar and new, as well as other unscripted fare.

Returning game shows include The $100,000 Pyramid (which last aired in September 2019), Celebrity Family Feud and Holey Moley (now in “2D,” or something), plus the second seasons (yes, already!) of The Chase and The Hustler.

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Brand-new-ish fare includes The Celebrity Dating Game (hosted by Zooey Deschanel...

Fresh off the long-awaited arrival of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (a.k.a. the fabled Snyder Cut), HBO Max has no need to appease fandom culture in April 2021. But the streaming service is gonna do it anyway!

The most notable new release for HBO Max this month is the HBO series The Nevers. This show, created by Joss Whedon, is set in a 19th century steampunk London and finds a sizable portion of the population (predominantly women) having been “Touched” by mysterious paranormal powers. There’s an interesting bit of irony at play here, as HBO Max is following up the Snyder Cut with a show created by his original Justice League replacement. Or at least there could have been an interesting bit of irony here, if Whedon had not bowed out from the show and been enthusiastically left out of the marketing material by HBO.

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HBO Max has ordered a two-part documentary about the late actor Brittany Murphy, best known for voicing Luanne Platter in “King of the Hill” and for starring in films like “Clueless” and “8 Mile.” The documentary hails from Blumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions and aims to present a detailed portrait of Murphy’s life, career, and unexpected death amid mysterious circumstances in 2009 when she was only 32. The series, yet to be titled, will work to debunk conspiracy theories and go beyond the tabloid headlines, with new interviews with those closest to Murphy, along with never-before-seen archival footage.

The film is directed by Emmy nominee Cynthia Hill, best known for her 2014 documentary about domestic abuse, “Private Violence,” which premiered the same year in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Hill said in a statement, “I agreed to do this film because I think it’s a shame...

As was the case last year, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021 was a remote ceremony, boasting major talent, stellar musical performances and a whole lot of the network’s signature slime.

Hosted by Saturday Night Live cast member and Nickelodeon alum Keenan Thompson, the broadcast celebrating kids’ favorite TV shows, movies and games was notable, given the return of a number of winners from recent years.

Some of the night’s major awards went to Wonder Woman 1984 (Favorite Movie), Alexa & Katie (Favorite Kids TV Show), Stranger Things (Favorite Family TV Show) Robert Downey Jr. (Favorite Movie Actor) and Millie Bobbie Brown (Favorite Female TV Star, Favorite Movie Actress). While Stranger Things triumphed in the same category last year, Brown had previously claimed the award for Female TV Star.

On the music side, top awards went to Ariana Grande (Favorite Female Artist) and Justin Bieber (Favorite Male Artist...

When Grey’s Anatomy returns on Thursday, March 11, it may not just be the beginning of the end of Season 17, it may be the beginning of the end, period. During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, leading lady Ellen Pompeo revealed that she and her fellow producers were still contemplating whether the long-running ABC series would return for a Season 18.

“I can’t say” one way or the other, she insisted. “We honestly have not decided. We’re really trying to figure it out right now.”

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Japanese entertainment group Nippon Television is using the Asian Television Forum in Singapore this week to launch hit series “A Girl of 35” as a scripted format. The underlying drama has been airing on Nippon TV since October.

The show follows a young girl who in 1995, age 10, has a freak accident and is left in an unconscious state. Twenty-five years later, she wakes with a 35-year-old-body but the mind of a 10-year-old. She rushes to accumulate over two decades’ worth of experiences and endures pains and heartbreaks as she goes to middle school and high school and matures quickly, before blossoming into a beautiful woman with a mind that has finally caught up with her body. The show features movie star Shibasaki Ko in the lead role.

“This story of awakening and inspiration will have viewers questioning how they have spent their past 25 years and ponder how they should be moving forward with their lives,...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (Ians) The Katie Holmes-starrer romantic drama, The Secret: Dare To Dream, has been scheduled for an India release on November 27.

The film directed by Hollywood veteran Andy Tennant tells the story of a hardworking young widow (played by Holmes), who is struggling to raise three children on her own, and how her life changes when she meets Bray Johnson (Josh Lucas).

The film is based on Rhonda Byrne's 2006 global bestselling self-help book. Celia Weston and Jerry O'Connell are also part of the Andy Tennant film, which earlier released internationally on digital platforms.

Before Holmes' latest film, Indian distributors and exhibitors have released a few other Hollywood films ever since the theatres opened post lockdown. These include the Robert De Niro-starrer, The War With Grandpa, and the Mel Gibson-starrer Force Of Nature.

The only Bollywood film to release post lockdown is Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari.

From Oprah to Ellen, daytime TV has found its own array of talk-show stars. But clearly the format isn’t for everyone.

Harry Connick Jr.‘s syndicated daytime talk show, “Harry,” was canceled by NBCUniversal Television Distribution in 2018 after only 2 seasons. It had aired on Fox-owned stations for a total of 299 episodes, though in the end, it failed to find its footing.

Jane Pauley was the widely admired cohost of “Today.” A natural fit for her own daytime show, right? Nope. “The Jane Pauley Show” premiered in 2004 and was canceled after just one season.

Everyone loves Tony Danza, right? Maybe not. The irrepressible former “Taxi” star premiered “The Tony Danza Show” in 2004. Audiences were apparently unimpressed by games like “Extravadanza!” and the show was yanked after two years.

“The Wayne Brady Show” arose out of his work on ABC’s primetime improv hit, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” But...

Annecy 2020 Online kicked off its world-class French animation festival Monday with a pre-recorded video touting Sony Picture’s “Connected” (October 23), the latest tech savvy movie from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. However, Mike Rianda, who makes his directorial feature debut after guiding “Gravity Falls,” is the true creative force behind “Connected,” a very personal comedy about a family road trip that brings a combative father and daughter closer together when they fight a robot uprising.

“We wanted to make a movie where the artists…have a say and the best idea wins,” said Rianda, who was joined in the video by Guillermo Martinez (head of story) and Lindsey Olivares (production designer) after a brief introduction by Lord and Miller. (The video is available to all registered festivalgoers through June 30). After “Spider-Verse” took animation by storm and won the Oscar, Rianda was encouraged to pursue “new stories and fresh animation styles.

Annecy 2020 Online kicked off its world-class French animation festival Monday with a pre-recorded video touting Sony Picture’s “Connected” (October 23), the latest tech savvy movie from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. However, Mike Rianda, who makes his directorial feature debut after guiding “Gravity Falls,” is the true creative force behind “Connected,” a very personal comedy about a family road trip that brings a combative father and daughter closer together when they fight a robot uprising.

“We wanted to make a movie where the artists…have a say and the best idea wins,” said Rianda, who was joined in the video by Guillermo Martinez (head of story) and Lindsey Olivares (production designer) after a brief introduction by Lord and Miller. (The video is available to all registered festivalgoers through June 30). After “Spider-Verse” took animation by storm and won the Oscar, Rianda was encouraged to pursue “new stories and fresh animation styles.

After bringing us a whole bunch of anime content yesterday, along with a new original movie in the form of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, which is earning much praise from critics and viewers alike, Netflix is adding even more fresh content today and though there isn’t anything particularly noteworthy here, there are still a few titles that may pique your interest.

See below for the full list of what arrived on the streaming site today:

3 New Movies Added

4th Republic (2019)

Asura Guru (2018)

Milea (2020)

2 New TV Series Added

Alexa & Katie (Part 4) Netflix Original

How to Get Away With Murder (Season 6)

So, there you have it. Aside from perhaps the new season of How To Get Away With Murder though, nothing really sticks out here. And unfortunately, the next few days are looking pretty dry, too. In fact, it won’t be until June 16th that things pick up again,...

Today’s noir forecast is vice, kidnapping, murder, suicide, narcotics and a sleazy stolen baby racket! Kino’s third volume of Universal-International pix contains two seldom-screened quality urban noirs. Expect genuine dark themes in these sizable-budget location noirs filmed before Universal pulled most production back onto its one-size-fits-all backlot sets. Barbara Stanwyck dominates one show, while noir stalwarts Richard Conte and Dennis O’Keefe anchor the other two dramas, with dynamic showings by Coleen Gray, Edith Barrett, Peggy Dow, Jeanette Nolan, Meg Randall and especially Gale Storm.

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1949-50 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 79,99,86 min. / Street Date June 9, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.99

Starring: Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler, Meg Randall, Raymond Burr, Marjorie Rambeau, Jeanette Nolan, Mike Mazurki, Will Kuluva, David Clarke; Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, John Hoyt,...

Things have been pretty quiet on the movie front for a while, given the pandemic, but this weekend marks a major upswing in content for cinema lovers, with multiple brand new releases available. Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island is unfortunately not up for streaming at present, but Netflix Original Da 5 Bloods, the latest effort from the Oscar-winning Spike Lee, is. For family audiences, there’s also Artemis Fowl over on Disney Plus, which was originally set for a theatrical release back in May.

Even outside of these new films though, there’s plenty of fresh titles coming to the various streaming services this weekend, from classic movies, recent hits, new TV series, old TV series, etc. Whatever combination of services you’re subscribed to, you can fill your whole weekend watching what’s coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon, HBO Max and the rest over the next few days.

As we continue to make our way into June, it’s shaping up to be a bit of a less eventful month for new Netflix releases than May was. But that certainly doesn’t mean viewers have been left wanting for fresh content to sink their teeth into. Far from it, in fact.

We’ve seen some great new additions to the platform over the past few days already and this coming week looks to continue the trend. Admittedly, there’s not quite as much standout material here as we got at the start of the month, but that’s to be expected as the first of any given month is usually the best day when it comes to new drops.

Nevertheless, there’s still a lot to get excited about over the coming days and here’s what’s on the way:

Released June 8

Before I Fall

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HBO Max launched on May 27th and has been off to a pretty good start with well over 10,000 hours worth of content on the service from day one. If you’re a horror fan, you may be excited to hear that a fairly decent portion of those 10,000 hours include some of the biggest and most popular horror films of all time. So, if you haven’t subscribed yet, now might just be the time to do so.

Do you like Steven Spielberg and massive sharks eating people? If so, you’ll be delighted to hear that you can catch the entire Jaws franchise – which spans four films – on HBO Max right away. If you haven’t ever seen them, now’s a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to catch up on what was arguably the very first blockbuster movie series.

The majority of the Aliens films...

It’s now been more than a decade since Jason Voorhees was last unleashed upon the moviegoing masses.

Back in 2009, director Marcus Nispel, along with screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, delivered a fresh reboot of Friday the 13th, the age-old horror classic in which a masked serial killer stalks Camp Crystal Lake.

All in all, it was a pretty entertaining reimagining of the legendary tale, one which even convinced the Powers That Be to move ahead with a direct sequel – that is, until said sequel lost any sense of momentum, and was sentenced to life in development hell. Weeks became months, months became years, and Platinum Dunes and Paramount’s pic was ultimately canned in 2015. But had things panned out differently, it would’ve featured the “f*cking terrifying” Pamela Voorhees.

That’s according to Swift and Shannon, who posted the following piece of intel via Twitter:

We talked about it.

Filming has wrapped on writer-director Georgia Parris’ feature debut.

Screen can reveal a first look at Mari, the Film London Microwave feature starring acclaimed dancer Bobbi Jene Smith.

The project, which recently wrapped its shoot in Sherborne, Dorset and London, is the debut feature from writer-director Georgia Parris and producer Emma Duffy.

It was commissioned through Film London’s Microwave scheme, the low-budget feature initiative which is backed by the BFI and BBC Films, with support from Creative Skillset. Further backing came from Intermission and Boudica Films.

Mari, a drama with dance elements, also stars Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man...

Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.

This Past Weekend:

As per my Thursday update, M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Split ended up winning the weekend but with way more than anyone, including myself, predicted, with more than $40 million for its opening weekend. That’s pretty impressive, and his first movie to open at that level since 2010’s The Last Airbender. Meanwhile, Vin Diesel’s sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage ended up making around where I predicted, taking second place with $20.1 million, not a great sign for the continuation of that franchise. Michael Keaton’s The Founder ended up right around where I predicted with $3.4 million, ending up just outside the Top 10. Hidden Figures, La La Land and Sing continued to do well with minimal drop-offs.

This...

It’s kind of been a minute since we’ve heard from writer/director Stephen Gaghan. The filmmaker made his name as a screenwriter, rocketing into the scene in 2000 when he won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic.” He directed a film shortly thereafter (2002’s “Abandon”), but it wasn’t until 2006’s “Syriana,” nominated for two Oscars, with a Best Supporting Actor win for George Clooney, that Gaghan broke out as a writer/director that everyone was clamoring to work with. Several projects ensued, but none came to fruition; 2006 remains the last time Gaghan directed a feature-length movie (though two TV movies did come in the interim). So now he’s finally back with “Gold,” a drama about an unlikely pair who venture to the Indonesian jungle in search of gold. Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez star and EW has the first look. Once looked...

Alex Garland, screenwriter of “28 Days Later,” “Sunshine” and “Never Let Me Go,” makes an impressive directorial debut with cerebral sci-fi thriller “Ex Machina” (in theaters today), but Garland waves off the achievement of leaping to directing as “just next in a continuum.” “The truth was that there was no epiphany moment about directing, because I just don’t dignify the directing role the way we’re supposed to,” the British filmmaker told The Dissolve. “There are a few people — like Woody Allen, he’s an auteur, and I’m cool with that. But for me, directing is about collaboration.” Whether directing is a logical next step or a hard-sought achievement for screenwriters, it’s often done by telling studios, “Hey, here’s my next screenplay. You can have it as long as I get to direct.” Preston Sturges — at the time the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood — is noted for...

Is There More to this Coming-of-Age Parable Than Meets the Eye?

One of the key specificities about the production of Julie Lopes Curval’s latest exploration of female social development, High Society, is the fact that she utilized a team comprised almost entirely of women to influence the creative and technical contingents. It’s a decision that has pointed intentions in itself, suggesting a conscious decision to evade male influence and authority within the context of a story that’s ostensibly and subtle female coming-of-age parable. It also clarifies any ambiguity surrounding interpretation of a text that, while effective, doesn’t quite spell out its position on gender relations.

The plot, in itself, isn’t particularly revolutionary or original in any way. It’s like a humbler, less literal, version of Stephen Gaghan’s forgettable thriller, Abandon, in its positioning of a young, determined female protagonist—Alice (Ana Girardot)—in...