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Amazon Studios has acquired “Long Strange Trip,” the four hour documentary about the Grateful Dead playing in the Documentary Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival. The film is directed by Amir Bar-Lev (“The Tillman Story”) and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

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“I’ve always admired the spirit and creativity of the Grateful Dead,” Scorsese said in a statement. “They are revolutionary artists who forever changed the world of touring and recording live music. They were a cultural force—a lifestyle, that continue to influence new generations of fans. This film will entertain and educate audiences about one of the most innovative and groundbreaking American bands of the 20th century.”

Amazon will release the movie on May 26 on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and UK as a six-part documentary. Band members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir, as...

Regardless of how you feel about horror anthology films, it’s obvious that they aren’t going anywhere. And why would they? The format allows for nascent filmmakers to flex their chops on a short segment before feeling the pressure of a full feature; and given that the short story is the most prominent and effective form of horror (just look at the masters: Poe, Lovecraft, Matheson), it also provides the opportunity to experience these tales visually without stretching them thin to reach standard film length. It’s like reading a literary magazine from cover to cover: different styles, different effects, different scares. I’m all for it.

Our friends over at Reel Progress are working straight from literary short stories for their new anthology film Creepers. Check out the full press release.

New Orleans, Louisiana – Reel Progress LLC is pleased to announce that the feature length horror film Creepers,...

Regardless of how you feel about horror anthology films, it’s obvious that they aren’t going anywhere. And why would they? The format allows for nascent filmmakers to flex their chops on a short segment before feeling the pressure of a full feature; and given that the short story is the most prominent and effective form of horror (just look at the masters: Poe, Lovecraft, Matheson), it also provides the opportunity to experience these tales visually without stretching them thin to reach standard film length. It’s like reading a literary magazine from cover to cover: different styles, different effects, different scares. I’m all for it.

Our friends over at Reel Progress are working straight from literary short stories for their new anthology film Creepers. Check out the full press release.

New Orleans, Louisiana – Reel Progress LLC is pleased to announce that the feature length horror film Creepers,...

Okay, this is really cool. First, Andrew (Wai-keung) Lau directed Infernal Affairs, then Martin Scorsese remade it as The Departed and won and Oscar, and now the pair will unite to make Revenge of the Green Dragons. No surprise, it’s a NY-set gang thriller. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scorsese will executive produce and Lau will direct the story of two Chinese immigrants climbing the career ladder of a mob, only to fight back against them when one of them is cast out. It’s based on a true story that was distilled into a “New Yorker” article and turned into a screenplay by Michael Di Jiacomo (Somewhere Tonight). There is nothing about this that isn’t awesome.

Famous spa town Karlovy Vary located in Western Bohemia traditionally belongs to the International Film Festival. This year Israeli film Restoration, from director Joseph Madmony, has won the Crystal Globe, grand prix at the Czech 46th Mff . Slovak director Martin Sulik received the Special Jury Award for the Czech-Slovak touching coming-of-age movie Gypsy.A jury headed by Hungarian Oscar-winning director Istvan Szabo also awarded the Best Director Award to the French offbeat comedy Holidays by the Sea by Pascal Rabate.

Restoration is a psychological study of various characters of contemporary Israeli society. The lead role of an elderly man facing the question of whether to continue with a collapsing family antique furniture restoration business was acted by Sasson Gabai.

Restoration was a labor of love — lacking money, I gave it all my heart and now I feel as if the movie is paying me back. And to be awarded the...