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Exclusive: The headline-grabbing true story of the 1981 killing of Elana Steinberg at the hands of her husband in Scottsdale, Az, and the sensational murder trial that followed, is getting the small screen treatment. Murder of a Jewish American Princess, based on Shirley Frondorf’s nonfiction book, Death of a Jewish American Princess: The True Story of a Victim on Trial, is being developed into a true-crime limited series. Murder of a Jewish American Princess hails from journalist/author Cari Lynn, who penned the pilot, and Tom Mazza’s Everywhere Studios, which plans to shop the project to prospective buyers shortly.

Per Lynn and Mazza’s official description, the series is “based on the brutal 1981 murder in Scottsdale, Arizona, of Elana Steinberg, who was labeled in the courtroom and the media as the quintessential “Jewish American Princess.” Defense lawyers used the moniker to paint a picture of a beleaguered husband, Steven Steinberg,...

The big news on Sky Cinema in August was the arrival of Wonder Woman 1984, animated family film Extinct and Eric Bana-starring crime mystery The Dry (based on the Australian novel by the rather excellent Kate Harper). September welcomes a new premiere every day, including the Oscar-nominated Minari starring Steven Yeun, the Karen Gillan and Lena Headey-starring action flick Gunpowder Milkshake and Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie in Fox News Me Too scandal drama Bombshell.

Read on in our handy guide to what’s coming up on Sky Cinema this month.

Russian Raid – 1st September

A former operative battles a war criminal’s henchmen to seize a highly guarded factory for his shady boss. Russian action with subtitles.

Alone – 2nd September

A kidnapped woman escapes into the wilderness, forced to battle the elements as her pursuer closes in on her. Thriller.

Long Story Short – 3rd September

Teddy wakes up...

Zachary Quinto is an executive producer on Emrhys Cooper’s directing debut.

LA-based Mind the Gap Productions, led by Giulia Prenna, has come on board to handle world sales on The Shuroo Process, the directorial debut of UK actor/filmmaker Emrhys Cooper.

Zachary Quinto is an executive producer on the project, which has just been completed and makes its market premiere at the EFM.

The cast includes Brad Dourif (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) and his daughter Fiona Dourif (Shameless), who was recently confirmed as the star of HBO Max’s new YA drama Red Bird Lane. Other cast...

"Russians do not give up." Madman Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for a Russian action movie titled Russian Raid, which is one of the most bland titles for an action movie all year. Don't be surprised that this is about a raid, in Russia, because that's pretty much all this is about. Ivan Kotik stars as Nikita, a former Russian Spetsnaz operative, who's hired to neutralize the large private security force at a local factory so that his shady employer can extort the business from the factory owner. But Nikita and his group of highly trained fighters get more than they bargained for when it turns out the factory is actually owned by a dangerous warlord connected to the Russian military. Nikita also reveals he has orchestrated his own secret mission to take personal revenge on the most dangerous man in Russia. Lots of fighting. Also starring Ilya Antonenko,...

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week, […]

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Action film is inspired by Gareth Evans’ martial arts hit ‘The Raid’.

Distributors in Asia have swooped on upcoming action movie Russian Raid, which La-based Mind the Gap Productions is taking to the virtual Cannes market.

The Russian feature, inspired by Gareth Evans’ 2011 martial-arts hit The Raid, has sold to Japan (Ipa), South Korea (Laon-i) and Australia/New Zealand (Madman Entertainment).

Discussions on the title are understood to be ongoing between sales agent Mind the Gap, led by Giulia Prenna, and buyers in the UK, France and North America.

Marking the directorial debut of Denis Kryuchkov, the film’s cast...