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Since the release of his superb new album American Romance, Lukas Nelson has been fully in solo career mode, promoting the record with a headlining tour.

But one consequence of a solo tour is the fact that it often separates him from his father, Willie Nelson. Nelson has been an integral part of Willie’s Family Band, along with his brother Micah and longtime members like harmonica player Mickey Raphael and percussionist Billy English, and it was that time growing up on the road that informs American Romance.

As his...

About four years ago, Lukas Nelson made a life change. He gave up drinking and smoking weed, got in shape, and even earned his pilot’s license. But the singer, songwriter, and guitarist stops short of saying he’s “sober.”

“I wouldn’t call it sober completely, because I’ll still do mushrooms. Once a year, twice a year, I’ll do mushrooms and check in with myself,” Nelson told Rolling Stone during an appearance on its country podcast Nashville Now.

He also opened up about the juxtaposition of being...

When Lukas Nelson issued his album American Romance earlier this summer, it marked the first release under his own name. Up until then, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist fronted the group Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, which eventually went on to back Neil Young for nearly five years.

The band announced they were going their separate ways, at least for a little while, in 2024. “After 15 unforgettable years, Promise of the Real has decided to take a well-earned hiatus, and begin a new creative chapter in all of our lives,...

Nikki Lane has been on a Nashville tear this week, culminating with a pop-up appearance Wednesday night during Lukas Nelson’s headlining show at Chief’s, during which she sang “Born Runnin’ Outta Time,” off Nelson’s upcoming album American Romance. By show’s end, Lane was once again onstage, harmonizing on another song — and sparking up what appeared to be a tightly rolled joint.

Fostering a give-no-fucks attitude has always been part of Lane’s appeal, but last year she let her guard down to show the woman inside...

American director-producer-screenwriter King Vidor (1894-1982), whose long and notable career parallels the history of Hollywood filmmaking, is the subject of a 35-film retrospective at the Berlinale, curated by Rainer Rother, artistic director of the Deutsche Kinematek and head of the Retrospective program. The films, chosen from five decades, will be screened in the best extant copies. Rother notes, “We are able to present very good 35mm prints of most of the films; given the developments in the industry, that most likely won’t be possible too often anymore.” Screenings will take place at CinemaxX 8 and at Zeughauskino, which is part of the Deutsches Historisches Museum. Select silent works will feature live piano accompaniment.

After several retrospectives centering on films from specific time periods or genres, or illuminating the history of aesthetic and technical innovations, Rother felt it was a good time to dedicate a retrospective to a director again. Why Vidor?...

Having acted longer than some of his “Wonder Park” cast members have been alive, Ken Jeong, who jokingly described himself as “the dumbest judge on ‘The Masked Singer’ and the dumbest guy on ‘Community,'” passed down some valuable wisdom about the entertainment industry to his young co-stars.

“It sounds cliché, but the older I get, I still maintain a spirit of fun on set and at work. It’s just like any job, when you get there that day — just have fun. It actually matters,” he told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday.

“Wonder Park” follows a young girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski) who spent her childhood dreaming up a fantastical amusement park with zany rides and talking animals. After experiencing hardships and losing her creative spark growing up, she discovers the park actually exists just as she needs it most. Twelve-year-old...

Exclusive: Grindstone picks up gangster crime-drama.

Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American distribution rights to gangster drama Rise Of The Krays from Carnaby International.

Simon Cotton (The Dark Hours), Kevin Leslie (The Third Testament) and Phil Dunster (The Filmmaker’s Son) star in the film, which charts the climb to power of the legendary East End twins.

Grindstone has earmarked a February 2016release with Lionsgate Home Entertainment handling distribution.

The deal was struck between Carnaby International’s director of international sales Tania Sarra and Grindstone’s head of acquisitions, Stan Wertlieb.

“The Krays are truly international criminal legends. This gutsy and gritty film tells the powerful story of their violent rampage to the top of the underworld. A ‘must see’ for true crime story fans,” said Wertlieb.

The deal comes after distributor Signature Entertainment shifted more than 80,000 DVD units of the film in the UK after releasing in August, which makes it...

F. Javier Gutierrez, who is attached to direct “The Crow” reboot starring Luke Evans, has closed a deal to direct the third movie in “The Ring” franchise for Paramount and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, TheWrap has learned. Launched by Gore Verbinski, the “Ring” franchise has grossed over $400 million in theaters worldwide and the job to take over the series was extremely competitive. Also read: ‘The Ring’ Star Daveigh Chase Set for Serial Killer Thriller ‘American Romance’ Gutierrez has been a sought-after filmmaker since he gained industry attention for writing and directing the Spanish-language sci-fi thriller “Before The Fall” (“Tres Dias”), which.

Traverse Media has acquired North American digital rights to the Blanc/Biehn Productions thriller starring Michael Biehn.

The story centres on the nightmare that ensues when an indiscretion tests a strained father-son relationship and reveals deep secrets.

The cast includes Sarah Butler, Caitlin Keats, Jennifer Blanc (pictured at right with Biehn), Chris Meyer, Matthew Ziff, Richard Gunn, Christian Meoli and Tany Newbould.

Traverse will release in the first half of 2014 and will co-present a Los Angeles theatrical screening at a date to be determined.

“We are delighted to be working with the talented and passionate team at Blanc/Biehn Productions on the release of Treachery,” said Traverse CEO

Cole Payne. “Our goal at Traverse is to feature well executed material by talented filmmakers, and this certainly fits the bill.”

Director of acquisitions and distribution Jason Tyrrell negotiated the deal with Blanc/Biehn Productions co-founder Jennifer Blanc-Biehn.

Errors Of The Human Body producer Payne launched Traverse Media earlier...

• Olympus Has Fallen may have fizzled critically (EW gave Antoine Fuqua’s action pic a C), but Millennium Films is hoping to get traction on a sequel, called London Has Fallen. The $70 million pic made about $98.9 million domestically for a worldwide total of $161 million. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman are expected to reprise their roles from the first film. Fuqua (Training Day) will not be returning to direct, but they will use the same screenwriting team from the first film. Shooting on the sequel is already set for May 2014, and the plot will center on a terrorist attack...

“The Ring” star Daveigh Chase has signed on to star in the serial killer thriller “American Romance,” which is a co-production between Hub Media and Traverse Media, the latter of which recently signed the actress to its management division, TheWrap has learned. Zackary Adler (“I’m Reed Fish”) is directing the indie movie, which is the first feature for Hub partners Gary Sugarman and Crawford Anderson-Dillon. Also Read: The Zabriskie Principle: Why the ‘Big Love’ Finale Wasn’t Really a Shocker “American Romance” reunites Chase with her “Donnie Darko” co-star James Duval, and the cast also includes Nolan Gerard Funk (“The Canyons”), Mark Boone.