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After Korea, Philippines media giant Abs-cbn is positioning itself as the next potential purveyor of hit Asian entertainment, building on the international box office success of “Hello, Love, Again.”

The strategy appears to be working. “Hello, Love, Again” recently shattered records, becoming the first Filipino film to gross over PHP1 billion ($17 million) worldwide. The film secured the widest international theatrical release for a Filipino production to date, reaching over 1,330 screens across 40 countries. Its box office total now stands at $24 million as the rollout continues.

“What we want to export or highlight to the rest of the world is what makes the Filipinos great as a people,” says Kriz Gazmen, head of Abs-cbn Films. “We’re very big on our love stories. We’re very proud of our love stories, and I think that’s a very good entry way for us to the global market.”

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NCIS: Origins Season 1, Episode 6, "Incognito" makes repeated references to being "in a box." It wants to be an episode about how difficult it is for Lala Dominguez to be a woman and an Nis agent in 1991. Unfortunately, that story doesn't play as well in 2024. And underneath that is a much stronger premise that never gets out.

"Incognito" is supposed to be about the murder of a petty officer who had stolen classified material from his office. But the case of the week is largely window dressing, as the episode focuses firstly on Lala's personal struggles, and then on Leroy Jethro Gibbs going undercover for the first time. Only one of these ideas completely gets off the ground. The plot has good intentions, but it doesn't deliver any real results.

NCIS: Origins Season 1, Episode 6 Gives Lala a Tired Dilemma The Show Relies on Another Overused Premise

At this point in the season,...

NCIS: Origins was a fascinating proposition for NCIS fans. It was the first prequel series in the history of the franchise, and it was an opportunity to bring Leroy Jethro Gibbs back into the fold after he left in NCIS season 19.

It's worked out pretty well so far. Not only have fans responded to the 1991 period setting, and the new cast of characters, but they have embraced Austin Stowell's performance as Gibbs, after Mark Harmon played the role for two decades.

David J. North claims Origins is in for the 'long haul' “One Flew Over” – Nis investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks, on NCIS: Origins, Monday, Nov. 25 on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+*. Pictured (L-r): Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks and Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

NCIS: Origins has been a steady ratings earner for CBS,...

One of these days, we will make it through an episode of NCIS: Origins without tearing up. Until that day, keep your Kleenex auto-delivery going.

Holy crap, that was quite the deep dive into parts of Randy previously unknown. Is it me, or does every Nis team member seem to be struggling with one personal issue after another?

NCIS: Origins has a firm grip on emotionally intelligent tough guys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many gun-toting male characters cry, and I love it.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

In all seriousness, NCIS: Origins is knocking it out of the park in the storytelling department.

While some viewers don’t think the series feels like an NCIS series, everyone agrees it’s still a great show.

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If there is one thing NCIS: Origins knows how to get right, it’s an emotional journey filled with tears and fears. No character on the show is safe from development. We just hope the show picks up the pace a little.

One of the main concerns viewers have for the premiere season is that Special Agent Lala Dominguez needs to be developed and utilized correctly.

Considering how well NCIS: Origins has done developing Gibbs, Franks, and even Randy, I’d have to agree with that assessment of Lala.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

NCIS: Origins Season 1 has had some ups and downs, but the show has consistently delivered exciting episodes. However, some definitely shine above the rest.

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Warning! This article contains spoilers for NCIS: Origins episode 6, "Incognito."NCIS: Origins has revealed that Mike Franks went back on his word in NCIS in an amusing change of character. In NCIS: Origins, Franks is the leading Special Agent of Nis and the direct superior officer to Gibbs. He is also instrumental in forming the newbie's future NCIS career, which is helped by the fact that Franks has a soft spot for Gibbs and refers to him as "probie," a reference to his probational status with the team. As established in the flagship, Franks will also act as a strong mentor for Gibbs throughout the NCIS spinoff.

While NCIS: Origins episode 6 featured less of Franks than usual, the episode did reveal valuable information about his character. While investigating a murder, the Nis team learn that the victim had stolen secret military information and was planning on selling it to a high bidder.

Spoiler Alert for NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 6, "Incognito"CBS devastated NCIS: Hawai'i fans when it canceled the series in 2024, and the network just made things worse five months later. NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation ahead of season 4 shocked fans and cast members, as it showed no signs of slowing down, especially with its high ratings. There are many reasons why NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation was a mistake, but despite the calls for the network to walk back on its decision to pull the plug on it, CBS stuck to its choice.

The cast of NCIS: Hawai'i comprised incredible diversity, which is one of the reasons that its cancelation was a massive loss for the franchise. While many CBS shows feature a diverse cast, NCIS: Hawai'i brought diversity to a TV universe where representation hasn't been great, as it focused on the United States military and government operations. Cutting Vanessa Lachey's...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for NCIS: Origins episode 6, "Incognito."The beginning of Gibbs and Lala's romantic relationship was practically all but confirmed in NCIS: Origins episode 6. The NCIS spinoff has introduced Lala Dominguez to NCIS' growing universe and, by doing so, has also introduced Gibbs' first love interest, following his late wife. Lala, played by Mariel Molino, is one of Gibbs' colleagues at Nis, and the two seemingly get closer than ever in the latest NCIS: Origins episode.

Since the NCIS: Origins pilot, Gibbs and Lala have been off to a rocky start, with Gibbs questioning Lala's commands and Lala questioning Gibbs' actions. However, the two have slowly started to develop a trusting relationship with each other. As partners in the field, they are learning to adapt to their strengths and grow as a team. Regardless, they are still hesitant towards one another, especially since Gibbs is new to the job.

“Incognito,” the sixth episode of NCIS: Origins, attempts to give Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) his first undercover moment, a situation seemingly ripe with potential for awkward humor and fish-out-of-water shenanigans. Yet, while Gibbs’s undercover foray into a world of smoky backrooms and shady characters certainly delivers a few wry smiles, it’s Lala (Mariel Molino) […]

NCIS: Origins: Season 1 Episode 6 Review – “Incognito”...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for NCIS: Origins episode 6, "Incognito."

This article mentions suicide.

Amid the complicated case in NCIS: Origins episode 6, "Incognito," it also solves the franchise's oldest plot hole with the introduction of a fan-favorite character. CBS' latest expansion series from the NCIS universe tackles Leroy Jethro Gibbs' first years in the agency. The cast is a mix of familiar faces, such as Mike Franks and Vera Strickland, as well as new ones, including Lala Dominguez and Randy Randolf. While it can't bring in the majority of Gibbs' McRt agents because of where it sits in the timeline, it can explore the secret history of some of his oldest relationships.

True to its revelation about NCIS: Origins centering on Lala's untold story, "Incognito" highlights her struggles maintaining her place as a capable agent in a man-dominated field. It also doesn't help that Franks tends to be misogynistic something that...

In the sixth episode, “Incognito,” CBS’s prequel show “NCIS: Origins” continues to reveal Special Agent Lala Dominguez’s mysterious past. The episode gives fans a deep look into her professional and personal problems.

The episode, which stars Mariel Molino as Dominguez, shows how hard it was for her to start her job in the Naval Investigative Service, which is mostly made up of men. The story is mostly about her relationship with a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, which shows a more complicated link with each book.

In a recent interview, Molino said, “Her feelings for Gibbs are getting stronger.” “It’s evolving in a lovely way because it comes from a place of protection and truly wanting to have Gibbs’ back.”

Gina Lucita Monreal, who helped make the show, revealed that Dominguez’s story is the main mystery. “The big question is what happened to her,” Monreal said. We...

The following contains spoilers from the Nov. 11 episode of CBS’ NCIS: Origins.

NCIS: Origins this week took steps towards establishing why the story that narrator Gibbs is telling us about “her” aka Special Agent Lala Dominguez resonates with him to this day.

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Note: This story contains spoilers from “NCIS: Origins” Episode 6.

“NCIS: Origins” shared a glimpse inside Lala Dominguez’s armor during an action-packed Episode 6, while adding more layers to her blossoming connection with Gibbs.

The CBS prequel series went undercover with Monday’s new episode, titled “Incognito,” while also putting the spotlight on the female Nis special agent played by Mariel Molino. It’s been established that Lala developed a special bond with Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) at this time in his life, but this hour focused on her mindset while navigating the toxic boys’ club within her workplace and feeling uneasy at home.

“With what we’ve filmed so far, her feelings toward Gibbs are starting to really get deeper, and that starts to get scarier for her,” Molino told TheWrap about what’s to come. “But it is evolving in a really lovely way because it’s coming...

Hey, "NCIS: Origins" fans. We're back in your faces with another new spoiler session. In this one, we're going to see what's taking place in the next, new episode 6 of NCIS: Origins' current, premiere season 1, which is due to hit your TV sets tonight, November 11, 2024. We were able to get our hands on two, new, official teaser scoops for this new episode 6 from the CBS people by way of their official episode 6 press release description. So, we're going to run it by you right now. Let's go. First off, CBS let us know that this new episode 6 is officially labeled/titled, "Incognito." It sounds like episode 6 will feature some very interesting, intense, dramatic, scandalous, emotional, possible action-filled and suspenseful scenes as Gibbs works an undercover case. Lala runs into struggles and more. The first spoiler scoop reveals that a dead, Navy seaman might have been spilling some top-secret information that could threaten national security.

How do you take an already ridiculously attractive cast like the stars of NCIS: Origins and make them even shinier? Throw them into formal wear and send them out for a night on the town.

That’s what “Incognito” is serving viewers in its promo. However, the main thing to take away is the clear spotlight on Special Agent Lala Dominguez.

Since the start of NCIS: Origins, fans have been eagerly awaiting to see when Lala and Gibbs’s stories would, shall we say, entangle. Her character also hasn’t been developed nearly as much as others.

(Erik Voake/CBS)

Hopefully, now halfway through the premiere season of NCIS: Origins, the writers will connect the dots and explain how this is also “the story of her.” I can still hear Mark Harmon.

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The upcoming episode of “NCIS: Origins,” titled “Incognito,” promises to be an exciting installment in the series. Set to air at 11:00 Pm on Monday, November 11, 2024, on CBS, this episode follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he begins his journey as a special agent. Viewers will see Gibbs stepping into the role at the newly established NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he faces the challenges of his new career.

In “Incognito,” Gibbs will navigate the complexities of working with a diverse and unconventional team led by the seasoned NCIS legend, Mike Franks. The episode will highlight the gritty realities of law enforcement, showcasing how Gibbs forges his place within this ragtag group. As he adapts to his new environment, viewers can expect to see moments of tension, camaraderie, and the development of Gibbs’ character.

This episode is expected to delve deeper into Gibbs’ early days and the experiences that...

NCIS: Origins fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 1 Episode 6 episode titled Incognito!

Find out everything you need to know about the Incognito episode of NCIS: Origins, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

NCIS: Origins Incognito Season 1 Episode 6 Preview

The upcoming episode of “NCIS: Origins,” titled “Incognito,” promises to take viewers on a thrilling journey back to the early days of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Set to air on CBS at 11:00 Pm on November 11, 2024, this episode dives into the formative years of one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. As a newly minted special agent at the NCIS Camp Pendleton office, Gibbs is about to face the challenges and excitement that come with starting a career in law enforcement.

In “Incognito,” Gibbs finds himself navigating the complexities of working within a gritty and unconventional team...

The Boys became a huge success thanks to its very R-rated take on superheroes, but it isnt the only property out there that shows the ugly side of the capes-and-tights crowd. Incognito is the perfect series to read for fans who have finished The Boys and are eager for more superhero stories with an ultraviolent edge.

Coming from the acclaimed creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Incognito tells the story of henchman Zack Overkill, who is placed in witness protection after informing on his supervillain boss. Similar to the creative teams earlier work Sleeper, Incognito was a journey through the underworld, showing off a side of superhero comics rarely seen in mainstream comics.

Consisting of the first six-issue miniseries and the five-issue follow-up sequel Bad Intentions, the entire saga was eventually collected in the over-sized hardcover Incognito: The Classified Edition in 2012.

Meet Zack Overkill The Morally-Ambiguous Center of...

The NCIS franchise returns with NCIS season 22 and the debut of NCIS: Origins in the fall of 2024, but the two shows' release schedules change slightly following their premieres. As its title suggests, NCIS: Origins serves as a prequel to the original military police procedural series, taking place in 1991, a little over a decade before the events of NCIS season 1. NCIS: Origins is the sixth installment and fifth official spinoff in the NCIS franchise, following in the footsteps of NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai'i, and NCIS: Sydney. However, it's the first prequel.

While NCIS season 22's story revolves around the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in the present day, NCIS: Origins' plot follows Leroy Jethro Gibbs at the start of his career at the Naval Investigative Service (the precursor to NCIS). The two TV shows are quite different, but they both have qualities that should...

Welcome to our rundown of the most-watched branded YouTube videos of the week.

We’re publishing this snippet of a larger Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report in order to analyze sponsorship trends in the creator economy. Any video launched in tandem with an official brand partner is eligible for the ranking.

And – as the name up above would imply – all the data comes from Gospel Stats. If you’re interested in learning more about Gospel – and which brands are sponsoring what creators on YouTube – click here.

Veritasium gets a double-header in our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, proving yet again that people on the internet really like science content. Before his two slots, though, we have a bit of a sober start with an in-depth car crash report from Midwest Crime (sponsored, perhaps unsurprisingly, by a personal injury law firm). Then we wrap up with an appearance from YouTube‘s favorite lobsterman,...

Elden Ring is the latest in a long line of Soulsborne games by FromSoftware and the gaming community is here for it. The genre is not for the faint of heart and it is a cut-throat kind of game that will force the players to be more cooperative and contained.

The director certainly felt the side effect of his work and it is for the better. Director Hidetaka Miyazaki has contributed greatly to the game industry and has worked on successful games with positive side effects that made him more self-aware and conscious.

Elden Ring Director Is No Longer Hiding in Incognito Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki is always on his best behavior in public.

Soulsborne games encourage the community to explore massive worlds like in Elden Ring. Art imitates life and vice versa, the success of these games made it difficult for the director to blend in with the...

Rolling off their partnership on Studiocanal’s “‘Mayhem!” (“Farang”) and Netflix hit movie “Watch Under Paris,” popular genre filmmaker Xavier Gens (“Gangs of London”) is joining forces with Vincent Roget and Eric Lavaine’s banner Sameplayer to launch a new production company.

Named Good Players, the Paris-based company will aim at developing and producing action, thriller, aventure, fantasy and horror movies that have an international appeal. The inaugural slate of projects includes “Les Opposums,” directed by Eva Munoz (“Hannya”); “Drive” by Abel Danan; “C’est pas nous les diables” by Meryl Estragnat (“Promenons-nous”), and “Ferris Wheel” by Julien Hosmalin (“Magic World”). These projects will enter production between this year’s second half and end of 2025.

Gens, who is based in Paris, is also currently developing with Netflix “Malin Fors,” a gritty series based on Mons Kallentoft’s Scandinavian novels. Gens, who will produce via Good Players and direct, said the...

Justice are back today with the release of their fourth album, Hyperdrama.

Hyperdrama was initially announced back in January after the French duo appeared on the 2024 Coachella lineup, and serves as their first album since 2016’s Woman. Justice previously shared singles “Generator,” “One Night/All Night (with Tame Impala),” “Incognito,” and “Saturnine (with Miguel)” as a preview for the album, and also debuted Hyperdrama songs “Neverender,” “Mannequin Love,” “Muscle Memory,” “Afterimage,” and “The End” during their Coachella set.

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In addition to appearances from Tame Impala and Miguel, Hyperdrama features collaborations from Thundercat, Connan Mockasin, The Flints, and Rimon. Hyperdrama arrives via Ed Banger/Because Music, and is available as a physical release on CD, double black vinyl, limited edition double crystal clear vinyl, and limited edition double picture disc vinyl.

Justice are supporting Hyperdrama with several festival appearances and a slew of tour dates, including a...

After returning this past January with the announcement of their first new album in eight years, Justice are back again with a new single, “Incognito.”

The latest preview of the band’s upcoming fourth studio album, Hyperdrama, “Incognito” is a dancey, inventive track, primarily featuring grooving instrumentals colored by glistening synths and tight beats. Spanning four minutes, the track demonstrates the French duo’s new approach to their signature sound.

“Like many songs on this record, it switches from all electronic to all human music abruptly, multiple times within its four minute run,” the duo said in a statement. “The structure is dictated by what feels good at the moment it happens, without necessarily following any other rule. We had to unlearn everything we thought we knew about song structures, and music in general, when we started working on Hyperdrama, which was very refreshing.”

“Incognito” was preceded by previous Hyperdrama...

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips deliver an ambitious and wide-ranging murder mystery in Where The Body Was, which peels back the layers of suburban violence. The creators subvert expectations and explore the interconnectivity of characters, examining society in microcosm. Where The Body Was is a gripping and emotional graphic novel that solidifies Brubaker and Phillips' legacy as masters of crime/noir comics.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Where The Body Was

If noir has a name in comics, it would have to be Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. The pair have consistently put out the finest crime/noir tales in comics over the years at Image Comics, establishing themselves as one of the most celebrated writer/artist duos in the whole of the comics industry. Now, they return with their latest work, Where The Body Was, an epic hardcover graphic novel that sees the pair tackling a murder mystery, with a twist.

Indian filmmaker Ravi Muppa will adapt his Oscar-qualifying short “Incognito” into a feature-length film.

The executive producers of the short, Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap (“Kennedy”) and Ranjan Singh (“Udta Punjab”) under the Flip Films banner and Nicholas Weinstock and Divya D’Souza of Invention Studios, are reuniting to produce the feature.

In “Incognito,” a lonely motel receptionist makes an extra buck by selling the hidden-cam videos of his unsuspecting guests on the internet. But when one such guest turns out to be a young girl at risk of being trafficked, he faces a crisis of conscience and a mission.

“Incognito” has been selected at more than 20 international film festivals, including the Oscar-qualifying Palm Springs Shortfest, Tirana and LA Shorts, and is a 2024 Oscar contender in the live action short film category, where candidates from India include “Nocturnal Burger” and “The Broken Table.”

Mumbai-based Muppa was one of the writers on hit...

Five Nights At Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon thanks fans for supporting the new movie and shares his experiences of going incognito to watch multiple screenings. Despite mixed critic reviews, the movie had a successful opening weekend, becoming Blumhouse's biggest opening weekend and the biggest opening weekend for a horror movie directed by a woman. The financial success of the film and signed deals with the star and director suggest that a sequel to Five Nights At Freddy's is likely in the future.

Five Nights At Freddy's video game creator Scott Cawthon has released a lengthy statement to thank everyone for supporting the new movie. Cawthon started the franchise in 2021 with a small horror survival game that shares the same name as the movie. In total, there are 13 games and 28 books that make up the Five Nights At Freddy's lore, leading to a multi-generational fan base. The release of the movie...

The Dutch-produced thriller TV series "Incognito", filmed in Amsterdam, Netherlands stars Dragan Bakema, Melody Klaver, Juliette van Ardenn, Terence Schreurs and Eva Damen, now streaming on Videoland:

"...an undercover cop must 'go incognito' and infiltrate the life of an ordinary woman to discover whether she is actually a dangerous top criminal. 

"When it gradually unfolds he isn't driven by justice but by revenge, for a past trauma, everyone's lives are at stake..."

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Exclusive: Amazon Studios is finalizing deals for Criminal, a TV adaptation of Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips’ bestselling crime comic book series, sources tell Deadline.

Details are scarce but the project, written by Brubaker, who serves as executive producer and showrunner, is described as an interlocking universe of crime stories based on his award-winning comic book series. I hear a writers room for the potential series is up and running. A rep for Amazon Studios declined comment.

Nick Pepper, Amazon Studios’ Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Wholly Owned, and his lieutenant Matt King, Head of Tentpole, Genre and Universe Development of wholly owned content, are believed to have championed bringing in Criminal for development. As President of Legendary Television, Pepper signed Brubaker into a development deal there in 2019 and, along with EVP Development King, put Criminal in development at the indie studio, which is expected to...

Google Chrome offers a Lock Incognito Tabs feature that lets users password-protect their private browser tabs. The feature was rolled out to iOS users back in 2021, and has now been made available for Android. It was previously released as an experimental feature for Android, but users needed to enable Chrome Flags to use it. Now that the Lock Incognito Tabs feature is officially available for Android devices, it's easy to enable on both smartphones and tablets.

Incognito tabs on Google Chrome hide a person's browsing history, and users might hesitate to lend their device to someone else if they have these tabs open. The Lock Incognito Tabs feature aims to solve this problem. As the name suggests, the feature locks users' Incognito tabs when they exit the Chrome app or switch to another app on their Android or iOS device. When users return to the Chrome window with Incognito tabs,...

A lonely motel receptionist, Gulab (Vikram Singh), makes an extra buck by selling the hidden-cam videos of his unsuspecting guests on the internet. But when one such guest turns out to be a young girl named Saloni (Ayushi Nema) who is being trafficked by Bhupesh (Dev Chauhan), he faces a crisis of conscience.

Overall, there’s quite a lot to like with “Incognito.” The central setup employed here, with the sleazy motel owner who secretly records the goings-on in the rooms of the facility and uploads the content online, is a rather cliche one. However, that allows for an effective quick-shot character-build that gets the point of who he is across easily and moves this along. That also allows for an enjoyable unraveling of the trafficking storyline to get drawn out with the discovery of the operation taking place. As the videos slowly begin to point him toward the...

The Walt Disney Company continues developing an adaptation of the six-issue Icon Comics graphic novel series, "Incognito" (2008), written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, as a live-action series:

"...What if you were an ex-super-villain hiding out in 'Witness Protection', but all you could think about were the days when the 'firewalls' were in place, and the rules didn't apply to you? 

"Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn't stand it? What would you do then?..."

"'Incognito' is the story of a bad guy forced to be good," said Brubaker," and what happens when he starts to go stir-crazy from the monotony of normal life. It's a dark look at good and evil and pulp and noir all in one hard-hitting package."

"Set in a world where pulp magazine heroes and villains...

Pan Nalin’s “The Last Film Show,” (aka “Chhello Show”) which opens Tribeca’s Spotlight section on June 10, has attracted buyers around the world, ahead of its world premiere.

Neue Visionen has acquired the film for Germany, Karma Films for Spain, Shochiku for Japan, Red Cape and Nachson for Israel and Nos Lusomundo for Portugal.

Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”

The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.

The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He...

After releasing their first new music since 2014 with this spring’s Butter Miracle, Suite One, Counting Crows are starting their Butter Miracle Tour on August 7th in Atlantic City, N.J., and wrapping up back on the East Coast on October 5th, at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Butter Miracle is a glam-influenced, interconnected four-song release that will eventually be the first half of a full Counting Crows album, with another, still-in-progress suite filling the second half.

“I can’t wait to figure out how to work the Butter Miracle Suite into the set,...

Finding and connecting with others who understand and accept their vision and beliefs is an emotional journey that many people strive to embark on throughout their lives. That’s certainly the case for both the up-and-coming filmmaker and protagonist of the new short drama, ‘Incognito.’ Jacky Song, who directed and served as one of the co-writers […]

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The world premiere of Pan Nalin’s “The Last Film Show” (Chhello Show), which opens the Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight section, promises to be a welcome return to a big-screen cinema experience after a year blighted by Covid-19.

The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.

The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He passionately falls in love with films against his father’s wish. Samay strikes a deal with Fazal, the projectionist, who will let him watch movies for free in exchange for eating the contents of his lunchbox. Their...

Park City, Ut — 22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a digital ceremony taking place February 2nd. This year’s Festival is fully available online at Festival.Sundance.org; Awards Night will be live-streamed. Award-winning films will be available for special extended-run viewing the day after the ceremony.

The awards, which recognize standout artistic and cinematic achievement, are decided on by 6 section juries. As in years past, Festival audiences have a role in deciding the 2021 Audience Awards, open to films in the U.S. Competition, World Competition and Next categories.

“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields, and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” said Kim Yutani, the Festival’s Director of Programming. “We’re pleased to bring this accomplished,...

With less than two months to go before Genius: Aretha finally hits the small screen, the Oscar nominee who is portraying the Queen of Soul is hitting this year’s Sundance Film Festival as one of the shindigs’ jurors.

Cynthia Ervio will be joining the likes of Sff alum Raúl Castillo as one of the 22 jurors at this year’s semi-virtual cinema gathering (see the full list of jurors below)

Watching films and conferring from home via the likes of Zoom, the jurors’ decisions in the six selection categories will be unveiled on February 2 at a now digital ceremony. Well, except for

the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize which has already been awarded to Son of Monarchs.

“Our jurors have reached a high level of achievement in their individual fields, and can bring their unique perspective to the process of analyzing and evaluating films,” Festival’s Director of Programming Kim Yutani said Friday.

The 22 jury members for this year’s virtually unfolding Sundance Film Festival have been revealed. Jurors include actors Cynthia Erivo and Daniela Vega, filmmakers Julie Dash and Joshua Oppenheimer, author Hanya Yanagahira (“A Little Life”), and many more. They will bestow awards on features and short films at the festival’s digital closing ceremony on February 2. The event will be live-streamed, and winning films will be available for special extended-run viewing the next day.

The awards, which recognize standout artistic and cinematic achievement, are decided upon by six section juries. As in years past, festival audiences have a role in deciding the 2021 Audience Awards, open to films in the U.S. Competition, World Competition, and Next categories.

As previously announced, the juried Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize was awarded to “Son of Monarchs.” Below are all this year’s jury members, with bios courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival.

Exclusive: ABC’s Women of the Movement has assembled a team of four accomplished Black female directors for the first installment of the potential anthology that celebrates the women of the civil rights movement. Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned), Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust) and Kasi Lemmons (Harriet) will join Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), as directors on the limited series, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.

The six-episode series, set to premiere in 2021, centers on Mamie Till-Mobley, played by Adrienne Warren, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till (Cedric Joe) following his brutal killing in the Jim Crow South.

As previously announced, Prince-Bythewood, who executive produces, will direct the first episode., Mabry will direct the second and third episodes, Dash will helm the fourth and fifth episodes and Lemmons will direct the sixth and final episode.

Nearly 30 years ago, Daughters of the Dust ruptured the fixed line of film history. It was the first film directed by a Black woman to see theatrical distribution in the United States. It fit neither the Black history Hollywood co-opted, nor the modern Black story they allowed (urban peril). Daughters of the Dust portrayed a day in the life of the Gullah-Geechee community off the coast of South Carolina through their circular perception of time, a past, present and future that runs concurrently. Nana Peazant, the old matriarch, urges her successors to cling to their roots, to hang on to her, as each body holds both “the last of the old and the first of the new.” The younger generations plan to run up the river north, leaving behind Ibo Landing, home to centuries of their ancestors. An unborn child narrates from the future and dawdles through the present day,...

In a two-act annual meeting Wednesday, Google parent Alphabet ticked off good deeds from a $12 million pledge to further racial equality and 200 new initiatives around Covid-19 — from $800 million in ad grants and loans for small businesses to an expansion of Google Classroom to PSAs on YouTube. Then shareholders took the mic to knock the company’s record on executive pay, diversity and human rights.

Kicking off the marathon 90-minute virtual event, streamed live on YouTube, CEO Sundar Pichai said the pandemic has “torn at the very fabric our community” and that “I want to acknowledge the additional pain caused by the rash of violence against the black community in the U.S.” — most recently the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that has sparked a week and counting of protests across the nation.

“We stand together with the Black community … and with our Black Googlers,” he said.

The social justice...

We see you! On Monday, Teresa Giudice's former love Anthony Delorenzo shared his first post following his recent rendezvous with the Real Housewives of New Jersey star. Donning a pair of black sunglasses, Anthony, aka "Tony the Pool Guy," captioned his selfie, "Incognito." This comes one day after the duo, who previously dated when Teresa was a teenager, were photographed hugging outside of a restaurant in New Jersey. While the rumored couple have yet to confirm whether or not they are an item, a source close to the longtime pals hinted that it could be turning into something serious for the newly-single reality star, who just announced she was separating from her husband of 20 years Joe...

The Walt Disney Company continues developing the six-issue Icon Comics graphic novel series, "Incognito" (2008) , written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, as a live-action series:

"...What if you were an ex-super-villain hiding out in 'Witness Protection', but all you could think about were the days when the 'firewalls' were in place, and the rules didn't apply to you? 

"Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn't stand it? What would you do then?..."

"'Incognito' is the story of a bad guy forced to be good," said Brubaker," and what happens when he starts to go stir-crazy from the monotony of normal life. It's a dark look at good and evil and pulp and noir all in one hard-hitting package."

"Set in a world where pulp magazine heroes and villains have existed since the early 1800's,...

Exclusive: Ben Silverman and Howard Owens’ Propagate has acquired international rights to select series produced by youth-culture media collective Complex Networks, already licensing 95 hours of content to Africa’s M-Net for its music network Channel O. The three series are Blueprint, Complex Cover and Everyday Struggle.

Blueprint is hosted by Complex’s former Editor-In-Chief Noah Callahan-Bever, and provides a first-hand look into the lives of the influential leaders behind significant brands, artists and movements. Complex Cover is the digital version of Complex’s own cover stories while Everyday Struggle is a daily hip-hop debate show featuring DJ Akademiks, Nadeska and guests breaking down the biggest topics in music and culture. Filmed at Complex’s New York City headquarters, the series has featured such guests as Wale, Vic Mensa and Amber Rose.

“We are thrilled to be handling international sales for this fresh and vibrant programming,” says Nick Wang, Vice President of Propagate International.

Tom Hiddleston will make his Broadway debut this summer in a revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal. Co-starring, also in their Broadway debuts, will be Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Zawe Ashton (Velvet Buzzsaw).

Directed and produced by Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal will begin performances Aug. 14 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, with an official opening set for Sept. 5. The engagement is limited to 17 weeks.

The production is a partnership between The Jamie Lloyd Company and the Ambassador Theatre Group. The Broadway staging follows an earlier extended run in London’s West End.

Joining the three stars in the Broadway production will be Eddie Arnold as the Waiter.

“Watching this remarkable cast bring new life to Harold Pinter’s greatest work has been one of the most gratifying and exciting experiences of my life in the theater,” said Jamie Lloyd in a statement. “I am thrilled that American audiences will have the...

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Jon Snow's fate on Game of Thrones may have been foreshadowed by a dead character.

"At this point, we really have no idea who will win the titular game of thrones on HBO’s beloved fantasy series, but a clever callback to a long-dead Game of Thrones character in Season 8, Episode 4 could be a huge hint about how the series ends for Jon Snow."

Read more at Inverse.

Employees of Riot Games have walked out in protest of the company's new policies.

"Yesterday, the employees of Los Angeles-based Riot Games organized a walkout to protest the company’s stance on forced arbitration, as Kotaku reported with live updates. All of this is the fallout of allegations of a sexist and often hostile work environment from dozens of employees revealed in an investigation last year,...

In an effort to raise public awareness of the 1999 premature birth of her son, Jazz, and the support she received from March Of Dimes, Grammy-nominated recording artist Maysa is releasing a powerfully honest and intimate single, You Are Not Alone, in conjunction with Prematurity Awareness Month (November).

Maysa's song — and Prematurity Awareness Month — serve as a rally cry and tribute to the 15 million babies worldwide who are born prematurely each year and the people who care for them. Premature birth and its complications are the largest contributor to infant death in the U.S. and around the globe. Babies who survive early birth often face serious and lifelong health problems.

“I remember how difficult it was to give birth to a preemie, especially in a foreign country, and how alone one feels in that situation,” says Maysa. “The lyrics and melody came to me in minutes once the emotions from...

The Walt Disney Company has acquired, through their upcoming deal with Fox, the film rights to "Incognito" (2008) , a six-issue Icon Comics graphic novel series written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips:

"...What if you were an ex-super-villain hiding out in 'Witness Protection', but all you could think about were the days when the 'firewalls' were in place, and the rules didn't apply to you? Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn't stand it? What would you do then?..."

"'Incognito' is the story of a bad guy forced to be good," said Brubaker," and what happens when he starts to go stir-crazy from the monotony of normal life. It's a dark look at good and evil and pulp and noir all in one hard-hitting package."

"Set in a world where pulp...

Google is bringing ‘Incognito Mode’ -- which enables users to browse the web via Chrome in private without their search histories being logged -- to the YouTube app on Android devices.

According to 9 To 5 Google, the company began A/B tests with the feature in May on both the YouTube and YouTube Music apps, so that users could browse without their watch history being tracked. Incognito officially rolled out wide yesterday evening.

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