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Chinese-American star Bai Ling is at the AFM with her directorial debut.

Chinese-American cult film star Bai Ling is at AFM this week talking about her directing debut My Quarantine Romance With Toilet Paper to the industry, poolside at market hub, Le Méridien Delfina.

Bai, whose acting credits include Red Corner starring Richard Gere and The Crow with Brandon Lee, self-funded the completed film that began shooting in Beverly Hills in August 2020. Inspiration, she says, came from her experiences of the pandemic, having arrived back in Los Angeles after a trip to Kazakhstan, only to be met with lockdown and the ensuing toilet paper shortage.

There’s a lot to watch on Prime Video in October and, as you may have guessed, there’s spooky stuff galore in amongst Prime’s usual rotation of extensive library content.

In the movie Totally Killer, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka travels back in time to the 1980s to stop a serial killer. Then there’s Make Me Scream, a Halloween special that challenges celebrities to “a gruesome game of terror.” Renfield will also be streaming on the service for anyone who’s been dying (muahahaha!) to catch the Nic Cage Dracula film.

Outside of Prime Video’s more creepy fare, Shazam! Fury Of The Gods will debut, Upload will be back for a third season, and new film Awareness should scratch your sci-fi itch. Meanwhile, for Frasier heads – those who consider themselves utterly Frasier-pilled – all eleven seasons of the Cheers spinoff show will be streaming at the touch of a button.

If you’re looking for a complete list of every new movie and TV show coming to Amazon Prime Video in October, you’ve come to the right place. This month kicks off with a slew of great library additions, from James Bond films to relatively new releases (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and the Nicolas Cage Dracula movie “Renfield”) and beyond.

There are also some high-profile originals landing in October. The third season of the sci-fi comedy series “Upload” arrives on Oct. 20, while Oct. 6 marks the release of the Prime Video original film “Totally Killer,” a fun slasher set in the 1980s that stars Kiernan Shipka.

Check out the full list of what’s new on Amazon Prime Video in October 2023 below, followed by a complete list of new arrivals for Freevee in October as well.

Arriving October 1

Frasier, Seasons 1-11 (1994)

Hit, Season 3 (2020)

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

A Guy Thing...

“The Help” is coming to Freevee on June 1. The top-notch cast includes Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain. The plot focuses on two black maids who work in white homes in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s. Stone plays a writer who wants to help the women chronicle the hardships they face, so their injustices are exposed nationwide. “The Help” chronicles real-life conditions in the Deep South, while celebrating female friendship and empowerment.

Watch the trailer for “The Help”:

Also streaming on June 1 is the hit dystopian thriller “The Hunger Games,” turned into a four-film franchise, starring Jennifer Lawrence. In the first, the nation of Panem pits one girl and one boy from 12 tribes to fight to the death each year in the games. There can be only one survivor. The story is written from the perspective of a 16-year-old girl, who takes her sister’s place...

Wolfgang Petersen, the German director whose films include The Perfect Storm, Air Force One and Das Boot, has died. He was 81. Petersen died peacefully Friday at his Brentwood residence from pancreatic cancer, in the arms of his wife of 50 years, Maria Antoinette.

Wolfgang Petersen: A Career In Photos

Petersen began his career in Germany but answered the call of Hollywood after his 1981 breakout film, the claustrophobic submarine WWII epic Das Boot (The Boat), was nominated for six Academy Awards. Two of those went to Petersen for adapted screenplay and directing, and he also was nominated for a BAFTA Award and DGA Award. The film starred Jürgen Prochnow as the U-boat captain, who became a good example of Petersen’s action characters.

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He quickly became one of the most in-demand directors of technically complex star-driven studio action films — a run that included The Perfect Storm...

The DGA’s current film and TV pact doesn’t expire until June 30, 2023, but the guild is already gearing up for those contract negotiations. Director Jon Avnet has been named chair of the negotiating committee, and directors Karen Gaviola and Todd Holland have been named co-chairs. The DGA National Board unanimously approved their appointments. DGA national executive director Russell Hollander will be the guild’s chief negotiator.

“We don’t yet know when our next negotiations will take place, but we are looking ahead as we carefully examine the creative and economic issues faced by our members working in film and television,” said Lesli Linka Glatter, the DGA’s newly elected president. “As part of that process, we have asked three of our prominent feature and television directors – Jon Avnet, Karen Gaviola and Todd Holland – to head our negotiations, and they have graciously agreed. Jon and Todd did such a...

The Good Fight and Evil creators Robert and Michelle King are staying at their longtime studio home, CBS Studios. But this was not a straight-forward overall deal renewal. The big new five-year pact, said to be in the high eight figures with a potential to cross the nine-figure mark in success, came after months of negotiations.

It was touch and go for awhile with multiple suitors pursuing the prolific duo, including Universal Television, I hear. In the end, CBS Studios stepped up to keep two of their top creators in the fold, extending their tenure to 17 years.

Under the new agreement, CBS Studios will continue to have exclusive rights to produce content created by the Kings through their King Size Productions banner across all platforms. Liz Glotzer remains president of King Size Productions.

The Kings have successfully juggled multiple series for most of their 12 years to date at CBS Studios.

Prolific TV creators/showrunners Michelle and Robert King have signed with UTA. The duo and their production banner, King Size Productions, helmed by Liz Glotzer, will be represented by the agency in all areas.

The Kings are changing agencies after many years at Paradigm. The duo came into play when their longtime lead agent, Andy Patman, last month left Paradigm to co-head the lit department of A3 Agency, where he was joined by three other former Paradigm lit agents. UTA is currently the only Big 4 agency to represent writers after recently signing an agreement with the WGA.

Michelle and Robert King have been creative collaborators for over 20 years and married for over 30 years. Currently under an overall deal at their longtime studio home CBS TV Studios, they are the creators, executive producers and showrunners of The Good Fight, which launched CBS All Access’ original scripted slate and is one of...

Richard Gere reteams with director Jon Avnet (Red Corner) in Three Christs, the true story of a psychiatrist who wanted to make a difference by having empathy serve as a foundation.

Set in 1959, the narrative centers on Dr. Alan Stone’s visit to a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Stone believes schizophrenic patients should not be [...]

The post Richard Gere Treats ‘Three Christs’ In Fact Based Psychological Drama appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

The Directors Guild of America has taken the first step toward bargaining for a successor deal to its current master contract covering feature films and television.

DGA president Thomas Schlamme announced Wednesday that Jon Avnet and Todd Holland have been appointed co-chairs of the next DGA Feature Film and Television Negotiations Committee. The DGA National Board approved the appointments at its board meeting on Feb. 3.

“As an important part of our preparation for the next round of negotiations, we have asked two of our experienced feature and television standard-bearers to lead our negotiations and serve as co-chairs,” said Schlamme. “Jon and Todd have accepted, and are eager to take on the next chapter of their considerable guild service. We are fortunate to have the benefit of their experience, industry know-how and negotiating acumen.”

The current deal expires on June 30, 2020, and covers more than 17,000 DGA members. A date has not yet...

Feature, documentary, Vr, TV projects set for Venice industry strand.

Venice Film Festival industry strand Venice Production Bridge has confirmed the 47 projects that will take part in this year’s edition of the Gap-Financing Market (September 1-3).

Now in its fourth year, the market will welcome 25 feature film and documentary projects, 15 virtual reality, interactive, web and TV projects, as well as seven Vr projects from previous editions of the talent development lab Biennale College, which are in various stages of development and production.

The teams behind each project will take part in one-ot-one meetings with producers, financiers, distributors, sales agents and further industry attending the Production Bridge.

Full list of projects:

Fiction features (Europe)

All The Pretty Little Horses dir. Michalis Konstantatos (Greece, Germany, Netherlands), Horsefly Productions

Bodyguard Of Lies dir. Charles Matthau (Spain, United States), Babieka Films

Brighton 4 dir. Levan Koguashvili (Georgia, Bulgaria, Greece), Kino Iberica

Cook, Fuck, Kill dir. Mira Fornay (Czech...

Mamta Kulkarni, who is best known for her roles in films like Karan Arjun, Tirangaa, Aashiq Awara, Waqt Hamara Hai, Krantiveer etc, had quit Bollywood after she got married to Vicky Goswami. The latter was in the news recently for the drug haul, in which the police had confiscated 20 tonnes of ephedrine worth around Rs. 2,000 crores. The latest update on Mamta Kulkarni is that, she has now been named as one of the accused in Rs 2,000 crore drugs racket alongwith her husband Vicky Goswami. As per the news reports, both, Mamta Kulkarni and Vicky Goswami have been arrested by the Kenyan police and have been detained by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Mombasa. Besides Mamta Kulkarni and Vicky Goswami, two more people have been taken into custody. Speaking about the case to the media, Thane's Police Commissioner Parambir Singh said that, they had found fresh evidence that...

Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier will kick off sales on the Croisette this week on the drama starring Richard Gere.

Jon Avnet reunites with his Red Corner star on Three Christs, which centres on a psychologist who senses he may be on to the case of his life when he treats a trio of paranoid schizophrenics who each believe they are Jesus Christ.

The project is based on Milton Rokeach’s book Christs Of Ypsilanti: A Narrative Study Of Three Lost Men. Eric Nazarian and Avnet adapted the screenplay.

Avnet and Aaron Stern will produce through Brooklyn Films alongside Frasier and Perrier, and Molly Hassell.

CAA represents Us rights.

Exclusive: Organisers behind the Cannes Marché’s third Next event set to run from May 12-18 have lined up an expanded future of cinema showcase that places heavy emphasis on the fast-rising world of virtual reality.

For the first time Next events will take place at the entrance of the Village International on the Pantiero side – the site previously occupied by Canal+ – and will feature installations, interactive films, screenings, conferences and workshops on subjects such as big data, theatres of the future, and VOD opportunities.

The Next schedule will include 15 innovative companies that will conduct business at the Next Pavilion. Creative Wallonia and the Canadian Film Center will have their own corner. The full Next programme will be announced shortly.

Vr Days programme

The centerpiece is the Vr Days programme, a rich roster featuring work from the world’s leading exponents that takes place over May 15 and 16 and stems from a clamour by content creators to focus...

Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic Bale at the Oscars Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic on the Academy Awards' Red Carpet Eventual Best Supporting Actor winner Christian Bale and wife Sibi Blazic Bale are seen above on the Red Carpet of the 83rd Academy Awards, held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The Welsh-born Bale took home the Oscar statuette for his performance as a boxer turned coach and junkie in David O. Russell's boxing drama and sleeper hit The Fighter. His co-stars were Mark Wahlberg (who also co-produced the film), Best Supporting Actress winner Melissa Leo, and Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams. Christian Bale movies The Fighter was Christian Bale's first Academy Award nomination. Among his other movie credits are: The Dark Knight (2008). Director: Christopher Nolan. Cast: Christian Bale. Heath Ledger. Maggie Gyllenhaal. Aaron Eckhart. The Prestige (2006). Director: Christopher Nolan. Cast: Hugh Jackman.

The 16th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival announced the Jury for International competition, India Gold and Dimensions Mumbai sections.

British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring, Hannibal Rising) will head the International Jury which comprises Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Chad-born and Paris-based filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun (A Screaming Man, Grigis) and Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Imagine the Sound, Comic Book Confidential).

India Gold Jury will be headed by Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic (Midwinter Night’s Dream, How Harry Became a Tree) and will comprise Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage (With You Without You), Chinese actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) and French producer Serge Bromberg (Inferno, The Extraordinary Voyage).

Dimensions Mumbai section will be judged by actor Huma Qureshi, film critic Rajeev Masand, actor-director Satish Kaushik, and directors Gauri Shinde and Homi Adajania.

The 16th Mumbai Film Festival will be held from 14th...

It's 1994, and aspiring filmmaker Kerry Conran sits down with his Macintosh IIci to begin work on a short film that's a throwback to the buccaneering adventure serials of the '30s and '40s. In those post-Jurassic Park days, computer-generated visual effects technology was still in its infancy, but Conran, a former CalArts student, saw the potential to tell a story he'd dreamed about. After four years of painstaking work with blue screen and his already-obsolete Mac, he fashioned a black and white teaser trailer for The World of Tomorrow.

Alongside Conran for the entirety of the journey was his brother Kevin Conran, who served as production and costume designer on both the short and eventual feature film. Speaking to Digital Spy from his home in California, Kevin recalled the lightbulb moment when his brother first pitched him the idea.

"At the time I was working as a freelance...

Selection of cross-media projects to compete for awards.

Power to the Pixel (PttP) has named the 30 cross-media projects from around the world selected to take part in The Pixel Market 2013 (Oct 16-17), the finance and co-production market held during the Cross-Media Forum (Oct 15-18) in association with the BFI London Film Festival.

Eight titles have been selected to compete for the Arte International Prize for The Pixel Pitch, an award of €6,000 ($8,100), announced at a ceremony on Oct 17. The titles include:

Art with Mati & Dada

Giovanna Bo and Roberto Braga, Achtoons s.r.l. (Italy)

The Baghdad Station

Mahyad Tousi, BoomGen Studios, (Us)

Get Over It

Paula Schardorodsky, Rabia Williams - TalaTala (Argentina-Spain)

Netwars - Out of Ctrl

Saskia Kress, Filmtank GmbH (Germany)

Life and Mind of Mark LeFriest/ Breaking the Box

Gabriel London and Jonathon Corbiere - Found Object Films, The Secret Location, Thought Café (Us-Can)

Soundtrack of the World

Lisa Gray, Martyn Ware, The Feds...

Films set in Shanghai, Chinese scientists saving the day, Beijing portrayed as the promised land … Us film-makers are flattering their way into the world's fastest-growing movie market

Last week North Korea threatened America with a nuclear strike. This week sees the UK release of Red Dawn, which features a North Korean invasion of the Us. An impressive instance of Hollywood's far-sightedness? Not quite.

Red Dawn is the reboot of a cold war thriller that's much cherished in some quarters. Back in 1984, when the original appeared, the aggressor could only have been the Soviet Union. With the new film comes a new commie bogeyman – but it was not supposed to be North Korea. These days, it's not so much Kim Jong-un's eccentric dictatorship that makes Americans tremble, it's their newfound rival for superpower status, China.

So, MGM's re-imaginers decided to reallocate Russia's role to the Chinese People's Republic. Fancifully enough, they...

The Daily Beast reports that Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter (which is blocked there) with upwards of 400 million users, was sent spinning last week when Brad Pitt started an account, inaugurating it with this message: "It is the truth. Yup, I'm coming..." The Weibo message generated tens of thousands of responses, primarily positive, with more than 160K new followers added to the account. Then, on December 8, Pitt's message disappeared. What happened? Part of the initial excitement surrounding Pitt's supposed visit to China stemmed from the actor's presumed ban from the country. In 1997, Pitt played the young Dalai Lama's Austrian tutor in "Seven Years in Tibet," a film that didn't sit well with the Chinese government for its violent and "biased" portrayal of local officials. Martin Scorsese's "Kundun" and Richard Gere's "Red Corner" invoked the same...

This past weekend, two pricey fantasy epics hit movie screens in the form of Warner Bros.' swords-and-sandal sequel "Wrath Of The Titans" and Relativity's comic fairy tale "Mirror Mirror." And while their audiences were, in theory, different (with Tarsem's Snow White picture skewing much younger), neither fared as well as hoped, "Wrath of the Titans" ending up with barely half of the original film's opening weekend, around $35 million, while "Mirror Mirror" failed to clear the $20 million mark, despite the presence of Julia Roberts.

In part, it's because they were following on the second weekend of colossal smash "The Hunger Games," which topped the box office with another $65 million or so. But it's all indicative of something that's becoming increasingly common: big movies opening on the same date, leading to at least one, and sometimes both, of the films disappointing financially. Counter-programming, of course, can work wonders sometimes (we...

Sunday was a painfully beautiful day for a hung-over walk in Park City. Set in a bed of flawless blue, the sun refracted joyfully off slopes washed white by fresh snowfall and volunteers in neon safety vests, shoveling out paths for fest goers. Thankfully, the quality of the scotch I'd downed at last night's Save The Date party made the hangover more sufferable than your garden variety lager-derived nausea. It was a good thing because I was determined not to miss this morning's screening of Arbitrage at the Eccles, one of the festival's gold-plated marquee titles. Although Sundance projects an ethos of half-bearded hipsters and diffident indie chicks, behind the friendly volunteers and plebian shuttle system lies a firm foundation of money and privilege. Occasionally, that aura of aristocracy wafts down from the ski slopes, and it certainly suffused the Eccles auditorium when Arbitrage screened. As filmmakers struggle to craft...

Richard Gere has starred in all sorts of Hollywood movies, from "Pretty Woman" to "Red Corner," and his face is well-known in Asia -- and especially in Taiwan. While he hasn't visited this island nation very often, he's a very '''hot recognizable face'' among Taiwanwese movie fans. So when a visiting Iranian businessman named Vazir Nia Mahzen made the news in Taipei the other day after losing his wallet in a local taxi, he was said by local people to look a lot like Gere. The media had a field day with the story -- even going...

Breaking: Rosalie Swedlin has left  an 11-year run at Industry Entertainment to join Anonymous Content as manager and producer.  Current clients making the move with Swedlin include David Frankel, Richard Shepard, Lynn Shelton, Nigel Cole, Kirsten Sheridan, Gary Winick, Michael Engler, Tommy Schlamme, Jane Anderson and John Riggi. Swedlin will also bring several of her film and TV projects with her. Swedlin left Icm to join Industry in 1999, and produced Clockers, Red Corner and the HBO film Live from Baghdad. Swedlin started at CAA.

Memorable roles in American Gigolo and An Officer And A Gentleman seem a long time ago

Allow me to favour you with a little movie list. Try to guess what they have in common and I'll meet you in paragraph two: No Mercy, Power, Miles From Home, Mr Jones, Final Analysis, Sommersby, Intersection, King David, Red Corner, The Jackal, Red Corner, The Mothman Prophecies, Unfaithful, Shall We Dance, Amelia.

I know, I know: it looks like the Razzie Winners' display at some bleak video store in the sixth circle of Hell, or perhaps the entire directorial oeuvre of Alan Smithee handily quarantined to prevent them from infecting the poor innocent DVDs on neighbouring shelves. But let me straighten you out: they all star one Richard Tiffany Gere, who can be seen this week in another of his patented misfires, Brooklyn's Finest.

Many times have I – while in my torrid cups or during the violent,...

Chinese-American actress Bai Ling had her breakout role in 1997's Red Corner, a courtroom drama in which she defended Richard Gere from a corrupt government trial - romancing him, naturally, along the way. But since then, Ling has played a streak of bad girls and scantily-clad seductresses that put her equally-sensual public persona front and center, in films ranging from Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow to this year's Crank: High Voltage. Even in her latest film, the independent drama A Beautiful Life, Ling plays a stripper - albeit one with a heart of gold.

Some might argue that her career choices lean toward female objectification, and they wouldn't be wrong. But there's something wholly empowered about the way Bai Ling tackles her film roles. Sure, she's played her fair share of strippers, prostitutes, and femme fatales, but does it matter if she totally owns and embraces those characters...

Transformers... more than meets the eye. This, we know. But what happens when the mighty all-spark malfunctions and sends the Michael Bay Monstrosities to wage war against the Autobots and Decepticons of our shared youth? Only you, the cosmically-conscious Comic Mix commenters can conclude! Now cast your votes!

The Main Event: Team Optimus versus Team Megatron!

So, for the past week or so, you fine folks out there have debated and argued in admiration for your favorite G1 Transformers or for the Michael Bay Monsters. But when it came down to this author simply could not make the leader of the Autobots fight himself. And Megatron? Puh-leaze... if given the chance, he'd team up with himself for the opportunity to decimate his red rival. So, without further adieu... let's let the energon fly!

In the Blue and Red Corner, we have our fearless leaders! They are the semi's of superiority!

Rotten Tomatoes caught up with actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) on the verge of her latest film, Crank: High Voltage, to talk movies and learn more about the bold and sensual artist, who at times is better known for her off-screen persona than her expansive body of work. Below, find out which romantic classics and modern films Bai Ling names among her Five Favorite Films and, and read on for our in-depth conversation about her work, her life, and her pursuit of happiness as we peel back the layers of the force of nature known as Bai Ling.

We have new goodies in from Lionsgate's "Crank: High Volage" (a.k.a. "Crank 2") including interview clips Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins, Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine, co-director Mark Neveldine and producer Skip Williamson. There are four b-roll clips as well as eight clips from the movie. The film sees release on April 17th (or Greek Easter weekend). What's "Crank: High Voltage" about? In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios’ (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. Crank: High Voltage is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film Crank, and the upcoming Game starring Gerard Butler. Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Bank Job) returns to star as hitman Chev Chelios. Reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Road Trip, the upcoming Mirrors) as Eve,...

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The poster for “Crank High Voltage” with Jason Statham and Amy Smart.

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Here is the synopsis for “Crank High Voltage”:

In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) launches himself...

Check out the final "Crank: High Voltage" poster. Here, Statham jump starts himself, a scene shown in the trailer. Lionsgate sends this one out on April 17th. In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios’ (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. Crank: High Voltage is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film Crank, and the upcoming Game starring Gerard Butler. Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Bank Job) returns to star as hitman Chev Chelios. Reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Road Trip, the upcoming Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus. Rounding out the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote, the upcoming Star Trek prequel) and Bai Ling (Red Corner, the upcoming Love Ranch).

Check out the final "Crank: High Voltage" poster. Here, Statham jump starts himself, a scene shown in the trailer. Lionsgate sends this one out on April 17th. In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios’ (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. Crank: High Voltage is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film Crank, and the upcoming Game starring Gerard Butler. Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Bank Job) returns to star as hitman Chev Chelios. Reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Road Trip, the upcoming Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus. Rounding out the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote, the upcoming Star Trek prequel) and Bai Ling (Red Corner, the upcoming Love Ranch).

We have the teaser trailer now embedded for Lionsgate's Jason Statham and Amy Smart starrer "Crank: High Voltage." As new video content is added, the player will update, allowing you to show every clip and trailer we have available. The film directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine, sees theatres on April 17th this year. The duo recently put out the flop "Pathology" starring Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano and Lauren Lee Smith. In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios’ (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. Crank: High Voltage is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit film Crank, and the upcoming Game starring Gerard Butler. Jason Statham (The Transporter, The Bank Job) returns to star as hitman Chev Chelios. Reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Road Trip,...

Check out the first poster for the Lionsgate distributed "Crank 2: High Voltage." Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios. Also reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus. Rounding off the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote) and Bai Ling (Red Corner). The high-octane sequel to the 2006 hit film Crank is written as well as helmed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

Check out the first poster for the Lionsgate distributed "Crank 2: High Voltage." Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios. Also reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus. Rounding off the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote) and Bai Ling (Red Corner). The high-octane sequel to the 2006 hit film Crank is written as well as helmed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

Check out the first poster for the Lionsgate distributed "Crank 2: High Voltage." Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios. Also reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus.  Rounding off the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote) and Bai Ling (Red Corner).   The high-octane sequel to the 2006 hit film Crank is written as well as helmed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.    The story follows Chelios, a hitman who launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart.       Crank 2: High Voltage(2009)  -   Rate & Review this! (Not released? Then add a rating on your anticipation!)    -   Add to your List!  - Find similar releases!

Check out the first poster for the Lionsgate distributed "Crank 2: High Voltage." Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios. Also reprising their roles from the 2006 original are Amy Smart (Mirrors) as Eve, Dwight Yoakam (Sling Blade) as Doc Miles, and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite) as Venus. Rounding off the cast are Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote) and Bai Ling (Red Corner). The high-octane sequel to the 2006 hit film Crank is written as well as helmed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

We have 3 “Righteous Kill” clips for you Al Pacino and Robert De Niro fans out there. I have heard nothing but good from sources about this film and look forward to seeing it myself.

Academy Award® winners Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) and Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman) star as a pair of veteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man). The cast also features hip-hop superstar Curtis Jackson…...

PARIS -- France's Groupe AB on Monday unveiled programming details for its new NT1 channel that will bow March 31 as part of France's new digital terrestrial television offering of 14 free-to-air channels. The general interest channel will broadcast a mix of French and international cinema, sports, French fiction, reality TV, and programming for youth to provide "intelligent entertainment" for the entire family, the company announced at a press conference. The new channel will kick off its primetime movie slot with such Hollywood fare as Ron Howard's Apollo 13, Stephen Hopkins' Blown Away and Jon Avnet's Red Corner.

Jon Avnet, who has been focused on the small screen, where he is executive producing and directing the critically acclaimed NBC series Boomtown, will mark his return to features as director and producer of Phoenix Pictures' psychological thriller The Understudy. The project aims to go into production next year. Avnet's most recent big-screen directorial project was 1997's Red Corner. Since then, he has been busy working in television, where, in addition to Boomtown, he wrote, directed and produced the Emmy-winning miniseries Uprising. True to its name, Understudy focuses on an understudy in a Broadway play who finally gets her shot at the leading role, only to sense that she is being undermined in turn by her own understudy.

Jon Avnet, who has been focused on the small screen, where he is executive producing and directing the critically acclaimed NBC series Boomtown, will mark his return to features as director and producer of Phoenix Pictures' psychological thriller The Understudy. The project aims to go into production next year. Avnet's most recent big-screen directorial project was 1997's Red Corner. Since then, he has been busy working in television, where, in addition to Boomtown, he wrote, directed and produced the Emmy-winning miniseries Uprising. True to its name, Understudy focuses on an understudy in a Broadway play who finally gets her shot at the leading role, only to sense that she is being undermined in turn by her own understudy.