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Although not many may come to think it, Hulk and Wolverine have been inextricably linked since they went toe to toe in Logan’s first appearance way back in The Incredible Hulk #181. As time’s gone by, the two have repeatedly locked horns, teamed up and even carried their storied history over into other media, namely the 2009 animated film Hulk vs. Wolverine, which I highly recommend checking out.

Well, it looks like Marvel is taking the next step by combining the two. For now, all we have to go on is a cryptic image Tweeted by editor-in-chief Axel Alonso that was captioned with “Under Construction” that shows some kind of Hulk/Wolverine hybrid in a stasis tube (check it out above).

Now, let it be known that Logan met his end in continuity proper in 2013’s Death of Wolverine, with X-23 since taking his place. Likewise, Bruce Banner recently bit...

Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Axel Alenso recently shared an image on Twitter showing two scientists working on a hybrid creature that mashes together The Incredible Hulk and Wolverine. It’s called “Batch H.” As you can see, the Hulk figure has adamantium claws coming out of his hands! This thing is going to be ferociously deadly! The image came with the following caption:

“Under Construction”

This wouldn’t be the first time scientists have massed around with Wolverine’s DNA. Remember, that how X-23 came to be. I also believe that Wolverine transformed himself into a Hulk character in the Secret Wars spinoff miniseries Civil War, but it wasn’t like this. This new combination of Wolverine and the Hulk is a completely different beast!

There’s no information on how this will fit in with the current continuity of the Marvel Comics Universe, especially because the Logan version of Wolverine...

Somehow, after decades and decades of creating storylines using the same superheroes, Marvel Comics can still sneak up and surprise us all. That is what they managed to do today, with what appears to be a tease of something very big happening in the near future. Directly from Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief, we now have a new look at what seems to be a hybrid creation, fusing Hulk and Wolverine together in one body.

Axel Alonso took to his personal Twitter account to reveal the new image, which features a Hulk-like figure in a tank labeled "Batch-h" with a couple of seedy looking scientists standing around. What is most important to note is that there are very noticeable Wolverine style claws protruding from the hands of this insane hybrid that will almost certainly wind up being a very bad idea. The photo was simply captioned somewhat ominously with, "under construction.

Today’s Backstage casting notices include an opportunity for you to get up close and personal with the Gallagher clan. Showtime’s long running dramedy, “Shameless,” is currently casting talent for several background roles. Additionally, we have three other on-camera opportunities for you to check out! “Shameless”Showtime’s “Shameless,” starring William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, currently seeks talent of all ages for background roles ranging from college students to “neighbors with beater cars.” Shooting is set for Dec. 15–19 in Chicago, Illinois. “Under Construction”Two leading and four supporting roles are sought for “Under Construction,” a scripted series following “five 20-somethings in L.A. [who] get caught up in the way of the city.” The paid gig, which seeks male and female talent aged 18–30, will rehearse and shoot in November and December in Los Angeles, California. “Shape Your World”“Shape Your World” seeks talent for “a one minute branded spot.

Joel Grey recently took part in Curran Under Construction's 'Groundbreakers with Kevin Sessums' series on Tuesday, March 8 700 p.m., where he opened up about his storied life and career, touching upon his many roles including the Emcee in Cabaret, his history at the Curran, his 25 year marriage and his decision to publicly come out last year at the age of 82. The evening will be one filled with show biz dish, heartfelt conversation, and even a performance or two. Check out highlights from the interview below...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Straight Outta Compton" Yeah, the Oscars snubbed it for major awards, but who cares what the "Academy" thinks? Bye, Felicia! Critics and audiences loved this bio-drama about the creation of N.W.A., and it's available on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand January 19. The Blu-ray (and Digital HD, which is already out) includes the Unrated Director's Cut, with 20 additional minutes of the film. Bonus features exclusive to Blu-ray include deleted scenes, feature commentary with director/producer F. Gary Gray, and several behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the film.

"Everest"

"Everest," which documents two different expeditions challenged by one of the fiercest snowstorms encountered by man, is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand January 19. The film's all-star cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley,...

Chicago – In the summer of 1980, the whole nation was obsessed with one question – “Who shot J.R.?” J.R. was J.R. Ewing, portrayed by Larry Hagman, and the TV show that provided that question was “Dallas.” The role of J.R.’s long suffering wife on the show was portrayed by Linda Gray, who has written a new memoir.

Linda Ann Gray took a circuitous route to her most famous role, as chronicled in her new book “The Road to Happiness – Is Always Under Construction.” She was born in Santa Monica, California, and like many women of her generation, married at a very young age (that marriage lasted for 21 years). She sought fulfillment beyond that life, and began a modeling career in the 1960s – one of her most famous jobs was standing in for Anne Bancroft’s leg on the poster for the film, “The Graduate.”

Ms. Gray used...

To the elation of Missy Elliott fans everywhere (especially her base that loves sports and music), 30 seconds of the rapper's next, long-awaited single aired during a Monday Night Football commercial break. The song, titled "Wtf (Where They From)," sounds reminiscent of Under Construction Missy, meaning you might have trouble keeping up with her, but it should still serve as the perfect dance-oriented anthem to pump people up about ... well, in this case, where they're from:espn notes it will use the track as part of its early coverage of the NBA, once the upcoming season tips off. Another preview of the song, which also promises to feature Pharrell, airs Wednesday, at 7 p.m. Est, during the network's opening-night basketball doubleheader. And, according to the above promo, the song will be available in full on November 13 (with a music video likely coming soon, too!).

San Francisco, CA- TheCurranis proud to presentGeoff Sobelle'sThe Object Lessonas part of Curran Under Construction, the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated byCarole Shorenstein Hays. The six-performance limited engagement will begin Wednesday, October 14 and run through October 18 at the Curran 445 Geary St. As recently announced, Curran Under Construction kicks-off a new era for the historic theatre, which is undergoing a major renovation and will reopen as a full-sized venue in early 2017. Throughout Curran Under Construction, audiences will enter through the Curran's stage door alleyway and be seated on stage alongside the action.

We’ve covered some of the production highlights from the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival, which is celebrating 12 years of bringing new musicals to the stage. Here are some concerts and workshops that working actors and musical theater lovers alike shouldn’t miss! “Tom Kitt and Friends,” July 13 at PTC Performance SpaceThis one-night only concert from composer-lyricist Tom Kitt, whose award-winning shows include “Next to Normal” and “If/Then,” will feature various singers from projects old and new—and a special guest or two! $27.50 for individual tickets. “Women of Note,” July 20 at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box TheatreCelebrate the women of musical theater! This annual Nymf event honors “the ladies who are making theatre sing,” including performances of songs by the likes of Lynn Ahrens, Barbara Anselmi, Kait Kerrigan, and this year’s Tony-winning honorary chair Jeanine Tesori. $27.50 for individual tickets. “Under Construction: Nymf’s Next Broadway Sensations,” July...

Going back to Cali! After nearly a year away, the Og Real Housewives franchise is back and better than ever heading into its landmark tenth year. Returning favorites Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, and Shannon Beador are joined by newbie Meghan King Edmonds for a season of The Real Housewives of Orange County that promises meltdowns, health scares, new babies, and even sharks! The season premiere, “Under Construction," laid the groundwork for all the drama to come, catching everyone up on what the Orange County Housewives [...]...

As "Survivor" begins its 30th season, there has been an unseen player in the background for all 15 years of prime-time television's first--and still best--competition reality series. That player is the Survivor cast contract and Survivor rulebook, which together are the legal agreement the contestants have signed. It governs their behavior on--and off--the island, before and after their 39 days of game play, and it's full of fascinating details. The whole contract, which I first published on "Survivor"'s 10-year anniversary five years ago, is a must-read, but there are a lot of quirky things buried in it. Here are some revealing highlights from its contents. A disclaimer: Though it was published five years ago, the contract, and contestants from recent seasons confirmed that it remains the same, it's always possible it has changed recently. (Though, hilariously, I also published the "Big Brother" contract, and sometime after that, future winner Ian said...

Missy Elliott is back in the spotlight after a universal consensus that she completely stole the show with her epic Super Bowl Xlix halftime performance – but the rapper has been in the game for decades now.

Et was with Elliott back in 2002 while she was promoting her fourth album, Under Construction, an album Missy hoped would speak to a younger generation.

“What's different about this album is it's old school, it's like how music used to be,” Missy told Et at the time. “It's going to educate the younger kids who might not know how far back hip hop goes -- because for the younger generation, they kind of think hip hop starts at Jay Z, Nas, Missy Elliott, whoever -- but it goes farther back than that. “

Watch: Behind the Scenes of Every Big Moment at the Super Bowl

Elliott wanted to make the songs her own, and with that purpose she stayed away from radio...

Work it! Missy Elliott hit up the 2014 Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 7, wowing the crowd when she reunited with Lil' Kim and Da Brat to sing their 1996 platinum single "Ladies Night" as a tribute to Kool & the Gang. Even in a baggy bejeweled hood and leather pants, the legendary emcee, 43, was able to show off her 30-pound weight looks, looking fit and trim. "Didn’t lose 70 pounds. That was during my 'Under Construction' album," Elliott tweeted in October of [...]...

In The Town That Dreaded Sundown, a copycat of the Phantom Killer who struck 66 years ago reignites the Moonlight Murders in a small Texas town. And in Horns, a man suspected of killing his girlfriend wakes up to find horns jutting from his forehead, thus bringing a little hell on Earth. These two films are among those joining the 10th anniversary celebration of Austin’s Fantastic Fest.

The Hive, It Follows, Everly, and Open Windows are also included in the recently announced final wave of programming for Fantastic Fest, which takes place September 18th-25th in Austin, Texas. We have the official press release with full details:

Austin, TX – Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - “Fantastic Fest celebrates its 10th Anniversary with its biggest year yet with 80 exciting films including 22 World Premieres, 43 North American & Us Premiere screenings and 38 short films. The final wave includes Horns, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The Hive, It Follows,...

Please tell me you know about Fantastic Fest. If not, this isn’t the first article you should be reading, it’s the last. Here are the final events and films that will be a part of the greatest film festival known to man.

Austin, TX – Wednesday, September 10, 2014 – Fantastic Fest celebrates its 10th Anniversary with its biggest year yet with 80 exciting films including 22 World Premieres, 43 North American & Us Premiere screenings and 38 short films. The finalwave includes Horns, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The Hive, It Follows, Everly, Open Windows and guests Joe Lynch, Liv Corfixen & Nicolas Winding Refn, Edgar Wright, Ti West, Nacho Vigalondo, Alfonso Gomez- Rejon, and David Robert Mitchell. Fantastic Fest 2014 takes place September 18-25th in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

“We promised that our tenth anniversary was going to be the most deranged yet and I’m proud to say...

In 2014 Fantastic Fest celebrates its 10th Anniversary with its biggest year yet, and the final wave includes Horns, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, The Hive, It Follows, Everly, Open Windows, and lots more!

With 80 exciting films including 22 World Premieres, 43 North American and Us Premiere screenings, and 38 short films, Fantastic Fest 2014 is an event you don't want to miss! It takes place September 18-25, 2014, in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

Special guests include Joe Lynch, Liv Corfixen and Nicolas Winding Refn, Edgar Wright, Ti West, Nacho Vigalondo, Alfonso Gomez- Rejon, and David Robert Mitchell.

From the Press Release:

"We promised that our tenth anniversary was going to be the most deranged yet, and I'm proud to say we've delivered on that promise," says festival founder Tim League. "Not only have we compiled our biggest slate of exceptional genre films, but the chaos we've embraced for...

We are three weeks away until Fantastic Fest. Kind of amazing to think about. This year, I am blessed to bring Mike Hassler with me. We will be seeing as many films as our eyeballs will see and writing as many reviews as our fingers will allow us. Take a look at the second wave announcement below and don’t forget to look at the first wave and my predictions of what might play at the fest (I didn’t fare well with the Second Wave). As before, I have included the trailers for all the films, if available, announced in this wave.

From the Press Release

Austin, TX – Wednesday, August 27, 2014 – Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the second wave of events, special guests and film programming. Fantastic Fest 2014 takes place September 18-25th in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

Fantastic Fest 2014 kicks off September 18, and the second wave of films has been announced. Purgatory, Redeemer, Whispers Behind the Wall, Necrophobia 3D, Over Your Dead Body, and more are on the menu!

From the Press Release:

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the second wave of events, special guests, and film programming. Fantastic Fest 2014 takes place September 18-25th in Austin, Texas, at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

Get ready to be blown away by Lionsgate's latest action-packed thriller, John Wick starring Keanu Reeves, with a red carpet gala screening with Reeves and directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski in attendance. John Wick is the story of a former ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the "assassin genre.

Be sure to check out MovieBS.com for reviews and commentary from the best film festival known to man. Here is the news release of the second wave of films and events.

Austin, TX – Wednesday, August 27, 2014 – Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the second wave of events, special guests and film programming. Fantastic Fest 2014 takes place September 18-25th in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

Get ready to be blown away by Lionsgate’s latest action-packed thriller, John Wick starring Keanu Reeves, with a red carpet gala screening with Reeves and directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski in attendance. John Wick is the story of a former ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the “assassin genre.

Our favorite film festival in the world is nigh. Later next month, Austin, Texas will host hundreds of genre fans for Fantastic Fest 2014!! We have the full list which includes the Us Premiere of Tusk as well as the World Premieres of ABCs of Death 2 and Horsehead. These won’t be all the films that will play the 10th anniversary of the film festival but it would be enough if it was. Look forward to more announcement waves of programming and don’t forget to follow up with our predictions that we made last week. I have added trailers above the film titles, if available. If the trailer is not available, there will be a still above the title.

From the Press Release

Fantastic Fest Celebrates 10 Years Of Chaos And Destruction With Us Premiere Of Kevin Smith’S “Tusk”, Leonard Maltin, The Meltdown With Jonah And Kumail And “ABCs Of Death 2...

A podcaster is slowly turned into a walrus, skaters are hunted by a cult, and 26 different ways to die are revealed. Yes, Fantastic Fest is adding some horror to their 10th anniversary this September. The first wave of programming for the festival has been announced and Kevin Smith’s Tusk will be screened, as well as the horror anthologies V/H/S Viral and ABCs of Death 2.

Fantastic Fest will open with the Us premiere of Tusk and will later feature the Us premiere of V/H/S Viral. ABCs of Death 2 will make its world debut at the festival taking place September 18th-25th in Austin, Texas. We have a press release with more details and the first wave’s full listing of films, as well as the festival’s official Mondo poster:

Austin, TX – Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - “Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to...

It's that time of year again, isn't it? There is no greater party on Earth for fans of genre films than Austin's annual Fantastic Fest, and ten years in, they just keep making it better. "In 2014, we are taking no prisoners. This festival is going to set new boundaries of decadence, destruction and debauchery." - Tim League As much as I love events like Cannes, Sundance, or Toronto, I can't imagine the directors of those festivals ever issuing that statement. The scary thing is that Tim League isn't kidding. Fantastic Fest is special because it's much more than just movies being screened. Every day is packed with events that elevate the entire festival, and with this year taking place at the new Alamo Drafthouse on S. Lamar, complete with the brand-new Highball, it feels like it's going to be a blow-out the likes of which even the most avid Fantastic...

Fantastic Fest 2014 kicks off September 18th, and the first wave of programming has been announced. With films like Tusk, V/H/S Viral, The Babadook, and ABC's of Death 2 on the menu, it's one not to miss!

From the Press Release:

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the first wave of events, special guests, and film programming for Fantastic Fest 2014, taking place September 18-25 in Austin, Texas, at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball.

Fantastic Fest is thrilled to open the fest with the Us Premiere of Kevin Smith's dark horror-comedy Tusk. Smith will be in attendance for a red carpet gala screening and Q&A.

Immediately following Tusk, the world premiere of ABCs Of Death 2 will unveil 26 devilishly diabolical tales at Fantastic Fest with multiple directors from the horror anthology sequel in attendance, including Alejandro Brugués, Robert Boocheck, Lancelot Imasuen, E.L. Katz,...

The Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest has a stellar rep around these parts, and it’s not hard to see why when you consider some of the indie titles that have played there in recent years. Last year alone saw Coherence, Grand Piano and Septic Man make their world premieres, and films like Blue Ruin, Afflicted, Witching & Bitching, The Sacrament and Borgman all land in the U.S. for the first time.

This year doesn’t look to be any different, with a terrific lineup of indie titles including boatloads of promising horror. We’ve got sequels like The ABCs of Death 2 and V/H/S Viral, and originals like Kevin Smith’s anticipated Tusk and The Babadook. Keep in mind this is only the first wave of film announcements for Fantastic Fest 2014 – we’ll keep you posted as more titles are confirmed for the festival, which runs in Austin,...

Despite the fact that a big chunk of Metropolis was destroyed in Man of Steel, its citizens are still clearly grateful that Superman saved them (and the world) as a statue of the iconic superhero is currently under construction in front of a green screen on the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice set.

Some fans have speculated that the statue is perhaps there in honour of the fallen Superman as he will die in this movie (in a loose adaptation of the “Death of Superman” story arc perhaps), but that seems very unlikely given the fact that this release reportedly leads into a Zack Snyder helmed Justice League feature!

Regardless, the statue was spotted in the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac, not too far from where LexCorp is currently being constructed ahead of filming later this week. It’s actually expected that we will get a first look...

Once again the top Latino works in progress that we will see in the coming year's festivals are showing along with the best completed films selected for these March film festivals and events: Cartagena Film Festival in Colombia (Ficci), Guadalajara Film Festival (Ficg) in Mexico and Cinélatino in Toulouse, France in partnership with the San Sebastian Film Festival, Cinefondation in Paris, France, The Morelia Lab (Mexico) and the Br Lab (Brazil).

All of these events will be bringing to a select public of professionals selected projects to expand their networks, to train and support Latin American talents.

Toulouse Cinélatino

Approximately twenty projects from Latin America or from the Region Midi-Pyrénées, but related to Latin America, at different stages (idea, development, financing...) with various profiles and formats (feature-length fiction films, documentaries and short films), will be presented by their director or producer.

Toulouse Cinélatino: Cinema in Construction (Works in Progress)

Cinema Under Construction (Cinéma en Construction), the 24th edition Toulouse also takes place in March. This double annual event is jointly organized by two European festivals (Toulouse and San Sebastian) with the aim of contributing to the completion, distribution and promotion of Latin American films encountering difficulties at the stage of post-production.

A selection of six films is be presented to an audience exclusively composed of film professionals who can contribute decisively to ensure that these works reach the public.

The complete selection and registrations for individual meetings will be available on-line at the beginning of March.

Cinema Under enjoys the support of the following companies and institutions: Cine Sin Fronteras (Csf), Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Media Mundus, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, V_rtigo Films, and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d’Activit_s Sociales (Ccas), Centre National du Cin_ma et de l’Image Anim_e (Cnc), Cetim, CINƒ +, Cinefondation, Commune Image, Conf_d_ration Internationale des Cin_mas d’Art et Essai (Cicae), Conseil G_n_ral de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Regional Midi-Pyrenees, Crous de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, ƒcole Sup_rieure d’Audiovisuel (Esav), EP2C – Post-production Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Fila 13, Firefly, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Minist_re de la Culture et de la Communication, Producers Network, Signis and Titra Tvs.

Toulouse Cinélatino: Cinema in Development

Cinema in Development (Cinéma en Développement), the ninth edition, provides a meeting space for professionals wanting to discover talents and to update themselves about Latin American projects which are now in development. This year the Morelia Lab (Mexico) and the Br Lab (Brazil) have joined Cinélatino in bringing their previously selected projects to expand their networks, to train and support Latin American talents. This synergy already exists between La Cinéfondation and Cinélatino, who integrate into the selection of Cinéma en Développement the projects of Cinefondation’s Latin American residency program.

Five new Latin American projects will be presented in Toulouse at Cinéma en Développement #9. The information on these 5 projects is available on Toulouse Cinélatino's website starting on the 25th of February.

Connecting the selected participants with European professionals will occur during the Industry Days of Cinélatino (26, 27, 28 of March 2014). The participants will benefit of a personalized program :

Presentation of their project in the framework of the One to One of Cinéma en Développement,Meetings with key players of the industry,Case studies,Participation to the Cinéma en Construction screenings.

La Cinéfondation (France)

La Résidence du Festival de Cannes every year welcomes a dozen young directors working on their first or second fiction feature film project, in two sessions lasting four and a half months (from October 1st to mid February, and from the end of February to mid July). Since its creation in 2000, the Résidence has welcomed more than seventy filmmakers from more than forty different countries. It makes available a place of residence in the heart of Paris, a personalized program accompanying the writing of their scripts, and a collective program of forums with film industry professionals.

http://www.cinefondation.com/en/generalinformation. Its selection for :

Las Herederas (The Heiresses) by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay). Presented in Toulouse by the director, Marcelo Martinessi, First feature of Marcelo Martinessi, who has directed the short film El Baldio. Marcelo has been selected by the Br Lab and by the new Paraguayan residency, Mua.

Todos Os Mortos (The Dead) by Caetano Gotardo and Marco Dutra (Brazil). Presented in Toulouse by the director Caetano Gotardo. Produced by Sara Silveira, the script is written and the film is going to be directed by two Brazilian talents.

Hablemos Del Tiempo (Small Talk) by Marcela Said (Chile). Presented in Toulouse by the director, Marcela Said, Second feature of Marcela who has directed The Summer of the Flying Fish (supported by Cinéma en Construction) and selected by La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in May 2013.

Morelia Lab (Mexico)

The Morelia Lab Workshop, created by the Morelia International Film Fest (Ficm) in collaboration with the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (Imcine), is proud to be the most important workshop for young producers in Latin America. As a result of its drive and continuity, it has created a fertile space for exploration, reflection and creation, offering young producers a special place to develop in their field.

http://moreliafilmfest.com/en/convocatoria-morelia-lab/ Its selection:

Las Tinieblas (The Darkness) by Daniel Zimbron Castro (Mexico). Presented in Toulouse by the producer, Pablo Zimbron, from the company Varios Lobos. This project is the second episode of a trilogy started by Tau, starring Brontis Jodorowksy, feature film premiered at Morelia Film Festival.

Br Lab (Brazil)

BrLab reaffirms itself as a reference point for Latin American projects’ development in Brazil, thanks to the constant work that allowed us to consolidate our place in the international calendar of similar initiatives. It is undeniable that encounters such as those promoted in the lab naturally foster opportunities for international cooperation and exchange between professionals, boosting different countries’ filmmaking and, in the same sense, encouraging the promotion of Brazilian audiovisual production abroad. BrLab has become a space where Latin American and European professionals spontaneously converge, with an interest in establishing contact with projects that are either fresh or under development – and this approach often results in invaluable partnerships.

http://www.lab-br.com.br/brlab/apresentacao/ Its selection:

Paterno (Paternal) by Marcelo Lordello (Brazil). Presented in Toulouse by Marcelo Lordello, director and producer. Third feature film of Marcelo Lordello, spotted in 2013 by Rotterdam Film Festival with his movie Eles Voltam.

Exclusive: With Blumhouse Productions, the company of hot genre feature producer Jason Blum, ramping up its TV portfolio, it has brought in Jessica Rhoades as head of television. Blumhouse has been building a TV business since entering the space with the ABC horror drama series The River. For the past two years, Blumhouse’s TV efforts have been guided by veteran producer/TV executive Gerard Bocaccio, who joined the company in February 2012 as a consultant overseeing TV development and has helped put together some 20 scripted and unscripted projects set up at network and studios. Rhoades and Bocaccio will now work together to continue building out the slate. Rhoades was previously a partner with Ashley Tisdale at Blondie Girl Prods. in their deal with Relativity Television. She executive produces ABC Family’s newly picked up comedy series Young & Hungry starring Emily Osment. Her credits also include Inner Circle, Cloud 9, Under Construction and Miss Advised.

U nder Construction is one of the five projects selected for the Work In Progress Lab of Film Bazaar 2013. We spoke to the director Rubaiyat Hossain:

Rubaiyat Hossain

Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?

Under Construction depicts the journey of Roya Hasan, a modern day Bangladeshi-Muslim woman on her journey to unsettle the socio-cultural iconic image of womanhood. However, Roya’s individual journey into finding her ‘self,’ is complicated by the socio-economic backdrop of Dhaka city where death of thousands of workers in a factory collapse is just an everyday occurrence; just another clip in the television news in middle class homes. In unsettling the icon, Roya may shatter the mirror, but the process of finding the ‘new woman,’ womanhood authored by the woman herself, remains a process largely ‘under construction.’ Under Construction is a Bangla language film.

Which stage of development is it in currently?...

The Nfdc Film Bazaar has announced “Market Recommendations” for 2013. Market Recommendations showcase select films looking for gap finance, distribution partners and world sales.

Film Bazaar 2013 will be held from 20 – 24 Nov, at Marriott Resort, Goa, alongside Iffi (International Film Festival of India – 20 – 30 Nov). Read Work-in-Progress Lab projects 2013

Below are the “Film Bazaar Recommends” films for this year:

Attihannu Mattu Kanaja

(Fig Fruit and The Wasps)

Director – M S PrakashBabu

Chaurya

(Theft)

Director – Sameer Patil

Chikka Putta

(Small Things, Big Things)

Director – Saumyananda Sahi

Coffee Bloom

Director – Manu Warrier

It’s not about the Cycle

Director – Achyutanand Dwivedi

Jai Ho – A Film On A.R. Rahman

Director – Umesh Aggarwal

Jayjaykar

(Triumph of Life)

Director – Shantanu Ganesh Rode

Kutchi Vahan Pani Wala

(From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf)

Director – Shaina Anand, Ashok Sukumaran

Lajwanti

(The Honor Keeper)

Director – Pushpender Singh

M Cream

Director – Agneya Singh

Margarita, With A Straw

Director – Shonali Bose

Mrs. Scooter...

Kanu Behl’s Titli and Shonali Bose’s Margarita, With a Straw among selected projects, Rome Artistic Director Marco Mueller to mentor

The Nfdc Film Bazaar announced the five projects of its Work-In-Progress Lab program.

Film Bazaar 2013 will be held from 20 – 24 Nov, at Marriott Resort, Goa, alongside Iffi (International Film Festival of India – 20 – 30 Nov).

The Work-in-Progress Lab gives five filmmakers a chance to have their rough-cut feature length films viewed by a panel of international advisors who have a one-on-one discussion with the filmmaker with an intention to help the filmmaker achieve an accomplished final cut of the film.

The mentors of the lab this year are; Marco Mueller – Artistic Director, Rome Film Festival; Derek Malcolm – British Film Critic and Historian; Laurent Danielou – of Rezo Films and Chairman of A.D.E.F., the French Film Export Association, and Philippa Campbell – Acclaimed Producer and Script Consultant including New Zealand Film Commission initiatives and workshops.

'Man of Steel’. It’s a film that really divided the Cbm community; it seems you either love it or you hate it. Whilst I thought the film was entertaining and a relatively good reboot, I still think it was a slightly flawed film, which will hopefully rectify it’s mistakes in the sequel. Now, given the way ‘Man of Steel’ ended, there’s been much speculation and guess-work about what exactly will be the state of play in the sequel, and after thinking it through I think I’ve got a pretty solid idea as to what to expect/what will happen and of course, what I’d to happen in hopefully, the biggest team up film since ‘The Avengers’. 1. Metropolis Under Construction Given the fact that Superman and Zod totalled half the city I think it’s a fair assumption by most to say Metropolis will be rebuilt if not,...

The 15th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2013 is calling for entries. The festival will be held from December 6-10, 2013 in Madurai.

Entries are invited under the following sections: 1) International Films, 2) Films from Rest of India, 3) Films from Tamil Nadu.

The last date to send entries is 1 Oct 2013. There is no entry fee.

The festival will organize a Retrospective of documentary filmmaker Pankaj Butalia. The section “Under Construction” will showcase films distributed by the Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi.

The festival is a non competitive festival. Any film that is produced anywhere in the world during the last 24 months (approximately) in any language, in any format, in any style is welcome. The films that are not in Tamil should have English sub-titles.

For more info and submissions, click here.

Cinema Under Construction 23 Toulouse will be taking place the 21st and 22nd of March. This double annual event jointly organized by two European festivals (Toulouse and San Sebastian) aims to contribute to the completion, distribution and promotion of Latin American films who encounter difficulties at the stage of post-production.

A selection of six films being finalized will be presented to an audience exclusively composed of film professionals who can contribute decisively to ensure that these works reach the public.

The Deadline For Receiving Materials For Selection Is: January The 21st  2013

Selected films will receive the following awards:

CinÉMa Under Construction Toulouse Award :

This award consists of post-production services offered by partnered companies, a grant aimed at post-production works, and the promotion of the awarded film. This "Toulouse Films in Progress Award" will be delivered by a jury composed of representatives of companies and entities involved in the award.

Le Centre National De La CinÉMatographie Et De L'Image AnimÉE (Cnc) will attribute a grant towards the completion of the project, which will cover post-production work in France. www.cnc.fr MacTari will offer services of audio editing and sound mixing up to 15.000 euros.

 www.mactari.fr Titra Tvs recognized for its subtitling company (since 1934) has diversified its offer. In addition to captioning, the association of Titra Tvs powers proposed post-production services digital (Dcp manufacturing, assembling extracts) and manufacture of DVD and Blu Ray sound dubbing studio.

Titra Tvs will offer services of subtitulation, Dcp, duplication and copy to DVD up to 3.000. 

www.titratvs.fr  Commune Image will give access a cinema auditorium equipped with a Christie Dlp Cinema Digital Projector and a calibration console Firefly that allows digital postproduction or the same kind of services in an image editing room for 10 days up to 17.000? in the first case and up to 10.000? in the second.

www.communeimage.com Firefly is a company created by 2 experts of digital cinema, Philippe Reinaudo et Luc Guenard. Its main activity is the conception and edition of softwares. 

Firefly offers a software suite from the management of the rushes during the shooting to the high quality post-production and the digital-Dailies.

FireCloud is the core of this suite. It consists in a software of colaborative colorimetric calibration from the same site or from distant site. Firefly will provide free Firefly software suite to calibrate the awarded film.

www.fireflycinema.com Eaux Vives together with the business partners will coordinate the awarded film post-production that includes 4 weeks of followed post-production up to 8.600?.

info@eauxvivesproductions.com La Caisse Centrale D'Activites Sociales Du Personnel Des Industries Electriques Et Gazieres (Ccas) will offer a five weeks residency in Paris to the winner towards the completion of the post-production or the promotion of the film in France.

 www.ccas.fr

Cine + Award

Cine + TV network guarantees to purchase the winning film for the amount of 15.000 euros and to broadcast it on its network. This sum will be given to the distributor on condition that this film will be commercially exhibited in French theatres within the first two years following the Cinema Under Construction screening.

www.cineplus.fr

European Exhibitors And Distributors Award

Europa Distribution will promote the film to its 120 members network, and especially the 40 European distributors that take part to Europa Distribution International (Edi) project. In the framework of Edi, there will be private screenings on Cinando of the awarded movie organised (with the authorization of the owner of the rights). A bonus will be attributed to the distributors of Edi that commit to release the movie in their country.

www.europa-distribution.org

  La ConfÉDÉRation Internationale Des CinÉMas D'Art Et D'Essai (Cicae)  will systematically inform their 2.000 members about the film. This will make the distribution companies aware of this film and promote its circulation.

www.cicae.org

Furthermore :

EP2C Postproduction training program  will advise for international coordination of post-production the responsible for the post production of the film. In addition, EP2C will offer a scholarship as a support dor the travel of one of the producers of one of the films selected wishing to participate in post-production Workshop and whose application is successful.

www.ep2c.com

  Le Marché du Film (Festival de Cannes) offers market accreditations to producers of films selected in Toulouse Cinema Under Construction.

www.marchedufilm.com

  The Cinéma under Construction films will have access to international screening throughout the worldwide network of the Instituto Cervantes.

www.cervantes.es

  La Région Midi-Pyrénées supports Cinema Under Construction and Cinéma en Développement by contributing towards the presence of film directors and producers (whose films have been selected) as well as cinema professionals (co-production and post-production) who participate in those help facilities.

www.midipyrenees.fr

> Registration 

Compulsory Conditions To Validate The Registration

1. Registrate the film on line on this website : http://www.arcalt.fr/cc/formulaire.php

2. If the film is not spoken in Spanish language, please send the version of the movie with spanish, french or english subtitles, or the list of dialogues.

3. Send 6 DVD copies of the working version with the title, the name of the director mentioned on each DVD and the registration form in pdf format you will receive with the confirmation message attachment. DVDs must have all be sent by courier labelled as follows: "No Comercial Value, Cultural Purpose Only".

4. Respect the deadline for receiving the material in the office : 21st of January 2013

The Material Have To Be Send To The Following Adress : 

Rencontres Cinemas Amerique Latine De Toulouse

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If you were to take every image ever created in the Graphics Interchange Format and order the whole lot chronologically one after the other, you'd have a flickering visual timeline of the internet itself -- from a land of "Under Construction" signs and territorial waving American flags to a laboratory for smart and beautiful commentary. That's the premise of the latest episode of PBS' "Off Book" series, a web show dedicated to the cuttingest of the cutting-edge arts, such as of course, the Gif.

In the 7-minute segment, "Animated GIFs: The Birth Of A Medium," a group of experts discuss the multi-image procrastination tool as it was once known and as its practiced today, as carefully manipulated art. They also let us know in no uncertain terms that it's pronounced "jif," not "gif" (to which we ask: can't it be both?).

Let the "Portlandia"-ish nature of the subject and the interviewees not distract you.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's new assistant conductor is making a 4,500-mile move to pump some new life into the city's classical music scene.

Teddy Abrams, 24, will join the Dso from Budapest, Hungary, where he is the resident conductor of the Mav Symphony Orchestra.

"The creative possibilities in this area are extraordinary, and the Dso is at the center of a very positive artistic movement right now," Abrams said in a statement. "The combination of the orchestra’s brilliant artistry and the entire organization's commitment to having music play a central and vital role in the community makes this a thrilling opportunity for me."

The orchestra's assistant conductor position hasn't been filled since 2009.

Abrams won't be contracted with the Dso officially until September, but the talented conductor-clarinetist-pianist will be in town hosting three Educational Concerts this week. Once he's working full-time, he will take on conducting for the Young People's Concerts and Education Concert Series programs,...

Ashley Tisdale back Under Construction

Ashley Tisdale can’t be considered a ‘hellcat’ any longer since she’s moving back in with her parents in the new ABC comedy, Under Construction, although it’s probably safe to say the laughs will keep on coming.

Tisdale, who’s a familiar face to fans of Hellcats, High School Musical and The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody, has sold a “semi-autobiographical” project to ABC which she will co-executive produce and star in, according to Deadline. The new comedy features Tisdale moving back home with her parents while her dad works at transforming her recently purchased wreck of a house into an actual home. The script was provided by David Holden, while Jessica Rhoades, Tom Forman and Warren Littlefield co-executive produce.

I like Tisdale, but I have a feeling that a lot is going to ride on the chemistry between her and her on-screen parents,...

Exclusive: High School Musical alumna Ashley Tisdale has sold a semi-autobiographical comedy project to ABC that will be executive produced by Warren Littlefield. Tisdale is set to star in and co-executive produce the multi-camera project, titled Under Construction, which is inspired by her life and centers on a young woman whose independence is put on hold when she is forced to move back home while her father renovates her recently purchased “money pit” along with her life. David Holden (Accidentally On Purpose) will write the script and co-executive produce. Also co-executive producing are Tisdale and her partner Jessica Rhoades through their Blondie Girl Prods. and Tom Forman for RelativityREAL where Blondie Girl has a development deal. Through that deal, Blondie Girl has several other projects in the works, including unscripted series Miss Advised, in production at Bravo. This marks a return to the multi-camera comedy genre for Tisdale, who started...

This week, the world lost co-founder of Apple and Pixar Steve Jobs, one of the greatest thinkers, inventors and innovators ever. He was only 56. And as we spend the next few weeks thinking about all the things we use daily that Jobs made possible — from laptops to Ipads, Ipods and Itunes, to the Toy Story franchise — we thought we’d look at things from a different angle. Instead of things Jobs did bring us, what about all those other things he had absolutely no hand in creating that make him an even better man than we give him credit for? Here are 20 Things Steve Jobs Had Nothing To Do With. #ThankyouSteve (For the record, I wrote this on a PC while listening to a Zune.) 20. Windows Brick Maze Screensaver Microsoft Screensavers were the sh*t back in the early 90s. We were like “Did you guys see those crazy 3D pipes?...

“The biggest problem for documentary filmmakers in India is distribution. There is hardly any formal set-up for distribution and exhibition of documentaries in an organized manner. For that reason, filmmakers have to wear many caps simultaneously.”

Indian documentaries garner acclaim and awards at international film festivals but find little success when it comes to braving the distribution chain to reach the common audiences in India. Think about watching a documentary and one can only think of screenings at some select cultural hubs or college campuses. The notion that documentary films have few takers is fast changing, but has that made documentary filmmaking and distribution a less inconvenient and more commercially viable option?

Saba Dewan is a Delhi based filmmaker whose documentaries Dharmayuddha (Holy War, 1989), Nasoor (Festering Wound, 1991), Khel (The Play, 1994), Barf (Snow, 1997), Sita’s Family (2001), Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi (2006) and Naach (The Dance, 2008)have been screened in several Indian and international film festivals.

Barcelona Review editor Jill Adams selects her favourite films showcasing the vibrantly colourful, and gritty, Catalan capital

As featured in our Barcelona city guide

Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother), Pedro Almodóvar, 1999

What is arguably Almodóvar's greatest work begins with tragedy in Madrid, but soon moves to Barcelona, beginning with a breathtaking night-time glimpse of the Sagrada Familia, where the sheer buoyancy of the city steers the film in a powerful and dazzling new direction. Here Manuela (the magnificent Cecilia Roth) reunites with her old friend, the witty and wonderful transsexual prostitute Agrado (Antonia San Juan) – whose flat overlooks the Palau de la Música – while inadvertently immersing herself in the world of theatre and helping a naive young nun (Penélope Cruz). Art mirrors life mirrors art in this vibrantly colourful (literally), multi-layered tribute to women ("We are all women!'" says Almodóvar) that beautifully captures the dynamism and...

Children of Mutiny on the Bounty film star plan to fulfil his hopes for his dream Pacific atoll

Marlon Brando would flee to the South Pacific idyll of Tetiaroa when the glare of the international spotlight became too much. Now, seven years after his death, his eight surviving children have united to build an eco-resort on the atoll in his honour, complete with a $150m (£90m) luxury hotel called "The Brando".

Construction has begun on an environmentally sensitive complex which the film star's friends and family believe he would have wanted for Tetiaroa, a 2.5 sq mile, 13-islet chain encircled by a coral reef, the name of which in translation implies its remoteness.

Brando leased Tetiaroa for $200,000, having fallen in love with the South Pacific and its people after filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962. He vowed to preserve it. "If I have my way," he said, "Tetiaroa will remain forever...

A reconciliation between Ashlee and Pete Wentz won't be happening anytime soon, thanks to her dad.

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This isn't the first time labels have loaded the shelves with new releases all at once.

By Vaughn Trudeau Schoonmaker

Kanye West

Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

The sheer volume of mainstream albums dropping this week makes our head spin like that ancient artifact, the vinyl record. Monday saw the release of Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Ke$ha's Cannibal, Jay-z's The Hits Collection Vol. 1, Lloyd Banks' Hunger for More 2 and My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. And Friday is the big day for Justin Bieber's My Worlds Acoustic.

Many may wonder why the bigwigs of the music industry would put out such a gargantuan selection all at once. But there's a precedent for this kind of strategy. In fact, music lovers have been through this very same overload dilemma a handful...

My Chemical Romance also moved their album to Monday to get a jump on the holidays.

By Gil Kaufman

Kanye West

Photo: Mj Kim/ Getty Images

It happens every year around this time. No, not that food coma from too much turkey — the parade of megastar albums that drops the week of Thanksgiving.

While the past two weeks have already seen the release of a number of potential blockbusters, from Taylor Swift's instant-platinum Speak Now to new albums from Susan Boyle, Kid Rock, Rihanna, Josh Groban and Rascal Flatts, Monday's bumper crop could help pump some life into the holiday season.

After Kanye West decided to stake out the off-cycle Monday as the release date for his eagerly anticipated My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, his competitors fell in line to take advantage of the holiday-week sales rush, with Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance and Ke$ha pushing their release...

My Chemical Romance also moved their album to Monday to get a jump on the holidays.

By Gil Kaufman

Kanye West

Photo: Mj Kim/ Getty Images

It happens every year around this time. No, not that food coma from too much turkey — the parade of megastar albums that drops the week of Thanksgiving.

While the past two weeks have already seen the release of a number of potential blockbusters, from Taylor Swift's instant-platinum Speak Now to new albums from Susan Boyle, Kid Rock, Rihanna, Josh Groban and Rascal Flatts, Monday's bumper crop could help pump some life into the holiday season.

After Kanye West decided to stake out the off-cycle Monday as the release date for his eagerly anticipated My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, his competitors fell in line to take advantage of the holiday-week sales rush, with Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance and Ke$ha pushing their release...

"My interest in American culture is accessed through an immersion in international issues, international cultures, and other theatre from other cultures," says Anne Bogart via phone from upstate New York, on a break from writing another (still untitled) book, pre-London bound, and following a preemptive apology for nibbling on her lunch during the interview. Bogart does double duty running the Graduate Directing Program at Columbia University and serving as the Artistic Director of the Siti Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. The upcoming Siti Company season will include the New York premiere of Charles L. Mee's Under Construction. "I spend a lot of time thinking about it," she continues. "In other words, why is it that not only theatre, but also literature in this country is profoundly different than, say, European literature? ...

Back in 2004, a band called Arcade Fire walked out of the frozen tundra of Canada and dropped their debut album Funeral on the universe. It was an instant hit among indie rock aficionados, and it was easy to hear why, as Funeral blended together ragged indie rock charm with lavish orchestral formalism, topped off with a certain level of darkness. It topped a number of year-end critics polls, sold a respectable number of copies and delivered at least one song hailed as a modern classic (that would be "Wake Up," which will sound familiar to anybody who saw the trailer for "Where the Wild Things Are").

Everybody loved it. Except me.

I stood nearly alone among my critical brethren in disliking Funeral. I found it too pent-up, too pretentious and too obtuse in all the wrong places. I had a hard time wrapping my head around it, and I dismissed...

The wheels have been turning in South Australia to bring the state’s film industry to the forefront of the entire nation. Micah Chua reports on the state’s progress and finds out just how this ambitious goal is being acted out.

The vision for the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) as stated in their Strategic Plan for 2012 is to have Sa ‘recognised globally as the most dynamic screen industry in Australia’, with measurable targets such as doubling the state’s feature production by 2014 and increasing the number of credited producers and writers in the state.

This year has seen the features Swerve (dir. Craig Lahiff, prod. Helen Leake), The Place Between (dir. Beck Cole, prod. Kath Shelper) and Red Dog (dir. Kriv Stenders, prod. Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan – a South Australia/Western Australia collaboration) shot in the state, and the past year has seen a slew of new...

Sxv'leithan Essex (Bled), try saying that three times fast, will be directing an underground fight styled film with werewolf-like creatures doing battle against "The Brawlers" entitled Growl. Rumours state that Keifer Sutherland will partake (Uhm), with Josh Kelly (Circle of Eight) and Jennifer Lee Wiggins (Murder Inside of Me) confirmed. Filming will take place in Los Angeles with the goal of producing two sequels to form a trilogy (Uhm). Step inside Growl below with an early still from the film and the film's website also located below.

The synopsis for Growl here:

"A traveling underground fight club called 'The Brawlers' arrive at a derelict ghost town tucked away in the Colorado Rockies. They meet the town's only residents, the Maxilla family who want to buy on to a fight card. But the Maxilla family's true intentions for the Brawler's crew is soon revealed in teeth and claws. Some will be hunted,...