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There’s something bitterly poetic about life throwing curveballs right when we think we’ve found our footing. One man’s muscles betray him, another woman’s past bleeds into her present… yet somehow, amid the emotional carnage, love resurfaces like a stubborn weed through concrete. Eric Dane, known to many as McSteamy, now finds himself at the mercy of Als, a disease that isn’t just unkind; it’s merciless.

His wife, Rebecca Gayheart, once buried under the grief of a tragic accident, now rises not as a phoenix, but as a quiet, unshakable pillar. And while Als has no known cure, the emotional alchemy between the couple might be the only medicine that matters right now.

Eric Dane battles Als, finds strength in Rebecca Gayheart Eric Dane in The Ravine (2021) | Credit: Hope Messenger Media

When Eric Dane first noticed the odd tingle in his right hand, he chalked it up to digital fatigue.

Kasba.The epic may go to the origins: the archetypes of thought, emotion and spiritual desire, and dissolve them in the present. The sensuous, contemporary life, seen from the perspectives of both past and future: film. Like music, the cinema is experienced as a continuous, live process of energies. It is conceived and best remembered in a flash, a composite whole.—Kumar Shahani, Film as a Contemporary ArtA sequence from Kasba (1990), directed by Kumar Shahani, has remained imprinted in my mind. Adapted from Anton Chekhov’s 1900 novella In The Ravine, Shahani’s melodrama is an exploration of feudal patriarchy in a small township in the mountains of Kangra. The film follows the younger daughter-in-law Tejo’s (Mita Vashisht) brutal power grab, which will finally culminate in the killing of the male heir to the family business. Immediately following this harrowing scene, Tejo stands at the edge of an open window,...

Exclusive: Peter Facinelli (On Fire) has signed on to star in Convergence, a sci-fi action thriller that Josh Sternfeld (Fortress: Sniper’s Eye) is directing for Centerboro Productions.

In the film written by Michael K. Anderson (The Wonder Show), Centerboro President Patricia A. Beninati (Hubble: 20 Years of Discovery) and Jeff Knight (The Wonder Show), the actor plays Sam Reilly, a Supervisory Ice Officer who comes to question his worldview as he’s forced into conflict with an alien threat, fighting to save the Earth from an invasion and rescue a young girl who lost her family in the chaos. When an alien satellite crash lands in the desert of New Mexico, it infects two geologists sent to investigate with a mysterious, terrifying, and deadly condition. As the contagion begins to spread and threatens all of humanity, Sam’s joined in his fight for the future of the planet by a CDC Doctor.

Hello and Happy May, everyone! Now that a new month is officially underway, that means we have a new batch of digital and VOD releases headed to platforms in the coming weeks, and to help you plan accordingly, we have a rundown of what to expect in terms of horror and sci-fi digital debuts during May 2022.

Shudder has a lot of great new horror headed to its platform this month, as well as the 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards on May 15th, and if you’re still not feeling comfortable heading into theaters just yet, you can even check out the new Firestarter adaptation on May 13th when it arrives on Peacock. Other films getting a digital and/or VOD release during May include Riley Stearns’ Dual, The Innocents, Monstrous featuring Christina Ricci, and Hanna Bergholm’s Hatching.

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Exclusive: Billy Slaughter (The Card Counter) has boarded Amazon Studios’ film The Burial, which is currently in production in New Orleans.

He joins an ensemble that also includes Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Bill Camp, Dorian Missick, Pamela Reed, Amanda Warren, Jim Klock and Alan Ruck, as previously announced.

Director Maggie Betts’ film is based on the New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr. It follows a charismatic personal injury lawyer famous for his impressive track record and loudly unconventional approach who decides to help a funeral home owner save his family business from a predatory corporate behemoth. In a move to bring emotional resonance to a dry contract law case, the lawyer digs up an unexpected and complex web of race, power and oppression that forces everyone to examine long-buried prejudices they didn’t know they had.

Details with regard to the character Slaughter is playing have not been disclosed.

"We all experience darkness." Okay sure, I guess we all do, so...? Cinedigm has revealed an official trailer for an indie crime thriller titled The Ravine, now opening in theaters and on VOD this May. This premiered last year at a few film festivals but nothing worth mentioning. Inspired by true events, The Ravine is a story of faith, forgiveness, and most of all, the restoration of hope – even for the most seemingly unredeemable among us. When an unspeakable crime rocks a peaceful community in Akron, Ohio, family and friends are left to wonder if they overlooked the murderer among them or if there might be more to the story. The film stars Eric Dane, Teri Polo, Peter Facinelli, and Leslie Uggams. It looks like yet another forgettable, bland "there's something bad going on in this town" film that there are a dime-a-dozen of already. Oh well. Here's the official...

Peter Facinelli stars alongside Eric Dane and Teri Polo in the upcoming psychological thriller The Ravine, which has been acquired for North American release by Cinedigm this week. Deadline reports that The Ravine will release in theaters and on VOD May 6. In the film, “A sleepy suburb of New Orleans seems like the idyllic […]

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Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the psychological thriller The Ravine, starring Eric Dane (Euphoria), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents) and Peter Facinelli (The Vanished), with plans to release it in theaters and on VOD on May 6.

The film written and directed by Keoni Waxman is based on the bestselling novel by Robert Pascuzzi. It’s inspired by true events about a group of friends blindsided by the news that someone in their circle has committed a terrible crime. A sleepy suburb of New Orleans seems like the idyllic place to raise a family until an unspeakable crime rocks the community to its core. With more questions than answers, family and friends are left to wonder if they overlooked the murderer among them or if there might be more to the story.

The Ravine also stars Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Byron Mann (Skyscraper) and Lucy Faust (The Underground Railroad). Robert Pascuzzi,...

Exclusive: The epic, years-long battle between Al Capone and Eliot Ness, who clashed on the biggest stage in the world on their way to becoming ultimate American enemies, is the subject of a new TV series in early development at Showtime, from Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, run by Heather Kadin, and CBS Studios where the company is based.

Written by Ben Jacoby, the project is based on Max Allen Collins and A. Brad Schwartz’s nonfiction book Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness and the Battle for Chicago.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, Scarface and the Untouchable, published in 2018 and optioned by Secret Hideout, chronicles the lives of gangster Al Capone and his lawman nemesis, Eliot Ness in Prohibition-era Chicago. Described by publisher HarperCollins as “the new definitive history of gangster-era Chicago,” the book “draws upon decades of primary source...

Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Feral State, written and directed by Jon Carlo (First We Take Brooklyn) and starring AnnaLynne McCord and Ronnie Gene Blevins. The indie thriller, which wrapped shooting late last year, will now get a theatrical release in May along with its digital bow.

The plot is set alongside Florida’s gator-infested swamps and rundown trailer parks where a charismatic yet dangerous grifter (Blevins) takes in orphans and runaways off the street. A self proclaimed father to the forgotten, he trains his ragtag gang in the art of thievery and crime, wreaking havoc by knocking off drug dealers and meth labs. With an ass-kicking detective (McCord) already hot on the trail, the arrival of a mysterious young girl turns out to be something far more dangerous to the gang than anyone could have imagined. Octavio Pisano, Jaden Piner, Baldur Thor and Sif Saga also star.

Exclusive: Jacob Laval has landed the title role in The Unbreakable Boy, joining previously announced star Zachary Levi in the inspiration drama from Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate. Meghann Fahy, Peter Facinelli, Drew Powell, Pilot Bunch, and Emmy winner Patricia Heaton are also set to co-star in the film which was written and will be directed by Jon Gunn.

The film is based on the novel The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love by Scott M. LeRette. It centers around Austin (Laval), born with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. What makes Austin truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming worldview that transforms and unites everyone around him – especially his dad, Scott (Levi), who changes his life as he comes to see Austin not as the symbol of something broken, but the triumph of an indestructible spirit.

Jon Erwin,...

Exclusive: Wu Assassins and Little Fires Everywhere actor Byron Mann is set to star alongside award-winning Polish actress Dominika Kachlik, K-pop star and actor Nichkhun and legendary Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang are set to star in Hong Kong Love Story.

Filmmaker Keoni Waxman will direct the romantic comedy based on a spec written by Mann. This marks a reunion between the pair who previously worked together on The Ravine.

Based on real events, Hong Kong Love Story follows Mann and Nichkhun as scions of tycoon families as they stumble their way around Hong Kong to find love. Their friendship gets tested when a Polish model played by Kachlik comes into their lives.

In addition to Little Fires Everywhere and Wu Assassins, Mann’s TV credits also include The Expanse, Arrow and Altered Carbon. On the feature side, he has appeared in Skyscraper and The Big Short. He recently wrapped...

In today’s film news roundup, Channing Tatum and Roy Lee are developing “The Maxx,” Leslie Uggams has joined “The Ravine” and Safehouse Pictures is expanding.

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Channing Tatum and Roy Lee are teaming up to produce a movie or television show based on the Image Comics series “The Maxx.”

Tatum will produce through his Free Association, along with principals Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan. Lee will produce though his Vertigo Entertainment. Sam Kieth, who created the series in the 1990s, will also produce with partner Tal Vigderson.

The Maxx appears in both the real world as a homeless man and in an alternate reality as a powerful masked character protecting the Jungle Queen — who’s also a social worker named Julie Winters who frequently works to help the homeless man. The comic led to a 13-episode cartoon series on MTV, which won an Annie Award for best animated series.

Peter Facinelli, Teri Polo, and Eric Dane are attached to star in The Ravine from writer/director Keoni Waxman.

In the indie drama, a group of friends is blindsided by news that someone they trusted has committed a terrible crime. In their quest for answers they fall on hard times but ultimately must turn toward faith.

The pic is shooting in New Orleans this month. Phil Goldfine, Robert Pascuzzi, and Kelly Pascuzzi are producing.

Facinelli is repped by Mainstay Entertainment and Abrams Artists Agency. Polo is with Gersh and manager Bob McGowan of McGowan Rodriguez Management. Dane is a client of CAA.