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Barbara Crampton is returning to the surreal horror world she does so well in The Blue Diamond. Crampton is one of the most iconic names in the horror genre after making her breakout debut in Brian de Palma's Body Double, with some of her most notable projects being in such H.P. Lovecraft adaptations as Re-Animator, From Beyond and Suitable Flesh, as well as acclaimed indie hits You're Next, We Are Still Here and Jakob's Wife, among others. The star has also found frequent success in the soap opera genre, starring in Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless and Guiding Light, among others.

Crampton stars in The Blue Diamond as Jacqueline Diamond, the founder and CEO of a lifestyle brand largely inspired by skiing and snowing, having amassed a dedicated following through her company. The short film primarily centers on Jacqueline's estranged daughter, Alison, who reluctantly...

24 companies, all but five launched last decade, descend on Locarno from Aug. 6, mostly in person, to present their production slates.

Every market in international is its own story. So the projects they bring run a huge gamut. Following, a quick drill down on the companies and their banner titles. A second article, published later at Locarno, will look at some of the young indie sector’s major concerns and growth areas.

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Kafka Films, Karolina Veetamm

Tallinn-based, focused on narrative and doc features, at Match Me with a slate led by a trio of socially-relevant titles: “Tell Me,” a “poetical documentary,” says producer Veetamm; women’s emancipation tale “Aurora,” from Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk; and “The Last Five,” a dark comedy about Tallinn homeless from Triin Ruumet director of 2016 dark comedy, “The Days That Confused,” a Karlovy Vary East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.

Alexandra Film, Marianne Ostrat...

Exclusive: Korean director Lee Na-Jeong has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners for management.

Considered one of Korea’s leading female directors, Lee most recently helmed the 16-episode first season of South Korean television series Mine, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Per the logline, in Mine, encaged in a gold-clad life of secrets and lies, two women in a conglomerate family seek to topple all that stands in their way of finding true joy.

As the series director, Lee is credited with accomplishing her goal of challenging the notion of “feminine” from one of fragile, soft and weak to strength, loyalty and fierce independence.

She also directed Love Alarm, the first Netflix Original series in Korea, based on Chon Kye-young’s successful Daum Webtoon of the same name.

Lee also helmed the 2015 feature Snowy Road, which first aired on KBS1 as a Prix Italia-winning drama miniseries. Written by Ba-Ra Yoo,...

New TIFF Rewind features filmmakers in conversation about memorable selections from the past.

World premieres of Ruth Paxton’s UK horror A Banquet, Agustina San Martín’s Argentinian genre tale To Kill The Beast and Sébastien Pilote’s Canadian period drama Maria Chapdelaine are among Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery selections announced by Toronto International Film festival.

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The festival also unveiled additional Gala and Special Presentations titles, and introduced TIFF Rewind featuring filmmakers in conversation about memorable selections from the past.

Gala screenings include the world premiere of Camille Griffin’s UK...

It's going to be a long summer without the Duttons.

Paramount Network has confirmed the rumors:

Yellowstone Season 4 is delayed.

The cabler dropped a teaser trailer that confirmed the series would be back on the air in the fall, and Deadline reported a more definite return date.

November is when we can expect new episodes.

It's a bummer for sure, especially given that the first three seasons launched during the month of June in the past three years.

No reason has been given for the delay, but recent reports suggest that some scenes were either reshot or new scenes were added after formal production had been completed.

Meanwhile, the series has added some new cast members ahead of the return.

Jacki Weaver will portray Caroline Warner, the  CEO of Market Equities.

Piper Perabo will portray Summer Higgins, an outside protestor from Portland who is against the state-funded police force that...

“A girl falls in love and devotes herself to them, but they don’t conform to her expectations, perhaps because she looks at them through a blurry curtain.” Telling the story of highschool sweethearts turned strangers as their identities see them take different path, “Silkscreen” explores the complexities of love and loss.

Isaki Uta has an undeniable knack for capturing beauty through gorgeous/lush visuals and poignant narrative. This was previously established in her previous work in both “Mine-kun is Asexual” and “Leaper” acting as standouts within the Doujinshi format (short independently published works with mangaka having full ownership). “Silkscreen”, released in tandem with celebrating Lbtq+ pride, may act as the most impactful and stunning work from Uta to date.

The romantic and crisp visuals of Uta reflect a universal sense of beauty that can exist within everyone, regardless of gender or orientation. In addition, the...

When Brent Cobb was in grade school, he used to look forward to guest visits by Okefenokee Joe, a local singer-songwriter who taught kids about nature with songs about the Georgia swamp from which he took his name.

“I grew up in a rural place, going to public school and I remember Okefenokee Joe coming to talk. He had these recordings about swamp life and stuff and I remember how cool that was to me,” Cobb says.

Fast forward to when Cobb, now 34, was writing his latest album, Keep ‘Em on They Toes,...

If you watched John Mayer’s new music video for “Last Train Home” and kept expecting Axl Rose to snake-dance his way into the frame, it’s for good reason. The video is an homage to Guns N’ Roses’ summer of ’88 MTV staple, “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” Right down to a canine cameo.

Like “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” “Last Train Home” opens with an image of a digital clapboard calling action on filming. The premise is that the featured artist is on a soundstage about to shoot a music video...