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Worldwide box office: May 2-4 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1 Thunderbolts* (Disney) $162.1m $162.1m $86.1m $86.1m 53 2 Sinners (Warner Bros) $43.4m $236.7m $10.4m $57m 72 3 A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros) $40.3m $873.4m $26.6m $475.2m 79 4 The Dumpling Queen (various) $16.8m $26.1m $16.8m $26.1m 5 5 The Accountant 2 (Warner Bros) $16.6m $65.7m $7.2m $24.6m 73 6 A Gilded Game (various) $11.1m $16m $11.m $16m 4 7 Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback (Toho) $10.4m $67.4m $10.4m $67.4m 1 8 Until Dawn (Sony) $10.2m $34.7m $6.4m $20.4m 61 9 Raid 2 (various) $8.3m $11.2m $7.7m $10.5m 18 10 Ne Zha 2 (various) $6.4m $2.1bn $6.4m $2.1bn 12

Credit: Comscore. All figures are estimates.

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Gangster movies have long held sway over audiences. Just as stories about Robin Hood filled people's minds in medieval times, these tales eventually evolved into stories of organized crime. Bonnie and Clyde thrilled people living during the Great Depression, and Al Capone became a giant after Prohibition. The idea of everyday people turning to crime for a myriad of reasons has always been compelling. After all, crime always lurks just outside of reach for many people. Gangsters, who control crime itself, are just as salient as the idea of becoming a king.

Hollywood, of course, was quick to capitalize on the idea of gangsters. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) was a silent film that saw a man fighting back against gangsters who stole his wallet. 1927's Underworld...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 28, 2025. Jonas Brothers to star in Disney+ Christmas movie

‘Tis the season for a Jonas Brothers Christmas movie. Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas will star in Disney+’s Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie (working title), scheduled to premiere during the 2025 holiday season. In the film, the trio “face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families,” per the logline. Oscar and Emmy winner Jessica Yu will direct the film, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, who will also produce. The Jonas Brothers will serve as executive producers alongside Adam Fishbach, Spencer Berman, and Scott Morgan. Grammy nominee Justin Tranter is the executive music producer and will write original songs for the film. Watch their Love Actually-inspired announcement below.

New Sinners trailer showcases bloodthirsty vampires...

Peaky Blinders season 6’s unexpected connection to real life (Photo Credit – Instagram)

While his arrival was shrouded in mystery, his connection to real-life history is anything but. Uncle Jack isn’t just a fictional mob boss; he’s inspired by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., father of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

In the Peaky Blinders universe, Uncle Jack’s arrival from the U.S. with plans to buy import licenses for Scotch and whiskey distilleries adds layers to the show’s dark, gritty intrigue. He rolls up to England with a crew straight out of the pages of history: his wife, mistress, and the son of President Roosevelt. The whole setup might sound familiar, and it should. 1933 Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. did the same thing, arriving in London with a similar entourage. He, too, was looking to cash in on the end of Prohibition, buying rights to...

Peaky Blinders hopes to continue living long in the memories of fans thanks to its anticipated big-screen adaptation, The Immortal Man. However, the hit show's creator insists there's more to come from his popular franchise once the movie debuts.

Speaking with Paris Match (via Screen Rant), Peaky Blinders' brainchild Stephen Knight teased what fans can expect beyond The Immortal Man. According to Knight, he has an idea for a "new generation" sequel series that will be set after the upcoming film. Additionally, he suggested he could expand the Peaky Blinders franchise beyond upcoming screen projects. "We are going to focus on the new generation in a series that will take place after the Second World War. And then, who knows? Why not a clothing line?" Knight said. These comments elaborate on teases he made last year insisting the upcoming film wouldn't be the end of the Peaky Blinders franchise.

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A few weeks back, we caught up with the voice cast of True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak during Sdcc. The blockbuster cast included Kris Carr, Anthony Lapaglia, Don McManus, and Bill Smitrovich, and they were very excited about the project. This project is the first in a series of adaptations of Max Allan Collins’ Nathan Heller novels.

On Thursday, July 25, at the Sdcc panel, producers and special guests introduced “True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak,” a new audio drama series from co-creators Robert Meyer Burnett, Max Allan Collins, and Mike Bawden. Based on the award-winning novel “True Detective,” explores the end of Prohibition, Al Capone, the Great Depression, and the assassination of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. It is being produced by Imagination Connoisseurs Unlimited, LLC (ICU), with Burnett and Bawden at the helm.

True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak is a ten-episode, fully immersive audio drama...

Exclusive: It wouldn’t be Comic-Con without The Penguin and the HBO Original series will be taking over San Diego Comic-Con from Thursday July 25 to Saturday July 27 with several experiences. The Penguin premieres on HBO and Max in September.

Among the stunts are a recreation of Gotham’s famed Iceberg Lounge, a Gotham Ice Truck as well as a Hall H panel on Saturday July 27 at 4:45pm with stars Colin Farrell (Oz Cobb aka The Penguin and EP – virtually), Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Matt Reeves (EP), Lauren LeFranc (showrunner and EP), and Dylan Clark (EP). In addition, the official trailer for the series will be released during the session, which will be moderated by Josh Horowitz, host of MTV and the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

On the evenings of Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27, Max, in partnership with Giant Spoon, will transform the Bloom Nightclub...

On May 25, 1934, “The Thin Man” was released to rave reviews and big box office returns. The popularity of husband-and-wife sleuths Nick and Nora Charles set the standard for romantic comedies with a dash of thrill and mystery, and cemented actors William Powell and Myrna Loy as one of the greatest film teams of all time. Read on for more about “The Thin Man” 90th anniversary.

Dashiell Hammett was a well-known writer of hardboiled detective novels, but he added a light touch to his novel “The Thin Man,” and MGM quickly snatched up the film rights. Nick Charles (Powell) is a retired detective who enjoys the high life with his wealthy socialite wife Nora (Loy) and their spoiled pooch Asta (Skippy). Nick is lured back to his mystery-solving days by the disappearance of his old acquaintance, Clyde (Edward Ellis), whose daughter Dorothy (Maureen O’Sullivan) begs Nick to find out what happened to her father.

Few actors can make a successful jump from the front of the camera to behind it. While stars like Ben Affleck have navigated this transition, Taylor Sheridan has proved that he isn’t far behind. The star who became a recognizable face on television in shows like Sons of Anarchy and Veronica Mars, found his true calling as a writer with his hugely popular series Yellowstone.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone

Encouraged by the success of the show, Sheridan went on to create two prequels namely 1883, and its immediate sequel 1923 which starred Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in the lead roles. The series, which has been renewed for a 2nd season, was initially given a different title by the writer, but was subsequently modified following the change in its historical setting.

How Did Taylor Sheridan’s 1932 Become 1923?

Taylor Sheridan’s neo-western drama series Yellowstone follows the Dutton family and their feud...

Endings can make or break a movie, leaving a lasting impact on audiences for years to come. From defeating monsters to surprising twists, a good ending can elevate a movie from good to great. Whether happy or mysterious, a satisfying finale can create a cathartic release for audiences feeling invested in the story.

A good ending can improve how people see an entire movie, and some of the best endings live long in the memory. Conversely, disappointing endings can ruin a movie. It's important to leave an audience on a high note, whether that means crafting a mysterious movie ending that will keep people thinking about it for a while, or simply giving audiences a happy ending. Sometimes there's no way to beat an uplifting, satisfying finale.

As much as people enjoy a good puzzle, there are times when an unequivocal happy ending is the best option. These endings can...

Think of Louisiana, and the debauchery of Mardi Gras comes easily to mind. But in the northwest corner of the state — closer to Dallas than to New Orleans, the Red River than the Mississippi — sits the town of Minden, about 30 miles from Shreveport. This is deep-red America, part of a tri-state region known as Ark-la-Tex, and arguably the buckle of the Bible Belt.

Minden is a pious place, counting more than 20 Baptist congregations alone, and it entered the 21st century still embracing a tradition of forbidding alcohol.

When local business leaders began pushing,...

Yellowstone: Two New Spin-Offs and the Grand Finale of a TV Legend? Read on for more information ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

Saddle up, Yellowstone enthusiasts, because the Duttons are back in the spotlight, and the ranch is buzzing with more drama than ever before! If you haven’t been following the riveting saga of the Dutton family in the TV goldmine that is “Yellowstone,” you’ve been missing out on a wild ride.

The recent season kicked off with a bang, lassoing in a staggering 17 million viewers. Can we get a round of applause for that monumental achievement? But that’s not all – get ready for the grand finale dropping in November 2024. And hold onto your hats because Paramount just greenlit not one, but Two spin-offs – “1944” and an unnamed series set in the present day. Yes, you heard it right: more Dutton magic is on the horizon!

Already, we’ve...

From 1920 to 1933 in the USA, alcohol was banned under Prohibition. The acts of selling or consuming alcohol were criminalized, but few American adults seemed willing to part with the alcoholic beverages they'd grown used to. As such, gangsters and criminal organizations stepped in to provide illegal alcohol to the American public. The industry was deregulated and illegal, with frequent clashes between criminals and the law throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s, until Prohibition was repealed.

"Boardwalk Empire" is something of an outlier in the so-called "Golden Age of Television." The show premiered on September 19, 2010 and received robust critical praise. Despite the reviews, "Boardwalk Empire" did not find the audience enjoyed by its contemporaries and it has not yet matched the reputation of its predecessors. One way or another, the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson has been outflanked by "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Sopranos," and "The Wire." Consequently, eight years after its expedited fifth and final season, it's time for something of a retrospective.Set during the 13 years of Prohibition, "Boardwalk Empire" spins fact and fiction into an exquisite tapestry of family, greed, lust, and brutal gangster politics. Nucky Thompson's grip on Atlantic City may be the show's center of gravity, but it also captures the zeitgeist of American organized crime in the early 20th century. The real-life figures are too numerous to quantify here,...

The Prohibition era becomes the backdrop in which the mafia, a young entrepreneur, and vampires cross paths in the new comic book series Blood Oath. With the first issue of Blood Oath now available from ComiXology Originals, we caught up with co-writers Rob Hart and Alex Segura to discuss collaborating on the ambitious new horror series, and we also have the debut of the cover art for issue #2 to share with Daily Dead readers!

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions for us, Alex and Rob, and congratulations on your new comic book series Blood Oath! How and when did you first come up with the idea for this series?

Rob Hart: Alex reached out to me back in 2019 about this, I think. He wanted to do something with vampires and the mob, and we spitballed a little back and forth until we settled on Prohibition as a setting.

American period drama "Boardwalk Empire" ended its five-season run, plot-wise, with the termination of Prohibition in the early 1930s. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) and his disreputable associates rose and fell alongside the crest of a nationwide ban on alcoholic beverage sales the decade prior. Speaking to Esquire at the celebrated series' conclusion in 2014, creator Terence Winter recalled Martin Scorsese's involvement in the show, which quickly evolved from producing to directing the pilot:

"HBO told me, 'You're going to go to Martin Scorsese's house and meet him to talk about the show' and I was like a girl going to the prom. What should I wear? [laughs] Literally, I got to his house 20 minutes early and walked around the block. I didn't want to be too early, I didn't want to be too late, I didn't want to appear too eager. This was one of my idols. It's really kind of goofy,...

Editors’ Note: With acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With Covid-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange of ideas and experiences, and suggestions on how businesses and individuals can best ride out a crisis that doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon.

While U.S. prisons face the terrifying and inescapable threat of Covid-19 within their walls, vital education resources for the incarcerated have been horribly impacted—a situation documentary filmmaker Lynn Novick and Jule Hall, a graduate of the Bard College Prison Initiative (BPI), want to highlight here.

Novick’s PBS docuseries College Behind Bars focused on the...

When Prohibition first went into effect 100 years ago — the 18th Amendment was ratified Jan. 19, 1919 — Hollywood thought movie theaters would be flooded with former barflies. But the real gains were felt by screenwriters.

"The stories that resulted from Prohibition were irresistible," says Ken Burns, director of the 2011 docuseries Prohibition. "The gangster, the flapper, the G-man — it opened unlimited new plotlines with kingpins and Al Capone's and a more open sexuality. Hollywood couldn't help but make movies about the glamorous mistakes that Prohibition created." The era's films were certainly ...

When Prohibition first went into effect 100 years ago — the 18th Amendment was ratified Jan. 19, 1919 — Hollywood thought movie theaters would be flooded with former barflies. But the real gains were felt by screenwriters.

"The stories that resulted from Prohibition were irresistible," says Ken Burns, director of the 2011 docuseries Prohibition. "The gangster, the flapper, the G-man — it opened unlimited new plotlines with kingpins and Al Capone's and a more open sexuality. Hollywood couldn't help but make movies about the glamorous mistakes that Prohibition created." The era's films were certainly ...

A version of this story on Lynn Novick first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.

Lynn Novick has worked with Ken Burns on a series of celebrated, epic-length documentaries: “Baseball” in 1994, “Jazz” in 2001 and “Prohibition” in 2011 among them.

Their latest collaboration is “The Vietnam War,” a 10-part examination of the war in Southeast Asia that took a decade to make and includes interviews with 79 different witnesses from all sides of the conflict.

The show’s four nominations include one for Novick and Burns for directing Episode 8, which deals with the stormy period in 1969 and 1970 when opposition to the war intensified in the U.S. and protests on college campuses were met with violence.

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If you work in television in any capacity, there are over a hundred categories in which you could be nominated for an Emmy, largely in below-the-line capacities. And what we find every year is how often, behind the scenes, the nominees still happen to be heavily male versus female — while certain fields like casting and make-up do lean heavily towards women nominees, there are still many areas where they struggle to be acknowledged.

Below are some (not all) of the shows featuring deserving women who, this year, received important recognition by the Academy for the work that happens behind the scenes, from writing to editing to production design to directing.

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Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)

This was the only production nominated in this category that featured an all-female production team as nominees, including production designer Ruth De Jong, art director Cara Brower,...

Tom Hardy confirms he will next play notorious gangster Al Capone in the movie Fonzo. The man who inspired the original Scarface, Prohibition-era bootlegger Capone rose to become the most powerful gangster in Chicago. Capone legendarily went down not for murder or racketeering, but tax evasion. After a stint in Alcatraz, Capone lived out his final days in waning mental health due to dementia.

Martin Scorsese and Michael Hirst are collaborating together on a TV series about the power and political structure of ancient Rome titled The Caesars. Hirst is no stranger to such small screen historical fare himself, having previously created The History Channel’s Vikings and Showtime’s King Henry VIII drama The Tudors, as well as Starz’ short-lived “grounded” take on the King Arthur mythology Camelot. Scorsese was similarly a creative force behind the scenes on HBO’s Prohibition era crime drama Boardwalk Empire and the 1970s music industry drama Vinyl (which ran for just a single season).

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” is arguably one of the most important television events of the year, and viewership has backed that up. In particular, its first episode has garnered record numbers, and the 10-part series continues to air and be streamed throughout the country as well as in Vietnam.

On the telecast side, the premiere of “The Vietnam War,” which aired on Sunday, Sept. 17, drew an audience of 9.6 million viewers with a 6.0 household rating, according to a report released by PBS. That makes it PBS’ highest-rated telecast for the season and best-performing telecast since the series finale of “Downton Abbey” in March 2016. It’s also one of the highest-rated episodes of all time for a Ken Burns/Lynn Novick series, far above their acclaimed “Prohibition,” “The War,” and “Jazz.” That 6.0 household rating also means that “The Vietnam War” is more than 300 greater than PBS’ average primetime rating.

“The Vietnam War,” which began airing on PBS last weekend, is very much a Ken Burns documentary: It’s 18 hours long, covers one of the most significant events in American history, and takes an exhaustive look at its subject. Burns’ films on everything from baseball and jazz to Prohibition and the Central Park Five have earned him many admirers, to be sure, but detractors as well. A new video essay makes a case for the nonfiction stalwart by arguing in favor of his approach to covering history.

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“Even though I’m not American, I have always admired Ken Burns and the way he captures American history,” intones the narrator. He singles out the filmmaker’s use of still photography and individual stories and defends Burns against the accusations...

For years, Ice-t has helped uphold the law as Odafin Tutuola, but in the new horror film Bloodrunners, the renowned actor and musician plays jazz club owner—and vampire—Chesterfield, who is looking to bootleg a little booze and a whole lot of blood during the Prohibition era. With Bloodrunners out now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD, I had the great pleasure of speaking with Ice-t about sinking his teeth into the juicy role, his band Body Count's upcoming album Bloodlust, and much more.

Congratulations on the film, Ice-t. I haven't had this much with a vampire movie in a while, and it was so unique, too, with the Prohibition setting, so hats off you and the entire team for putting this together.

Ice-t: Me and Mike Harvey work on Law & Order [Special Victims Unit] together, and he's the makeup and special effects guy from this film. So he was...

If you’re among those who’d been clamoring for more Lucifer/Chloe interaction in Season 2 of the Fox drama, recent episodes — including this week’s — certainly delivered.

At least up until that happened. (And, even worse, with that seemed poised to happen!)

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In one of the episode title’s multiple interpretations, this hour found Lucifer facing eviction, when the real estate tycoon with whom he made a lipstick-on-thong deal to lease Lux turned up dead. Was this a ploy by Mum, to deprive Lucifer of the new home...

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Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...

The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.

Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.

There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...

History can be chock full of details that get glossed over in any sort of theatrical adaptation. With "The Galactic Civil War," we get a glimpse at what a Ken Burns style documentary covering the events of the original Star Wars trilogy would look like, and you can see that video below. While we've seen scientific analysis on the Battle Of Endor, and the economic analysis of the Galactic Empire's building of two Death Stars, we haven't seen anything as comprehensive as this documentary. And we can thank The Washington Post for this little taste of the extremely expansive approach that documentarian Burns has taken on such subjects as Jazz, Baseball, Prohibition, and, of course, the actual Civil War. While the facts haven't changed, the different approach to the original trilogy's story does make it seem all the greater to watch. Han Solo's character arc of going from a carefree...

The year that gave us Gremlins, Ghostbusters and The Temple Of Doom also gave us these 20 underappreciated movies...

It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.

This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...

Amazon has a number of great DVD/Blu-ray deals and I’ve grabbed the highlights and linked them below. As always, only limited quantities available so act fast. Details below. Marilyn Monroe: Classic 9 Film Collection [Blu-Ray] - $34.99 (83% off) - The eight film collection includes Bus Stop, Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like it Hot and The Misfits. Up to 70% Off Ken Burns Documentaries like Prohibition, The War, Jazz, The Central Park Five, Baseball, and many more Up to 60% Off HBO Gift Sets like Deadwood, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, and more Get Smart - The Complete Series Gift Set - $49.99 (60% off) Breaking Bad: The Complete Series – $70.99 (56% off) Seinfeld: The Complete Series – $59.49 (60% off) Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled (10-Disc Limited Edition Six-Movie Collector’s Set) [Blu-ray] – $119.99 (45% off) The Godfather Collection...

Amazon has a number of great DVD/Blu-ray deals and I’ve grabbed the highlights and linked them below. As always, only limited quantities available so act fast. Details below. Marilyn Monroe: Classic 9 Film Collection [Blu-Ray] - $34.99 (83% off) - The eight film collection includes Bus Stop, Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like it Hot and The Misfits. Up to 70% Off Ken Burns Documentaries like Prohibition, The War, Jazz, The Central Park Five, Baseball, and many more Up to 60% Off HBO Gift Sets like Deadwood, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, and more Get Smart - The Complete Series Gift Set - $49.99 (60% off) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD) – $9.99 (76% off) Breaking Bad: The Complete Series – $70.99 (56% off) Seinfeld: The Complete Series – $59.49 (60% off) Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled (10-Disc...

History class just got a little more interactive.

Ken Burns — the documentary filmmaker known for his style of using archival footage — partnered with digital agency Big Spaceship to create an app that curates his films into hour-long “mixtapes,” according to Wired.

The app, “Ken Burns,” allows users to surf a timeline year by year, seeing how clips from each film line up chronologically with each other. “Zoom in on 1869, for example, and a cloud of clips from The Civil War, The West, and The National Parks orbit in parallax formation around one another; swipe to 1930, and it’s clips from Jazz,...

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The 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition was marked earlier this month with special events at local bars and brewpubs. Local PBS station Klru re-aired the 2011 Ken Burns three-part documentary Prohibition. Directed by Burns and Lynn Novick, this fascinating series documents the contributing factors of Victorian-age morality and events that led to the passage of the 18th Amendment that prohibited alcohol.

If you missed the rebroadcast of Prohibition, you can watch this well-crafted documentary on Netflix or iTunes. Prohibition is also available to rent at both locations of Vulcan Video.

Rogness Brewing Company offers a monthly film event at the brewery, and the featured film on Saturday, December 21 is indie comedy Cinema Six, which was filmed in Central Texas. Mark Potts wrote and directed this humorous film, and I'm...

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We train our sights on the year 1996, and the 25 underappreciated films it has to offer...

Independence Day managed to revive both the alien invasion movie and the disaster flick in 1996, and just about every other mainstream picture released that year lived in its saucer-shaped shadow.

Yet beyond the aerial battles of Independence Day, the flying cows in Twister, and the high-wire antics of Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, there sat an entire library of lesser-known and underappreciated movies.

As part of our attempts to highlight the unsung greats of the 90s, here's our selection of 25 such films from 1996 - the year chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to the might of the computer Deep Blue, and the year comedy star Jim Carrey starred in an unexpectedly dark tale of obsession...

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The 51st New York Film Festival, running September 30th – October 13th, is coming up quickly and the full lineup is well under wraps. As Sound on Sight gets pumped up for the New York hospitality, here are our picks for the most anticipated films of the 51st Nyff, along with their official synopsis and trailer.

Captain Phillips

Paul Greengrass, 2013

USA | 134 minutes

“In April 2009, four Somali teenage pirates in a stolen Taiwanese fishing vessel seized the Maersk Alabama, a cargo ship bound for Mombasa. When the crew resisted, the pirates left with the Captain, Richard Phillips, and tried to make it ashore in the ship’s high speed lifeboat. What followed was a tense stand-off that was closely watched by the entire planet. Paul Greengrass, one of the incontestable masters of reality-based fictional filmmaking, and writer Billy Ray have crafted a film (based on Phillips’ account of the incident) that is...

It's a horror story that any movie fan can relate to, Twi-Hard or not: You're watching TV and you see the name of your favorite movie listed on your channel guide, only to flip over and discover that the "Twilight" they're showing doesn't have Edward and Jacob battling for the love of Bella — but instead Gene Hackman and Paul Newman fighting over Susan Sarandon.

You were just punked by Same Name Syndrome. (Hey, at least it also includes a topless Reese Witherspoon.)

It happens often. In fact, just this week, "The Butler" hits theaters ... except it's officially titled "Lee Daniels' The Butler," 'cause the rights to the title "The Butler" belong to a 1916 silent short film that no one's ever seen (yes, really). Read all about that silly saga here.

Anyway, here's our guide on How to Differentiate Movies With the Same Title (That Are Not Remakes).

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This is the latest volley in the arms race by streaming services to dominate children’s programming — one of the biggest attractions for subscribers. Netflix says this morning that it has an “expanded multiyear licensing agreement” with PBS Distribution for the U.S. and Canada. Beginning in 2014 it will include exclusive digital carriage for PBS Kids’ Super Why! Other kids shows in the deal include Wild Kratts, Caillou and Arthur. It also covers Ken Burns documentaries such as Prohibition and The Central Park Five, past seasons of Nova and Secrets Of The Dead and all seasons of UK murder mystery The Bletchley Circle. “While PBS stations will always be the first place to see our programming, this agreement with Netflix exposes our shows to new audiences and further expands PBS’s presence across all media platforms,” says PBS Digital Gm Jason Seiken. The announcement follows a similar deal involving kids...

PBS has expanded its licensing agreement with Netflix to include all seasons of the U.K. murder mystery The Bletchley Circle, as well as more kids programming and past seasons of Nova and Secrets of the Dead. Beginning next year, the streaming service will become the exclusive Svod home of popular pre-school program Super Why!. Additional kids series on Netflix include Wild Kratts and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood while Caillou and Arthur will continue to be available. Ken Burns’ films including Prohibition and Central Park Five and Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations are also available. “While PBS stations will always

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On the eve of The Great Gatsby world premiere in New York City, F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar and fashion historian, Dr. Deirdre Clemente, was invited to the launch of the Plaza Hotel’s ‘Fitzgerald Suite’. Present was Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin who has lavishly and intelligently festooned a room that offers its nightly dweller a chance to soak up all things Scott, Zelda and Gatsby. Of course they talked costume, and Clothes on Film have the exclusive.

Deirdre Clemente: Your work on the film translated into unique partnerships. Everyone is talking about Brooks Brothers and Prada, but tell me a little bit about the work you did at The Plaza. An entire suite dedicated to Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby, which of course has that amazing scene at the hotel.

Catherine Martin: The Plaza suite straddles fact and fiction. We have an entire wall of images of the Fitzgeralds,...

EW’s box-office prognosticator Grady Smith is on vacation. Fortunately, your grandparents just sent you an email, and they made their own predictions about the weekend box office. Read on!

Dear Sport,

Your grandmother and I sure are excited about all the movies coming out this winter. Wait, it’s summer? I must have switched up my pills again. Anyhow, you forgot about Mother’s Day. Grandmothers are still mothers!

We’ve been to the movies quite a bit lately. It’s hard to put on 3-D glasses on top of bifocals. But we were so excited about Bash Lerman’s The Great Gatsby,...

New York — New York is a safer, less fearful place than it was in 1990, when murders hit an all-time high, race relations were raw and the city felt under siege from drug dealers and gangs on "wilding" sprees. But one major piece of unfinished business from back then still hangs over the city and its legal system: the Central Park jogger case.

Five black and Hispanic boys were convicted that year in the rape and grisly beating of a white woman jogging in the park, and they went on to serve six to 13 years in prison before their convictions were thrown out in 2002 because of evidence linking someone else to the crime.

They sued police and prosecutors for $250 million. But the lawsuit has languished for a decade with no resolution in sight.

Now, a growing chorus of lawmakers is asking New York City to settle with the five men. And...

You can't really talk about American documentary filmmakers without mentioning Ken Burns. Practically an institution at PBS, Ken Burns has created sprawling, research heavy, detailed documentaries about monumental moments in the country's history, including "The Civil War," "Jazz" and "Prohibition" (he's not one for fancy titles). He's also turned his eye from time to time to sports, with "Baseball" and "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson." And some stories it seems are worth telling again with a bit of cinematic flair, as the latter is headed for the miniseries treatment. HBO and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone shingle are teaming with Burns for a four-to-six part mini-series, which will be penned by Beau Willimon ("Ides Of March," "House Of Cards"). Hard to argue with that talent. It's difficult to recount the entire saga of Johnson's life in a few...

Prohibition is a documentary series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. If you have seen or heard of Boardwalk Empire then you will probably pick this up as it expands on the snippet of complexity depicted in the HBO drama to properly retell the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor -- and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow.This documentary looks into this era as an utterly relevant cautionary tale that raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality as America 'goes dry' and millions of law-abiding Americans become immediate lawbreakers overnight. Burns focuses on the stories of the petty whiskey-jobbers, big-time bootleggers, and of course brutal gangsters before turning...

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1.) Paramount has announced a December 20, 2013 release date for Anchorman: The Legend Continues. That's exactly one year from today. Funny how that works. The entire news team is back from the first film, with Kristen Wiig among those reportedly joining the cast. They'll be in direct competition with the comedy Last Vegas, George Clooney's historical drama The Monuments Men and Saving Mr. Banks, Disney's making-of-Mary Poppins movie. I can't imagine Last Vegas wanting anything to do with Anchorman, especially with Clooney's film (and the Poppins film, to a lesser degree) targeting that coveted "older audience," so smart money has at least one of those movies moving off that spot. 2.) I scoffed a bit last month when it was announced Ben Affleck would star with Kristen Stewart in the grifter romance Focus. Well, that pairing won't come to be as Affleck has left the picture due to his busy schedule.

Amazon has released their early Black Friday Deals Week schedule beginning Monday, November 19 and running through Monday, November 26 and I have added the entire list in its state below and will be updating as more and more titles are added it to it and considering the limited number of Blu-ray titles included I have to assume this thing is going to get beefed up. There are some notable titles beginning with the Gold Box Deal on Saturday, November 24 where the Blu-ray edition of the recently released amazon asin="B006U1J5ZY" text="Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection" will be on sale. The price has not yet been announced, but as of right now it sits at $149.99 and I wouldn't be surprised if it drops under $100 on that day so stay tuned. Additional titles on sale throughout the eight day sale include X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand,...

The iconic photos from the southern plains states during the Great Depression say it all: the haunted eyes of weary mothers, children with their faces wrapped against the choking dust and families piling their belongings into trucks and heading to California.

In the two-part documentary The Dust Bowl, filmmaker Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Prohibition) focuses on the nearly decade-long drought that, coupled with unsustainable farming techniques, destroyed millions of acres in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.

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If you haven't seen any of Ken Burns' previous documentary films, you really need to check them out. Some of his work includes The Civil War, Jazz, The War, Baseball, Prohibition, and a ton of others that are worth your time.

His latest documentary project is called The Central Park Five and it explores the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a 29-year-old white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime, and the men falsely accused were released.

Here's the official synopsis:

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between six and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, resulting in their convictions being overturned.

Well if you hadn't really heard of Homeland prior to this weekend, you probably have by now. The Showtime series pulled off a major upset at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards last night, winning a large chunk of the major awards in the Drama category over favourites like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis both took home awards for Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series, while the show also broke Mad Men's four-year win streak for Outstanding Drama Series. Elsewhere, Aaron Paul won his second Emmy for his supporting performance as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for Veep. Modern Family still took the Outstanding Comedy Series, however, while the HBO movie Game Change took the Outstanding Mini-Series or TV Movie. Kevin Costner did manage to pick up some...

Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.

The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.

HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.

Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...