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It’s been more than a month since the release of Marvel Rivals, and it’s on a hot streak. The hero-shooter is breaking records and pulling in millions of players, and that’s not a surprise considering the fact that it combines the beloved Marvel IP with Overwatch-style PvP format.

Marvel Rivals is making waves in the gaming industry. (Image via NetEase Games)

With the success of Marvel Rivals, you might think that DC should come up with its own hero-shooter. All the recent games we’ve seen using the DC universe have failed miserably. However, you’ll be shocked to know that DC had its own version of Marvel Rivals more than a decade ago, which was axed because of the lack of updates.

DC needs to revive its own version of Marvel Rivals Gotham City Imposters had a lot of potential. (Image via MrNoobTubeGamer YouTube)

Over the years,...

Blumhouse has delivered some of the most prominent and well-known post-2000s horror franchises, from the Paranormal Activity films to the Insidious saga & Happy Death Day twofer, to standalone riveters such as The Invisible Man, The Vigil, Sweetheart and Sick. Yet occasionally, a smaller genre flick sporting the distinguished brand darts through the cracks and escapes wider viewership - and Curve is one such film. The name Blumhouse is associated with horror in the classic sense, from revivalist slasher fare to cerebral spine-tinglers — dig deep enough and one unearths some real gems. In spite of the high-profile production company's name being attached to the 2015 potboiler, it remains relatively unknown despite its late night drive-in cinematic appeal. Its obscurity is a shame, considering its agreeably pulpy thrills and director Iain Softley's fast-paced approach to a fairly lean, uncomplicated story.

From creeping dread to heart-stopping jump scares, the horror genre is immensely popular and constantly evolving, and one of its biggest appeals is its versatility with underappracited subgenres. However, the most well-known horror movie genres tend to dominate the horror world. There are countless demonic or ghostly tales of terror, slasher movies, and stereotypical horror movie characters. However, there are many more ways to scare people while still telling a good story. Horror has countless obscure and underrated horror subgenres, giving audiences new settings, twists, and scares.

Some of the more obscure horror movie subgenres are inventive and surprising. Some, like art horror, prioritize stunning visuals while the plot keeps audiences guessing. The most creative horror movies may have an unexpected villain, like the eco-horror subgenre, or mix horror themes with other genres, like Westerns. Even if a horror movie subgenre is less well-known, it does not mean that filmmakers have overlooked it,...

The best Julianne Hough movies and TV shows offer mostly successful musical and dancer performances and a few comedies and thrillers that didn't quite match up. Hough and her brother Derek Hough got big breaks thanks to their dancing skills. They grew up with dancing in their family as all four of their grandparents were dancers, and the duo achieved worldwide acclaim when they took their dancing to the extremely popular ABC competition series Dancing with the Stars.

Derek Hough won the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing with the Stars six times, while Julianne won it twice and they both remain on the show as a judge and a host, respectively. However, unlike Derek, Hough decided to try her hand at acting outside of the world of dance. However, as expected, many of her choices ended up in musical movies like Footloose or movies surrounding dance like Burlesque. She has...

Several months ago, word leaked out that Maggie Gyllenhaal was set to direct a film called The Bride!, a new take on the concept of the 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein (watch it Here). Once thought to be set up at the Netflix streaming service, this one is actually happening at Warner Bros., and the studio has set the film for a theatrical release, IMAX screens included, on October 3, 2025. We’ve previously heard the names of several cast members, and now Deadline has revealed another one: Julianne Hough. Perhaps best known for her work on the TV series Dancing with the Stars, where she has been a dancer, a judge, and a co-host, Hough also has multiple acting credits to her name, including roles in Burlesque, Footloose, Rock of Ages, Safe Haven, Paradise, Curve, Dirty Grandpa, and Bigger.

Details on the role Hough will be playing in The Bride! have not been revealed.

Christopher Nolan gives huge praise to Rebel Moon director and Dceu mainstay Zack Snyder.

An email from Christopher Nolan to The Hollywood Reporter reveals Nolan's huge respect for Zack Snyder's 2009 superhero film Watchmen, penned by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based on Dave Gibbons, Alan Moore, and John Higgins' comics of the same name. “I’ve always believed Watchmen was ahead of its time,” Nolan said. “The idea of a superhero team, which it so brilliantly subverts, wasn’t yet a thing in movies. It would have been fascinating to see it released post-Avengers.”

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Warner Bros. Pictures produced the film, which had a difficult time at the box office,...

The following contains spoilers from Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 4, Episode 1 "Twovix," now streaming on Paramount+.

After visiting the original Enterprise in the Strange New Worlds crossover episode, the Season 4 premiere of Lower Decks celebrates another Star Trek series. In the episode, the crew is tasked with piloting the USS Voyager first to Earth, where it will land and spend time in orbit before it ends up at the Fleet Museum. While every episode of Lower Decks is heavy with references to other shows, this one is chock-full of Voyager Easter eggs.

Perhaps the most obvious and diligent references are the recreation of the ship and its locations. From the deflector to the nacelles, the animated model of Voyager looks just like the "real thing" seen in the episodes. The real-world crew of Lower Decks painstakingly recreated the sets those characters populated for seven seasons. There's the mess hall, complete...

This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Futurama."

Freshly returned thanks to Hulu, "Futurama" has wasted no time commenting on current events. We still have episodes about cancel culture and the Covid-19 pandemic around the corner, but the most recent episode, "Related to Items You've Viewed," takes aim at Amazon. And it does so with the show's usual "evil CEO" villain, Mom (Tress MacNeille).

In this episode, Leela (Katey Sagal) finally moves in with Fry (Billy West) — and by extension, Bender (John Dimaggio). Since the guys aren't capable decorators, Leela decides to refurbish the apartment with items she buys off "Momazon." With instant delivery (via helicopter drone) and predictive insights into purchasing habits, Momazon is putting Planet Express out of the delivery business.

Mom's next step is to introduce "Invasa," a virtual assistant that makes Momazon transactions even speedier, thanks to some good old-fashioned spying software. Consumerism grows...

Rick and Morty fans are well aware that Rick is essentially a god. Not only is he referred to as a god on numerous occasions, but he also has the ability to kill them, seemingly without too much trouble. However, in the latest Rick and Morty storyline, the series introduces a god that even Rick can’t beat.

The only time Rick and Morty explicitly shows Rick having any sort of conflict with a god (aside from his ever-present existential nihilism) was in season 4, episode 9, where Rick literally goes toe-to-toe with Zeus–or, at least a Zeus. Using his impossibly high-tech gadgets, Rick is able to hold his own in a fist fight with a cosmic deity. While he gets his butt kicked, he does end up coming out on top with the help of Morty and Summer before getting all the credit/blame for killing this god. This isn...

Netflix and Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Blade 2, Hellboy) have teamed up for the new anthology series “Cabinet of Curiosities,” a collection of live-action stories that Netflix says “is meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror.”

The series will debut Tuesday, October 25, launching a special four-day, double-episode event. Two all-new “Cabinet of Curiosities” tales will debut daily through Friday, October 28, when the entire collection of eight stories will be available to Netflix members around the world.

The debut cadence and themed nights are confirmed as follows: October 25 – Night One: “Scavengers” featuring episodes “Lot 36” and “Graveyard Rats” October 26 – Night Two: “Loners” featuring episodes “The Autopsy” and “The Outside” October 27 – Night Three: “Lovecraft” featuring episodes “Pickman’s Model” and “Dreams in the Witch House” October 28 – Night Four: “Visitations” featuring episodes “The Viewing” and “The Murmuring”

“From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, the...

Created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, the anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is going be released through the Netflix streaming service two episodes at a time later this month. The first two episodes will be released on Tuesday, October 25th, then Netflix will release two more episodes each day for the rest of the week. As of Friday, October 28th, all eight episodes will be available to watch. And today, Netflix unveiled the episode release order!

Here’s the list of episodes and their release dates:

October 25: Scavengers

“Lot 36”

Directed by: Guillermo Navarro

Written by: Regina Corrado, based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Elpidia Carrillo, Demetrius Grosse and Sebastian Roché

Plot: A bigoted former soldier (Nelson) discovers a storage unit with a dark secret.

“Graveyard Rats”

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali

Written by: Vincenzo Natali, based on...

(Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Solaricks,” the Season 6 premiere of “Rick and Morty.”)

“Rick and Morty” kicked off its sixth season with an even bigger reveal than it dropped in its fifth season finale: Rick Sanchez is not Morty’s grandfather — at least this Rick (C-137) is not this Morty’s grandfather.

Due to an accidental “reset” in portal travelers on the Season 6 opener, “Solaricks,” rather than Rick’s intended reset of port travel after the collapse of the Citadel and Evil Morty’s escape through the Central Finite Curve blew it all to hell in the Season 5 finale, Rick, Morty and Jerry were each pulled back into their original worlds/realities.

It was through Rick, Morty and Jerry’s return to places we’ve seen on previous seasons of “Rick and Morty” — Rick to his heartbreaking origins, Morty to Cronenberg World and Jerry...

Turns out, Taylor Swift could've made her big-screen debut before she starred in 2010's "Valentine's Day." According to "Twilight: New Moon" director Chris Weitz, the pop star would've added the sequel to her acting résumé had he not passed on her agent's request for her to appear in the film.

"Taylor Swift and I had the same agent at the time, and he said, 'Taylor would like to be in this movie - not because of you, but because she's a Twihard. She will be someone at the cafeteria, or the diner or whatever. But she just wants to be in this movie,'" Weitz recalled during an episode of the "The Twilight Effect" podcast hosted by Melanie Howe and franchise alum Ashley Greene.

Related: Taylor Lautner on Taking a Break From Hollywood After "Twilight": "It Was a Learning Curve"

The director said passing on Swift was the "hardest...

An anthology series created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, Cabinet of Curiosities will premiere October 25th on Netflix, and a new trailer teases the show's magical horrors.

In Cabinet Of Curiosities, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original stories by del Toro) are brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by del Toro.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities will debut Tuesday, October 25, launching a special four day, double episode Netflix & Chills Halloween event. Two all-new Cabinet Of Curiosities tales will debut daily through Friday, October 28, when the entire collection of eight stories will be available to Netflix members around the world.

Creepy creatures have never looked this good.

On Monday, Netflix debuted a first look at the upcoming horror anthology series “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, bringing together some of the best minds in the genre.

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Ben Barnes as Thurber in episode “Pickman’s Model” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities” – Photo: Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2022

The series is premiering as a four-day event, with double features dropping each night, all hosted by the Oscar-winning “Pan’s Labyrinth” director.

Each episode is helmed by a different acclaimed horror director, including “The Babadook” director Jennifer Kent, “Splice” director Vincenzo Natali and more.

Hannah Galway in episode “The Murmuring” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities” – Photo: David Lee/Netflix © 2022

“With ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, we set out to showcase the realities existing outside of our normal world: the anomalies and curiosities.

Netflix and Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Blade 2, Hellboy) have teamed up for new anthology series “Cabinet of Curiosities,” a collection of live-action stories that Netflix says “is meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror.”

“From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, the eight sinister tales — including two original works by del Toro — will be brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by the Shape of Water filmmaker.”

Netflix has announced today that the series will debut Tuesday, October 25, launching a special four day, double episode Netflix & Chills Halloween event. Two all-new “Cabinet of Curiosities” tales will debut daily through Friday, October 28, when the entire collection of eight stories will be available to Netflix members around the world.

“With Cabinet of Curiosities, we set out to showcase the realities existing outside of our normal world: the anomalies and curiosities.

Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors at a meeting held Tuesday.

She replaces David Rubin, who has served as president for the past three years but has termed out because he has reached the end of the maximum number of years he can serve on the board without taking a hiatus, per Academy rules.

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Yang’s victory comes as no surprise since she had been the key name floated for the position in recent weeks and was honored at the Academy Museum earlier this summer.

“Janet is a tremendously...

Exclusive: Eric Fellner, Working Title co-chairman, and the creators of the hit Billy Elliot musical, have given their support to a non-replica production that will run at UK regional theatre, The Curve, Leicester, from July 7.

The Curve’s artistic chief Nikolai Foster, who’s also directing the update with Lucy Hind choreographing, met in recent days with Fellner and Stephen Daldry, the original director of the stage show and the popular 2000 film version that starred Jamie Bell in the titular role, for a metaphorical passing of the baton.

“The whole point is that Nikolai and the Curve wanted to do their own production,” Fellner told Deadline, adding that original creatives Lee Hall (book and lyrics), Elton John (music) and Peter Darling (choreography) “were all comfortable with them doing that.”

Fellner continued: “Within the contract there are certain things they can or can’t do like not changing the lyrics and the book,...

Actress Julianne Hough poses for “Redbook" magazine:

Hough's first acting role was an uncredited role in the 2001 feature film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", as a 'dancer' in the 2010 musical feature "Burlesque", as 'Ariel Moore' in the 2011 remake of Paramount's "Footloose", as 'Sherrie Christian' in the 2012 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages", starred in the 2012 romantiv drama "Safe Haven" and as 'Lamb Mannerhelm' in the 2013 feature "Paradise".

Other films include "Curve" (2015) and "Dirty Grandpa" (2016).

Hough also portrayed 'Sandy Young' for the Fox live TV presentation of the musical "Grease", January 2016.

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GLAAD today announced the nominees in 30 categories for its 33rd Annual Media Awards.

In a flip-flip of last year’s top leaders, the combined HBO/HBO Max scored the most nominations of any network with 19, followed by Netflix with 17. That’s a lot closer than last year, when Netflix ran away with 26 noms, while HBO was a distant second with nine.

Streaming services saw a total of 63 nominations, with cable receiving 39 and broadcast networks receiving 17. Hulu received seven nominations, while ABC, MSNBC and Peacock all saw four. In the Spanish-language categories, Univision and Telemundo both received two nominations.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

During a year when anti-transgender violence rose and lawmakers across the U.S. introduced an unprecedented number of bills attempting to stop transgender youth from participating in sports and accessing gender-affirming healthcare, many of the...

Guillermo de Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities is officially in production.

Netflix confirmed the start of the Toronto-based production of the all-new, live-action genre-defining and chilling collection of distinct stories.

"Acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror," reads the logline.

"From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original works by del Toro) will be brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by del Toro."

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro and executive produced by Academy Award winner J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water; Sex/Life), who also serves as co-showrunner; and Gary Ungar.

Regina Corrado serves as co-executive producer.

Below is...

Academy Award winner and horror maestro Guillermo del Toro has set a packed lineup of genre movie powerhouses for his Netflix horror anthology series, “Cabinet of Curiosities.” Among directors contributing episodes to the series are “The Babadook” filmmaker Essie Davis, who will reunite with that film’s breakout star, Essie Davis, for an episode. Also bringing stories to the series are “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” director Ana Lily Amirpour, “Mandy” director Panos Cosmatos, “Splice” director Vincenzo Natali, and more. See first details from Netflix below.

Per Netflix, “In ‘Cabinet of Curiosities,’ acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original works by del Toro) will be...

The staggering story behind Curve and its founder Franco Stevens is chronicled by her wife, Jen Rainin, in a doting yet energised documentary

This fervently supportive documentary about the iconic lesbian magazine Curve and its founder-publisher Frances “Franco” Stevens is directed by Stevens’s wife, Jen Rainin, and it’s both energised and hindered by her preaching-to-the-choir approach. Stevens was a San Francisco woman who in the 1980s got married young, came out as lesbian, was shunned by her family and briefly became homeless. In 1990, she launched what was then called Deneuve magazine by maxing out a handful of brand new credit cards, betting everything at the horse races – and winning big.

It’s a staggering story, virtually the American dream in action, especially as Deneuve went from strength to strength, with celebrity interviews, national ads and rocketing circulation. Stevens had the courage and vision to put the word “lesbian” on the cover,...

In 1990, a 23-year-old named Frances “Franco” Stevens applied for multiple credit cards. When she was approved, she withdrew as much cash as she could from them, and used the money to launch Deneuve, one of the first lesbian magazines in the United States.

In a fiction feature-length film, this moment would arrive halfway through the running time, the percussion in the score would tense as we saw an actor convey the fear and hopefulness of someone attempting something bold and risky. A mellow piano would probably announce that this is “the” make or break moment for our heroine.

A few scenes later, a thump in the score music would be heard as an eager Franco arrived at her Po box hoping to find dozens of subscriptions and discover it was completely empty.

Violins would swell when seconds later, an unassuming mailman called out to her and announced her Po box...

"Just the power of seeing... me." Wolfe Video has released an official trailer for an indie documentary called Ahead of the Curve, opening at the IFC Center in NYC starting this week. The doc is a fascinating inside look at Curve magazine, "the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published." From its start in 1990, Curve magazine was a "visionary and unapologetic celebration of lesbian life from cover to cover." Confronted with their possible demise in 2019, director Jen Rainin and Curve founder Franco Stevens explore questions of lesbian visibility, legacy, intersectionality & current day issues through interviews with many contemporary LGBTQ+ tastemakers and activists, plus "celesbians" including Melissa Etheridge, Jewelle Gomez, Denice Frohman, Kate Kendell, and Lea DeLaria. It also features rich archival footage recounting the formation of a lesbian cultural institution. It's praised in reviews as an "accomplished, resonant and deeply moving" film. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for the documentary Ahead of the Curve,...

Exclusive: Discovery has set a marker down for the UK ambitions of its streaming service Discovery+ by luring BBC presenter Nick Knowles to host a series that has echoes of hit Channel 4 show Grand Designs.

Knowles, who presents the BBC’s long-running home transformation show DIY Sos: The Big Build, will host Heritage Rescue for Discovery+. The 12-part series is produced by Curve Media, the prolific Discovery supplier behind shows including Salvage Hunters.

Sources have described it as Grand Designs but for historical buildings in need of restoration. Each episode features a different project, and Knowles will follow the restoration work, showing the results, and diving into the history of the building.

Deadline understands that production is underway and will continue through to fall 2021. The series hopes to showcase some of the UK’s most impressive landmarks and historical structures.

Heritage Rescue is likely to be among Discovery+’s most ambitious originals to date,...

Rome-based sales agency Tvco has acquired worldwide sales to Igor Drljaca’s fourth feature “The White Fortress,” which world premiered this week in the Generation 14Plus strand of this year’s Berlinale.

Drljaca’s previous credits include several award-winning shorts such as “Woman in Purple” (2010) and “The Archivists” (2020), as well as his critically-acclaimed debut feature “Krivina” (2012), his sophomore film “The Waiting Room” (2015) and his first documentary feature, “The Stone Speakers” (2018).

The film is set in a rundown Sarajevo suburb and follows Faruk, an orphan who lives with his ill grandmother and spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. One day he meets Mona, a timid teen from a politically powerful and affluent family. As Mona dreams of escaping the overbearing toxicity of her home life, she seeks refuge and opens herself up to Faruk, a boy from a world entirely different than her own. The...

The 2021 festival will take place in two parts.

The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled the first films selected for its 2021 edition which will take place in two parts, starting with the industry-focused, online-only event from March 1-5.

They are the titles that will comprise the Generation and Retrospective strands, and come nearly two months later than last year’s equivalent announcement as organisers prepare to host the first virtual edition of the festival.

A second event, titled Summer Special, is scheduled to run June 9-20 and set to include physical screenings of the selection and their filmmakers, at 10 venues in Berlin.

Adam Benzine, the British filmmaker whose 2015 doc short Claude Lanzmann: Spectres Of The Shoah was Oscar-nominated, is putting the finishing touches to The Curve, a feature documentary examining the decisions that led to American’s Covid-19 crisis.

Production co Jet Black Iris Productions is launching the film to the market at TIFF this week, with all territories available. Final post-production is now underway and the doc is anticipated to be ready for U.S. broadcast in October.

Combining original interviews with more than two dozen analysts, researchers, journalists and political figures and archive footage, the project says it will examine nine key failures made by the American government that contributed to the current pandemic situation.

Speakers include: Dr. Ali Khan, former director of the CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response; Dr. Emily Landon, chief infectious-disease epidemiologist at University of Chicago Medicine; and Sonya Shah, investigative journalist and author of Pandemic.

Julie and the Phantoms hit Netflix on Sept. 10, and audiences are falling in love with the heartwarming stories and incredible musical numbers. Following the death of her mother, a young girl named Julie (Madison Reyes) has lost her passion for singing. However, when she connects with a group of musical ghosts who magically appear when they perform together, she begins to find her voice and help them come to terms with the afterlife. While the show takes us on a crazy journey throughout the first season, it's the ending that really leaves us wanting more.

As Julie grows closer with the guys of Sunset Curve, strange things start happening when they befriend a spooky ghost named Caleb (Cheyenne Jackson) who runs a nightclub that allows humans to interact with the nonliving. Turns out, Caleb doesn't like Sunset Curve's magical connection to Julie, so he tricks them into making a...

BAFTA is today staging the industry’s biggest TV awards since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, with Submarine director Richard Ayoade hosting a 90-minute virtual ceremony from a studio, as winners stay at home.

The event, which is being broadcast on BBC One from 7Pm local time (11Am Pt), will feature guests including Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal handing out prizes, while red carpet arrivals were replaced by a pre-show on BAFTA’s social channels.

Sky/HBO drama Chernobyl is on course to dominate the night after scooping a record-equalling haul of 14 nominations, and winning seven prizes at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month. Other big 2019 hits will feature, including Fleabag and The Crown, after the delay to the awards, which were originally meant to be staged on May 17.

Elsewhere, there are eight Bame nominees in the performance categories, which is an increase of...

Federation Entertainment, producer of banner Canal Plus’ series “The Bureau,” Netflix Italian hit “Baby” and Omri Givon’s Keshet success “The Grave,” has teamed with three high-profile Spanish executives to launch Federation Spain.

As when Federation Entertainment, a production-distribution company, bought a majority share in Italy’s Fabula Pictures in 2018, Federation Entertainment will own 51% of Federation Spain, to be run by executives Juan Sola, Toni Sevilla and Nacho Manubens. Federation Entertainment is based in Paris and Los Angeles.

Remaining equity is split between Sola, Jaume Collet-Serra’s producing partner, Sevilla, a former director of fiction at Mediaset España, and Manubens, the former deputy head of fiction at Spanish broadcast network Atresmedia when it produced milestone series ““Gran Hotel,” “Velvet” and “La Casa de Papel.”

Federation Spain has also hired as head of production Mark Albela, a producer on some of the biggest modern-day U.S. shoots in Spain, such as...

Discovery’s UK and Ireland channel Quest has commissioned 161 hours of content from British producer Curve Media, which encompasses a fresh Salvage Hunters spin-off and new series Auction House (working title).

The producer will make 10-part series Salvage Hunters: Design Classics for Quest, which will follow antique expert Drew Pritchard as he indulges his passion for design.

This is in addition to Discovery ordering 45 more episodes of the original Salvage Hunters format, taking the franchise into its 18th series after it first launched in 2011.

Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars and Salvage Hunters: The Restorers have also been recommissioned for 15 and 60 more episodes respectively, while Quest is also taking another 20 installments of Salvage Hunters: Best Buys.

Finally, Curve has created new format Auction House for the channel, which goes behind-the-scenes of Derby-based auctioneers Hansons and follows staff as they value and sell items.

Simon Downing, Discovery’s head of factual and sports in the UK,...

"As we became more visible, we also became a target." The first official trailer has just debuted for an indie documentary titled Ahead of the Curve, premiering at the Frameline Film Festival taking place online later this month. From its start in 1990, Curve magazine (their website) was a visionary and unapologetic celebration of lesbian life from cover to cover. Facing the magazine’s possible demise in 2019, director Jen Rainin and Curve founder Franco Stevens explore current questions of lesbian visibility and legacy through interviews with contemporary LGBTQ+ individuals. The doc film looks to be not only a celebration of this magazine and all those linked to it, but a celebration of lesbian culture and all of its amazingness. "Ahead of the Curve is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation." Check out the first look below.

Take a look at new images of Emmy award winning actress Julianne Hough in the June 2020 issue of "Women's Health" magazine, wearing Abysse and Maya Brenner, photographed by Brian Bowen Smith:

Hough's first acting role was an uncredited role in the 2001 feature "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", as a 'dancer' in the 2010 musical feature "Burlesque"...

...as 'Ariel Moore' in the 2011 remake of Paramount's "Footloose", as 'Sherrie Christian' in the 2012 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages"...

...starred in romantic drama "Safe Haven" and played 'Lamb Mannerhelm' in the 2013 feature "Paradise".

Other films include  "Curve" (2015) and "Dirty Grandpa" (2016). 

Hough also portrayed 'Sandy Young' for the Fox live TV presentation of the musical "Grease", January 2016, with her next feature "One Hit Wendy" in pre-production.

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Lindsay Dryden is producer of Oscar-shortlisted documentary ‘Unrest’.

UK filmmaker Lindsey Dryden has been awarded Creative England’s second annual Simon Relph memorial bursary of £15,000.

Dryden is a writer, director and producer of short-and feature-length films. She founded Gloucestershire-based production company Little By Little Films in 2011,specialising in projects led by Lgbtq+ people and women.

Her credits include producing Jennifer Brea’s documentary Unrest, the director’s own story of fighting chronic fatigue syndrome. It won the special jury prize for documentary editing at Sundance 2017. She also won an Emmy for outstanding short documentary for verité short documentary series Trans...

A new musical stage version of An Officer And A Gentleman will launch a North American tour in fall of 2020, producer Work Light Productions announced today.

The musical features a newly adapted book by Dick Scanlan (Tony-nominated in 2002 for Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2010 for Everyday Rapture), based on an earlier book by Douglas Day Stewart (who wrote the screenplay for the 1982 movie) and Sharleen Cooper Cohen.

In addition to writing the newest version, Scanlan will direct. In a statement, he said, “Like all good stories, An Officer and a Gentleman is set in a specific world with its own culture, customs and costumes – the U.S. Navy. And like all great stories, its themes are universal: love, valor and the ways in which our reasons for pursuing a dream determine whether or not we’ll achieve it.”

The score will feature a catalogue of 1980s hits, including the film’s chart-topper “Up Where We Belong.

In 2015’s Curve, starring Julianne Hough, the pervert drifter antagonist stomps her phone, snuffing out its electronic life and hampering her escape plans—no further explanation required. A phone ends up in a punch bowl in David Gordon Green’s Halloween to explain its later critical absence, disappointing given the original’s iconic phone scene (a ghostly Michael Myers murders Lynda with the cord).

The babysitter lifeline, the emergency call, originated in London in 1936. According to a BBC report, “Police stations during the 1920s and ’30s were often receiving too many visitors alerting them to emergencies.”

While first responders immediately embraced the utility of the technology, there were concerns on the consumer side. According to the book America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940, in 1919, North American Bell executives were concerned that they “never thoroughly educated the public to the possibilities of the use of the telephone.”

One...

Sneak Peek new images of actress Julianne Hough, in the February 2018 issue of "Redbook" magazine:

Hough's first acting role was an uncredited role in the 2001 feature film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", as a 'dancer' in the 2010 musical feature "Burlesque", as 'Ariel Moore' in the 2011 remake of Paramount's "Footloose", as 'Sherrie Christian' in the 2012 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages", starred in the 2012 romantiv drama "Safe Haven" and as

'Lamb Mannerhelm' in the 2013 feature "Paradise".

Other films include  "Curve" (2015) and "Dirty Grandpa" (2016). 

Hough also portrayed 'Sandy Young' for the Fox live TV presentation of the musical "Grease", January 2016.

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Julianne Hough, 28, tied the knot with NHL player Brooks Laich, 34, in a romantic outdoor ceremony near Coeur d'Alene, ID, on July 8, but the couple has been offering up swoon-worthy moments since they first got together in 2014. The two frequently share cute photos of their fun adventures on Instagram, and Brooks often steps out to support Julianne at red carpet events. In the August 2014 issue of Redbook magazine, the Dancing With the Stars pro revealed that she met Brooks after attending a "six-day seminar about creating your own destiny. . . . The next day my Curve co-star introduced [Brooks and me]. It couldn't have been a better time. We've been open and honest from day one." Perhaps fairy tales are real after all. RelatedBrooks Laich Almost Falls to His Knees After Seeing Julianne Hough in Her Wedding Dress...

Julianne Hough is officially off the market! The Dancing With the Stars judge got married to her longtime boyfriend Brooks Laich in a gorgeous ceremony near Coeur d'Alene, ID, on July 8. While the two have been together since 2014, they have kept most of their relationship virtually under wraps, attending a handful of red carpet events together and occasionally gushing about each other on social media. So who is the man that stole Julianne's heart? Get to know him with these facts. 1. He's Canadian The 34-year-old helms from Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada. And he's not the only Canadian Julianne is close with. Her best friend and bridesmaid, Nina Dobrev, was raised in Toronto, Ontario. 2. He's a Hockey Player He is currently an unrestricted free agent, having recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. 3. He's a Middle Child While his wife is the youngest of five, Brooks has two siblings, an older...

Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are beyond ready to say "I do."

The lovebirds are tying the knot in Southern California on Saturday after being engaged for nearly two years. Ahead of their nuptials, Et's taking a trip down memory lane to break down their love story, from their very first date to wedding bells.

The conversation begins.

Before Hough ever laid eyes on the NHL star in person, the two were connected by her Curve co-star, Teddy Sears.

"To be honest, I had never seen an episode of Dancing With the Stars, but in my defense, she had never seen a Caps game either until she met Teddy," Laich later told 106.7 The Fan. "On set, apparently, he was talking with Julianne, and said he had recently just gotten married, just got back from his honeymoon, and then asked her if she'd been seeing anyone."

"She said 'no' or whatever, and I guess...

Wedding bells are ringing louder and louder for Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich. Close to two years after the Dancing With the Stars judge received a romantic proposal from her longtime boyfriend, E! News has learned that the couple is ready to say "I Do" later this summer. While the guest list, dress designer and wedding venue remain top secret, what isn't hush-hush is the love Julianne and Brooks have for one another. Their love story began back in December of 2013 when the pair met through Julianne's Curve co-star Teddy Sears. One year later and the Grease: Live star had a feeling that Brooks was the one. "Every relationship, there was nothing wrong or bad, but there...

Stars: Stella Maeve, Evan Taubenfeld, Ashley Carin, Michael Madsen | Written by Harris Demel, Rob Greenberg | Directed by Harris Demel

[Note: With the film out on DVD here in the UK, here’s an extended review of Trapped, aka Flipped; which we originally reviewed back in April 2016 under the title Blood Rush]

Directed by Harris Demel, Trapped fixes on Nicole Diamond, an internationally-known model, who finds herself in an upside-down car in the middle of nowhere. In the passenger seat is her unconscious boyfriend, pop singer Scott Donnoly, a.k.a. Scotty Dee. Not a soul is around to help, and her legs are wedged under the dashboard. She’s trapped. Danger lurks everywhere, including a small fire under the car, wild animals in the vicinity, and the unknown, life-threatening physiological effects of hanging upside down indefinitely. With her damaged cell phone, she dials random numbers until she finally reaches someone willing to help – a mysterious man named Casey. However, she soon learns that roadside assistance is the last thing on Casey’s mind.

Running along similar themes as Iain Softley’s 2015 thriller Curve,...

By Seth Metoyer

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Colorado is quickly becoming one of the go to filming destinations in America. At the beginning of May, the horror film Gnaw began shooting principal photography -- and it's slated to be one hell of a ride.

From director Haylar Garcia, Gnaw stars Penelope Mitchell, Chris Johnson, Sally Kirkland, and Kyle Gass.

Check out the official details below, as well as some behind the scenes images. Stay tuned for more details about this one as they become available.

From The Press Release

Sally Kirkland, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Spirit Award-winning actress (Anna, Valley Of The Dolls, The Sting), joins the already stellar cast of the feature film, Gnaw, directed by Haylar Garcia. The film stars Penelope Mitchell (Curve, CW’s The Vampire Diaries and Netflix's Hemlock Grove), Chris Johnson (xXx: State Of The Union, L. A. Noire, Cursed) and Kyle Gass (Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny,...

Welcome to week three of VOD Vault, where we take a look at another bunch of direct-to-market releases, many of which hit iTunes and the supermarket shelves without fanfare, walking you – our readers – down the fine line between spending your money wisely, or throwing it away on another slice of Dtv dross. Up this week are two films on the opposite end of the cinematic spectrum: Get a Job, a long-delayed rom-com starring Anna Kendrick and Miles Teller; and claustrophobic horror Blood Rush.

Get A Job

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Alison Brie, Miles Teller, Bryan Cranston, Cameron Richardson, Greg Germann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicholas Braun, John C. McGinley, Jorge Garcia, John Cho, Bruce Davidson | Directed by Dylan Kidd

Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will (Teller) and Jillian (Kendrick) who find themselves lost in a sea of increasingly strange jobs, perpetual unemployment and adulthood angst.

Stars: Julianne Hough, Teddy Sears, Madalyn Horcher, Penelope Mitchell, Drew Rausch | Written by Kimberly Lofstrom Johnson, Lee Patterson | Directed by Iain Softley

If I wanted to watch The Hitcher, I’d watch The Hitcher. If I wanted to watch 127 Hours, I’d watch 127 Hours. If I wanted to watch Buried, I’d watch Buried. I certainly wouldn’t sit through Curve again.

Another mediocre movie from the Blumhouse production line, Curve is also the latest film from director Iain Softley, whose directorial career consists of one good movie, Backbeat; one cult movie, Hackers; and a whole heap of decidely average ones. Apparently he got the gig directing this film thanks to his 2005 effort The Skeleton Key which, like this film, is another example of the generic, housewife-friendly horror that tend to get on my very last nerve…

Curve follows bride-to-be Mallory, who is driving to Denver for her wedding when...

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,...

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The Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the longest running horror film festival in the United States, now in its 15th year. The festival has been responsible for premiering many now classic horror films such as Paranormal Activity and Feast, both of which are having anniversary screenings at this year's festival. Additionally, Screamfest will be screening the premiere of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.

The 2015 festival will run from October 13th through the 22nd in Hollywood, California at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres.

Screamfest has an amazing star-studded lineup this year, and if you live in Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to check out a movie or two, or three or four or all of them. Many of the screenings include discussions with filmmakers such as John and Clu Gulager, James Franco, and more. You can check out the programming and purchase tickets at the festival website Screamfest.

We talk to British director Iain Softley about his newest film Curve and a couple of his previous productions – Hackers (1995) and Skeleton Key (2005).

Curve, which played at Frightfest 2015, tells the story of a young woman who becomes trapped in her car after a hitchhiker causes her to crash off the road. The film is currently touring other genre festivals ahead of a limited cinema run and VOD/DVD release. Keep up to date with the tour here: blumhouse.com/films

2015 is the 20th anniversary of cybercrime favourite Hackers (1995) and is enjoying celebratory screening across America and London. Check the PictureHouse website for details of screenings during September and October 2015. 2015 is also the 10th anniversary of voodoo infused horror mystery Skeleton Key (2005). There’s a special screening and Q & A at Picture House Central, London on Monday 2 November 2015.

Check their website for details and tickets www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Picture…ntral...