Thora Birch News

Maja Zdanowski, the writer and director of In God I Trust, a featured movie at the Stony Brook Film Festival, will be Tom Needham's special guest this Thursday, July 25th, at 6 pm on WUSB's The Sounds of Film.

TV Host, Ricki Lake, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Today at 6 pm on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' She will be discussing her career and new film, 'Weed the People.'

TV Host, Ricki Lake, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' She will be discussing her career and new film, 'Weed the People.'

 The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the festival's opening night will be the screening of All is True directed by Kenneth Branagh on Friday, January 4.  The festival will close with Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford on Sunday, January 13. The Festival will screen 223 films from 78 countries, including 48 premieres (4 World, 13 North American and 31 U.S.) from January 3-14, 2019.  The line-up includes a focus on cinema from France, India and Mexico, Premieres, Talking Pictures, Book to Screen, Special Presentations, FLOS: Foreign Language Oscar Submissions, Gay!La, Local Spotlight, Modern Masters, True Stories, World Cinema Now, a 30-film retrospective of selections from past festivals (free screenings sponsored by Desert Care Network and National Endowment for the Arts), and more.   

Freeform announced today that Bette Midler will join Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker for the network's “Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash,” an all-star party in honor of the cult classic film's milestone anniversary. The two-hour special, filmed at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery to celebrate the movie's status as a Halloween staple, will premiere on SATURDAY, OCT. 20 at 8:15-10:15 p.m. EDT/PDT, as part of Freeform's “31 Nights of Halloween” programming event. 

Freeform announced today that it will air “Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash,” an all-star party in honor of the cult classic film's milestone anniversary. The 90-minute special, filmed at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery to celebrate the movie's status as a Halloween staple, will premiere on SATURDAY, OCT. 20, at 8:15 PM EDT/PDT as part of Freeform's “31 Nights of Halloween” programming event. 

A gripping thriller that combines love, lust, and political scandal,Affairs of State arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and DigitalAugust 14 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand.

Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), and FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) today announced that Dean Winters ('Divorce,' John Wick), Devery Jacobs ('Cardinal,' 'The Order') and Kahyun Kim ('Shameless,' Freaky Friday) have been cast as Mr. Town, Sam Black Crow and New Media, respectively, in the sophomore season of the critically-acclaimed STARZ Original series 'American Gods.'

Wardour Studios, a Hollywood based entertainment studio announces their most anticipated event, its Hollywood Stars Gala Academy Awards Oscars Viewing Party to be held at the five-star Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills. The theme of the Black-Tie event is 'Women in Entertainment.'

It's Not Just a Movie…It's a Movie at the Warner! The Warner Theater will show Disney's cult classic HOCUS POCUS on our big screen Friday, October 13 at 8 pm, sponsored by Elevator Service Company. Tickets are just $5!

The Geffen Playhouse presents theWorld Premiere of ICEBERGS, recipient of The Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Mark your calendars! Wolfbane Productions, with the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Jamerson, the Greater Lynchburg Community Trust, the Virginia Commission of the Arts, and the National Endowment of the arts, is proud to host its final Family Movie Night of the season on Sunday, October 16th with Disney's Hocus Pocus. Doors will open at 7PM and the movie will begin at sun down. It's perfect for the whole family-and best of all-admission is free! Grab a blanket or your favorite lawn chair and enjoy.

The Geffen Playhouse announces the cast and creative team of the World Premiere of ICEBERGS, recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

'[Thank you] to an incredible cast of British and American actors who make the Atlantic look like a little creek you can just kind of pop across,' said Dame Helen Mirren upon receiving her 2015 Tony Award. The stage and screen star reprised her critically-acclaimed performance in THE AUDIENCE after a West End run in 2013, and she was just one of many to 'pop across' an ocean for a stab at Broadway.  An unprecedented amount of British talent took over Broadway last year, bringing us such productions as THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2, and SKYLIGHT.   It doesn't seem like the trend is ending anytime soon. This fall, Broadway will welcome a slew of British actors- some of whom will be making their US stage debuts in incoming productions. And it's not just performers. We're getting some complete British imports in shows like A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and KING CHARLES III. Below, we're taking a moment to shine a spotlight on this season's British imports.

Rooftop Films is happy to announce its complete list of free movies for the summer of 2015. This year Rooftop will help produce over 60 free outdoor screenings, many of which are new, independent films that will screen as part of the 19th annual Summer Series. Rooftop Films will also partner with various New York cultural institutions to screen new independent films along with classics and recent blockbuster hits.

Jason Reitman's next live reading at LACMA will take a stroll down memory lane of '90s nostalgia. Director Jason Reitman is back for the fourth season of his internationally acclaimed and popular Live Read series on Oct. 16.

After much success in Los Angeles, Janet Dacal brings her intimate evening of American Songbook classics infused with Cuban rhythms to Miami's Havana 1957 Restaurant's Brickell location tonight, August 23rd at 11pm.

After much success in Los Angeles, Janet Dacal brings her intimate evening of American Songbook classics infused with Cuban rhythms to Miami's Havana 1957 Restaurant's Brickell location on Saturday, August 23rd at 11pm.