Screen Media Acquires North American Rights for LUZSeptember 19, 2018Screen Media announced today it has acquired all North American rights for Tilman Singer's audacious, psychotropic horror film LUZ, planning a first quarter 2019 release in theaters across the US.
MURPHY BROWN to Debut with Special Extended EpisodeSeptember 19, 2018The premiere of the highly anticipated MURPHY BROWN revival will feature an extended episode, written by series creator/executive producer Diane English, Thursday, Sept. 27 (9:30-10:05 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Following MURPHY BROWN, the second season premiere of S.W.A.T. will air 10:05-11:05 PM, ET/PT. THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will begin at its regularly scheduled time, 11:35 PM, ET/PT.
Amazon Studios Signs Overall Deal with THE HANDMAID'S TALE Producer/Director Reed MoranoSeptember 19, 2018Amazon Studios today announced it has signed an overall television deal with Emmy Award-winning producer and director Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale). Morano made history by being the first woman to ever win the Emmy and DGA Award in the same year for a dramatic series - both for her work on The Handmaid's Tale and was the first woman to win an Emmy in the Drama series category in 22 years. She will exclusively work with Amazon Studios to create original series which will be made available on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Comes to BroadwayHDSeptember 19, 2018Arriving just in time for the 120th birthday of the legendary George Gershwin, BroadwayHD will debut the dazzling hit musical An American in Paris, featuring a live captured performance from London's Dominion Theatre in 2018. The filmed performance headlines original Broadway stars Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan and British Royal Ballet dancer Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin along with a company of 50 cast members including Haydn Oakley as Henri Baurel, Zoe Rainey as Milo Davenport, David Seadon-Young as Adam Hochberg and Jane Asher as Madame Baurel.
OWN Announces Fourth Season Renewal of GREENLEAFSeptember 19, 2018OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fourth season its hit megachurch drama series “Greenleaf” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright, and executive producers Clement Virgo, Kriss Turner Towner, and Oprah Winfrey. The series stars Merle Dandridge as Grace Greenleaf, Lynn Whitfield as Lady Mae Greenleaf, and Keith David as Bishop Greenleaf. Season three guest stars include the legendary Patti LaBelle as Maxine Patterson, Iyanla Vanzant appearing as herself, and Beau Bridges as Bob Whitmore.
Funimation Films Announces Release of DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLYSeptember 19, 2018The wait is over, and the battle date set. Super Saiyans Goku and Vegeta will gather to face their most powerful foe ever on January 16 – the official theatrical opening date for “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” announced today by Funimation® Films. The 20th film from the franchise and first from the “Dragon Ball Super” series, “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is based on the original story, screenplay and character designs of creator Akira Toriyama and features an updated art style reminiscent of the classic bestselling Dragon Ball manga series. To celebrate the new film, Funimation will host a star-studded red carpet world premiere of the English dub on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the historic TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Expected guests will include the stars of the English cast, celebrity guests and studio executives.
TBS Sets Premiere Date for Season Two of THE GUEST BOOKSeptember 19, 2018Greg Garcia's anthology comedy series The Guest Book, which premiered as 2017's #1 new cable comedy, returns to TBS on Tuesday, October 23 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) with back-to-back new episodes. Subsequent episodes will air on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
NOWTHIS MORNING to Launch September 24th with Javier Muñoz as Regular ContributorSeptember 19, 2018NowThis, the #1 most-viewed social news publisher in the world, today named Managing Editor, Versha Sharma, as host of its upcoming daily news show for Facebook Watch, NowThis Morning. NowThis also announced former CNN Digital Correspondent, Dan Lieberman, will be joining as Senior Correspondent for the show. Additionally, Zinhle Essamuah, a D.C.-based producer with NowThis Politics, will become a full-time Political Correspondent for NowThis Morning.
Brooklyn Comes Alive Releases 2018 ScheduleSeptember 19, 2018The festivities for Brooklyn Comes Alive's fourth installment are right around the corner, and today, the festival is excited to release the daily schedule of events taking place at Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Rough Trade on September 29th.
Camp MasterChef 2019 to Launch New Locations and Feature Talent from the Show's FinaleSeptember 19, 2018Endemol Shine North America, the producers behind MASTERCHEF and MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, and Campus Cerdanya, a leader in summer camps, announced today the expansion of CAMP MASTERCHEF in three new locations in summer 2019 – Los Angeles (CA), Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX) – joining the Connecticut and Georgia locations that will return for a second year.
Florence + the Machine Releases Spotify Singles SessionSeptember 19, 2018Florence + the Machine debuts her Spotify Singles session today, featuring a stripped-back version of “Hunger” alongside a cover of Tori Amos' “Cornflake Girl” recorded live at RAK Studios in London—listen and share here. “Hunger” is the lead single from Florence's new album High As Hope, which is receiving widespread acclaim and is nominated for this year's Mercury Prize.
HBO Presents FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LIVE IN LONDONSeptember 19, 2018Ten years after the launch of their hit HBO series, musical comedians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are returning to the network for an all-new comedy special. Debuting SATURDAY, OCT. 6 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: LIVE IN LONDON was taped before a live audience at the Eventim Apollo and features the Conchords performing songs from their recent "Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour."
Imagine Dragons Writes Song for RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNETSeptember 19, 2018Imagine Dragons, the GRAMMY®-winning band behind recent hits “Natural” and “Whatever It Takes,” wrote and recorded the end-credit song “Zero” for Walt Disney Animation Studios' “Ralph Breaks the Internet.” The song, which will be featured on the upcoming Walt Disney Records soundtrack album, is available today from KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. Listen below! It was just featured as Zane Lowe's World Record on Apple Music's Beats 1. The “Zero” lyric video also debuts today. Directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 21, 2018.
CMA Songwriters Series Announces Los Angeles Performance with Florida Georgia Line, Corey Crowder, HARDY, and Tree VibezSeptember 19, 2018The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank has announced a performance at The Novo in Los Angeles Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7:00 PM featuring four-time CMA Awards-winning duo Florida Georgia Line alongside songwriters Corey Crowder, HARDY, and Tree Vibez Music special guests. The series hosts intimate performances with some of Country Music's most exciting songwriting talent taking turns telling the stories behind their hit songs and performing them as originally written. Tickets for the performance go on sale Friday, Sept. 21 at 12:00 PM/CT at CMAsongwritersseries.com. Tickets range in price from $50-75.
Maroon 5 to Perform 2019 Superbowl Halftime ShowSeptember 19, 2018Sources told Variety that Maroon 5 will be performing the Halftime Show for the 2019 Superbowl. Neither the NFL or representatives for Maroon 5 could be reached for a comment. More to come on this news.
Catalina Film Fest Celebrates 8th Annual Fest with Long Beach ExpansionSeptember 19, 2018Catalina Film Fest (CFF) is excited to announce it will celebrate 8 years of cinema on beautiful Catalina Island by expanding to a new sister city by the sea: Long Beach. The inaugural partnership will connect the island festival experience to the mainland Sept. 26-30, 2018, bookending CFF with 'launch' and 'landing' premieres, parties and panels Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday in Long Beach. Catalina Island will play host to CFF Friday and Saturday, with Festival-chartered party cruises to and from Catalina Classic Cruises' Queen Mary Terminal daily.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for CONNY PLANK: THE POTENTIAL OF NOISESeptember 19, 2018Cleopatra Entertainment has secured the North American and UK distribution rights to the 2018 SXSW Film Festival Official Selection documentary CONNY PLANK: THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE. The U.S. theatrical premiere is slated for 6:00 PM on Friday, September 28th at the Arena Cinelounge Theater in Los Angeles, and the film will run the entire week for a seven day engagement. In attendance at the premiere will be the film's co-director and son of the late Conny Plank, Stephan Plank, and the film's Berlin-based producer Milena Fessman, who will participate in an exclusive Q&A following the screening.