DESIGNATED SURVIVOR Returns for a Third Season on NetflixSeptember 6, 2018Netflix will bring 'Designated Survivor' to viewers around the world as a global original series. Designated Survivor will return for a third season with ten episodes as a global Netflix original. The political drama starring Kiefer Sutherland will be helmed by showrunner Neal Baer from global studio Entertainment One (eOne).
Tony Award Nominee Eva Noblezada to Star in Musical Film YELLOW ROSE with Lea SalongaSeptember 10, 2018Tony Award Nominee Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables) headlines the cast of musical drama film Yellow Rose along with Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga ( Once On This Island, Miss Saigon ). The film is led by Award-Winning Director Diane Paragas ( Brooklyn Boheme ) and production wrapped last month in Austin, Texas. Yellow Rose is Ms. Noblezada's debut in a feature film.
Paul McCartney to Perform Live on YouTubeSeptember 5, 2018As part of a YouTube Original special, Paul McCartney will perform a concert live on Paul's YouTube channel to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated new album Egypt Station. Paul will perform songs from the new album alongside classics from his Beatles, Wings and solo catalogues.
The Get You Releases New Album TAKE COVER Featuring Sheryl Crow, Kacey MusgravesSeptember 5, 2018For the first time in his 20+ year career as one of music's most in demand drummers, Fred Eltringham, steps away from the kit and up to the mic with his basement band, The Get You, and their debut album, Take Cover (The Noise Company). The Get You reimagines pre-existing songs with an edgy, lo-fi swagger. Eltringham curates the song selections by focusing on deep cuts over big hits, giving us an alternative appreciation of some of music's greatest writers. Basically, without even trying, Eltringham has created the coolest cover band ever.
New York International Fringe Festival Announces 2018 ScheduleSeptember 5, 2018After a 1-year hiatus to re-envision New York City's largest live performance festival, THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL returns for a 21st season beginning October 3, 2018. The month-long festival is now divided in to two segments: FringeNYC and FringeBYOV.
PILOT Announced Finalists of New Pitch Prize CompetitionSeptember 5, 2018PILOT, an innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters(NAB), has selected the five finalists of the first-ever PILOT Pitch Prize Competition. Finalists will compete in a live business-plan pitch event at NAB Show New York on October 17 at 3 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center.
Twitter to Stream an Early Release of New Fox Comedy RELSeptember 5, 2018This Thursday, the @FoxTV Twitter account will release the pilot of “REL,” after streaming throwback pilot episodes of fox favorites, including “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Futurama” and “Cedric the Entertainer.”
Gravitas Ventures and Devilworks Announce the Release of Documentary KEN FOSTERSeptember 5, 2018Gravitas Ventures and Devilworks have announced the US Cable VOD and Digital HD release of Josh Laner's gut-wrenching documentary Ken Foster, known to locals as Vancouver's Vincent Van Gogh. Shot over the course of eighteen months, Laner followed Ken through the streets of Vancouver, documenting his creative process. The result is some of the most stark, visceral footage to ever come out of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. This documentary features interviews, interactions and the rabbit hole that is the creative process of a broken artist.
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Itzhak Perlman DocumentarySeptember 5, 2018From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman's violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick's (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, cinéma vérité look at the remarkable life and career of this musician, widely considered the world's greatest violinist. American Masters: Itzhak premieres nationwide Sunday, October 14 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps.
Bruce Willis' REPRISAL Comes to Blu-ray and DigitalSeptember 5, 2018Action legend Bruce Willis returns to the screen in the high-octane film Reprisal, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital October 16 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand.
Lincoln Center Announces 2018 White Light FestivalSeptember 5, 2018Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2018 White Light Festival, which will run October 16 through November 18. The multidisciplinary festival will feature events presented in six venues across the city, including world, U.S., and New York premieres. The ninth annual international festival will explore transcendence, interior illumination, and the communal impulse as exhibited through artistic expression across continents and centuries.
Glen Hansard, Norah Jones, Seal, and More to Honor Joni Mitchell on Her 75th Birthday at The Music CenterSeptember 5, 2018 The Music Center announced it will present two star-studded concerts, JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration Live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 6 and November 7, 2018, featuring an incredible array of singers and musicians who will honor one of the world's most remarkable artists, Joni Mitchell, on her 75th birthday. On both nights, Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Graham Nash, Seal, and Rufus Wainwright, will perform songs from all stages of Mitchell's life and career, across the entire oeuvre of her 19 studio albums. Co-musical directors, providing the musical arrangements for the evenings, are drummer Brian Blade, who recorded three studio albums and toured extensively with Mitchell, and, pianist, composer, arranger producer Jon Cowherd.