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Tiny Hueman is an alt-rock project that started from the simple love of songwriting from the comfort of Philadelphia basements and developed through intimate house shows. At the beginning of the year Tiny Hueman headed to a quiet cabin in the woods, an ideal spot to fill with sound and focus on writing.

DOWNTON ABBEY, the global sensation hailed as “a grand, cinematic experience” (Mike Reyes, Cinemablend) welcomes fans back for a spectacular homecoming on Digital November 26, 2019 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on December 17, 2019 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Earning an “A” CinemaScore, the film, which is celebrated by critics as “a true love letter to the fans” (Catalina Combs, Black Girl Nerds), arrives just in time for the holiday season with a broad variety of bonus features, including exclusive conversations with the cast, deleted scenes and a series recap that whisks audiences away to a world of grandeur.

Variety reports that some Hollywood royalty are eyeing roles in Matt Reeves' 'The Batman.' Andy Serkis ('Lord of the Rings') is considering playing Alfred; Farrell may play the Penguin.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Project Angel Food Trustee and Founder of the D.I.V.A. Foundation, presents the 29th Annual DIVAS: Simply Singing, the longest-running musical AIDS benefit in the United States, honoring Grammy, Golden Globe, Emmy-winning and 10-time Oscar nominee, legendary songwriter Diane Warren with the Legacy Award.

The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) returns for its 17th edition from November 7 to 10, 2019 at Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond St. West. Industry Initiatives take place at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, 370 King Street West, Toronto Ontario Canada.

The 5TH Annual ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (AWFF) kicks off with a screening of the new Warner Bros. film JUST MERCY following an awards presentation ceremony honoring actress Nancy Kwan (Flower Drum Song/The World of Suzie Wong) with the AWFF Lifetime Achievement Award.  In addition, the AWFF American Red Cross/Tiffany Circle Courage to Dream Award will be awarded to film director, Lena Kahn. Additional honors awarded to actor Hiroyuki Sanada with the Snow Leopard Outstanding Cinematic Achievement Award, and Tiffany Chu for 2019 SNOW LEOPARD RISING STAR Award. The 2019 AWFF jury members will be presented by Jury President Ms. Meryem Uzerli.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce a heartwarming multimedia live concert experience starring the third generation of number one Nelson family hitmakers, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. Celebrate “Christmas with the Nelsons” at 3 p.m. on December 1, 2019.

The Big Damn Blues Revolution Tour brings together three amazing artists who are master musicians and showmen. The Reverend Peyton, Dom Flemons, and J.D. Wilkes also have a special bond in the blues-roots-folk music that they love and live. This unique tour showcases the best their genres have to offer and culminates every night in a special jam session with all three artists.

The San Diego International Film Festival, www.sdfilmfest.com celebrated their 18th year from October 15-20 at the 6 day annual Festival. Over 3,000 films from over 70 countries were submitted to the festival, with ultimately 107 films chosen to be screened. At the Filmmaker Awards night on Saturday, October 19th, 15 films received awards from the festival. Votes from attendees were also tallied to establish Audience Choice Awards.

Québec Cinéma is launching a call for nominations for its brand-new mentorship program created to support emerging artists - La Forge Québec Cinema. Presented by Netflix, La Forge consists of a series of activities covering the entire creative filmmaking process through its many forms of writing, including script, images, editing and sound. La Forge will bring together 12 emerging artists to immerse themselves in the development of their feature film project. Different working sessions will be offered to participants, some dedicated to the creation and development of projects, others to deepen their knowledge of industry standards and practices. Renowned guests will present masterclasses and take part in exchange and networking activities with the participants. Three mentors in residence, the producer Stéphanie Morissette – La Maison de prod (Les Affamés) and the producers Sylvain Corbeil – Métafilms (Jeune Juliette) and Galilee Marion – L'Unité centrale (Genèse), will accompany the participants throughout this process.

Award winning trans-bodybuilding doc MAN MADE releases worldwide on VOD platforms on Thursday, November 7th, 2019 via Journeyman Pictures.

Secret Deodorant, a longtime champion of women's equality, revealed today the next frontier in its fight for equal representation for women: the music industry, where women make up just seventeen percent of artists, twelve percent of songwriters and two percent of producers.1 In an effort to create more opportunities for women in music, Secret announced a pledge to feature “100% women-made” music in all future campaigns, enlisting female singers and songwriters to create tracks for all marketing efforts, beginning in 2020.

Round Here Records/Interscope artist Dylan Schneider made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday (11/2), performing tracks “Hometown Heartless” and “How To Country” from his latest EP Whole Town Talk, which released in August. The evening was made even more special for the rising singer/songwriter, as it took place at the Opry's original home - Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Deadline reports that Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, and Robin de Jesus have joined the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's upcoming Netflix adaptation of Jonathan Larson's 'tick, tick... BOOM!' Andrew Garfield will star as Jon.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dev Patel-led 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' will be released on May 8, 2020. Armando Iannucci directs.

World/Inferno Friendship Society are back with the first single from their upcoming All Borders are Porous to Cats LP that is set to be released on January 17th 2020 via Alternative Tentacles. You can hear the first single below.

Deadline reports that Kay Cannon, who directed 'Blockers' and wrote 'Pitch Perfect,' will write an upcoming biopic about improv giants Del Close and Charna Halpern.

Mayans M.C. has been renewed for a third season, building on the strength of its current second season, it was announced today by Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. It was additionally announced that Co-Creator and Executive Producer Elgin James will serve as showrunner for the series' third season, which is scheduled to return to FX in the fall of 2020.

Hunting is barely recognizable as the same band that released a debut album five years ago: it's gone from a solo project to a trio, from folk to catchy electro-rock, and from wistful melancholy to buoyant exuberance. All this can be heard on the group's sophomore album, Whatever You Need.

Deadline reports that 'Pitch Perfect' star Adam Devine is in talks to join new action comedy 'The Outlaws' on Netflix.