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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gives $750K Grant to SavingSpecies
$750,000 grant to Durham-based conservation non-profit will support habitat protection and restoration for endangered and rare species. - July 15, 2015 - SavingSpecies, Inc
Nathan Fillion, Ian Somerhalder, William Shatner, Jewel Staite Among Top Celebrities Scheduled to Attend Inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh, September 11-13
WWE® Superstar Dean Ambrose™ and Diva Paige™, Colm Meaney, Ernie Hudson, Adam Baldwin, and Dean Cain also headline guest roster; Comics creators, exhibitors, cosplayers, robust programming at David L. Lawrence Convention Center. - July 15, 2015 - Fan Expo HQ
Chicago Production Company Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Complete the Documentary "Louder Than Words"
Documentary about two families overcoming the struggle and controversy of cochlear implants in the deaf community and how to bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf worlds. - July 12, 2015 - VISION Studios
One of Hollywood’s Favorite Villains, Patrick Kilpatrick, Joins the Cast of Sonnet Realm Films’ ALIEN IDENTITY
It has been confirmed that one of Hollywood’s most recognizable villains, Patrick Kilpatrick, has joined the cast of ALIEN IDENTITY as Captain Allen Grisham. Patrick is known for his appearances in: Minority Report, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek Deep Space 9, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: Miami,... - July 08, 2015 - Sonnet Realm Films
High Speed Low Drag Releases New Race with The Devil "Race of the Century Drag Racing" Teaser
High Speed Low Drag recreates "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday...Race of the Century" Race With The Devil teaser inspired by vintage drag racing commercials of the past. - July 07, 2015 - High Speed Low Drag
Christopher Lloyd Checks Into "House of Monsters"
Legendary actor joins new stop-motion animated web series. - July 06, 2015 - The Monster Shop, Inc
Ripples Edge Media, a San Francisco Kickstarter Video Production Company, Honored with Third Place Award
Since its inception in 2013, in two short years, Ripples Edge Media, a San Francisco Bay area kickstarter video production company, has grown to support crowdfunding video clients around the world, creating compelling kickstarter videos that have raised over $250,000 to date. It comes as no... - July 04, 2015 - Ripples Edge Media
HBO's True Detective Introduces the Controversial Character, Tony Chessani, Played by Vinicius Machado 7/5
Tune-in alert: Vinicius Machado plays another controversial character, Tony Chessani, in HBO's hit series True Detective. - July 03, 2015 - Vinicius Machado
Holy Batrimony Theme Wedding! Batman Groom Weds Catwoman Bride at the Bourne Mansion.
An amazing Batman Themed Wedding was held at the Bourne Mansion by Rosario Cassata and His Bride Carolyn. They amazed their guests with his love for his boyhood hero Batman from the 1996 Batman TV Series starring Adam West. - July 02, 2015 - The Cassata Foundation
Local Filmmakers to Release Newest Crime Drama, The 3rd Wheel
Local Filmmakers going by the name of R Films Entertainment are set to release their newest film titled "The Third Wheel" within the next month via YouTube. This short film was created and written by Nicholas Barone, Jeremiah Roberts and Derek Sanders. - July 02, 2015 - R Films Entertainment
Producer Wins Five-Year Battle to Get Bigfoot Movie Released
In spite of two life threatening illness, labor issues, lack of funding, and not being able to see, the writer and producer continues to finish project to tell the story of Bigfoot. - July 01, 2015 - Thomas Nash Productions
ALIENS Actors, Ricco Ross and Carrie Henn, Return in New Alien Tribute Film by Sonnet Realm Films
Sonnet Realm Films Announces Actors Ricco Ross and Carrie Henn to Return to the Aliens Universe in the Tribute Film ALIEN IDENTITY. - July 01, 2015 - Sonnet Realm Films
Woman-Owned Production Company Wins in Two Categories in the 36th Annual Telly Awards
LA-based creative agency Ezra Productions wins two Telly Awards for their pieces entitled "Tea Drops Brand Story Film" and "Ezra Productions Brand Identity Film." - July 01, 2015 - Ezra Productions
Get Excited - Exciting Films Productions Just Completed the Upcoming All Female Driven Sports Drama/Thriller "The Boom Boom Girls of Wrestling"
The upcoming Female Sport Thriller "The Boom Boom Girls of Wrestling" - June 28, 2015 - Exciting Films Productions
Black Men’s Dossier Presents: Uncover the Journey
Black Men’s Dossier Hosts a Panel Discussion and Viewing for Uncover the Journey, A Documentary Series Chronicling the Lives of African-American Men. - June 28, 2015 - Black Mens Dossier
High Speed Low Drag Announces "Race With The Devil" Motion Picture Soundtrack Artists
High Speed Low Drag announces the "Race With The Devil" soundtrack artists with song previews available on the RWTD-movie.com website. - June 27, 2015 - High Speed Low Drag
The DADAMatix Spring/Summer 2016 Collection by Tom Rebl Opens the Days of Fashion Week in Paris, with Its Debut Conceived as an Artistic Show and a Fashion Performance
The DADAMatix Spring/Summer 2016 collection by Tom Rebl opens the days of Fashion Week in Paris, with its debut conceived as an artistic show and a fashion performance, coordinated by FTL MODA and its New Yorker producer Ilaria Niccolini Production. - June 26, 2015 - Ilaria Niccolini Production
"Amy" & "Second Coming" Special Screenings (BUFF Summer Season - 26 June 2015)
A documentary profiling the singer & songwriter Amy Winehouse will headline the British Urban Film Festival’s Summer Season of film programming at Genesis Cinema in June. - June 25, 2015 - British Urban Film Festival
Fran Briggs Releases The Best of Spring Reading 2015, Part 1
From poolside to bedside, a sunny hill or treadmill, Americans are reading. - June 23, 2015 - eMediaCampaigns!
Ginder Factory Releases New Custom "Pulp Fiction" Posters, Art Prints, and Canvases
Ginder Factory, LLC, a custom wall art licensee for Miramax, LLC, is pleased to announce its new product line featuring select on-set photography from “Pulp Fiction” as custom posters, art prints, and canvases. - June 22, 2015 - Ginder Factory
Xprnc Media Working with Eagle Rock on National Promotion of Rolling Stones Release
The June 23rd, 2015 release of Eagle Rock Entertainment’s title The Rolling Stones From The Vault: The Marquee - Live in 1971, on DVD, Blu-Ray CD/DVD, DVD/LP and digitally, will be supported by 11 key indie retailers in 10 major markets across the country via the digital screen platform of... - June 22, 2015 - Xprnc Media LLC
Kingdom of Angels Records Releases Oksana Angel’s Extended Debut Single "Unconditional Love" from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Available Now on All DSPs
Russian-American Supernova Recording Artist Oksana Angel is the “Musical Voice” of the Movie in Development "Unconditional Love, A Medieval Story with Her Songs Featured throughout the Film-Musical. Original motion picture soundtrack digital album release date is set for October 28, 2015. - June 22, 2015 - Kingdom of Angels Publishing
The Necklace Production Launches a Crowdfunding Campaign
The Necklace Production, led by disabled African-American female filmmaker Patrice Edwards, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for its first full-length feature film. - June 21, 2015 - The Necklace Production
4 Hearts Studios Announces: Auditions for New Celebrity Gossip Web Series
4 Hearts Studios is casting young host for their upcoming web series Oh Really?!. Upbeat, passionate, funny and lovers of celebrity gossip are encouraged to apply. - June 20, 2015 - 4 Hearts Studios
Nashville Church of Scientology Wants Artists to be Successful
Nashville Church of Scientology recently hosted artist Jim Meskimen for his seminar on how to help artists achieve success. - June 20, 2015 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
"Avengers" Star Jeremy Renner to Attend Wizard World Comic Con Chicago August 23
Jeremy Renner, star of "The Avengers," "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "The Hurt Locker" will attend Wizard World Comic Con Chicago on Sunday, August 23. The two-time Academy Award® nominee will appear at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in his first Wizard World show. - June 20, 2015 - Fan Expo HQ
Dimension, Inc. Enters Into a Service Contract with IMmATA Group
Dimension, Inc. today announced a service contract to do upscaling on archived video materials and bring them up to today’s standard of quality. Dimension’s patented upscaler program, based on their U.S. Patent #s 8,639,053 & 8,983,236, will be used to do the work on... - June 19, 2015 - Dimension, Inc.
World Wide Motion Pictures Acquires Academy Award Submission, The Nightingale
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (formerly OTCBB:WWMO) has acquired North American distribution rights to the award-winning French/Chinese co-production, The Nightingale—China’s official submission for this year’s 87th Annual Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign... - June 16, 2015 - World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
Former WWE Super Star Cast as Lead in Twisted Tall Tale's Upcoming Feature Film "Diablo Steel"
The Prince of Parkour from “Lucha Underground” tumbles upon screens, 2016 - June 15, 2015 - Sunrize Media
Travis Walton Abduction SkyFire Summit Now Available on DVD
Skyfire Summit, the conference UFO researchers had been waiting for, is now available on DVD. In the fall of 2014, Travis Walton gathered speakers from around the world to the inaugural conference commemorating his alien abduction incident in Heber, Ariz., in 1975. Walton made international news... - June 13, 2015 - Spectrum Video & Film LTD
nuFaktory, LLC Announces the Addition of Renowned Hollywood Production, C-Suite Executive, Moshe Barkat as Partner
Former Founder & CEO of Modern VideoFilm, one of the premier post-production houses in Hollywood, Mr. Barkat joins nuFaktory, LLC to assist the company in developing Additive Manufacturing and related 3D technology opportunities in the fast evolving entertainment and film sectors. - June 12, 2015 - nuFaktory, LLC
Untitled Jekyll and Hyde Short Film in Pre-Production
A short film planning to modernise the Robert Louis Stevenson novel "The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde" has gone into pre-production. The film is currently looking for producers and financiers and will premiere at the end of this year/next year at film festivals around the world. - June 12, 2015 - Untitled Jekyll and Hyde Reboot
Production Companies Join Forces for Three Feature Louisiana Slate
Horror Legend Maria Olsen Stars in "Happy Ending", "Hacked Off" and "GRIZZLED!" and Dawna Lee Heising of Eye on Entertainment is Featured in "Happy Ending" and "GRIZZLED!" - June 12, 2015 - Eye on Entertainment
"Get Happy" Screening at the Manhattan Film Festival
The romantic comedy Get Happy will screen at the Manhattan Film Festival on Friday, June 19, 2015 at 7:00PM ET. The film stars Chris Riggi (Gossip Girl), Adam LaVorgna (7th Heaven), Jordan Lane Price (All My Children), Rebecca Blumhagen (Other Plans) and Lauren Sweetser (Winter’s Bone). Get... - June 10, 2015 - Monomyth Enchantment
SoBe Arts Presents the World Premiere of Intelligent Systems the Surrender of Self in Mystical Contemplation
This June, SoBe Arts will present the world premiere of Intelligent Systems, an innovative 90-minute musical theater work about nothing less than the nature of the universe, conceived and presented in a thrilling multimedia style that will intrigue its audience and raise important questions about ideas that are - well, literally out of this world. - June 04, 2015 - SoBe Institute of the Arts
MovieZoot.com Offers Free Collection of Streaming Action Movies: No Registration - No Subscription - No Downloading
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Dognapping! Sounds Like a Case for AlphaDogs
It’s not uncommon these days to see people treating their dogs like babies - pushing them around in strollers and even stuffing them in baby Bjorns for their “walks.” - June 04, 2015 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Comcastro Podcast: An Insider Look at Character Acting with Geoffrey Gould AKA Badger
Comcastro.com announced today the release of a podcast interview with Geoffrey Gould, AKA Badger, Hollywood character actor, background actor, and host of The Paranormal View. The podcast interview covers Gould's love of film and television, the struggle of acting, encounters with ghosts, and a... - June 04, 2015 - Comcastro, LLC
4 Hearts Studios Now Offers Pre-Built Sets to Ensure Realism
Independent Filmmakers and photographers your quest for an affordable stage is now over. Newly opened Four Hearts studio is conveniently located in Van Nuys between the 405 and 101 freeways. The facility offers several prebuilt sets including; an executive office, jail, bedroom, living room,... - June 02, 2015 - 4 Hearts Studios
All-Star Modern Gospel Collective Little Faith Releases Album of Uplifting Secular Musical Joy Featuring Contributions from Longtime Whitney Houston Collaborator
Little Faith is a unique gospel collective comprised of some of Los Angeles’s finest artists and musicians rallying together behind a universal, uplifting, and unifying message. - May 30, 2015 - Skyrocket Ent
Last Photos of Marilyn Monroe Offered on eBay
The last Photos of Marilyn Monroe 5-days before her death are being offered on eBay. - May 29, 2015 - Titanium Media Group
The Horror! the Horror! "Toonocalypse" to Have World Premiere at 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival
Scottish director Owen Rixon's highly anticipated live-action/animated short film "Toonocalypse" will have its World Premiere at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival as part of the McLaren Award showcase. - May 29, 2015 - The 2D Workshop
Bikers in Bosnia Save a Herd of Wild Horses, Their Community, Themselves: Documentary of Their Story in Final Stages of Kickstarter Campaign
Among Wolves, a documentary about war veterans turned bikers in post-war Bosnia, is crowdfunding to close a gap in funding for the hefty post-production costs associated with a cinematic film of this scale by May 31, 2015. The film tells the extraordinary true story of war veterans turned biker... - May 27, 2015 - AMONG WOLVES Film
Indie Cult Classic “The Dead Next Door” Shambles Onto Blu-Ray This Fall, Preorders Now Available
First time in high-definition, restored from original film elements. - May 26, 2015 - Tempe Digital
New Trailer from "The Devil Walks Among Us"
A glance into the world of Nashville's hot rod, low brow art, music and kustom kulture scene. - May 26, 2015 - High Speed Low Drag
Global Love Fund Launches New Campaign
Nebraska native, Jennifer McMurtry has launched a new campaign to inspire people everywhere with random acts of kindness. Global LoveFund is a new YouTube series that embodies the Nebraskan spirit of giving. The campaign, located on Indiegogo, was created to help raise the necessary funds to help... - May 24, 2015 - Global Love Fund
Matthew Primous Recognized by National Alliance of Male Executives-N.A.M.E.
Matthew Primous of Rochester, New York has been recognized by the National Alliance of Male Executives-N.A.M.E. for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of arts and entertainment. About Matthew Primous Mr. Primous has been the Owner, President and CEO of Integrity Intrigue... - May 23, 2015 - N.A.M.E.
"Affluenza" Verdict, Two Years Afterwards the Victim's Survivors Announce Making of Film
The country was captivated in 2013 when Ethan Couch, a drunk 16-year-old driver struck and killed a stranded motorist and three good Samaritans. The tragic nature of this event was compounded months later when Couch was only sentenced to probation—receiving no jail time—with his defense attorney citing the now famous term “affluenza”-a judgment that gained national scrutiny, drawing commentary from media personalities from Anderson Cooper to Dr. Drew Pinsky, cast of the View, Nancy Grace, etc. - May 22, 2015 - The Brian Jennings Project
The Viper Room and Urban Outfitters to Announce Collaboration
Legendary Sunset strip venue to introduce a new line of tee shirt for Urban Outfitters May 15 - May 22, 2015 - The Viper Room
Homeschoolers Hit the Big Screen
Apologia is excited to have partnered with Burns Family Studios on the successful April release of Beyond the Mask, created by homeschool alumni Aaron and Chad Burns. More than 70,000 moviegoers turned out to see the film in its Gathr opening, smashing the record for a theatrical on-demand... - May 22, 2015 - Apologia Educational Ministries