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Kultur Announces the DVD Availability of Three Programs About the Legendary Entertainer; Why Elvis?, Heartbreak Hotel, and Elvis: The Birth of Rock ‘n' Roll
Remembering Elvis Presley on DVD On the eve of the 35th Anniversary of the loss of Elvis Presley on August 16, 1977, Kultur announces the DVD availability of three programs about the legendary entertainer; Why Elvis?, Heartbreak Hotel, and Elvis: The Birth Of Rock ‘n' Roll. These three... - August 04, 2012 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kultur is Proud to Announce the DVD Release of Florence and the Spirit of the Renaissance Available August 28, 2012
New from the Sites of the World’s Cultures Series: Florence and the Spirit of the Renaissance Debuts on DVD August 28th Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Florence and the Spirit of the Renaissance available August 28, 2012. Florence is regarded as the focal point, the center... - August 03, 2012 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kultur is Proud to Announce the Blu-Ray & DVD Release of the Festival Internacional De Música Castell De Peralada Production of Orfeo Ed Euridice Available August 28
Orfeo ed Euridice Debuts on Blu-ray and DVD August 28th Kultur is proud to announce the Blu-ray and DVD release of the Festival Internacional de Música Castell de Peralada production of Orfeo ed Euridice available August 28, 2012. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the small but... - August 03, 2012 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kultur is Proud to Announce the DVD Release of Lhasa and the Spirit of Tibet: Available August 28, 2012
New from the Sites of the World’s Cultures Series: Lhasa and the Spirit of Tibet Debuts on DVD August 28th Kultur is proud to announce the DVD release of Lhasa and the Spirit of Tibet: available August 28, 2012. Nowadays the Tibetans have to fear for the preservation of their culture since... - August 03, 2012 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Public Shore Films Announces Completion of Production on American Mongrel, Post-Production to Begin in San Francisco
What would inspire three strangers to take a road trip into the Northwest of America to redefine the American Dream? San Francisco based filmmakers Deniz Demirer and Daniel da Silva set out on the road with American Mongrel to find out. The answer points to the 100+ hours of footage the skeleton... - August 02, 2012 - Public Shore Films
Spirit of Marilyn Celebration with Mycki Manning as Marilyn Monroe in Las Vegas 50 Years Later Marilyn is Still Oscar's Favorite "Broad"
Oscar's steakhouse & Mycki Manning as Marilyn Monroe host the only Las Vegas commemorative honoring the 50th year of life without Marilyn. As the #1 photographic lookalike for Marilyn Monroe on the West Coast, Mycki will share Marilyn stories, mingle, sing & entertain. Marilyn trivia with prizes awarded. Spirit of Marilyn painting & posters available: portion of the proceeds benefit the Southern Nevada Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. - August 02, 2012 - Gentlemen Prefer Marilyn
Tumbleweed Film Festival Brings the World to the Okanogan
Tumbleweed Film Festival brings short films from around the world to the Okanogan area of Washington state. "Watch Globally, Drink Locally" is the fest's motto, which highlights international short films while showcasing local wineries and breweries. - August 02, 2012 - Tumbleweed Film Festival
Nights of Films and Wines Coming Back to Osoyoos
The Tumbleweed Film Festival is rolling its short film festival back to Osoyoos, British Columbia, where the three day film festival will take place at the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre. "Watch Globally, Drink Locally" is the festival's motto, which showcases international short films, while highlighting Okanagan wineries and breweries. Attendees watch the short films from around the world while sipping local libations. - August 02, 2012 - Tumbleweed Film Festival
"Dan Cooper" Feature Takes Flight
Producer Darren Reagan (The Doberman Gang) has optioned the rights to the Dan Cooper comic book series. Published by Le Lombard (Tintin), Dan Cooper is a Franco-Belgian comic about a globetrotting flying ace. In 2009, an FBI agent suggested the possibility that the perpetrator of the "D. B. Cooper" hijacking may have based his alias on the eponymous fictional hero of the comic book series. The feature adaptation will tie into the hijacking. - August 02, 2012 - 11Eleven Entertainment
August Sensory Friendly Films Series at AMC Theatres in New Brunswick to Spotlight NJCTS
At 10 a.m. Saturday, August 11, visit the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders booth at the showing of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days." - August 01, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
AlphaDogs Serves Up Award Winning "Portion" at San Antonio Film Festival
For the past 10 years AlphaDogs has prided itself on helping independent filmmakers achieve their desired vision on projects and is proud to announce that the feature film "Portion" has been awarded the Grand Prize at the San Antonio Film Festival. - August 01, 2012 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Artist Resource Center Announces Short Films for One Lens Film Festival August 16
The Artist Resource Center today announced the selection of six short films to be showcased in the One Lens Film Festival scheduled Thursday, August 16 at 7 p.m. at the Arclight Cinemas in Sherman Oaks, CA. The One Lens Film Festival is designed to encourage artists to create and use films to... - July 28, 2012 - Artist Resource Center
New Documentary Highlights the Importance of Perseverance in Scientific Discovery and Innovation
New science and history film chronicles the birth of astrophysics and the invention of flight, narrated by actor David Conrad, and featuring interviews with astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and historian Dr. Tom Crouch. - July 27, 2012 - Dan Handley Science Media, LLC
Exceptional Minds Credited in Weinstein Movie Lawless
Exceptional Minds, the Sherman Oaks vocational school and working studio for young adults on the autism spectrum, received its second major Hollywood credit as the post-production studio for the closing credits of the movie Lawless. Lawless, a Weinstein Company production that was accepted into... - July 27, 2012 - Exceptional Minds
Celebrated Korean Feature Film “Tazza: The High Rollers” Comes to DVD as a 2-disc Special Edition on September 18, 2012
BayView Entertainment releases a two-DVD special edition of “Tazza: The High Rollers,” the celebrated Korean-language film, to retailers on September 18, 2012. - July 26, 2012 - BayView Entertainment
Hawaii Film Partners’ Feature Film “You May Not Kiss The Bride,” Written & Directed by Rob Hedden, to Premiere in Hawaii on August 31st, and Nationally on September 21st
A Red Carpet premiere with Cast Members is set for Wednesday, August 29th, at Consolidated Ward 16 Theatres in Honolulu, followed by a private after-party at Vice Nightclub. - July 25, 2012 - Hawaii Film Partners
Shannon Factor Announces Progress with John D. Rockefeller & Ida Tarbell Project
Feature film involving oil tycoon and investigative journalist draws closer to pre-production. - July 25, 2012 - Cinespire Entertainment
BayView Entertainment’s Catalog of Retromedia Cult Movie DVDs Expands with Two New Titles Coming in September
BayView Entertainment’s DVD catalog from the cult movie experts at Retromedia Entertainment adds two new titles – “Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros” and “Housewives from Another World” – on September 18, 2012. - July 25, 2012 - BayView Entertainment
Adventure, Adversity, Perseverance, and Voodoo: Documentary About Underdog African Team Vying to Reach World Cup Premieres on Fox Soccer
“Laduma! Benin’s Journey” documentary film premieres on August 12, 2012. Laduma Inc. announces that its documentary feature film “Laduma! Benin’s Journey” will premiere on Fox Soccer channel on Sunday August 12 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). Fox Soccer is the... - July 24, 2012 - Laduma Inc.
Cybornetics - To be Released on DVD Internationally October 23
One of 2012’s freshest new science fiction action movies, 360 Sound and Vision’s, "Cybornetics," debuts October 23 on DVD, Digital Download, and Video on Demand. This movie will be available for purchase at various nationwide retailers and online. Cybornetics is a fresh new... - July 21, 2012 - 360 Sound and Vision Ltd
BAFTA Winner Doug Allan Signs Up to Timeframe HD
TimeframeHD today revealed that intrepid Arctic adventurer and cinematographer Doug Allan, described by Sir David Attenborough as the “toughest in the business,” has been signed up as a contributor of time-lapse stock footage. - July 21, 2012 - timeframehd.com
Icarus Mediaworks Announces the Pre-Production of Thorned Roses
Icarus Mediaworks is proud to announce the pre-production of Thorned Roses, a documentary film directed by Donovan A. McCloud. - July 21, 2012 - Icarus Mediaworks
Young Celebs Team Up for Charity Soccer at Chance to Play 2012
Young celebs from Disney and Nickelodeon are teaming up in a charity soccer game to help disadvantaged youth. Guests will have the chance to watch some of the favorite young stars in action 10 am to 3pm August 5, 2012 at Cromwell Field at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Games, food, prize raffle and other fun activities round out the day of good will charity with all proceeds going to FUNDaFIELD and Toy Box of Hope. - July 19, 2012 - Toy Box of Hope
Outskirts Press Lets Readers Choose This Summer’s “Hollywood Blockbuster”
Which self-published book would make the best Hollywood action movie or television series? Outskirts Press is holding a public survey to hear your votes. - July 18, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
POV Summer Film Series Continues July 16 with a Jonathan Demme Documentary
The Chattanooga Film Society and Mise En Scenesters are pleased to announce the second screening of the POV Summer Film Series with the documentary I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good the Mad, and the Beautiful. The film will be shown on July 16 at the Downtown Chattanooga YMCA on 301 West 6th... - July 16, 2012 - Chattanooga Film Society
INOX Takes "Cocktail" Party to Twitter
INOX Leisure Limited, India’s largest multiplex group created a stir on Twitter by creating a contest promoting the release of the movie "Cocktail" on the eve of its release across theatres in India. - July 16, 2012 - INOX
Zabaware's AI Software Used in Secret Cinema Production of Prometheus
Zabaware’s Ultra Hal Artificial Intelligence software plays the role of a space ship’s computer in Secret Cinema’s presentation of the box office smash hit Prometheus. - July 14, 2012 - Zabaware, Inc.
BayView Releases Acclaimed Korean Feature Film “Moss” as a 2-DVD Special Edition on August 21
BayView Entertainment releases a two-DVD special edition of “Moss,” the acclaimed Korean-language film from director Kang Woo-suk (Public Enemy films, Silmido), to retailers on August 21, 2012. - July 14, 2012 - BayView Entertainment
The Dark Knight TM Video Slot Available at Red Flush Online Casino
The Dark Knight video slot was released on June 28, 2012, giving Red Flush Casino players the chance to relive the blockbuster film from Warner Bros. Pictures. - July 13, 2012 - Red Flush Online Casino
Mark Christopher Lawrence Co-Hosts The Chronicles of Rick Roll Pre-Production Bash
Comic Con Week - Celebrity Red Carpet Reception - July 10, 2012 - Mark Christopher Lawrence
It's a Red Carpet Life
Tune in for It’s a Red Carpet Life … every Sunday in July, at 5:25 PM, immediately following Friends on KICU TV36. - July 08, 2012 - Red Carpet Bay Area
What do You Get When You Combine Beautiful Yoga Girls, Music, Comedy and a Great Script? – "Life’s an Itch"
When Roger Wright’s family leaves him at home to work while they go to Hawaii, the last thing Roger needed was his wife’s 21 year-old Yoga teacher staying in the guest-house. The big break our hero had always wanted falls in his lap, but can he really get his musical work done in just 7... - July 07, 2012 - Lifes an Itch the Movie, LLC
Legendary Harlem Globetrotter and Acclaimed Filmmaker Produce Film About a Historic Georgia High School
Legendary Harlem Globetrotter, Larry "Gator" Rivers and internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Miller Bargeron, Jr. team up to produce a film about the African Amerian High School that won the first integrated State basketball championship in GA. - July 07, 2012 - We Came To Conquer Entertainment, LLC
Superman Director Fallaize to Direct New Rom-Com
Cupsogue Pictures are pleased to announce that 'Superman: Requiem' Director Gene Fallaize has signed to produce romantic-comedy ‘Twenty Thirty Forty’ written by Graham V Rushton. - July 07, 2012 - Cupsogue Pictures
Actor Jimmy McNichol is 51 Years Old & Back
This week, actor Jimmy McNichol celebrates his 51st birthday with bittersweet memories and the release of “Night Warning” on DVD. - July 06, 2012 - Auroa Entertainment, LLC
Fairview Productions Announces the New Release Kettlebell DVD “The Pulse: Kettlebell Basics with Tom Strafaci”
A Kettlebell Training DVD for all Skill Levels which covers the safe and correct methods of Kettlebell exercise, taught by an industry veteran. - July 05, 2012 - Fairview Productions
The Amazing Spider-Man Hits the Big Screen on 3 July, so Discover More About Comic Book Mastermind Stan Lee, as He Shares the Stories of His Creations with Web of Stories
As The Amazing Spider-Man hits the big screen on 3 July, American comic book writer Stan Lee is once again propelled into the spotlight. Find out more about the man who brought us Spider-Man, X-Men and The Hulk as he shares the stories of his creations in his own words at Web of Stories. - July 04, 2012 - Web of Stories Ltd
Deadmau5 Launches New Animated Video
Electronic dance music phenomenon Deadmau5 has released an animated video for his latest single "The Veldt." The track features crowd-sourced vocals from a fan who connected with Deadmau5 on Twitter, with lyrics written in memory of the late American sci-fi author Ray Bradbury. Deadmau5... - July 04, 2012 - Qudos Animations
Poets Labyrinth Productions' "Driving Nowhere" Wins at 16th Annual International Film Festival
Poets Labyrinth Productions'/Tiffany Apan's "Driving Nowhere" Wins Best Horror Short Script. - July 04, 2012 - Poets Labyrinth Productions
Cambodia’s First Crowdfunded Indie Feature Film "FREEDOM DEAL" Moves Forward Into Production After First Successful Fundraising Effort
Cambodia’s First Crowdfunded Indie Feature Film, "FREEDOM DEAL," Moves Forward into Production After a Successful First Fundraising Effort; The Project Now Invites Worldwide Support for Postproduction and Distribution of the Movie on Kickstarter. - July 03, 2012 - Camerado
ARIDO & ADAM'S JEWELRY Introducing ADAMS&ARIDO Collaboration
Fine Art jewelry created with the highest quality gems and precious metals in the world. Unique custom designs with viewings available by appointment. Founded by a scion of a family of jewelers dating back to the 11th century and a world class designer with a background in fashion, art, and history. Timeless, handcrafted pieces to treasure forever. - July 02, 2012 - ARIDO Jewelry
“Planet RE:think” Premieres Worldwide on Facebook via Cinecliq
“Planet RE:think,” the ecological documentary headlining the United Nations Earth Summit “Rio+20,” is premiering worldwide on Facebook. - June 28, 2012 - Cinecliq
The Animation Project: Icelandgirl
Allasigga Jonsdottir, The Creator of Icelandgirl and Windhorse Entertainment have terminated their joint venture agreement due to scheduling conflicts. Allasigga Jonsdottir is currently in discussions with financing and distribution interests regarding the project. Icelandgirl has multiple... - June 27, 2012 - Icelandgirl
YesStyle Sponsors the 28th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Leading online Asian fashion retailer YesStyle recently served as a sponsor for the 28th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), held from May 10 to May 20, 2012. Organized by non-profit media arts center Visual Communications, the 10-day festival was held at the Directors Guild of... - June 26, 2012 - YesStyle
Kanchenjunga Express- Unique Thriller with a Twist
Kanchenjunga Express is an edge-on-the-seat thriller about a beautiful yet simple girl Nandini who faces a tremendous amount of torture and abuse on various occasions by different people. - June 23, 2012 - leopard creations
Self-Publishing Authors Can Now Capture Hollywood's Attention
Outskirts Press is helping self-published authors find their personal claim to fame with Hollywood-ready treatments and screenplays. - June 21, 2012 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Shyan Selah to Appear on Bronx Bull Feature Film Soundtrack
Internatinal Recording Artist Shyan Selah has been handpicked by Bronx Bull Director to appear on feature film soundtrack. - June 19, 2012 - Shyan Selah
"The American Revolution" Documentary Film Shoots at Historic Endicott Estate - Iconic Boston Media Figures Interviewed for High-Profile Film on WBCN-FM at Dedham Mansion
“The American Revolution,” a highly-anticipated documentary film in production, is interviewing an A-List of Boston area media, arts and music celebrities from the heady days of the late 1960s and early 1970s against the historic background of the fabled Endicott Estate, in Dedham, MA. The film is being produced by the Peabody Award-winning Lichtenstein Creative Media, and it tells the story of how WBCN-FM and underground media in Boston reflected and promoted the great changes that took place. - June 19, 2012 - LCMedia, Inc.
Shadow of the Werewolf Relaunches on IndieGoGo for Renaissance Productions, Ltd.
Joseph D. Peters of Renaissance Productions, Ltd. is raising funds for his horror film on IndieGoGo. - June 17, 2012 - Renaissance Productions, Ltd.
Made in Yorkshire Good News for Local Actors and Artists
With support from local businesses like Sainsbury’s Moortown branch, Templeworks and the owners of Pondon Hall, independent film producers 2b Acting are successfully making "Witch Trinity," a new supernatural series, in the Yorkshire region, providing much needed work and exposure for local Actors and Artists. - June 17, 2012 - 2b Acting Ltd