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Tracey Davis Grants Rights to Make Movie About Famous Father and World’s Greatest Entertainer
The daughter of the late great Sammy Davis Jr. has released the rights to have her father's story be told by film producer Rick Appling. - February 15, 2011 - Rick Appling
Stars Come Out to Shine for the Young Storytellers Foundation
Celebrities to Attend the Bohemian Dream Party at Bardot Hollywood on March 6th - February 14, 2011 - Rochester PR
Documentary About American Woodcut Artist and Illustrator Lynd Ward Announced
Connecticut-based independent film makers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce that their new film project -- their fourth film since 2005 -- will be on the great American woodcut artist and illustrator Lynd Ward. The film will be titled “O Brother Man: The Art and Life... - February 12, 2011 - 217 Films
Visionary Cinema and Friends of the Fox Present 80th Anniversaries of Dracula and Frankenstein to Screen as a Double Feature at the Pomona Fox Theater on February 20
Two films released the same year, 1931, have defined the horror genre for the 80 ensuing years since they first appeared. Unquestionably, they shocked, horrified, and thrilled unsuspecting audiences in the dawn of the sound film era. Certainly, their leading actors, Béla Lugosi as Count Dracula and Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster – though the latter was originally billed with a question mark – became immediately immortalized as their most famous characters. - February 12, 2011 - Visionary Cinema
Celebrating Women’s History Month Three of English Literature’s Most Illustrious Writers, the Brontë Sisters
In commemoration of Women’s History Month Kultur announces the availability of three DVDs about the authors Charlotte Brontë and her two sisters, Emily and Anne. These revealing and informative DVDs about the lives and character of these remarkable literary siblings are all available now. - February 11, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Celebrating the 100th Birthday of One of America’s Greatest Playwrights, Tennessee Williams
In celebration of the 100th birthday of one of America’s greatest playwrights, Tennessee Williams, Kultur announces the availability of four programs on DVD featuring some of his greatest works. From Kultur’s Broadway Theatre Archive Collection are three of his major plays, Ten Blocks... - February 11, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
DirectRoms.com – Rome to Host Prestigious Indie Film Fair in March 2011
Independent film is one of the most thriving and successful branches of the arts alive today and some of the most innovative and trend-setting work comes from directors and producers in Italy. This makes the 2011 Rome Independent Film Festival a hot ticket this spring and the leading online hotel booking website DirectRooms.com is advising people who want to attend that the capital's hotels will be busy around the fair. - February 09, 2011 - DirectRooms.com
Lionsgate Wants You to Catch Virus X from Empire Films
Dawna Lee Heising Interviews Stars of Virus X for Special Feature included with the DVD - February 08, 2011 - Eye on Entertainment
Rutland Games Smartphone App Gets Red Carpet Treatment from Apple
Just in time for the Oscars, Apple has approved Rutland Games’ Movie Studio Mogul for sale through its iTunes app store. - February 05, 2011 - Rutland Games
Mishra.TV - Australian Content Shot by Mishra.tv Premieres at Sundance Film Festival as Part of Life in a Day
Ron's Diary, an Australian short film has been selected as a part of 'Life in a Day' and has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The teaser trailer for Life in a Day - featuring Ron's Diary has gathered 2 million views on YouTube. - February 04, 2011 - Mishra.tv
9000 Needles -- A Story of Hope, Courage and One Family’s Unconventional Journey Toward Stroke Recovery; Pacific College Of Oriental Medicine to Host Free Screening
9000 Needles, the award-winning documentary that chronicles one man’s journey into health with the help of a mixture of Eastern and Western Medicine including acupuncture. - February 04, 2011 - Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
DiscDish.com Celebrates Love in All Kinds of Movies
Website’s 14 Days of Romance event honors best films for Valentine’s Day. - February 04, 2011 - DiscDish.com
Kultur Announces Come West Along The Road Vol. 2 - Irish Traditional Music on DVD February 22
Come West Along The Road Vol. 2 Irish Traditional Music Debuts on DVD February 22 Kultur announces the DVD release of Come West Along The Road Vol. 2 - Irish Traditional Music. To the delight of traditional Irish music fans, this historic and entertaining program will be available on February 22,... - February 03, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kultur Announces André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers - A Portrait by Tony Palmer on DVD February 22
André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers A Portrait by Tony Palmer Debuts on DVD February 22 Kultur announces the DVD release of André Previn: The Kindness of Strangers - A Portrait by Tony Palmer. To the delight of all types of music fans, the inspiring story of André Previn... - February 03, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Kultur Announces Douglas MacArthur: Return to Corregidor Starring Gary Saderup on DVD February 22
Douglas MacArthur: Return to Corregidor Acclaimed One-man Show Starring Gary Saderup Debuts on DVD February 22 "A tour de force!" "Saderup brings us the soul and essence of a great American hero." -Northwest Indie Review Kultur announces the DVD release of the acclaimed... - February 03, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Anthony D Colby is, "A Man Called Chase"
Anthony D Colby has created a project to become a franchise film, "A Man Called Chase." - February 01, 2011 - Andeco Films LLC.
New Outlook Productions, Inc. Was Awarded Wreaths Across America Video Production
New Outlook Productions, Inc. an award winning, affordable, effective multi-media production company was awarded the Wreaths Across America Video Production. wreathsacrossamerica.org. This was an opportunity to capture live footage of (50) fifty tractor trailers journey in December 2010 from Maine... - January 30, 2011 - New Outlook Productions, Inc.
Grammy Awards, Oscar Nominees, and Slamdance Winner All Join New Media Film Festival Panel
New Media Film Festival's "Experts in Technology and Filmmaking Panel" will feature award nominated and winning professionals as well as showcasing the Panasonic 3D camera. - January 29, 2011 - New Media Film Festival
Learn How to Protect Your Creative Assets at SXSW, March 11-20, 2011
Jennifer Reuting, Best Selling Author of Limited Liability Companies For Dummies™, and founder of nation’s leading entity formation company specializing in LLC and Corporation formations in all 50 states, MyLLC.com®, to educate festival attendees on the importance of protecting their music, films and creative projects during the renowned weeklong SXSW® festival. - January 28, 2011 - MyLLC.com
Nantascot Films, LLC is Proud to Announce That Their Documentary Film About the 1978 Crash of PSA Flight 182 in San Diego is Now Available on DVD
The DVD for the 2010 Documentary Film "Return To Dwight And Nile: The Crash Of PSA Flight 182" is now available. - January 28, 2011 - Nantascot Films, LLC
“The Chosen One” Starring Rob Schneider Comes to VOD February 1st
Rob Schneider wrote and directed the hit comedy that had a private screening at The 2011 Sundance Film Festival. - January 26, 2011 - Xenon Pictures
Zonisphere to Co-Produce Latino Film Sojourner’s Lament
New York-based entertainment company Zonisphere Media Group today announced it will partner with film director and screenwriter Cesar Vargas to co-produce Sojourner’s Lament, the much-anticipated film about the harsh reality of Latinos in America, rarely and uniquely depicted from their own perspective rather than that of an outsider. - January 25, 2011 - Zonisphere Music Group
Intelligent Entertainment on Freed Up! with Dr. Jennifer Freed, on International Internet Radio Voiceamerica.com
A captivating radio series featuring top producers,writers, and directors commenting on what's intelligent and truly entertaining in TV and Film. - January 24, 2011 - FREED UP!
TheOneRing.net and Galatia Films Come Together to Produce Unique Online Experience with 'Hobbit in 5'
All the news of TheOneRing.net condensed into 5 minute video segments available on all platforms. - January 24, 2011 - The One Ring Inc.
'Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal' Feature Film Premiere - Reviewers Invited
DIY Filmmaker runs away with the Circus - 'Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal' Film Premiere Sat. Feb 5th, Cube Cinema Dove St, 7pm doors, 8pm film, Live music, performance & DJ’s £7/£5 concs - January 23, 2011 - Invisible Circus
An Exclusive Interview with Actress Glenn Close About Her Work with Bring Change 2 Mind in Business Review USA
Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, gets an exclusive interview with actress Glenn Close and speaks about how she got involved with and helped to create Bring Change 2 Mind, a not-for-profit organization that helps fight against the stigma associated with... - January 22, 2011 - WDM Group
American World Pictures & Bron Studios in Production on the Sci-Fi Movie "Jabberwocky"
“I Spit on Your Grave” Director Steven R. Monroe Brings a New Beast to Life. - January 22, 2011 - American World Pictures (AWP)
Healthcare Video Production Company Launches Clinical Trials Video Service
Elm City Communications, a healthcare video production company, announced that they are expanding their service offerings to include a Clinical Trials Video Service. - January 22, 2011 - Elm City Communications
Writer, Producer and Director of Kill Devil Hill Ace Jordan Guests on Eye on Entertainment
Dawna Lee Heising Interviews Filmmaker Ace Jordan about his Award-winning Short Film - January 21, 2011 - Eye on Entertainment
“Tesis” Receives Re-mastered DVD Release on February 8 from BayView Entertainment
Alejandro Amenabar’s "Tesis" - the winner of 6 Goya Awards including Best Film - receives a re-mastered Special Edition DVD release on February 8, 2011 from BayView Entertainment. - January 21, 2011 - BayView Entertainment
'Testing Life' Wins 5th Award
The International Feature Film by producers Carolin von Petzholdt and Mila Beck succeeds in film festivals. - January 19, 2011 - UnicMatrix
Lou Volpini Launches Lay Low Productions
Lou Volpini, the creative force behind Lay Low Productions is poised and ready for a banner year. - January 19, 2011 - Lay Low Productions
Luis Aponte's New Screenplay, "The Dark Diary of Columbus," Offers Unique View on American Slave Trade Origins
America’s history books may need an update. Screenwriter, Luis Aponte claims that a closer look into the personal diaries of Christopher Columbus and a Dominican priest reveal some of the most unforgivable crimes in American history. The Dark Diary of Columbus is a new screenplay that reveals... - January 17, 2011 - Luis Aponte
"Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World" to Premiere Controversial Elephant Documentary
Some of Hollywood's top celebrities will gather January 20 to discuss the plight of elephants in zoos and circuses, when the new documentary film "Elephants and Man: A Litany of Tragedy" premieres as part of "Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World." Kramer founded her series in 2009 under the auspices of KnK Productions, Inc., the motion picture production company she owns with her mother, producer Karen Kramer. - January 17, 2011 - KnK Productions, Inc.
Oprah Fans Rejoice Over Release of Long Lost Complete Miniseries "Women of Brewster Place" Coming to DVD February 8th
After years in a vault, the original full-length miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey arrives in stores for the first time. - January 13, 2011 - Xenon Pictures
Tara Reid Hosts Charmaine Blakes' First Annual Golden Globe Viewing Party to Eliminate Child Trafficking
Charmaine Blakes' First Annual Golden Globe viewing party to eliminate child trafficking, hosted by Tara Reid, is a charity event, hosted on January 16th, 2011 at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club located at 1000 Universal Studios Blvd San Fernando Valley, CA 91602, and is set to begin at 3:30pm. - January 12, 2011 - Charmaine PR Firm
LOVEFiLM Boosts Streaming Content with Exclusive Deal with Icon
LOVEFiLM has struck another major content deal for streaming rights following an exclusive agreement with Icon Film Distribution, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of theatrical feature films, to offer LOVEFiLM members Icon film releases instantly through the LOVEFiLM Player. - January 09, 2011 - LOVEFiLM
Resorts West Releases Luxury Properties for Sundance Film Festival
Park City luxury lodging provider Resorts West has released a limited number of condos and private homes during the Sundance Film Festival for extended weekends and mini retreats, offering a taste of the Festival without a 10-day commitment. - January 08, 2011 - Resorts West
Morning Star Pictures Premieres "In My Sleep" in Atlanta, January 21st: Award-Winning Director Allen Wolf to do Q&A Opening Nights
Morning Star Pictures will premiere its award-winning thriller, "In My Sleep," in Atlanta on Friday, January 21st, at Movies ATL in west Camp Creek where it will screen daily. Director Allen Wolf will answer questions after the evening shows on Friday and Saturday, January 21st & 22nd. "In My Sleep" is a psychological thriller about a man who believes he may have murdered a good friend while sleepwalking. Often described as “Hitchockian,” this new movie has won multiple awards. - January 07, 2011 - Morning Star Pictures
Movie Premiere of "Zeitgeist: Moving Forward" in Chicago, Starting Sat. Jan 15
"Zeitgeist: Moving Forward," by director Peter Joseph, is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society. This subject matter will transcend the issues of cultural relativism and traditional ideology, move to relate the core, empirical “life ground” attributes of human and social survival, and present a new sustainable social paradigm called a “Resource-Based Economy.” - January 07, 2011 - The Zeitgeist Movement
Award Winning Film "Emerging Past" Soundtrack Deal with Spectra
Spectra Records releasing soundtrack for award winning film "Emerging Past" online, iTunes and in stores. - January 06, 2011 - Church Hill Productions
Family Comedy Monster Mutt to Exclusively Hit Wal-Mart Shelves on January 4, 2011
Super science runs amok and turns Max the gentle mongrel into Monster Mutt in this wild and hysterical family comedy from the make-up effects team at Illusion Industries Inc. headed by producers Todd Tucker and Ronald L. Halvas (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Watchmen) and Burnside Entertainment’s Seth William Meier (In My Pocket). - January 04, 2011 - Visionary Cinema
Lybert Ramade to Release New Album "Une Autre Chance"
Third Project Issued in January 2011 on Young Pals Records, Ayhan Sahin’s Compositions in French - January 04, 2011 - Young Pals Music
"Complex" Screening from CA Productions
There will be a special screening of the film Complex starring Jeffery Hauser and produced by CA Productions. There is also a Q&A with the director/ actor after the showing of the film. Complex is set in modern time. It's a fun comedy showing the life of a struggling writer on a deadline. With... - January 04, 2011 - CA Productions
Cowdung Film's Short Film Showcased at Videoformes International Festival France
Cowdung Films' experimental short Film “Sumthing Like Luv” soon to be showcased at Videoformes International Festival, 2011, Clermont-Ferrand, France. - January 01, 2011 - cowdung films
Hot Rods and Cool Cats at AlphaDogs Post Production
Burbank based AlphaDogs Post Production completes DVD encoding and authoring services for the film Deuce Of Spades. - December 31, 2010 - Alpha Dogs Post Production
Eye on Entertainment Covers the December 2010 BleedFest Film Festival Founded by Elisabeth and Brenda Fies
Actress/Scream Queen Legend Tara Cardinal is Honored at the 2010 December BleedFest Film Festival - December 30, 2010 - Eye on Entertainment
Cheyenne Studios Finds New Life as Fantastic Lane
A new image, new management and a new approach to business have brought new life into the old Cheyenne Studios. Now officially operating as Fantastic Lane, the property is undergoing a series of renovations and updates that are turning this lot into one of the most competitive motion picture studios in the greater Los Angeles area. - December 28, 2010 - Fantastic Lane
New England Healthcare Drama by Independent Film Company Milk and Cookie Productions Hits the International Screen
Indie Drama Finishes Screening Run with Back to Back Visits to Greece - December 23, 2010 - Milk and Cookie Productions
Rain City Cinema Releases: "Broken Frame (the Movie That Took 22 Years to Finish)"
Due to a series of mishaps this murder mystery, shot in Seattle in 1988 by Paul Gorman, sat unedited until 2010. Rain City Cinema acquired the rights to the film this year and set up the distribution deal with Scarecrow in December. Rain City Cinema is pleased that Scarecrow Video in Seattle is now carrying "Broken Frame (the movie that took 22 years to finish)," and believes it will be appreciated by Scarecrow's eclectic clientele. - December 23, 2010 - Rain City Cinema