Film News in Brief: Fred Willard Comedy ‘Here Comes Rusty’ Bought by Cinedigm

David Cronenberg is still sour about how his 1996 classic “Crash” was received upon release.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 10Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival will hold drive-in screenings at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, launching with the Los Angeles premiere of Sundance 2020 title “The Nowhere Inn,” starring Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein.The 11-day festival kicks off Aug.

Trolls World Tour is Number 1 for a third consecutive week on the Official Film Chart following its release across DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 3Focus Features has announced a September release for “The Way I See It,” Dawn Porter’s documentary about White House photographer Pete Souza.The documentary is based on Souza’s New York Times bestsellers, “Obama: An Intimate Portrait” and “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents.” Souza, the filmmakers and Focus Features will also launch #VoteTheWayYouSeeIt, a social impact campaign aimed at engaging and encouraging all Americans to register to vote in the

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerOn yet another mid-summer night filled with reruns, it’s fitting that an original program and a rerun tie for top honors.ABC’s Shark Tank scored an 0.5 with its encore presentation. In the episode, entrepreneurs from Malibu, Calif.

then we learn he has a heart of gold.First-time feature director Nick Rowland stacks the deck against his lead character by doing it that way, but he’s not interested in making a typical movie about gangsters. Yes, what Arm does makes him a hateful man, and we can never forget that.

Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty wants to be there for his wife and their soon-to-be-born child. The 42-year-old husband of the 37-year-old Pink Friday singer, who is a registered sex offender, petitioned for a judge to change his conditions so that he can attend the birth of their child if it happens outside of his curfew hours, according to TMZ.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNew comedy albums from the late Joan Rivers containing previously unreleased material will be released in 2021.Production-distribution company Comedy Dynamics announced Friday it has acquired hundreds of hours of content from the Joan Rivers Estate, with plans to release a box set and digital albums. Rivers rose to prominence in the mid 1960s, best known for her quick wit and caustic style.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorQuibi’s new “The Fugitive” is not your father’s “Fugitive” — or your grandfather’s, for that matter.In fact, the only thing the reboot, which premieres on Aug. 3, has in common with the 1993 Harrison Ford-Tommy Lee Jones movie — itself based on the 1960s television drama — is the man-on-the-run storyline.

Fred Willard and director Lynn Shelton have received posthumous 72nd Emmy Awards nominations. Willard, who died in May, was nominated in the guest in actor in a comedy series category for his role as Frank Dunphy, the kind, tender and goofy father of Phil Dunphy, in Modern Family.

Two months after his death, Fred Willard has earned his fifth Emmy nomination.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comLynn Shelton and Fred Willard both landed Emmy nominations posthumously when they were announced on Tuesday morning.It marks the first Emmy nomination for Shelton, who scored a nod in the best directing for a limited series, movie or special category for Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.” Specifically, Shelton, who directed four episodes of the limited drama, is up for the episode “Find a Way,” the final installment of the series.

Fred Willard has earned his fifth Emmy nomination.The late actor and comedian scored a posthumous nod for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Frank Dunphy — the father of Ty Burrell's Phil Dunphy — on  final season.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineThis morning, actor Fred Willard and director Lynn Shelton earned posthumous Emmy nominations, for their respective contributions to ABC sitcom Modern Family and Hulu drama Little Fires Everywhere.A beloved comedic talent with a 54-year screen career, Willard was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his turn as Hank in Everybody Loves Raymond.

Jimmy Fallon and Will Arnett tried — and failed — to play a game of “Hey Robot” during Thursday’s “Tonight Show”.

2020 has been a dull year, to say the least! Especially for the movie industry, which literally went on standstill mode all across the globe. Many big-ticket movies which promised a fun summer had to be delayed while upcoming movie shoots had to be stalled.

Truth Seekers – the new comedy show from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.The series is a supernatural dramedy focusing on a team of part-time paranormal investigators searching the UK for ghost sightings.Truth Seekers stars Frost and Pegg, alongside Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma and Emma D’Arcy.A virtual panel about the show will be held as part of Comic-Con@Home later this week, a five-day virtual event featuring talks and previews for titles including His Dark Materials, The Walking