Filmmaker Robert Schwartzman Launches Indie-Focused Distribution Platform Altavod

There is a long tradition of British actors doing American southern accents, both good, bad, and plain weird. From Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc accent from “Knives Out” and Jude Law in, well, anything he does.

In some tragic news to further dampen 2020, feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sadly passed away at the age of 87. The Supreme Court Justice's death was confirmed in a statement via NPR as her cause of death was said to be complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Robert Pattinson is part of the star-studded cast of Netflix’s new movie The Devil All the Time and he speaks with a high-pitched Southern accent in the film.

Looks like Robert Pattinson has recovered from coronavirus. The Batman actor was photographed making out with his girlfriend Suki Waterhouse in a London park on Wednesday.

Late night personality Stephen Colbert is getting in on helping Americans get out and vote with a newly launched state-by-state resource guide, which the Late Show hostdebuted during his Tuesday night show. Titled "Better Know a Ballot," the nonpartisan voter information campaign aims to eliminate the confusion around getting registered to vote and casting a ballot in the upcoming 2020 presidential election with its series of informational videos.

Megyn Kelly is launching her own independent production company, Devil May Care Media, with podcasts as key content in its pipeline. Front and center will be Kelly's own podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, to feature interviews with newsmakers and other guests.

Financing, production and sales company Highland Film Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary by launching a new U.S. distribution division, The Avenue Entertainment.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Juliet Landau, who is best known for her role as the mean girl vampire in the cult favorite Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, has inked a worldwide distribution deal with Modern Films for her feature film directorial debut A Place Among The Dead.Landau will also star in the feature alongside icons Gary Oldman, Ron Perlman, Robert Patrick, Lance Henriksen and Buffy creator Joss Whedon.

Even though Robert De Niro is 77 years old, it doesn’t appear that the legendary actor is slowing down anytime soon.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAn international body supporting global filmmakers facing severe risks in the field has officially launched at the Venice Film Festival.The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) was formed by the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the European Film Academy.

*SPOILERS ALERT* It's been more than a year but for MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fans, the fact that Iron Man is dead is still a very sensitive topic to discuss. Avengers: Endgame saw Tony Stark bravely sacrifice his own life to put an end to Thanos' tyranny and in the process, save humanity.

Robert De Niro, bless his soul, he’s a national treasure and his career go something like this: De Niro does occasional prestige projects with people like Martin Scorsese and then most of the other time these days, he does movies like “Last Vegas” where he teams with other veterans/old-timer actors like Morgan Freeman and Michael Douglas in broad comedies.

an early report on Thursday said that production on Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” had been halted due to a positive coronavirus test from a crew member, the inflicted person has been revealed: the film’s star, British actor Robert Pattinson.Sources told Vanity Fair that, although Warner Bros. is keeping mum, the lead and current “Tenet” star, 34, did indeed test positive for COVID-19.Warner Bros.

A new report has emerged suggesting Robert Pattinson has been diagnosed with Coronavirus amid reports that filming of The Batman shut down only two days after starting back up.

Vanity Fair, resulting in the temporary shutdown of production on the film in the U.K.Warner Bros. confirmed earlier Thursday that production would be paused after a member of production tested positive but did not comment on the identity of the crew member who tested positive.“A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAltavod, a new platform pledging to help indie filmmakers more easily distribute and profit from their movies, launched Wednesday. The company’s founders say that it will allow moviemakers to cut out third parties who they usually turn to in order to find distribution platforms.

The world mourns the demise of Chadwick Boseman. The international actor, who brought Black Panther to life on the big screen, passed away on August 28.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEvery year, the American Legion sponsors high school boys as they’re given a crash course on American politics.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: LA-based indie production and sales company Clear Horizon is expanding into domestic distribution with the acquisition of civil rights drama Son Of The South.The film, which debuts tonight at the American Black Film Festival, is written and directed by Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown (BlacKkKlansman), well known for his long-running collaboration with Spike Lee.Brown has edited Spike Lee movies including Oscar-winner BlacKkKlansman,