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EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired U.S. rights to the comedic documentary My Friend Tommy, along with North American rights to Blood Scales, an award-winning French-English doc about animal trafficking. The former title will debut on digital October 24th, with the latter hitting the internet on the 31st.
Directed by Nem Stankovic, My Friend Tommy follows Thomas “Tommy” Lee, a sheltered 40-year-old virgin who embarks on a cross-continental journey with his best friend, former pro-ball player and comedian Nem, to learn basic adult skills in a crash course on the life he’s missed out on. Nora Stankovic, Nem Stankovic, and Lauren Wolkowski produced the film alongside EPs Nick Risher, Patrick Tsang, Oliver Mochizuki, Utsava Kasera, Rahil Khandker, Wilson Siu, G. Lam, Archit Joshi, Christopher Aw, Sin W. Lau, Mark N. Taaffe, Jessey Lee, and Cherie Chan.
Directed by Paolo Sodi and produced by Alessio Bariviera, Blood Scales highlights the dire situation of the pangolin, commonly known as the scaly anteater — the world’s most illegally trafficked mammal. Pic won Best Foreign Film at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival and the Silver Award at the Deauville Green Awards.
Freestyle negotiated the deal for My Friend Tommy with Scatena & Rosner Films and Tricoast Worldwide, doing the deal for Blood Scales with Sebastian Twardosz of Savant Artists. View the trailer for the latter title below.
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EXCLUSIVE: Lifesize Entertainment has acquired Distant Tales, a four-part dramatic anthology film written and directed by Shem Bitterman, for a two-month exclusive run with cable TV providers, including Xfinity, Spectrum, and Contour. Exec produced by Dead Poet’s Society Oscar winner Tom Schulman, the film shot in
More and more is coming out from Britney Spears‘ memoir — and more and more we’re learning what Justin Timberlake had to be “concerned” about.
Ed Meza @edmezavar JFK ASSASSINATION DOC GOES TO U.K. Espresso Media Intl. has closed a deal with the U.K.’s Channel 4 for the new documentary “JFK: 24 Hours that Changed the World.” Produced by Coleman Television, the film marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy this November.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Paramount Global Content Distribution has licensed the highly anticipated CBS Studios series “Elsbeth” to TF1 in France. Starring Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston, “Elsbeth” is based on the popular character of Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional attorney featured in “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.” “The series has been highly sought after in the French territory and this agreement will provide TF1 viewers exclusive access to the series in the market,” Paramount Global Content Distribution said.
Maura Higgins has proven once again she's the queen of Love Island as she stunned in a tight mini-dress to support co-star Tommy Fury. The brunette beauty, 32 is close pals with Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy, both 24, having starred on Love Island altogether back in 2019. Proving she's very much a supportive friend, Maura attended the professional boxer's highly-anticipated fight against KSI at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, 14 October.
As KSI prepares to take on Tommy Fury in the must-see boxing match of the year on Saturday, 14 October, fans from all around the world have been itching to find out more about the Youtube sensation turned boxer and his life beyond his public persona. While plenty is known about his exploits in the public eye, one key area that continues to remain a mystery is KSI’s love life, after it emerged he had been in a relationship with a mystery girlfriend for a number of years.
Tommy Fury will be ekeen to avoid an upset against KSI as they finally meet in the ring on Saturday night after a tense build-up to their bout.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Tony Blackburn, who was the very first star to win the show back in 2002, has opened up on a terrifying ordeal when he was rushed to hospital.The 80 year old radio presenter appeared on today's Good Morning Britain, Friday 13 October, where he explained the frightening experience when he collapsed with pneumonia and blood poisoning. Chatting to hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard, Tony, who was in good spirits on the programme, recalled the experience earlier this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media has picked up the North American VOD rights to Emmy winning filmmaker Kern Konwiser’s documentary, Still a Black Star about Japanese artist and environmental activist Mago Nagasaka.
Love Island star Tommy Fury promised an “early night” in his showdown against internet star KSI at a chaotic press conference that saw the pair sling insults at one another while separated by perspex glass inside a cage. Animosity has steadily been building between Tommy and KSI, who enraged the TV star when he spat at his father in the cage, and the pair are relative novices in boxing but the fame they have found outside the ropes means their fight this Saturday is heavily anticipated.
EXCLUSIVE: Allen Media Group has acquired North American rights to the period action-adventure pic The Oath, from actor-filmmaker Darin Scott (Yellowstone), slating its release via their division Freestyle Releasing. The film will hit over 650 theaters across the country on Friday, December 8, emerging on digital and VOD March 26, 2024.
Tommy James and the Shondells dropped “Mony Mony,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” “I Think We’re Alone Now,” “Draggin’ The Line” and nine (!) more Top 40 hits.And if you miss that timeless sound, we’re happy to report that Tommy James is on the road.From October 2023 through March 2024, the band will hit venues all over North America including stops at Collingswood, NJ’s Scottish Rite Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 14 and Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Jan.
Massive redevelopment is underway at one of Manchester city centre's most iconic buildings as a new chapter in its story is about to be written.
Bleecker Street announced it has acquired U.S. rights to “One Life,” starring Anthony Hopkins. The film is planned for a 2024 theatrical release.
EXCLUSIVE: Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to TIFF standout One Life, the James Hawes-directed drama that stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, with Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Scripted by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the film is a production of See-Saw Films, which developed it alongside BBC Film. Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
Kim Kardashian couldn’t hold back when asked about her relationship with Tristan Thompson during Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians.
Molly-Mae Hague has spoken about the 'meltdown' she suffered while away from Tommy Fury and their baby daughter. Last month the influencer jetted to New York to do a photo shoot for her latest collection with the online fashion brand Pretty Little Thing.
NFTS And Left Bank Pictures Launch UK Writers Program
President Joe Biden has released the following statement on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein:
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars love it when a movie sticks it to the man. Films focusing on systemic inequality, or the monied elite’s morally murky ways, arrive as many industry voters have spent the better part of the year on the picket lines, holding out for a better contract from studios. These movies could strike an emotional chord with Academy members when they cast their ballots.
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