HBO Documentary Films Acquires Frank Marshall-Directed ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart’

Jordan Moreau “Hillbilly Elegy,” the next film from Oscar-winning director Ron Howard has released its first trailer.Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in the drama, which focuses on a working-class family in the Appalachia region of the United States. The actors play a mother and daughter who struggle with finding work and raising their multi-generational family.

Ron Howard teams with Amy Adams for “Hillbilly Elegy,” a Netflix drama about a Yale law student (Gabriel Basso) who drawn back to his hometown and grapples with family history, Appalachian values, and the American dream. The first trailer for the film has arrived.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to 76 Days, a raw and emotional look at the struggles of the people of Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Directed by New York filmmaker Hao Wu (People’s Republic of Desire) and China-based journalists, Weixi Chen and “Anonymous,” 76 DAYS made its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: ABC is planting some heartland drama with Empire co-creator Danny Strong and Hung co-creator Colette Burson.The Disney-owned network has put The Growing Season is development from the duo, I’ve learned.The show is based on Sara Frey’s recently published The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life–and Saved an American Farm.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaShowtime Documentary Films will debut Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” just before the presidential election.The company is also planning a major Oscar campaign for the documentary — which looks at one of the most chaotic and transformative years in American history, one marked by a once-in-a-generation pandemic, as well as a financial collapse and a galvanizing social justice movement.

Believe it or not, there are a lot of people that love mindless Gerard Butler-led action films. There’s a reason why the actor is able to headline massive films that end up turning profits at the box office.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorEXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to Bao Tran’s action comedy  The Paper Tigers and has slated a theatrical release in Spring 2021.Written and directed by Tran, the movie is an homage to Seattle’s martial arts scene from the 1970s and 1980s as well as the legendary Bruce Lee.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerMGM Resorts International and its insurers have signed off on a deal that gives $800 million in payouts to victims and their relatives of the worst mass shooting in US history. The settlement was finalized just before the third anniversary of the infamous event.Clark County District Court Judge Linda Bell approved the settlement to more than 4,400 relatives and victims in a brief order.

Frank Ocean has updated his website, blonded.co, with a new voter registration initiative.Earlier today (September 30), Ocean encouraged fans on Instagram to visit his webpage to ensure they are registered to vote in the United States. The post arrived just as the first round of US presidential debates began to conclude.“Debates are on.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nasrin, a documentary about activist Nasrin Sotoudeh narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman.Sotoudeh is a human rights activists and an outspoken leader of Iran’s women’s rights movement. Last week, she cited serious health concerns in ending a six-week hunger strike in Evin Prison, where she has been serving a nearly four-decade sentence.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorNeon has taken North American rights to Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco’s latest feature, New Order, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.Conceived six years ago, Michel Franco’s timely class conflict drama sees a high-society wedding interrupted by the arrival of unwelcome guests as protests rage on the streets.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNeon has acquired North American rights to Michel Franco’s dystopian social thriller “New Order.” The movie was this year’s winner of the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.Set in a near-future Mexico City while protests rage, “New Order” focuses on a high society family preparing for a wedding when a former employee seeking emergency medical funds intrudes on the festivities.

Kate Reggev If someone were to ask the average layperson to name a famous American architect, chances are Frank Lloyd Wright is the first name that comes to mind. Born in 1867, he had established himself as a pioneering architect by the turn of the twentieth century as he shifted away from the Classical designs and ornamentation of the Beaux Arts and moved towards a more organic, humanistic sensibility that incorporated geometric shapes with natural materials.

HBO is teaming up with Rock the Vote— and enlisting talent including Spike Lee, Samantha Bee and Jay Ellis— to encourage Americans to share why they're voting in the 2020 fall elections.

Janet W. Lee HBO’s Asian Pacific American Visionaries winners will premiere their work on Sept.

Harrison is currently on loan at Leeds United for the third successive season and is widely expected to make a move to Elland Road permanent next summer.However, it was United that secured Harrison's signature at the age of eight and it was the now-23-year-old's decision to leave Old Trafford after what he described as a 'sliding doors moment' when speaking to his mum.The winger left United for a scholarship in the US, where he worked under Patrick Vieira and Frank Lampard after signing for New

“The Farewell” director Lulu Wang is taking issue with Ron Howard’s decision to helm a new biopic focusing on the life of renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Manori Ravindran International EditorHBO has acquired award-winning documentary short “The Undocumented Lawyer,” which showcases the fight for immigrant rights through the perspective of an American lawyer on the front lines. (Check out a trailer for the film above.)Directed by Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, the film world premiered in the short competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and won best documentary at the 2020 Boston Short Film Festival.