Juno Films Acquires Sundance Doc ‘The Most Beautiful Boy In The World’

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American rights for a day-and-date release of Insight, an action film produced and directed by Livi Zheng. Ken Zheng wrote the screenplay and stars alongside Madeline Zima, Sean Patrick Flanery, John Savage, Adam Huss, Tony Todd, and Keith David.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has secured the North American distribution rights to Us Kids, the Kim A. Snyder-directed documentary, which chronicles the March For Our Lives student-led movement that was sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging their schools. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will be released in theaters and on digital platforms on April 9, shortly after the three-year anniversary of March For Our Lives.

What does dismantling the American carceral state look like? How can meaningful and radical police reform actually be enacted? After years of tireless work by activists, acting upon decades of injustice against the poor and People of Color, these issues of now part of mainstream political platforms.

Curious is the current emphasis on women’s trauma in American genre film—the way it’s discussed online, marketed, singled out in the headlines—as if trauma were not already deeply embedded in the historical fabric of horror movies. Of course, in a time when more women filmmakers than ever are being given the opportunity to tell their stories, the rise of feminist horror should come as no surprise, especially given the #MeToo phenomenon and efforts to destigmatize mental illness.

Canada has a good run of late with homegrown series including “Schitt’s Creek” and “Transplant” finding success in the US.You can add “Jann” to that list. Both seasons of the comedy series, which premiered on Canada’s CTV in 2019, are now available on Hulu and are (very loosely) based on the harried life of acclaimed singer/songwriter Jann Arden, who co-created the series and plays herself.

13-year-old Sammy Ko (Miya Cech) is a problem child. Prone to skipping class, smoking cigarettes, and mouthing off to her teachers, she’s the opposite of the meek model student Hollywood typically imagines when writing young Asian-American characters.

Outside episodic television, adult animation is seldom procured at studios in the U.S. Still, the medium has found stateside keepers of mature content among independent creators.

Bluto, the volcanic Samurai Futaba, “Joliet” Jake Blues, the Cheeseburger Man, a spasmodic Joe Cocker—the list of characters John Belushi brought to life in his all-too-brief but remarkable career only hints at his outsized role in American comedy.

“Let Me Tell You What I Mean,” by Joan Didion (Alfred A.

Back in 2017, made her impressive Hollywood debut opposite Vin Diesel in XXX: Return of Xander Cage as the badass Serena Unger which helped establish an even bigger fanbase than DP already enjoys. While the 35-year-old actress' schedule is jam-packed with one big-ticket Bollywood movie after another, Padukone has made another huge move in terms of international offers.According to a report by Deadline, Deepika has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

The start of a beautiful beginning!

Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and John Legend were among the number of live performers who played during last night’s Celebrating America TV special to honour Joe Biden‘s presidential inauguration.The show was broadcast in the US last night (January 20) following on from Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US President.As well as performances from Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters, the likes of Perry, Timberlake and Legend all played live during the Tom Hanks-hosted Celebrating America.Perry

John Mulaney's jokes on  were not a laughing matter to the United States Secret Service.

Saturday Night Live last year was formally investigated by the US Secret Service.The stand-up comedian, who voices Andrew Glouberman in Big Mouth and writes for Saturday Night Live, first spoke about the inquiry last year when a joke he delivered on the show in February 2020 was deemed to be about former US President Donald Trump.Now, as reported in Rolling Stone, the Secret Service has released a 27-page file on the incident in which it stated that Mulaney “made inappropriate statements

Janey Godley turns 60 today and has said it's her 'best birthday ever' as Donald Trump leaves the White House. The Scots comedian has made it no secret that she's not Trump's biggest fan and as she celebrates her big birthday today, she also celebrated Trump's exit as the President of the US.

John Mulaney was reportedly investigated by the Secret Service in 2020.

Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has set additional programming to celebrate and honor America’s diversity. The programming will include three events that will stream online highlighting diverse communities.

EXCLUSIVE: Don DeLillo’s novel Libra, a speculative account of the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy interwoven with the life story of his assassin Lee Oswald, is being adapted for television.