Kino Lorber Takes U.S. Rights To Inuk Artist Tanya Tagaq Documentary ‘Ever Deadly’

Dr. Robert Levine, in 1983, where her former “TMTMS” co-star Betty White steals the show.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to the indie drama Story Ave, starring Asante Blackk (This Is Us) and Luis Guzmán (Wednesday) — which we were first to report on — slating it for release in theaters in October, with a on digital and home video debut to follow.

Charna Flam Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to “Story Ave,” which won a special jury award for cinematography at SXSW. From debut filmmaker Aristotle Torres, “Story Ave” stars Luis Guzmán (“Narcos,” “Boogie Nights”) and Asante Blackk (“When They See Us,” “This Is Us”), with Guzmán serving as executive producer alongside producer Jamie Foxx. “Story Ave”follows teenage graffiti artist, Kadir Grayson (Blackk) who recently ran away from home and tries to prove himself to his neighborhood gang. One night Kadir heads over to the Story Ave. subway platform and attempts to hold up MTA worker Luis Torres (Guzmán) in a robbery. But once Luis proposes he’ll hand over the cash if Kadir has a meal with him, the two get to know each other throughout the meal, and with time their connection turns into growing and sincere friendship.

For three decades, filmmaker Takeshi Kitano was fixated on a period of Japanese history, in which Lord Oda Nobunaga was inexplicably betrayed by one of his closest allies, Akechi Mitsuhide, in an ambush at Honno-ji Temple. The reasons behind Mitsuhide’s deception are unknown, but Kitano dedicated years to concocting his own theories, going so far as to pen a novel imagining the events that led to the incident.  Adapted from his own book, “Kubi” is an outrageously exhilarating update of the samurai epic, dialing up the blood and guts and sprinkling in the sick humor to match.

over 11 seasons, an indomitable walker-killing mom and onetime leader of the Hilltop Colony, is venturing into NYC with Negan (former Alexa cover star Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the reformed baseball bat-wielding maniac and killer of Maggie’s husband, Glenn (Steven Yeun). It’s an inspired pairing, and things are gonna be awkward: In the “Walking Dead” finale, Maggie tells an apologetic Negan she can never forgive him.For a performer who’s spent more than a decade steeped in fictional death and destruction — yes, the walking dead on the show can be metaphorical, but also, there’s a lot of killing — Cohan really comes alive talking about the experience.

In the early ’90s, Japan’s Takeshi “Beat” Kitano was on a roll, with a superb string of nuanced crime movies that stood in stark contrast to the good-vs.-evil bullet operas that were coming out of Hong Kong at the time. Kitano’s darkly funny cynicism (who else could have made Violent Cop?) made him stand out by miles, but it soon became his weakness, as became evident in the lean period after the success of Zatoichi in 2013. The experimental, semi-autobiographical trilogy that followed — Takeshis’, Glory to the Filmmaker and Achilles and the Tortoise — seemed to offer little more than self-sabotage, the work of a frustrated artist trying to take a blowtorch to his populist image without much thought for the future.

Kino Lorber and First Look Media have formed a joint venture to operate their respective streaming services, MHz Choice and Topic.

Two weeks on since he broke the hearts of the nation after opting to skip Take That ’s long awaited reunion at King Charles’ Coronation concert, Jason Orange has continued to remain a name on many fans lips. Earlier this month, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald reunited for the first time in four years to perform at a special celebratory concert to mark King Charles’ historic coronation.

Taylor Swift is truly living her best life, and she’s not afraid to shout it from the rooftops! Or, in her case, in front of nearly 70k people!

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures wraps up its 10-day major retrospective of filmmaker Lourdes Portillo’s work later today, with a screening of her 2001 documentary Missing Young Woman (Señorita Extraviada). 

EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian-U.S. company Ambient Light has acquired North American sales rights for Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani’s Cannes Un Certain Regard title Goodbye Julia.

Naman Ramachandran Revered musician Sting is unimpressed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is predicting an upcoming battle against the technology. “The building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings,” the 17-time Grammy winner told the BBC. “That’s going to be a battle we all have to fight in the next couple of years – defending our human capital against AI.” The use of AI is increasingly prevalent in music and last week, U.K. creative industry chiefs called for regulation in the sector. Recent high profile examples of usage include David Guetta using AI technology to add the “voice” of Eminem to one of his songs; and an apparently artificial-intelligence-generated “collaboration” between “Drake” and “the Weeknd” went viral and was later removed from music streamers after copyright complaints.

Reclusive Take That star Jason Orange looked almost unrecognisable during a rare appearance recently, after his no-show with his former band at the King's Coronation Concert.The 52 year old flashed a wry smile as he was spotted out and about on a walk, as he wrapped up against the unpredictable spring weather in a long navy jacket that was buttoned up over a grey sweater and navy shirt.The star had let his now-grey beard grow out slightly, as a hint of lighter hair poked out from under his blue beanie hat as he browsed for property at an estate agents. Jason was absent at King Charles' star-studded Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday, May 7, as his former Take That bandmates, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, performed some of their hit songs on stage.

When the Biebers aren’t hitting up an exclusive red carpet event, they’re most likely at home enjoying a low-key lifestyle despite their stardom.

Shaq Muhammad and Tanya Manhenga have argued that Tanya got a "bad edit" during their time on ITV reality show Love Island. Speaking to OK! at the Pride of Manchester Awards, Shaq, 25, revealed since leaving the villa he has watched some of the show back and thought that the portrayal of Tanya as a "villain" was rather unfair. He told us: "I've watched more than [Tanya's watched], but I've watched some of it.

The Walking Dead: Dead City finally has a trailer, and it does not disappoint!

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ follows the popular Maggie and Negan characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.

EXCLUSIVE: We can confirm that Neither Confirm Nor Deny has been acquired for North American distribution by Greenwich Entertainment. The company plans a theatrical release later this year for the documentary about a dramatic incident from the Cold War, which involved an attempt to capture an alluring prize on the ocean floor.

Beverly D'Angelo is reflecting on her "unique" relationship with Al Pacino.  The "Christmas Vacation" star took to her Instagram Monday to share an inside look of her and the "Scent of a Woman" actor’s intimate moments, including rare photos of their twin children.  "My story with Al began 27 years ago, two artists meeting, falling in love. We lived together for seven years, had two children, broke up, but continued steadily on our journey as co parents – and came to share our lives with a deeper kind of intimacy, honesty and acceptance than a ‘traditional’ relationship would have allowed, (for us at least)," D’Angelo wrote on her social media caption.

After weeks of amping up the crowd for a Take That reunion at Sunday’s historic Coronation concert, viewers were left feeling less than impressed when former band member Jason Orange was ‘replaced’ by a Britain's Got Talent star. The group, which formed back in the 1990’s, originally consisted of Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange. Yet at their highly anticipated performance, neither Robbie nor Jason were anywhere to be seen, sparking widespread criticism from fans on social media.