MRC-Backed A-Major Media Names Pier Nirandara As Vice President, Film & TV

Also Read: Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn to Star in Holocaust Biopic 'One Life'The first movie released under the new stand-alone distribution banner is “Jiu Jitsu,” a martial arts and sci-fi film that stars Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo. The film is directed by Dimitri Logothetis and will be released on November 20.

NEW YORK -- Playwright-novelist Ayad Akhtar has been named the new president of PEN America, the human rights and literary organization.Akhtar, who assumes the presidency Dec. 2, succeeds novelist Jennifer Egan.“PEN America has its work cut out for it in an era when the quest for truth is challenged as never before,” Akhtar said in a statement Tuesday.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has backed Joe Biden for victory in the US election, warning that “democracy is at stake” if Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House.Posting on Instagram, the singer shared a brief clip of the music video for 2004’s ‘American Idiot’, and warned against re-electing Trump in an accompanying caption.“It’s September 1st 2020 and I am WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA. This has been the most unprecedented year of our lives,” Armstrong wrote.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerAmerican Black Film Festival (ABFF) wrapped its 24th annual celebration with The Best Of The ABFF Awards.

Federal prosecutors claim three men based in Norway, the UK and the US ran a copyright infringement group called The Sparks Group, with which they pirated movies and TV shows for nine years.According to indictments that were unsealed on Tuesday (August 25), Umar Ahmad, George Bridi, and Jonatan Correa, among others, “successfully reproduced and disseminated hundreds of movies and television shows prior to their retail release date, including nearly every movie released by major production

Karen Vega shows how Oaxacan culture has ‘everything’ to be considered high-fashion. The 18-year-old posed for Vogue México y Latinoamérica’s July editorial spread wearing nothing but Mexican brands.

violation of norms and several laws, was held on the south lawn of the White House to an audience of hundreds of people.

Barack and Michelle Obama are doting parents to daughters Malia and Sasha, and worked hard to protect them from the limelight during their dad's time as President of the United States.Not only did the power couple ensure that they had a regular routine in place for their children while living in the White House, but they even decided to stay in Washington after Barack's presidential term ended in 2017, rather than moving back to Chicago, so that Sasha could continue her studies in school.Sasha

American actor Matt Dillon has joined the competition jury of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, replacing Romanian director Cristi Puiu, who had originally planned to participate. Dillon joins president Cate Blanchett in a seven-person jury that also includes French actress Ludvine Sagnier (8 Women), British director Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir), German filmmaker Christian Petzold (Undine), Austrian director Veronika Franz (Goodnight Mommy) and Italian writer Nicola Lagioia.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 24The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures have launched a week-long “Black Stories Matter” series with  “BlacKkKlansman,” “Get Out,” “Girls Trip,” “Loving” and “Straight Outta Compton” available for free through Aug.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: UMC, the streaming service operated by AMC Networks, has ordered its latest original drama – a male dating series created by newcomer Trell Woodberry.For the Love of Jason looks at being single in your 30s from the male perspective.Woodberry stars as Jason alongside an ensemble cast that features Sister, Sister’s Jackée Harry, All American’s Kareem Grimes, Being Mary Jane’s B.J.

Britney Spears has been offered support by the the American Civil Liberties Union after a court ruled her father Jamie Spears remains the sole conservator of her estate.It comes despite the singer’s request for him to step down from the role.Britney’s father was placed in control of her welfare and finances in 2008 after her well-documented public breakdown.

Matthew Perry has been photographed looking downcast two months after he reportedly split from his girlfriend, Molly Hurwitz.The former Friends star, who portrayed the fun-loving and sarcastic character Chandler Bing on the popular sitcom, headed to his local CVS, an American pharmacy, for cigarettes.The star donned a black T-shirt alongside a matching pair of loose trousers with a light blue long-sleeved unbuttoned shirt on top.The 51 year old actor, who celebrated his birthday on 19 August,

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC-owned KABC-TV (“ABC7”) has named Pam Chen to serve as the station’s vice president and news director. The move makes Chen the first Asian American news department head at a network-owned station in Los Angeles.Chen replaces Rob Elmore, who had headed up KABC’s news operations since 2015.

French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis will head up the jury of this year's socially-distanced Deauville American Film Festival. The event, which runs in the French seaside town Sept.