By Tom Grater
01.02.2020 - 03:36 / deadline.com
By Mike Fleming Jr
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film
EXCLUSIVE: AMC-owned RLJE Films is closing a North American deal near $2 million at the Sundance Film Festival for Spree, an edgy gonzo satire that stars Stranger Things‘ Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, David Arquette, Kyle Mooney, Mischa Barton and Josh Ovalle. Pic premiered last Friday at the MARC and several entities bid.
Keery plays a disaffected young guy who seeks quick validation by engaging in a murder spree in a rideshare car, called
By Tom Grater
Ozzy Osbourne has cancelled his 2020 tour of North America so he can focus on his health.
Sony Pictures’ sequel “Jumanji: The Next Level” has crossed the $300 million box office milestone 63 days after it opened in North America.
Angelina Jordan paid tribute to none other than Elton John for her final performance on Monday night's episode (Feb. 10) of America's Got Talent: The Champions.
By Jake Kanter
Last week, US television show host Jimmy Fallon announced that BTS will be returning to The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. He shared a video confirming their return. Although the announcement, Fallon hasn't revealed the air date of the special episode, he had reached out to the ARMY requesting them for questions to ask BTS. While fans await updates on the episode from the talk show host, a few tweets claim that Korean media has reported insights into the BTS x Jimmy Fallon episode.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
The Love Me Now singer John Legend has announced his Bigger Love Tour on his official Instagram. The Ordinary People and Preach singer wrote that he will be touring North America over the summer.
Donald Trump once criticized NFL players for not “standing proudly” during the national anthem, but the president clearly doesn’t practice what he preaches. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, 49, hosted a private Super Bowl watch party at the Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida, where a guest caught them on camera arriving at the event as the game began.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up the worldwide rights to Sundance doc Assassins, about the assassination ofKim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.The doc investigates the mysterious murder of the North Korean royal family member in the bustling departures hall of Malaysia’s international airport. The spectacularly brazen murder happened in broad daylight, filmed entirely by security cameras.
Magnolia Pictures has bought the documentary “Assassins,” which explores the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
By Patrick Hipes
Australian group 5 Seconds of Summer are returning to North America a 21-city tour. The No Shame 2020 tour follows their massive outing with the Chainsmokers that concluded in December.Produced by Live Nation, the North American trek will kick off on Aug.
Netflix has added another promising series to its library. Ragnarok is a new teenage drama which is based on Norse mythology.
Distrib Films has acquired U.S. rights to Lucie Borleteau’s “The Perfect Nanny” and Cédric Klapisch’s “Someone Somewhere,” both of which will screen at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York, a festival organised by the Film Society of the Lincoln Center and UniFrance.
By Denise Petski
A slow-burn haunted house movie becomes a disturbingly effective allegory for the ravages of dementia, which spreads like insidious rot from the afflicted into the family members witnessing her deterioration in Relic. Natalie Erika James' assured first feature demonstrates bracing command of atmospherics, from its tenebrous visuals and labyrinthine production design to its nerve-jangling use of music and a thick soundscape stew of bumps, creaks, thuds and groans.