Steven Yeun Drama ‘Minari’ Sets Limited Theatrical Release With Expansion to Follow (EXCLUSIVE)

Emiliano Granada Grasshopper Film has picked up North American non-theatrical and digital distribution rights to Mo Scarpelli’s “El Father Plays Himself,” as the documentary of the Italian-American director and cinematographer screens at the 33rd IDFA Best of Festivals Selection – after having won a special mention for best international feature at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel.The New York based distributor is looking to release the title on digital markets in early 2021.A doc feature that

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night blocked New York Gov.

With the coronavirus surging in the state, the City and County of Los Angeles have placed new limits on after-hours filming. FilmLA, the local film permit office, said that these new limits prohibit after-hours on-location film activity in conformance with the state’s Limited Stay at Home Order.

pardoned a turkey on Tuesday, and The Late Show turned that into a dark, Thelma and Louise-themed comedy. Yes, Seth Meyers said at Late Night, "Trump today presided over the annual Thanksgiving White House turkey pardon — though the Southern District of New York reminded the turkey that he could still be prosecuted for state crimes." The pardoned turkey, Corn, was "a lucky, lucky bird — to have a better legal team than the president," Stephen Colbert joked at The Late Show.

Game of Thrones star and Louis Vuitton ambassador Sophie Turner took to Instagram stories to show off the contents of an unboxing: a pair of quilted boots courtesy of the luxury fashion brand. “These are killerrrr,” she wrote, tagging Louis Vuitton in a photo of her feet wrapped up in the slipper-like booties.

New York's dictatorial Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have met his match.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is asking the U.S.

NBC Miami.See also: Man arrested in Los Angeles for grisly murder of Philadelphia transgender womanArianna Innuritegui-Lint, the chief executive officer of the transgender nonprofit Arianna’s Center, told ABC affiliate WPLG-TV that Carey was an “amazing” and “sweet” person who made her dreams come true and wanted to support others in achieving their goals.Carey’s friend, Raul Griffith, said she was admired in the local LGBTQ community, not only for her beauty, but her kindness.“Besides being

New York Gov.

Lisa Ray, co-star of Amazon Prime's Four More Shots Please series, has joined R Culture, a #MeToo drama by director Alexa Polar for Butterfly Angel Entertainment. Ray, a Canadian-Bollywood actress, will play a therapist for victims of sexual assault in the film co-written by Polar and Sarah Ann Masse.

OK! Magazine (via ) that the couple "do things their own way whatever the cost, while the Firm refuses to bend the rules," and brings up their visit to a Los Angeles Cemetery on Remembrance Day with photographer Lee Morgan as an example.

James McClain Prolific film and television multi-hyphenate Steven S.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEncores!, the acclaimed series of concert-style theatrical productions founded to rediscover overlooked Broadway gems of years past, announced plans to stage Into The Woods, the beloved Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical that is anything but overlooked.Into The Woods, which has been staged, revived and filmed many times over (including the 2014 feature film starring Meryl Streep and James Corden), will be the first of a new Encores! mission to

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn are starring in the upcoming sci-fi comedy drama feature Linoleum which recently wrapped production in New York under COVID-19 safety guidelines.The film, written and directed by Colin West, is about the host of a failing children’s science TV show who attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all the while connecting surreal clues that

APPOINTMENTSWarner Music has hired Maria Weaver, whose background is in media and broadcasting, most recently with Comcast Advertising, to become the New York-based President of WEA.

Trans Am — was feeling upbeat about the projected outcome. In rehearsals for Trans Am‘s opening at Keegan Theatre, the performer also sounded upbeat about prepping the world premiere virtual production with director and close friend Fred Berman.“I’m in D.C., and Fred is in New York,” says Friday.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMyha’la Herrold knows a thing or two about being a fish out of water. The recent Carnegie Mellon graduate left the U.S.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sales firms XYZ and AMP are launching new thriller Old Man, which will star Avatar actor Stephen Lang.The chamber thriller is set to go before cameras this January in upstate New York.Lucky McKee (The Woman) will direct from a script by Joel Veach, whose play of the same title is being workshopped at the Actor’s Studio in New York.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJamie Foxx will produce and star in Amazon Studios’ “The Burial,” centered on the legal battle over a funeral home chain during the 1990s.“The Burial” is based on Jonathan Harr’s 1999 article in the New Yorker about the contractual dispute case brought against funeral home executive Ray Loewen by Mississippi businessman Jeremiah O’Keefe, who hired the flamboyant attorney Willie Gary.