Wavelength Taps Eric Mahoney As New Head Of Film Development And Roz Sedaghat As Head Of Legal And Business Affairs

EXCLUSIVE: Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has signed My Love Affair With Marriage, Signe Baumane’s second feature animation which today was confirmed to premiere in Tribeca Film Festival’s competition program.

Michelle Williams is getting steamy on the small screen, and she's a little nervous about it! ET spoke with the Destiny's Child member, where she gave the inside scoop on her first leading role in the Lifetime film, An original film produced by T.D. Jakes and Shaun Robinson, the story follows single lawyer Chastity Jeffries (Williams), who meets Xavier Collins (Antonio Cupo), who seems to be everything she's looking for in a partner — handsome, smart and an attorney as well.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared a performance from their upcoming film This Much I Know To Be True – watch it below.The Andrew Dominik-directed movie serves as a companion piece to the 2016 music documentary One More Time With Feeling, and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in March.It’ll be released in cinemas globally on May 11, with the first full trailer arriving last month.Per an official description, the project captures Cave and Ellis’ “exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life songs from albums ‘Ghosteen’ [Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds] and ‘Carnage’ [Nick Cave And Warren Ellis].Today (April 14) the pair have released a special This Much I Know… performance of ‘Ghosteen Speaks’, which appears on the aforementioned 2019 Bad Seeds album. Tune in here:The first clip from This Much I Know To Be True arrived in February, and saw Cave discuss his own definition of his artistry.In the full trailer, Cave said, “We all live our lives dangerously, in a state of jeopardy, at the edge of calamity” while music from ‘Ghosteen’ played in the background.The film features also features a special appearance by Cave and Ellis’ close friend and long-term collaborator, Marianne Faithfull.

Netflix is set to premiere its new horror flick Choose or Die this week. Blending pop culture familiarity with narrative swerves, the film trades in 1980s nostalgia - until it doesn’t.

FKA Twigs has directed a new short film in which she also stars as part of the 2022 International Woolmark Prize celebrations.Playscape features Twigs and others dancing to ‘He Hu’ by Duval Timothy and Rosie Lowe before X-Ray Spex‘s classic ‘Identity’ takes over. The film has been made in tribute to the annual prize, which awards achievement in fashion.The film takes place among the works of sculptor Isamu Noguchi at the Noguchi Foundation Museum in Queens, New York City, according to Pitchfork.“It is an honour to be chosen by the Woolmark Prize to work with such talented designers and to create my first piece of work with Juliano Nunes, innovator of dance for the Avant Garden collective,” Twigs said in a statement.Meanwhile, Twigs has teamed up with Yung Lean for new song ‘Bliss‘.The single appears on Lean’s new mixtape ‘Stardust’, which was released last Friday (April 8).

Carrie Brownstein will reportedly direct a new comedy film titled Witness Protection, with Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy locked in for the lead role.According to an April 11 Deadline report, the film will focus on Murphy’s as-yet-unnamed character, “a woman who has always defined herself by her romantic relationships” and who becomes embroiled in a situation that forces her into witness protection. There, “she must try to figure out who she really is for the first time while maintaining her cover and keeping the criminals at bay”.Murphy will also executive produce the film alongside her Schitt’s Creek crewmates Rupinder Gill and David West Read, who are also writing the screenplay.Witness Protection will come as Brownstein’s third film as a director, following MGM’s currently unreleased Fairy Godmother and a film about Seattle rockers Heart.

A new short film has been released, made by the community affected by the shock closure of a Wigan drama school.

Kevin Smith has shared further details about his new horror film KillRoy Was Here, which is set to be the first film ever released as an NFT.Directed and by Smith and based on a script he co-wrote with Andy McElfresh, the horror anthology features a creature that kills evil adults on behalf of their traumatised child victims. Smith also produced the film with Jordan Monsanto and David Shapiro.KillRoy Was Here will be released as an NFT that also includes exclusive content from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, and a commentary track (per Deadline).

Wendy Williams had a huge grin on her face in a new Instagram photo on Wednesday April 6. In the caption, the 57-year-old TV personality simply wrote that she was “ready,” although she didn’t explain what she was ready for exactly. She did also include a smiling emoji though. Wendy did look great though, rocking a leopard-print fur coat, over a black dress, while carrying a huge Louis Vuitton purse.

Lux Æterna has landed.The film, which is set to open next month, centres on characters trying to make a movie about witches. In the trailer, disorienting flashing lights make for a disconcerting first-look at the movie that was delayed several times during the COVID pandemic.Per Collider, the film’s description provides a little more insight into the plot: “Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg are on a film set telling stories about witches.

The New York Film Critics Circle will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at TAO Downtown. Jordan Hoffman will serve as the 2022 Chairperson of the NYFCC and Stephen Garrett will continue as the group’s General Manager.

EXCLUSIVE: First Wind Film Development has optioned TV rights to Rick Bleiweiss’ recently-published debut mystery novel Pignon Scorbion and the Barbershop Detectives, with Brendan Deneen and Josh Stanton of Blackstone Publishing attached to produce the adaptation.

EXCLUSIVE: Prodigal, Inc, the L.A.-based entertainment company headed by Arvind Ethan David, a producer of the Tony Award-nominated Jagged Little Pill, has hired Tarquin Pack, producer of films including Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, The Debt, Stardust and X-Men: First Class, as Producer + Head of Film & TV.

Angelique Jackson Veteran PR executive Eric Kops has been officially named head of global communications and earned media for Lionsgate’s motion picture group.The announcement was made Thursday by Marisa Liston, Lionsgate’s president of global marketing, to whom Kops will report.Kops will oversee global feature film publicity on all wide theatrical releases, multi-platform releases and catalog, through the full cycle of their campaigns; he also will oversee strategic communications for the motion picture group as a whole. Kops has been unofficially serving in the role since last year, when Liston was promoted from the job to lead the global marketing department.“Eric could not be more respected for his creativity, intelligence, experience, and leadership skills, which made him the perfect choice to head up the department,” stated Liston, announcing the official move.

NEW YORK -- Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.Miller spent 27 years at the Los Angeles Times as a correspondent in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. She was the newspaper's foreign editor when it won a Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage and was a finalist for Iraq War coverage.She joined AP in 2010 as the regional editor for Latin America, where her team produced award-winning coverage of cartel violence.

Liston was promoted to lead the Global Marketing department last year. She previously held the job and Kops will report to Liston.“Eric could not be more respected for his creativity, intelligence, experience, and leadership skills, which made him the perfect choice to head up the department,” Liston said in a statement.

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett has scored a new horror film for Netflix called Choose Or Die – watch the trailer below.Previously titled CURS>R, the film stars Sex Education‘s Asa Butterfield, Nightmare On Elm Street‘s Robert Englund and Sherlock Holmes‘ Eddie Marsan.According to a synopsis, the film follows a young coder who reboots a video game from the 1980s. Doing so unleashes a curse that starts to “tear reality apart.”This will be Howlett’s first time scoring a film although his music with The Prodigy has featured in a number of films over the years including The Matrix, Kick Ass and Repo Men.The film will be available from April 15 – watch the trailer below:Earlier this month, The Prodigy announced details of a live tour for 2022 – check out the dates below and buy your tickets here.The group will return with a run of live dates in England across July this year to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their iconic album, ‘The Fat Of The Land’.Writing on social media, the group said: “We can’t wait to get back onstage to play our tunes for the people again.

Olivia Rodrigo's new documentary is giving fans a  glimpse into the making of her GRAMMY-nominated album,  — and now it's making us want to scream-sing «Drivers License» and revel in the nostalgia of our teenage angst all over again. But it's fine, we're fine.The new documentary from the young pop star — aptly titled — takes audiences on an intimate (and literal) road trip which explores the story behind the creation of Rodrigo's debut solo album, as well as the hit songs that accompany it. is now available to watch exclusively on Disney+. In addition to intimate interviews and never-before-seen footage of Olivia both in and outside of the studio,  also showcases 11 songs from, all of which are brought to life via unique performances at destinations like the Mojave Airplane Boneyard, Roy's Motel & Café, Arcosanti and the Red Rock Canyon State Park, among others.Best of all, the film will soon be available to stream from home — because what better way to get amped up for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards than with an artistic exploration of one of the year's biggest (and most nominated) albums? BRB — just grabbing our remotes now and getting ready to stream this Olivia Rodrigo doc like a damn sociopath!Here's everything to know about how, when and were to watch Olivia Rodrigo's new documentary, . Olivia Rodrigo's new documentary premiered at 3 a.m.

Pressure Machine‘ tomorrow (March 25), The Killers have shared their new live film/documentary Notes From A Quiet Town – check it out below.The 33-minute film sees The Killers visit Nephi, Utah which is where frontman Brandon Flowers lived between the ages of eight and 16. It follows on from the band’s seventh album ‘Pressure Machine’, which was a concept record about Flowers’ childhood in the town.Notes From A Quiet Town features interviews with locals alongside stripped-back performances of ‘Cody’, ‘Terrible Thing’ and ‘Quiet Town’.Check it out below:Speaking about the creation of ‘Pressure Machine’ to NME, Flowers said: “Mentally, I started to go to this place where I grew up and write songs about it. It was as if there was a chamber of memories somewhere that was just waiting for me to unlock it.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe New Zealand International Film Festival will return to an in-person event this year, but in a scaled-down format. It will operate in multiple cities between July 28 and Sept.