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KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 25TH RELEASE OF JESUS IS KING, HIS NEW STUDIO ALBUM & IMAX FILM Kanye West has announced the release of his ninth solo studio album - JESUS IS KING – to coincide with the global release of his IMAX film of the same name on Friday, October 25th. Kanye will premiere both the album and the film on Wednesday, October 23rd at a special listening and screening at the Forum in Los Angeles. [...]

The world premiere of See You Yesterday took place this evening, May 3, 2019 at the SVA Theater and was attended by director and writer Stefon Bristol, writer Fredrica Bailey, stars Eden Duncan-Smith, Danté Crichlow, Brian “Stro” Bradley, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Wavyy Jonez, Johnathan Nieves andcomposer Michael Abels. [...]

  The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. [...]

As the final season of Game of Thrones ramps up, the data team at YouGov decided to look into the impact that HBO has carried among the public discourse. [...]

The characters in Netflix’s record-setting movie Bird Box may have had to shield their eyes to avoid certain demise, but the stats around just how many people saw the movie need to be seen to be believed. New data from the most recent release of  The 2019 Infinite Dial Study by Edison Research and Triton Digital® shows that 32% of the U.S. online population age 12+, or more than 84 million people, have seen the Netflix film Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock, as of January 2019. [...]

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced it has ordered new episodes of its popular unscripted series on the network’s successful Saturday night lineup: “Ready to Love” and “Love & Marriage: Huntsville.” The announcement was made today by Tina Perry, president, OWN. “These shows tackle the real deal when it comes to love, marriage and dating and have captivated audiences from the very beginning,” said Jon Sinclair, EVP, unscripted programming & development, OWN. [...]

Gentleman Jack Double Mellowed Tennessee Whiskey together with Codeblack Entertainment announces the return of Gentleman Jack Real to Reel, a national contest showcasing the creativity and talent of up-and-coming Black filmmakers. The winner of the national competition will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to screen their short film at this year's American Black Film Festival in Miami to an exclusive audience of industry professionals. "We're excited to continue our work to help forge a way for multicultural filmmakers as the issue around diverse representation among movie producers and directors continues to be a topic of discussion," says [...]

Hollywood history is riddled with instances of top-notch films that, for whatever reason, didn't receive their full due. Whether they were too ahead of their time or if they merely failed to find the right audience, here are the top 10 underrated movies that are primed for rediscovery. Click NEXT below for our next choice The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) While Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray is a classic of literature, one of its best cinematic adaptations is less well known by far than it deserves. [...]

“This Is Us” and “Black Panther” star Sterling K. Brown will receive the NAB Television Chairman’s Award during the NAB: We Are Broadcasters Celebration on Tuesday, April 9 at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The award honors individuals for significant achievements in television. Brown currently stars in NBC’s “This Is Us.” He received an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role, becoming the first African American actor to win Best Actor in a TV Series in the Golden Globe’s 75-year history. [...]

Valparaiso Pictures today announced that Academy Award Nominee Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) is attached to star in the upcoming spy action comedy No Glory, which Sam Bain (Corporate Animals) is adapting based on the original manuscript of the same name. Valparaiso Picture’s David Carrico and Adam Paulsen are producing alongside Gary Sanchez Productions’ Adam McKay, Chris Henchy and Will Ferrell.  Valparaiso’s head of development Bobby Hoppey will executive produce. Academy Award winning producer/writer/director McKay (The Big Short, Vice) and Nanjiani are overseeing Bain’s script. [...]

NEON has acquired the U.S. rights from ACE Pictures Entertainment to Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency starring Academy Award® Nominee Alfre Woodard (12 Years A Slave, Cross Creek). The prison warden drama garnered rave reviews following its World Premiere at Sundance, receiving the Grand Jury Prize and tremendous praise for Woodard’s performance.  Clemency, which critics lauded as “powerful” and “profound”, is already garnering early Oscar buzz for Alfre Woodard’s emotional performance. Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. [...]

In a star-studded celebration of the best of UK talent from film, television, and music, the Newport Beach Film Festival kicked off BAFTA weekend with the Newport Beach Film Festival UK [...]