The Mega Millions jackpot has reached over $1.02 billion. But not all winners win the same pot; depending on the state you live in, you may be subject to higher state taxes. Friday’s drawing is the third largest Mega Millions jackpots all time. Although lottery jackpots are often split byRead More →
Margaret Bodde is the executive director of The Film Foundation, the non-profit organization created by Martin Scorsese in 1990 and dedicated to the preservation and protection of motion picture films. Working in partnership with archives and studios, TFF has preserved and restored more than 925 films, including 49 restorations fromRead More →
UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television (UCLA TFT) Acting Dean Brian Kite and Theater Department Chair J. Ed Araiza today announced that the multi-hyphenated storyteller and educator Jennifer Chang joined the school as an associate professor on July 1, 2022 and will begin teaching this fall. “Dean Kite, theRead More →
article Rebecca Hall appears in Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection,” an Official Selection in the Premieres section of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wyatt Garfield. Chicago – Editor’s Note: This review was originally published as part of our sundance film festival 2022 cover on FebruaryRead More →
RLJE Films, the business unit of AMC Networks, and its horror-centric streaming service Shudder have acquired the North American rights to The lairthe next horror movie Neil Marshall, from Highland Film Group and its announced release date. Originally reported by Deadline, the director’s latest horror release from 2005 Lowering willRead More →
A24 officially extends the X universe with a new prequel to the horror lineup. The production studio reunited director Ti West with Mia Goth with the launch of his new trailer for pearl. Mia Goth returns to the main cast along with David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland and EmmaRead More →
Several tribal officials have agreed to fund a settlement worth $39 million to resolve claims of trying to circumvent loan laws. The settlement benefits consumers who obtained a loan from Golden Valley, Silver Cloud or Majestic Lake at any time or those who obtained a loan from Mountain Summit beforeRead More →
How much a typical consumer pays to borrow small amounts of money — and whether that person is likely to be able to repay that loan within the specified time frame — differs significantly from state to state. This variation largely results from whether or not state regulations limit theRead More →
Jordan Peele continues to prove himself as a filmmaker who comes up with original ideas that score big at the box office. The opening weekend of Nope took in $44 million at the domestic box office before heading to the rest of the world on August 12. Although slightly lowerRead More →
From the Director of ‘Sharknado’ – ‘Nix’ Monster Horror Movie Trailer by Alex Billington July 22, 2022Source: Youtube “We let our imagination take over us.” 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror creature feature titled Nothing, the latest from a genre filmmaker named Anthony C. Ferrante.Read More →
Jordan Peele is known for serving up his horror with a side of equally engrossing and puzzling social commentary — and his third feature-length directing effort, “No,” is no exception. Having built up a passionate fanbase since his Oscar-winning directorial debut “Get Out” — and while managing to keep theRead More →
By Rachel Scharf (July 19, 2022, 7:19 p.m. EDT) – “Lottery Lawyer” Jason Kurland stole from a South Carolina-based client and withheld key information as he invested part of his $1.5 billion salary of Mega Millions dollars in risky small business loans, diamonds and racehorses, the jackpot winner told aRead More →
By Rachel Scharf (July 19, 2022, 7:19 p.m. EDT) – “Lottery Lawyer” Jason Kurland stole from a South Carolina-based client and withheld key information as he invested part of his $1.5 billion salary of Mega Millions dollars in risky small business loans, diamonds and racehorses, the jackpot winner told aRead More →
EXCLUSIVE: Dear Zoea drama film starring Sadie Sink (stranger things), has been acquired by Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media and is slated for release in select theaters and on demand beginning November 4, 2022. Adapted from Philip Beard’s award-winning novel Dear Zoe, with a screenplay by Marc Lhormer and MelissaRead More →
On August 19, 2022, a new man against nature film will hit the big screen: The beast. With Idris Elba, the actor will come face to face with a lion on a deadly path. This film is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and distributed by Universal Pictures. Kormákur is known forRead More →
Video of the Belfast Opera House. Photos courtesy of Denis Howard First, an apology. Some time ago when I was writing about the exciting news that Brunswick’s Eveningstar Cinema was opening a video store as a side venture to that theatre’s excellent arthouse cinematic experience, I I may have lamentedRead More →
The US Chamber of Commerce really piled on the grim adjectives when it announced its campaign against financial regulator Rohit Chopra two weeks ago. In just the title and the first two paragraphs of his adthe chamber described Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as “out of control”,Read More →
The recently released Orphan: First Kill trailer sparked a mix of suspense and horror from viewers as Isabelle Furhman’s Esther returns for more kills. The film is a prequel to the 2009 horror film Orphan and is ready to hit cinemas as well as OTT. The 2009 horror movie OrphanRead More →
With the gradual return to the new normal, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Inc. Foundation are excited about the IRL (in-real-life) screenings of feature and short films in competition this year. For its 18th edition, Cinemalaya returns with in situ screenings of 11 feature films andRead More →
COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — South Carolina has joined a growing list of states requiring students to take a personal finance course to graduate from high school. State lawmakers made the first move in this year’s state budget. A budget provision directs the State Board of Education to update state graduationRead More →
The country’s fourth-largest movie chain is testing a new subscription program called MovieFlex+ that includes a curated set of small and medium-sized movies every week at no extra cost. “We can’t live off blockbusters alone,” Chairman and CEO Greg Marcus told Deadline. “We can’t just live off dinner. We alsoRead More →
“People had made comments that it would be nice to know a little more about the supernatural elements, and I was like, OK, I’ll see what I can do about that,” said Zuniga, 39. year. it got pretty interesting, and it became the storyline for “Cuerpo.” “Cuerpo,” which Zuniga saysRead More →
Atlanta’s CW69 and Universal Pictures are giving away passes to the epic new movie “Nope” starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. Please note: all passes have been distributed. Universal Studios fills a waiting list in case of cancellation. What is the film about : This summer, discover theRead More →
The British director known for his famous adaptation of Mahabharata died on Saturday The British director known for his famous adaptation of mahabharata died Saturday “I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks through this empty space while someone else watches, and that’sRead More →
“Sunner” is among screenings of films made in Maine at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. Photo courtesy of Henry Spritz The opening film of the 25th Maine International Film Festival (Friday to July 17) is the raucous, joyful and exuberantly musical Moroccan film “Casablanca Beats”, about a musicianRead More →
LONDON — Peter Brook, a British theater and film director known for an influential and distinguished career that brought him worldwide fame, has died. He was 97 years old. The two-time Tony Award winner, who moved to France decades ago, made the film adaptations of his best stage works asRead More →
The award-winning duo behind Deranged Minds Entertainment have released the official trailer for their second horror feature, Reverse. The film follows an off-grid satanic cult in the 1970s that kidnaps a diverse group of individuals to be recruited for holy war against the second coming of Christ. Victims have theRead More →
In the next American fantasy horror and comedy film Hocus Pocus 2, which is directed by Anne Fletcher, the beloved Halloween classic will finally get a sequel. A trailer was recently made available after the recently set release date. The famous Sanderson sisters will once again be portrayed by SarahRead More →
It’s always fascinating to hear filmmakers talk about their approach to their latest film, and that’s especially true with independent films. There’s no generic recipe for making a low-budget film, so hearing from a director gives us insight into how we might approach our own project. America Young is aRead More →