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Anna Kendrick recently turned director with the Netflix drama Woman of the Hour. Following the story of real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala and his 1978 appearance on The Dating Game, the film received positive reviews from critics for Kendrick’s direction and the exploration of themes like systemic misogyny.

Kendrick has been vocal about her struggles in dysfunctional relationships in the past, revealing that she was in an abusive relationship for seven years at the time of Alice, Darling’s release. She recently opened up more about her experiences while in the relationship and mentioned that there were times when she was made to feel like the abuser.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has invited 487 artists and executives to become members, with Sandra Huller, Justin Triet, Celine Song and Da’Vine Joy Randolph among the high profile invitees.

Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.

Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.

Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has invited 487 artists and executives to become members, with Sandra Huller, Justin Triet, Celine Song and Da’Vine Joy Randolph among the high profile invitees.

Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.

Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.

Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.

The powerful and moving award winning Christian thriller Pursuit of Freedom (fka Pulled From Darkness) is now streaming nationwide on Pureflix . Pursuit of Freedom stars Jessica Koloian, SAG Award Nominee Stelio Savante, Robia Scott, and Sharonne Lanier, with Robert Amaya and special appearances by The Voice’s Season One winner, Javier Colon, and singer, songwriter, Mark Lowry. Also including Pete Berwick, Dylan Bostic, Nate Burkhalter, Bobby Easley, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, Tenley Kellogg, Mike Markoff, Garry Nation, Gigi Orsillo, Steve Shermett, Mimi Sagadin, Anna Terry, Todd Terry, and Brett Varvel.

Pursuit of Freedom

Pursuit Of Freedom is the true story of a Ukrainian woman who was separated from her three children and sold into trafficking by Russian gangsters. After years of struggle, she defied all odds with the help and kindness of a Dutch nurse, an Armenian missionary, and an American pastor. Though countries, miles, and time kept them apart,...

Marvel Comics new “Fantastic Four” title, debuting November 9, 2022 is written by Ryan North and illustrated by Cafu with covers by Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Arthur Adams, Iban Coello, Jack Kirby and Todd Nauck:

“…this first issue stars ‘Ben Grimm’ and ‘Alicia Masters’ as they embark on a road trip that takes a very weird turn.

“Something terrible has happened to the ‘Fantastic Four’ and the ‘Thing’ and Alicia are traveling across America to leave it behind!

“But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that's been going on since before they were born…’

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There is gothic business afoot in Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a four-part prequel to the V.C. Andrews bestsellers. Kelsey Grammer is a wealthy family patriarch; Alana Boden is his pregnant Mrs. in a tale of dark family matters — and revenge. Joining them for the dark tale are costars Hannah Dodd, Max Irons, Jemima Rooper, Paul Wesley, and Harry Hamlin among others. The Origin follows Olivia Winfield (Rooper), who finds herself wooed by Irons’ Malcolm Foxworth. After a whirlwind romance, Olivia soon discovers that her fairytale life as the mistress of Foxworth Hall isn’t what she once imagined. The new series chronicles the events that eventually led to her notorious decision to lock her grandchildren in the attic. In the first look photo above is Malcolm’s father, Garland (Grammer), who takes a young bride in Boden’s Alicia, which will all play a role in uncovering the person Olivia becomes.

Sarky Mouradian, an Armenian writer-director who also hosted a U.S. TV series in which he interviewed celebrity countrymen, has died. He was 90.

The Armenian Film Society said he died February 10 in Los Angeles, where he’d been based for decades.

“It is with deepest sorrow that I inform everyone of the passing of my beloved grandfather, Sarky Mouradian,” his grandson Tristan Mouradian said in a statement. “He passed peacefully and leaves behind a legacy spanning decades. His influence on Armenian television, music, and film in America will never be forgotten.”

The Armenian Film Society said in a statement: “The passing of Sarky Mouradian is a huge loss, not just for the Armenian community but for the film community at large. Mr. Mouradian was a pioneer in more ways than one and was prolific up until his passing at the age of 90. The Armenian community will remember him for his...

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards are in 2022 and cover an eligibility period from September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. So who are the top contenders for Album of the Year? See our potential favorites, dark horses, and spoilers below. Check back often as new albums are announced and released.

Updated: October 1, 2021

Leading Contenders

“Back of My Mind” by H.E.R.

Label: Mbk Entertainment/RCA

Release Date: June 18, 2021

“Certified Lover Boy” by Drake

Label: Ovo/Republic

Release Date: September 3, 2021

“Evermore” by Taylor Swift

Label: Republic

Release Date: December 11, 2020

“Good News” by Megan Thee Stallion

Label: 1501 Certified/300

Release Date: November 20, 2020

“Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish

Label: Darkroom/Interscope

Release Date: July 30, 2021

“Justice” by Justin Bieber

Label: Def Jam

Release Date: March 19, 2021

“Love for Sale” by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Label: Streamline/Columbia/Interscope

Release Date: September 30, 2021

“Medicine at Midnight” by Foo Fighters

Label: RCA/Roswell

Release Date: February 5, 2021

“Montero” by Lil Nas X

Label:...

Alicia Keys, DaBaby, Karol G, Jack Harlow, and Tate McRae will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

MTV unveiled the additions to the annual event’s performer lineup on Tuesday. The ViacomCBS network also said that Bebe Rexha, Rita Ora, Madison Beer, Brazilian superstar Anitta, supermodel Winnie Harlow, and WWE wrestler Roman Reigns will make “special appearances” throughout the global music celebration, which is set to air on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Keys in September released her seventh studio album Alicia, while hip hop star DaBaby will have his first EMAs performance following the release of his album Blame It on Baby. He is nominated ...

Alicia Keys, DaBaby, Karol G, Jack Harlow, and Tate McRae will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

MTV unveiled the additions to the annual event’s performer lineup on Tuesday. The ViacomCBS network also said that Bebe Rexha, Rita Ora, Madison Beer, Brazilian superstar Anitta, supermodel Winnie Harlow, and WWE wrestler Roman Reigns will make “special appearances” throughout the global music celebration, which is set to air on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Keys in September released her seventh studio album Alicia, while hip hop star DaBaby will have his first EMAs performance following the release of his album Blame It on Baby. He is nominated ...

This season, Fear the Walking Dead has adopted an anthology story structure, with last Sunday’s season premiere focusing on the very-much-alive Morgan, who just barely survived the wrath of axe-swingin’, baked bean-eatin’ bounty hunter Emile Laroux, hired by none other than the trailblazing Virginia (Colby Minifie). Needless to say, by the end of the episode it looks like Morgan’s fighting spirit is rejuvenated, and he’s dead set on wresting his people from Ginny’s grasp.

This Sunday’s episode focuses on Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Strand (Colman Domingo) as they struggle to navigate Virginia’s thriving settlement, where they’ve been delegated less-than-desirable societal roles, to put it mildly.

In the new clip, Alicia and Strand are escorted in handcuffs down the dirt roads of Lawton. They meet an ostensibly friendly teenager named Dakota, who claims to know who they are and bears a striking resemblance to a certain red-headed boss lady.

Fans have had to wait a while for Alicia Keys‘s seventh studio album, “Alicia.” Her previous album, “Here,” was released four years ago in 2016, and she had originally intended to drop this collection earlier in 2020. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic she pushed it back from March to May until finally it became available to listeners on September 18. So what do critics think of it?

SEE2021 Grammy predictions: Album of the Year

As of this writing “Alicia” has a MetaCritic score of 77 based on 11 reviews counted thus far: nine positive and two somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. That’s one point higher than “Here,” and it’s actually her best MetaCritic score since her debut album “Songs in A Minor” back in 2001.

Keys is being praised for her “remarkable gift for classic soul-indebted melody,” to which she adds “more eclectic sounds than she’s tried before.” She’s “welcoming,...

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards are held in 2021, but the eligibility period for these kudos celebrating the best in music actually started on September 1, 2019, ending on August 31, 2020. So who will win Album of the Year?

This eligibility period is new for the Grammys. The recording academy moved up their calendar in 2020 in response to the Oscars, which moved their ceremony up to early February, which was when the Grammys usually aired. So the Grammys shifted their telecast to early January and adopted an eligibility calendar that ended a month earlier.

SEEGrammy Album of the Year: All the Winners in Grammy Awards History

But that’s not the only change the Grammys have undergone in recent years. For the 61st annual event held in 2019, the academy expanded its top four general field categories from five nominees to eight in part as a response to criticisms over a lack of diversity among the nominees and winners.

Alicia Keys and Khalid celebrate freedom and “living the way I want” in their new music video for “So Done.” The single will feature on Keys’ upcoming album Alicia, set for release this fall.

In the visual, directed by Andy Hines, Keys and Khalid perform onstage at a high school prom, where a girl (played by American Honey‘s Sasha Lane) who has just arrived at the gymnasium has trouble fitting in. When a band of motorcyclists blast through the gym, she suddenly finds her pathway to the life she wants to live.

There’s a time-honored tradition of turning celebrated movies into television series. A lot of them have ended up as sitcoms: “The Odd Couple,” “M*A*S*H,” “Alice” (spun out of Martin Scorsese’s 1974 landmark “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”). But not all of them. Did you know that “Casablanca” was turned into two different TV series, one in 1955 and one in 1983? (The latter starred David Soul as Rick Blaine!) In 1976, they tried it with “Serpico.” Sometimes, a series can seem a true extension of the movie it’s adapted from — that’s what happened with “Fargo” and “Dear White People.” Sometimes, the movie that spawned a series will come to seem a mere footnote to the show — that’s what happened with “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Friday Night Lights.” And in the case of “Parenthood” (though it took two tries to get it right), a movie can be turned into...

Duncan Sheik, the composer and co-lyricist of the upcoming Off Broadway musical version of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, is handing off his planned onstage role to his pal and frequent collaborator, singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega.

“It turns out that being in the cast on top of being composer and co-lyricist of a new musical is a lot to chew,” Sheik said in a statement, “so I have decided to focus on the latter. I’m thrilled that my friend and longtime collaborator Suzanne Vega will be stepping into the role. She joins an amazing cast and creative team and I hope as many people get to enjoy this show as possible.”

Vega, who rose to fame in the 1980s and ’90s with such hits as “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” will play the onstage role listed only as “Band Leader.” She joins the previously announced principal cast Jennifer Damiano...

The Best TV Supporting Actress Golden Globe has felt like it’s Meryl Streep‘s to lose even before anyone saw a second of her on “Big Little Lies.” If she does extend her win record to nine, “Big Little Lies” would also become the fourth show to win have more than one victory in the category.

Best TV Supporting Actress was added at the 28th Golden Globes in February 1971, and since then only “Alice,” “One Day at a Time” and “Downton Abbey” have managed to pull off multiple wins. The low number makes sense since the category combines all genres of TV, and a high number of stars from one-off programs like TV movies and miniseries have won over the years. Never mind the fact that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association likes to move on to new things, putting regular series at a greater disadvantage.

See Meryl Streep just...

Philip McKeon, who was known for his role as a child actor on Alice, has died at 55. The family spokesman, Jeff Ballard, confirmed that McKeon died on Tuesday in Texas after battling a longtime illness. “We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” Ballard said in a statement. “His wonderful sense of […]

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“Alice” star Philip McKeon has died at the age of 55, according to a representative.

McKeon died on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness.

“We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” family spokesperson Jeff Ballard said in a statement. “His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life.”

McKeon, who was the older brother of “Facts of Life” star Nancy McKeon, was best known for co-starring alongside Linda Lavin in the CBS comedy “Alice,” from 1976 to 1985. He went on to make appearances on shows including “CHiPs,” “Fantasy Island” and “The Love Boat.”...

Philip McKeon, known for playing the son of Linda Lavin’s titular character in the classic CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. He was 55.

The actor died Tuesday morning in Texas following a longtime illness, family spokesman Jeff Ballard confirmed to Variety.

“We are all beyond heartbroken and devasted over Phil’s passing,” said Ballard. “His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life.”

McKeon played the role of Tommy Hyatt on “Alice” from 1976 to 1985. Following that, he appeared in several other TV shows including the NBC crime drama “CHiPs,” and a pair of ABC series, “Fantasy Island” and “The Love Boat,” in 1984. On the film side, McKeon appeared mostly in horror pics, among them “Return to Horror High” and “Ghoulies 4.”

His most recent credit was as a co-producer on the 2005 psychological thriller feature “The Jacket,” which starred Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley,...

Philip McKeon, the former child actor who played young Tommy Hyatt on the 1976-1985 CBS sitcom Alice, died today in Texas after a long illness. The elder brother of Facts of Life actress Nancy McKeon was 55.

His death was announced by family spokesman Jeff Ballard.

“We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” Ballard said in a statement. “His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life.”

McKeon would go on to appear in such TV series as The Love Boat, Amazing Stories and Favorite Son but is best known for his first role as the precocious son of the title character in Alice. Linda Lavin starried as a recently widowed mother who relocates with her son from New Jersey to Phoenix and makes ends meet as a waitress while trying to launch a singing career. The...

Hollywood is mourning the loss of a talented actor. Former child star Philip McKeon died Tuesday morning in Texas after battling a longtime illness, family spokesperson Jeff Ballard shared with E! News. He was 55. "We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil's passing," the family said in a statement. "His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life." Pop culture fans will know Philip best for his role as Tommy Hyatt on the long-running series Alice. According to reports, fellow actress and co-star Linda Lavin spotted him on stage at a young age and knew he was a gifted, confident child. After finding...

Philip McKeon, who played the son of Linda Lavin's title character on the CBS sitcom Alice, has died. He was 55.

McKeon died Tuesday morning in Texas after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, family spokesperson Jeff Ballard told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement.

"We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing," said Ballard. "His wonderful sense of humor, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life."

The actor — and older brother of former Facts of Life star Nancy McKeon — played Tommy Hyatt ...

When The L Word first hit the airwaves in 2004, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was a show that didn’t just prominently feature queer women — it put them front and center, earning itself a devoted fanbase who were seeing themselves writ large on the small screen for the first time ever.

Well, something like themselves, at least. The characters on the Showtime series inhabited a soap-operatic bubble of West Hollywood full of big romances and bigger betrayals. They were almost entirely white, affluent, and oriented on...

Despite the existential anxiety surrounding the future of the theatrical experience, 2019 kept buyers busy. While Amazon’s big paychecks for “Late Night” and “Brittany Runs a Marathon” out of Sundnace didn’t exactly yield commercial hits, they started the year off with evidence of an active buyers market dominated by unpredictability — and plenty of more promising results. Sundance also found A24 nabbing “The Farewell” and Neon taking Grand Prize-winner “Clemency”; the company also picked up “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” out of Cannes following a fierce bidding war. At Tiff, HBO flexed some muscle with a shocking $20 million deal for TV-only rights to the Hugh Jackman cheating scandal saga “Bad Education.”

Whatever next year brings — new streaming platforms with their own eager acquisition teams, and stalwarts eager to remind the world they still exist — it’s clear that plenty of entities remain invested in the fight to get good...

Cannes Jury Prize winner is also France’s submission to the Oscars this year.

Ladj Ly’s debut feature and Cannes Jury Prize winner Les Misérables, revolving around social tensions in a tough Paris suburb, is the frontrunner in the 25th edition of France’s Lumière awards this year, with seven nominations.

The awards which are voted on by some 130 international correspondents hailing from 40 countries are France’s equivalent of the Golden Globes.

Les Misérables has been nominated for best film, director, screenplay, cinematography, first film and twice in the best new actor section for two of its cast members,...

Not many shows would come panting out the gate with explicit, bloody period sex, but “The L Word: Generation Q” isn’t trying to be most shows. A sequel companion to Ilene Chaiken’s groundbreaking lesbian drama “The L Word,” which premiered 15 years ago on Showtime, Marja-Lewis Ryan’s new iteration aims to both honor the original series and push its boundaries beyond where it could, or dared, ever go. Sometimes, that means actually investing more time, energy, and consideration in non-white and trans characters. Other times, it means explicit, bloody period sex. All the time, “Generation Q” (which presumably stands for “queer”) is eager for approval from the Lgbtq+ audience that will watch and judge it circa 2019.

In the decade since “The L Word” first went off the air, Lgbtq+ representation has undergone a massive shift. Everything from prestige dramas to network sitcoms feature teens coming to terms with...

Hey, "Batwoman" fans. Unfortunately, we have some bad news for you guys in this article. It turns out that The CW will not be airing the new episode 8 of this premiere season 1 tonight, November 24, 2019. We're not sure why, but we can tell you that episode 8 will only be delayed for this week. That means you guys can expect to see the brand new episode 8 hit the airwaves next Sunday night,December 2, 2019 in its usual 7 pm central time slot on The CW of course. So, be sure to mark down that very important date and time on your TV show schedules right now. So, what is the CW airing in place of Batwoman tonight? A quick look at the TV guide listings reveals that The CW will be airing a repeat episode of Batwoman. They're re-airing the 2nd episode of this first season. That episode is titled, "The Rabbit Hole." CW's...

On July 13 Charles Levin, 70, was found dead and eaten by turkey vultures in a remote area of Oregon. The star, mostly known for Seinfeld (1989) and Alice (1983), is believed to have gotten in a car accident, in which he allegedly drove on rough terrain and ended up falling down a slope. Not […]

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Being self taught in animating, script-work and directing, director Wan Dinnie founded D-Mulsion Production in 2008, through which he has gone on to create many short film projects, some of which were recently covered on our site.. Wan Dinnie is a true film fanatic, who loves to share his interest in film. Dinnie’s varied interest in films sees him constantly experimenting with various techniques, both in visuals and narrative. The mix of Diy, and noticeable influences creates a contrasting mix of familiarity and uniqueness within each production. Currently working as a teacher, his work often features his students playing an active role as cast and crew, which adds an undeniable charm to his work.

On the occasion of our coverage of his short films we got a chance to speak to the director about his creative process.

Being a self taught director what were some of the difficulties you faced getting into film making?...

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the "Batwoman" episode "Mine Is a Long And a Sad Tale", directed by Carl Seaton, airing November 3, 2019 on The CW:

"...'Alice' (Rachel Skarsten) takes 'Kate' (Ruby Rose) down the sad, winding road of her life in the days after the accident as 'Jacob' (Dougray Scott) and 'Sophie' (Meagan Tandy) attempt to track them.

"Then 'Mary' (Nicole Kang) has an argument with 'Catherine' (Elizabeth Anweis) which sends her looking for Kate at 'Wayne Tower', but instead she becomes unwelcome company for 'Luke' (Camrus Johnson)..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Batwoman: Mine Is a Long And a Sad Tale"...

“Jejakmu” follows a student who has fallen into bad influences. Befriending delinquents, the student begins to misbehave in classes as well as try unsavory things such as smoking. The original version of the film is told through a silent, and experimental narrative, while the remake in 2014, while keeping the same themes, is presented as a drama, reminiscent of a PSA.

The two short films exist as important notes within the film career of Wan Dinnie, with both production coming in the way of important life moments, with the original Jejakmu showing his first attempt at the short film format, and the remake marking his beginning career as a teacher and focusing projects towards the classroom setting. Both of these productions show aspects that bring a lot of charm and enjoyment to his films. The first one showcases an eye for experimentation and lo-fi production to create something slightly unsettling. The...

The new "Batwoman" episode "Down, Down, Down", directed by Dermott Downs, airs October 20, 2019 on The CW:

"...goodbye to the Bat as the city waits impatiently for another visit from who they think is 'Batman', while 'Alice' (Rachel Skarsten) continues to taunt 'Kate' (Ruby Rose) with a secret but also sets her sights on 'Jacob' (Dougray Scott) and 'Catherine' (Elizabeth Anweis).

"Then Kate is visited by 'Tommy Elliot' (Gabriel Mann), a childhood friend of her cousin who has finally realized his lifelong dream of being wealthier than 'Bruce Wayne' and throws a party so all of 'Gotham' can celebrate his success.

"'Mary' (Nicole Kang) gets an unexpected new bestie when 'Sophie' (Meagan Tandy) is assigned to protect her. 'Luke' (Camrus Johnson) and Kate work together to uncover who may have taken a valuable weapon from Batman's arsenal. 

"And as Batwoman faces a new enemy,...

You don’t have to have an encyclopedic knowledge of comic books in order to know the basics of Batman. The story of his tragic childhood and tortured rise to become Gotham’s caped crusader has been told so many times, in so many iterations, that it takes some real innovation to make it at all interesting anymore.

On that front, The CW’s new “Batwoman” series (created by “Vampire Diaries” producer Caroline Dries) has a couple immediate advantages. For one, it’s not about Bruce Wayne brooding around his stately manor, but his cousin Kate (Ruby Rose) coming back to Gotham three years after Batman — whom she doesn’t yet realize is the same cousin she once thought of as her “irresponsible big brother” — has mysteriously disappeared. The city is on the edge and in danger of tipping over into total chaos. In Batman’s absence, Kate’s father...

A young student with a passion for drawing finds herself the target of school bullies. As the young artist vents her frustrations, one of her drawings comes to life to teach the kids a lesson in bullying

“Merah A.K.A. Red” acts as an amalgamation of the various means of visual storytelling that director Wan Dinnie utilizes. The production contains Rotoscope animation as in the short films “Hana” and “Cikgu Hana“. Meanwhile, it also contains some of the experimental camera work and colour pallets of “No Smoking” and “Alice“. The end result becomes a fun mashup of Dinnie’s various talents. As a result, “Merah” comes across as the most fully realized of the directors’ short films. In particular, the use of Rotoscope to make a the bullied student creation come to life leaves a strong visual impression when combined with the various visual elements.

The script acts as a simple anti-bullying message,...

MollywoodIt was Kg George who first explored the taboo topic of extramarital relationships, that too in his debut film, 'Swapnadanam' (1976). Neelima MenonMalayalam cinema has seldom stepped into unexplored terrains when it comes to the dynamics of extramarital affairs. These relationships are routinely judged, typecast and receive a clichéd treatment. And it goes without saying that women are always the ‘victim’. But, there have been exceptions to the rule too. Here's a look at films which have dealt with the issue and how the director chose to portray it. Rohini (Sreevidya) is married to Dr. Raja (Madhu), a businessman who shuttles between meetings in stiff suits. She is a college lecturer who is stifled by the lack of intimacy in their married life—that’s when she gets into a relationship with her ex-lover, Bhagyanath (Soman). After several clandestine meetings, her husband catches her red-handed and throws her out of the house.

A student is accused by his peers of smoking, the short film retraces the steps of leading up to the accusation to determine who the real culprit is, as well as reiterating the important choice for student’s abstain from smoking.

The premise of the short film, being pretty simplistic, does manage to tell the story in an interesting way by shooting the scene in reverse. At just over two minute run-time, the script does not really need to be strong, as it is more of a visual showcase. However, the intent to make an anti smoking message kind of gets muddy, and feels more like a dream one would have during cigarette withdrawal. it puts the production at an interesting point, where I can’t really tell where the message begins, and what is an excuse to create an experimental scene.

The visual and audio presentation is the real focus of the short film.

Eileen Jewell’s lyrically rich “79 Cents,” Miranda Lambert’s new “Bluebird,” and Lady Antebellum guitarist Slim Gambill’s jazzy numbers journey “54321” make up this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs.

Jamie Lin Wilson, “Alice”

A tribute to an old neighbor who’s “pretty as a flower [and] tough as saddle leather,” Jamie Lin Wilson’s “Alice” tells the story of a tough Texas woman who farms the bottomlands. To vividly paint a picture of southeast Texas, she fills the song with chiming acoustics, pedal steel, and her own Lone Star State drawl.

August’s horror and sci-fi home media releases are kicking off with an eclectic, but fantastic bunch, led by Arrow Video’s special edition release of Alice, Sweet Alice. Raro Video is resurrecting Lucio Fulci’s Touch of Death this week, and if you happened to miss them earlier this year, both The Curse of La Llorona and Charlie Says will be hitting both formats on Tuesday.

Other notable Blu-ray and DVD releases arriving on August 6th include Room For Rent, The Reflecting Skin, St. Agatha, Division 19, Xenophobia, and Pentagram.

Alice, Sweet Alice: Special Edition

A young Brooke Shields meets an untimely end in this religious-themed proto slasher par excellence from director Alfred Sole. On the day of her first communion, young Karen (Brooke Shields) is savagely murdered by an unknown assailant in a yellow rain mac and creepy translucent mask. But the nightmare is far from over - as...

Alice Sweet Alice will be available on Blu-ray August 6th from Arrow Video

A young Brooke Shields meets an untimely end in this religious-themed proto slasher par excellence from director Alfred Sole.

On the day of her first communion, young Karen (Brooke Shields) is savagely murdered by an unknown assailant in a yellow rain mac and creepy translucent mask. But the nightmare is far from over – as the knife-wielding maniac strikes again and again, Karen s bereaved parents are forced to confront the possibility that Karen s wayward sister Alice might be the one behind the mask.

Bearing influences from the likes of Hitchcock, the then-booming Italian giallo film and more specifically, Nicolas Roeg s Don t Look Now, Alice, Sweet Alice is an absolutely essential – if often overlooked – entry in the canon of 1970s American horror.

Special Edition Contents

· Brand new 2K restoration of the theatrical version from the...

Oregon authorities believe they have found the body of the missing “Seinfeld” actor Charles Levin. He was 70 years old.

According to Associated Press, Levin’s son reported the actor missing from Grants Pass on July 8. On July 12, search and rescue teams determined a search area in a remote area northeast of Selma with an emergency cellphone ping. Troopers found Levin’s car, with the remains of his dog inside. “[Levin was] almost always in the company of his fawn-colored pug dog, Boo Boo Bear,” said Grants Pass public safety in a news release. The search and rescue teams later found what they believed to be Levin’s body in the surrounding are.

Oregon police said in a statement that there is a “high probability” the remains are Levin’s, but they are waiting on a medical examiner for identification.

Levin played a mohel, who performs the Jewish ceremonial circumcision, in the 1993 Seinfeld episode “The Bris.

The remains of a body that was found in Oregon are likely those of missing actor Charles Levin, according to police.

The 70-year-old actor who has appeared on hit TV shows such as “Seinfeld,” “L.A. Law,” “Alice” and “The Golden Girls,” was reported missing by his son on July 8. Levin had been in the process of moving from his apartment in Grants Pass, Oregon, to a new home when he went missing, KTVL reported.

Authorities had been searching for Levin for the past week, including in remote areas northeast of Selma, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety told CNN.

On Saturday, a resident in the region found Levin’s orange Fiat on an almost impassable road. The body of his pug, Boo Bear, were found in the car and Levin’s body was located nearby, police said.

The remains of what are believed to be that of Seinfeld and Night Court Charles Levin were found after he had been reported missing from Grants Pass in Oregon on July 8.

According to The Oregonian, Levin’s son hadn’t heard from his father for several days. Levin owned an orange Fiat and was almost always in the company of his dog Boo Boo Bear. On Friday, search and rescue crews narrowed down the search based on Gps data from Levin’s cell phone to an area near the town of Selma, which is southwest of Grants Pass. A resident found Levin’s car in a “remote and almost impassable road” and inside officials Levin’s dog who was dead. The crews searching the surrounding rough terrain found human remains.

“Based on the circumstances, there is a high probability that the remains are those of Charles Levin,” the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said.

Boom! Studios' "The Magicians: Alice's Story", available July 10, 2019, is written by Lev Grossman and Lilah Sturges, with illustrations by Pius Bak and cover by Steve Morris:

"...'Alice' is a brilliant and naturally talented magician who grew up fully aware of the hidden world of magic but whose well-versed parents refused to teach her how to make use of it. So what is a gifted young genius with no guidance or encouragement to do except teach herself?

"Which is how she winds up a top student at 'Brakebills College'. Alice is at first meek and cripplingly shy until she breaks out of her shell to face deadly magical creatures, devastating heartbreak and the hard lessons of a magical world where even well-intentioned actions can have brutal and deadly consequences..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Magicians"......

Pamplona, Spain — Few events were more anticipated at Conecta Fiction than the joint keynote delivered by HBO Latin America’s Roberto Ríos and HBO España’s Miguel Salvat. The room was packed,some attendees caught it from a screen outside.

That’s a sign of the draw of HBO’s brand in Spanish-language programming and of Ríos and Salvat. When it comes to Spanish-language premium TV series both executives are pioneers and now institutions. Ríos’ credits at HBO date back at least to the 2008-released “Alice” and Season 2 of “Epitafios,” produced with Pol-ka, the first ever premium limited TV series in Spanish bowing way back in 2003.

Salvat was the driving force behind two of Spain’s very first scripted premium series: “Whatever Happened to Jorge Sanz?” and “Crematorium,” released at Canal Plus España over 2010-11.

One of the keys to understanding a Svod platform is its slate of projects in productions,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, Sneak Peek more new footage, plus images from the upcoming live-action TV series adapting DC Comics "Batwoman":

"...'Jacob' (Dougray Scott), a former military colonel with a chip on his shoulder for the 'Batman'...

"...commands 'Gotham' private security firm 'The Crows'...

"...determined to protect his city better than the 'Dark Knight' ever could. 

"But it's only a matter of time before his unwavering disdain for vigilantes puts him at odds with a new 'Caped Crusader'...

"...who happens to be his own daughter...

"But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, 'Kate' (Rose) must overcome her own demons...

"...including a fractured family and an unattainable love...

"...before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope..."

Cast also includes Rachel Skarsten as 'Alice', Meagan Tandy as 'Sophia Moore'...

...Nicole Kang as 'Mary Hamilton' and Camrus Johnson as 'Luke Fox'.

Happy Mother’s Day! What better way to spend time with your mom than a fantastic movie with an Oscar-winning performance. Tour our photo gallery above of the 18 greatest of these films, ranked worst to best. All of them feature winning roles by actresses who play mothers that were pivotal to the plot.

Though there are thousands of these types of films, these performances show a wide array of what it means to be a mother. There’s the courageous mother, the inspirational mom, the loving mother and even the monstrous mother. Lead and supporting actresses include Brie Larson, Shirley MacLaine, Frances McDormand, Brie Larson, Allison Janney, Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Joan Crawford and more.

SEEOscar Best Supporting Actress Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History

18. The Fighter (2010)

On her second Oscar nomination, Melissa Leo took home the Best Supporting Actress prize for her portrayal of the real-life Alice Eklund-Ward,...

Kip Niven, a veteran character actor whose career ranged from early-’70s TV and the first two Sensurround films to regional theater and starring in 2014’s Jayhawkers, has died. He was 73. Local media outlets in his native Kansas City, Mo, said Niven died Monday of a heart attack.

Born on May 27, 1945, he got his start with guest roles in such 1970s TV dramas as Night Gallery, Escape and Emergency! before landing a key role in the first Dirty Harry sequel. In 1973’s Magnum Force, Niven played “Red” Astrachan, one of the vigilante rookie cops who terrorize San Francisco’s underworld — and eventually Clint Eastwood, who eventually gets his revenge. Astrachan’s comrades were played by future stars Robert Urich, Tim Matheson and David Soul.

After that, Niven would appear in dozens of TV shows and more than a dozen features including Earthquake (1974) and Midway (1976), the first two movies released in...

Actor Kip Niven, who played one of the young rogue motorcycle cops in Magnum Force and appeared on such TV shows as Alice and The Waltons, has died. He was 73.

Niven, a theater mainstay in his native Kansas City, Missouri, died Monday, The Kansas City Star reported. Local radio station Kcur-fm said the cause of death was a heart attack.

Niven starred as legendary University of Kansas basketball coach Phog Allen in Jayhawkers (2014), written and directed by Kevin Willmott, a University of Kansas professor and recent Oscar screenplay winner for BlacKkKlansman.

"Kip was Kansas City theater and film in many ways. He was a symbol ...

Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to the Roobla Podcast with me, Tom Salmon! The show that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.

My guest on this week’s episode is Josephine Mackerras, who wrote, directed and produced her debut feature film Alice (2019) starring Emilie Piponnier and Martin Swabey. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival on the 10th of March and won the SXSW Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and CherryPicks Female First Feature Award.

We jumped into Josephine’s filmmaking career, the double standard women face within society and what her dream film project would be, all right before she headed off to SXSW and her debut film stormed the festival!

You can read L Steed’s glowing review of Alice right now!