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Breaking: Keri Russell Will Join Adam Driver in BURN THIS on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 15, 2018


Producer David Binder just announced today that Golden Globe Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Keri Russell will join three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver in the first revival of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer, BURN THIS will begin performances in March 2019 at a Broadway theater to be announced.

Bruce Willis to Star as Mike Tyson's Trainer in Upcoming Drama CORNERMAN
by Macon Prickett - May 7, 2018


According to Entertainment Weekly, Bruce Willis has signed on to star in the upcoming drama Cornerman as legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato, IMR International announced Monday.

BWW Review: SCORING the Last Jedi: A 360 VR Experience
by Brooke Yunis - May 3, 2018


Scoring The Last Jedi: A 360 VR Experience gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the iconic score from the latest Star Wars installation, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles Announces Sponsor Luncheon, Honorees
by Macon Prickett - Apr 30, 2018


The Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the U.S., is launching its 32nd edition by hosting a Sponsor Luncheon celebrating Israel's 70th anniversary and honoring Netflix's Larry Tanz, Star Wars: The Last Jedi producer Ram Bergman and philanthropist Stanley Black, it was announced by Festival Founder and Executive Director Meir Fenigstein.

PBS To Broadcast and Stream AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards
by Macon Prickett - Feb 20, 2018


Broadcast and streamed for the first time, AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards celebrates 2017's standout films with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and recognizes the inspiring artists who make them. Co-produced by THIRTEEN's Great Performances series, Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine premieres nationwide Friday, February 23 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps.

PBS First-Ever Broadcast of Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 2/23
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 12, 2018


PBS First-Ever Broadcast of Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine

GAME OF THRONES Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Set to Write and Produce New STAR WARS Films
by Macon Prickett - Feb 6, 2018


Walt Disney Studios announced today that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, creators of the smash-hit, Emmy Award-winning television series Game of Thrones, will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films.

AARP Celebrates Winners For The 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards
by Macon Prickett - Feb 6, 2018


AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards were held tonight at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, celebrating 2017's standout films with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and recognizing the inspiring artists who make them. Co-produced by the Great Performances series, the awards will be broadcast for the first time on Friday, February 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS, (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps.

THE SHAPE OF WATER, COCO and BLADE RUNNER 2049 Motion Picture Winners at the 22nd Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards
by Robert Diamond - Jan 28, 2018


'Blade Runner 2049' (Dennis Gassner), 'The Shape of Water' (Paul Denham Austerberry), 'Coco' (Harley Jessup), and 'Logan' (Francois Audouy), won Best Production Design for Feature Film. Television winners included 'The Handmaid's Tale' (Julie Berghoff), 'Portlandia' (Schuyler Telleen), 'Will & Grace' (Glenda Rovella), 'Black Mirror' (Joel Collins, Phil Sims), and 'Game of Thrones' (Deborah Riley) 'Glow' (Todd Fjelsted), and 'Star Wars Battlefront II: Rivalry/PS4' (Jason Edmonds), respectively.

AMC Theatres Posts Warnings About Scene in STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 27, 2017


AMC Theatres Posts Warnings About Scene in STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Mark Hamill Apologizes for THE LAST JEDI Luke Skywalker Critique
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 26, 2017


This afternoon, Star Wars star, Mark Hamill took to Twitter to retract an earlier statement he had made critiquing the characterization of Luke Skywalker in the box office smash, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Takes Christmas Box Office
by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 26, 2017


STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Takes Christmas Box Office

Disney Reaches Global Box Office Record By Being Only Studio To Reach $6 Billion Twice
by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 22, 2017


Disney Reaches Global Box Office Record By Being Only Studio To Reach $6 Billion Twice

Photo Flash: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI China Premiere
by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 20, 2017


Photo Flash: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI China Premiere

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI In 3D Soars to Top of Box Office
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 18, 2017


Today, RealD, Inc. the world's largest 3D cinema platform and leading visual technology company, announced that Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI earned an impressive 34% of its worldwide gross from 3D performances of the film.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Available Today
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 15, 2017


Today, Walt Disney Records releases the original motion picture soundtrack for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI . The album features a new score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams.

STAR WARS' Adam Driver to Return to Broadway in BURN THIS Revival
by BWW News Desk - Dec 14, 2017


Producer David Binder (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Of Mice and Men) announces today that three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Girls ) will return to Broadway in the first revival of Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Spring Awakening) in 2019 at a Broadway theater to be announced.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Comes to El Capitan, 12/14 - 1/28
by BWW News Desk - Dec 14, 2017


Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents Star Wars: The Last Jedi from December 14, 2017 through January 28, 2018.

Review Roundup: Is The Force With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI?
by Emily Bruno - Dec 12, 2017


In Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

VIDEO: Explore the World of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI in New Featurette
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 10, 2017


Worlds of the Last Jedi featurette debuted today at Brazil's Comic Con Experience 2017 (CCXP) held in S o Paulo. Erico Borgo, the Content Director of Omelete.com.br, hosted the STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI panel,

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