Stage 32 To Screen Films Affected by SXSW CancellationMarch 9, 2020With last Friday's cancellation of the 2020 SXSW festival due to concerns of the health and safety of attendees and the Coronavirus, Stage 32 the world's largest online platform connecting and educating film, TV and digital creatives and professionals announced today it will give officially selected SXSW filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their projects on the Stage 32 platform beginning in April.
Showtime & CBS Television Studios Sign Clyde Phillips To Overall Development DealMarch 9, 2020SHOWTIME and CBS Television Studios have announced they have signed Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning writer and executive producer Clyde Phillips (DEXTER®, NURSE JACKIE) to an overall deal through which he will develop projects for both entities that can air on platforms within or outside the ViacomCBS family. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios.
Cheyenne Jackson to Host a DESCENDANTS Remix Dance Party on Disney ChannelMarch 9, 2020'Descendants' fans can look forward to rocking out to the 'Descendants Remix Dance Party: A Disney Channel Music Event,' a celebration of 'Descendants' music, premiering FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (7:30 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel. Hosted by Cheyenne Jackson as Hades from 'Descendants 3,' the half-hour high-energy immersive dance party will feature upbeat musical performances of reimagined hits from the hugely popular 'Descendants' movies by multitalented Disney Channel stars.
THE OUTSIDER Season One is Available Now on Digital and on Blu-Ray/DVD This JuneMarch 9, 2020 Believe the unbelievable! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the murder crime mystery series The Outsider: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD on June 9, 2020 and is priced to own at $29.99 SRP ($34.99 in Canada) for the DVD and $39.99 SRP ($44.99 in Canada) for the Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy (US Only). The Outsider: The Complete First Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from all major digital retailers today.
Another Sky Releases New Video For 'Brave Face'March 9, 2020Another Sky have unveiled the video for their incredible new single 'Brave Face', shot in Norway and directed by Ingeborg Løvlie. The video features vocalist Catrin Vincent and intertwines the themes of femininity and nature, interspersing her performance with shots of Løvlie's native Norway and mirroring the song's mantra of “putting on your brave face” through Catrin's electrifying performance.
KaiL Baxley Shares New LP BENEATH THE BONESMarch 9, 2020Singer-songwriter KaiL Baxley has shared his new LP Beneath The Bones. Songs from the LP have seen praise from American Songwriter, Atwood Magazine, Glide and more.
Jimmy Eat World Announce Criminal Energy Tour With The Front Bottoms, Turnover And Joyce ManorMarch 9, 2020Jimmy Eat World announce their Criminal Energy Tour today. The 20 date summer run will start in Atlanta, GA on August 6th and culminate in a hometown gig in Phoenix, AZ, Labor Day Weekend, on September 5th. New Jersey based The Front Bottoms will join the tour as direct support with Turnover and Joyce Manor splitting the duties of opening the festivities on select dates (noted below). Tickets for the tour will be available to the general public starting on Friday, March 13th at 10AM local time with various presales beginning as early as Tuesday, March 10th at 12pm local time. The tour is produced by Live Nation, For more information and tickets please visit www.jimmyeatworld.com.
The Big Rock Summer Tour To Feature Ratt, Cinderella's Tom Keifer, Skid Row & SlaughterMarch 9, 2020Produced by Live Nation, THE BIG ROCK SUMMER TOUR features legendary rock acts RATT, CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER, four bands that have combined to sell more than 60 million albums, including dozens of radio hits and smash videos. Every night of the tour will feature more party anthems and power ballads than fans could hope for, with the rock n roll caravan hitting more than two dozen North American cities starting June 3 in Farmingville, NY and wrapping September 19 in Los Angeles, CA (see dates below).
RATINGS: ABC Wins Demos; CBS Tops Viewers on SundayMarch 9, 2020ABC (6.122 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) led the demo race on Sunday with a repeat 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (4.965 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) followed by new episodes of 'American Idol' (7.196 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and 'The Rookie' (5.131 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2).
Kings Of Leon, Eddie Vedder And Pearl Jam To Headline Ohana FestivalMarch 9, 2020Today, Eddie Vedder revealed the lineup for the fifth annual Ohana Festival, which he founded, taking place Friday, September 25th – Sunday, September 27th at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA. Headliners on the beachfront stage include Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder and Kings of Leon. The weekend will also feature performances by My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers, Pretenders, Dermot Kennedy, Durand Jones & The Indications, CAAMP, The Frames, EOB (Ed O'Brien of Radiohead), Mac Demarco, Yola, Mon Laferte, Sharon Van Etten, Broken Social Scene, Gang of Youths, Inhaler, Jade Bird, Cavetown, Brian Fallon, Night Moves, Real Estate, Shovels & Rope, Combo Chimbita, Wild Belle, Son Little, Plague Vendor, Greer, Kevin Garrett, La Luz, Amo Amo, Modern Eyes, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Ethan Gruska, The Aquadolls, Liz Brasher, Timmy Curran, Jonny Roundhouse, Pony Bradshaw, Rob Machado and Will Dailey.
Slightly Stoopid Announce 'Summer Traditions 2020' Tour DatesMarch 9, 2020Today, Billboard chart-toppers Slightly Stoopid unveil the first round of dates for their annual summer tour. Dubbed Summer Traditions 2020 (a nod to the outdoor summer tour-circuit the band has done annually since 2006), Slightly Stoopid and fans alike will travel the states, sharing good times with one another through music and community as they have done since the band's inception 25 years ago. This 2020 edition of Slightly Stoopid's summer amphitheater tour kicks off in Eugene, OR on June 11th, 2020 and routes the beloved So-Cal band throughout North America, including two nights at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on August 15-16, 2020. Joining Slightly Stoopid for their Summer Traditions 2020 tour are special guests Pepper, Common Kings, and Don Carlos. All currently announced dates are listed below, with additional dates to be announced soon.
Iration Announces New Album COASTIN' & Summer Headlining TourMarch 9, 2020Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration has announced their seventh full-length studio album Coastin' will be released early Summer 2020 (date to be announced soon) and has also revealed their annual summer touring plans. In support of the new album, the Hawaiian-bred, California-based band will bring their Coastin' Summer Tour along the east coast and west coast this July and August with Tribal Seeds and more special guests to be announced. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting Tuesday, March 10th with the general on-sale beginning Friday, March 13th at 10am local time. Visit www.irationmusic.com for all ticketing details.
Quebec Cinema Announces the Winning Duo From the 2020 Cohort of LA FORGE QUEBEC CINEMAMarch 9, 2020Québec Cinéma is proud to announce the winning duo from the 2020 cohort of LA FORGE QUEBEC CINEMA presented by Netflix. An audience of Quebec-based producers and international guests watched as the six finalist duos delivered their pitches. The jury of Emmanuel Cuénod, executive and artistic director of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF), Brigitte Léveillé, head of dramatic content and feature films at Société Radio-Canada CBC and Kathrin Kohlstedde, head of programming at Filmfest Hamburg, awarded the $5,000 grant to MIRYAM CHARLES and VALERIE BAH for their project LE MARABOUT.

PBS to Debut THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY on April 14March 9, 2020The new documentary, The Definition of Insanity, explores the groundbreaking work of The Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP), an approach being heralded as a model for helping to solve the mental health crisis in America. A people-powered community-wide safety net, CMHP works through the court system to steer people with mental illness a?" as their legal cases hang in the balance a?" on a path from incarceration to recovery. Shocked by how people with mental illness were treated in Miami-Dade's jails, Judge Steven Leifman works with a team of dedicated public servants, as well as former adversaries in the criminal justice system, to help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility. Building on the story of Miami's once-failed mental health system a?" a familiar national narrative of over-incarceration and brutal mistreatment a?" The Definition of Insanity instead reveals a humane criminal justice approach to mental illness that is orchestrated from the court outwards into the community. Produced and directed by Gabriel London, written and produced by Charlie Sadoff, and narrated by Rob Reiner, The Definition of Insanity premieres on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.