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Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (an executive producer) could imagine.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that REVOLUTION's Giancarlo Esposito has signed on for THE SCORCH TRIALS -- sequel to THE MAZE RUNNER -- helmed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O'Brien.

Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures presents AMERICAN SNIPER. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes, Navid Negahban and Keir O'Donnell. Below, watch the first trailer for the film, which hits theaters on January 16, 2015!

Random Media has announced that Paul Wright's For Those in Peril will open theatrically in Los Angeles today, October 3 at the Arena Cinema in Hollywood.

Among the most highly anticipated films to be released in 2014, Stoney Lake Entertainment announces the full-length action-adventuremotion picture LEFT BEHIND.

imagineNATIVE is proud to announce the premiere of Storyteller Screenings, a cinema-meets-storytelling experience, on Saturday, October 2 5at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Storyteller Screenings combines a new screen-based video work and a live reading. This year Joseph Boyden, one of Canada's true literary stars, will present a new work with master of animation Terril Calder.

Below, check out the first trailer for Russell Crowe's directorial debut THE WATER DIVINER (in which he also stars)! The movie will hit theaters on December 26 in Australia.

Earliery today, BWW reported via Deadline that Benjamin Walker will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' THE CHOICE, penned by Bryan Sipe. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Teresa Palmer is in talks for the female lead.

Variety writes that Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel) has joined Sony's upcoming sci-fi film THE FIFTH WAVE, directed by J. Blakeson from a screenplay by Susannah Grant. Chloe Grace Moretz stars in the movie adaptation of Rick Yancey's YA novel.

Considered one of the biggest film events of all time, the Gone with the Wind premiere was a three-day extravaganza for over 300,000 movie fans and citizens of Atlanta, Georgia in 1939. MGM and Gone with the Wind publicist William R. Ferguson kept detailed records and memorabilia leading up to and during the historical and magical movie event. Ferguson's premiere tickets, shooting script, vintage publicity materials, and studio photographs are just a few of the Gone with the Wind items that will be available in Profiles in History's forthcoming October 17-20, 2014 Hollywood Entertainment Auction.

Netflix continues to break boundaries between the worlds of Hollywood and streaming services with its first day-and-date movie premiere -- a sequel to Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Variety writes that after reaching a deal with The Weinstein Co., the movie will hit IMAX theaters and Netflix on August 28, 2015.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Stephen Chbosky, who wrote the cult YA novel THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER and helmed/directed its film adaptation, has signed on to write a new draft of Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Variety writes that Danny Glover and Maya Rudolph are set to co-star in Diego Luna's upcoming road film MR. PIG, written by Luna and Augusto Mendoza.

“Inherent Vice,” is the seventh feature from Paul Thomas Anderson and the first ever film adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel. Click below to watch the first trailer for the movie!

Canteen Outlaws, the new label from veteran LGBT giant TLA Releasing, has announced the DVD release of Floating Skyscrapers, the second film from Polish filmmaker Tomasz Wasilewski.

The Film Society of LINCOLN Center will host Ethan Hawke tonight, September 30 and Richard Gere on October 8 as guests of honor for 'An Evening With...' at the 52nd New York Film Festival.

The New Museum is pleased to announce that Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky will be featured as this year's Visionary speaker. Aronofsky (b. 1969, Brooklyn) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Now in its sixth season, the annual Stuart Regen Visionaries Series honors leading international thinkers and creators in the fields of art, architecture, design, dance, film, literature, and technology, and marks a commitment by the New Museum to consider their effects on culture at large. Aronofsky will be in conversation with novelist and critic Lynne Tillman tonight, September 30, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the New Museum Theater.

In the sloooooowest town in the world, four lucky kids are about to discover that life is betterin the fast lane! Meet Gage, Wyatt, Brandon and Rhett. Kids born to ride. Separately, they are seriously skilled racers, but together they become TEAM HOT WHEELS!

Sergio Leone's original vision for his tour-de-force, Once Upon a Time in America (1984), will debut in the U.S. today, September 30 with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's (WBHE) Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet release of the Extended Director's Cut Collector's Edition.

The La Costa Film Festival (LCFF) announced today the winners of the 2014 festival. The La Costa Film Festival opened on September 18, 2014 with Frank Vs. God, starring Henry Cusick and Ever Carradine at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.