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The Gregg Allman biopic MIDNIGHT RIDER was forced to suspend production until June following the death of second camera assistant Sarah Jones in a train accident on-set on February 20. The project was scheduled to begin filming on February 28, 2014, and now the man at the center of the film, rocker Gregg Allman, is suing producers at Unclaimed Freight, saying the Formal Option Agreement with director Randall Miller's company expired when principal production did not begin on time.

Woody Allen has tapped Joaquin Phoenix, star of the Oscar-winning movie Her, to lead his next feature. According to Deadline, filming will begin in July.

In a recent visit to BBC One's THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST stars Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy danced to Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines'. Check out the clip below!

According to Deadline, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could be acting together on-screen for the first time since 2005's Mr. and Mrs. Smith, this time in a project written by Jolie. No word yet on the subject matter of the film or the timeline for production.

levelFILM today announced the re-release of Joe Nussbaum's much celebrated parody short film GEORGE LUCAS IN LOVE on May 20th, which is available on iTunes and select VOD platforms.

Deadline writes that the 1960s sitcom GREEN ACRES is being adapted into a feature film and is in development for Broadway.

Tony award-winner Christian Borle will be Patrick Wilson's special guest at the Montclair Film Festival today, May 4 at 12:00 noon.

Part character study and part meditation on photography, MORE THAN THE RAINBOW interweaves live action, still photography and revealing interviews with Weber and fellow photographers. Shot on both hi-def video and in 35mm, and largely scored to the music of Thelonious Monk, this beautiful and evocative documentary is a poetic celebration of the world's greatest city and the individuals who walk its streets.

Where We Started opens today, May 2nd at the Arena Cinema in Hollywood for a weeklong run following a successful run on the film festival circuit.

Known for the exquisite beauty of his films and hailed as one of the greatest filmmakers ever by many critics, scholars, and filmmakers, Kenji Mizoguchi (1898-1956) produced 85 films that spanned the silent and sound eras in Japan. With his mastery of mise-en-scene and narrative, and enduring focus on the human experience, especially-perhaps more than any other theme-the suffering of women, Mizoguchi's films are celebrated worldwide. Of these works, only 30 exist today. Museum of the Moving Image and the Japan Foundation will present all of these extant works in a major retrospective-the first in North America in nearly 20 years and the first to feature all 30 titles-from today, May 2 through June 8, 2014.

Paramount Pictures has released the second trailer for Jonathan Liebesman's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, produced by Michael Bay. The film hits theaters on August 8th. Check it out below!

In celebration of the anniversaries of the 1939-40 and 1964-65 New York World's Fairs-both of which took place in Queens-Museum of the Moving Image will present an exhibit of films that were made for the fairs and which reflect post-World War II-era optimism and focus on American industry as central themes. The exhibit, The World Comes to Queens: Films from the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, featuring excerpts from six films, opens today and will be on view through August 31 in the Museum's Video Screening Amphitheater.

Profiles in History, the world's largest auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia, is proud to present the third and final auction of Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood collection. 'Debbie Reynolds-The Auction Finale' will feature treasures from virtually every discipline in movie making, including hundreds of costumes worn by such stars as Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Mae West, Barbara Stanwyck and Fred Astaire.

Tonight, April 30th, NewFilmmakers celebrates Edith Stephen's 95th Birthday with her new film THE LOPSIDED PEOPLE as well as the Documentary PRIMA and a Short Film Program.

As a follow-up to Earth Week, the Sustainable Horticulture program at the Community College of Baltimore County will host a screening of Deborah Koons Garcia's award-winning 2012 film, 'Symphony of the Soil.' The film will be shown at 7 p.m., tonight, April 30 in room 100 of the Roy N. Staten Building on the Dundalk campus at 7200 Sollers Point Road. It is free and open to the public. No reservation or tickets are needed. Faculty and staff of the Sustainable Horticulture program will be on hand to answer questions regarding the horticulture issues brought up in the film.

Museum of the Moving Image will present a special evening with David Chase in conversation with Chief Curator David Schwartz about the groundbreaking HBO television series, following a screening of these two episodes.

The Hollywood Reporter just broke the news that Eddie Redmayne, known for his turn as 'Marius' in the 2012 Oscar-nominated film adaptation of LES MISERABLES, and Tom Hooper, who helmed LES MIS for the big screen, will be reuniting for an upcoming film called THE DANISH GIRL for Working Title.

Atlantic Records announces the release of 'NEIGHBORS (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK),' the musical companion to Universal Pictures' upcoming comedy starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. The album arrives at all DSPs today, April 29th; Neighbors arrives in theatres nationwide on May 9th.

To continue offering fans access to the most successful film franchise in history, a new collection will be available today, April 29

Michael Dowse's WHAT IF, starring Broadway's CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN star Daniel Radcliffe, as well as Zoe Kazan, will hit theaters on August 1, 2014. The movie just released its first clip, and you can check it out below!