Movies News Desk - Page 191

Tonight, December 18th, NewFilmmakers presents its annual Christmas Screening Series.

The Film Society of Center announced today a special Views From the Avant-Garde evening presenting the work of video artist Dani Leventhal tonight, December 18 to celebrate the occasion of her receiving the 2013 Kazuko Trust Scholarship Award Grant.

Santa Barbara's Film Feast is a unique take on Restaurant Week. Coinciding with the 28th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) January 30th - February 9th, 2014, Film Feast participants (restaurants, wine tasting rooms and hotels) offer special tasting menu's and hotel packages using the theme 'Made in Santa Barbara.'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment has set its release dates for three movies: ALLEGIANT, GODS OF EGYPT and STEP UP ALL IN.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return on Sunday, January 12 8pm ET/5pm PT to host The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards on NBC. Below, check out the comedic duo in two new promos for the event!

Deadline reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in final negotiations with Warner Bros. to produce, star in and potentially direct a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book SANDMAN.

InFaith, the nation's oldest home mission agency, has launched InFaith Pictures, a nonprofit film production company that makes documentary films about Jesus in the United States today.

REPUBLIC RECORDS will release Music from the Motion Picture - ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES today, December 17. Meanwhile, ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES from Paramount Pictures hits theaters this holiday season.

Arc Entertainment will be releasing CONEST on DVD today, December 17, 2013. CONTEST premiered on Cartoon Network on October 6th in conjunction with National Bullying Prevention Month in order to inspire an open discussion between kids, parents and educators about the issue of bullying.

The holidays will pack an extra punch this year as Kick-Ass 2, the second installment in the irreverent action-comedy franchise, comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack including Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD with UltraViolet and On Demand today, December 17, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

The Los Angeles Times writes that film star Audrey Totter passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013, after suffering a stroke and congestive heart failure. She was 95.

Gravitas Ventures announced today that Cirque du Soleil will launch long-form and episodic content on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service. The content, which Gravitas exclusively distributes through their VOD (video-on-demand) partnership with Cirque du Soleil, will launch on Hulu and Hulu Plus today, December 14th as part of 'A Season of Cirque du Soleil.'

The first teaser for Christopher Nolan's upcoming film INTERSTELLAR has been revealed. Check it out below!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that All-American Rejects' frontman Tyson Ritter has been cast in the role of Gregg Allman for Randall Miller and Jody Savin's film adaptation of Gregg's memoir MY CROSS TO BEAR. The pic's working title is MIDNIGHT RIDER. Ritter joins Wyatt Russell, who is set to portray Gregg's brother Duane Allman.

Deadline reports that Matthew Settle (Gossip Girl) has signed on for Universal's horror film OUIJA. He will play 'Anthony Morris', the father of Laine Morris (Olivia Cooke). Filming began in LA this week.

Frank Miller's graphic novel series SIN CITY hasn't seen the big screen in almost ten years, but now Miller and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez are reuniting for SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR is set to hit theaters on August 22, 2014. Check out the poster art for the movie below!

In honor of Friday the 13th, Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures and Freestyle Releasing have revealed a new poster and chilling still from Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad's upcoming supernatural thriller JINN, set for release on April 4, 2014. Check them out below!

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Broadway and big screen star Bobby Cannavale talked about working with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx on Will Gluck's ANNIE movie remake, in which he plays an advisor to Daddy Warbucks (Foxx) -- a part that will be unfamiliar to fans of the stage musical or the 1982 film.

Broadway star Idina Menzel visited THE TALK this morning, December 13, and chatted about performing in front of Barbra Streisand and playing a Disney princesses in the new animated film FROZEN. Check out her appearance below!

Hollywood, CA -- The Hollywood Museum, the official museum of Hollywood located in the Historic Max Factor Building, rings in the holidays with 'Lights, Camera, 'Holly'- wood,' a unique tribute to the holidays - Hollywood Style. The holiday trees and extensive tinsel town decor are created by Dr. Christmas (Bob Pranga and Debi Staron), known as the celebrity holiday and special event designers to the stars. The exhibit will be on display through January 5, 2014.