Movies News Desk - Page 46

Starting fittingly on July Fourth weekend, Museum of the Moving Image will present The Essential John Ford, a tribute to the consummate American filmmaker. Ford made his reputation on westerns, but worked in many genres, creating films of depth, beauty, and ambiguity. From July 3 through August 2, the Museum will present 20 movies directed by Ford-all on film, with some restored archival prints-including his masterpieces Young Mr. Lincoln, My Darling Clementine, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

Vega Baby Releasing celebrates today's (June 23rd, 2015) VOD release for the film LAST CALL, which is directed by Greg Garthe and written by Scott Donnelly and Erik Lindsay (AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS BETA HOUSE, AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS THE NAKED MILE).

American Girl's 2015 Girl of the Year , Grace Thomas, finds success in an all-new charming and inspirational movie when An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success premieres on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and On Demand today, June 23, 2015

Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing the controversial drama Marfa Girl on DVD today, June 23, 2015. Marfa Girl was written and directed by renowned filmmaker Larry Clark

Wild Eye Releasing has put a famous face to the ever-present topic of bullying in schools. Adrienne King (Friday the 13th) makes a rare appearance on the screen as a tyrannical principal with a secret in All American Bully, coming to DVD and VOD today, June 23rd.

Wild Eye Releasing has announced that Libby McDermott's debut feature, the chilling psychological horror film Dead Woman's Hollow is coming to DVD. Based on the shocking hate crime that ripped through the quiet of Appalachia in 1988, Dead Woman's Hollow will be available nationwide today, June 23rd.

Wild Eye Releasing has announced today's June 23rd DVD and VOD release of neo-noir thriller Sweet Leaf.

Rooftop Films is happy to announce its complete list of free movies for the summer of 2015. This year Rooftop will help produce over 60 free outdoor screenings, many of which are new, independent films that will screen as part of the 19th annual Summer Series. Rooftop Films will also partner with various New York cultural institutions to screen new independent films along with classics and recent blockbuster hits.

The Garden State Film Festival is proud to announce there will be a special encore performance of the independent film Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah at the Algonquin Arts Theater in Manasquan, NJ on Friday, June 26th at 7:30 PM. The film made its worldwide premiere at the 2015 Garden State Film Festival in Atlantic City in March, and will now be making its New Jersey theatrical debut. The Algonquin Arts Theater is located at 173 Main Street in Manasquan, NJ.

The Associated Press writes that comedy actor Rick Ducommun died June 12, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, due to complications of diabetes. He was 62.

Off-Broadway playwright (THE SPOILS) and actor Jesse Eisenberg will soon appear in BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE as 'Lex Luthor'. Click below to hear how his interpretation of the role will be brand new!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, DOCTOR WHO star David Tennant will lend his voice to the new feature adaptation of Image Comics' CHEW.

Outdoor movies Los Angeles event series Eat|See|Hear will be in Santa Monica tonight, June 20, to showcase Tim Burton's haunting yet whimsical modern fairy tale, Edward Scissorhands.

Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision partner to present 'Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream' in select U.S. cinemas tonight, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. local time.

Clint Eastwood and Warner Brothers are in talks with Tom Hanks to play one of 2009's pilot heros: Sully Sullenberger.

Vega Baby Releasing has announced today that they have acquired North American DVD and VOD rights to the skateboarding documentary film SHReD: THE STORY OF ASHER BRADSHAW, which is directed by Katherine Herndl and produced by Wilmer Valderrama (“That 70's Show), and will release it to audiences via DVD and VOD July 14th, 2015. In addition to Valderrama, the film was produced by Herndl and Jeff Renfroe.

Just days after Broadway's Matthew Broderick (IT'S ONLY A PLAY) signed on for the upcoming dark comedy LOOK AWAY, Variety reports that fellow stage vet Benjamin Walker has joined the cast.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The Films of Pedro Costa, from July 17-23. The series precedes the opening of the Portuguese auteur's long-awaited, "hauntingly beautiful" (Variety) new film, Horse Money, which played last fall at the 52nd New York Film Festival and opens theatrically at the Film Society on July 18.

The documentary RUBBLE KINGS will hit theaters today, June 19th in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, with a wider release to follow. The film, narrated by John Leguizamo, follows the story of the gangs that roamed the streets in NYC in the 70's and their impact at that time.

Kim Seong-hun's A HARD DAY, starring Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Jin-woong, Jeong Man-sik, Shin Jung-keun and Jang In-sub, opens Friday, July 17, 2015 in New York at Village East Cinemas with a national release to follow by Kino LORBER. Scroll down for a peek at the new poster, plus click to watch a brand-new trailer for the film!