Movies News Desk - Page 61

Museum of the Moving Image and the Future of StoryTelling announced today Sensory Stories, an exhibition that reveals how an emerging group of artists and companies are using innovative digital techniques to change the way audiences experience storytelling. The exhibition, which includes virtual-reality experiences, interactive films, participatory installations, and new touch responsive interfaces, opens today, April 18, 2015, and will be on view through July 26, 2015, at the Museum.

Below, check out the first official trailer for Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT! Although the teaser doesn't reveal much, we know there will be plenty of blood...

The Barden Bellas are back in PITCH PERFECT 2, the follow-up to the original smash hit. The comedy will be helmed by Elizabeth Banks, co-star and producer of Pitch Perfect, and produced by Paul Brooks, Max Handelman and Banks. Watch a brand-new trailer for the epic sequel, featuring a familiar tune!

After last fall's successful debut of O Brazil, a series of contemporary Brazilian films that represent the nation's thriving film scene, Museum of the Moving Image announces the series' second installment with a selection of three new films centered around music.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disneynature's all-new film 'Monkey Kingdom,' today, April 17 - 30, 2015. Set among the ancient ruins and jungles of South Asia, 'Monkey Kingdom' features a smart monkey named Maya, who will do anything for her newborn son Kip. Before every screening of the movie, Wildlife Learning Center will showcase exotic animals from around the world. Scroll down for stills from the film!

As if having the premier Neil Diamond tribute band at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining isn't enough, it was announced this morning by Managing Partner, Craig Smith that the Saturday evening and matinee shows on May 9 will be filmed live by an international film crew making a documentary about the popularity of tribute bands. The Alhambra launched its Alhambra After Dark music series in 2014 and has featured tributes to Elvis Presley, the Rat Pack, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett and many others.

The 2015 CCBC Africana Studies Independent Film Festival will roll out the red carpet this weekend, April 17-18, 2015, for independent films focused on the Black experience. This two-day screening will be held in the Administration Building Lecture Hall (ADMN 120) at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex (CCBC Essex), 7201 Rossville Boulevard.

Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing Such Good People on DVD and VOD today, April 14, 2015. Such Good People is a gay screwball comedy starring Michael Urie ('Ugly Betty'), Randy Harrison ('Queer as Folk'), Scott Wolf ('Party of Five'), Ana Ortiz ('Ugly Betty,' 'Devious Maids') and Lance Bass (N'Sync).

Variety writes that Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne is up for the role of 'Newt Scamander' in Warner Bros. HARRY POTTER spin-off film FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.

Deadline writes that Broadway and FROZEN vet Josh Gad and writer/director Jeremy Garelick just unveiled an untitled musical comedy project featuring tunes by the legendary Alan Menken, with lyrics by WICKED's Stephen Schwartz.

As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20(th) Century Fox recently announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For THE FIRST TIME ever, all six epic films in the Saga, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, will be available on Digital HD throughout the galaxy - or at least here on Earth - globally beginning today, April 10.

Tsai Ming-liang, the defining artist of Taiwan's Second Wave of filmmakers, will be the subject of a major retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image, from today, April 10 through 26, 2015-the most comprehensive presentation of Tsai's work ever presented in New York.

Deadline writes that Broadway vet and GIRLS star Andrew Rannells will co-star in a comedy film written by JERSEY BOYS' Mike Doyle.

Deadline writes that New Line has secured the rights to an untitled Mariah Carey Christmas film from RatPac Entertainment.

According to Variety, Nicole Kidman's Grace Kelly biopic GRACE OF MONACO will not be heading to U.S. theaters and is hopping straight to Lifetime. The film will air on May 25, 2015.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Rooney Mara has signed on for The Weinstein Company's LION, starring Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel.

According to Deadline, Warner Bros. will release Dana Nachman's documentary BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD on June 26, 2015.

Creator and Producer Stephan Durell Davis along with Actor and Producer Max Rhyser, Vocalist Kimberly Michelle Thomas, Music Director and Lead Arranger Matt Podd and Co-Arranger Ben Wexler have joined forces to create ALL LOVE IS DIVINE, a new musical film for LGBT youth.

As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20(th) Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection.

Odeon Event Cinema by arrangement with Apollo Digital and Fox Home Entertainment proudly present a special concert event on the 1st May, where Oscar-nominated composer, and winner of four Grammy Awards, Antonio Sanchez, will lead a concert with music from the hugely successful and highly-acclaimed film BIRDMAN.