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VIDEO: Netflix Announces Premiere Date for Original Film PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2016

The new, original Netflix film PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY premieres today, March 18 at 12:01am PT. Below, the release date's announcement featuring Herman himself!

Gorilla Suits, Label Woes & Pizza: SKATERS Reveal 'Head On To Nowhere' Video
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 24, 2016

NYC's SKATERS reveal their new video for “Head On To Nowhere” today with Paste Magazine. A tongue-and-cheek, no-punches-pulled take on their major label experience and looking back at the first three years of being a band

BETWEEN SEA AND LAND, THE BIRTH OF A NATION, and More Win Feature Film Awards at 2016 Sundance Film Festival
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 31, 2016

Sundance Institute tonight announced the prizes in feature filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, with top awards going to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation, First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner.

2016 Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off Feature Film Lineup Today
by TV News Desk - Jan 21, 2016

Sundance Institute's feature film lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival features the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections. The Festival takes place today, January 21, through January 31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance and Ogden, Utah.

IFC Premieres Season 6 of PORTLANDIA Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jan 21, 2016

Emmy(R)-nominated comedy PORTLANDIA returns to IFC for its highly anticipated sixth season tonight, January 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT for ten all-new episodes.

VIDEO: Netflix Announces Premiere Date for Original Film PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY!
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 19, 2016

The new, original Netflix film PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY premieres on Friday, March 18 at 12:01am PT. Below, the release date's announcement featuring Herman himself!

SKATERS Reveal New Single, Talk Major Label Split
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2016

Manhattan's SKATERS are set to kick off 2016 with a bang. Today, the band shares new single “Head On To Nowhere” in an in-depth interview since departing Warner Brothers with Consequence Of Sound.

Comedy Central Gives BROAD CITY Multi-Season Renewal
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 6, 2016

Yaaaas Kweens! The ball has dropped and the broads of NYC are kicking off 2016 in a big way! Comedy Central has renewed the critically-acclaimed scripted series BROAD CITY for a fourth and a fifth season

Feature Film Lineup Complete for 2016 Sundance Film Festival
by TV News Desk - Dec 8, 2015

Sundance Institute today completed its feature film lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival with the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections.

Sundance Sets 2016 Lineup of U.S., World Competition Films
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 2, 2015

Offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, Sundance Institute announced today the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station,Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious Child, Tangerine and Escape from Tomorrow.

TBS Orders Dark Comedy Series SEARCH PARTY; Watch Teaser
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 3, 2015

TBS has given a greenlight to Search Party, a dark comedy about a group of four self-absorbed 20-somethings who come together when a former college acquaintance mysteriously disappears.

Skaters Return with Alia Shawkat in New Video for 'Mental Case'
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 23, 2015

Skaters are back. If you managed to be one of the lucky few to catch the band's sole set during CMJ last week – a late night play headlining School Night's Showcase in Brooklyn – then you already know there's no denying this fact.

HBO to Premiere Season 3 of GETTING ON, 11/8
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 16, 2015

At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at TIFF: INTO THE FORREST
by Walter McBride - Sep 24, 2015

Evan Rachel Wood, Ellen Page, Jean Hegland, Alia Shawkat and other stars took to the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in support of the new film INTO THE FORREST. The film tells the story of the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.

Comedy Central Premieres Season Three of DRUNK HISTORY Tonight
by TV News Desk - Sep 1, 2015

'History is written by the victors!' …Or sometimes by the drunk narrators. The Emmy-nominated Comedy Central series 'Drunk History' returns for a 13-episode third season tonight, September 1.

NEW ORLEANS, HERE & NOW to Premiere Across Multiple Platforms
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 18, 2015

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Time Inc. and Rampante, a strategic advisory, production and distribution company, today announced that New Orleans, Here & Now will debut Thursday, August 27

Comedy Central to Premiere Season Three of DRUNK HISTORY, 9/1
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 4, 2015

"History is written by the victors!" …Or sometimes by the drunk narrators. The Emmy®-nominated Comedy Central series "Drunk History" returns for a 13-episode third season on Tuesday, September 1

Patricia Clarkson to Executive Produce New Docu-Series NEW ORLEANS, HERE & NOW
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 15, 2015

Broadway's Patricia Clarkson will serve as executive producer of a new six-part docu-series NEW ORLEANS, HERE & NOW.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Season 5 Coming to Netflix Next Year
by TV News Desk - Jun 2, 2015

Time to do your happy chicken dance! According to Deadline, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT season 5 is officially heading to Netflix next year. Co-creator and executive producer Brian Grazer revealed he met with FOX and co-creator Mitch Hurwitz today to deliver the good news.

17 New Episodes of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on the Way
by TV News Desk - Apr 7, 2015

Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos told USA Today that he is 'positive' its cult comedy ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT will be returning for a fifth season.

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