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HBO Documentary Films has acquired all North American rights to the feature length documentary THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART about the legendary band who wrote more than 1,000 songs.

Today, SHOWTIME announced that it will air the television premiere of Pavarotti from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard on Monday, December 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard's new documentary about the most beloved opera singer of all time, PAVAROTTI, is set to open in theaters on June 7th.

A first look at Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard's new documentary about the most beloved opera singer of all time, PAVAROTTI debuted during the 61st Grammy Awards.

CBS Films is in final talks to acquire North American rights to the Ron Howard- directed Pavarotti, according to Deadline. The feature documentary chronicles the life of the iconic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. 

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 24 - February 3, 2019.

The public is welcome to attend the third annual LIVE READ, the grand prize given to this year's winning entry, Matadora of the 3rd Annual Ojai Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The reading will be on Sunday November 4 at 1 pm in the Ojai Art Center Gallery. Miguel Orozco, Artistic Director of Ánimo Theater Company, will direct and use his company's roster of talent to fill out the cast of Matadora for the festival performance. Along with the LIVE READ, the winning script will also have a Teaser Scene, produced by John Branagan, for the writers to use in their promotion of the script.

MIKE JUDGE PRESENTS: TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS, chronicling the exploits of legendary music artists, begins its eight-episode second season FRIDAY, NOV. 2 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on CINEMAX. While the first season of the show spotlighted country musicians, the new season focuses on funk music greats, including George Clinton, Rick James, James Brown and Bootsy Collins. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Parliament-Funkadelic founder Clinton serves as consulting producer and provides original music for the series.

Therapy Content/Therapy Studios once again joins forces with Dave Grohl and Roswell Films to present "Play," a mini-documentary that culminates with the Foo Fighters founder performing a solo 23-minute instrumental of epic proportions.

As Foo Fighters wind down another leg of the massive Concrete and Gold tour with a Wrigley Field doubleheader that rocked 75,000+ of Chicago's FF faithful, Dave Grohl announces an unprecedented new project born of the most challenging performance of his storied career:

The suspenseful feature documentary 'LOVE & BANANAS: An Elephant Story' will have its Global iTunes Exclusive Pre-release screening Today July 18th at the Real D Theater, 100 N. Crescent, Beverly Hills. The film will kick off the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World and will roll out a series of films that highlight heroic women.

The suspenseful feature documentary 'LOVE & BANANAS: An Elephant Story' will have its Global iTunes Exclusive Pre-release screening Wednesday July 18th at the Real D Theater, 100 N. Crescent, Beverly Hills. The film will kick off the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World and will roll out a series of films that highlight heroic women.

MIKE JUDGE PRESENTS: TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS, chronicling the exploits of legendary music artists, will return for a second season later this year, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CineMax Programming. While the first season of the show spotlighted country musicians, the new season will focus on funk music greats, including James Brown, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.

MIKE JUDGE PRESENTS: TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS, chronicling the exploits of legendary music artists, will return for a second season later this year, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CINEMAX Programming. While the first season of the show spotlighted country musicians, the new season will focus on funk music greats, including James Brown, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins.

Sundance Institute announces the six projects selected for the annual New Frontier Story Lab, which supports independent artists working at the cutting-edge convergence of film, art, media, live performance and technology.

Cinetic Media and Papercut Films in association with Diamond Docs announced last night, following the film's premiere, that the new artificial intelligence documentary DO YOU TRUST THIS COMPUTER? will be available to stream for free from Thursday midnightthrough Saturday midnight from the film's website, courtesy of entrepreneur Elon Musk.  This will be concurrent with the film's Los Angeles theatrical engagement at the Laemmle Monica.  The film will be available to rent and purchase on the website thereafter.

Sundance Institute showcases bold, independent storytelling at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, beginning with today's announcement of feature films selected across all categories. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 18 28.

MIKE JUDGE PRESENTS: TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS chronicles the tales of some of country music's most legendary artists when the series begins its eight-episode season FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on CINEMAX, followed by other half-hour episodes on subsequent Fridays at the same time.