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First trailer for Lion takes us on an incredible journey to find home

Posted 10 years ago

As the summer winds down (Thank God as it wasn't good this year), it's time to start transitioning into awards season. This is when Hollywood typically positions the films on its slate that it thinks might have a chance to...

Lee Daniels says good-bye to directing the Richard Pryor biopic

Posted 10 years ago

Just when you thought that long-in-development Richard Pryor might finally be on the path to getting made, another snag has come up throwing it off-track once more.  Director Lee Daniels, who appeared to finally be the filmmaker able to wrangle...

MTV renews Scream for a second season

Posted 11 years ago

  Surprise, Sidney! MTV’s Scream The Series is no one-trick pony; the network officially announced today that it has picked up the boob-tube slasher for a second season. The first season only just aired its fifth episode yesterday, meaning the...

The Weinstein Company takes TV rights to Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

Posted 11 years ago

The Weinstein Company has optioned TV rights to Truman Capote’s 1966 bestseller "In Cold Blood" with the aim of making it a TV event series, according to Deadline. Originally a four-part serial in The New Yorker, "In Cold Blood" was...

Eddie Murphy lands role in Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic

Posted 11 years ago

It was over a year ago when news broke that Lee Daniels was in talks to tackle the story of famed comedian Richard Pryor. One of the names brought up to play Richard Pryor was Eddie Murphy, a move that...

Channing Tatum turns to directing with Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Posted 12 years ago

You have come a long way from STEP UP 2 THE STREETS Channing Tatum, a very long way. On the verge of a possible Oscar nomination thanks to a brilliant performance in FOXCATCHER, the actor/producer is now looking towards directing...

Mike Epps is officially playing Richard Pryor in Lee Daniels’ biopic

Posted 12 years ago

A few weeks ago we told you that comedian Mike Epps was the frontrunner to take on the role of the legendary comic Richard Pryor. Now after beating out other hopefuls for the role including Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Marlon...

International trailer for Jonas Arnby’s When Animals Dream has bite

Posted 12 years ago

Earlier this year we learned that Radius -The Weinstein Company had secured US rights for the latest foreign werewolf import from Jonas Alexander Arnby, the Danish horror-thriller WHEN ANIMALS DREAM, a film we have been following since November of last...

Radius-TWC takes werewolf tale When Animals Dream

Posted 12 years ago

Radius -The Weinstein Company has secured US rights for the latest foreign werewolf import from Jonas Alexander Arnby, the Danish horror-thriller WHEN ANIMALS DREAM, according to Variety. We first brought WHEN ANIMALS DREAM to your attention back in November of...

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