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‘Landline’, ‘Killing Ground’, ‘The Gracefield Incident’

Gillian Robespierre directs comedic drama 'Landline', exploring the “messy reality of love and sex” following two sisters in 1990s Manhattan.

by: Daniel Bennifer

Sundance Film Festival has just opened a new section for episodic storytelling called Indie Episodic, in addition to Festival Favorite & The New Climate.

TV addicts, rejoice! Indie Episodic storytelling recognized by Sundance

If you wanted proof the lines between film & television are blurring, Sundance Film Festival has just opened a new section for episodic storytelling. That’s right, a film festival is showing TV shows. (If you

by: Anastasia Marshall

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The Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered 'Love Is ___' from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, a show based on their relationship and careers.

Oprah invites the Akils to her network for ‘Love Is ___’

The Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered Love Is ___ from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The series is based on the Akils’ relationship as a power couple navigating Black Hollywood. Originally developed as a multi-camera

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A24 debuts first trailer for Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’

A24 Films has premiered the first trailer for James Franco’s The Disaster Artist, set for theatrical release this December. The Disaster Artist is based on the true story behind the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult hit

by: Daniel Bennifer

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Amazon has signed a multi-year deal with Agatha Christie Limited for rights to seven new adaptations, starting with 'Ordeal by Innocence'.

Murder is easy! Amazon signs multi-year Agatha Christie deal

Amazon has signed a multi-year deal with Agatha Christie Limited for rights to seven new adaptations. The first addition to this slate of international productions is Ordeal by Innocence, one of the Mother of Mystery’s

by: Anastasia Marshall

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Few films exemplify the correlation between found-footage horror & stupid characters as well as Mathieu Ratthe’s feature debut 'The Gracefield Incident'.

‘The Gracefield Incident’: Found-footage horror at its dumbest

What is it about the found-footage genre that inspires such relentlessly stupid characters? Generic, unlikeable, and dumb ensembles are common to the point of mockery in the larger horror scene, but found-footage works take those

by: Nick Hanover

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'Mohawk', featured at the Fantasia International Film Festival, follows a young Mohawk warrior pursued by a battalion of vengeful military renegades.

15 must-see films at Fantasia International Film Festival 2017

Mohawk Mohawk, pegged as an “angry, breakneck chase through the forests of Colonial America”, is the next feature film from Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here). Written as part of a collaboration with novelist Grady Hendrix,

by: Daniel Bennifer

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Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine explore a deeply personal breeding ground for paranoia in their flawed but enjoyable debut feature, 'Man Underground'.

Great chemistry saves clumsy but charming ‘Man Underground’

People often become obsessive conspiracy theorists as a result of trauma in their lives. Sometimes it’s connected to a mass event, as happened with 9/11 and the subsequent belief by one third of the US

by: Nick Hanover

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The Black List and Women in Film Los Angeles have launched a new scheme for female screenwriters and another for writers developing young-adult scripts.

The Black List and WIF’s schemes for new writers

The Black List, along with Women in Film Los Angeles, has launched a new scheme for female screenwriters and another for writers developing young-adult scripts. The new scheme, Feature Film Lab, will select six female writers

by: Anastasia Marshall

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Streaming platform MUBI has curated another 30 days of special films and collections of renowned directors and fresh faces from across the globe.

MUBI unveils vibrant August slate

The cinematic streaming platform MUBI has curated another 30 days of special films and collections of renowned directors and fresh faces from across the globe. This month’s highlights include auteur Jean Renoir’s most celebrated works as

by: Anastasia Marshall

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‘Landline’, ‘Killing Ground’, ‘The Gracefield Incident’