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African streamer Showmax relaunched on Monday with a focus on an expanded content lineup, including local originals, Hollywood hits and English soccer, attractive pricing and plans to “change the game” in streaming on the continent. Its success so far caught the eye of people in London, Philadelphia and Hollywood, so that in early 2023 its

(L to R) Mekhi Phifer as “Max Bomer” and Frank Grillo as “Michael ‘Duffy’ Duffield” in the action/thriller, ‘Lights Out,’ a Quiver Distribution release. Photo courtesy of Quiver Distribution. Opening in theaters, on digital and On Demand February 16th is the new action thriller ‘Lights Out,’ which was directed by Christian Sesma (‘Section Eight’) and

Fresh off earning 11 Oscar nominations, Poor Things is coming to home theaters soon. The Yorgos Lanthimos-directed absurdist comedy will be available starting Feb. 27 to buy or rent digitally at Apple TV, Prime Video and other transactional video-on-demand platforms. It will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 12. Related: Emma Stone Is

(L to R) Denzel Washington and Spike Lee in ‘Malcolm X.’ Photo: Warner Bros. Preview: Denzel Washington will star in ‘High and low’. Spike Lee is directing the new movie. The film will remake a 1960s Akira Kurosawa crime thriller. The idea of Denzel Washington and director Spike Lee teaming back up to work on

Bluey Book Reads, a series featuring celebrities, such as Australian music stars Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Hollywood star Eva Mendes, Rob Delaney from Catastrophe and The Office‘s Jenna Fischer, reading books starring Bluey and her family from the hit animated series about Australian Heeler dogs, has launched on the brand’s official YouTube channel. The digital original

Best Football Movies of All Time. “Are you ready for some Football?” Super Bowl LVIII is scheduled for Sunday, February 11th and it promises to be an unforgettable game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. However,  if you still need your football fix, Moviefone has compiled a list of 30 of the

It’s been a star-filled weekend in Santa Barbara, with a dozen of A-listers — including numerous Oscar nominees — making their way to the American Riviera for events at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. On Friday night, inside the 2,000-seat Arlington Theater, which was sold out, the fest celebrated Robert Downey Jr. with its Maltin

Nico Parker in ‘Suncoast.’ Photo by Eric Zachanowich. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. On limited release in theaters on Friday February 2nd before landing on Hulu February 9th, ‘Suncoast’ is the feature directorial debut of Laura Chinn, who has largely worked as an actor and writer/showrunner before. Her film

Poor Things, Oppenheimer and Saltburn won Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Awards in the categories for fantasy, period and contemporary live action features, respectively, at the 28th ADG Awards, which were handed out Saturday at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood. Poor Things and Oppenheimer are additionally nominated for the Oscar in production

(L to R) Cole Sprouse stars as The Creature and Kathryn Newton as Lisa Swallows in ‘Lisa Frankenstein,’ a Focus Features release. Credit: Michele K. Short / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. Opening in theaters on February 9th is ‘Lisa Frankenstein,’ starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, and Carla Gugino. Related Article: Director Zelda Williams

Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht are suiting back up for the Super Bowl. The stars of the legal drama Suits are among the talent featured in T-Mobile’s 2024 big game commercial, along with Laura Dern, Common, Jennifer Hudson and Bradley Cooper. Last year, Cooper and his mother starred in a well-received Super Bowl ad

Bob Odenkirk in ‘Nobody.’ Photo: Universal Pictures. Preview: Bob Odenkirk’s back action for ‘Normal’. ‘Meg 2: The Trench’ director Ben Wheatley will make the movie. ‘Nobody’ veteran Derek Kolstad wrote the script. Though we’re more used to seeing Bob Odenkirk use his quick wits than his fists as Jimmy McGill in ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better

Bill Maher took some time during the latest episode of Real Time to share his thoughts on whether Taylor Swift could impact the upcoming presidential election. The host, who was joined by Bob Costas, an American sportscaster, and Caitlin Flanagan, a writer and social critic, brought up the superstar who has been making headlines recently

(L to R) Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe in ‘Tokyo Vice’ Season 2. Photo: James Lisle/Max. The popular crime series ‘Tokyo Vice’ returns for a second season on Max beginning February 8th. Based on the book of the same name by Jake Adelstein, the series stars Ansel Elgort (‘Baby Driver’) as Adelstein, an American Journalist

The Peak TV era is officially over. FX CEO John Landgraf, the so-called “Mayor of Television” who coined the term “Peak TV” in 2015, released his network’s annual research on the volume of U.S.-produced scripted original series for 2023, and the numbers are in line with what the industry had anticipated. The total number of

Preview: The Paramount+ ‘Knuckles’ series has a new trailer. The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ spin-off features Idris Elba as the voice of the title character. ‘Knuckles’ starts streaming on April 26th. With the success of 2020’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and 2022 sequel ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ (a combined box office haul of $725.2 million so far)

Million Youth Media, a London-based organization that provides free training for young creatives to allow them access to careers in the creative industry and help develop the “next generation of filmmakers and under-represented talent,” has won the second annual Duke of Edinburgh Film & TV Inclusion Award. The honor was presented by Prince Edward at the

Kingsley Ben-Adir as “Bob Marley” in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ from Paramount Pictures. Opening in theaters on February 14th is the new biopic from director Reinaldo Marcus Green (‘King Richard’) entitled ‘Bob Marley: One Love,’ which chronicles the life of the late reggae singer and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir (‘Barbie’) in the title role. Related Article: New