THE CURED – Premiere & After Party February 20th

IFC Films celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of THE CURED on Tuesday, February 20th at AMC Sunset 5. The After Party was hosted at sbe’s Hyde Sunset in West Hollywood. Guests enjoyed specialty vodka cocktails by House of Carbonadi and cold brews by Peroni beer.  Music provided by DJ Lindsay Luv.

IFC Films will release THE CURED in Theaters and VOD on February 23rd.

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“Thor: Ragnarok” at LA’s Hero Complex Gallery!

FANDANGO FANSHOP, MARVEL STUDIOS, AND HERO COMPLEX GALLERY INVITE FANS TO MARVEL’S “THOR: RAGNAROK” FAN ART SHOWCASE IN LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 20th – NOVEMBER 5th!

Fandango FanShop, Fandango’s online movie merchandise marketplace, has teamed up with Marvel Studios and L.A.’s Hero Complex Gallery to host Fandango FanShop & Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok Art Showcase, a free open-to-the-public art event celebrating the upcoming release of Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok.”

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Wonder Woman in the Sky!

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Intel celebrated the home entertainment release of Wonder Woman with an electronic illuminated art show powered by 300 Intel drones showcasing imagery related to the box office blockbuster. With the Los Angeles skyline acting as a backdrop, the Intel drones performed a dazzling futuristic light show in choreographed formation in the night sky set to a live performance by celebrated cellist, Tina Guo.

Patty Jenkins, Chuck Roven, Richard Suckle, Eugene Brave Rock, Jessie Graff and more were in attendance.

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BEYOND FEST 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT!

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its full slate of 2017 programming featuring 32 events and 23 West Coast premieres of cinematic excess. Co-presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood’s famed Egyptian Theatre for 12 days of movies, music and mayhem spanning Friday, September 29th – Tuesday, October 10th to generate funds for the nonprofit 501c3 American Cinematheque.  

 With a diverse slate that includes films from all corners of the globe Beyond Fest is proud to open with BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 with director S.Craig Zahler returning with Vince Vaughn and Udo Kier in person, while closing night honors are bestowed upon Yorgos Lanthimos’ ferociously-twisted follow-up to THE LOBSTER, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. Other hotly-anticipated titles making their debuts include the World Premiere of Justin MacGregor’s BEST F(R)IENDS with Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero reunited and in person, Joe Lynch’s blissfully violent MAYHEM, and, courtesy of Amazon Prime Video, a very special theatrical premiere of JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON with the Muscles from Brussels himself, Jean-Claude Van Damme, in person with the show’s cast and creators.
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ScreamFest Film Festival 2017 First Wave Lineup!

 

On behalf of the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, we are pleased to share with you the first wave of the 2017 lineup and the festival ambassador announcement. The festival will run from October 10-19, 2017 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Film festival badges are currently on sale to the general public at www.ScreamfestLA.com and individual film tickets will be available soon. Actor and producer Dominic Monaghan will serve as ambassador for the festival.

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 19 (Interview with Coach Stuart Krohn)

The Meaning of a Mentor: A Conversation with Coach Stuart Krohn

by Christopher M. Rzigalinski

If we’re lucky, we get at least one mentor that changes the direction of our lives. That person could be a teacher, a coach, or a family member. The student athletes of the Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) Rugby program are lucky enough to have all three in Coach Stuart Krohn. After an All-American college rugby career and a professional playing career in France, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and South Africa, Krohn settled in Southern California to coach the Santa Monica Rugby Club in 1999. During that time he started teaching English and designing a plan to bring rugby to the economic disadvantaged communities of South Los Angeles.

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 10 (Interview with Bobby V.)

Bobby V. :  The Most Positive Man in Comedy

By Christopher M. Rzigalinski

On today’s episode of the Cinephellas podcast we’ve got my conversation with Bobby Venetz, known by his stage name Bobby V. He’s an up-and-coming stand up comedian in the Los Angeles area that performs regularly with the Rebels of Comedy revue organized by another insanely funny man that you’ve seen on shows like Comics Unleashed, TK Matteson.

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