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The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (Affd) announced the film lineup for this year’s 24th edition of the popular film festival. Taking place July 24-27, Affd’s Opening Night selection is Shinji Araki’s Japanese thriller Penalty Loop, Centerpiece will be Johnny Ma’s comedy-drama The Mother and the Bear, and the Closing Night selection is Yugo Sakamoto’s Japanese action-comedy Baby Assassins: Nice Days. Affd’s special Saturday Women’s Showcase spotlighting female filmmakers will feature Mye Hoang’s latest feline-inspired documentary 25 Cats From Qatar, and Dương Diệu Linh’s Vietnamese fantasy/drama Don’t Cry, Butterfly. All screenings will take place at the Angelika Film Center Dallas.

Affd Programming Director Paul Theiss, said, “This year’s festival is especially exciting as we present our latest Women’s Showcase, celebrating powerful works by female filmmakers from across Asia—South Korea, India, Singapore, and Vietnam—as well as the United States.

Stars: Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard, Vinnie Jones, Drea de Matteo, Rudolf Martin, Zach Grenier, Camryn Grimes | Written by Skip Woods | Directed by Dominic Sena

Question… What do Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry and Don Cheadle have in common? No, we are not talking about how they have all been in comic book movies! They were actually all together in one film that has become a cult classic over the years.

In 2001, Dominic Sena directed an epic thriller entitled Swordfish. It is hard to believe, but this film is coming up on its Silver Anniversary. But before it gets to that anniversary, Arrow Video has decided to give Swordfish a just as epic 4K UltraHD release.

Former master hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after getting caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even so much as glancing at a computer could send him straight back to prison,...

Arrow Video has announced they’re bringing both the 2001 action thriller Swordfish and the 1998 sci-fi noir film Dark City to 4K in June – and they’re accepting pre-orders for both of the releases! The limited edition 4K release of Swordfish, which has a release date of June 9th, can be pre-ordered at This Link. The limited edition 4K release of Dark City, which will be released on June 24th, can be pre-ordered Here. If you don’t want a 4K Uhd disc, there’s a Blu-ray release of Dark City, also coming on June 24th, that can be pre-ordered Here.

Directed by Dominic Sena from a script written by Skip Woods, Swordfish has the following synopsis: Former master hacker Stanley Jobson is on parole after getting caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even so much as glancing at a computer could send him straight back to prison, but Stanley’s new...

Elevate Entertainment Group has announced several changes to its leadership team. Effective immediately, Steve Zuehlke joins as the new Chief Operating Officer, while Louis Maldonado steps into the position of Vice President of Food & Beverage and Jeff Mann transitions to the company’s first Vice President of Supply Chain role.

Having worked at Cinemark for 35 years, Zuehlke spearheaded the company’s global expansion and was instrumental in establishing Cinemark’s presence in 15 countries around the globe. At Elevate, Zuehlke will apply his experience to ensure a high-quality guest experience across all venues.

Maldonado is a Michelin-starred chef, hospitality leader and finalist on Season 11 of Top Chef New Orleans. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, Maldonado will reimagine the food and beverage offerings across the Elevate portfolio of brands.

Mann, who has played a pivotal role as the Vice President of Food & Beverage with Elevate, will be transitioning into a...

When hearing the logline for Hulu’s new movie “Quiz Lady” — a wild sister prods her shy sibling into appearing on a quiz show to pay off debts — one could be forgiven for assuming that Sandra Oh plays the more together Jenny and Awkwafina the one getting into shenanigans. But one of the delights of the Jessica Yu-helmed comedy is watching these two actresses play atypical roles. It’s Oh who roars into town and Awkwafina who has to be forced off her couch and away from her stockpile of popcorn. And the fun they’re having is contagious.

“Sandra’s character is entirely inappropriate and self-serving and kind of stuck in the past,” Yu told IndieWire. “But she’s not fully accepting that. [Sandra and I] talked about what was the period in Jenny’s growing up that she can’t let go of, and we decided it was kind of like,...

Though Doug Liman has built much of his blockbuster filmography on memorable action set-pieces, from The Bourne Identity all the way through Edge of Tomorrow, his earlier work (Swingers, Go) speaks to a more efficient, character-driven filmmaker. His new picture The Wall feels like a little bit of both. We got a chance to chat with the director about the film, the intricate design of the titular wall and how he deals with his short attention span while making movies.

You’ve worked on a decent amount of action thrillers. What jumped out to you when you read this script?

The reason why I’m drawn to making action movies is because I love pinning characters down in impossible situations and then seeing how they survive. And, you know, I’ve created some pretty outrageous situations; spies with amnesia or aliens and time travel in Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow.

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz and Kristen Wiig strike a pose in the latest poster for Paramount Pictures’ Zoolander 2.

Watch the trailer below.

Zoolander 2 is directed by Ben Stiller and features an all star cast of Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Milla Jovovich, Christine Taylor, Justin Theroux and Kyle Mooney. The film is written by Justin Theroux & Ben Stiller and Nick Stoller and John Hamburg. Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin and Clayton Townsend are producing. Jeff Mann is executive producing.

Zoolander 2 hits theaters February 12, 2016.

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The new trailer for Paramount Pictures' Zoolander 2 has broken the record to become the most successful comedy trailer launch of all time. The trailer, which debuted online on November 18 and offers fans a sneak peek at the highly anticipated sequel to 2001's Zoolander, reached 52.2 million views in its first week of release. Paramount's comedy sequel is set for release on February 12, 2016, where it will go up against 20th Century Fox's Deadpool and Warner Bros.' How to Be Single.

The sequel centers on Derek (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson), who are recruited by Montana Grosso (Pen&#233lope Cruz) to stop a deadly killer, who is targeting the most beautiful people in the world. The first trailer revealed that this assassin starts his killing spree with none other than pop star Justin Bieber, who was revealed in a set photo posted by star/director Ben Stiller back in April.

The new trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Zoolander 2 has broken the record to become the most successful comedy trailer launch of all time.

The trailer, which debuted online on November 18 and offers fans a sneak peek at the highly anticipated sequel to 2001’s Zoolander, reached 52.2 million views in its first week of release.

Zoolander 2 is directed by Ben Stiller and features an all star cast of Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen, Milla Jovovich, Christine Taylor, Justin Theroux and Kyle Mooney. The film is written by Justin Theroux & Ben Stiller and Nick Stoller and John Hamburg. Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Scott Rudin and Clayton Townsend are producing. Jeff Mann is executive producing.

Zoolander 2 opens nationwide on February 12, 2016.

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Designing the "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" was a new experience for Jeff Mann, known for working on such "blunt instruments" as "Tropic Thunder" with Ben Stiller and "Transformers" with Michael Bay. But Stiller definitely had a different mind set for the daydreaming Everyman, full of whimsy and wistfulness, and Mann visualized that world in a graphic and poetic way that's certainly worthy of Oscar consideration. From Mitty's orderly New York apartment to the iconic Time-Life Building to the exotic landscapes of Iceland and Afghanistan, Mann had plenty of opportunity to juxtapose Mitty's inner and outer worlds. The trick was tying them together and so the production designer found ways of providing signals or clues in Mitty's daydreams or yearnings while also planting visual cues that define his linear personality. "It was quite the variety of environments where we got to build and contradict and have similarities to his fancies and reality,...

Photo: Paramount Home Entertainment It's been a long time since I have enjoyed a DVD or Blu-ray release as much as I enjoyed this one. Sure, some good movies have come my way, but for the most part the majority of special features and extra content never really does anything to get me too excited. The Tropic Thunder Director's Cut DVD and Blu-ray not only offer an extended look at the funniest film of the year, but it also comes equipped with features you are going to want to watch as opposed to features you will skim through. This isn't to say all of the features are good, but there are a couple that make the release worthwhile on their own. Throughout this review you will see screenshots taken directly from the DVD release accompanied by captions either describing what you are seeing or quoting what the actor was saying when the image was captured.