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Stars: Hazel O’Connor, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce, Peter-Hugo Daly, Mark Wingett | Written and Directed by Brian Gibson

Punk music burst on the scene in the mid-70s. It took the world by storm, and it made superstars and legends of groups like The Ramones, Blondie, The Patti Smith Group, The Talking Heads, The B-52’s, Suicide, Mink DeVille, The Fleshtones.

In 1980, the gritty underworld of post-punk Britain was captured on film with Breaking Glass; and this year the film is celebrating its 45th anniversary! And Fun City Editions was not going to let this epic anniversary go by without a wonderful Blu-ray release.

A rebellious young singer-songwriter Kate Crowley (Hazel O’Connor) is determined to rise to the top of the music profession. Kate’s socialist ideals are juxtaposed to her pragmatic rock manager, Danny, the streetwise hustler who discovers her and develops her into a star. The...

The success of the original Poltergeist (1982), a masterful blend of suburban anxiety and supernatural terror, seemed to guarantee a rich future for the franchise. Directed by Tobe Hooper and famously guided by Steven Spielberg, the film remains a textbook case of how to balance heart-pounding scares with moments of familial tenderness. By contrast, Poltergeist II: The Other Side has always felt like a pale echo of its predecessor – a sequel that revisits familiar territory but struggles to carve out its own identity.

Set a year after the events of the original, Poltergeist II finds the Freeling family – Diane (JoBeth Williams), Steven (Craig T. Nelson), Robbie (Oliver Robins), and the ever-captivating Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke) – attempting to rebuild their lives. Now living with Diane’s mother, they’re haunted not just by the memories of their spectral ordeal but by literal ghosts who refuse to let go. Their suburban nightmare is far from over.

Aspiring producers and mixing engineers — especially those with sizable budgets or deep pockets— will have an opportunity to buy the one-of-a-kind Emi recording console used by the Beatles when it goes on sale next week, Oct. 29, on Reverb.

The board going on sale is the original Emi TG12345 prototype, which was built in 1969 and installed in Abbey Road Studios, where it was used for about a year. The Beatles used the console to track their legendary album Abbey Road, then all four members used it on their earliest solo projects:...

The Beatles’ Emi TG12345 recording console, which they used to make their beloved album Abbey Road back in 1969, has been restored and will be available to purchase on the online musical instruments and equipment marketplace Reverb.com.

The Abbey Road recording console will go on sale beginning October 29th via the official Reverb shop of London recording studio pros and collectors Mjq Ltd. The one-of-a-kind recording console was specially made for Emi studios 1968 and was eventually used the following year to record Abbey Road. It was the first of only 17 consoles made by Emi, and played a significant role in the ambitious sound that The Beatles sought for Abbey Road.

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“Abbey Road is one of the best albums that’s ever been made, and it sounds so good because of this recording console,” said Dave Harries, who participated in several Beatles recording sessions with the console.

Chick-Fil-a has revealed more details about its move into the entertainment business.

Earlier this summer, Deadline broke the news that the fast-food company had started commissioning original content.

The chicken firm is launching Chick-Fil-a Play on November 18. It said that the service was “designed for parents and kids to share and experience together whether they’re enjoying a meal at home, in the drive-thru, or anywhere in- between”.

It will launch with a number of original animated shows, including Evergreen Hills and Chick-fil-A Cows, scripted podcasts including Hidden Island, a handful of cooking shows and interactive stories.

“Hospitality and fun have always been at the core of the Chick-fil-a family experience, whether inside our Restaurants and play areas, or through our Kids Meals,” said Dustin Britt, executive director of brand strategy. “The Chick-fil-a Play App is a digital extension of that experience and another way we’re reimagining play for our guests,...

From embodying Tina Turner in Brian Gibson's What's Love Got to Do with It to playing a queen of a nation in Ryan Coogler's Black Panther films, Angela Bassett has proven time and time again what a talented actress she is. But the role that isn't talked about enough is her performance as Athena Grant in 9-1-1, created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear. As a Field Sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department, Athena puts her life on the line to protect and serve the people of L.A.

With the recent reveal of the showrunners behind the upcoming Poltergeist television series, fans may be missing the beloved actors who won't be able to join the show. Among the cast members who passed during the production of the original trilogy is Julian Beck, whose performance as the ghostly Preacher Kane was the most terrifying part of Poltergeist 2: The Other Side. That was Beck's best-known screen role, but on the stage, he was the co-founder of The Living Theatre, a legendary performance group whose activities shocked a generation.

The Poltergeist franchise began with the 1982 classic that combined director Tobe Hooper's flair for scares with producer Stephen Spielberg's friendly warmth. The successful film was followed by Poltergeist 2: The Other Side (1985) and Poltergeist 3 (1988). While these sequels did not fare as well as the original, they created an iconic villain in the Preacher Kane. This grim specter traumatized...

Thrasher comes from the creative minds behind Thumper, an experimental VR rhythm game released in 2016. Thumper introduced an intoxicating blend of pulsing beats, hypnotic visuals, and tense gameplay that challenged players to keep rhythm or face digital destruction. While Thumper stood alone, Thrasher carries on its spirit of inventive music-driven experience.

Taking the reins of a lithe space eel, players guide it through surreal dreamscapes filled with geometric objects. Some objects shatter when passed through, collecting them to complete each “wave” within the time limit. But beware drifting red decoys that drain time on contact. As challenging frequencies and objects accelerate, maintaining flow grows harder. Power-ups aid the mission, but careless mistakes bring nemesis near.

Across surreal worlds reminiscent of sci-fi classics, players twirl their electronic companion in unison with thumping techno beats. Communicating kinetic rhythm, the experience immerses through synesthetic sensory overload.

While early stages introduce gentle play, mastery...

Chick-fil-a+. How does that sound? Is it catchy? That might just be the name of a new streaming service in the future. Yes, we're talking about the Chick-fil-a that serves some of the best chicken sandwiches and waffle fries you could ever eat!

The popular fast food restaurant chain is looking to join the streaming wars by launching its own streaming service. Who would've thought this would ever happen? We didn't see this coming at all. Like Netflix, Chic-fil-a will be creating original content as well as licensing and acquiring content for its streaming platform.

An official name for the streamer has not been announced yet, but the fast food company has reportedly been talking and working with major production companies on creating family-friendly, unscripted original shows. One show that's currently in the works and has been given a 10-episode order by Chick-fil-a is an upcoming game show from Glassman Media (The Wall) and Sugar23.

Chick-Fil-a is serving up a new side dish to go along with its waffle fries and lemonade. The chicken chain is cooking up its own streaming service, which will deliver a slate of family-friendly originals.

According to a report from Deadline, the Chick-Fil-a streaming service will offer a mix of original and licensed content. Programming exec Brian Gibson is heading Chick-Fil-a’s push, which features budgets that are reportedly in the $400,000-per-half-hour range.

The originals, many of which will be unscripted shows, will be developed in tandem with production companies. One rumored program is a ten-episode game show from Glassman Media (NBC’s The Wall), and Sugar23 (Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why).

The idea of a streaming service branded by Chick-Fil-a has encountered its fair share of mockery and skepticism in the press, but the Georgia-based fast food empire is not the first consumer brand to develop its own programming hub.

Extra sauces and some unscripted content, please.

Chick-fil-A — yes, that Chick-fil-a — is looking to launch a streaming platform. The fast food chain has been working with Hollywood production companies and studios to create family-friendly, mostly unscripted original shows. The chicken house is also in talks to license and acquire content, according to a source that’s pitched a project.

One of such programs is a game show from Glassman Media (NBC’s “The Wall”) and Sugar23 (Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why”), which has been given a 10-episode order.

The budgets for unscripted are around $400,000 per half-hour, sources indicate. Chick-Fil-A is also considering scripted projects as well as animation. “Top Gear” and “The X Factor” alum Brian Gibson is leading the charge on programming.

While Chick-fil-a is, of course, known for its fried chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, the company is looking to break into the reality TV business,...

Fast food features are coming to your home TV. It was revealed that the chicken-focused fast food restaurant Chick-fil-a is launching a set of original shows for their own streaming service rumored to launch later this year.

Per Deadline, the restaurant is reportedly teaming up with a number of established production companies to create family-friendly scripted and unscripted content for their own streaming platform. These companies include Glassman Media, which was responsible for The Wall on NBC, and Sugar23, which has helped produce series like Netflixs controversial 13 Reasons Why. The former has been commissioned to create a family-friendly game show while the latter has been given a ten-episode series order. Budgets for the unscripted shows are rumored to be around $400,000 per half-hour and Brian Gibson, producer behind limited series The Kennedy's and Foxs The X Factor, is in charge of the programming.

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Chick-Fil-a is looking to get into the entertainment business!

The popular fast food chain has plans to start their own streaming service with a slate of original programming, according to Deadline.

Keep reading to find out more…

In the report, Chick-Fil-a has been “working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space.”

They are also looking to license and acquire content for the streamer.

Among the first of the original programs include a game show from Glassman Media and Sugar23, which was given a ten-episode order. Glassman Media is behind NBC’s The Wall, while Sugar23 produced 13 Reasons Why.

Deadline reports the budget for unscripted programming is at $400,000 per half hour. The fast food chain is looking to launch later this year, with scripted and animation projects also in the works.

Producer Brian Gibson is reportedly...

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Just as multiple streaming platforms have begun offering subscription bundle plans and the Streaming Wars seem to finally be over — a wildly unexpected force has entered late in the game with hopes of shaking things up, funded not by Big Tech, but by Big Fundamentalist Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken. I swear on my life this is not a headline from The Onion come to life, but as first reported by Deadline, Chick-fil-a is launching its own streaming service. I'm already offering my deepest condolences to the first creative who earns the inevitable call from their reps saying, "Chick-fil-A passed" when their project is rejected.

I, and I cannot stress this enough, absolutely despise this announcement, but I will hate it a little bit less if they're at least willing to commit to the bit and call it "Flick-fil-a." Chick-fil-A's...

Exclusive: Chick-Fil-a is moving aggressively into the entertainment space with plans to launch a slate of originals for its own streaming platform.

Deadline understands that the fast-food firm has been working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space. It is also in talks to license and acquire content.

We hear that this includes a family-friendly gameshow from Glassman Media, the company behind NBC’s The Wall, and Michael Sugar’s Sugar23, which is behind series such as Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. Deadline understands this show has been handed a ten-episode order.

Budgets on the unscripted side are believed to be in the range of $400,000 per half-hour. Sources told us the idea is to launch later this year and there’s also talk of scripted projects and animation.

Brian Gibson, who has worked on series including History...

If you need more proof that we're living in some sort of bizarre, ad-sponsored version of The Sims, have we got a news bite for you. According to Deadline, Chick-fil-a is leaving the sandwiches in the coop and enlisting the streaming wars. The trade reports that the fast-food chain "has...

Quick Links What Is What's Love Got To Do With It About? How Did Angela Bassett Become Involved With the Project? Why Was the Movie So Challenging? Angela Bassett starred in the challenging role of Tina Turner in the biopic with gripping performances. Despite difficulties, the film was a commercial hit, grossing $39 million against a $15 million budget. Portraying a real-life character, especially one who watches on set, added extra pressure for Bassett.

One of the most underrated talents of her generation, Angela Bassett is a terrific actor, director, and producer who radiates elegance and sophistication. The two-time Oscar nominee and winner of two Golden Globes began her career in 1985, starring in such seminal movies as John Singleton's Boyz n The Hood and Spike Lee's Malcolm X in the early '90s. One year after starring in the latter, Bassett took on her most challenging role in the Tina...

Cool Runnings director Jon Turteltaub and the cast open up about the controversy surrounding Jamaican accents in the film. Turteltaub had battles with Disney boss Jeffrey Katzenberg over the characters' accents. The cast agreed to make an Americanized version of the film to ensure understanding for a global audience, and Cool Runnings was criticized for perpetuating caricatures.

Cool Runnings director Jon Turteltaub and the cast open up about the controversy surrounding the characters’ Jamaican accents. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in 1993, Cool Runnings was based on the true story of the first Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The sports comedy starred the late John Candy as the former Olympian Irving Blitzer who coaches the four-man bobsleigh team, which includes Derice Bannock (Leon Robinson), Junior Bevil (Rawle D Lewis), Yul Brenner (Malik Yoba), and Sanka Coffie (Doug E Doug).

In a new interview with The Independent for the film's 30th anniversary,...

Angela Bassett credits Laurence Fishburne for keeping her sane on set of intense 1993 Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It?.”

Bassett, who received her first Oscar nomination for portraying rock legend Tina onscreen, told Variety during the 30th anniversary of the film that Fishburne stepped in when production got “out of hand,” such as filming a rape scene between Tina (Bassett) and husband Ike Turner (Fishburne) for 16 hours.

“We were not willing to do what history had shown us on set over the last few months, that we would do it over and over and over again for 16 hours. I wasn’t willing to do that,” Bassett said of filming the assault scene. “And I knew I couldn’t ask the director [Brian Gibson] because, here I am as a new actor, but I could talk to Laurence. So Laurence asked me, ‘How many times you want to do this?...

ObituaryBeyoncé, Mick Jagger and other music makers and entertainers penned touching tributes to the 'Queen of Rock 'N' Roll' after her death was announced on Wednesday, May 24.Tina Turner (Wikimedia Commons / Philip Spittle)Legendary rock and roll singer Tina Turner, who had a lengthy run of rhythm and blue (R&b) hits in the 1960s and '70s and struck major pop stardom in the '80s, died on Wednesday, May 24 in Switzerland, reports Variety. “Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her representative said in a statement to Variety. More than a decade after her crossover hit 'Proud Mary' with husband Ike, Tina Turner ascended to the pinnacle of pop fame with the 1984 Capitol Records album Private Dancer.

Los Angeles, May 25 (Ians) Soulful diva Tina Turner, who had a lengthy run of ’60s and ’70s R&b hits and struck major pop stardom in the ’80s, died on Wednesday in Switzerland, reports ‘Variety’. She was 83.

“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her representative said in a statement to ‘Variety’.

More than a decade after her crossover hit ‘Proud Mary’ with husband Ike, Tina Turner ascended to the pinnacle of pop fame with the 1984 Capitol Records album ‘Private Dancer’. The collection, which spawned a trio of top-10 pop hits, sold five million copies and garnered four Grammy Awards, adds ‘Variety’. Though she never matched that breakthrough solo success, she recorded and toured profitably until her retirement in 2000.

Raw-voiced,...

A new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show has just been released, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek are talking about Poltergeist – but not the Tobe Hooper / Steven Spielberg classic from 1982. The Poltergeist movie they’re focusing on in this episode is the 1986 sequel Poltergeist II: The Other Side (watch it Here), the one with the creepy reverend and the tequila worm. To find out what they had to say about it, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Brian Gibson from a screenplay written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor, Poltergeist II has the following synopsis: The Freelings have escaped their haunted house, which is now being studied by paranormal investigators, including shaman Taylor. When Taylor realizes that the Beast, masquerading as the Reverend Kane, knows where young Carol Anne Freeling now lives, he goes to warn the family that...

Tom Joyner, who was First Ad on such notable titles as Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, George Roy Hill’s Slapshot and Clint Eastwood’s Bronco Billy, died February 22 after a long battle with cancer and heart disease. He was 79.

Joyner began his career in the film industry in 1969 when he was accepted into the DGA assistant directors program. He started out as a Second Ad on such features as Spielberg’s Sugarland Express, Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter and Robert Aldrich’s Ulzanas Raid. His first time out as a First Ad was on Spielberg’s classic Jaws, followed by several other well received films.

Tom Joyner, Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfus

He would then go on to serve as Unit Production Manager on a number of features including John Landis’ The Blues Brothers, John Carpenter’s Starman, Taylor Hackford’s Against all Odds, Brian Gibson’s Poltergeist ll and Bruce Bereford’s Tender Mercies.

Angela Bassett, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation. She was nominated 29 years ago for the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It, making her the only Black person nominated for the best actress Oscar in the 1990s, and she is nominated this year for the best supporting actress Oscar her portrayal of Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, making her only the fourth Black actress who has received more than one acting Oscar nomination, and the first person ever nominated for a performance in a Marvel movie.

Of Bassett — who has also won two Golden Globe Awards, for the aforementioned two films, and has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, for a variety of programs — Time film critic Richard Corliss...

“That representation that I longed for when I was a young actor coming up? To be able to offer that, to be given the opportunity to offer that, is a dream come true,” Angela Bassett said during a career-retrospective interview on Thursday prior to receiving the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Montecito Award in recognition of her body of work and her 2022 Oscar-nominated turn as Queen Ramonda in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. “It’s a full-circle moment.”

The youthful 64-year-old, whose best supporting actress Oscar nom marks the Academy’s first-ever recognition for a performance in a Marvel film — and the second Oscar nom of Bassett’s career, 29 years after she received a best actress nom for What’s Love Got to Do with It — reflected on her life and 35 years in the business over the course of a two-hour conversation at the historic Arlington Theatre that...

Nearly 20 years after her first Oscar nomination, Best Supporting Actress contender Angela Bassett revealed at the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival that shooting “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” was way more grueling on her than most people may have realized.

“We would do scenes over and over and over again,” said the actress on stage at the Arlington Theater on Thursday night, recalling the making of the 1993 Tina Turner biopic. “Those concert scenes, literally you feel like you have a sweater in your throat after performing, and we would do it [again] from top to bottom.”

Though she is now able to joke about it, Bassett did not mince words describing the challenges that came with being directed by English filmmaker Brian Gibson. “He’d say, ‘Ok, let’s do it again.’ I was like, ‘Can an actor have a moment? Just 60 seconds, a minute, please, just to catch our breath.

With her Golden Globe nomination this year for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022), Angela Bassett now has a chance to win a bookend trophy to the one she first claimed 29 years ago for “What’s Love Got to Do with It” (1993). That popular musical biopic was based on the life of Tina Turner, with Bassett portraying the superstar and Laurence Fishburne taking on the role of her husband, Ike Turner. During her [relatively short] acceptance speech, the actress made sure to give Turner, whom she dubbed a “national treasure,” a shout-out at the podium. Watch the Golden Globes flashback video above.

“Thank you, Hollywood Foreign Press for honoring me so wonderfully this evening and for finding favor in my portrayal of Tina Turner,” Bassett proclaimed after the applause died down. “Thank you, my director Brian Gibson. The greatest co-star I could ever imagine, Mr. Laurence Fishburne. I love you, Laurence, thank you. And lastly,...

Laurence Fishburne (John Wick: Chapter 4) and Clifton Collins Jr. (Nightmare Alley) have signed on to star in the upcoming film Frank & Louis, which Petra Volpe is directing for Participant, Zodiac Pictures and Tyler Perry’s Peachtree & Vine Productions.

In Frank & Louis, a man serving a life sentence (Collins) takes an in-prison job caring for aging and infirm prisoners suffering from memory loss diseases—including one played by Fishburne. What starts as a self-serving mission for parole turns into a deep emotional and transformative relationship, offering a glimmer of redemption in an otherwise unforgiving place.

Volpe and Esther Bernstorff wrote the script. Participant will produce alongside Reto Schaerli and Lukas Hobi of Zodiac Pictures, and Perry and Tim Palen of Peachtree & Vine. Cora Olson is co-producing, with Jeff Skoll and Anikah McLaren of Participant serving as exec producers. McLaren, Elizabeth Haggard and Connor DeSha will oversee the project for Participant.

From TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for November 2020, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses and employers to stop the spread of Covid-19:

A Christmas Set Up

Movies for Television

A Very Barry Productions Ulc

Prod.: Shane Boucher

Dir.: Pat Mills

An Ice Wine Christmas

Movies for Television

Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.

Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal

Dir.: Jill Carter

Coroner Season 3

Episodic Series – TV

Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.

Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding

Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem

Flee The Light

Feature – Theatrical/Streaming

Mythic Trips Entertainment

Prod.: Jennifer Mancini

Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar

Frankie Drake Season 4

Episodic Series – TV

Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.

Prod.: Teresa Ho

Dir.: various

In The Dark Season 3

Episodic Series – Streaming

CBS Studio Inc.

Prod.: JJ Authors

Dir.: Tbd

Kim's Convenience Season 5

Episodic Series – TV

Kim V Productions Inc.

From TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for September 2020, including "Y: The Last Man", "Sneakerella", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more, previously suspended due to the 'Covid-19' virus pandemic:

A Christmas Set Up

Movies for Television

A Very Barry Productions Ulc

Prod.: Shane Boucher

Dir.: Pat Mills

Sep 17 - Oct 8/20

An Ice Wine Christmas

Movies for Television

Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.

Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal

Dir.: Jill Carter

Sep 3 - Sep 25/20

Coroner Season 3

Episodic Series – TV

Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.

Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding

Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem

Sep 14/20 - Jan 18/21

Flee The Light

Feature – Theatrical/Streaming

Mythic Trips Entertainment

Prod.: Jennifer Mancini

Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar

Sep 13 – Oct 2/20

Frankie Drake Season 4

Episodic Series – TV

Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.

Prod.: Teresa Ho

Dir.: various

Sep 8 - Dec /20

In The Dark Season 3

Episodic Series – Streaming

CBS Studio Inc.

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2020, including film/TV productions on temporary hiatus, due to the Covid-19 pandemic:

8 Bit Christmas

Feature Films - Streaming

8 Bit Productions Inc.

Prod.: Allan Mandelbaum,

Status: On Hiatus

Best Intentions Season 1

Episodic Series – TV

Best Intentions 1 North Prods. Inc.

Prod.: Steve Solomos

Exec. Prod.: Adam Hertz,

Tom Brady, Mindy Schuktheis,

Michael Hanel

Dir.: Paul Fox, Yael Staav

Status: On Hiatus

Blood And Water Season 4

Episodic Series – TV

4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.

Prod.: Paula J. Smith

Exec Prod.: Ira Levy, Diane Boehme

Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez

Status: On Hiatus

Flint Strong

Feature Films – Theatrical

NBC Universal

Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins

LP: Tracey Landon

Dir.: Rachel Morrison

Status: On Hiatus

Good Sam

Episodic Series – TV

CBS Studios Inc.

Prod.: John Weber

Exec. Prod.: Katie Wech, Jennie Urman, Joanna Klein

Dir.

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2020, including "Fatman", "Flint Strong", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more:

Blood And Water Season 4

Episodic Series – TV

4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.

Prod.: Paula J. Smith

Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez

Mar 2 - Mar 31/20

Fatman

Feature Films – Theatrical

Fatman Prods. Services Inc.

Prod.: Robert Menzies, Michelle Lang, Lisa Wolofsky, Brandon James

Dir.: Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms

Jan 29 - Mar 12/20

Flint Strong

Feature Films – Theatrical

NBC Universal

Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins

Dir.: Rachel Morrison

Mar 16 - May 6/20

I Was Lorena Bobbitt

Movies for Television

Cineflix Media Inc.

Prod.: Peter Schneider, Sherri Rufh

Dir.: Danishka Esterhazy

Feb 24 - Mar 16/20

Nightmare Alley

Feature – Theatrical

Prod.: Miles Dale

Dir.: Guillermo del Toro

Jan 13 - May 5/20

Nurses Season 2

Episodic Series – TV

Nurses Season Two Inc.

Prod.: Ilana Frank, Linda Pope, Brian Gibson

Dir.

Goldsack also helped develop films with Werner Herzog, Mike Newell and Michael Radford.

London-based producer Nigel Goldsack, whose credits include The Merchant Of Venice and The World Is Not Enough, died suddenly aged 62 on October 18.

Goldsack was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in 1957 and was involved in film from an early age, working as a runner on Blake Edwards’ The Pink Panther Strikes Again while he was a teenager.

He began his career in the late 1970s as an assistant director on several independent UK films, including Brian Gibson’s rock drama Breaking Glass, Dh Lawrence biopic Priest Of Love starring Ian McKellen,...

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2019 including "Titans", "V-Wars", "Locke and Key" and a whole lot more:

Anne With An E Season 3

TV Series

Northwood Anne Trois Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Moira Walley-Beckett, Miranda de Pencier, Tina Grewal

Dir.: Various

Mar 11 – Aug 22/19

Carter Season 2

TV Series

Sony / Amaze Films

Prod.: Victoria Hirst

Dir.: various

Apr 15 – Jul 17/19

Condor Season 2

TV Series

T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.

Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello

Dir.: Andrew McCarthy

Apr 29 - Aug 28/19

Dare Me Season 1

TV Series

Gep / USA Network (NBC)

Prod.: Dan Kaplow

Dir.: Various

Apr 22 - Aug 6/19

Dog Pack

TV Movie

Disney/ABC Television Group

Prod.: Mary Pantelidis

Dir.: Paul Hoen

May 27 - Jul 12/19

Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3

TV Series

Shaftesbury

Prod.: Theresa M Ho

Dir.: various

May 7 - Aug 27/19

Titans aka Freebirds Season 2

TV Series

New Media / Warner Bros. Television

Prod.

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2019 including "Dare Me", "Titans", "Locke & Key" and a whole lot more:

Anne With An E Season 3

TV Series

Northwood Anne Trois Inc.

Dir.: Various

Shoot: Mar 11 – Aug 22/19

Cardinal: Until The Night

TV Series

Entertainment One

Prod.: Jessica Daniel

Dir.: Nathan Morlando

Shoot: Jan 30 - Apr 9/19

Condor Season 2

TV Series

T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.

Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello

Dir.: Andrew McCarthy

Shoot: Apr 29 - Aug 28/19

Dare Me Season 1

TV Series

Gep / USA Network (NBC)

Prod.: Dan Kaplow

Dir.: Various

Shoot: Apr 22 - Aug 6/19

Falling

Feature

Scythia Films, Zephyr Films, Perceval Pictures

Prod.: Daniel Bekerman, Viggo Mortensen, Chris Curling

Dir.: Viggo Mortenson

Shoot: Feb 27 - Apr 10/19

Freebirds (Titans) Season 2

TV Series

New Media / Warner Bros. Television

Prod.: Michael Wray

Dir. : Various

Mar 20 – Sep 9/19

Grand Army

TV Series

Netflix / Dutiful Productions Ulc

Prod.

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2019 including "Falling", "Titans", Locke & Key" and a whole lot more:

8 Months

TV Movie

Lifetime

Prod.: Mary Anne Waterhouse

Dir.: Jeffery Hunt

Mar 5 - Mar 22/19

And You Thought

You Were Normal

Feature

Side Three Media

Prod:Leanne Davies, Tim Kowalski

Dir: Tim Kowalski, Kevan Byrne

Pm: Woody Whelan

PC: n/a

Shoot: Jan 28 - Mar 5/19

Anne With An E Season 3

TV Series

Northwood Anne Trois Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Moira Walley-Beckett, Miranda de Pencier, Tina Grewal

Dir.: Various

Mar 11 – Aug 22/19

Cardinal: Until The Night

TV Series

Entertainment One

Prod.: Jessica Daniel

Dir.: Nathan Morlando

Jan 30 - Apr 9/19

Christmas Jars

TV Movie

Muse Entertainment

Prod.: Shane Boucher

Dir.: Jonathan Wright

Shoot: Feb 25 - Mar 20/19

Dare Me Season 1

TV Series

Gep / USA Network (NBC)

Prod.: Dan Kaplow

Dir.: Various

Apr 22 - Aug 6/19

Falling

Feature

Scythia Films,...

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for February 2019 including "Designated Survivor", "Greenland", "Nurses" and a whole lot more:

Cardinal: Until The Night

TV Series

Entertainment One

Prod.: Jessica Daniel

Dir.: Nathan Morlando

Jan 30 - Apr 9/19

Designated Survivor

Season 3

TV Series

eOne / Netflix

Prod.: Chris Hatcher

Exec. Prod.: Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Noah

Dir.: various

Oct 15/18 - Feb 12/19

Greenland

Feature

Greenland Films Inc.

Producer Basil Iwanyk

Dir.: Neill Blomkamp

Jan 14 - Mar 8/19

Impulse Season 2

TV Series

Gep Impulse C Inc.

Producer: Patty Long

Dir: Doug Liman

Feb 21 - Jun 11/ 19

Joy's Place Season 3

TV Series

e-One

Prod.: Claire Welland

Exec. Prod.: Tassie Cameron,

Amy Cameron, Marsha Greene, Jocelyn Hamilton, Tecca Crosby

Dir.: N. Bailey, J. Genn, P. Fox

Jan 9 - Mar 14/19

Let It Snow

TV Movie

Netflix

Prod.: D. Clark, B. Bauman,

A. Faigen

Dir: Luke Snellin

Feb 1 -...

According to agent Melissa Lee of Toronto's Ml Talent Agency, the deadline for new actors/actresses, inexperienced/experienced, to register online with the agency as a background performer (extra) for Toronto-based feature films, TV series and commercials, has been extended to Friday June 23, 2017:

Lee, the owner of Ml Talent Agency is a founding member, and Co-Chair of the Toronto Talent Agent Association (Ttaa).

online agency registration here

Recent Toronto film productions include "Suicide Squad", "Dark Matter", "The Strain", "RoboCop", "Carrie", "Resident Evil: Afterlife", "Designated Survivor", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Pixels", "12 Monkeys", "Suits", "11:22.63", "Downsizing", plus the new "Star Trek" TV series, "Star Trek: Discovery".

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2017:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Green Harvest

TV Series

Streak Productions Inc. / CBS

Prod.: Kevin Lafferty, Loretta Ramos, Aaron Baiers

Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,

Heather Kadin, Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts

Dir.: various

Jan 24 – Oct 6/17

People Of Earth Season 2

TV Series

Slanted Films

Prod.: Paula Devonshire

Exec. Prods.: David Jenkins, Norm Hiscock, Aaron Shure

Dir.: Various

May 1 - Jul 17/17

Salvation Season 1

TV Series

CBS

Producer: Robert Ortiz

Exec. Prods.: Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Heather Kadin, Aaron Beiers, Stuart Gillard

Dir.: Various

March 1 - Aug 3/17

Secrets From The Russian Tea Room

Feature

Rtr 2016 Ontario Inc.

Prod.: Malene Blenkov, Sandra Cunningham, Robin Cass

LP: Kristina Kornum (Denmark), Lisa Kussner (Canada)

Dir.: Lone Scherfig

May 8 – Jun 2/17

Star Falls

TV Series

Breakthrough Ent

Prod.: Jim Corson

Exec. Prod.:George Doty, Joan Lambur, Ira Levy,Peter Williamson,Michael McGuigan,

Nat Abraham,

Dir.: Various

May 8 - Aug 4/17

The Lead

TV Series

CTV / eOne

Prod.: Brian Gibson

Exec. Prod.: Ilana Frank, Adam Pettle, Ley Lukins, Linda Pope

Dir.: various

Apr 17 - Jul 25/17

Cardinal: Blackfly Season

Mini Series

Sienna Films/eOne

Prod.: Jessica Daniel

Dir.: Jeff Renfroe

May 29 – Aug 4/17

Code 8

Feature

Code 8 Films Inc.

Producer: Jeff Chan

Director: Jeff Chan

May 29 - Jul 14/17

Fahrenheit 451

TV Movie

HBO Films/Morning Star Prods. Ltd.

Prod.: David Coatsworth, Sarah Green

Dir.: Ramin Bahrani

Jul 10 – Sep 8/17

Frankie Drake

TV Series

Shaftesbury Frankie I Inc.

Prod.: Julie Lacey, Jonathan Hackett

Dir.: Various

Jun 19 - Oct 26/17

Girl Underground

(working title)

TV Movie

Cineflix (Captive) Inc.

Prod.: Thomas Vencelides

Dir.: Stephen Kemp

May 16 – Jun 1/17

Little Italy

Feature

Pizza Lovers Productions Ltd.

Prod.: Vinay Virmani, Ajay Virmani, Pauline Dhillon

Dir.: Donald Petrie

May 17 - Jun 26/17

Suits Season 7

TV Series

NBC Universal

Prod.: Mark Winemaker

Dir.: Various

Apr 4 - Nov 15/17

The Detail

TV Series

CTV / eOne

Prod.: Brian Gibson

Dir.: various

Apr 17 - Jul 25/17

The Expanse Season 3

TV Series

SyFy

Prod.: Manny Danelon

Dir.: Various

Jul 12 - Dec 8/17...

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2017 including "12 Monkeys", "Fahrenheit 451", "Code 8" and a whole lot more:

"Extras" Needed For Toronto Movies/TV

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Green Harvest

TV Series

Streak Productions Inc. / CBS

Prod.: Kevin Lafferty, Loretta Ramos, Aaron Baiers

Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,

Heather Kadin, Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts

Dir.: various

Jan 24 – Oct 6/17

People Of Earth Season 2

TV Series

Slanted Films

Prod.: Paula Devonshire

Exec. Prods.: David Jenkins, Norm Hiscock,...

Ml Talent Agency, is looking for background performer actors and actresses, inexperienced/experienced for more Toronto-based feature films, TV series and commercials :

Melissa Lee, owner of Ml Talent Agency and founding member, Co-Chair of the Toronto Talent Agent Association (Ttaa) is a 20-year veteran in the film industry.

The one year agency fee for non-union performers to list with Ml Talent Agency has been discounted to $75 for new clients referred by SneakPeek.Ca with exclusive easy online registration here.

Recent Toronto film productions include "Suicide Squad", "Reign", "Dark Matter", "The Strain", "RoboCop", "Carrie", "Resident Evil: Afterlife", "Designated Survivor", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Pixels", "12 Monkeys", "Suits", "Stephen King's 11:22.63", "Downsizing", plus the new "Star Trek" TV series, "Star Trek: Discovery".

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2017:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various...

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2017 including "Dark Matter", "Crawford", "Designated Survivor" and a whole lot more:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Dark Matter Season 3

TV Series

Prodigy Entertainment Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph

Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

Dir.: Various

Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17

Designated Survivor

Season 1

TV Series

Designated 1 Ltd.

Prod.: David Guggenheim

Exec. Prod.: David Guggenheim

Dir.: various

July 25/16 - Apr 30/17 Tbc

Flint

TV Movie

Sony Pictures TV / Lifetime

Prod.: John M. Eckert

Exec.

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2017 including "Designated Survivor", "The Girlfriend Experience", "The Strain" and a whole lot more:

Extras Needed For Toronto-filmed Movies/TV

A Song For Christmas

TV Movie

Howard Braunstein Films Canada Inc.

Prod.: Deborah Marks

Exec. Prod.: Howard Braunstein, David Mackay

Dir.: Rich Newey

Mar 23 – Apr 12/17

Christmas Inheritance

TV Movie

Hp Christmas Inheritance Productions Inc.

Prod.: David Anselmo

Exec. Prod.: Brad Krevoy, Amy Krell

Dir.: Ernie Barbarash

Mar 13 - Apr 07/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Dark Matter Season 3

TV Series

Prodigy Entertainment Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph

Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

Dir.

Tony Sokol Feb 3, 2017

Plans were afoot to make Poltergeist 2's preacher a recurring horror character to rival the likes of Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers...

In Poltergeist II, directed by Brian Gibson, Reverend Henry Kane - played by Julian Beck - was a doomsday cult leader in the early 19th century, who promised to save his followers from the end of the world by hiding them in an underground cavern below what later became the Freeling familys' property. But Kane had an ulterior motive. And according to an interview at Poltergeist 3: The Website, Kane was on his way to achieving the iconic horror status of Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers by becoming the beast.

“I was at Universal in the early 90s and I heard about Poltergeist 4,” industry insider Macklin Crux told the site. “Someone told me about a new script that was being developed about the pre-story: Kane and his followers.

For this final week of home entertainment releases in January, horror and sci-fi fans have a ton of cult classics to look forward to, including Poltergeist II and Poltergeist III from Scream Factory, and Lair of the White Worm and Parents from Lionsgate via their Vestron Video Collector’s Series.

Synapse Films is also keeping busy with a trio of releases this Tuesday—The Coffin Joe Trilogy Collection, At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, and This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse—and for those of you missed it in theaters, Boo! A Madea Halloween comes home to both Blu-ray and DVD on January 31st as well.

Lair of the White Worm: Vestron Video Collector’s Series (Lionsgate, Blu-ray)

Bram Stoker’s last novel is the basis for this wild tale of a horrific beast and the evil forces it unleashes on the beautiful English countryside.

Vestron Video...

If your home away from home in your formative years was the dentist’s office, then you know that braces can be hell. That teeth-centric fear was tapped into by the special effects team in Poltergeist II: The Other Side, and with the sequel coming out on a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray on January 31st from Scream Factory, we’ve been provided with an exclusive bonus features clip just for Daily Dead readers that goes behind-the-scenes of the movie’s intense braces scene.

Check out our exclusive bonus features clip of actor Oliver Robins reminiscing about the braces scene below, and be sure to visit Scream Factory to learn more about their Collector’s Edition Blu-rays of both Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III:

https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/poltergeist-ii-the-other-side-collector-s-edition https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/poltergeist-iii-collector-s-edition

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray...

Beginning January 31st, sinister spirits return to haunt the Freeling family on Scream Factory’s Poltergeist II: The Other Side Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, and we’ve been provided with three copies to give away to Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray copy of Poltergeist II: The Other Side.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Poltergeist II Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on February 3rd. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray): “In this thrilling follow-up to the smash hit Poltergeist, the Freeling family (JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson,...

Scream Factory welcomes back the spirits that plagued the Freeling family with their respective Collector’s Edition Blu-rays of Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III, and to get you prepped for the January 31st releases, we have high-def clips and trailers from both films for you to enjoy.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray): “In this thrilling follow-up to the smash hit Poltergeist, the Freeling family (JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, Oliver Robins) settles into a new home following the annihilation of their former residence by terrifying visitors from the netherworld. But the spirits of the dead are still hell-bent on luring the family’s clairvoyant daughter Carol Anne to “the other side.” This chilling sequel, directed by Brian Gibson (Breaking Glass) also stars Will Sampson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Julian Beck (The Cotton Club) and Zelda Rubinstein (Anguish) returns as Tangina.

Hell's Kitchen: Soul stew image likely from the 1922 Benjamin Christensen horror classic 'Häxan / Witchcraft Through the Ages.' Day of the Dead post: Cinema's Top Five Scariest Living Dead We should all be eternally grateful to the pagans, who had the foresight to come up with many (most?) of the overworked Western world's religious holidays. Thanks to them, besides Easter, Christmas, New Year's, and possibly Mardi Gras (a holiday in some countries), we also have Halloween, All Saints' Day, and the Day of Dead. The latter two are public holidays in a number of countries with large Catholic populations. Since today marks the end of the annual Halloween / All Saints' Day / Day of the Dead celebrations, I'm posting my revised and expanded list of the movies' Top Five Scariest Living Dead. Of course, by that I don't mean the actors listed below were dead when the movies were made.

From Japan’s acclaimed Studio Ghibli comes When Marnie Was There, a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery which is coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD on October 6, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in partnership with Gkids. Based on the beloved novel by Joan G. Robinson, the When Marnie Was There Blu-ray™ and DVD deliver stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Studio Ghibli can, as well as hours of bonus features that go behind the scenes of a timeless masterpiece.

Sent from her foster home in the city one summer to a sleepy town by the sea in Hokkaido, Anna dreams her days away among the marshes. She believes she’s outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong – and shuts herself off from everyone around her, wearing her “ordinary face”. Anna never expected to meet a friend like Marnie, who does not...

Recently, Fox served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 15 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "E 'Imi pono (Searching for the Truth)," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intense and dramatic action go down when a congolese warlord thought to be dead, becomes the main focus of Five-o. Grace causes Danny some drama, and more. In the new, 15th episode press release: When a journalist is killed, Five-o is going to have to use his past reporting to hunt down a presumed dead congolese warlord who is alive and well, living on Oahu. Press release number 2: When a journalist is killed, Five-o will have to use his past reporting to hunt down a presumed dead Congolese warlord who is alive and well, living on Oahu. Also, as Valentine's Day approaches, Danny will overreact when Grace's texts to a boy,...