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London-based sales, finance and production company Protagonist Pictures has launched a boutique label on the eve of Cannes.

Announced by Protagonist CEO Dave Bishop, Protagonist Picks will be led by industry vet Isabel Ivars and, according to the company, will be focused on “bringing distinctive and bold projects to wide global audiences” and whose “nimble and tailored method reflects the ever-changing marketplace.”

Protagonist Picks will sit alongside Protagonist’s slate of first run features and well-established library and will focus on non-theatrical premium partners.

The new specialist label launches with an inaugural slate of five titles, with plans to add additional titles ahead of key markets.

The slate includes a pair of documentaries in “Vice is Broke,” directed by Eddie Huang (“Fresh Off the Boat”) and “Bigger Than Art,” directed by Alvaro Porras and Gonzalo Fernandes De Cordova. In the wake of Vice Media’s bankruptcy, “Vice is Broke” and...

When it comes to straight romantic relationships in the thriller subgenre, there are several tried and true narratives to explore. One of the most prevalent is ‘the threatening ex’: the reappearance of one partner’s paramour threatens an otherwise happy and healthy couple, chipping away at the new romance through paranoia, jealousy, and – more often than not – a few nefarious acts.

All of this plays out rather expectedly in writer Briana Cole’s new Tubi film Ex Door Neighbor. The film opens with newly engaged couple Imani (Chantal Riley), a pastry chef, and Deon (Kwaku Adu-Poku), a criminal defense attorney, on the hunt for a new condo. Like any thriller worth its salt, the cracks in their perfect façade are laid out in the first few scenes: Deon is a workaholic who can’t go for more than a few minutes without taking a call, a trait that clearly...

Station Eleven has added eight performers to its cast. The HBO Max post-apocalyptic drama will feature Luca Villacis, Prince Amponsah, Dylan Taylor, Joe Pingue, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ajahnis Charley, Milton Barnes, and Kate Moyer alongside the already cast David Wilmot, Matilda Lawler, Nabhaan Rizwan, Philippine Velge, Daniel Zovatto, and Lori Petty.

The series is based on Emily St. John Mandel's novel and 10 episodes have been ordered.

Deadline reported the following about the series:

“Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines. It tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.”

Details about the roles the new additions will play were also revealed:

“Villacis plays Cody, a teenaged member of The Prophet’s cult. Amponsah is August,...

Luca Villacis, Prince Amponsah, Dylan Taylor, Joe Pingue, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ajahnis Charley, Milton Barnes and Kate Moyer are set for recurring roles in HBO Max’s Station Eleven. Starring Mackenzie Davis and Himesh Patel, the 10-episode limited drama series, based on the international bestseller by Emily St. John Mandel, comes from Maniac creator Patrick Somerville and Paramount TV Studios.

Written and executive produced by Somerville, Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines. It tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.

Villacis plays Cody, a teenaged member of The Prophet’s cult.

Chicago – In our latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 pairs of guaranteed, anytime movie passes up for grabs for the new horror film “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D”! Just in time for Halloween, two additional grand-prize winners will each receive an original “Silent Hill” Blu-ray!

“Silent Hill: Revelation 3D,” which opens on Oct. 26, 2012 and is rated “R,” stars Sean Bean, Malcolm McDowell, Radha Mitchell, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Martin Donovan, Deborah Kara Unger, Roberto Campanella, Erin Pitt, Peter Outerbridge, Jefferson Brown, Milton Barnes, Heather Marks and Rachel Sellan from writer and director Michael J. Bassett.

These run-of-engagement movie passes are good for any scheduled “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” showing at participating Regal theaters in the Chicagoland area beginning on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. To win your “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” movie passes or a grand-prize “Silent Hill” Blu-ray courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology directly below.

If you were brave enough to see the modern and serious remake of Total Recall on its opening weekend, then you will love our Total Recall Redux Drinking Game we came up with to help make it more… palatable? I am in no way condoning you sneak in a case of your favorite hard liquor but a lot of help is needed to make Total Recall go down smoothly. Let me remind you that this was Not on our 25 Films We Want to See in 2012. So don’t blame us if you didn’t like it. But it’s not unsalvageable!

Now yes, I realize I am asking you to see the film again, but it will be worth it if you get hammered and maybe you’ll eventually hallucinate all of the Mars stuff they decided to take out of the film. As we all know the 1990 original Recall,...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated new film “Total Recall” starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel! “Total Recall” opens everywhere on Aug. 3, 2012 from Columbia Pictures.

“Total Recall” also stars Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy, John Cho, Bokeem Woodbine, Will Yun Lee, Milton Barnes, James McGowan, Natalie Lisinska, Michael Therriault, Stephen MacDonald, Mishael Morgan and LinLyn Lue from director Len Wiseman and writers Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback.

To win your free advance-screening passes to “Total Recall” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology directly below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning!

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