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Exclusive: The last 30 years of reality television is to be the subject of a documentary series for Quibi. How’s that for meta?

The short-form platform, launched by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is developing Get Real from Queer Eye producer Scout Productions and Brian Graden Media, the company behind YouTube’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt-fronted Create Together.

The doc series will highlight the good, the bad, the ugly, and the infamous across the 30-year history of reality television.

Get Real will explore the many ways reality television has impacted our real life, and vice versa, while hearing from culture critics, the producers, and the participants who brought it to the screen in the first place.

Graden knows a thing or two about reality television, having worked at MTV during the days of The Osbournes, Punk’d and Jersey Shore.

Sarah Girgis, who has worked on Catfish and Leavenworth, is showrunner. It...

Over the last couple of years, executive producers Jennifer Lane and Michael Williams have had their hands full. Working on two new seasons of Queer Eye, as well as a four-episode international season, Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!, the pair have always had an eye toward exciting locations and people with fresh perspectives that the show can celebrate.

Created by David Collins of Scout Productions, the Emmy-winning pop culture phenomenon centers on The Fab Five, a group of “make better” experts that travels from city to city, to shed a light on heroes within various communities, and help them improve upon their already extraordinary lives, by offering insights on grooming, design, culture and lifestyle, fashion, food and wine.

Filming in Kansas City, Missouri and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between Seasons 3 and 5, with an Austin, Texas-based sixth season on the way, Lane and Williams have had their own mission with Queer Eye, not unlike the Fab Five,...

HBO Max is ready to serve even more face, body and, of course, vogueing with a second season of Legendary. The streamer has renewed the reality competition series that puts the spotlight on ballroom culture for another season. Ballroom legend Leiomy Maldonado, fashion stylist Law Roach, actress Jameela Jamil and rapper Megan Thee Stallion are set to return as judges while Dashaun Wesley will reprise his role as ballroom Mc.

The news comes as the final two episodes drop on the streamer today. The current season takes place in New York but will make its way across the country to Los Angeles for its sophomore run.

Legendary celebrates ballroom culture which started in New York as a subculture that served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ community — primarily for Black and Latinx people. The series brings the culture to the masses as we see families or “Houses” fashion and...

HBO Max has renewed the competition series “Legendary” for a second season.

The news comes on the same day that HBO Max dropped the final two episodes of the show’s first season. Season 1 Mc Dashaun Wesley will return for Season 2 along with judges Leiomy Maldonado, Jameela Jamil, Law Roach and Megan Thee Stallion. Season 2 will also move the show to Los Angeles.

“Legendary” was one of the launch titles available when HBO Max debuted in May. In this series highlighting modern day ball culture, “Houses” battle in fashion and dance challenges including vogueing for the chance to win the Legendary trophy and a cash prize. Voguing is a competitive style of modern dance featuring high fashion and choreography based on poses struck by models. The show features eight voguing houses, each comprised of five performers and a leader—the house “parent.” The teams compete in an arcing competition that...

HBO Max has renewed ballroom competition series “Legendary” for a second season.

The show’s Mc Dashaun Wesley will return along with the judges: Rapper Megan Thee Stallion, “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil, the “Wonder Woman of Vogue” Leiomy Maldonado, and stylist and former “America’s Next Top Model” judge Law Roach.

Season one is currently available to stream on HBO Max in its entirety.

Here is the official description:

“In this series highlighting modern-day ball culture, ‘Houses’ battle in fashion and dance challenges including vogueing for the chance to snatch the legendary trophy and win a cash prize. Voguing is a competitive style of modern dance featuring high fashion and choreography based on poses struck by models. Legendary features eight voguing houses, each comprised of five performers and a leader–the house ‘parent.’ The teams compete in an arcing competition that documents a themed ball every episode from start...

With voguing competition series Legendary, David Collins aimed to evolve the brand he’d created over the years with acclaimed reality series like Queer Eye, providing “transformation through information, told with comedy that has heart.”

Debuting on HBO Max in May—as one of the centerpiece shows to launch the streaming service—Legendary takes a deep dive into the world of ball culture, spotlighting various voguing teams, as they compete in fashion and dance challenges, with a $100,000 prize on the line.

Over the years, with Queer Eye, three-time Emmy winner Collins has enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQ community. And with Legendary, the EP’s goal was to place “this beautiful, bright spotlight” on a community that is even more marganizaled.

For Collins, the inspiration behind the series came after he was invited to a ball in West Hollywood. “Renata [Lombardo] and Shant [Tutunjian] are executive producers on the show, and...

When HBO Max launched on May 27, the television world was introduced to a competition series unlike any seen before on screen. Inspired by the culture of ballroom, “Legendary” follows eight houses as they vogue their way through nine balls to win a cash prize of $100,000. And while it may look like a dance competition show on the surface, under all the glitz and glam is a series that takes viewers through the history of the dance art form and its continued importance to the LGBTQ+ community.

After screening a recent episode from the series, judge Leiomy Maldonado, Mc Dashaun Wesley and executive producers Jack Mizrahi, Rob Eric and David Collins joined the Variety Streaming Room, hosted by Variety’s Caroline Framke, to discuss how they brought ballroom culture to television.

Maldonado, who serves as a judge alongside Megan Thee Stallion, Jameela Jamil and Law Roach, shared one of the reasons...

Who doesn't need some happy TV right now? Netflix's Say I Do might be just the show you're looking for. The title pretty much gives it away: it's a wedding and romance reality show, but it looks like it will be refreshingly brighter and lighter than some of the other reality fare that's been filling our screens in recent months.

The premise of the show is a little different from most of the "dating and romance" reality shows that have popped up everywhere lately. Instead of following couples who haven't fallen in love yet, Say I Do joins couples long after that. Every couple on the show has already planned to get married, but for some reason, they haven't been able to yet. Each groom gets to work with three experts to plan a perfect proposal, then put together the couple's dream wedding. Along the way, the couple gets...

Judge Leiomy Maldonado, Mc Dashaun Wesley and executive producers Jack Mizrahi, Rob Eric and David Collins will participate in an exclusive Q&a and screening of the recently released “Legendary” on July 3 at 5:00 Pm Pt / 8:00 Pm Et in the Variety Streaming Room presented by HBO Max.The conversation will be moderated by Caroline Framke, Chief TV Critic, Variety.

In “Legendary,” pulling directly from the underground ballroom community, voguing teams (aka “houses”) must compete in unbelievable balls and showcase fashion in order to achieve “legendary” status. The virtual event will include a screening of Episode 102 “Once Upon A Time.”

The Variety Streaming Room is dedicated to presenting virtual conversations that span private screenings of upcoming projects in film and TV, exclusive Q&As with creators and talent and relevant B2B discussions with industry thought leaders.

Secure your spot for the free virtual screening and conversation here: variety.com...

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has set a premiere date and released the trailer for new series “Say I Do,” and Amazon Prime Video shared a first look at Season 2 of “Hanna.”

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Travel Channel announced that their new series, “Hotel Paranormal,” will premiere July 11 at 10 p.m. Narrated by Dan Aykroyd, the 10-episode series takes a terrifying look at guests’ ghostly encounters across the country, from highway motels to grand hotels. The premiere episode follows a traveling salesman, a teenager and a journalist who all witnessed supernatural phenomenons on their various trips. “Hotel Paranormal” is produced by Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Studios company.

Lifetime has announced that Season 11 of “Married at First Sight” is set to premiere July 15 at 8 p.m. This season takes the show to New Orleans, where five new couples will take a blind leap of faith by marrying each other the first day they meet.

2014’s The Guest just arrived on Netflix this month and it’s currently proving to be hugely popular on the site. Today’s Top 10 movies list counts it as the fourth most popular film available on the streaming platform. And if you’re one of those who’ve yet to check out this acclaimed yet underrated psychological thriller, make sure to go and fix that Asap.

Directed by Adam Wingard, whose next movie is the much-anticipated monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong, The Guest follows the Peterson family as they take in mysterious military man David Collins (Dan Stevens). David claims to have known their late son in the army and his charming, mannered ways and good looks quickly endear him to the clan. However, it soon becomes clear that there’s more to the soldier than meets the eye.

Stevens earned widespread acclaim for his performance. Fresh off Downton Abbey,...

1951: Love of Life premiered on CBS.

1979: As the World Turns' Doug and Annie declared their love.

1981: General Hospital's Alan proposed to Susan.

1986: Another World's Mitch met his son, Matthew."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1951: Daytime soap opera Love of Life, created by Roy Winsor, premiered on CBS, three weeks after Search for Tomorrow debuted on the network. Both shows started as 15-minute serials but Love of Life would expand to 30 minutes in 1958, and remain a half hour until its final episode on February...

Just a few years ago streaming services didn’t even produce reality series, but this year Netflix landed five Emmy nominations in four reality/competition categories and sparked buzz (and viewer joy) that may encourage linear networks to take more chances in the increasingly crowded reality space.

“With the amount of shows we’ve rolled out collectively, it felt inevitable that with many more programs to offer, the voters would embrace some of the new programs,” says Netflix vice president of nonfiction series and comedy specials Brandon Riegg. He notes the streamer leans tonally into more positive, aspirational and escapist reality programming. “A lot of what we’ve talked about is there’s so much great content out there, we do need to differentiate ourselves. I think having that mentality allows for these projects to bubble up that might feel unconventional but it fits within the spectrum of what we’re trying to program to.

Nika McGuigan (“Traders”) and Nora-Jane Noone (“The Descent”) are seen as sisters struggling to come to terms with secrets buried deep in their family’s past in the first-look image from “Wildfire.”

The film is Irish writer-director Cathy Brady’s anticipated first feature and currently in post production. Great Point Media is handling world sales and will have footage to show buyers at Cannes.

“Wildfire” tells the story of the sisters, who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited. Together they unearth their mother’s past but uncovered secrets and resentments that have been buried deep threaten to overwhelm them. Filming took place in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Tempesta Films’ Carlo Cresto-Dina (“Happy As Lazzaro “) is producing with Cowboy Films’ Charles Steel (“The Last King of Scotland”) and...

The Star Wars Celebration is taking place in Chicago this weekend, but fans don’t have to be in the Windy City to get all the news as it happens.

StarWars.com and the “Star Wars” YouTube channel will live-stream the panels at the event, which kicks off with a discussion of “Star Wars: Episode IX” with director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and surprise guests. While nothing’s confirmed, it’s expected that the “Episode IX” first trailer and official title will both be revealed on Friday morning.

The celebration will feature sneak peeks, interviews, Q&As, and competitions.

Also on the schedule of panels are the upcoming TV show “The Mandalorian” coming to the new streaming service Disney+, the next season of “The Clone Wars,” and the upcoming video game “Jedi: Fallen Order.” News about the Disney parks “Star Wars” attractions is also expected to be announced.

1981: Guiding Light's Kelly confronted Nola about her lies.

1983: All My Children's Angie wanted her parents to raise her baby.

1998: General Hospital's Mac and Felicia were married.

2011: Days of our Lives' T continued to have a problem with Sonny."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1950: On CBS radio soap opera The Guiding Light (still two years away from its television debut), Meta Bauer White (Jone Allison) called Dr. Ross Bolling and asked him to visit her. When Ross arrived, Meta revealed she wasn't ill and wanted to talk to him about Chuckie,...

1966: Dark Shadows' David was angry with his father.

1984: Guiding Light's Josh and Reva got heated in the hot tub.

1988: Days of our Lives' Salemites through Kayla a surprise shower.

2010: One Life to Live's Viki plotted to reunite David and Dorian."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1965: On General Hospital, Angie Weeks (Jana Taylor) asked Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin) for advice.

1966: On Dark Shadows, David Collins (David Henesy) told Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) that he hated his father, Roger (Louis Edmonds).

1972: On Another World, Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) told Jim,...

A day after it received four Emmy nominations for its inaugural return season on Netflix, the streaming giant has announced a third season pickup of the hit reality series for premiere in 2019.

Production on the eight-episode third season begins production in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 16, with co-hosts Antoni Porowski (Food & Wine), Bobby Berk (Interior Design), Karamo Brown (Culture), Jonathan Van Ness (Grooming) and Tan France (Fashion).

The series was honored yesterday with four Emmy nominations in the Structured Reality Program, Casting, Picture Editing and Cinematography categories. The nominations came 14 years after the groundbreaking series took home its first Emmy for Best Reality Show.

The original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was a TV phenom at the turn of the century, debuting on Bravo in July 2003 – the year before Massachusetts became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage.

The series returned to Netflix in 2018 going global and introducing audiences...

Netflix has renewed “Queer Eye.”

The third season of the reality series revival is set to begin production in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday. Co-hosts Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, and Tan France will return for the new season, which is slated to premiere on Netflix in 2019.

“Queer Eye” was nominated Thursday for Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of structured reality program, casting, picture editing and cinematography.

David Collins, Michael Williams, and Rob Eric executive producer”Queer Eye” for Scout Productions. Jennifer Lane is the showrunner and executive producer. David George, Adam Sher, David Eilenberg and Jordana Hochman also serve as executive producers for ITV Entertainment.

The first two seasons of “Queer Eye,” a reboot of the Bravo unscripted hit from more than a decade ago, debuted this year to broad critical acclaim. In his review of season two, Variety‘s Daniel D’Addario wrote,...

Road trip!

The Fab5 are headed to Kansas City, Missouri, in the third season of “Queer Eye,” which Netflix announced on Friday.

The renewal comes after the series was nominated for four Emmys on Thursday, including Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Casting for a Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program and Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program.

Also Read: Watch the 'Queer Eye' Team Freak Out Over Their Emmy Nominations (Video)

In the announcement video, we can hear the squad — Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France and Bobby Berk — arguing over Jonathan’s driving, and Karamo shouts “Jesus take the wheel!”

Season 3 will begin production on July 16 in Kansas City, and will debut sometime next year.

“Queer Eye” is executive produced by David Collins, Michael Williams and Rob Eric for Scout Productions. Jennifer Lane serves as the showrunner and executive producer.

If we earned four Emmy nominations, we’d be pretty excited, too.

The cast and crew of “Queer Eye” snapped up four Emmy nods, the first since the reboot hit Netflix in February, which includes Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Casting for a Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program and Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program.

During the announcements, the “Queer Eye” team was huddled around a TV listening to the nominations, and when their show is announced, the room erupts.

Also Read: Anthony Bourdain, 'Parts Unknown' Earn 7 Emmy Nominations

The first two seasons of the reboot from David Collins — who was behind the original “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” that aired on Bravo — have made us laugh, made us cry, and taught us to perfect the French Tuck.

Our Fabulous 5 — Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France...

1952: The Guiding Light premiered on CBS television

after 15 years on the radio."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: Popular CBS radio soap opera The Guiding Light, on the air since 1937 (originally on NBC Radio), made its television debut on CBS-tv. The original television cast included Theo Goetz, Jone Allison, Lyle Sudrow, Charita Bauer and Helen Wagner. In the episode, Meta lamented to her sister Trudy that she...

In an age of reboots, remakes, and revivals, reality television staple Queer Eye has made one of the more notable comebacks, becoming a fixture at Netflix as their unscripted space began to grow.

A ‘make-better’ show, as creator David Collins calls it, Queer Eye follows the Fab Five—five gay men, experts in five lifestyle disciplines—as they revamp the lives and living spaces of various subjects. Retaining the essence that made Queer Eye a smash hit at Bravo, all the way back in 2003, Collins’ revival has also evolved to reflect life in a new era.

It would be an understatement to say that America has changed significantly in the 15 years since Queer Eye’s Bravo launch. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage; and now, in 2018, gay marriage is recognized nationwide.

Of course, fundamental social problems remain—homophobia and bigotry among them. But what Queer Eye spotlights is quite the opposite,...

Today, Netflix announced second seasons for several unscripted original series: Dope, Drug Lords, Nailed It!, Queer Eye and The Toys That Made Us.

“These series are indicative of what we’re trying to accomplish for Netflix unscripted: working with world-class producers to create the best unscripted shows on television,” said Bela Bajaria, Vice President of Content for Netflix. “These series elevate the genre with innovative takes on familiar formats. They deliver immersive and nuanced stories. They elicit so many emotions from viewers, from tears of laughter to tears of joy – and that’s just Queer Eye.”

Netflix ordered second seasons of the following unscripted originals:

Dope

A docu-series filmed from the perspective of dealers, users and the police, this vivid series features a bracing look at the war on drugs.

Season two starts April 20, 2018.

Dope is produced by Wall to Wall Media Ltd., with Jeremy Dear and Chris Lent serving...

1991: Joseph Gordon-Levitt booked a number of roles as a child actor, including guest spots on “Family Ties” and “Murder She Wrote,” but his first starring role was on ABC’s revival of ’60s gothic soap opera, “Dark Shadows.” The show, on which Jgl played David Collins, only lasted one season. 1994: In “Angels in the Outfield,” Jgl plays an adorable foster child who prays to God that the California Angels win the pennant so he can have a family again. God answers by sending a pack of angels, led by Christopher Lloyd, to help out the struggling ball club. 1996: Jgl...

Sundance Channel’s first original scripted series, “Rectify,” told the story of a man released from prison after serving 20 years for a wrongful conviction. The show received universal critical acclaim for all four seasons, and announced the nascent network as a player force for powerful original scripted television. Two years since the show’s final season, its sister network Sundance Now is launching “Innocent,” a limited series about a man released from prison after he is exonerated for a murder, also with a one-word title.

Per the official synopsis: “‘Innocent’ follows David Collins as he returns home after seven years imprisoned for the murder of his wife. When the initial judgement is overturned due to a technicality, Collins is left a free man and soon finds himself facing a new investigation that unveils dark secrets of abuse, affairs and money troubles. As a web of lies unmasks new potential suspects,...

Are you overwhelmed by how much television is available right now? Is life getting in the way of keeping up with the shows you wanna try out? We feel your tube-related pain. Here’s a handy feature that’ll help you locate the hidden gems in this era of Peak TV.

Queer Eye

Network | Netflix

Created By | David Collins

Number Of Episodes | 8

Episode Length | 45 mins.

Premise | In this update of the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, five homosexual gentlemen — design expert Bobby Berk, food expert Antoni Porowski, hair expert Jonathan Van Ness, fashion expert Tan France and culture...

Netflix has announced the cast of its reboot of Bravo’s 2003 hit series, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” featuring five new stand-out personalities. The group will serve as a modernized Fab 5, finding new faces to revitalize the show with a political agenda (and current food trends, of course).

Bobby Berk will lead in all things design, Karamo Brown will serve as culture expert, Antoni Porowski, former Fab 5-member Ted Allen’s personal chef, will handle everything food and wine, Tan France will be the show’s fashion guru, and stylist/“Gay of Thrones” host Jonathan Van Ness is, of course, there to share his knowledge on personal grooming. (Van Ness actually shot the series last summer, while “Gay of Thrones” was also in production.)

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The Emmy Award-winning series revolutionized television in the early 2000s,...

ITV America has signed Scout Productions, the company behind Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, to an exclusive pod deal. Under the pact, Scout Productions founders David Collins and Michael Williams will create and produce new reality, lifestyle, docuseries, competition shows and other content for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms under the ITV America banner. Collins and Williams, along with Scout Production's Chief Creative Officer Rob Eric, are currently…...

Five years ago this weekend Tim Burton’s updating of Dark Shadows, the gothic/horror-themed soap opera which ran from 1966 to 1971 on ABC and was a seminal influence on a generation of budding horror fans (including Burton), was released on American movie screens, one weekend after Marvel’s The Avengers was still dictating the imaginations (and the wallets) of moviegoers everywhere. Given Burton’s track record with horror comedies (Beetlejuice being the primary example) and collaborations with Johnny Depp (Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands), a surprisingly low number of ticket-buyers seemed ultimately to care—the movie, which cost $150 million to make, and undoubtedly a hefty chunk of change more than that to market, would earn back only slightly more than half of that in the United States, though its final take globally came in at around $235 million. There were a few takers among critics, notably...

Netflix has been touting a huge ramp-up of reality series in 2017. One of the first shows announced as part of that is a new version of Bravo’s 2003 makeover series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Netflix said Tuesday that it has ordered eight episodes of the reboot, to begin production in the spring. Back are Queer Eye co-creators David Collins and Michael Williams of Scout Productions, who will executive produce with the company’s Rob Eric. There is no casting…...

'Vitamania' (Photo: Harry Panagiotidis).

Screen Australia has announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven new documentaries. Among them is.Storm Rider,.the first Vr project the agency's documentary unit has funded. The funding comes through its Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs..

.Funding such a broad range of projects from both established and emerging talent points to a promising future for our local documentary industry," said senior manager of documentary, Liz Stevens.

"Australians are passionate documentarians and we are confident these projects will offer Australian and international audiences important, entertaining insights into our world."

The successful projects are:

Princess Pictures. My Year 7 Life for ABC Me, which follows the lives of 16 children as they transition from primary school to high school. From the same team behind My Year 12 Life, which airs in February 2017, this series will be composed of self-shot .vlogs.. This project has also received Film Victoria funding. Vitamania...

1991: Joseph Gordon-Levitt booked a number of roles as a child actor, including guest spots on “Family Ties” and “Murder She Wrote,” but his first starring role was on ABC’s revival of ’60s gothic soap opera, “Dark Shadows.” The show, on which Jgl played David Collins, only lasted one season. 1994: In “Angels in the Outfield,” Jgl plays an adorable foster child who prays to God that the California Angels win the pennant so he can have a family again. God answers by sending a pack of angels, led by Christopher Lloyd, to help out the struggling ball club.

Do you remember the crazy UFO sightings in Phoenix, Arizona back in 1997? It was a huge deal, as it's the largest UFO sighting in North America. It became known as the Phoenix Incident, and now there's a movie being released that's based on this unexplained event called The Phoenix Incident. We have a trailer for the film for you to watch below, along with five motion posters.

I've always been fascinated with the history of UFOs and those lights hovering over Phoenix were pretty damn interesting. I have no idea if UFOs are real or not, but the stories, videos, pictures, and interviews sure make for some interesting subject matter. Here's the synopsis for the upcoming film:

Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing person’s case surrounding the infamous 1997 event. With the support of the victims’ families,...

Tropfest has given us a sneak peek at the 2016 lineup follwing the festival's relaunch with a new sponsor.

The festival, which was due to take place on December 6 prior to it's cancellation, will now be held on February 14 at Centennial parklands after insurance company Cgu stepped in the save the event. .

The 2016 festival will include stories about an Australian ex World Champion boxer battling the bottle, unlikely Taylor Swift fans, and a best friend with a dangerous secret, amongst the 16 finalist films.

Tropfest Founder and Director John Polson said it was a line up quite unlike any other screened at Tropfest, with documentaries, mockumentaries and animations making up more than half of the finalist films..

.The finalists this year have really brought film back to its core element, the art of storytelling," he said. .

"We have 16 very unique films to present to thousands of Tropfest fans around Australia that...

I was pretty upset with Dan Stevens for leaving "Downton Abbey" in 2012. He was never a standout (reflected in the Emmys nominating eight of his co-stars), but his character was so integral that it was impossible for him to depart organically. His final episode was aggravating (see Daily Mail review), and the season that followed was not as strong as the ones before it. Leaving the show that had given him international recognition in the middle of its run just seemed selfish. I watched "The Guest" recently. He made the right choice. -Break- New: Experts' Oscars predictions in 24 categories Thirty pounds leaner, perfectly tanned instead of pasty and now sporting movie-star stubble, Stevens is unrecognizable in his role as David Collins, a soldier and the eponymous guest. He even sounds different with a flawless American accent. The film does not just take advantage of Stevens’ new muscular physique—it constructs an enti.

Welcome back to This Week In Discs! We were off last week for the holiday, so today we’re looking at the new releases for 12/30/14 and 1/6/15. If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from Amazon. The Guest David Collins (Dan Stevens) is a recent discharge from the Army who arrives on a grieving family’s doorstep with a kind words about their deceased military son. They take him in, and soon he’s working his way into their lives with kind words and a helping hand. Something is a bit off with David though, and soon the family’s most suspicious and cynical member, Anna (Maika Monroe) discovers the truth behind David’s presence. The guys behind You’re Next (Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett) return, but instead of toying around with a home invasion this time around they’ve set their playful sights on the action genre. The...

The Guest is a thriller that knows exactly what it wants to be. Playful, kinetic and riotously entertaining, it’s a slick throwback to the sexy, noirish actioners of generations past, a winking tribute to the films of John Carpenter and other ’80s horror directors, as soaked in blood as it is stylishly lit in colorful neon. Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett, who so fruitfully toyed with the home invasion horror subgenre in You’re Next, have even more success tackling the action-thriller, emerging with an absolute blast of a film that could be held up as a new classic of the genre in a few years from now.

The kind of movie we’re in for is made clear from the get-go, as the title appears in bold, neon letters. We open on a man running down a country road, his movement brisk and almost robotic. There...

Soon after David arrives at the doorstep of the Peterson’s home, claiming to be a fellow solider and friend of their son who was killed while serving overseas, they benefit from his presence. But David is connected to a secretive past that could come knocking with plenty of firepower. All is not as it seems in Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s The Guest, coming out on home media this winter from Universal.

The Guest will come out in a Blu-ray combo pack complete with both a DVD and Digital HD copy on January 6th. We have a look at the cover art below, as well as the official press release with full details:

“Universal City, California – A mysterious stranger befriends a grieving family, but his hidden past soon puts them all in danger in the edgy, suspense film The Guest, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with DVD and...

Studiocanal has agreed to distribute Maya the Bee Movie, the 3D animated feature adapted from the ABC TV series, in Australian and New Zealand cinemas. The Australian-German co-production from Buzz Studios will open on Saturday November 1 on more than 100 screens in Oz and on 25 prints in New Zealand, playing two sessions a day for two weekends.

Studiocanal CEO Robert Slaviero tells If the cinema season could be extended depending on ticket sales. The original plan was for Buzz Studios-affiliated Flying Bark Productions to handle theatrical distribution but Studiocanal.s involvement ensures a much wider release.

As an alternate content title the traditional 120-day holdback does not apply so it will be released on DVD and VOD before the end of the year by Beyond Entertainment. Produced by Barbara Stephen, written by Fin Edquist and directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya the Bee Movie introduces Coco Jack Gillies as Maya and features...

Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett are the duo responsible for last year’s indie horror hit “You’re Next.” While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it’s a super fun home invasion yarn, and full of solid scares and action (it’s hard to ever go completely wrong whenever you have dudes in creepy animal masks breaking into houses and terrorizing folks). When their latest collaboration, “The Guest,” starts out, you think you’re in for a similar ride. But that’s not how it all goes down, and what they’ve crafted here is a dark, entertaining thriller that’s familiar but still inventive in all the right places. The first act is a solid, stranger comes to town narrative. The Peterson family—father Spencer (Leland Orser), mother Laura (Sheila Kelley), son Luke (Brendan Meyer), and daughter Anna (Maika Monroe)—recently lost their oldest son Caleb,...

After having a great deal of twisted fun with the horror genre in You’re Next, writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard team up once again for the psychological thriller, The Guest. An homage to the thrillers of the 1980s, the film stars Dan Stevens as David Collins, a recently discharged soldier who takes it upon himself to visit the family of Caleb, one of his fellow soldiers who was killed in combat.

Caleb’s family is still grieving his loss, but when David shows up, he helps to assuage their pain and sadness while becoming the best houseguest anyone could hope to have. Caleb’s siblings, Anna and Luke, are initially hesitant about letting David stay, but he eventually wins them over. However, when a series of strange events start happening around town, it slowly becomes apparent that David may not be the man he claims he is.

Maya the Bee Movie, the 3D animated feature adapted from the ABC TV series, will get a wide cinema release in Australia.

Buzz Studios is launching the film on November 1 at Hoyts cinemas and other screens to be confirmed.

The Australian-German co-production comes from Buzz Studios. related company Flying Bark Productions and the latter.s German parent Studio 100 Media. It's Buzz Studios' first theatrical release.

Written by Fin Edquist and directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya The Bee Movie introduces Coco Jack Gillies as Maya and features the vocal talents of Jacki Weaver, Richard Roxburgh, Noah Taylor, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Justine Clarke, Miriam Margolyes and the Umbilical Brothers Shane Dundas and David Collins.

The plot follows Maya.s desire to escape her heavily regimented existence and experience the freedom to explore outside the rules of her hive. Her attempts to fit in and .be a bee. bring her into conflict with...

Harvey Weinstein has risked his money releasing more Australian films than any other Us distributor so it is fitting that he.ll receive two awards from Aussie organisations this month.

The maverick producer-distributor will receive the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Fellowship on November 23 at the Canberra International Film Festival.

At the same event he.s being honoured with the festival.s first Body of Work award, recognising his achievements in helping to elevate independent filmmaking from art house to mainstream.

Harvey and his brother Bob founded Miramax Films in 1979 and rapidly became champions of Australian cinema, distributing films such as Jane Campion.s The Piano and Holy Smoke!, John Duigan.s Sirens, Peter Duncan.s Children of the Revolution, P.J. Hogan.s Muriel's Wedding, Mark Joffe.s Cosi, Baz Luhrmann.s Strictly Ballroom and Phil Noyce.s Rabbit-Proof Fence.

Victoria Treole set up the Miramax...

Harvey Weinstein has risked his money releasing more Australian films than any other Us distributor so it is fitting that he.ll receive two awards from Aussie organisations this month.

The maverick producer-distributor will receive the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Fellowship on November 23 at the Canberra International Film Festival.

At the same event he.s being honoured with the festival.s first Body of Work award, recognising his achievements in helping to elevate independent filmmaking from art house to mainstream.

Harvey and his brother Bob founded Miramax Films in 1979 and rapidly became champions of Australian cinema, distributing films such as Jane Campion.s The Piano and Holy Smoke!, John Duigan.s Sirens, Peter Duncan.s Children of the Revolution, P.J. Hogan.s Muriel's Wedding, Mark Joffe.s Cosi, Baz Luhrmann.s Strictly Ballroom and Phil Noyce.s Rabbit-Proof Fence.

Victoria Treole set up the Miramax...

London, July 22: Singer Madonna is reportedly devastated after death of her close pal David Collins.

The singer was seen landing at the Heathrow airport dressed entirely in black and will go to Ireland, where the funeral will take place.

Collins was an interior designer and lost his battle to skin cancer after just three weeks of it getting diagnosed. He died July 17.

"Madonna is beside herself with grief. David was one of her closest pals for years - she adored him," thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

"They'd often have a laugh around London, driving around together. She can't believe he died just three weeks.

Paki Smith's A Long Way Home has cast Peter Dinklage in the epic adventure, which starts shooting in April and is produced by Justin Moore-Levy, David Collins and Charlie Mason, with Paul Michaels. Variety reports that the film is a tale of friendship, courage, adventure, magic and what a boy will do to reunite his family. The film also marks the directorial debut of Smith, a set decorator and production designer, with credits including The Dark Knight Rises from helmer Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard. Dinklage who's one of the most beloved characters in HBO's "Game of Thrones," has completed work on Joe Lynch's Knights of Badassdom with Summer Glau, Steve Zahn, Ryan Kwanten and Margarita Levieva. He's also in post-production phase...

The Senate VFX was awarded a total of 186 shots for Dark Shadows, which covered a broad range of work on some major sequences including the Collinwood Manor Fire, Angel Bay Cannery Seq, Construction Site Attack and a large selection of Collinwood manor exterior shots. The Senate was tasked with completing full CG environments, set extensions, green screen comps and ghost FX work, which, coupled with meeting the demands of a visionary director, made Dark Shadows a challenging yet hugely rewarding project to be part of. Dark Shadows was directed by Tim Burton and stars: Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Eva Green as Angelique Bouchard, Bella Heathcote as Victoria Winters, Jackie Earle Haley as Willie Loomis, Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Jonny Lee Miller as Roger Collins, Chloe Grace Moretz as Carolyn Stoddard, Gulliver McGrath as David Collins, and Christopher Lee as Silas Clarney.

In his new film, "Premium Rush," which hits theaters this weekend, Joseph Gordon-Levitt goes on an adrenaline-induced bike ride as a messenger delivering more than just any ordinary package. Playing Nick Emery, the actor takes to the streets of NYC on a wild chase around Manhattan when he picks up an envelope of valuable interest to one of the city's dirty cops.

But before he was everyone's favorite Joe, Gordon-Levitt started his career in television.

He had a recurring role on a few shows: the small screen version of "Dark Shadows" as David Collins/Daniel, "The Powers That Be" as Pierce Van Horne, and on "Roseanne" as George, a talkative kid that manages to annoy everyone. He later found fame starring as a teenage alien (who was part of a very human-looking family) in "3rd Rock From the Sun."

It's really his appearance on the popular '80s sitcom "Family Ties,...

In time for your Halloween party planning Warner Home Video has announced the October 2 release of Dark Shadows. The Tim Burton/Johnny Depp was not the faithful adaptation of the Dan Curtis soap opera some expected and yet it was an affectionate tribute to the ABC series. Here’s the formal press release with details:

Burbank, CA, July 31, 2012 – Vampires, werewolves and a family of quirky characters collide as Dark Shadows comes back to life, arriving onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on October 2 from Warner Home Entertainment Group. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Dark Shadows follows a vampire awoken from a multi-century sleep only to find that the family business is near ruin, his descendents are struggling and his past may come back to haunt him.

Burton directed Dark Shadows from a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith, story by John August and Grahame-Smith,...