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Stunt teams from Black Panther and Glow walked away with this year’s SAG Awards for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.

The winners were announced Sunday on the red carpet during the live pre-show for the 25th Annual SAG Awards, with awards ambassador Harry Shum Jr. (Motion Picture Cast nominee for Crazy Rich Asians) and Sydney Sweeney (Drama Ensemble nominee for The Handmaid’s Tale) revealing the results.

Black Panther receives the Actor® for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture #sagawards pic.twitter.com/zWxAkrMKg9

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The stunt ensemble honors recognize work within the stunt community during 2018 by stunt performers and coordinators.

The nominees were chosen by their respective SAG Awards film and television nominating committees.

Glow takes home the Actor® for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series #sagawards pic.twitter.

As more information comes in on the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, along with other politicians, are giving their condolences on social media. The conservative Scalia, who has held his position since his appointment in 1986 by former President Ronald Reagan, passed away Saturday at age 79, Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed in a statement obtained by People. "On behalf of the Court and retired Justices, I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away," Roberts said. "He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues.

As more information comes in on the death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, along with other politicians, are giving their condolences on social media. The conservative Scalia, who has held his position since his appointment in 1986 by former President Ronald Reagan, passed away Saturday at age 79, Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed in a statement obtained by People. "On behalf of the Court and retired Justices, I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away," Roberts said. "He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues.

Take two thesps from the previous Sundance film festival who both broke out big and then pair them up for your directorial debut. This is the chance that was afforded to Wayne Roberts. Grand Jury Sundance winning Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‘s Olivia Cooke and Next section winning James White‘s Christopher Abbott were enlisted for Katie Says Goodbye back in March for the New Mexico production. Included on the Blacklist’s weekly top read scripts and described as a blend of coming-of-ager, a modern Western and the first part of a possible trilogy, this appears to visit some dark matter and tonally could be the antithesis of The Girlfriend Experience.

Gist: Katie (Cooke), a kindhearted seventeen-year-old turns to prostitution to overcome poverty and fulfill her dream of a new life in San Francisco.

Production Co./Producers: Producers: Tandem Pictures’ Jake Wasserman (Katie Says Goodbye) and Schuyler Weiss...

Todd Haynes is in the running for best director and both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are in contention for best female lead alongside Room’s Brie Larson as Carol earned six 2016 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations in Los Angeles on Tuesday.Scroll down for full list of nominations

Close behind were Spotlight and Beasts Of No Nation on five apiece, followed by indie darling Tangerine and Anomalisa on four each.

Not even a glitch that saw the list of nominees temporarily appear on the Film Independent website prior to the official announcement could spoil what turned out by and large to be a recognition of independent film in its myriad forms.

Besides the more predictable contenders like Carol, Spotlight and Room, there was plenty of love for Tangerine, shot on an iPhone, and Beasts Of No Nation from Netflix, whose day-and-date release (and what that portends) infuriated large swathes of the exhibition sector but has clearly...

Todd Haynes is in the running for best director and both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are in contention for best female lead alongside Room’s Brie Larson as Carol earned six 2016 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Close behind were Spotlight and Beasts Of No Nation on five apiece, followed by indie darling Tangerine and Anomalisa on four each.

Not even a glitch that saw the list of nominees temporarily appear on the Film Independent website prior to the official announcement could spoil what turned out by and large to be a recognition of independent film in its myriad forms.

Besides the more predictable contenders like Carol, Spotlight and Room, there was plenty of love for Tangerine, shot on an iPhone, and Beasts Of No Nation from Netflix, whose day-and-date release (and what that portends) infuriated large swathes of the exhibition sector but has clearly impressed critics.

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Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the La Film Festival and Film Independent at Lacma, announced nominations for the 2016 Spirit Awards this morning. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors John Boyega and Elizabeth Olsen presenting the nominations.

Nominees for Best Feature included Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Spotlight and Tangerine.

“This year’s nominees are a testament to the strength, vitality and diversity of independent, artist-driven filmmaking,” said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. “It’s an astonishingly strong group of films and performances this year and we look forward to celebrating them all at the Spirit Awards.”

Spotlight was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman...

The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...

President Barack Obama arrived in Los Angeles Thursday for a pair of events that will help fill the Democratic National Committee’s campaign coffers and further fray the patience of long-suffering Los Angeles commuters. Traveling yet again to the Democrats’ reliable “Hollywood Atm,” Obama was accompanied on his flight to California by deputy press secretary Eric Schultz and aides Valerie Jarrett, Anita Breckenridge, Joe Paulson and Shailagh Murray. The president and his entourage landed shortly after 2:30 at Lax. The president traveled out to Pacific Palisades for an “open dialogue” at the home of Two and a Half Men producer

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Vicariously live out your teenage dreams through the most popular student at Lake Odell High School in Shockya’s exclusive for the comedy-drama, ‘The A-List.’ The clip features actor Hudson Thames as Eric Schultz, the coolest kid in school, who easily gets whatever he wants. Freestyle Digital Media will showcase all of the ways Eric effortlessly achieves what he wants, when it distributes the comedy-drama tomorrow on VOD and iTunes. The following synopsis for ‘The A-List’ has been released by Freestyle Digital Media: Alyson Stoner (‘Step Up’ films, ‘Phinneas & Ferb’), Hal Sparks (‘Lab Rats,’ ‘Queer as Folk’) and Skyler Vallo (‘True Blood’) costar in this hilarious comedy. Eric Schultz (Hudson [ Read More ]

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She’s among the fresh faced talents that will have spilled over into the mainstream/indiestream after an attention grabbing perf at Sundance ’15 with Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Olivia Cooke will topline, while James White‘s Christopher Abbott, veterans Mireille Enos, Jim Belushi and Mary Steenburgen will take on supporting player roles in Katie Says Goodbye –- the directorial debut from Wayne Roberts. THR reports that Borderline Films’ Sean Durkin, Antonio Campos and Josh Mond are exec producing and reteaming with James White producers Jacob Wasserman and Relic Pictures’ Eric Schultz (The Preppie Connection), alongside Kimberly Parker (The Adderall Diaries) and Carlo Sirtori. Moments away from lensing in New Mexico, Cinematographer Paula Huidobro (Paul Bettany’s Shelter) is also on board.

Gist: In hopes of leaving her small Arizona town, a 17 year-old waitress (Cooke) attempts to overcome the hardships of poverty by prostituting herself in order to...

Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said. Bush, 90, was taken by ambulance to Houston Methodist Hospital as a "precaution," according to spokesman Jim McGrath. He "will be held for observation, again as a precaution," McGrath said in a statement. Bush spent nearly two months in the same hospital and was discharged in January 2013 after treatment for a bronchitis-related cough and other issues. The White House said President Barack Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii, has been notified about Bush's hospital admission. "President Obama and...

Barack Obama has applauded Sony Pictures over its decision to reinstate the release of The Interview.

The president, who publicly disagreed with the studio's original choice to cancel the film's distribution, is said to "welcome [the] outcome".

A statement released via the White House press secretary Eric Schultz said: "The president applauds Sony's decision to authorise screenings of the film.

"As the president made clear, we are a country that believes in free speech, and the right of artistic expression.

"The decision made by Sony and participating theatres allows people to make their own choices about the film, and we welcome that outcome."

Earlier today (December 23), Sony announced that Seth Rogen and James Franco's The Interview would receive a December 25 release in cinemas that are willing to show the comedy.

The film will also be receiving a simultaneous release on an as yet unknown video on demand service.

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President Barack Obama praised Sony Pictures Entertainment after the studio announced Tuesday that it will release “The Interview” on Christmas Day, after all.

The statement was released via White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz.

“The President applauds Sony’s decision to authorize screenings of the film,” the statement read in part. “As the President made clear, we are a country that believes in free speech, and the right of artistic expression.”

Also Read: Major Theaters Miffed at Sony Over ‘Interview’ VOD, Lynton Blame Game

On Tuesday Sony announced select theaters will show “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen-James Franco...

I’ve got an incredibly crazy series of cartoon art created by Dirk Erik Schultz for you to check out. The series features several characters from cartoons, video games, comic books, and more. Many of them should look familiar to you. I really dig the artist's energetic style. It’s like each piece of his art downed a couple of cans of Red Bull.

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