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They say, that before you die, your life flashes you by. The decisions you made that led you to this point, the people who meant something to you, and the regrets that you wish you could redo, all align with a glimmering, faint light that carries you over to the other side. The bridge between death, the dying state, and carrying you to the other side is the kind of limbo that has not been explored all that much on celluloid. I mean, if it were me, I’d define it as a place full of existential dilemmas, predicaments, and epiphanies, and to some extent, writer/director S.J. Creazzo’s “Dark Night of the Soul” agrees with that sentiment.

The story is set in the middle of a Covid-like pandemic that has wiped out a large part of the population. A scientist named Alex (Kristanna Loken) assigned to find a...

It’s time for another installment of VOD Vault – taking a look at some on-demand releases that have hit various VOD platforms recently. This time round we’ve got a couple of genre films that have flown under the radar of mainstream media…

Dark Night Of The Soul

Stars: Kristanna Loken, Martin Kove, Gabrielle Kalomiris, Jesse Kove, Paola Paulin, Tom Malloy, Courtney Warner | Written and Directed by S.J. Creazzo

Directed by S.J. Creazzo, Dark Night of the Soul is a survival thriller that intertwines psychological drama and existential reflections. The film stars Kristanna Loken as Alex, a brilliant scientist trapped in her car after a catastrophic accident. Amidst her struggle for survival, Alex confronts her haunting past and the burden of holding the key to a pandemic cure. Martin Kove delivers a standout performance as her estranged father, providing some of the most emotionally resonant moments in the film.

Production received SAG-AFTRA interim agreement and currently shooting on location in New York state.

Trick Candle Productions has commenced principal photography in New York state on thriller Dark Night Of The Soul starring Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines / Bloodrayne) and Martin Kove.

Loken plays a renowned scientist who holds the key to cure for a prehistoric bacteria ravaging the world. When she gets trapped in her car after a crash the isolated woman must overcome physical injuries and the emotional scars from her complex relationship with her father (Kove).

Rounding out the cast are Paola Paulin (Ballers...

Filmmaker Sophie Lane Curtis makes her directorial debut with “On Our Way,” marking another collaboration with Brady Corbet after starring in his “Childhood of a Leader” and “Vox Lux.”

Actress Curtis co-stars in “On Our Way,” which she also wrote. The film follows a director who grapples with losing the love of his life (Curtis) while struggling to accept his latest script. Shuffling between past, present and fantasy, the film explores art’s ability to heal the wounds that inspire it.

“On Our Way” was filmed in New York and in the south of France, with Keith Powers, James Badge Dale, Jordana Brewster, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, Paul Ben-Victor, and Ruby Modine also starring. The film will be released from Gravitas Ventures.

“Vox Lux” director Corbet serves as an executive producer on the feature, along with his partner Mona Fastvold, Robert Bricker, Grafton Reyes Doyle, Courtney B. Turke, Jill Matlock Hall of Matlock Entertainment,...

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the drama On Our Way, the feature directorial debut of Sophie Lane Curtis, toplined by Micheál Richardson, Keith Powers, James Badge Dale and Jordana Brewster. Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Modine and Franco Nero also star. Gravitas will release the film in theaters and on-demand on May 19.

On Our Way centers a tormented young filmmaker (Richardson) struggling to accept his latest script, which reveals how he lost the love of his life (Curtis). Shuffling between past, present and fantasy, the film explores art’s ability to heal the wounds that inspire it.

On Our Way premiered internationally at Tallinn Black Nights and Ischia Global Film Festival where it was awarded Best Director (Curtis) and Best Actor (Richardson). Shot between New York and the South of France, this non-linear story aims to ignite the will to keep going when all hope seems lost.

The film is one of three Islas titles Grandave will sell at EFM.

Grandave International has secured worldwide sales rights to Gringo Hunter, the new film from director Ruben Islas.

It will launch sales on the film at next week’s European Film Market, where it is also selling two other films by Islas: Final Vow and The Last Call. All three films are in post-production.

Directed and produced by Islas and written by Pedro Fernandez, Gringo Hunter tells the story of an American military man who heads to Mexico in search of revenge, after his police officer brother is...

Screen Media has acquired North American rights to “The Birthday Cake,” a mob crime drama that boasts a murderer’s row of talent.

The film may be Jimmy Giannopoulos’ feature directorial debut, but the director attracted such stars and veterans as Shiloh Fernandez, Ewan McGregor, Val Kilmer, Lorraine Bracco, William Fichtner, Ashley Benson, Luis Guzman, Paul Sorvino, Vincent Pastore, Aldis Hodge, Penn Badgley, Emory Cohen, and Jeremy Allen White. That’s partly because the filmmaker spent years working in short films and music with artists including Miley Cyrus, A$AP Rocky and Kid Cudi. Screen Media will release the film in theaters and on demand in June 2021.

Here’s the official logline: “‘The Birthday Cake’ takes place on one fateful evening in the life of Gio (Fernandez), the son of a murdered mobster and the nephew of Brooklyn mob boss, Angelo (Kilmer). On the 10th anniversary of his father’s mysterious death,...

Exclusive: Micheàl Richardson, Keith Powers, James Badge Dale And Jordana Brewster are set to star in the surreal indie drama On Our Way. The film marks the directorial debut for actress Sophie Lane Curtis.

Paul Ben Victor and Ruby Modine are also on board. The film follows a deeply troubled filmmaker (Richardson) as he battles a voice inside his head while making his first film. When a muse in the form of an aspiring actress (Curtis) enters the picture, he’ll be forced to face a tragic past he is desperate to escape from.

The film is being produced by Siena Oberman of Artemis Pictures, Adam G. Simon and Andrea Bucko of Boxcar Pictures. Heliya Alam, Joe Barbagello, Julio Lopez Velasquez and John Reyes Doyle of Tomorrowland Productions will also produce.

Robert Bricker, Grafton Reyes Doyle, Courtney B. Turke, Jill Matlock Hall of Matlock Entertainment and Melissa Rossaki of BarBHouse...

2017-10-06T06:32:19-07:00'Ballers' Star Paola Paulin Is Dating Justin Bieber

This week, Vanity Fair reported that homeowners' associations in Beverly Hills are banding together to prevent Justin Bieber from renting a house in the exclusive neighborhood. But even if Hollywood doesn't want him, Bieber still obviosuly wants Hollywood, and he proved it this week by taking his new girlfriend, Ballers star Paola Paulin out on the town in the star-studded hills.

Via Us Weekly.

One less lonely girl! Justin Bieber is dating Paola Paulin, a source exclusively confirms to Us Weekly. "They're totally smitten with each other," the insider shares.

The "Friends" singer, 23, and the Ballers actress, 26, first sparked romance rumors when they attended a church service together in Beverly Hills on September 27. "They met earlier in the day and he insisted she go to church with him," a source exclusively told Us at the time,...

Justin Bieber may have someone new in his life.

The singer, 23, was seen leaving the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood after having a night out with Ballers actress Paola Paulin, 26, on Wednesday, a source tells People.

“He was with her at Chateau and told people the next day she was ‘hot as s—,’ ” the source says.

While some in Hollywood treated the famed hotel like a church, the duo went to actual church prior to heading to Tinsel Town’s go-to hot spot.

The two were spotted leaving Bieber’s church on Wednesday night at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills.