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There’s no brunch outside of the home this year, but there’s plenty of love shared online for mothers around the globe this Mother’s Day. Politicians, sports figures, celebrities and civilians celebrated the women who were there for them from the beginning, embraced them in good times and bad, and generally provided the universal vaccine – love – to all their personal traumas.

Here are a few of the salutes already posted:

Happy Mother’S Day!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2020

Happy Mother’s Day to @AnneWheaton How we both love this man @wilw !! https://t.co/PaMFEyPgp4

— Gates McFadden (@gates_mcfadden) May 10, 2020

my girlfriend out here asking for Mother’s Day gifts cause she’s “the mother to my cats”

— Michael J. Murphy (@MikeyMurphy) May 10, 2020

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, who always texts me when she thinks my tweets are too risqué, because if she doesn’t tell me,...

The YouTube channel Re:Anime has released a badass live-action short film based on the anime series Naruto and it brings to life the epic fight sequence that pits Kakashi against. The creators explain that this is their favorite anime fight scene and they are beyond excited that the got to re-create it in live-action.

This short actually turned out awesome and the fight choreography is pretty spectacular. They pulled off some really cool stuff! The short was directed by Michael J. Murphy and stars Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians) as Kakashi and Osric Chau (Supernatural) plays Obito.

Watch the fan-made short and tell us what you think!

Beast is new gothic thriller from writer and director Chris Jupp, which has been selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival for its World Premiere on Sunday 21st January. I got chance to ask Chris a few questions about why he chose to do a reworking of Skare (2007) for his first feature, the difficulties of shooting on a budget and some of the memorable moments from on set.

What can we expect from the film?

Entertainment! Although this was my first film, I knew exactly what I wanted from it. Humour, believable characters, real gore FX, a good story that keeps you guessing, but most of all a satisfying end to the story. There’s nothing I hate more than an enigmatic finale.

Beast is a reworking of the Michael J. Murphy film Skare (2007). Why did you choose this as your first feature film?

Mike and I had become good friends since we met,...

Youth content company Astronauts Wanted is teaming up with Mikey Murphy -- a popular vlogger and filmmaker, who counts 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube -- to produce a short film about high school bullying.

Dubbed Andy (working title) and co-written by Murphy and Emily Mattoon, the film is loosely based on Murphy’s personal experiences. It follows a bullied teen who is driven to exact revenge on his tormentors through social media, leading to harrowing consequences. Murphy will executive produce and direct the project alongside Judy McGrath, Nick Shore, Kim Rosen, and Cassidy Lunnen, who are serving as EPs for Astronauts Wanted.

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YouTube’s ‘Holy Trinity’ -- Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will arrive on Fullscreen with their second feature film, streaming exclusively on the subscription platform stateside. Dirty 30, the follow-up to 2014’s Camp Takota -- which was one of the first feature films to be headlined by digital creators -- will premiere on Fullscreen tomorrow.

The Lionsgate movie, which debuted digitally and in select theaters last September, is about three friends who throw a 30th birthday that ultimately devolves into chaos. Rounding out the cast are fellow YouTube luminaries Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva, and Mikey Murphy. Check out a trailer for right here:

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A bloody good trailer has dropped for the new horror comedy series from Blumhouse Television, 12 Deadly Days. The series will debut on YouTube Red on December 12th. Also: a new exclusive clip from Wives With Knives, acquisition details for Slasher.com, Wizard World's financial partnership with Bristol Investment Fund, Superstition details, and El Rey Network's new focus on "Strivers."

12 Deadly Days Trailer & Release Details: Press Release: "(Los Angeles, CA) -- December 6, 2016 -- YouTube and Emmy Award-winning Blumhouse Television today announced that they have partnered on a new half-hour horror-comedy series called “Deadly Days”. Over the course of a dozen interconnected tales, the residents of Saturn, CA find themselves terrorized by everything from killer carolers and lovelorn vampires to cursed fruitcakes and haunted Christmas trees. The series will debut exclusively on YouTube Red on December 12, 2016.

Blumhouse Television is serving as the studio on the series created by executive producers Chris Cullari...

By Seth Metoyer,

MoreHorror.com

More holiday horror for you who can't get enough. Nothing says the holidays like felons turned into reindeer while on the run and killer carolers on the loose. From the masters of horror at Blumhouse, a holiday anthology series like you’ve never seen before. It’s going to be a ho-ho-horrific time on YouTube Red this season.

12 Deadly Days, a holiday-themed horror-comedy series, will debut exclusively on YouTube Red in partnership with Blumhouse Television on 12/12/16. The series features 12 twisted tales, starring top YouTube creators and some of horror’s most seasoned actors.

Check out the official trailer below the press release.

From The Press Release

YouTube and Emmy Award-winning Blumhouse Television today announced that they have partnered on a new half hour horror-comedy series called “12 Deadly Days.” Over the course of a dozen interconnected tales, the residents of Saturn, CA find themselves terrorized by...

Before the Ice Bucket Challenge, there was “Super Size Me.” When little-known filmmaker Morgan Spurlock challenged himself to eat at McDonald’s for every meal, three times a day, for thirty days straight, he anticipated the era of viral marketing with purpose. The documentary grossed $11.5 million theatrically in 2004 and ignited an international conversation about the fast food industry.

By appearing in his film as subject and narrator, Spurlock popularized a kind of personality-driven commentary that is now regularly found in another format — video blogging, or “vlogging.” And that’s why he’s a good fit to produce “Vlogumentary,” the first feature film to explore one of the more ubiquitous ways that personalities develop on the site.

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The film not only offers fans an intimate look at their favorite vloggers, but also demystifies the strange career path for would-be skeptics.

AwesomenessTV, the Gen Z-leaning digital media brand and multi-channel network, has added a host of new names to its talent arsenal. With these latest signings, the company says, it will add a total of 3.7 million subscribers to the Atv Network -- the name of its McN division.

First up are Todrick Hall and Mikey Murphy -- two bold-faced creators with 2.3 million and 900,000 YouTube subscribers respectively. Hall, who is currently working with AwesomenessTV on a documentary about the national tour of Straight Outta Oz -- his latest The Wizard Of Oz-inspired visual album -- also recently announced that he would he hitting Broadway in November to star in the acclaimed musical Kinky Boots. Murphy, an aspiring filmmaker, most recently co-starred in Lionsgate’s Dirty 30, a feature comedy headlined by YouTube’s ‘Holy Trinity’.

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As revealed exclusively"" >Instant earlier this year, photographer and YouTube star Mikey Murphy got to join fellow influencer Connor Franta at Camp17 in August. Here he blogs exclusively for People about his experience:There I was, age 10, probably standing at a solid 5'2", tears in my eyes and a basketball in hand. My mom had just dropped me off at the first and last camp I would ever attend during childhood: Basketball Camp. Why? I have no idea, I hadn't even played the sport before and I was pretty upset about it. That was it. My only mental image of what camp actually was,...

As revealed exclusively"" >Instant earlier this year, photographer and YouTube star Mikey Murphy got to join fellow influencer Connor Franta at Camp17 in August. Here he blogs exclusively for People about his experience:There I was, age 10, probably standing at a solid 5'2", tears in my eyes and a basketball in hand. My mom had just dropped me off at the first and last camp I would ever attend during childhood: Basketball Camp. Why? I have no idea, I hadn't even played the sport before and I was pretty upset about it. That was it. My only mental image of what camp actually was,...

Not only does “Weird Al” Yankovic voice the title character to Disney Xd’s new animated series “Milo Murphy’s Law,” but he also sings the theme song.

The show, from “Phineas and Ferb” creators Dan Povenmore and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, follows the exploits of 13-year-old Milo, whose great-great-great-great grandfather originated the phrase “Murphy’s Law.” Unfortunately, Milo – voiced by Yankovic – has inherited the misfortune that comes along with it.

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In the show, Milo is the latest in a long line of Murphy boys who have developed “Extreme Hereditary Murphy’s Law Condition.” But he’s ready to combat any situation, turning each disaster into an adventure.

The half-hour show, comprised of two 11-minute stories, premieres Monday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. on Disney Xd. But users of Disney Xd’s app, YouTube channel or...

YouTube’s 'Holy Trinity' announced this evening at VidCon that Dirty 30, the highly-anticipated follow-up to their debut film Camp Takota, will be released digitally and in select theaters on September 23. Four days later, a DVD of the film -- starring online luminaries Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will also be available exclusively at Target.

The film is available for preorder right now on iTunes and Amazon, and will arrive tomorrow on Google, FandangoNow, and CinemaNow. The film will also be available for preorder on Vudu in coming weeks.

Dirty 30, penned by Mamrie Hart, tells the story of three lifelong friends whose lives are in a rut. But things quickly spiral out of control during a 30th birthday party. The film is sprinkled with cameos from a who's-who of fellow YouTube stars, including Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva,...

While Shay Carl Butler is often thought to be the forefather of modern vlogging, it was actually his wife, Colette, who fired up a vlogging camera for the first time -- capturing her husband as he danced around their living room in a black-and-blue unitard. This clip -- and Butler’s snazzy attire -- subsequently inspired the name of their 4 million-subscribers-strong channel, the Shaytards.

This is just one of many insights to be found in Vlogumentary, a feature documentary about the rise of YouTube’s vlogging community, which was announced back in 2013 and premiered last night at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Butler began working on the film with fellow creator Corey Vidal, and the two subsequently raised more than $200,000 from 5,400 Indiegogo donors. In 2015, they brought famed documentarian Morgan Spurlock on board, who agreed to produce the film.

While Vlogumentary features interviews with more than 50 bold-faced YouTubers, the film shines a...

If social influencers and digital filmmakers needed more proof that they were bound to disrupt the traditional film and television industries, here’s more: for the first time, the 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced an exclusive event to tout the burgeoning space.

Kicking off tonight with a screening of the long-anticipated Shay Carl-starring, Morgan Spurlock-produced Vlogumentary, the Tribeca Film Festival’s inaugural Digital Creators Market takes place tomorrow. During the event, online content creators like Jon Cozart, Mikey Murphy, Ingrid Nilsen, and Meghan Tonjes will connect with buyers, producers, and agents to discuss potential content ventures.

The event is also slated to feature a lineup of high-profile screenings, including YouTube Red’s Sing It! and Fullscreen’s Electra Woman & Dyna Girl. The Vlogumentary screening is particularly pertinent given that the film aims to cover the very rise of digital creators that the inaugural Market reflects.

“For any filmmaker,...