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(Aotn)- Smt Heads, the Holidays may have found us, but that doesn’t mean you need to be jolly. IFC Midnight’s “Devil’S Gate” promises to keep something special under the tree.. Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia and Jonathan Frakes (!!) make our Yuletide glee complete.

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Devil’S Gate: Directed by: Clay Staub Starring: Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia, Shawn Ashmore, Bridget Regan, Jonathan Frakes Set in the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota, the film examines the disappearance of a local woman (Regan) and her young son. Schull plays an FBI agent who helps the local sheriff (Frakes) search for answers. Partnering with a deputy (Ashmore), they track down the missing woman’s husband (Ventimiglia) and find that nothing is as it seems.

Opening in theaters January 5th

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Back in August, Adam Green surprised horror fans when his Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration turned out to be a special screening of Victor Crowley, a secret fourth film in the franchise that's been screening in select theaters across the Us. If you haven't made it to a big-screen showing of the new film yet, or you're already looking forward to watching it again, you won't have to wait long, because Dark Sky Films announced a February 6th home media release date for Victor Crowley, along with their unveiling of a new poster that invites you to "return to his swamp."

Press Release: Dark Sky Films today announced the official release date of Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. The film will be released on VOD, Digital and Blu-ray and DVD on February 6, 2018. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher reboot unexpectedly debuted this past August.

What studios are willing to bid to win the newest Tarantino movie is staggering: an upfront agreement to a $100 million production budget, first-dollar returns, and final cut. At a time when even $35 million for an original action film like “Baby Driver” is considered a gamble, this is unprecedented.

The reason is self evident: What Tarantino can do is otherwise missing from American filmmaking. He only directs his own scripts and has never made a sequel, but his films are global events. Tarantino remains one of the only directors whose original films can rake in two-to-one foreign-to-domestic box office returns.

Read More:Quentin Tarantino Receiving Wild Pitches From Studios to Buy New Movie, From Classic Cars to Mock Posters

Still, the studios’ dog-and-pony shows are odd. So many people associated with Harvey Weinstein were victims of his abuse, tainted by their association with the apparent serial rapist, or left in the wreckage at 99 Hudson Street.

Stanley Kubrick’s contribution to great cinema of the 1970s offers his vision of what an epic should be. Transported by images that recall great paintings of the period, and Kubrick’s new approaches to low-light cinematography, we witness a rogue’s progress through troubled times. And even Ryan O’Neal is good!

Barry Lyndon

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The Criterion Collection 897

1975 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 185 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 17, 2017 / 39.95

Starring: Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Marie Kean, Diana Körner, Murray Melvin, Frank Middlemass, André Morell, Arthur O’Sullivan, Godfrey Quigley, Leonard Rossiter, Philip Stone, Leon Vitali Leon Vitali, Wolf Kahler, Ferdy Mayne, George Sewell, Michael Hordern (narrator).

Cinematography: John Alcott

Editor: Tony Lawson

Production design: Ken Adam

Conductor & Musical Adaptor: Leonard Rosenman

Written by Stanley Kubrick from the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray

Produced and Directed by Stanley Kubrick

The...

*Updated* Back in August, Adam Green surprised horror fans when his Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration turned out to be a special screening of Victor Crowley, a secret fourth film in the franchise. If you weren't in attendance at Hollywood's ArcLight Cinema that historic night, don't despair, because Crowley is emerging from Honey Island Swamp and could be coming to a city near you in the Victor Crowley theatrical roadshow, with additional tour dates and cities announced by Dark Sky Films.

You can read the latest round of roadshow dates and cities in the image below. Select roadshow screenings will include appearances by filmmaker Adam Green and members of the cast. Is Crowley coming to a town near you? Stay tuned to Daily Dead and visit victorcrowleylives.com for more updates.

Press Release: Dark Sky Films proudly announces Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly...

(Aotn) Ok, Smt heads, tonight’s offering “The Hatred” may seem like heavy subject matter… But don’t worry, if Thursday Trailers is going to get deep, we’ll be certain to do it indie horror style!

Anchor Bay’s “The Hatred” comes right here:

The hits just keep on coming!

Coming Attractions: Victor Crowley Update

Dark Sky Films proudly announces Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher sequel unexpectedly debuted in La shocking fans, celebrities, and industry professionals who gathered to celebrate at an event coined as a “Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration.” The film will now be available to fans in select theaters beginning October 2017, as Victor Crowley hits the road. Writer/director Adam Green (and other cast) will travel with and introduce the film at special one-night screening events across America. Additional tour dates will be added.

The fourth film in the Hatchet franchise, Victor Crowley (review), is getting ready to hit the road this October courtesy of Dark Sky Films; and right now we have the first wave of cities for ya! Don’t see your home… Continue Reading →

The post First Victor Crowley Road Show Dates Arrive; More Cities to be Added Soon! appeared first on Dread Central.

‘Things Blowing Up Good’ has been surefire entertainment since the beginning of cinema, but this ill-fated Cinerama extravaganza about the biggest explosion in recorded human history limps along despite some pretty darned impressive volcanic effects. It’s quite an entertaining spectacle, with various good performers in three soap opera plots, either overacting or loitering about with nothing to do. And don’t forget the from-left-field musical striptease.

Krakatoa East of Java

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Kl Studio Classics

1969 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date September 12, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Barbara Werle, Sal Mineo, Rossano Brazzi, John Leyton, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline (Jacqui) Chan, Victoria Young, Marc Lawrence, Geoffrey Holder, Niall MacGinnis, Sumi Haru.

Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer

Film Editors: Walter Hannemann, Warren Low, Maurice Rootes

Production Design: Eugèné Lourié

Costumes: Laure Lourié

Special Effects: Eugèné Lourié, Alex Weldon, Francisco Prósper

Original Music: Frank De Vol

Written by Clifford Newton Gould,...

(Aotn) Ok Smt heads, you know, you loved Hatchet. I mean Kane Hodder? C’mon… Well, this week’s surprise news about Victor Crowley, the upcoming sequel to the 90’s slasher crowd pleaser should have you beside yourself. Literally…

Check the trailer right here!

Dark Sky Films announced Thursday the release of Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher reboot unexpectedly debuted tonight at Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinema, shocking fans, celebrities, and industry professionals who gathered this evening to celebrate at an event coined as a “Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration.” Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th 7 –X‘s Jason Voorhees) and Parry Shen (Better Luck Tomorrow) for an all-new, horrifying journey into the haunted, blood-drenched bayou. In 2007, forty-nine people were...

Horror fans attending what was advertised as a "Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration" at the ArcLight Hollywood theater received quite the shock when filmmaker Adam Green took to the stage and revealed that the movie they were actually about to watch was a new film in the franchise called Victor Crowley, which was filmed in secret and features Kane Hodder reprising his role as the slayer of Honey Island Swamp, and now Bloody Disgusting has revealed the first teaser trailer for the film. 

The new teaser trailer for Victor Crowley (see below) sees the return of Parry Shen as Andrew Yong, the (supposedly) sole survivor of the Honey Island Swamp massacres, who inevitably must face the monster that he managed to escape, Victor Crowley.

Following its surprise premiere at the ArcLight Cinema, Adam Green will take Victor Crowley to select Us theaters this October for a road show tour that will...

Horror fans attending what was advertised as a "Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration" at the ArcLight Hollywood theater received quite the shock when filmmaker Adam Green took to the stage and revealed that the movie they were actually about to watch was a new film in the franchise called Victor Crowley, which was filmed in secret and features Kane Hodder reprising his role as the slayer of Honey Island Swamp.

Following its surprise premiere at the ArcLight Cinema, Adam Green will take Victor Crowley to select Us theaters this October for a road show tour that will include one-night-only screenings hosted by Green and cast members from the film. Specific tour dates have yet to be announced, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed.

Victor Crowley will also screen at festivals around the world, including FrightFest in London on Saturday, August 26th. For additional details, including intriguing plot information,...

Tonight in Hollywood Adam Green let the cat out of the bag that a fourth Hatchet film is not just on its way… It’S Here! Surprised? Elated? You should be! Read on for your first details of Victor Crowley! From… Continue Reading →

The post Victor Crowley Lives! Fourth Hatchet Film Reboots Franchise! Road Show Announced! appeared first on Dread Central.

Hello and welcome back to our weekly roundup of what’s going on in theatre, film, and TV. THEATREBroadway hit “Hamilton” is gathering a cast ahead of it’s opening in London this autumn. The producers announced that Jamael Westman will play Alexander Hamilton and Michael Jibson will play King George. They join the previously announced West End cast who will re-open the Victoria Palace Theatre following its renovation. Jamael Westman graduated from Rada in 2016 and appeared in “Torn” at the Royal Court. This is his West End debut. Michael Jibson was in “Roots”, Donmar Warehouse, “Road Show,” “Take Flight”, and James Graham’s “Our House” in the West End, for which he was nominated for an Olivier award. Public booking opened in January and tickets for the first booking period are now sold out. The producers are to copy the Broadway model of a ticket lottery to accommodate punters...

Sunday, Sondheim and showtunes galore were on the menu at Broadway Sessions recently as we welcomed cast members from the current hit revival ofSundayin the Park with George. Cast members Claybourne Elder, Liz McCartney, Julie Foldesi, Jennifer Sanchez and Max Chernin delighted the audience with Sondheim Liz McCartney's one woman Your Fault from Into the Woods, Claybourne's revisit of Road Show and accompanying story of the night his parents met Sondheim and Jennifer Sanchez's acoustic take on Sunday were especially Sondheim-licious and more. Joining the cast in the Sondheim-ania, was 9 year old Radio City veteran and self described Sondheim maniac Finn Douglas who brought the crowd to it's feet with his pint size Putting It Together. Rounding out the evening was singersongwriter Melissa Modifer. Enjoy highlights here...

Not so fast Savant — with the help of correspondent input, DVD Savant presents more information on David Swift’s adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — correcting and modifying some assumptions in my first review. Don’t worry — it’s good reading.

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This is an odd circumstance. I routinely update, modify, correct and de-stupidify DVD Savant reviews, but this time I’m taking a more radical step. In my March 25 coverage of Twilight Time’s Blu-ray of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, I made a big point of the fact that David Swift’s film adaptation had not made many changes. Several songs were dropped, but that would seem the right thing to do considering that the movie wasn’t planned as a Road Show — it’s only 121 minutes in duration and has no break for an intermission. The much missed...

Robert Altman, Warren Beatty and Julie Christie join together for one of the great westerns, a poetic account of the founding of a town and the way big business preys on foolish little guys. Raw and cluttered, the show gives the genre a new look, with a dreamy mix of snowflakes, opium and the music of Leonard Cohen. McCabe & Mrs. Miller Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 827 1971 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 121 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 11, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy, Antony Holland, . Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond Production Designer Leon Ericksen Film Editing and Second Unit Director Louis Lombardo Original Music Leonard Cohen Written by Robert Altman, Brian McKay from the novel McCabe by Edmund Naughton Produced by Mitchell Brower, David Foster Directed by Robert Altman

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Robert Altman films run hot and cold for this reviewer.

If you love Slashers from the 70's, 80s, and 90's, modern Home-Invasion flicks, or Indie Horror films you won’t want to miss the Slaughterhouse Road Show! The filmmakers behind the new movie #Slaughterhouse are taking their show on the road with a 15 city screening tour October 13th - 31st!

Set around the city of Austin, Texas; #Slaughterhouse ties into some of the most classic tropes of various sub-genres with shades of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Die Hard, and Panic Room.

"What happens when the security of your home can be controlled with your smart device? What happens when that gets into the wrong hands?

When Bob wants to impress new girlfriend Trixie, he invites her to a romantic getaway at his parent’s ultra modern cabin. Trixie would rather have fun with her friends, who she secretly invites to join the party. The spring breakers’ fun...

Today in 1994, Passion opened at the Longacre Theatre, where it ran for 97 performances. Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'Amore. Passion is notable for being one of the few projects that Stephen Sondheim himself conceived, along with Sweeney Todd and Road Show. Set in 19th century Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by the obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's homely, ailing cousin.

Did Quentin Tarantino stumble this time out? His tale of western killers sharing a snowbound cabin builds almost zero suspense, and the verbal excess and violent grossness lack Tarantino's usual clever, wickedly funny edge. And 70mm cooped up in a dim interior? It's A Long Day's Journey into Lincoln Logs. Totally dig Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ennio Morricone, though. The Hateful Eight Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Anchor Bay / Weinstein 2015 / Color / 2.76 widescreen (Ultra Panavision 70) / 187 min. / Street Date March 29, 2016 / 39.99 Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Channing Tatum. Cinematography Robert Richardson Film Editor Fred Raskin Original Music Ennio Morricone Production Design Yohei Taneda Produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh, Stacey Sher Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Quentin Tarantino's opening title sequence card announces...

In this special episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, February 23rd 2016.

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Follow-Up Criterion Collection Flash Sale News Love on Netflix Anchor Bay / TWC: Hateful Eight Blu-ray Road show version? Warner Archive: Susan Slept Here Kino – Certain Fury, American Dreamer Episode Links & Notes The Adventures of Gumby: 60’s Series Volume 1 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season One Part One [The Bees] Big Sleep [Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things] The Curse / Curse II: The Bite Demonoid Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Entertainment Extraction Fargo: Season 2 The Good Dinosaur The Graduate Gumby: 60’s Series V1 I Knew Her Well Jesus Of Nazareth: The Complete Miniseries Key Largo The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Millennium / R.O.T.O.R. Moonwalkers Pauline at the Beach Secret in Their Eyes The Serpent and the Rainbow Shaun the Sheep: Season...

Richard Fleischer's Viking saga is a great star showcase: for the grinning one-eyed Kirk Douglas, sullen one-handed Tony Curtis and the heavy-breathing, two-breasted Janet Leigh. Jack Cardiff gives us the fjords of Norway, lean and mean Viking ships, and a brain-bashing acrobatic castle assault designed to out-do Burt Lancaster. With Ernest Borgnine ("Ohhh-dinnnn!!"), James Donald and Alexander Knox. And as the old song goes, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got Frank Thring. The Vikings Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1958 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Street Date March 8, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring. Cinematography Jack Cardiff Production Designer Harper Goff Film Editor Hugo Williams Original Music Mario Nascimbene Written by Calder Willingham adapted by Dale Wasserman from a novel by Edison Marshall Produced by Jerry Bresler Directed by Richard Fleischer

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...

Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow and Richard Harris bring James Michener's true saga to life -- but it's the story of the destruction of paradise. A huge success just the same, producer Walter Mirisch's film testifies to the skill with which he brought together big talent for a show that doesn't compromise with a happy-happy historical revision. Hawaii Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 161 min. / Ship Date January 19, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor, Jocelyne Lagarde, Manu Tupou, Ted Nobriga, Elizabeth Logue. Cinematography Russell Harlan Production Designer Cary Odell Art Direction James W. Sullivan Film Editor Stuart Gilmore Original Music Elmer Bernstein Written by Dalton Trumbo, Daniel Taradash from the novel by James Michener Produced by Walter Mirisch Directed by George Roy Hill

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Well, fans of James Michener that missed the...

Signature Theatre has announced the cast of Road Show directed by Gary Griffin Broadway's Honeymoon in Vegas, Signature's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical, about the real-life Mizner brothers and their quest for the ever elusive American dream, was praised as fierce, funny, lean and heartbreaking by the Chicago Sun-Times when Griffin's production premiered at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2014. Road Show will run from February 16 - March 13 in Signature Theatre's intimate Max Theatre.

or, Savant picks The Most Impressive Discs of 2015

This is the actual view from Savant Central, looking due North.

What a year! I was able to take one very nice trip back East too see Washington D.C. for the first time, or at least as much as two days' walking in the hot sun and then cool rain would allow. Back home in Los Angeles, we've had a year of extreme drought -- my lawn is looking patriotically ratty -- and we're expecting something called El Niño, that's supposed to be just shy of Old-Testament build-me-an-ark intensity. We withstood heat waves like those in Day the Earth Caught Fire, and now we'll get the storms part. This has been a wild year for DVD Savant, which is still a little unsettled. DVDtalk has been very patient and generous, and so have Stuart Galbraith & Joe Dante; so far everything...

Your options to see The Hateful Eight are about to open up just in time for the holidays, as The Weinstein Company is in the process of altering their rollout for Quentin Tarantino's latest film. Confirmed by multiple sources, the studio is set to allow a small number of theaters in select cities to show a Dcp (Digital Cinema Package) version of Tarantino's Road Show cut of The Hateful... Read More...

Happy Birthday Michael Cerveris Cerveris, who recently played 'Juan Peron' in Evita, has also appeared on Broadway in In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Cymbeline, LoveMusik, Sweeney Todd, Children And Art, Passion, Assassins, Titanic and The Who's Tommy. His Off-Broadway credits include Road Show, King Lear, an oak tree, The Apple Tree, Wintertime, Fifth of July, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Blood Sports and Total Eclipse. Cerveris has also performed in regional productions of Anyone Can Whistle, Spring Awakening, Sunday in the Park with George, Chess and more.

Eric Rosen, Artistic Director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, today announced the casting for the lead roles for Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer-Prize winning masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George. Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Nominee Claybourne Elder Bonnie amp Clyde, Road Show, Allegro will lead the cast as George, reprising his critically-acclaimed performance in Signature Theatre's award-winning 2014 production. Broadway veteran Sara Jean Ford A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Finian's Rainbow has been cast in the legendary role of Dot. Rosen will direct the production, to be produced in a unique partnership with the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.

Today in 1994, Passion opened at the Longacre Theatre, where it ran for 97 performances. Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'Amore. Passion is notable for being one of the few projects that Stephen Sondheim himself conceived, along with Sweeney Todd and Road Show. Set in 19th century Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by the obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's homely, ailing cousin.

Cast

Captain T. G. Culpeper Spencer Tracy J. Russell Finch Milton Berle Melville Crump Sid Caesar Benjy Benjamin Buddy Hackett Mrs. Marcus Ethel Merman Ding Bell Mickey Rooney Sylvester Marcus Dick Shawn Otto Meyer Phil Silvers J. Algernon Hawthorne Terry-Thomas Lennie Pike Jonathan Winters Monica Crump Edie Adams Emeline Finch Dorothy Provine Cabdriver Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Tyler Fitzgerald Jim Backus Man driving in the desert Jack Benny Union official Joe E. Brown Biplane pilot Ben Blue Police sergeant Alan Carney Detective Chick Chandler Mrs. Halliburton Barrie Chase Mayor Lloyd Corrigan Police chief William Demarest Sheriff of Crocket County Andy Devine Ginger Culpeper (voice) Selma Diamond Cabdriver Peter Falk Detective Normal Fell Colonel Wilberforce Paul Ford Deputy sheriff Stan Freberg Billie Sue Culpeper (voice) Louise Glenn Cabdriver Leo Gorcey Fire chief Sterling Holloway Mr. Dinckler Edward Everett Horton Irwin Marvin Kaplan Jimmy the Cook Buster Keaton Nervous motorist Don Knotts Airport...

Happy Birthday Michael Cerveris Cerveris, who recently played 'Juan Peron' in Evita, has also appeared on Broadway in In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Cymbeline, LoveMusik, Sweeney Todd, Children And Art, Passion, Assassins, Titanic and The Who's Tommy. His Off-Broadway credits include Road Show, King Lear, an oak tree, The Apple Tree, Wintertime, Fifth of July, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Blood Sports and Total Eclipse. Cerveris has also performed in regional productions of Anyone Can Whistle, Spring Awakening, Sunday in the Park with George, Chess and more.

Kilburn Media announced today the launch of Road Show Theatrical, a joint venture with The Production Office to produce and fully finance live theatrical productions. The announcement was made today by Kilburn's CEO Mark Manuel and The Production Office's Managing Partner Gregory Young. The long term goal of Road Show Theatrical is to build a well-financed and trusted destination for live theatrical projects, much the same way feature film projects currently make their way to Kilburn Media.

Exclusive: Hugh Jackman may not make it to Times Square as Houdini, but Oz and magic are still in the cards for the Main Stem: Road Show Theatrical, a new joint venture pairing investors Kilburn Media Partners and presenter/management company The Production Office, will make its Broadway debut during the coming holiday season with The Illusionists — Witness The Impossible, a Las Vegas-style extravaganza slated to run at the Nederlander Organization-managed Marquis Theatre. Road Show is fully financing the show to the tune of ”several million dollars,” according to the principals, Kilburn CEO Mark Manuel and Production Office managing partner Gregory Young. […]...

Dan Harmon is a contradiction. He is happy and sad, loving and cruel, appreciative and narcissistic – but above all, he is bitingly honest. This trait is what makes him a great writer and a compelling documentary subject. After getting fired from Community (the show he created), Harmon began the podcast, “Harmontown,” which became his form of therapy in the wake of this latest rejection. Hamontown follows Harmon, along with his co-host Jeff B. Davis, Dungeon Master Spencer Crittenden and his girlfriend Erin McGathy, as they take “Harmontown” on the road. Harmon is also faced with writing two new pilots, one for CBS and one for Fox, which become “homework” he is constantly working on (or not working on) while on the road. Director Neil Berkeley asks Harmon at the beginning of Harmontown what he learned while on tour and the rest of the documentary works to try and answer this question. Berkeley...

Today in 1994, Passion opened at the Longacre Theatre, where it ran for 97 performances. Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'Amore. Passion is notable for being one of the few projects that Stephen Sondheim himself conceived, along with Sweeney Todd and Road Show. Set in 19th century Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by the obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's homely, ailing cousin.

Article by Sam Moffitt

It’s tough to say goodbye to Sid Caesar. I’ve been pondering what I can possibly say about a comedy legend who has been around as long as I can remember and contributed so much to comedy, mostly on television but also many times in motion pictures.

Firstly Sid Caesar was in on the ground floor of television, his earliest programs done live in 1949 before the video switch board had even been invented. In those earliest shows the director was on the stage telling the floor managers which cameras and mikes to hook or unhook to the coax and audio cables! Consider that just for a moment!

Caesar’s wonderful book Caesar’s Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter, co written with Eddie Friedfeld tells all about Sid Caesar’s years in show business and the legendary live variety shows; Your Show of Shows...

To celebrate the theatrical release and upcoming roadshow of the SXSW comedy "Love & Air Sex" (f/k/a "The Bounceback"), the filmmakers have teamed with Indiewire to help you realize your dreams of becoming an Air Sex Champion -- or at least get some quick cash for your hump-and-grind skills. The film opens theatrically in select theaters February 7th, kicking off their cross-country Air Sex Road Show, and is now available to watch on iTunes and on demand. Read More: The Hilarious Sara Paxton on Going the Distance for 'Love & Air Sex' To kick off the theatrical release and cross-country Air Sex Road Show tour of the movie, the filmmakers are ponying up $1,000 of their hard-earned Kickstarter loot towards one lucky winner’s Air Sex ambitions. What is Air Sex, you say? Watch this: Then, enter the ‘Love & Air Sex Tape Contest’: Upload a video of your routine to...

Tribeca Film has acquired Bryan Poyser's "Love & Air Sex," previously titled "The Bounceback," which premiered last March at the SXSW Film Festival. The company plans to release the film on February 4 on VOD followed by a theatrical release on February 7. The Austin-based SXSW hit will kick-off a special event: a 10-City Air Sex Road Show Competition. According to a release from the company, Air Sex is "basically Air Guitar meets karaoke, plus perversion-miming to music. Contestants get on stage and act out a wild sexual scenario to a song of their choosing, completely alone and (usually) completely clothed. Yes, it's a thing." The Road Show commences in New York on the same date as the theatrical release, February 7th, and will feature some of the key actors in the film. Read Indiewire's review from SXSW here.

The following is a guest post from filmmaker Bryan Poyser, who is currently crowdfunding the road show for his most recent film, The Bounceback. Bryan’s A.S.A. (Air Sexes As) name is “Lunchmeat.” I am currently in the midst of what must be the longest month and a half of my life. On October 4, we launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a “Road Show” for my film The Bounceback, which will wrap up this Sunday, Nov. 17th. I’ve barely been sleeping, I’ve had depressive lows and giddy highs, nearly all of my pride has been swallowed and yet […]...

The following is a guest post from filmmaker Bryan Poyser, who is currently crowdfunding the road show for his most recent film, The Bounceback. Bryan’s A.S.A. (Air Sexes As) name is “Lunchmeat.” I am currently in the midst of what must be the longest month and a half of my life. On October 4, we launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a “Road Show” for my film The Bounceback, which will wrap up this Sunday, Nov. 17th. I’ve barely been sleeping, I’ve had depressive lows and giddy highs, nearly all of my pride has been swallowed and yet […]...

Hey guys! It’s been a while since we’ve posted a new recap video but we’ve got good excuses! It’s been busy non-stop since last month as we’ve had Jason Aaron and Robert Venditti come by the shop, Aaron was off to HeroesCon and the DC Retailer Road show where he rubbed elbows with Jim Lee and Dan Didio and more! Good times!

We had so much to say about Man Of Steel and recent events at DC Comics that we actually have a two-part video this week! First up, Man Of Steel…you either love it or hate it but we’re in the former…We Loved It! Hear our thoughts as we discuss the film and the future of DC and Warner Bros. after WB Movie President Jeff Robinov, a key figure in the forming of DC Entertainment, steps down from his post.

BroadwayWorld recently got to chat with Claybourne Elder, who plays Michael Victor in the musical, about the show's unique sound, collaborating with his fellow castmates, upcoming projects, and so much more. Elder last appeared at The Public in Road Show and recently appeared on Broadway in Bonnie and Clyde. His additional Off-Broadway credits include One Arm, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk award.

Audiences today often don't know the name of a play until just before its run starts. But would you book a ticket for a show without a title?

With a new play, audiences never quite know what they're getting, but early ticket-buyers for Anthony Neilson's latest piece at the Royal Court were taking an exceptionally wild shot in the dark. Originally advertised several months ago as "Untitled New Play by Anthony Neilson", it was only revealed to be called Narrative on 15 March, three weeks before opening.

Neilson's play joins a very small sub-set of theatre productions that have been delivered onto the posters unbaptised. The other most recent British example was Mike Leigh's 2011 show at the National theatre, promoted and sold for several months as "New play by Mike Leigh", before, at the last minute, becoming Grief.

In both cases, the delay resulted not from indecision or wilfulness...

Playwrights Horizons Tim Sanford, Artistic Director Leslie Marcus, Managing Director announced today complete details for Far From Heaven, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain, the current Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Assembled Parties both now on Broadway, music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel Grey Gardens at Ph and on Broadway, Finding Neverland and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie Grey Gardens at Ph and on Broadway, The Grapes of Wrath, Finding Neverland. The musical is choreographed by Alex Sanchez Giant, Fiorello and directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif Grey Gardens at Ph and on Broadway Rent, Next to Normal, Giant. The musical is based on the Focus FeaturesVulcan Productions motion picture Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes. Far From Heaven will now begin previews Wednesday evening,...

It's hard to feel charitable towards Richard Curtis's malaria drama. There was more bite in Simon Cowell's dog's dinner

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Drama in aid of a worthy cause is not always more a pleasure than a duty, and Richard Curtis's feature-length Mary and Martha – an early curtain-raiser for Red Nose Day – was no exception. If its aim was to draw attention to the thousands of African children who die needlessly each year from malaria, all I can say is, it felt like it. I hope that doesn't sound too uncharitable. But I would have been as happy with a decent documentary as with this glossy weepie about two mums – one American, one English – having the bad luck to have a beloved son bitten to death by a mosquito in Mozambique and then...

The mighty and all-powerful Chicago Underground Film Festival has done the absolute unthinkable: Reached their 20th year of operation! How many underground festivals have accomplished that feat? None, until now! Well, “now” being March 6-10 at the fest’s new location: The Logan Theatre.

Obviously, there are a lot of people who have worked with the fest over the years to help make it last for exactly two fantastic decades, but, truly, there is one special person who has to be specially lauded for his tireless dedication to the advancement of underground film and its makers. Especially because Cuff hasn’t just been around for 20 years: It’s been fucking awesome for 20 years.

That person, of course, is Artistic Director Bryan Wendorf, who has been with the fest for the very first edition to it’s most recent, mind-blowing one. Year after year, Wendorf has guided Cuff into defining, challenging,...

The battle between jocks and art freaks wages on this week, as Ovation, the only television network devoted entirely to visual and performing arts, announced that it will no longer be available to Time Warner subscribers, in part due to the cable giant's decision to favor more sports-related content.

Ovation released the news today, outlining Time Warner Cable's plans to drop the arts-heavy programming at the end of its current contract. The network added its own interpretation of the contract expiration, claiming that TWC is continuing to invest in significant amounts of sports content while allowing the carriage agreement with Ovation to run out.

According to The Wall Street Journal, TWC has confirmed its decision to cut its ties with Ovation starting December 31st, 2012, citing the network's recent underperformance and limited arts programming.

"We’ve paid more than $10 million in carriage fees to Ovation over the past several years,...

Updated: This seems to be what Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt was talking about this month when he threatened to drop some channels as a way to control costs. The cable company has informed Ovation that it will be dumped at the end of the year, when its contract expires. “Ovation is among the poorest performing networks, and is viewed by less than 1% of our customers on any given day,” the No. 2 cable operator says. “We’ve paid more than $10 million in carriage fees to Ovation over the past several years. They’ve had ample opportunity to improve the ratings and the content, and have failed to deliver.” It adds that Ovation’s not as arts-oriented as it claims: “One 7-day period in November 2012 shows that 70% of their schedule was old movies that are repeated, numerous repeats of the PBS show Antique Road Show, Infomercials that are unrelated to the arts,...

AMC’s push in the unscripted area over the last year is resulting in the cable network launching a new night of original programming on Thursday that will consist only of unscripted fare. It will join the network’s signature Sunday night, where its original scripted series air. Additionally, AMC has greenlighted another unscripted series, Owner’s Manual. Related: AMC Orders Period Drama Pilots The new night will kick off on Valentine’s Day, February 14, with the final eight episodes of Comic Book Men’s Season 2 at 9 Pm, followed by the premiere seasons of Freakshow at 9:30 and Immortalized at 10. The second seasons of unscripted series The Pitch and Small Town Security as well the recently greenlighted Road Show (working title) will also air on Thursdays later in 2013. “With an expanding slate of unscripted series, it makes perfect sense for us to create and build a new night for these great stories,...

Happy Birthday Michael Cerveris Cerveris, who currently plays Juan Peron in Evita, has also appeared on Broadway in In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Cymbeline, LoveMusik, Sweeney Todd, Children And Art, Passion, Assassins, Titanic and The Who's Tommy. His Off-Broadway credits include Road Show, King Lear, an oak tree, The Apple Tree, Wintertime, Fifth of July, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Blood Sports and Total Eclipse. Cerveris has also performed in regional productions of Anyone Can Whistle, Spring Awakening, Sunday in the Park with George, Chess and more.

Just what TV needs -- another singing competition! AMC is getting into the televised talent search business with a new reality series called "Road Show," but naturally it's got a twist.

Instead of a nationwide casting call for talent, the series will actually revolve around eight separate small-town talent shows and the hilarity that ensues when regular folks show off their talent. "Road Show" will visit eight cities to look for singers, dancers, comedians, jugglers and more for an "America's Got Talent"-style variety show, selected by the show's director and choreographer (who are also the judges and mentors).

In the end, the four acts who make the cut will perform at the local talent show, where the audience picks the winner.

Additionally, AMC has renewed reality series "Small Town Security" for another season. Both small-town-focused shows will premiere next summer.