LOS ANGELES–The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night to present Honorary Awards to publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and actress Cicely Tyson, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The three Oscar statuettes and Thalberg Award will be […]

San Diego County News’ host Nita Brigham interviews the cast of TV One’s first feature action film, “Down For Whatever.” The film stars former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett (Greenleaf), Hosea Chanchez (The Game), Bre-Z (Empire) and Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris), and chronicles Tracy (Luckett), a young successful doctor and her police detective husband, […]

SAN DIEGO–The Film Consortium San Diego, producer of the annual San Diego Film Awards and San Diego Film Week, have announced that they have obtained non-profit 501c3 status for their organization. The Film Consortium 501c3 will continue to produce these popular annual events as well as expand its operations to create more funding and educational […]

By Danny R. Johnson – Entertainment News Editor LOS ANGELES – Before “Avengers: Infinity War” reaches cinemas, there’s one other major Marvel blockbuster ready to astound audiences: Black Panther! Having debuted in “Captain America: Civil War” to a roaring reception, anticipation for the Chadwick Boseman-led movie has reached an all-time high. Black Panther reaches cinemas […]

LOS ANGELES–Orion Pictures, recently re-launched by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a new, stand-alone U.S. theatrical marketing and distribution company, has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to John McPhail’s award-winning zombie holiday musical Anna and the Apocalypse. The announcement was made by John Hegeman, President, Orion Pictures.  Orion plans to release Anna and the […]

NEW YORK–“A Gray State,” the A&E IndieFilms acclaimed documentary feature from Erik Nelson and executive produced by Werner Herzog, has been acquired by First Run Features. The film, which had its world premiere at this past Tribeca Film Festival to critical praise, will receive a U.S. theatrical release this month along with an awards push. […]

LOS ANGELES–Twenty-six features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 90th Academy Awards. The submitted features, listed are: “The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children” “The Boss Baby” “The Breadwinner” “Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie” “Cars 3” “Cinderella the Cat” “Coco” “Despicable Me 3” […]

LOS ANGELES–The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Wednesday to present a special award – an Oscar statuette – to director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality installation, “CARNE y ARENA (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible),” in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling. “The Governors of the […]

BEVERLY HILLS—The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have selected several individuals to join the council. Nafees Bin Zafar, Maryann Brandon, Bill Corso, Andrea Kalas, Ai-Ling Lee, Leon Silverman and Steve Yedlin have accepted the tech council’s invitations bring the 2017–2018 membership roster to 25. Nafees Bin Zafar, […]

LOS ANGELES–From Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”) comes Alcon Entertainment’s science fiction thriller “Blade Runner 2049,” the much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed sci-fi film “Blade Runner.” Three decades after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Los Angeles Police Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s […]