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If you were a kid in the ’80s, Night Flight on USA Network was the late night weekend hot spot. It was a mix of music videos (including quite a few too hot for MTV), cult movies, concerts and just weirdness. You’d come home from a party and chill out to the ultimate night owl entertainment. The show returned a few years back as a streaming service that featured vintage blocks of the original show, even more cult movies and new specials. On June 5, Night Flight will celebrate it’s 40th ann...

North Macedonia Signs Film Coproduction Agreement with France Bujar Osmani and Jean-Yves Le Drian SKOPJE: Filmmakers from North Macedonia and France will have increased access to funding and incentives in both countries, following the signing of a coproduction treaty between North Macedonia and France. The governments have signed a film coproduction agreement to enable films that are made jointly by Macedonian producers and their counterparts in France to qualify as films with "national" status...

There are so many films that have fallen between the cracks over the decades. They might have amazing casts and stories, but they don’t get much attention. Thankfully we live in a time where indie home video companies are not merely re-issuing the films, but they are elevating them with bonus features. Such is the case with Fun City Editions who have already done such a fine job with Jeremy and Smile. Now they are bringing their curation elevation to Walking The Edge. The film is about a c...

    Campaign Raises Over $6.5 Million in 30 Days to Produce New Season & Launch Virtual Theater for Live Community Events The Peabody Award™-winning comedy television series  Mystery Science Theater 3000, one of the most beloved TV shows of all time, will be returning for 13th season thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign helmed by series creator and former host Joel Hodgson, and supported by legions of devoted fans. The campaign, which concluded at 8 pm PT on Friday, May 7, raised o...

The Moving Image as Public Art Sidewalk Spectators and Modes of Enchantment Authors: Focuses on moving image-based public art that is an increasingly significant presence in cities around the world Charts the moving image’s entrance into and evolution within the field of public art through an exploration of its encounters with passersby and the situations it generates within the city Argues that these encounters are not mere distractions but can prompt shared experiences and d...

After having to cancel last year’s festival, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is returning with a twist. Since we’re not quite over the pandemic, fans of non-fiction films won’t be gathering for the weekend at the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina. This year the festival will be virtual which means anyone around the world can watch the films from around the globe. A pass that covers all the films is $150. You can also get individual tickets for $12 or $7 depending if it i...

ARRIVES ON A TWO-DISC BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK (Blu-ray + DVD) AND DIGITAL MAY 18, 2021 FROM SHOUT! STUDIOS This spring, Shout! Studios invites you to embark on an extraordinary journey with  THE PRINCE’S VOYAGE when this highly anticipated animated feature debuts on a two-disc  Blu-ray  Digital on  The Painting, Cannes Palme d’Or winner  Rowing Across the Atlantic) and Xavier Picard ( King Arthur and the Knight of Justice), THE PRINCE’S VOYAGE is a beautiful and exciting movie adven...

Hires, Wins & Business 25 Add to collection First-generation Mexican-American director is heavily influenced by his upbringing along the US-Mexico border and his adolescence in the Caribbean Stink has signed director Leo Aguirre to its global roster of talent. This is his first commercial representation. Stink is representing him globally for ads, branded content, and music videos. Leo is a first-generation Mexican-American, born and raised in the border town of El Paso, Texas. A graduate of t...

Jim Henson exhibition at Henry Ford Museum features iconic puppets, costumes The Henry Ford Museum Jim Henson and his iconic creation Kermit the Frog, in front of a mural by Coulter Watt. Photo by John E. Barrett. Kermit the Frog © Disney/Muppets. Courtesy The Jim Henson Company/MoMI Posted at 9:46 AM, May 04, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-04 09:46:48-04 (WXYZ) — The Jim Henson Exhibition will be on display at the Henry Ford Museum this summer. The traveling exhibition opens June 5 thr...