PBS today announced the launch of a new multiplatform experience, PBS American Portrait, that will allow people throughout the country to participate in a national conversation about what it really means to be an American today.
Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain today announced eleven key members of the production team for the 92nd Oscars®, which airs live on Sunday, February 9, on ABC broadcasting to more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
The sequel to the first High Strung movie, romantic dance movie HIGH STRUNG FREE DANCE is set to move audiences on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on February 4th, 2020, courtesy of GVN Releasing LLC and Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment.
ShortsTV™, the pioneering platform dedicated to short entertainment (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open "THE 2020 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILMS" on over 500 screens across the USA on January 31, marking the 15th year of the release.
Following the announcement of the shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards®, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced details for its upcoming “Oscars® Spotlight: Documentaries” screening initiative leading up to the 92nd Oscars.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nine categories shortlisted for the 92nd Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.
Dreamscape, the location-based immersive VR entertainment company backed by Hollywood's heavy hitters, in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation, Universal Games and Digital Platforms, announced its new interactive VR experience, DreamWorks Dragons Flight Academy, will open in Los Angeles on December 13, 2019.
The Thanksgiving weekend weather wise is a wash which spells stratospheric success for streaming giant Netflix and the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, the Jimmy Hoffa film from the master of American mobster movies.
Frozen II, from Walt Disney Picture animation, presents the wonderfully idyllic world of Arendelle until suddenly and without warning tragedy strikes as Anna and Elsa and their companions are forced to search the past to find the future.
21 Bridges, from STX Entertainment, presents the story of an immovable force that meets with compromise and corruption and a race against time in the darkened hollowed streets of Manhattan's canyons as they hunt for cop killers.
Ford v. Ferrari, from Twentieth Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment, presents the true story of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, and how they would build a Ford to race against Ferrari at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.
MadRiver Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures announced today that Gerard Butler (Angel Has Fallen) will star in the upcoming elevated action thriller The Plane. The script was written by Charles Cumming and JP Davis (Violence of Action), based on the book by Cumming.
Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman) has signed on to star as Ari Furman in King of the Jungle, based on a true story published in Condé Nast's WIRED magazine by Joshua Davis. Principal photography is slated for early 2020.
Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck will star in Robert Rodriguez's mind-bending action thriller Hypnotic. Production is scheduled to start in April. This is the first green lit film under the Studio 8 and Solstice Studios strategic partnership.
Playing with Fire, from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Media and Walden Media, brings to the screen a comedic drama that has the toughest smoke-jumpers totally unprepared for the toughest assignment they will ever face that of babysitters.
The Irishman, a Netflix original film, presents the story of mob hit man Frank Sheeran, and his rise from hustling truck driver to Teamster's Union enforcer and Jimmy Hoffa confident and Number two man in the Bufalino crime family.
Harriett, from Focus Feature Films, presents the true story of Harriett Tubman, a negro slave, who escaped to become a leader in the underground railroad and in her life led more than 800 slaves to freedom.
The Kill Team, from A24 Films, Nostromo Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, presents the true story of a young private on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan who becomes unwittingly involved in the murders of civilians.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) announced the award-winning ensemble cast joining Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson in the feature film RESPECT, based on the life of music icon Aretha Franklin. The film will feature many of Ms. Franklin's chart-topping songs.
JoJo Rabbit, from Fox Searchlight Pictures, presents the unconventional story of a boy and his imaginary friend, who takes the form of Adolf Hitler, while he wrestles with the propaganda of life near the end of World War II.
Pearl Amanda Dickson, the young adult actress cast opposite Natalie Portman in the just released Lucy in the Sky, recently participated in the media day and sat down with Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher, Janet Walker, for a one on one chat.
Gavin Hood, co-writer and director of Official Secrets, the contemporary espionage thriller chronicling the leak of a top-secret memo, the subsequent arrest and trial of British Spy Katherine Gun recently spoke with Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher Janet Walker.
Lucy in the Sky, from Fox Searchlight Pictures and TSG Entertainment, brings to the screen the true story of Lucy Cola one of the best of the best and the meltdown that caught her unprepared and shocked the world.
Judy, from LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, brings to the screen the legendary story of Judy Garland after she signs on for a series of sold out shows at London’s renowned Talk of the Town cabaret.
Ad Astra, from Plan B Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox, brings to the screen the story of intergalactic travel circa 2050 and an unprecedented cosmic interruption that sends extraordinary power surges with catastrophic results hurling toward earth.
Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today it has acquired worldwide rights to Academy Award® nominee Wes Anderson’s upcoming feature THE FRENCH DISPATCH, resuming a successful partnership that has spanned previous films including ISLE OF DOGS and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL.
Don’t Let Go, from Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures, brings to the screen a psychological drama, set in contemporary Los Angeles, as a detective receives the chance to stop the murder of his niece.
Highland Film Group announced today that Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills (Jingle Jangle) have joined previously announced Academy Award® nominated Queen Latifah in Ray Giarratana’s (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) The Tiger Rising.
Julianne Moore and Abby Quinn stars of the indie drama After the Wedding along with director Bart Freundlich recently participated in the media day for the film that is receiving raves for its emotional performances and brilliant directing.
Aldis Hodge, the star of the just released true story of vindicated USC bound footballer Brian Banks, took time out of his packed schedule during the recent media day to sit down with Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher Janet Walker.
Angel Has Fallen, from Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate, brings to the screen the third installment in the story of Secret Service Agent Mike Banning as he protects the President against all enemies domestic and international.
Where'd You Go Bernadette, from Annapurna Pictures, brings to the screen the story of change, as a brilliant architect and her equally creative and talented software developer husband leave sunny Los Angeles for the Seattle suburbs.
TNT, a division of WarnerMedia Entertainment, has renewed its powerhouse drama Animal Kingdom for a fifth season. The popular series continues to grow its fanbase, reaching nearly 18 million viewers this season so far across all platforms.
Doug Atchison, screenwriter for the recently released film, Brian Banks, which tells the story of a wrongly conviction and the attempts to clear his name, recently participated in the media day and spoke with Haute-Lifestyle.com Publisher Janet Walker.
Brian Banks, from Bleecker Street films, brings to the screen the story of the Long Beach football star, who spent eleven years fighting a wrongful conviction, and his story from USC committed to convicted rapist to free man.
The Art of Racing Against the Rain, from Fox 2000 and Twentieth Century Fox, presents the story of a formula one driver, his faithful golden retriever, the twists and turns of fate and the art of living.
Otherhood, a Netflix original, began its streaming release following the premiere screening held at The Egyptian theater in Hollywood where to the enjoyment of invited guests cast members, including Angela Basset and Patricia Arquette, also attended.
Pennyworth, a new streaming series from Epix TV, MGM’s premium cable network on Amazon Prime, brings to the screen the story of Alfred Pennyworth and his introduction into the world of espionage in an emerging modern London.
Are we witnessing the emergence of a kinder, gentler Quentin Tarantino? Once Upon a Time in Hollywood introduces Tarantino as a storyteller who doesn’t punctuate each scene, on eight-minute intervals, with squeamish and often gratuitous violence.
Danielle Macdonald, co-star of the upcoming neo-Nazi film, SKIN, from Oscar winning director Guy Nattiv, sat down with select media recently and spoke expressively on reprising her role as wife/mother in the white supremacist cult.
Maiden, from Sony Pictures Classic, the incredible story of Captain Tracy Edwards, and her historic voyage and win in The Whitbread Round the World sailing race, has continued its upward track at the indie box office.
Stuber, from 20th Century Fox Entertainment, presents a comedic drama that pairs the unlikeliest of heroes, an Uber driver and a blind LA detective, in the effort to bring to justice the drug kingpin responsible for his partner’s death.
Men in Black International, from Sony Pictures Entertainment, presents the continuing story of the ghost agency that handles unexpected visitors and threats from other galaxies, with the third sequel the story intensifies and kicks it into warp speed.
Late Night, from Amazon Pictures and Entertainment One, presents a funny and unfortunately realistic view of the talk show wars, complete with an over the hill female host, a writer’s room of sophomoric males, and an adversarial TV exec.
Rocketman, from Paramount Pictures, brings to the screen a fantastical biographical journey of Elton John as he finds himself early and the fated ordained meeting with Bernie Taupin, of one of the most prolific singer-songwriting teams in history.
Amidst an extremely competitive landscape, NEON and Hulu have acquired North American rights to Céline Sciamma’s highly acclaimed film, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, at the Cannes Film Festival as part of their exclusive film and content output licensing agreement.
The Intruder, from Screen Gems, presents the story of an unhealthy obsession and a damaged mind as it manifests in three lives with a gripping, intertwining, inability to let go that culminates in a fight to the death.
Someone Great, a Netflix original film, tells the story of three friends, in a magical city, who for more than a decade were the other’s lifeline and suddenly the hard work paid off, and man was it disruptive.
Recently, Dreamscape Immersive, located at Century City Westfield Mall, introduced members of the local media to the dynamic world of immersive Virtually Reality which allows guests to be transplanted into the middle of a world that doesn't exist.
The Highwaymen, a Netflix original, presents the true story of two Texas Rangers and the race against time to capture of Bonnie and Clyde, the most notorious killers in the history of law enforcement, before they kill again.
Five Feet Apart, from CBS Films and Lionsgate, presents a love story that begins in the most unlikely place and even as our lover’s wage war against a disease that devours them, the hopefulness of possibilities propels them forward.
The Aftermath, from FOX Searchlight and Scott Free Productions, presents the story of new beginnings, deep hatred, hope, healing, anguish, and unending heartache against the backdrop of a barren, bombed out, wasteland when a seedling of renewal appears.
Captain Marvel, from Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios presents the newest character in the Marvel Superhero family, a former USAF fighter pilot, kidnapped and trained and given heightened intelligence, advanced mental conditioning and superior strength.
The 91st Academy Awards have wrapped and as many reflect on the surprises and upsets overall Oscar voters broke records, spread the wealth and honored many with a much deserved statuette seeing only performance, effort and achievement.
What Men Want, from Paramount Players and BET Films, presents an hilarious, fun filled trip as super sports agent, Ali Davis becomes enabled, after a bachelorette party gone bad, with the power to hear the thoughts of men.
Close, an original Netflix film, brings to the screen a contemporary race against time thriller as a complicated heiress and a reluctant bodyguard team up against a team of hired hit men who are determined to kill them.
Close, an original Netflix film, presents a race against time thriller as a female counter-terror expert and bodyguard begins a simple assignment which deteriorates quickly putting her life and everyone around her in imminent danger.
I Am the Night, the upcoming TNT limited series directed in part by Patty Jenkins, tells the story of the infamous Los Angeles gynecologist, Dr. George Hodel, his family and the sinister secrets that bind them together.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, from Netflix and Warner Bros. Pictures, brings a darker tale of Rudyard Kipling's timeless classic to the screen with Mowgli, challenged, broken and returning to protect the only family he has ever known.
Outlaw King, from Netflix, Sigma Films and Anonymous Content, presents the historical and epic odyssey of bravery, triumph, heartache and separation as the 14th century Scottish King hunted by the English Army used the land they desired to defeat them.
Tom Volf the first time director behind the international sensation Maria by Callas, the documentary from Sony Pictures Classic of the immortal Opera singer, recently sat for an interview as his film completes an unbelievable year of global premieres.
Rupert Everett actor, director writer of the Sony Pictures Classic film, The Happy Prince, recently spoke with media on Oscar Wilde, the film's subject, the idea of directing future projects and New York City in the 1970's.
A Simple Favor, from Lionsgate and Feigco Entertainment, presents the story of secrets, lies, the buried past, truth, denial, manipulation, a sexy husband, two beautiful women, one sophisticated, powerful, one tenacious, a celebrity vlogger.
The Children Act, from A24, presents the story of life within a power couple’s marriage, of an overloaded and dedicated High Court Children's Judge her equally high achieving husband, the demands of profession, of martial expectations, of life.
The Last Ship, airing on TNT Networks, returns this fall with Admiral Tom Chandler leading in what appears to be a time of peace after the pandemic of flu and famine, took its toll on friends and family.
Glenn Close, the star of the recently released The Wife, has been nominated for an Oscar six times, more than any other actress without a win, and as time escapes no one, the meaty performances that woo Academy voters are slower in arriving.
Armie Hammer, who's star power is seriously on the rise, is becoming quite well known and after his award nominated performance in Call Me By Your Name, is their anywhere on the planet where he isn't recognized?
Dennis Quaid stars in the faith based I Can Only Imagine, which opens this weekend with the power behind the belief that faith can transform, and captivates from the opening scenes giving a tour de force performance.
In the Fade, the Golden Globe nominated foreign film from Magnolia Pictures, staring Diane Kruger winner of the 2017 Cannes Best Actress and directed by Fatih Akin recently held its Los Angeles media day at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons.
From the portfolio of Janet Walker: The Walt Disney Studios behind-the-scenes look at the making of TRON LEGACY including interviews with Jeff Bridges, Michael Sheen, Garret Hedlund, Director Joseph Kosinski, writers Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, and the VFX team.
Brentwood Newsstand is being evicted by Whole Foods Market on October 1, 2017. The newsstand has been an exemplary tenant for more than 28 years. Of historic significance, the newsstand is the last of its kind on the Westside of Los Angeles.
Iain Glen, the versatile Scottish actor known to American audiences as Jorah Mormont, in the wildly successful HBO series Game of Thrones, is starring with Rachel Weisz in the psychological drama My Cousin Rachel directed by Roger Michell.
Phil Rudd, the bad boy drummer for the wildly successful Australian band AC/DC who has seen his share of troubles recently, is launching a new album, Head Job, and embarking on a Euro Tour with his new band-mates.
Debbie Reynolds actress and screen sweetheart of the 1950's and 1960's was rushed to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency while she planned her daughter's, actress Carrie Fisher's, funeral. Ms. Reynolds passed away. She was 84.
Carrie Fisher, the celebrity daughter and actress of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, has died following an in-flight massive heart attack that caused the actress to stop breathing. She never regained consciences. Fisher was 60.
In Order of Disappearance, from Magnet Releasing and Paradox, presents a devastated father as he comes to grips with his son's murder and inadvertently begins an inter-cartel slaughter in a revenge filled contemporary dark, Eastern European, drug smuggling comedic-drama.
Ben Fong-Torres, DJ and program director with Moonalice Radio, the indie band from the Bay area comprised of Roger McNamee, Pete Sears, Barry Sless and John Molo, has spent the majority of his life living the music scene.
Oliver Stone's newest film SOUTH OF THE BORDER, "A Political Road Movie" fills the back seat of the old beat up opinion and travels, through the seven countries of South America, serving up more heat than the media can handle.
Promise at Dawn, from Director Eric Barbier, opened the 22nd Annual COLCOA French Film Festival, the oft time hilarious story of an overbearing single mother, her son, her aspirations for him and society in pre-war Europe.
Long Beach, California, the other city on the bay, thirty miles south of the City of Angels, has quietly built a global reputation as the popular destination city of choice for travelers looking to visit Los Angeles, Hollywood and the famed beaches of Southern California.
Steven Spielberg will present John Williams with the American Film Institute's (AFI) 44th Life Achievement Award. This marks the first time in AFI history that America's highest honor for a career in film will be bestowed upon a composer.
Where'd You Go Bernadette, from Annapurna Pictures, brings to the screen the story of change, as a brilliant architect and her equally creative and talented software developer husband leave sunny Los Angeles for the Seattle suburbs.
The Taylor Energy Company announced today that the company has agreed to a $400,000 settlement in a lawsuit over a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The company was sued in 2012 by the Waterkeeper Alliance.
I, Tonya, from Clubhouse Pictures, Neon and 30West, presents the story of Tonya Harding and the outrageous, unbelievable, amazing wild ride she took from poverty to the best figure skater in the world and her tragic, shocking, horrible crash.
This is Not Just a Painting, an Inquiry into Art Domination, Magic and the Sacred from Bernard Lahire and Polity Books, investigates the rediscovery of a national treasure by examining societal truths behind artistic expression.
Tropical Storm Florence, who came ashore as a Category 1, left in its wake unprecedented rainfall, catastrophic flooding, extensive uprooted trees, widespread power outages, alarming toxic spillage, and the shocking deaths of millions of farm raised animals.
In the Fade, the Golden Globe nominated foreign film from Magnolia Pictures, staring Diane Kruger winner of the 2017 Cannes Best Actress and directed by Fatih Akin recently held its Los Angeles media day at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons.
Can You Ever Forgive Me, from Fox Searchlight Pictures, presents the true story of biographer Lee Israel and her foray into the life of forging remembrances of literary masters as she scrounges to make the rent in Manhattan.
A Polar Vortex, fueled by the remnant of Super Typhoon Nuri, a bomb cyclone, is pushing deeply frigid air into the lower forty-eight as far south as Tennessee with mid-westerners experiencing some of the coldest pre-thanksgiving temperatures in recent history.
The Muse of the Laskaris House for the summer of 2018 is Olympias, the Princess of the Molossian of Epirus, the wife of Philip II, King of the Macedonians, and the mother of Alexander the Great.
Gleason, from Amazon Studios and Open Road Films, comes the story of Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saint Special Teams player and ALS survivor, and chronicles the advent and decline of the pro baller who once brought a city back from the brink.
Jade Mountain Resort,a combination vacation destination, nestled in the exotic, tropical, setting of coastal St. Lucia, boasts over 1000 cocoa trees and remains Saint Lucia's only bean to bar, organic, single estate boutique interactive chocolate maker.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police made a grisly discovery after they went to the home of a person of interest in a missing person case finding nine severed heads and multiple body parts in coolers packed with cat litter.
