




The Polar Vortex, that upper atmosphere deep cold that usually sits in the Antarctica region, is dropping in for a visit and will bring with it stunningly cold temperatures and wind chills unlike any seen in twenty years.
Genius, from Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, presents the story of the literary world’s unsung hero, the editor, and in this case the story Max Perkins, the celebrated editor of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and an unknown Thomas Wolfe.
Michael Moore, Oscar®-winning filmmaker and Traverse City Film Festival founder and president, announced today that Jane Fonda will be honored with the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented to Fonda during the festival's 14th annual edition.
While President Trump has continued to downplay the significance of the Coronavirus, others have explained in the strongest language permitted the expectation that the virus, which has migrated across the globe, will eventually arrive in the United States.
The striking SAG/AFTRA union are moving toward a second-strike authorization as the Interactive Agreement negotiations have stalled, forcing the union to announce the national board has voted unanimously to send a strike vote to the membership.
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, announced the launch of its new Fiscal Sponsorship Program, along with the names of the 10 filmmakers and six projects selected for its 2017 Documentary Lab.

"The Summit," a doc-drama from Image Now Films, Fantastic Films and Passion Pictures, recounts the day eleven climbers were killed on K2 in what has become known as the deadliest day in mountain climbing history.
“Casting By,” from Creative Chaos Ventures and Tashtego Films, brings to the screen the back story behind of the rise of the modern day Casting Director and the evolution of the Entertainment Industry.
26.2 To Life, from A3 Artists Agency, presents the story of three "lifers" inside the maximum-security San Quentin prison and the running club, that offers an escape from the reality of life behind these prison walls.
Deadland, from Strike Media, presents a contemporary supernatural drama as an immigrant attempting to illegally enter the U.S. is captured, which sets off a series of events leading border agents further into the past as a truth unravels.
Jimmy in Saigon, from Dark Star Pictures, presents a filmmaker’s search for the truth surrounding how his older brother, Jimmy, whom everyone had accepted died in the Vietnam war, really passed away, and his desire to understand him.
Apartment Troubles, from Gravitas Ventures, presents a dramedy into the scary journey of finding housing in New York City, complete with every possible nightmare, as life regurgitates enough lessons to keep any up and coming artist concerned.




