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    ‘Abigail’ Somehow Squanders a Murderous Vampire Child in a Tutu

    Universal StudiosKids do the darndest things, and in Abigail, that includes sprouting fangs and sucking blood while wearing cute tutus. That plot point would, under normal circumstances, be classified as a spoiler, considering that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s film, which hits theaters Apr. 19, hides its central surprise for its first third. Unfortunately, with the marketing department having totally let the cat out of the proverbial bag in order to get teenagers into multiplex seat

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    ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Adds Ólafur Darri Ólafsson To Season Three Cast On HBO

    A new face is about to pop up in Manhattan, Kansas: Olafur Darri Ólafsson is joining the season 3 cast of Somebody Somewhere on HBO. Ólafsson will recur as Iceland, the new renter of Sam’s (Bridget Everett) family farm. Production on the seven-episode season recently wrapped in Chicagoland. From Mighty Mint, Duplass Brothers Productions, and executive …

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    Killer Mike, ‘Reservation Dogs’ Star Kaniehtiio ‘Tiio’ Horne Among Five Cast in Sterlin Harjo Pilot ‘Sensitive Kind’ at FX

    Sterlin Harjo’s FX pilot “The Sensitive Kind” has added five new cast members. Killer Mike (“Ozark,” “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike”), Kaniehtiio “Tiio” Horne (“Reservation Dogs,” “Letterkenny”), Cody Lightning (“Echo,” “Smoke Signals”), Michael Hitchcock (“Grand Death Lotto,” “Best in Show”), and Ryan Kiera Armstrong (upcoming “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” “Firestarter”) have all been cast. They …

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    Roger Dicken Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Alien’ & ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth’ VFX Artist Was 84

    British special effects artist Roger Dicken, best known for his work on Ridley Scott’s Alien and the 1970s sci-fi thriller When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth has died. He was 84. Dicken died on February 18 at his home in North Wales. His career began in the mid-60s when he accepted a freelance effects role on …

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    ‘Ghostlight’: IFC Films To Release Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan Drama In Theaters This June

    IFC Films announced that Ghostlight, acquired by the studio out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it made its world premiere, will open in New York City and Chicago on Friday, June 14, 2024 before expanding nationwide the following week. The film is co-directed by Chicagoans Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan and written by …

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    2024-25 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Oscars, Tonys, SAG Awards & More

    UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film festivals and the …

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    Abel Gance’s ‘Napoléon,’ Restored Over 16 Years, To Open Cannes Classics Before Heading To Netflix

    The 2024 Cannes Classics sidebar will open with a restored version of French filmmaker Abel Gance’s silent epic Napolean. A major work of the silent era, Napolean has taken sixteen years to restore. The festival said today that “various sources were used to rediscover the original storyline” of the seven-hour feature, with reels found at …

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