Month: August 2023

Janel Spiegel 08/22/2023 News Directed by Eric Owen Written by Eric Owen Starring Brian Villalobos, Lori Kovacevich Insomnia spreads in a small town, causing fear and panic. As the situation becomes dire, two couples find salvation on an abandoned ranch until nefarious characters descend upon the land, claiming it as their own, and chaos ensues. On Digital on
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Last week, something incredible happened: the first successful womb transplant was carried out in the UK. This is, of course, an incredible advancement in medicine, especially in gynaecology, which is heavily under-researched. However, the coverage was troubling. On most outlets and social media, the story was only spoken about in connection to what it would
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EXCLUSIVE: The documentary Full Circle, on athletes in search of reinvention following traumatic injuries to the spine, has firmed up North American release plans with Abramorama. Directed by Josh Berman of the production company Level 1, the film will hit NYC’s Village East by Angelika on October 20, expanding to L.A.’s Laemmle theaters and across
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HBO has canceled “The Idol” — created by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Sam Levinson, and Reza Fahim — after one season. On Aug. 28, a spokesperson for HBO confirmed the news to POPSUGAR, saying, “‘The Idol’ was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response. After much thought
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Glaswegian author Lisa Gray is known for her page-turning thrillers set in the United States. Her debut novel, Thin Air, was a bestseller. She used this book to introduce the character of Jessica Shaw, a PI who is unaware of her own past. After a few more Jessica Shaw novels, Gray began writing standalones and
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EXCLUSIVE: Samba TV reports that the Live+5 day viewership for the first episode of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s new series Ahsoka drew 1.2M households. Disney+ dropped the first two episodes of the Dave Filoni-created series on Tuesday, August 22. The second episode clocked 956 U.S. households. Ahsoka is a live-action sequel series to EP Filoni’s Lucasfilm animated series
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National Cinema Day did 8.5 million admissions we hear off of a Sunday total day box office that’s estimated around $34M. All tickets for all movies and showtimes were $4 vs. last year’s $3. Note this figure could go up later today once final numbers are tabulated. Last year’s National Cinema Day drew 8.1M. The
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Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, is one of the biggest content creators on social media generating millions of views on YouTube and across other digital platforms. The digital influencer has 2.1 billion monthly active users across the globe and around 122 million daily users. As the top creator on the Google-owned platform, MrBeast has
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Since launching in 2020, Cauldron Films has quickly established itself as a boutique label to watch for cult film fans. In addition to unearthing and restoring obscurities like The Crimes of the Black Cat, American Rickshaw, and Frankenstein ’80, they’ve secured a few heavy hitters. Their most recognizable title to date is Lucio Fulci’s City
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Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, August 28, 2023. NBC has dropped the official trailer for its upcoming procedural drama, The Irrational, starring The Flash’s Jesse L. Martin. The series follows world-renowned professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer (Martin) as he lends his unique expertise to an
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