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Showtime Acquires ITV Studios Series ‘The Guest’ and ‘Coldwater’ 0

Showtime Acquires ITV Studios Series ‘The Guest’ and ‘Coldwater’

Showtime has acquired two thriller series distributed by ITV Studios: “The Guest” from Quay St Productions, part of ITV Studios, and “Coldwater” from SISTER. “The Guest” will debut Oct. 17 on streaming and via on demand on Paramount+ for premium plan subscribers before its on-air debut Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime in … Continue reading “Showtime Acquires ITV Studios Series ‘The Guest’ and ‘Coldwater’”

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‘Veronica Mars’ Making AVOD Streaming Debut on Plex 0

‘Veronica Mars’ Making AVOD Streaming Debut on Plex

Streaming service Plex has secured the exclusive AVOD rights to distribute the original 2004 Warner Bros. Television series “Veronica Mars,” marking its AVOD (ad-supported VOD) free streaming premiere.  Plex is streaming the cult classic mystery series, featuring Kristen Bell in her breakout TV performance, starting Oct. 1. “’Veronica Mars’ is one of the most beloved … Continue reading “‘Veronica Mars’ Making AVOD Streaming Debut on Plex”

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Sony’s ‘Caught Stealing’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 11 0

Sony’s ‘Caught Stealing’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 11

The crime-comedy Caught Stealing is available now for premium digital rental and sale and will be released on 4K UHD disc, Blu-ray and DVD on Nov. 11 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film has earned $31 million at the global box office. Caught Stealing stars Austin Butler (Elvis, The Bikeriders) as Hank Thompson, a … Continue reading “Sony’s ‘Caught Stealing’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 11”

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Animated Horror Features ‘When Black Birds Fly’ and ‘Where the Dead Go to Die’ on Blu-ray From MVD and Mountain Oddities 0

Animated Horror Features ‘When Black Birds Fly’ and ‘Where the Dead Go to Die’ on Blu-ray From MVD and Mountain Oddities

Two adult animated horror features, When Black Birds Fly and Where the Dead Go to Die, are available on Blu-ray Disc from Mountain Oddities Home Video and MVD Entertainment Group. In Where the Dead Go to Die, a troubled group of children is haunted by a dog named Labby who brings them on surreal hell-rides … Continue reading “Animated Horror Features ‘When Black Birds Fly’ and ‘Where the Dead Go to Die’ on Blu-ray From MVD and Mountain Oddities”

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Warner’s Thriller Comedy ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops North American Weekend Box Office With .4 Million in Revenue 0

Warner’s Thriller Comedy ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops North American Weekend Box Office With $22.4 Million in Revenue

Warner Bros. Pictures’ new thriller comedy One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, topped the weekend box office with an estimated $22.4 million in ticket sales — the largest opening ever for an Anderson movie. The movie added $26.1 million in foreign revenue, upping its global haul past $48.5 … Continue reading “Warner’s Thriller Comedy ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops North American Weekend Box Office With $22.4 Million in Revenue”

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Ballerina: From the World of John Wick 0

Ballerina: From the World of John Wick

Ballerina: From the World of John Wick4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY REVIEW: Lionsgate; Action; Box Office $58.05 million; $29.96 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray, $42.99 UHD BD; Rated ‘R’ for strong/bloody violence throughout, and language. Stars Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, Ava Joyce McCarthy, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Juliet Doherty, David Castañeda, Lance Reddick. Layering … Continue reading “Ballerina: From the World of John Wick”

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Warner Looks to Return Atop Weekend Box Office With Leonardo DiCaprio Actioner ‘One Battle After Another’ 0

Warner Looks to Return Atop Weekend Box Office With Leonardo DiCaprio Actioner ‘One Battle After Another’

Warner Bros. Pictures’ new action thriller One Battle After Another, from director Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti, looks to top the weekend box office with $25 million in ticket sales through Sept. 28, according to new data from BoxOfficeReport.com. The movie, … Continue reading “Warner Looks to Return Atop Weekend Box Office With Leonardo DiCaprio Actioner ‘One Battle After Another’”

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Paramount+ Releases Trailer for ‘Red Alert’ Miniseries Due Oct. 7 0

Paramount+ Releases Trailer for ‘Red Alert’ Miniseries Due Oct. 7

Paramount+ Sept. 25 released the trailer for “Red Alert,” a four-part scripted series depicting the true-life events of the massacre in Israel Oct. 7, 2023. All four episodes will premiere on on the streaming service on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The series was created, written and directed by Lior Chefetz and comes from Keshet Media Group … Continue reading “Paramount+ Releases Trailer for ‘Red Alert’ Miniseries Due Oct. 7”

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Classic ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Due on 4K Digital and Disc Nov. 11 for 50th 0

Classic ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Due on 4K Digital and Disc Nov. 11 for 50th

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will release the 1975 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, from filmmaker Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson in his first Academy Award-winning role, for purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on Nov. 11, timed to the 50th anniversary of the film’s release … Continue reading “Classic ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Due on 4K Digital and Disc Nov. 11 for 50th”

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Disney Raising Prices Across All Streaming Platforms in the U.S. 0

Disney Raising Prices Across All Streaming Platforms in the U.S.

Disney Sept. 23 announced it is raising monthly subscription prices across all streaming platforms for the third time in three years, effective Oct. 21, except for the ad-free Disney+/Hulu bundle, which remains unchanged at $20 per month. The price hikes were announced the day suspended comic Jimmy Kimmel returns to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” after serving … Continue reading “Disney Raising Prices Across All Streaming Platforms in the U.S.”

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