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Paramount+ Orders Legal Thriller Series ‘Discretion’ Starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning 0

Paramount+ Orders Legal Thriller Series ‘Discretion’ Starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning

The Paramount+ streaming service has given a straight-to-series order for A24’s legal thriller “Discretion,” which will star Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. Acquired after a hotly competitive bidding process, the series, adapted from Chandler Baker’s fictional short story, will focus on a summer associate (Fanning) at a prestigious Dallas law firm who uncovers a web of … Continue reading “Paramount+ Orders Legal Thriller Series ‘Discretion’ Starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning”

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Prime Video Original Thriller Series ‘Malice’ Launching Nov. 14 0

Prime Video Original Thriller Series ‘Malice’ Launching Nov. 14

The Prime Video original “Malice” launches on the streaming service Nov. 14, with all six episodes in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series stars David Duchovny (“The X Files”), Carice van Houten (“Game of Thrones”) and Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise), and was created by James Wood (Rev). Recurring cast includes Christine Adams … Continue reading “Prime Video Original Thriller Series ‘Malice’ Launching Nov. 14”

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Merchandising: ‘Child’s Play,’ ‘Halloween II’ Among Latest Amazon-Exclusive Steelbooks 0

Merchandising: ‘Child’s Play,’ ‘Halloween II’ Among Latest Amazon-Exclusive Steelbooks

The latest batch of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbooks available exclusively through online retailer Amazon includes Child’s Play, Halloween II, Dangerous Animals and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The Steelbook for 1988’s Child’s Play comes from Shout! Studios and Scream Factory, and is a three-disc combo pack containing the film on both 4K and … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Child’s Play,’ ‘Halloween II’ Among Latest Amazon-Exclusive Steelbooks”

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GM Adds Disney+ Streaming to Select Vehicles 0

GM Adds Disney+ Streaming to Select Vehicles

GM and Disney have teamed up to offer owners of select new 2025 automobiles access to the Disney+ subscription streaming platform. Select 2025 and newer Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban; Cadillac Escalade, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, and Celestiq; and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL models will have default access to Disney+ (with a subscription), in addition … Continue reading “GM Adds Disney+ Streaming to Select Vehicles”

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Again Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Oct. 5 0

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Again Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Oct. 5

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps again led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Oct. 5. Set in the retro-futuristic 1960s of an alternate reality, the film, which became available for premium digital purchase and rental Sept. 23, follows the superhero team The Fantastic Four as … Continue reading “‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Again Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Oct. 5”

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Taylor Swift’s Album Promo Movie ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Tops Expectations With  Million in Weekend Box Office Revenue 0

Taylor Swift’s Album Promo Movie ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Tops Expectations With $33 Million in Weekend Box Office Revenue

Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, the promo movie for Swift’s 12th studio album, Taylor Swift | Life of a Showgirl, topped expectations selling more than $33 million in tickets across AMC Theatre screens to easily finish No. 1 for the weekend ended Oct. 5. Life of a Showgirl came out … Continue reading “Taylor Swift’s Album Promo Movie ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Tops Expectations With $33 Million in Weekend Box Office Revenue”

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Movie Version of ‘Rent’ Due on 4K Ultra HD Disc Nov. 18 for 20th Anniversary 0

Movie Version of ‘Rent’ Due on 4K Ultra HD Disc Nov. 18 for 20th Anniversary

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the 2005 movie version of Rent on 4K Ultra HD disc with a digital copy Nov. 18 to mark the film’s 20th Anniversary. An adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s stage musical, the rock opera is set in New York City’s East Village, where a group of bohemians struggle to live … Continue reading “Movie Version of ‘Rent’ Due on 4K Ultra HD Disc Nov. 18 for 20th Anniversary”

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Samba TV: ‘Black Rabbit’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through Sept. 28 0

Samba TV: ‘Black Rabbit’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through Sept. 28

Netflix’s “Black Rabbit” remained No. 1 on Samba TV’s list of top streaming programs for the week of Sept. 22-28. The series stars Jude Law as a restaurateur forced into New York’s criminal underworld when his chaotic brother (Jason Bateman) returns to town with loan sharks on his trail. No. 2 was the Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,’ … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘Black Rabbit’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through Sept. 28”

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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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