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'Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone'

3/17/2022

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​Directed by award winning Michael D. Olmos (Filly Brown, Mayans) and produced by David R. Rodriguez, Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone stars Kuno Becker, Marko Zaror, Renée Victor, Sofia Pernas, Elpidia Carrillo, Pepe Serna, and Danny Trejo, and introduces Charlie Clark.
 
In a Texas border town, car salesman Charlie (CHARLIE CLARK) moonlights as a masked Lucha libre wrestler going by the name “Green Ghost.” When unknown assailants arrive seeking an otherworldly emerald, Charlie discovers that he has super powers. As he learns to fight from the unconventional Master Gin (action film legend DANNY TREJO), Charlie is told that he’s part of a secret warrior “triad of light” with his childhood friend Marco (KUNO BECKER) and Marco’s sister Karina (SOFIA PERNAS) led by La Nana (RENEE VICTOR). Together, they’ve been chosen to protect humanity from Drake (MARKO ZAROR), the embodiment of the Mayan apocalypse. As a stargate is opened in a Mexican pyramid, Drake seeks the power to destroy humankind — and Charlie, linked to the power of the emerald, is the only one who can stop him. Charlie must harness both his physical and mystical strength to save humanity and go from Gringo to Green Ghost. In the style of comedy-horror martial-arts movies of the 1970s and ’80s, director Michael D. Olmos’ Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone is a comedic anti-hero action movie filled with adventure for the entire family.
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'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' Coming to Theaters this April

3/16/2022

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Paco Leon (“Lucas”, left) and Alessandra Mastronardi (“Gabriella”, right) converse together on the pool deck in Mallorca, Spain in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.' Photo Credit: Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate
Directed by Tom Gormican and written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is coming this April. The film was produced by Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, p.g.a., Kevin Turen and stars  Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, with Neil Patrick Harris, and Tiffany Haddish.
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Tiffany Haddish (“Vivian”, left) snaps a selfie with Nicolas Cage (“Nick Cage”, right) while undercover at the airport in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.' Photo Credit: Karen Ballard/Lionsgate
Nicolas Cage stars as Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.
 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent releases only in theaters on April 22, 2022.
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"Paso por Paso, Brick by Brick" Emily Alabi is 'Creating her own Happiness'

3/14/2022

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Emily Alabi is walking her path in the entertainment industry. An actress and award-winning celebrity dancer, Alabi is known for her collaborations with Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Sofia Vergara, Marc Anthony and Jon Favreau. She's performed for audiences all over the world and has been featured on America's Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Disney's Austin and Ally, and CW's Jane the Virgin.

Most recently, she's guest starring on new episodes of Magnum P.I. and The Rookie.  
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“I want to be an example, an example that despite your circumstances you can be and do all that you choose to. My upbringing included a high school where you had to walk through metal detectors and an environment where you had to constantly look over your shoulder. Where I am today is a result of simply not giving up and never letting the world tell me what or who I can be. We all start somewhere but where we end is up to us. Paso por paso, brick by brick, we can all create our own happiness,” says Alabi.
Emily Alabi (pronounced AH-LAH-BEE) is recurring and 'Top of Show' guest star roles on ABC's The Rookie, CBS' Magnum PI, CBS' NCIS, Hulu's Marvel's Runaways, and MTV's Teen Wolf.

Additional credits include, supporting lead in Lifetime's The Christmas Edition and Blending Christmas, a romantic comedy starring Haylie Duff.

With 8 championship titles under her belt, Emily is an award-winning salsa dancer and known throughout the world as part of the dynamic brother and sister duo, Junior and Emily. In addition to being a decorated salsa dancer, Emily is also an accomplished choreographer. Her most recent work can be seen on Netflix's Selena: The Series.

Emily has dedicated her life to inspiring and motivating the people around her. She has partnered with several non-profit organizations and has given advisory speeches to new generations following in her footsteps.

Emily Alabi is managed by Michelle Zeitlin, More Zap Productions & Management; represented by Ro Diamond and Steven Jang and team at SDB Partners for Theatrical; Bloc Agency for dance and choreography; and Marta Parrillo and team at Daniel Hoff Agency for commercial. ​
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'DC League of Super-Pets' Brings on Batman and It's Coming this May

3/10/2022

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​Dwayne Johnson stars as the voice of Krypto the Super-Dog in Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated action adventure feature film DC League of Super-Pets, from director Jared Stern.
 
The film also stars the voices of Kevin Hart (the Jumanji and Secret Life of Pets films), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live, the Magic School Bus Rides Again films, Ferdinand), John Krasinski (the Quiet Place films, Free Guy), Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live, Office Christmas Party, Trainwreck), Natasha Lyonne (Show Dogs, Ballmastrz 9009), Diego Luna (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Maya and the Three).
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In DC League of Super-Pets, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the Super Heroes.
 
Stern, a veteran writer/consultant on the LEGO® movies, makes his animated feature film directorial debut, directing from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator John Whittington, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is produced by Patricia Hicks, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Jared Stern. The executive producers are John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Nicholas Stoller, Allison Abbate, Chris Leahy, Sharon Taylor and Courtenay Valenti.
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​Stern’s creative team includes production designer Kim Taylor (The LEGO® Ninjago Movie) and editors David Egan (Game Night, Vacation) and Jhoanne Reyes (Teen Titans GO! Young Justice). The music is by Steve Jablonsky (the Transformers films).
 
DC League of Super-Pets will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters internationally beginning 18 May 2022 and in North America on May 20, 2022.
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TLC's '90 Day Fiancé' Returns

3/10/2022

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The original 90 Day series that started it all and sparked conversation around the world is back. Seven couples have 90 days to figure out whether their love can go the distance when the ninth season of 90 Day Fiancé premieres on Sunday, April 17 at 8pm. 

Last year, 90 Day Fiancé was the #1 unscripted show with all key adult and women demos, and since the show’s original debut in 2014, 4.3 billion hours of 90 Day content have been consumed. The show has truly taken the globe by storm, having filmed in 46 countries, aired in 181 territories and even been broadcast in 39 different languages.
​Following K-1 visa rules, the couples will have 90 days to wed before the visa expires and their fiancé is sent back to their home country. The pressure is on and with travel guidelines more challenging than ever, there’s even more at stake with these international love stories.

This season, couples aren’t just navigating unique lifestyle and cultural changes when arriving in America—many of them must also adjust to parenthood and nontraditional family lifestyles. And while absence makes the heart grow fonder, personalities and temperaments have changed and not always for the best. Will these seven couples make it to the altar? Tune in to find out. 
Meet this season’s couples:
Emily, 29 (Salina, KS) and Kobe, 34 (Cameroon)
Emily left her small town for the bustling city of Xi’an, China to teach English. While out clubbing one night, she met Kobe and the connection was instant. Within two weeks, their one-night stand turned into an engagement, and a pregnancy followed soon after. When Emily returned to Kansas, they both assumed Kobe’s visa would be quickly approved, but the pandemic delayed him by almost two years. During that time, Emily gave birth to their son and has been raising and supporting him on her own, while Kobe has not even had the chance to meet him yet. The pair is ready to reunite and become a family, but will their relationship be the same given all the physical, geographical and familial changes since that fateful night out in China? 

Ari, 30 (Princeton, NJ) and Bini, 31 (Ethiopia)
Viewers first met Ari and Bini on 90 DAY FIANCÉ: THE OTHER WAY, and after several seasons of relationship hurdles, the couple is giving it one last try in the United States. The pair first met crossing the street in Ethiopia and the rest is history: Ari found out she was pregnant and moved to Ethiopia to be with Bini. But when their son, Avi, needed surgery, Ari moved back to the United States, and the distance, amplified by Bini’s poor communication skills, strained their relationship. In spite of it all, Ari and Bini plan to wed, but will religion, family introductions and Bini’s past get in the way?

 Kara, 29 (Charlottesville, VA) and Guillermo, 23 (Venezuela)
Guillermo, a Venezuelan living in the Dominican Republic, caught Kara’s eye while she was on a work trip there. The two  kept in touch after she returned home, not thinking it was anything serious, but that all changed when Kara’s job asked her to relocate to the Dominican Republic. Things escalated from there—Kara moved in with Guillermo upon her arrival, and an engagement quickly followed, raising eyebrows amongst Kara’s skeptical family and friends. Due to the pandemic, Kara moved back home, and the two have been separated for nine months. With his visa approved, Guillermo is now set to move to Charlottesville, but will their whirlwind romance be able to survive Kara’s partying habits and Guillermo’s insecurities?

 Bilal, 42 (Kansas City, MO) and Shaeeda, 37 (Trinidad and Tobago)
The sparks flew instantly when Bilal and Shaeeda finally met in person after connecting online months before: in fact, Bilal proposed after spending just one week together! Their lives couldn’t be more different, as Bilal is a divorced father of two while Shaeeda still lives at home with her parents. Shaeeda is ready to start a family of her own with Bilal, but he isn’t sure he wants any more children. On top of that, Bilal wants Shaeeda to sign a prenup, causing a further rift between the two. Will the pressures of moving to the United States, taking care of a family, and fostering a healthy relationship prevent them from walking down the aisle?

 Jibri, 28 (Rapid City, SD) and Miona, 23 (Serbia)
It was a picture-perfect moment: Jibri noticed Miona in the audience of his band’s show in North Serbia. They’ve been together ever since, and Jibri proposed during one of their trips around the world. Miona can’t wait to move to the United States and envisions a lavish life in Los Angeles, but Jibri recently moved back to his family’s home in South Dakota. Will Miona be able to accept a life with Jibiri in a small town, or will the strains of living with his family, combined with her jealousy, prove to be too much?

 Yvette, 48 (Albuquerque, NM) and Mohamed, 25 (Egypt)
Despite a 23-year age gap, Mohamed slid into Yvette’s DMs after noticing their shared love of fitness. The flirtation became an engagement when Yvette traveled to Egypt to meet Mohamed in person. At home, Yvette has a twelve-year-old son with special needs, meaning Mohamed is going to be closer in age to his future stepson than to his wife if they say “I do.” On top of that, the culture norms in the States are different from what Mohamed is used to, and he’s not sure he’s comfortable with the independent and carefree way Yvette lives her life. Will the realities of a life together be too much for this couple’s relationship to survive?

 Patrick, 31 (Austin, TX) and Thaís, 25 (Brazil)
When Patrick traveled to Brazil to reconnect with his father’s side of the family, he decided to look for a Portuguese teacher on dating apps. Thaís swiped right and was more than happy to help him out. Patrick courted Thaís over several trips to Brazil, winning her heart, showering her with lavish gifts and eventually proposing. Despite never having been to the United States, Thaís is excited to start a new life with Patrick, but will he be able to give her the extravagant life she’s used to in Brazil? And will the deep emotional wounds Patrick sustained from his first divorce cause him to think twice about his pending nuptials?

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'Fortress: Sniper's Eye' Coming this April

3/8/2022

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​Directed by Josh Sternfeld, Fortress: Sniper's Eye stars Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray. Story by Emile Hirsch and Randall Emmett and written by Alan Horsnail. Here's the official synopsis. 
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Starring Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction), this action cyber-thriller continues the adventure begun in Fortress. Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert (Bruce Willis) makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary (Chad Michael Murray, “One Tree Hill”). But back in the camp’s command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he’d never see again.

Fortress: Sniper's Eye will be available in select theaters, on Digital and On Demand on April 29th.
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'Father Stu' is Coming to Theaters

3/7/2022

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Written and directed by Rosalind Ross, Father Stu stars Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Ruiz and more. Read on for trailer and details on the new film coming this April 13 to movie theaters.  
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Based on a true story, Father Stu is an unflinchingly honest, funny and ultimately uplifting drama about a lost soul who finds his purpose in a most unexpected place. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. But surviving a terrible motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others find their way, leading to the surprising realization that he is meant to be a Catholic priest. Despite a devastating health crisis and the skepticism of Church officials and his estranged parents (Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver), Stu pursues his vocation    
​with courage and compassion, inspiring not only those closest to him but countless others along the way.

Written for the screen and directed by Rosalind Ross, and starring Academy Award Nominee® Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) as Father Stu, along with Academy Award Winner® Mel Gibson (Best Director, Braveheart, 1995), Academy Award Nominee® Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actor, Silver Linings Playbook, 2012) and Teresa Ruiz (Narcos). The film is produced by Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Jordon Foss and executive produced by Miky Lee, Colleen Camp, Rosalind Ross, Patrick Peach and Tony Grazia. 

Trailer is below.
As a bonus, creators have shared a clip talking more about this passion project and getting it made. Watch below:
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Film Celebrates Composer Gustavo Dudamel

3/2/2022

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Greenwich Entertainment today debuted the trailer for ¡Viva Maestro!, an uplifting and timely documentary from Ted Braun (Darfur Now) celebrating the genius of world-famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel (Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic). When Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s greatest and most beloved musicians faces the challenge of a lifetime — one that will deepen his commitment to the mentor who changed his life, upend relationships with friends and musicians he has led since his teens, and test his belief in art’s transformative capacity. ¡Viva Maestro! opens in select theaters on April 8.
¡Viva Maestro! begins in February 2017 in Caracas as a celebration of the conductor’s art but takes an unexpected turn one month later when protests erupt across Venezuela. Separated from the Venezuelan orchestras and renowned musical education program he leads, Dudamel faces an unexpected and daunting series of challenges — to his duty to his mentor, the great Maestro José Antonio Abreu; to the friends he grew up performing with and the hundreds of thousands of young musicians he’s now responsible for; and to the aesthetic and moral values that have guided his life. But Dudamel fights for his belief that music unites people and ultimately channels his relentless passion and creative energy to devise a concert that brings musicians from around the world to celebrate the unstoppable joy of art and the transformative power of music.
¡Viva Maestro! is directed and written by Braun. The film is produced by Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump, “Why We Hate”), Dean Schramm (Darfur Now, “Secrets of Eden”), Howard Bragman (“Michael Sam,” Becoming Chaz), Nicolas Paine, and Braun. Executive producers are Jeff Skoll (American Factory, Roma) and Diane Weyermann (American Factory, An Inconvenient Truth) on behalf of Participant which co-financed the film. Cinematography is by Buddy Squires, ASC (“The Civil War,” The Central Park Five) with Richard Pearce (Woodstock, Food, Inc.). The editor is Kate Amend, ACE (Into the Arms of Strangers, The Long Way Home). Re-recording mixer is Ron Bartlett (Dune, Life of Pi, Blade Runner 2049). The film features the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich and Mexico’s greatest living composer, Arturo Márquez, with performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.
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