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It’s about a month after Sanctuary made its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2022, when cinematographer Ludovica Isidori and I meet over a Zoom call. At the start of our interview, she initially describes getting the chance to meet Sanctuary’s director Zachary Wigon (The Heart Machine) as a typical in-agency arrangement — “I’m repped by UTA, as well as Zach, so my name was passed along to him.” — but, based on their first conversation together, it seems like they were fated to work together....

In the mood for a family affair on the big screen? Now in theaters, Sam & Kate is a life-affirming family dramedy starring Oscar-winners Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek — along with their real-life children. The intimate, emotionally charged film takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Dustin Hoffman plays Bill, the larger-than-life father to Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing dad....

Director Sarah Spillane adapts the extraordinary true story of Jessica Watson into an uplifting feature film. Watson, a 16-year-old Australian teenager, became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe as a solo sailor. True Spirit follows her epic and incredibly dangerous journey, but also shows Watson as a child. Flashback scenes accompany the voyage to illustrate the relentless pursuit of her dream from an early age. Titans star Teagan Croft plays Watson with supporting roles from Anna Paquin and Josh Lawson, who portray her parents, and a scruffy Cliff Curtis, instrumental as her tough sailing instructor....

Paramount Digital Entertainment brings you Circle of Eight, starring DJ Qualls alongside rising stars Austin Highsmith and Ryan Doom and a sizzling cast of the industry’s newest talent. Welcome to the circle, the compelling experience where the fate of the story and the possible redemption of its characters is in your hands. You can watch this thrilling 10-part film series when it premieres this Tuesday, October 27 at Circle of 8....

We have a brand new exclusive special feature clip from the brand new DVD Funny People, which arrives on DVD and Blu-ray shelves today, November 24. Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which takes a look at Seth Rogen’s early start to his stand-up comedy career. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann star in this seriously funny film from writer-director Judd Apatow, (The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up)....

CBS’s Rules of Engagement has become the go-to sitcom in moments of creative crisis. The series first premiered in 2006 as a mid-season replacement, and quickly found a strong following with its quirky take on relationships and married life. After finding its own unique comedic voice with its highly touted second season, the show fell victim to the writers’ strike and disappeared. Now, almost a year later, the series returns refreshed and alive with a whole new batch of episodes premiering this January....

Spider-Man is one of the most iconic superheroes to ever hit the big screen. Many actors have played Spidey over the years, in live-action, voiceover, and television shows. Everyone has their own assertions about who wore the Spidey suit best, but popular opinion seems to suggest Tom Holland may be everyone’s favorite iteration of the famed web-slinger (so far). It was Tobey Maguire, however, who made history when he starred as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in the first-ever big-budget Hollywood film based on the Marvel comic book character....

Jersey Shore producers 495 Productions are looking to expand their reality TV empire with a new show aimed at fanboys entitled Fandom Rising. Take a look at the casting poster below, and read the full press release with all of the official details, including how you can apply to be on the show. From the masterminds behind Jersey Shore comes a new vision for the future of television. Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions is proud to launch the search for the most passionately obsessed, proudly self-identified pop culture fanatics from the worlds of comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television....

It seems that Zorros are like busses these days. After waiting years for a new take on the character, it looks like Disney’s reboot of the 50’s Zorro series is about to get some direct competition over at The CW. The network that is home to several DC projects and many young audiences attracting properties is developing their gender-swapped version of Zorro with the help of Robert and Rebecca Rodriguez. The female-led series was last year part of NBC’s development cycle but has seemingly moved home and added Sean Tretta into the mix....

More images have come out from the set of Stephen Sommer’s G.I. Joe, this time featuring the beautiful Sienna Miller, who is appearing as the villainous Baroness. JFX Online brings us these images, which reveal some potential spoilers for the film. CLICK HERE to see the pictures from the set. Fans of the character know that Baroness is typically portrayed as a brunette, while Miller still has lighter colored hair in these pictures....

The Good A vampire cop show that is a lot more than a vampire cop show. The Bad Special Features? Forever Knight Trilogy: Part 3 was an interesting five disc collection to review, mainly because this is something I never knew existed before. So you have to realize that I came in on this show in the final season, and then did my best to orient myself. We are following Nick Knight, a vampire who also works as a detective in Canada....

Fox is giving consumers the opportunity to purchase high definition digital copies of upcoming films three weeks before they are available on Blu-ray/DVD or Video on Demand, starting with Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. The studio is implementing this new system in an attempt to spark interest in purchasing home entertainment mediums. They are also dropping the price to $15 each, down from a previous $20 price tag. Consumer spending on home entertainment has dropped from around $21....

Prepare to spend more time with the Fraggles on Apple TV+. On Monday, it was announced that Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock has officially been renewed for a second season. The show, which is a reboot of the classic series Fraggle Rock, premiered its first season on Apple TV+ in January. Last month, it debuted the holiday special, dubbed Night of the Lights Holiday Special, though the second season renewal hadn’t been made official until now....

Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols will soon have her next conservatorship hearing, and many #FreeBritney supporters will be there holding a planned rally outside the courthouse. With Britney Spears now no longer a part of her controversial conservatorship, some advocates have shifted focus to #FreeNichelle, a movement launched with the goal of getting Nichols out of her conservatorship as well. Supporters say Nichols was “forced into a conservatorship by her estranged son” in 2018....

Fans are eager to see how it all plays out, especially after last night’s amazing episode. The Game of Thrones Season 7 finale is upon us, airing next week on HBO at 9PM. From the trailer below, it looks like The Lannisters are preparing for the arrival of The King of the North, Jon Snow, and his new queen, The Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen. As armies descend upon King’s Landing, all sides prepare for anything they may be walking into....

Hitman is finally coming to theaters on November 21. But if you’re like us at MovieWeb, you can’t get enough of this flick. So we’re here to give you your Hitman fix with a new clip from the Timothy Olyphant movie. Click below to check this clip out. Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) has been educated to become a professional assassin for hire, whose most powerful weapons are his nerve and a resolute pride in his work....

On June 16th, ABC family will be debuting its brand new superhero series The Middleman! The show is based on a comic book created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and he will be adapted it for the small screen himself. Javier served as a writer and supervising producer on the first two seasons of the hit ABC drama Lost. The Middleman will follow the adventures of Wendy Watson, superhero assistant. After losing her job and her boyfriend, Wendy finds herself pulled into a secret agency whose job it is to protect the world....

According to Variety, Christopher Titus has inked with Comedy Central to star in, write and exec produce a scripted laffer he describes as " The Shield with handicapped people." Laffer net has greenlit production on a pilot for Special Unit, about a rebel cop whose on-the-job offenses land him in charge of a squad of physically and mentally challenged officers. Comedian’s 3 Arts managers Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky will also exec produce....

The excitement has not died down yet from Comic-Con 2006, as we’re bringing you even more coverage of the weekend starting with Warner Bros. horror The Reaping. The film stars Hilary Swank, Anna-Sophia Robb, and about a million locusts swarming the hot and sticky New Orleans swamplands. During the Comic-con panel, we were treated to the first look trailer for the film, which looked absolutely freaky. Hilary is a ‘miracle debunker’ who sets out in New Orleans to find out why the small town is being infected with plague-like conditions....

Things are going to get scary in October! In a story from DavisDVD, Warner Home Video’s Raw Feed Label will be bringing out Director Daniel Myrick’s Believers on October 16. Synopsis: After being called to a deserted area, two EMTs are kidnapped by followers of a “suicide cult” known as Quanta. They soon learn that Quanta’s leader has some very diabolical plans afoot. DVD Features: “Introduction to the Facility” Featurette...