Superstar Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Los Angeles on Sunday night. According to a report from TMZ Sports,
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Angel Studios, the distributor behind Alejandro Monteverde’s summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, is exclaiming that they’ve paid back their 6,678 P&A investors 120% of their original investment in the Jim Caviezel movie.
Angel Studios raised $5M for the pic’s marketing through crowdfunding, the anti-child trafficking movie recently clicking past $174M in the middle of its sixth week through yesterday — more than Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($172.9M) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One‘s ($160.8M) domestic box office (the pic beat Indy this past weekend).
Sound of Freedom tells the story of former government agent Tim Ballard who quit his day job to rescue a little girl from sex traffickers in the Colombian jungle. Ballard has reportedly saved 123 people, 55 of which are children, from one mission alone.
“6,678 Angel Guild members have now received $1.20 for every $1 they invested into the launch budget for Sound of Freedom, and we are thrilled to be able to get funds back to them in three months,” said Neal Harmon, CEO of Angel Studios. “The Angel Guild is key to our theatrical strategy and paying out as quickly as possible is always our first priority.”
It’s been no secret that the movie’s popularity and ticket sales have been fueled by right wing think groups and a QAnon fever has catapulted the film’s box office in the heartland and in California. However, in recent interviews, Monteverde has spoken up and distanced himself from the pic’s right-wing embrace, recently telling the Los Angeles Times, “It’s heartbreaking, and it hurts me. The minute they started labeling it with conspiracy theories, it discredits the purity of the work. A lot of times, I’m like, ‘Wow, all this headache
Superstar Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Los Angeles on Sunday night. According to a report from TMZ Sports,
Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes have shined the spotlight on the relationship between laborers and corporations. If you want to watch programming with those themes, or if you want to kick back, relax and take your mind off of everything, there’s something for everyone. Here’s your essential guide for what to watch and stream.
Glamour’s or consult the other zodiac signs’ .Meghan Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, and writer based out of Los Angeles whose work bridges the magical and the material to create real change. Rose acts as a guide for her clients to help them navigate relationships, career, and everything in between.
Cinema chain VUE will be offering families and film-lovers the chance to bag themselves discounted tickets to see the likes of Barbie, Blue Beetle or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for one day.
Tatiana Siegel In a summer of many misses, “Sound of Freedom” has become a major and unlikely box office hit, making a sequel seem a foregone conclusion. But who exactly holds the rights to tackle a new outing? Well, it’s complicated. A representative for producer Mike Ilitch Jr.
The Equalizer film franchise, said director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) – and he considered using the tech on new film The Equalizer 3.Speaking to NME in an exclusive interview to promote vigilante ex-hitman Robert McCall’s third outing, in UK cinemas August 30, Fuqua said: “I definitely thought about it a lot. Especially now with the new technology and the AI and all of that kind of stuff… Is there a story to be told about how [McCall] became this person – the younger version. I’ve had that conversation with Richard Wenk [who co-wrote all three Equalizer films] quite a bit.”De-aging older actors has become commonplace in recent years, with an 80-year-old Harrison Ford getting the treatment for a flashback scene in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny; and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman aging down Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.
Production spend in the Scottish high-end TV (HETV) and film industries hit £617.4 million in 2021, an increase of 55% compared to 2019’s £398.6 million, according to statistics released today by Screen Scotland.
National Cinema Day will return this Sunday, August 27,for a second edition, the nonprofit Cinema Foundation announced today, with discounted admissions for all movies at over 3,000 participating theaters with 30,000 screens. Tickets for all shows, all formats will be no more than $4. Concession discounts are up to each exhibitor.
Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary.
England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.
Stevie Nicks' official review of has triggered a roller coaster of emotions for the show's star, Riley Keough, and executive producer, Reese Witherspoon.After the Fleetwood Mac legend shared high praise for the Prime Video series in a sweet Instagram post earlier this week, Keough and Witherspoon each dropped a comment showing their appreciation while also returning the favor with high praise of their own.Keough needed 14 emojis to share her exact feelings:
Stevie Nicks is a fan of the Amazon Prime show “Daisy Jones & The Six”, which is inspired by Fleetwood Mac.
Harrison Ford is reacting to the latest newly discovered animal species being named after him.
The movie Sound of Freedom is one of the surprise hits of the summer, outgrossing blockbuster movies like Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Oscilloscope Laboratories has landed “Canary,” a documentary about a climate scientist who been referred to as “the closest living thing to Indiana Jones.” Danny O’Malley, a producer on “Chef’s Table,” directed the film with MIT-trained Neuroscientist Alex Rivest, PhD. It’s set to open in limited release on Sept.
Netflix’s The Chosen One follows a boy with Jesus-like powers in the heart of Mexico.Based on the comic book series American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, the fantasy series follows the struggles of 12-year-old boy Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), who suddenly discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ.A synopsis for the series reads: “Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, after surviving a freak accident, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk and perhaps even raise the dead.“How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?”As revealed in episode six Revelation, Jodie isn’t the son of God but the son of fallen angel Lucifer. His identity is revealed to him in the final scene of the series, as he’s taken away in a limo with a mysterious demonic figure.Like the show, Jodie is revealed to be the son of Satan in the first volume of American Jesus.
Netflix’s The Chosen One follows a boy with Jesus-like powers in the heart of Mexico.Based on the comic book series American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, the fantasy series follows the struggles of 12-year-old boy Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), who suddenly discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ.A synopsis for the series reads: “Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, after surviving a freak accident, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk and perhaps even raise the dead.“How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?”The series spans six episodes in total, which were all released on August 16.All six episodes were directed by Everado Gout, while Everado, Leopoldo Goult, Jorge Dorantes, Kevin Rodriguez, Iturri Sosa and Tina de la Torre wrote the series.A trailer for the series was released in June – check it out above.Other cast members include Dianna Agron, Tenoch Huerta, Lilith Amelie Siordia Mejia, Juan Fernando Gonzalez Anguamea, Jorge Javier Arballo Osomio, Patricio Serna Meza, Carlos Bardem, Alfonso Dosal and Sofia Sisniega.The Chosen One is available to stream on Netflix.
Fleetwood Mac‘s Stevie Nicks has shared her thoughts on Amazon Prime Video‘s Daisy Jones & The Six after watching it for the second time.Last night (August 15), Nicks took to social media to talk about the Prime Video series, sharing her thoughts on her recent rewatch. “Just finished watching [Daisy Jones & The Six] for the 2nd time. In the beginning, it wasn’t really my story, but Riley seamlessly, soon became my story.”She continued: “It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story.
Stevie Nicks is finally giving “Daisy Jones & The Six” her seal of approval. The Taylor Jenkins Reid TV adaptation has a very similar vibe to the real-life story of Nicks and her wildly popular band, Fleetwood Mac. Although the story is about the fictional Daisy and her journey into stardom with the already-established band The Six, Nicks saw the similarities to her own life as well.
It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.