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'X-Men' Beats 'Alice' in 6-Day Total Box Office Reaching over $50M

LogoIt has been 6 days since the sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse was released on May 27, 2016 in North America. At the same time, movie fans can also enjoy Alice Through the Looking Glass, the successor to Alice in wonderland, on the movie theater. According to Box Office Mojo, the 6-day total box office of X-Men was two times as much as that of Alice Through the Looking Glass. Accumulated box office from March 27 to June 1 for X-Men was $90,609,604, while Alice only achieved $38,227,685 in the same period. Moreover, X-Men reached $65.3M in the opening weekend, which made it top the weekend's box office list.

The Whole Movie World Changes when Intelligent Technology Combines with the First-Person Perspective

Logo"Art will flee when tech comes." James Cameron, a world-known filmmaker and director, who has directed The Terminator and Titanic was against it with the Avatar. In the movie world, James Cameron has led the audience transforming to God, referring to the omniscient perspective in literature to have an artistic journey, via the intelligent tech. Even up to now, it is unparalleled.

Launch of B-Roll Stock Footage Site – Best Place to Get Royalty Free Video Clips

LogoFor people who seek loyalty free video clips for their project, www.b-rollstock.com would be best place to visit. B-Roll Stock Footage, they have initiatives to offer unique and quality service of providing with video clips on basis of topics. They offer the best platform, where video makers / video contributors can directly meet and communicate with customers or the people who are in need to such video clips.

Surviving International Boulevard Reveals the Chilling Reality of Child Sex Trafficking in One Short Film

The region in and around San Francisco, California, often referred to as the Bay Area, is tragically one of the nation's largest centers for sex trafficking of innocent women and girls. Surviving International Boulevard is a short documentary film that strives to bring awareness to this major social problem that steals the lives of countless women and girls every year.

Najarra Townsend Hunts Child Abductors in Exclusive Scene from Wolf Mother

Riding Hood Motion has released a terrifying clip of the noir crime thriller, "Wolf Mother", which has been chosen as the opening night film at, Dances With Films. The multi genre film, which is written and directed by Erik Peter Carlson ("Transatlantic Coffee", "The Toy Soldiers") stars Najarra Townsend ("Contracted"), New York stage actor, Kevin Pinassi, and star of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival, Tom Sizemore ("Heat", "Saving Private Ryan").

Short Film "Scribblings' Storms Into the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Scribblings is an 11-minute psychological thriller by South Africa's Antagonist Studios, written and directed by Oscar Barby. The film tells the story of three characters caught up in a love triangle; Jack, a struggling writer, Viva, his girlfriend and Blanca, his new lodger. Jack takes in this sexy new lodger just to foot the bills. When she slowly begins moving into his life, their relationship starts spinning out of control.

From Florence to Beirut to Cannes - The Short Film, Finding My Lebanon, Is Reaching Audiences Around the World

Before his father died, the "nomad" interviewed him on their family history and for the first time his past was revealed to him through stories, pictures and never met before family members. The film captures the lives of three men: the grandfather who left, the father who died and the son who returned to discover his 'home'…and the Lebanon he found.

My Forelove: A Fresh Twist on a Classic Love Story to Be Screened at Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival

Mor Dovrat is an actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She has undergone extensive education, most of which has been based in theater making and acting, in both cinema and theater. Dovrat attended high school in Israel from 1997 to 2001, where she began her education in the arts with a major in theater. Between 2007 and 2010, she continued to study theater at the Sofy Moskowitch studio in Tel-aviv, Israel. To expand her theater education further, Dovrat attended a year-long workshop from 2009 to 2010 that specialized in on-camera acting, where she was instructed by Moshe Mizrahi, a director who has previously won an Oscar for his work in film. Finally, from 2013 to 2016, Dovrat rounded out her theatrical education by mastering in Physical Theater in Switzerland at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri.

My Father's House: A Glimpse at the Power of Family and Spirit in the Face of Unthinkable Trauma Comes to Cannes

New York native and creator of My Father's House David Greenwald began his filmmaking education at New York University. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at the university, where he achieved an MFA in filmmaking. Greenwald began his media career as a music video editor after founding his own company called Ground Control Pictures. His work in this field includes editing videos and concert films for incredibly popular music artists around the world, such as Tupac Shakur, Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie van Halen, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Carly Simon, B.B. King, the Beastie Boys, and Luciano Pavaroti. Greenwald's first work in film was actually a film he wrote and directed as a part of his graduate program at New York University. This film, which was titled The Well, was nominated for a Student Academy Award.

"The Last Show": A Celebration of Traditional Peruvian Circus Culture and the Virtues of Perseverance by Roberto Flores

Roberto Flores began his successful career as an editor of advertising videos. However, as Flores progressed through his career, he jumped at opportunities he received to edit two feature films before he turned twenty five years old. Although he enjoyed editing those films, his work on them encouraged him to branch out further and direct his own independent film. Soon after he finished editing the two feature films, Flores directed his own production, a dramatic short film titled "Nocturno". "Nocturno" was met with overwhelming success; it was featured in more than twelve different film festivals around the world.

Roots: Revealing the Immigrant Crisis Through the Eyes of the World's Youth

Hasti Saadi is a thirty-five year old Iranian photographer, director, and screenwriter. She was born in and grew up in the city of Shiraz in Iran, but she moved to Toronto, Canada, with her family at the age of seventeen. In Canada, Saadi was able to pursue her passions of image arts and design by studying photography at George Brown College and filmmaking at Ryerson University. However, after receiving an initial education in photography and filmmaking, Saadi chose to move back to Iran when she was twenty five years old. She moved to the city of Tehran, Iran, where she continued to follow her dreams of becoming a filmmaker. In Iran, Saadi studied filmmaking further by taking scriptwriting courses under the mentorship of Taghvaee, a renowned Iranian filmmaker whose work is well known around the world. Saadi also participated in a filmmaking workshop that was instructed by Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami, who has also garnered international praise for his work. During her time participating in the workshop, which lasted for one year, Saadi wrote and created two documentaries.

Cannes Digital 2016: Connecting the Film Industry to the Digital Age

Cannes Digital 2016 is comprised of four events which include workshops, a roundtable discussion, a mentoring session, and a cocktail mixer. Cannes Digital is an official section of the Festival du Film Merveilleux; This 2016 program is supported by Oorikas and Cloud 21.

Interview with a Director: A Raw and Profound Masterpiece by Child Director Ivana Noa

Interview with a Director will have already made its debut by the time it appears for screening at the Cannes Film Festival? the short film is set to be released at the Chicago International Film Festival CineYouth on Saturday, May 7th.

Makers of the Feature Film 'Lost Treasures of the Third Reich' Launch Dual-Prong Crowdfunding Effort

LogoTreasures of The Third Reich is currently in the development stage and is expected to be released worldwide in the next two to three years. Inspired by true events, the movie will be produced weaving meticulous research and well-grounded speculation into an epic story spanning generations.

First Man on Mars Invades 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Filmmaker Mike T. Lyddon's satirical homage to 70's B-movies "First Man on Mars" is at the Cannes Film Festival Market through May 22nd. Distributed by Tomcat Films LLC, the practical effects intensive horror-comedy will be acquired by international film agents throughout the festival.

Actress Lunden De'Leon Joins Cast of 'Murder Chose Me'

LogoIt was announced today that actress Lunden De'Leon (We're the Millers, True Fiction) has joined the cast of the new Investigation Discovery Channel thrilling crime drama "Murder Chose Me" slated to air on the network later this year.

The Next Music Generation (TNMG) Expands with New Film Division

LogoThe Next Film Generation (TNFG) is an an extension of and addition to The Next Music Generation (TNMG) which provides resources, consultation, and guidance for up and coming music artists.

Actress Lunden De'Leon Named Celebrity Judge at Gullah Geechee Film Festival

LogoIt was announced today that actress Lunden De'Leon has been named celebrity judge at the 2016 Gullah Geechee Film Festival held July 31-August 6 in Little River, South Carolina.

Jazz & Hip-Hop Spotlight Movie in McDonough, GA

LogoBaz Brothers Production has teamed up with the City of McDonough to film their next feature film entitled "Making Moves". Alongside a captivating storyline, the film will spotlight jazz and hip-hop artists and music. The movie will include a special appearance by Jazz artist Michael "Jazzy" Brown, as well as other legendary jazz and hip-hop artists slated to be included in the production.

MacXDVD's Latest List of Best DVD Rippers for Mac Brings an End to DVD Not Ripping Problems

LogoSubsequent to MTV Movie Awards 2016, forums are inundated, literally, with various questions, all asking one "simple" thing: how to rip DVD on Mac to watch the award-winning DVD movies freely. Many movie fans are nagged by such kind of questions like: ripping the title over and over; the output file shows only the scrolling intro over and over in various languages; getting stuck in the middle of the ripping; ripping the entire movie with no audio... MacXDVD Software, a world-renowned multi-media solution provider, today therefore releases a DVD ripper for Mac review and picks several reliable Mac DVD rippers that will solve all those problems.

Morocco-Film-production.com Strikes a Deal with Tile FILMS Ltd and Smithsonian Channel

Morocco Film Production has managed to create yet another amazing production. With a storyline that's based on ancient Greek prophecies, they are all set to get the audience glued to the TV screen. The production house is known for film shoot permits in Morocco, casting, equipment and a lot more. They are also known to get the perfect costumes for every shoot. All partners at the production house are certified under CCM which is the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre and the sole governing agency of Moroccan film industry.

Season 2 of Atlanta's New and Exciting Talk Show Premieres on Monday April 11

Atlanta's Late Night TV has not been the same since Alegna Productions in association with Launch Pad TV launched its premiere talk show called The Paradox.

Documentary Film Confronts Donald Trump with the Truth

Touched By Trump is a new documentary film now in production. The goal of the film is to show Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's supporters the truth behind his talking points. The film is running a crowdfunding campaign on the most popular crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, with the objective of building support and raising funds for this project. The film has a funding goal of at least $30,000 USD which needs to be raised by Tuesday, April 26, 2016.

Morocco Film Production Strikes a Deal with Tile FILMS Ltd and Smithsonian Channel

Morocco Film Production has managed to create yet another amazing production. With a storyline that's based on ancient Greek prophecies, they are all set to get the audience glued to the TV screen. The production house is known for film shoot permits in Morocco, casting, equipment and a lot more. They are also known to get the perfect costumes for every shoot. All partners at the production house are certified under CCM which is the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre and the sole governing agency of Moroccan film industry.

Tilwillis.com Publishes Reviews on the Latest Hollywood Blockbuster

tilwillis.com, which is a popular website for offering comprehensive reviews on the latest movie flicks, has recently published reviews on the much anticipated movie, Captain America Civil war 2016. According to the website's information, the reviews have been provided by Til Willis who is a popular Film critic and a hobby blogger. The blogger revealed that this website was created with an aim to provide the readers with fair and unbiased movie reviews. At tilwillis.com, readers will find the movie reviews in detail. The blogger also added that a summary is always provided at the beginning for readers who want to get the general idea about the blogger's thought about the movie. However, the site encourages the readers to read the complete review. The blogger has also added that he is open to debate about a movie.