Posted on June 13, 2015 at 8:00 am
Uproxx reports that AMC has a new all-horror movie streaming service called Shudder with over 200 titles from the classics to international spook-fests, slashers, urban dread, supernatural scares, and more. You’ve been warned, but if you’re ready to be disturbed, terrified, and possibly haunted, sign up here!
Posted on June 12, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Alden Films presents “Biblical Archeology of Israel,” including: ANCIENT ROOTS — a compilation of recent discoveries in archaeological research in Israel THE BOOK AND THE IDOL — Israel through the ages, from the stone age to biblical times EXPLORERS OF THE HOLY LAND IN THE 19th CENTURY — a docudrama about the opening up of …
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Posted on June 12, 2015 at 8:00 am
The Chicago Tribune asked actors and filmmakers what books they would like to see adapted for the screen. “Selma” director Ava DuVernay picked Octavia Butler’s time travel story Kindred. Ethan Hawke picked the provocative Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille. Felicity Jones suggested Lady into Fox, by David Garnett. What book would you pick?
Posted on June 11, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Israeli filmmaker Sharon Mayman says that the idea for “The Farewell Party” came from the time that his boyfriend’s grandmother, age 92, was dying, and paramedics prolonged her suffering by “fighting for her life like she was 16 years old.” Her son, in frustration, said to the paramedics, “If you bring her back, you’re taking …
Posted on June 11, 2015 at 3:39 pm
In 1975, a Boulder, Colorado county clerk issued six marriage licenses to gay couples, including Filipino-American Richard Adams and his Australian husband, Tony Sullivan. Richard immediately filed for a green card for Tony based on their marriage. But unlike most heterosexual married couples who easily file petitions and obtain green cards, Richard received a denial …
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