Author: The Vent

Weekend Report: ‘Neighbors’ Hazes ‘Spider-Man’

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Seth Rogen and Zac Efron hosted a party at the movies this weekend, and audiences showed up in droves for it. Playing at 3,279 locations, Neighbors opened to an incredible $51.1 million. That’s one of the biggest debuts ever for an original R-rated comedy. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 fell hard in its second outing. Still, the superhero sequel is making up […]

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It’s Official: ‘Parks and Recreation’ to End With Season 7

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The upcoming seventh season of the Amy Poehler comedy will be its last, NBC announced Saturday when the network released its 2014-15 schedule that featured the veteran comedy being benched for mid-season. An exact episode count remains unclear. “We have several of our strongest comedies by some of our best auspices being held for mid-season, including the […]

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ABC Renews ‘Scandal,’ ‘Grey’s,’ ‘Revenge,’ ‘Resurrection’ and Two More Dramas

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ABC’s 2014-15 season is finally starting to fall into place. After months of customary radio silence on the renewal front, the first scripted series to get season orders for the coming year are Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Revenge, Castle, Once Upon a Time and midseason freshman Resurrection. (As for new series, ABC has thus far committed to Black-ish, American Crime and Shonda Rhimes‘ How to Get Away […]

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Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth joins Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker

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The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, Now You See Me star Isla Fisher and rising talent Elizabeth Debicki are set to join Kate Winslet and Judy Davis in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s romantic drama The Dressmaker, which Embankment Films will be shopping in Cannes. Principal photography is due to get underway in Victoria, Australia on October 13, 2014. Embankment co-reps US […]

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Monthly Special: First Wednesday screens “Miners Shot Down”

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The social injustice of the “mining” black proletarians is still in practice, 20 years after the South African “democracy” they can no longer remain stoic to the system that economically cripples them. They congregate peacefully to discuss matters that can also give them a fair economic advantage in the “Republic” however this is reciprocated with […]

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‘Durban Poison’ premiers in Namibia

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Durban Poison (2013), a South African feature film directed by Andrew Worsdale and produced by the Karoo Film Company, will screen at the Goethe-Centre in Windhoek, Namibia on 31 May at 19h00. The screening is presented by AfricAvenir, a non-profit organisation which aims to educate and inform African and European audiences. The film stars Brandon […]

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‘Gotham’ greenlit! Fox’s Batman prequel gets series order

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The most buzz network pilot now has an official green light: Fox’s Batman prequel Gotham is a firm go! Fox announced the decision Monday as the broadcast networks head into their busiest deal-making week of the year. The network upfront presentations to advertisers start in seven days. Most of the decisions whether to renew and cancel bubble shows, as […]

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