“Aladdin” First Teaser Trailer Released

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Disney

We finally get a sneek peek at Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “Aladdin” as the film’s first teaser trailer was released during Thursday Night Football.

The film is set to star Mena Massoud as the title character, a penniless teen smitten with the Sultan’s daughter Princess Jasmine played by Naomi Scott.

Massoud recently who appeared in “Jack Ryan” series from Amazon Video as Ryan’s colleague Tarek Kassar. He was cast in the role on July 2017.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, who also wrote the screenplay with John August, the film also features Will Smith playing the role of Genie, and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar.

This week, Will Smith also revealed its first poster in a post on Facebook featuring the story’s iconic lamp. “Choose wisely,” the tagline says. Smith posted: “LEMME OUT! 🙂 Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE!.”

New characters such as Prince Anders and Dalia are set to be played by Billy Magnussen and Nasim Pedrad respectively.

Similar to recent Disney remake Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin is set to feature songs from the animated 1992 original. That film’s soundtrack was created by composer Alan Menken and songwriters Tim Rice and the late Howard Ashman.

“Aladdin” is set to be released on Nov. 24, 2019.

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FYE Celebrates Marvel Studios’ 10th Anniversary

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FYE Celebrates Marvel Studios’ 10th Anniversary

Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary began with the release of Avengers: Infinity War and covers an impressive decade of Marvel Studios’ blockbusters released from 2008’s Iron Man through the Avengers untitled film in 2019. FYE, for your entertainment, is delighted to announce a new line of exclusive products to help celebrate Marvel Studios’ 10th Anniversary so you can be “More than a fan”.

FYE has created high quality, one of a kind exclusive apparel for the superfan, featuring vibrantly colored gold graphics of the heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. These include a Marvel Studios 10 New Era flat bill cap with an adjustable snapback to fit multiple sizes, an exclusive t-shirt featuring the Marvel Studios 10 graphic on a full velvet patch on the front, and an exclusive sock box with anniversary packaging and 10 pairs of unique Marvel socks. Fans can also curl up with an exclusive super soft throw which features the Marvel Studios 10 graphic from corner to corner on a 50″ by 60″ blanket.

FYE has worked closely with Marvel Studios to bring you a balanced breakfast worthy of a Super Hero. FYE will bring three new exclusive cereals to stores this fall. Celebrate the day with Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Golden Crunch Cereal. Be a Merc with a Mouth full of Deadpool’s $&!#% Flakes Cereal. Eat like a king with Marvel’s Wakandan Crunch Cereal. These collectible cereals are the perfect gift for any Marvel fan – get one to eat and one to keep on your shelf. Find some of our exclusives online at www.FYE.com or stop by one of our stores!

About Trans World Entertainment

Trans World Entertainment is a leader in entertainment retail and operates retail stores in the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, primarily under the FYE brand and on the web at www.fye.com and www.secondspin.com.

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First Poster And Trailer For “Pet Sematary” Remake

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Paramount Pictures

Paramount has released a brand new poster and the first trailer for its “Pet Sematary” remake. The film of course is the latest Stephen King adaptation set to hit the big screen after the massive success of “It” from last year. The original novel was published in 1983, and was adapted by King himself into a 1989 film.

The terrifying trailer shows the Creed family moving into a rural farmhouse. “It’s definitely not Boston,” says the father Louis, played by Jason Clarke. Throughout the trailer pervades the disturbing drumming sound, initially from a group of marching kids wearing animal masks.

“Sometimes dead is better,” the film’s tagline says on the creepy poster. Its an iconic quote, also spoken by the character Jud Crandall in the 1989 film, is prominently featured in the trailer’s intro. Jud is played in this remake by John Lithgow.

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer co-directs the film. “Pet Sematary is set to be released on April 5, 2019.

Here is the film’s synopsis:

Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.

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Jason Salmon’s “Force Of Nurture” Album Release And NYC Show

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Jason Salmon who you have seen on Orange Is The New Black and 30 Rock is releasing his debut full-length comedy album Force Of Nurture out October 23.

Jason will celebrate with a release show in NYC at Stand Up NY on October 22 (ticket link here) and then kicks off a European tour for US troops stationed overseas. Additional civilian tour dates to follow. A full listing of dates is available at www.jason-salmon.com.

Jason Salmon Biography:
Born during a freak hailstorm in Texas, Jason sensed early on that something was off. It turns out, that something…was Comedy. Jason’s mix of colloquial philosophy and absurdist observation have made him a must-see for comedy fans of all ages. His standup has been described as “…like getting the best advice you’ve ever gotten…from the dumbest guy you know.” He has headlined all over the US and performed abroad for the troops. Jason has appeared on Orange is the New Black and 30 Rock, and in numerous commercials. His sketch comedy can be found on Funny or Die and his eponymous YouTube channel.

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Foo Fighters To Open The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans

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Iconic rock band Foo Fighters is set to open the new Fillmore music venue at Harrah’s casino in New Orleans.

The opening is set to take place on Friday, February 15th, and the following Saturday, February 16th, 2019.

“Announcing Foos are opening The Fillmore New Orleans w/ two shows in February of 2019! Public on sale begins Fri., Oct. 12 at 10 am CT,” the Seattle band Tweeted on Monday.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue from New Orleans will be kicking it off on the 15th, while Crescent City’s Preservation Hall Jazz Band will appear on the 16th. More acts is set to be announced on Monday, October 15th.

Located on the second floor of Harrah’s Casino, and with a capacity of 2200, The Fillmore New Orleans is more moderately sized and intimate than the arenas which the band is accustomed to.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to the venue website fillmorenola.com

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Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled In Seattle

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A bronze statue of late rocker Chris Cornell was unveiled in his hometown of Seattle. The life-size status was erected outside the Museum of Pop Culture on Sunday, situated on its south entrance which is facing Fifth Avenue North.

“As an artist, my husband was not only one of the greatest voices in rock history but also one of the greatest and most prolific poets of his time- his contribution to music birthed a movement that would leave an indelible mark on popular music forever,” Cornell’s wife Vicky Cornell said.

Sculpted by artist Nick Marras, the status shows Cornell holding an electric guitar, in his signature leather jacket, boots and dog tag.

The Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman was found dead early morning last year, May 18, 2017 hours after a Soundgarden concert.

Cornell is widely regarded as one of the architects of the grunge movement of the 90s. He’s been voted one of the “Best Singers Of All Time” by Rolling Stone, and one of the “Greatest Voices in Music” by MTV.

He formed Soundgarden in 1984 together with original members Kim Thayil and Hiro Yamamoto who left and replaced on the bass by Jason Everman until the band got settled with Ben Shepherd. With the band, Cornell achieve worldwide commercial and critical success with their breakthrough fourth album ‘Superunknown’, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995.

In 1999, Cornell released a solo album “Euphoria Morning” which spawned “Can’t Change Me” for which he was nominated at the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Cornell was working on his second album when he decided to join forces with Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk to form Audioslave. The band proved to be another critical and commercial success, and in 1995 became the first American rock band to play outdoors in Cuba.

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Janelle Monae Joins Cast Of “Lady and the Tramp”

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Walt Disney

“Lady And The Tramp” is Disney’s latest property to be given a live-action treatment, and today it was announced that Janelle Monae is set to join the cast, Variety is reporting.

She is set to play Peg, the stray female Pekingese Lady met when she is sent to the pound. In the original classic animated film, she was voiced by Peggy Lee, who also voiced other characters.

Monae recently released her third studio album, Dirty Computer on April of this year. She’s been nominated six times at the Grammy’s. She’s also appeared in critically acclaimed feature films “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight”.

Veteran animator Charlie Bean has been tapped to direct the live-action/CG hybrid remake. Brigham Taylor (The Jungle Book) is producing the project while Andrew Bujalksi wrote the script.

The Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 animated classic from Walt Disney. It tells the story between a female Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a male stray mongrel named Tramp. The two dogs from different worlds met under dire circumstances, embarked on dog advanture and fall in love.

More than a half a century since the original film’s release, its romantic candlelit spaghetti dinner scene is still considered one of the most iconic in film history.

The film was a boxoffice hit during its release, becoming one of Disney’s biggest hits up to that point, eventually grossing more than $93 million in North America. A sequel was released in 2001 called “Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure.”

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NYT Critic’s Pick “Await Further Instructions” from Dark Sky Films

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From director Johnny Kevorkian and starring David Bradley (Dr. Who, Game of Thrones)

Dark Sky Films

Take the techno-paranoia of Black Mirror, add the intergalactic body horror of John Carpenter’s THE THING, adapt them into a VHS board game, and wrap it all up in a bitingly satirical Christmas-movie package, and what do you get? Await Further Instructions from British director Johnny Kevorkian and co-starring David Bradley of Game Of Thrones, Doctor Who, and Harry Potter fame. It’ll be in theaters and on VOD October 5th from Dark Sky Films.

Film Synopsis

It’s Christmas Day and the Milgram family wake to find a mysterious black substance surrounding their house. Something monumental is clearly happening right outside their door, but what exactly – an industrial accident, a terrorist attack, nuclear war? Descending into terrified arguments, they turn on the television, desperate for any information. On screen a message glows ominously: ‘Stay Indoors and Await Further Instructions’. As the television exerts an ever more sinister grip, their paranoia escalates into bloody carnage.

A powder keg of throat-grabbing intensity and mind-bending body horror, AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS is an unmissable tour-de-force from rising star filmmaker Johnny Kevorkian and the BAFTA-nominated producer of God’s Own Country.

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“Leave Yourself Alone” Comes To Digital

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Virgil Films

Leave Yourself Alone, a three-time award winning first feature debut by Nicole Eckenroad, comes to Digital HD October 9th. Eckenroad throws herself in the center of her carefully crafted narrative about a young tormented Hollywood actress followed by a pair of documentary filmmakers as she loses control of herself in method acting.

In May 2006 a 19-year-old Hollywood actress moves to Philadelphia to escape her bad reputation and restart her acting career. A pair of documentary filmmakers follows her to an undefined end as she experiments with Meisner technique, taking on the characteristics and behaviors of the characters she plays more often than her own. After losing countless roles to A-list talent, Nicole commits recklessly to a leading role in a story too close to her own and spirals into the abyss of her darkest secret.

Leave Yourself Alone is about performance and identity and depicts the lasting effect of a sexual assault on a young actress as two men film her struggle to land a break-out role. The film points a romantic gaze at a charming, innocent and naive young woman while the men behind the camera challenge the moral boundaries of keeping the camera rolling as she becomes emotionally and psychologically vulnerable. The film’s style convinces the viewer that fiction is fact and makes him consider his part as a voyeur on the victim.

“For me, this story relates very much to my experience and does for almost every
woman I know,” Eckenroad states. “Our identity and behavior are a combination of societal pressures and the inequities and aggressions acted upon us. The film is admittedly rebellious and attempts to flip the experience back onto the aggressor. It manipulates the viewer’s perception to believe they are watching a true story, and you feel guilty watching this young person self-destruct as a result of a trauma that was inflicted upon her.”

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New Line Cinema and Stage 13 Bring Competition Reality Series “Night Vision” to life with James Wan and Atomic Monster

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Magical Elves to Produce Global Search for the Next Great Horror Filmmaker in 2019 Series

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Stage 13, the award-winning original premium digital content brand of Warner Bros. Digital Networks, and pioneering film studio New Line Cinema today announced the one-of-a-kind, competition horror reality series “Night Vision.” The 13-episode series will be executive produced by filmmaker James Wan and his production company Atomic Monster and produced by award-winning production company Magical Elves. The 2019 series will open a general call for entries later this year; click here for more information.

“I can’t wait to discover the next, new talent in horror,” said James Wan. “This competition is an exciting opportunity for up-and-coming horror directors to get noticed by the industry and audiences alike.”

In this distinctive competition reality series, 13 filmmakers will be chosen by a panel of the leading horror directors, producers, writers and executives, and presented with the challenge of creating the best, scariest short films possible.

https://youtu.be/kyYgMfCzCFE

The winner will receive a once-in-a-lifetime development deal with New Line Cinema, the preeminent horror studio whose blockbuster films include “The Conjuring Universe,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Friday the 13th” and “Final Destination” franchises, as well as the highest grossing horror film of all time, “IT.”

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