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Sundance Announces Stanley Tucci as Emcee, Honors Jesse Eisenberg and Gina Prince-Bythewood at Boulder Gala

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Sundance Institute is bringing its annual fundraising gala to Boulder for the first time. Celebrating Sundance Institute: The Boulder Debut takes place January 22, 2027, at the Limelight Boulder hotel, with Stanley Tucci as host.

The event will honor four filmmakers. Jesse Eisenberg receives the Trailblazer Award. Gina Prince-Bythewood gets the second annual Robert Redford Luminary Award. Beth de Araújo and Dawn Porter will each receive a Vanguard Award Presented by Acura, for fiction and nonfiction respectively.

The gala raises money for the Institute’s labs, grants, and programs that support independent artists year-round. It marks the start of the 2027 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 21-31 in Boulder, with an online component from January 28-31.

Tucci, who has worked with the Feature Film Program labs as a creative advisor, called the Festival significant to his career for nearly 40 years. “I am very happy it has found a new home in Boulder so that it might continue to champion independent film,” he said.

Eisenberg has screened films at Sundance as both an actor and a filmmaker. He won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for A Real Pain at the 2024 Festival. “Every time I’ve been invited to the Sundance Film Festival, I’ve jumped for joy,” Eisenberg said. “This time, I’m jumping with joy and gratitude.”

Prince-Bythewood developed Love & Basketball through Sundance labs in 1998 before it premiered at the 2000 Festival. She returned as a creative advisor for the 2023 Directors Lab. “Every single studio and production company passed on Love & Basketball. And then the labs called,” she said. “Receiving this award that honors [Robert Redford] is incredibly meaningful and feels beautifully full circle.”

De Araújo’s second feature, Josephine, won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Porter is a four-time Sundance director and received the National Humanities Medal in 2024.

Single film tickets for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival go on sale January 8 at 10 a.m. MT.

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Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony Moving to Disney+ for First Time

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The Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will stream live on Disney+ for the first time on February 7, 2027 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony announces many categories ahead of that night’s televised show.

It’s returning to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Fulwell Entertainment will produce both the Premiere Ceremony and the main Grammys telecast.

“The Premiere Ceremony has always been one of the most celebratory moments of Grammy Sunday,” said Harvey Mason jr., Grammys CEO. “With the ceremony streaming on Disney+ for the first time, even more fans will get to be part of that celebration.”

Ben Winston, Eric Pankowski, and Greg V. Fera will executive produce. Branden Chapman, Chantel Sausedo, Rex Supa, and Ruby Marchand will produce on behalf of the Recording Academy.

The 2027 Grammys telecast follows at 7 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena. It airs live on ABC, Disney+, and Hulu. Fulwell Entertainment is producing for the seventh time, with Winston, Raj Kapoor, and Jesse Collins as executive producers.

Nominees across all categories will be announced November 16 at 7:45 a.m. ET on Grammy.com and the Grammys YouTube channel.

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Scout Taylor-Compton Slasher ‘Cheer Bloody Murder’ Hits Digital December 15

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A masked killer stalks cheerleaders at a prestigious camp in “Cheer Bloody Murder,” a slasher film coming to digital platforms December 15.

Scout Taylor-Compton leads the cast in the horror feature, which follows a knife-wielding killer targeting young campers and their coaches. According to the synopsis, a sinister revenge pattern emerges as the mystery unfolds.

The film also stars Robert LaSardo, Lauren Francesca, Caleb Thomas, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Sean Whalen, Vernon Wells, Shawn C. Phillips, Julie Anne Prescott, Tom Sizemore, James Duval, and Todd Bridges.

Shawn C. Phillips directed from a screenplay by William Collazo Jr., which was rewritten by Julie Anne Prescott. The 93-minute film was produced in 2024 and carries an R rating for violence, bloody images, sexual content, nudity, and language.

Lionsgate will distribute the film digitally with an EST price of $9.99. It will be available with English, French, and Spanish audio options, plus English descriptive audio and French and Spanish subtitles.

“Cheer Bloody Murder” is available for pre-order now ahead of its December 15 release.

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Sean Ono Lennon Makes Directorial Debut with Fashion Documentary threeASFOUR: FULL CIRCLE

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Sean Ono Lennon steps behind the camera for the first time with threeASFOUR: FULL CIRCLE, a documentary about three designers who have spent over 25 years pushing fashion into uncharted territory.

The film follows Gabi Asfour (Lebanese-Palestinian), Angela Donhauser (German-Tajikistani), and Adi Gil (Israeli), the trio behind avant-garde fashion collective threeASFOUR. Drawing from natural forms and pioneering techniques, they’ve built a cult following and landed their work in museums worldwide. Björk and Chloë Sevigny count themselves as fans.

But the documentary goes beyond the acclaim. It shows the ongoing struggle to keep creativity and cross-cultural collaboration at the center when the industry runs on commerce and profit.

Lennon co-directed with Brian C. González, who also served as cinematographer. Jenny Golden wrote and edited. Beth Levison produced, with Lauren Evangelista, González, and Daniel Sheppard as producers. The film features the three designers, Kai Kühne, and others.

threeASFOUR: FULL CIRCLE opens November 13 at Film Forum in New York, with a nationwide rollout this fall.

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Fort Psycho #5 Launches New Arc as Collected Edition Hits Stores December 16

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fort-psychoOni Press and Flux House are releasing Fort Psycho #5 and Fort Psycho Vol. 1 on December 16, marking a new starting point for the series from Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt.

Fort Psycho #5 begins a new arc called “False Flags.” The series follows a team of intelligence operatives who have been imprisoned on an island fortress after apprehending the world’s most wanted terrorist. Now locked up in the facility nicknamed “Fort Psycho,” the trained killers are plotting their escape while hunting for a suspected traitor among them.

The new issue pairs off the convicts, including a detached assassin named Jason, as they execute an escape plan. Kindt describes the setup: “So what’s the most dangerous thing you could give this hardened team of paranoid international commandos? It’s not another weapon, it’s hope.”

Fort Psycho Vol. 1: Kinetic Action collects the first four issues. The story opens ten years after Singapore sank into the Pacific Ocean in what was the largest act of terror in human history. The United Nations created a covert strike team to hunt down the terrorist network responsible, but their final mission ended in a tragedy that got them disavowed and imprisoned on their old island headquarters.

Kindt, whose credits include BRZRKR and Mind MGMT, teams with Sixth Gun artist Brian Hurtt on the series. Fort Psycho #5 is 32 pages with no ads and is priced at $5.99. The collected edition runs 152 pages and is priced at $24.99.

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Mayumi Yoshida’s Akashi Opens in Theaters November 13

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A multigenerational love story shot across Vancouver and Tokyo is heading to theaters. Mayumi Yoshida’s debut feature Akashi opens November 13 at VIFF Centre in Vancouver, with Toronto screenings to follow later in the month.

The film follows Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver who returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral after a decade away. She carries a secret shared only with her grandmother: her grandfather had another lover. Back in Tokyo, Kana reconnects with an old love, Hiro, while the film cuts between timelines to trace her grandfather’s decades-long affair. Kana confronts hidden family truths as she navigates love, sacrifice, and the choices between desire and duty.

Akashi won the Audience Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and swept the Whistler Film Festival with five wins, including the Borsos prize for Best Canadian Feature.

Yoshida, born in Japan and raised across three continents, is a Vancouver-based director, actor, writer, and producer. She starred in The Man in the High Castle and was recently associate producer on the Apple TV+ series Sunny. In 2025, she was selected for JETRO and CAPE’s Beyond Japan Filmmakers Directing Program, where she was mentored by Hirokazu Koreeda.

The cast includes Yoshida, Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima, Chieko Matsubara, Kunio Murai, Shun Sugata, Bun Kimura, Sayaka Kunisada, Hiro Kanagawa, and Jess McLeod.

KinoSmith is releasing the film in Canada, and Rabbit House will handle the Japan release.

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Paolo Strippoli’s Folk-Horror Fable “The Holy Boy” Streams on Shudder November 27

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holy-boyPaolo Strippoli’s Italian folk-horror film “The Holy Boy” streams on Shudder starting November 27.

The film follows Sergio, a teacher haunted by his past, who transfers to Remis, a remote village known as Italy’s happiest town. He discovers the town’s dark secret: every week, villagers gather to hug Matteo, a fifteen-year-old whose embrace can erase pain and sorrow. When Sergio learns the village’s devotion to Matteo has a sinister side, his attempt to save the boy triggers the community’s wrath.

Strippoli co-wrote the script with Jacopo Del Giudice and Milo Tissone. The film stars Michele Riondino and Giulio Feltri.

“The Holy Boy” won the Audience Award and New Wave Best Director at Fantastic Fest, and screened at the Venice Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival. Variety’s Jessica Kiang called it “a clever, creepy Italian chiller” that “investigates the dangers of displaced grief.”

Strippoli previously directed the Netflix film “A Classic Horror Story” with Roberto De Feo. His fourth film, “The Spiral,” is also set for release this year.

Screenings are scheduled in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, and Nashville between November 20 and November 23.

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Kings of Leon Drop 10th Album O My Beloved, Map Out 30-City North American Tour

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Kings of Leon released their 10th studio album O My Beloved today via Love Tap Records, distributed by Virgin Music. It’s the first full-length record the band has self-produced.

The album finds Caleb, Nathan, Jared, and Matthew Followill reflecting on family, gratitude, and the everyday moments that shaped their lives. They stripped back from the expansive sound of their recent work and returned to the raw, unfiltered spirit of the music they made when they first came to Nashville.

The band previewed the album with three tracks: “My Whole World,” “Cold Blue Dawn,” and “KOYSAR.” “Cold Blue Dawn” got a lyric video in partnership with The Weather Channel that used NASA satellite topography. “KOYSAR,” short for “Kick Off Your Shoes and Run,” drew on the band’s childhood memories and the perspective they’ve gained raising families of their own.

Kings of Leon also announced a North American tour promoted by Live Nation. It kicks off May 8 in Bristow, VA and hits 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Band of Horses and Dexter and The Moonrocks will open on different legs of the tour.

Presales start November 9 with Reserved by Spotify, followed by artist, Citi, and Amex presales on November 10. General onsale begins November 13 at 9am local time at kingsofleon.com. The band appeared on CBS Mornings this morning and will perform two new songs on CBS Saturday Morning tomorrow.

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Sony Rolls Out RIALTO 65 Camera System as VENICE 2 Powers “Lanterns” and “Evil Dead Burn”

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Sony’s expanding its Cinema Line with the RIALTO 65 Camera Extension System for the VENICE 2.

The new system pairs a 65mm sensor replacement with an extension setup. Sony tested it in the Arizona desert to see how it handles light, framing, and depth of field at large format scale.

Meanwhile, the VENICE 2 and RIALTO Mini are already on set for HBO’s “Lanterns.” Oscar-nominated cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister shot the opening episodes before handing off to Emmy-nominated DPs Armando Salas and Gregory Middleton. The series follows Hal Jordan as he trains a new Green Lantern, mixing Middle America grit with alien worlds.

Philip Lozano used the VENICE 2 and RIALTO Mini on “Evil Dead Burn,” the sixth feature in the franchise. Director Sébastien Vaniček told Lozano he wanted “the most violent Evil Dead ever done.” Lozano says the camera helped capture fire detail and Vaniček’s handheld style.

Sony also launched the FX5, a full-frame camera that combines RAW recording with a compact body and AI autofocus. Factory shipment has resumed. The company released two new remote control units, the RM-DP5 and RM-DP7, which work as monitors for the FX5, FX3, FX2, and FX30.

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ARRI Releases Film Lab 1.5 Plugin with Multi-Format Support

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ARRI released Film Lab 1.5, a major update to its OpenFX plugin that brings analog film looks to digital images.

The update adds 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, and 65mm film format options. Previous versions were based only on 35mm film. New parameters give users finer control over grain, halation, and anamorphic character. Processing speed is now up to four times faster.

The company also shared behind-the-scenes insights from recent productions. Cinematographer Johanna Coelho AFC discussed shooting seasons one and two of the Emmy-winning series “The Pitt” with the ALEXA Mini LF at an ARRI event.

ALEXA 35 Live cameras are increasingly used for high-profile live productions. Channel Aid captured Kontra K and the Lufthansa Orchestra live in Hamburg with five ALEXA 35 Live cameras, streaming to more than 200 cinemas with live color grading in the OB van. ARRI’s Multicam System was used for Shakira’s “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” world tour show in Madrid and the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles, which streamed live to AMC cinemas for the first time.

Cinematographer Tudor Vladimir Panduru RSC spoke about shooting Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” with the ALEXA 35 in Norway. Director Cristian Mungiu’s film won the festival’s top prize this year.

ARRI is sponsoring Camerimage 2026 in Toruń, Poland, November 7 through 14.

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