The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful companion piece to the Oscar®-nominated The Act of Killing. Through Oppenheimer’s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. The documentary focuses on the youngest son, an optometrist named Adi, who decides to break the suffocating spell of submission and terror by doing something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power: he confronts the men who killed his brother and, while testing their eyesight, asks them to accept responsibility for their actions. This unprecedented film initiates and bears witness to the collapse of fifty years of silence.
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PARTNERS WITH SAFE HORIZON AND DEADLINE: CRIME HOST TAMRON HALL TO “PUT THE NAIL IN” DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR GOOD
America’s leading crime and justice network, Investigation Discovery (ID), announced today its partnership with leading advocacy group Safe Horizon, the largest organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence in the United States. A partner in ID’s multi-platform public affairs campaign, INSPIRE A DIFFERENCE, Safe Horizon is the nation’s largest victims’ services agency that has touched more than 250,000 children, adults and families affected by crime and abuse by providing them with key resources such as shelters, counseling and legal services. ID continues its Safe Horizon partnership with a dedicated programming marathon for the organization’s #PutTheNailinIt campaign, an initiative that encourages men and women to show support for victims of abuse and pledge to take a stand against domestic violence.
EPIX’s June Highlights – Breaking Entertainment News
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE: Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is a social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive black-face party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in acutely-not-post-racial America while weaving a universal story of forging one’s unique path in the world. Starring Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson and Dennis Haysbert. Directed by Justin Simien. (R)
Frankie Valli: My Eyes Adored You – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day
Destination America Premieres RING OF HONOR and IMPACT WRESTLING Tonight!
SELF/LESS In Theaters Nationwide July 10th
In this provocative psychological science fiction thriller, an extremely wealthy man (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley) dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man (Ryan Reynolds). But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body’s origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Tom Jones: Green Green Grass Of Home – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day
American Pharoah’s Dream of a Triple Crown Jeopardized – Breaking News
And they’re off! The cast of Discovery Family Channel’s MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC has their eye firmly on the prize of the 2015 Belmont Stakes. With a playful challenge on Discovery Family’s robust social media platforms beginning Monday, June 1, the Mane 6—composed of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity and Applejack—will join Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, American Pharaoh, in its bid for the top spot at the 147th Annual Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown (held on Saturday, June 6). That same day, Discovery Family Channel will trot out a mare-athon of MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, beginning at 9 AM EDT (8 AM CDT), to catch viewers up on all of the magic and adventure featured in season 5 to date.
ID Stakes Out Second Season of CRY WOLFE with P.I. Brian Wolfe – June 16
From a two-timing tutor to a backstabbing brother, Investigation Discovery’s popular series CRY WOLFE returns for a second season of sensational stakeouts with no-nonsense private investigator Brian Wolfe. Inspired by true accounts from his actual case files, each half-hour episode features Wolfe and his investigative team as they expose cheating spouses, dishonest employees, con artists, and scammers while revealing double lives and deception, often hiding in plain sight. The new season of CRY WOLFE premieres Tuesday, June 16 with back-to-back episodes beginning at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery.
American Heros Channel Reveals “WHAT HISTORY FORGOT” in Exclusive New Series
We all know that the United States was the first nation to put a man on the moon, but did you know that the Soviets were there too? What about the true origins behind our beloved Star Spangled Banner (hint: it may or may not have been a drinking song!), or the secret ingredient in the original Coca-Cola recipe? For every great story that people remember, there are hundreds of others that remain untold. Now, these fascinating and surprising stories come alive in American Heroes Channel’s (AHC) new, six-part series, WHAT HISTORY FORGOT. Hosted by history buff and veteran high school teacher Joe Moniaci, WHAT HISTORY FORGOT tells famously forgotten tales that shaped some of America’s greatest icons, scandals and disasters. The all-new series premieres on Tuesday, June 2 at 10/9c only on AHC.
AMERICAN ULTRA – New Red-Band & Green-Band Trailers
Jesse Eisenberg & Kristen Stewart let sparks fly in two new trailers from Lionsgate’s AMERICAN ULTRA! Burn one with a kick-ass crew including Eisenberg & Stewart alongside Connie Britton, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, John Leguizamo, & Bill Pullman in the rip-roaring action-comedy about a stoner turned sleeper agent opening in theaters on Friday, August 21!
EPIX’s DEEP WEB | New Clips and Periscope Sentencing Event
Enter the dark net this weekend with NEW Clips from the EPIX original documentary DEEP WEB – making its world television premiere this Sunday, May 31st at 8pm ET/PT on EPIX! Narrated by Keanu Reeves, the 90-minute film chronicles the October 2013 arrest of Ross Ulbricht, the convicted 30-year-old entrepreneur accused of being the creator and operator of notorious online black marketplace, Silk Road.
NO LIFE TO LIVE: Ghost -Themed Daytime Programming Block Launches on Destination America
Imagine you’re watching a scary ghost show – a terrifying one, like GHOST ASYLUM on Destination America. The lights are off. No one else is home. Then BANG! There’s a knock at the door. You hear creaking, the muffled yell of a disembodied voice, the sound of something big and heavy dragging across the floor. You weren’t expecting company at this hour. The clock strikes 12… in the afternoon and you realize it’s only the package deliveryman. You’ve been watching too much of Destination America’s new ghost-filled daytime programming block NO LIFE TO LIVE.
DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL BRINGS AUDIENCES BACK TO THE KALAHARI DESERT WITH A DECIDELY “DOWNTON” TWIST IN TWO 90 MINUTE SPECIALS, MEERKAT MANOR: THE MONARCHY BEGINS AND MEERKAT MANOR: THE MONARCHY UNDER ATTACK
—Narrated by Popular British Actor Rupert Graves, Specials will Air on June 2 and June 9—
Nature’s greatest docu-soap returns to Discovery Family Channel this summer—told this time from a fresh point of view. Narrated by famed British actor Rupert Graves (The Madness of King George; Sherlock), Discovery Family Channel will air two specials based on MEERKAT MANOR, the critically acclaimed Animal Planet tale of the Whiskers Mob that became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. Featuring entirely new narration inspired by ITV (UK) and PBS’ smash-hit British period drama, packaged with reversioned footage from the series’ first two seasons, MEERKAT MANOR: THE MONARCHY BEGINS and MEERKAT MANOR: THE MONARCHY UNDER ATTACK will air on subsequent Tuesdays beginning June 2 at 8 ET/7 CT.
PAWN SACRIFICE In Select Theaters September 18th
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
Cop Car in Theaters August 7, 2015
On Demand and Digital HD August 14, 2015
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Starring:
Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim,
James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Welford
Directed by:
Jon Watts
Written by:
Jon Watts and Christopher D. Ford
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Synopsis
Kevin Bacon (The Following, HBO’s Taking Chance, Mystic River) stars in director Jon Watts’ delightful throwback thriller Cop Car. When two good-natured but rebellious young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a quick joyride. Their bad decision unleashes the ire of the county sheriff (Kevin Bacon) and leads to brutal consequences.
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl – In Theaters August 7, 2015
Starring: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni and Kristen Wiig
Written & Directed by: Marielle Heller
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Synopsis
Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother’s (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, “the handsomest man in the world,” Monroe Rutherford (Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl’s sexual and artistic awakening, without judgment.
Cooties: Movie Trailer – MUST WATCH VIDEO
Escape the playground carnage with the infectious new trailer from Lionsgate Premiere’s COOTIES! From the creators of Saw and “Glee”, Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson & Alison Pill star in this hilarious horror-comedy about a motley band of misfit teachers who must defend themselves against an elementary school zombie outbreak. Don’t miss the mayhem when it swarms into select theaters & VOD on Friday, September 18!
EPIX Unveils Two New Original Series: Partners with Lionsgate on “Graves” and Paramount Television on “Berlin Station”
Premium TV network EPIX announced today that it is adding original, scripted series to its programming slate, beginning with series from its joint-venture studio partners Paramount, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Two of the series will begin production this fall for premiere autumn 2016. The series, “Graves” from Lionsgate Television and “Berlin Station” from Paramount Television, mark the first original series that will appear on EPIX across its channels, EPIX On Demand, EPIX.com and TV Everywhere platforms with its distribution partners. A third original series from MGM will be announced in the near future.
Ross William Ulbricht SHOCKER – Breaking World News
Ross William Ulbricht, the convicted 31-year-old entrepreneur accused of being ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ and founder of the Silk Road drug marketplace, will be sentenced on May 29 in New York. Lyn Ulbricht, mother of Ross Ulbricht and Alex Winter (Downloaded), director, writer and producer of the EPIX Original Documentary DEEP WEB that chronicles Ulbricht’s trial, will participate in a Periscope live video session immediately following the sentencing from the steps of the courthouse. In February 2015 Ulbricht was convicted of seven felony charges including drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit computer hacking and a kingpin charge. He faces a minimum sentence of thirty years, with a maximum sentence of life in prison. DEEP WEB makes its World Television Premiere on EPIX Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 8PM ET/PT, 7PM CT.