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The Georgia Film Academy To Start Classes this January

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The Georgia Film Academy will open their doors in less than three months.

Recently, Gov. Nathan Deal announced his plans to establish the Georgia Film Academy to help support the growing demand of Georgia’s growing film industry. Now, the Georgia’s Governor plans to support Georgia’s growing film industry are beocming a reality as the Film Academy will be located at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia.

According to The Citizen, the Georgia Film Academy will start their first classes in January 2016.

From The Citizen:

The new film academy will open its doors in January and, according to Executive Director Jeff Stepakoff, the intent is to offer for-credit courses in conjunction with the University System of Georgia (USG) and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) along with continuing education course work.

“There is tremendous support and interest in the film academy,” said Stepakoff, a professor of film and television writing at Kennesaw State University, who has been involved in producing, writing and content creation for both television and motion pictures.

Pinewood Atlanta Studios is planning on working with the Georgia Film Academy to create a 15,000 sq. ft. soundstage building. The location of the soundstage is currently unknown, but plans suggest it will be located in the legendary Pinewood Atlanta Studios.

Pinewood Atlanta Studios will become the first industry partner with the Georgia Film Academy, Board of Regents, University School System of Georgia and Technical College School System of Georgia, according to Stepakoff.

“The intent is to have pilot classes with our academic partners (USG and TCSG) in January for the spring semester,” Stepakoff noted. “The intent is to offer courses for credit and those for continuing education.”

To sign up for classes be sure to stay tuned for updates here.

Source: The Citizen

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Universal Studios Announces Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show Ride

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Universal Studios to create and reveal a Jimmy Fallon ride in 2017.

Apparently, running hosting a nightly talk show is not enought. Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon will take people through a simulated journey through New York City.

On Tuesday, the late-night show revealed that Universal Studios Orlando theme park is planning a new ride featuring Jimmy Fallon.

Even though Jimmy Fallon didn’t reveal any details he did give a few hints.

“I wish I could give all the details. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say. I can’t say anything,” he said prior to spilling a few beans. “They’re working on it now. 2017 is when it comes out. Maybe just bleep it out, I can’t say anything, just bleep it out.”

“It’s called Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon and we’re all excited about this,” Fallon told audiences.

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HBO Cancels ‘The Brink’ After Only One Season

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HBO has just pulled the plug on The Brink. 

The Jack Black and Tim Robbins comedy is over as HBO has decided not to produce a second season of The Brink. 

“After evaluating our schedule and our programming needs, we unfortunately decided we cannot give The Brink the attention it deserves for a second season,” said HBO in a statement. “We are proud of the first season and wish everyone involved in this show the very best.”

Brink focused on the governmental politics and international foreign affairs of three government officials. Walter Larson, U.S. secretary of state (Robbins); Alex Talbot, a  Central Intelligence Affairs officer (Black); and Zeke Tilson, an ace Navy fighter pilot (Pablo Schreiber).

The TV series drew in 1.6 million viewers, which is a step down from HBO’s Ballers, which is holding an open casting call in Miami this weekend, ratings of 2.2 million viewers.

This news comes as HBO is losing several TV shows. 2016 will be the final season of Getting On, Silicon Valley, Togetherness, Veep. However, HBO is working on several new TV shows including Vice Principals, High Maintenance, Animals, Brothers in Atlanta, and Insecure. 

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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LAPD Union Joins the Call for the Boycott of Quentin Tarantino Movies

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LAPD Union Joins the Call for the Boycott of Quentin Tarantino Movies

LAPD Union is joining the NYPD boycott of Quentin Tarantino movies.

The police union representing the Los Angeles Police Department has joined New York City’s police department union in their boycott of Quentin Tarantino movies.

According to reports, following Quentin Tarantino’s appearance at a anti-police brutality rally in New York City, Los Angeles Police Department unions are calling for all LAPD police to stop watching any Quentin Tarantino movies.

“We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are,” Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said in a statement Tuesday.

“Film director Quentin Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level this past weekend by referring to police as murderers during an anti-police march in New York. He made this statement just four days after a New York police officer was gunned down in the line of duty.

“New York police and union leaders immediately called out Tarantino for his unconscionable comments, with union head Patrick Lynch advocating a boycott of his films. We fully support this boycott ofQuentin Tarantino films,” Lally continued. “Hateful rhetoric dehumanizes police and encourages attacks on us. And questioning everything we do threatens public safety by discouraging officers from putting themselves in positions where their legitimate actions could be falsely portrayed as thuggery.”

Quentin Tarantino made police officers furious when he told a crowd of protesters at the rally in New York City that cops are the real “murderers”.

“When I see murders, I do not stand by…. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers,” the Pulp Fiction director said.

Patrick Lynch, the president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association – the police union for NYPD, called Quentin Tarantino a “purveyor of degeneracy” who “has no business coming to our city to peddle his slanderous ‘Cop Fiction’.”

“It’s no surprise that someone who makes a living glorifying crime and violence is a cop-hater, too. The police officers that Quentin Tarantino calls ‘murderers’ aren’t living in one of his depraved big-screen fantasies — they’re risking and sometimes sacrificing their lives to protect communities from real crime and mayhem,” Lynch said, adding, “It’s time for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino’s films.”

Source: TheWrap

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’: Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Banks Are Back!

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Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Banks are returning to the stage for Pitch Perfect 3. 

Following the release of Pitch Perfect 2, Rebel Wilson told the Los Angeles Times that a Pitch Perfect 3 was in the works. That was several months ago, only at that time Rebel Wilson was confirmed for the film. Now The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Elizabeth Banks has signed a contract to direct the third installment of the Pitch Perfect  franchise.

In addition to Elizabeth Banks and Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow will reprise their roles as America’s favorite a capella singers.

Elizabeth Banks will also produce the film with her husband Max Handleman.

Pitch Perfect 2 was a major hit in the box office. The movie made $285.2 million in the box office, making it the highest domestic opening ever for a first-time movie director.

Elizabeth Banks is also expected to direct the upcoming reboot to Charlie’s Angel. 

This news comes after a study showed whenever a women is a producer or director in a feature film, the number of female crew members increase dramatically.

The previous Pitch Perfect 2 filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana last year.

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Kim Kardashian: “I Feel Like a F***ing Whale”

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Kim Kardashian isn’t too happy about being pregnant.

It is rare to see celebrities openly hate being pregnant. Typically, it is being called a miracle and gift from God. But, Kim Kardashian hates being pregnant. She recently put it on her website, “I’m feeling like a fucking whale.”

Kim is also upset at her unborn baby for sitting on her bladder and causing her heartburn. But, this is not the first time. She explained in the past that being pregnant is “the worst experience of my life.”

Tonight at the InStyle Awards wearing Valentino

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on

Meanwhile, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian’s younger sister, is still supporting her estranged husband, Lamar Odom. Odom, who suffered at least 12 strokes during his stay at the Las Vegas brothel.

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George Lucas Donates $10M to Support Black, Hispanic Filmmakers at USC Film School

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George Lucas Foundation donates $10 million to help Black and Hispanic film students at the USC Film School.

USC Film School announced on Tuesday that the George Lucas Family Foundation is donating $10 million to its film school to provide financial support to black and Hispanic film students.

The money will be used to create the George Lucas Foundation Endowed Student Support Fund for Diversity.

In a statement, the Star Wars director said Hispanic and African-American storytellers are underrepresented in the TV and film industry.

The donation is the largest single donation for student support in USC Film School history.

This comes after #BoycottStarWars went viral on Twitter calling for the boycott of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fans of the Star Wars series became extremely upset after finding out John Boyega, a black actor was the leading star in the latest Star Wars movie.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ was co-written and directed by JJ Abrams and takes place 30 years after ‘Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi,” when the rebels crushed the Galactic Empire. While audiences will see some of their favorite actors return to their iconic roles, a new wave of villains and heroes are expected to appear in the new feature film.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens” features Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie and Pip Anderson.

Source: PageSix.com

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Jared Fogle Bragged About Child-Sex Crimes in Secret Recordings

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In secret audio recording, Jared Fogle bragged about having sex with children.

Humiliated, disgraced, and former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle was caught on secretly recorded audio tapes bragging about his attraction to kids. Fogle also said hew anted to travel “across the world” to sleep with more and more children.

“I would fly us clear across the world if we need to. To Thailand or wherever we want to go. If we’re gonna try to get some young kids with us it would be a lot easier,” the former Subway spokesperson told Rochelle Herman-Walrond, a former Florida writer who had became friends with Jared Fogle so she could expose his history of sexual abuse of children and pedophilia.

Herman-Walrond first met Fogle nine years ago when he was a guest on her radio show and he shocked her by saying middle-school girls were “hot.” She later taped conversations that she would turn over to the FBI, leading to criminal charges against Fogle and his bestfriend.

Fogle later had to pay out $1 million to 10 of his 14 victims after pleading guilty to child-pornography and sex-crime charges. He faces between 5 to 12 years in prison. Subsequently, his wife Katie, filed for divorce after the scandal went viral.

The recordings and an interview with Herman-Walrond are scheduled to be aired Thursday and Friday on the Dr. Phil show.

At one point, she asked him about being with kids. This is what Fogle had to say: “I had a little boy. It was amazing,” the 38-year-old Fogle said. “It just felt so good. I mean, it felt — it felt so good.”

She also asked Fogle if he preferred little boys or little girls. “Both of them,” he answered, according to audio posted on the Dr. Phil Web site.

Jared Fogle also asked her disturbing questions about even her own kids. “Are there any of your kids’ friends that you think are pretty hot? What if we put a camera in your kids’ room, would they be OK with that?” he said.

A horrified Herman-Walrond told Dr. Phil she started to feel like a victim after investigating Jared Fogle for so long.

“I had to be two separate people in order to continue on with this investigation,” she said.

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Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ Open Casting Call in Atlanta

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Marvel is holding an open casting call for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Have you ever wanted to appear in a Marvel movie? Did you love watching the Guardians of the Galaxy? Well, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 2 casting directors are now looking for actors, models, and talent to work on the upcoming feature film as it films in the newly constructed Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Project Casting recently reported that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was in pre-production in Atlanta last week, now Tammy Smith Casting, the official extras casting director for the latest Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

According to the casting call, Tammy Smith Casting, the extras casting company for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, is currently looking for male actors to play Aliens. So, producers are looking for men ages 18 to 65 that are extremely thin, have imperfect teeth, strong facial bone structures and amputees to audition for a featured Alien background extra role.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 2

In addition, casting directors are looking for beautiful Alien models. Marvel producers are looking for men and women between the ages of 18 to 50. Tammy Smith Casting is looking for very attractive, physically fit, and some bald women to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. 

The open casting call will take place at the Georgia International Convention Center on Saturday, November 7th through Sunday, November 8th from 12 to 6 PM:

Georgia International Convention Center 

1902 Sullivan Rd.

Atlanta, Georgia

Tammy Smith Casting is looking for actors to be dressed in solid dark colors with dark pants. In addition, for the model roles, Marvel is looking for actors, models, and talent to show up in form fitting skirts or dresses.

Experienced and non-experienced extras are both welcome to come. You must be legal to work in the UNited States with a non-restricted Social Security number. In addition, this casting call is FREE. That means there are no fees for the casting call.

Pay rates for these types of roles will be discussed at the open casting call.

Please do not bring children to the casting call, or others that do not fit the types we previously described.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 2

For more information, or if you cannot attend the open casting call and you will still like to submit click here.

The first Guardians of the Galaxy featured Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana and Vin Diesel. It would later become a box office hit making nearly $775 million dollars worldwide. The release of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on May 5, 2017. Details surrounding the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie have not been revealed.

For more details, check out the open casting call flyer below:

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Open Casting Call

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 2

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‘The Originals’ Season 3 Casting Call for New Werewolves in Atlanta

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CW Network’s hit TV series The Originals is looking for actors to play werewolves in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tammy Smith Casting, the extras casting director behind The Originals season 3, is looking for extras to play Werewolves in an episode filming on Friday, October 30th in Atlanta, Georgia. Casting directors are looking for men and women ages 18 to 55 that are a mix of tough an intense types. In addition, producers are looking for attractive and physically fit types to play werewolves.

The Originals is a spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world’s original vampires: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt). Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans.

To audition for a role on The Originals, check out the casting call details below:

The Originals Season 3 Casting Call

The Originals

For “The Originals” – working this FRI 10/30 in Conyers, GA
-starting approx 5pm working until midnight-ish
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Casting for a MEN and WOMEN
to be WEREWOLVES…”THEY’RE BAAACK!!!”
-ages 18 to 55
-all ethnicities/races
.
-These men and women are a mix of tough and intense types (physically fit, etc..) and/or attractive and rustic/rural types
.
– MEN: Facial hair or clean shaven is ok! Hair length can be long or short.
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– New faces and some werewolf repeats ok! … You must not have been featured as a different supernatural / category before or killed in a scene, especially!!
—————-IMPORTANT NOTES——————————————–
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-Pay rate is $64 for 8 hrs with O.T. after that
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– This works in CONYERS, GA- filming will start midday around noon or so, and go into the evening until midnight or so, (but not overnight )
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Please submit to [email protected]
and put “FULL MOON” in the subject.
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-include-
CURRENT PHOTOS !!
(one of from shoulders up and one from the knees up- HAIR COLOR AND LENGTH MUST BE VISIBLE IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS) – thank you. Headshots are also welcome, but please include a candid/current photo as well..
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Then please List the following:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER (s) (XXX-XXX-XXXX format)
Email address
CITY & STATE where you live (where you will be coming from!)
AGE
Height
Weight
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NOTE: YOU MUST BE WILLING TO WORK AS A LOCAL IN CONYERS

Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.

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NBC ‘Chicago Med’ Casting Call for a TON of Featured Roles in Chicago

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NBC ‘Chicago Med’ is looking for extras to work on the new series filming in Chicago, Illinois.

NBC’s Chicago Med is looking for actors, models, and talent to work as featured roles on the upcoming TV series filming in Chicago, Illinois.

Casting directors are looking for photo doubles, hand doubles, injured patients, and background extras between the ages of 20 to 60 to work on the TV series filming in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Med is an upcoming American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead as a spin-off from Chicago Fire. Chicago Med is described as “an emotional ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors that holds it together.” It is said to tackle cases inspired by topical events and intertwine with characters from Chicago Fireand Chicago P.D.

To audition for a role on ‘Chicago Med,’ check out the casting call details below:

NBC ‘Chicago Med’ Casting Call

Photo Double Casting Call

Casting Alert! Searching for an African American female, size 14, who can work as a hand double and fit into our actresses coat, to work tomorrow on “Chicago Med”, Oct 28th. If you can work send your photograph with your height, weight, age, phone number, city and state to [email protected] and put “AA hand double” in the subject line. Also include a picture of your hands.

Casting Alert! Searching for a female Asian to work a featured non-speaking role, height 5’5″ to 5’10”, to work as an injured person in the hospital – this will be a higher rate and work multiple days. This is for “Chicago Med”. If you can work send your photograph ASAP to [email protected] and put “Asian multiple days” in the subject line. List any acting experience you might have, if any.

Extras Casting Call

Casting Alert! Searching for males and females, all ethnicities, 20’s to 60’s to work tomorrow on “Chicago Med”. If you can work and have not worked Med yet send your photograph with your height, weight, age, phone number, city and state to [email protected] and put “10.28 Med” in the subject line.

Casting Alert! Searching for males and females, all ethnicities, 20’s to 60’s to work Thursday, Oct. 29th, on “Chicago Med”. If you can work and have not worked Med yet send your photograph with your height, weight, age, phone number, city and state to [email protected] and put “10.29 Med” in the subject line.

Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.

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Fox’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Season 3 Casting Call for Hot Guys in Atlanta

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Fox’s Sleepy Hollow season 3 casting call for a night club scene in Atlanta, Georgia.

Marinella Hume Casting, the extras casting director for Fox’s Sleepy Hollow season 3, is now looking for hot guys to work on a sexy night club scene filming on November 3rd in Stone Mountain, Georgia (outside of Atlanta). Casting directors are looking for actors, models, and talent ages 18 and older to work on the scene. Filming will have an early call time at approximately 6 AM.

‘Sleepy Hollow’ is a modern day version of Washington Irving’s ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’. A police lieutenant searches for the Headless Horseman after he beheads the sheriff.  ‘Sleepy Hollow’ stars Tom Mison, Nichole Beharie and Orlando Jones.

To audition for an extra role on ‘Sleepy Hollow’, check out the casting call details below:

‘Sleepy Hollow’ Season 3 Casting Call

Fox Sleepy Hollow

***SLEEPY HOLLOW***
Hey GUYS! Need some more of you!

We need some more GUYS for our Hot, Sexy Nightclub Scene on November 3rd in Stone Mountain, GA. Ages 18 and up.

It will be an early call time, so be prepared…possibly 6 am.

If you want to be in the club, email us at:
[email protected]
Subject: Night Club

Email us your:
Name
Age
Phone
Height/Weight
All Sizes (include jacket, waist, and shoe)
3 photos of yourself

Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.

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CW’s ‘Containment’ Casting Call for Families in Atlanta

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CW Networks’ Containment is now casting real families, kid actors and other featured roles in Atlanta, Georgia.

CW Network’s new series, Containment is looking for background extras to work on several scenes filming between Tuesday, October 27th through Wednesday, November 4th. Producers are looking for extras to play nurses, patients, families, and other featured role sin the upcoming scene.

‘Containment’ follows an epidemic that breaks out in Atlanta, leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. The drama tells the story of loved ones torn apart, and how the society that grows inside the cordon reveals both the devolution of humanity and the birth of unlikely heroes.

To audition for a role on CW’s ‘Containment’, check out the casting call details below:

CW’s ‘Containment’ Casting Call

CONTAINMENT is looking for EXTRAS to work on our next episode. Shoot dates are Tuesday, Oct 27th to Wednesday, Nov 4th. PLEASE READ EACH SHOOT DATE INFO CAREFULLY. See specifics below:
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH

NURSE — Females, any ethnicity, ages 18+, please list any medical or hospital experience in submission along with acting and/or set experience
**will also work Monday, November 2nd**

If available email RECENT photo, include name, age, phone, height, weight, all clothing sizes, (including shoes) to: [email protected]; SUBJECT LINE “DAY 3 & 4″
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
SICK GIRL — Female, Caucasian, ages 8 to 10 years old, please list any acting and/or set experience in submission
If available email RECENT photo, include name, age, phone, height, weight, all clothing sizes, (including shoes) to: [email protected]; SUBJECT LINE “SICK GIRL”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
FAMILIES w/ KIDS — Looking for real families with kids ages 6 to 12 years old. Please include children’s ages in submissionIf available email RECENT photo, include name, age, phone, height, weight, all clothing sizes, (including shoes) to: [email protected]; SUBJECT LINE “FAMILY w/ KIDS”
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH
FIT MEN — Looking for fit, athletic, and clean cut MEN. Ages 18+ only. Must be comfortable performing in only boxers and/briefs for additional bump. NO TATTOOS. Please submit shirtless photo to show your physique. May returning in the next episode so please let us know if you have an open/flexible availability.
If available email RECENT photo, include name, age, phone, height, weight, all clothing sizes, (including shoes) to: [email protected]; SUBJECT LINE “FIT MEN”
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Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.

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Here’s The Real Reason Why Popcorn Time is Dead

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Popcorn Time, the most popular version of torrent streaming, has been shut down for good.

The application, which became popular for the ease to stream torrents of TV shows and movies, no longer works and the domain that hosted the streaming service is now offline.

Shut down of Popcorn Time all started last week as developers behind the streaming service pulled the plug on the project. Several of the developers decided to quit early last week after a decision to introduce a paid anonymous VPN service.

The developers feared that by adding a paid element to the free streaming service it would open them to lawsuits.

In the past, Popcorn Time lawyers have filtered through copyright infringement cases and laws, they argue that it is essentially a legal program since, users of the program are not actually downloading movies but instead are, streaming them to their computer. Although it provided access to pirated content, Popcorn Time claimed that it did not violate any laws.

In addition, sources close to The Daily Dot also that “some devs grew unsure about their liabilities towards the content the app presented.”

Now, several of the developers are working on another project called the Butter Project:

This new project, hosted on GitHub, is basically your beloved Popcorn Time stripped down of the parts that made people wary. Butter is created so that anyone can contribute to great desktop and mobile apps that allows to stream movies and shows from Bittorrent (and other sources, but more on that later) in a stylish and easy way.

We hope to clear doubts in developers so that we can continue doing what we love: hacking a great experience for our users.

While it looks as though it may be a few months before Butter Project becomes available to the public, Popcorn Time is officially done. Members of the development team behind Popcorn Time told the streaming news outlet Torrent Freak that they lost control of the domain. “I shutdown all the servers, there is nothing I can do anymore. I deleted any logs that can be harmful for any other dev,” he told .

While there are other versions of Popcorn Time, many people argue that these variants are littered with bugs, viruses, and adware.

This is good news for Hollywood studios and executives. Recently, producers started lawsuits against users of Popcorn Time. In fact, the producers of Survivor have sued 16 people who used the torrent software Popcorn Time for pirating the title. Independent Hollywood companies are aggressively trying to stop online copyright infringement.

From Variety:

Nu Image and Millennium Films, the company behind “Survivor,” identified the users by their IP addresses and are seeking their true identities via subpoenas to Internet service providers. Nu Image and Millennium say that the movie has been downloaded illegally “hundreds of thousands of times and counting,” including more than 10,000 times in Oregon, where the lawsuit was filed.

They said that they are seeking to resolve cases for $750 each in damages, even though infringement carries a maximum of $150,000 in each instance.

In their lawsuit the producers identify Popcorn Time as “software that is specifically designed for committing theft,” and say that users accept a terms of service agreement that includes a provision warning that “by watching a movie with this application you might be committing copyright violations.”

“Popcorn Time makes it clear through its terms of service that its users are willfully committing copyright infringement and gives them a clear option to opt out before engaging in criminal activity,” said Avi Lerner, chairman and founder of Nu Image. “It’s time that we hold people responsible for their action.”

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FX Cancels ‘Married’ After Two Seasons

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FX has pulled the plug on their comedy series Married. 

After two seasons, FX has just cancelled Married. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cable network comedy series will air their final episodes on FX after which the show will end production and cease all filming, writing and development.

Married FX Networks
Married FX Networks

The creator, Andrew Gurland confirmed the news Monday on Twitter saying:

Married featured Judy Greer and Jenny Slate. The series went under creative reconstruction after which the first season suffered bad ratings. FX president John Landgraf previously commented that his formula for renewing a series is different than most other networks because he focuses on creativity, ratings, and critical feedback.

But, the decision to cancel Married comes FX prepares to add several new TV series including Donald Glover’s new half-hour comedy series Atlanta and Zach Galifianakis’ Baskets. 

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‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6 Ratings Skyrocket in Week 3

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The Walking Dead ratings finally increase in week three.

Season 6 ratings of The Walking Dead were starting to become a major problem for the AMC networks. With fewer and fewer people interested in watching it on Sundays and would rather watch it on DVR, AMC’s stock price plummetted.

However, with the release of The Walking Dead season 6, episode 3 things are starting to look up for the hit zombie drama.

According to Deadline, ratings for The Walking Dead are finally up with The Talking Dead breaking a ratings record.

From Deadline:

The potentially game-changing third episode of the sixth season of The Walking Dead drew 13.1 million total viewers on Sunday with 8.5 million among adults 18-49 for a 6.8 rating, according to Nielsen.

That’s an 8% rise in both its overall audience and the key demo for October 25’s episode, titled “Thank You,” compared with the October 18 airing of TWD.

To make things better for the Walking Dead, ratings for The Talking Dead are finally increasing showing an increase demand for more zombie drama and the Walking Dead after show. In fact, ratings for The Talking Dead increased by 49%.

Boom.

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Star Wars: Chewbacca Arrested in Ukraine After Failing to Show ID

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Chewebacca appears before a court in Ukraine after man inside a Star Wars costume failed to show ID.

According to The Guardian, a man wearing a Chewbacca costume was arrested for not presenting identification documents. Police had earlier detained him at a polling station where he said he was was going to vote for Darth Vader in a mayoral election.

The man was fined about $7.50 for the “administrative offense”.

From The Guardian:

Darth Vaders have been frequent candidates at Ukrainian elections, with a reported 16 of them taking part in last year’s parliamentary vote. The Vaders, many of whom have changed their names legally, usually campaign in full costume. A statue of Vladimir Lenin was given a makeover and unveiled in a new guise as Darth Vader last week, in response to a Ukrainian law banning symbols of the Communist past.

Chewbacca’s arrest was not the only controversy on election day. More significantly, the vote was cancelled in the city of Mariupol, close to the front line between pro-Ukraine forces and Russia-backed separatists. The official reason was due to spoiled ballot papers, and there are plans to reschedule the vote in a fortnight.

Apparently, recent elections in Ukraine have become victim to voter-buying, spoiler candidates and backroom deals, leading to many people wondering why Ukraine has not changed after the Maidan revolution that occurred last year.

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The Real Reason Why Aziz Ansari Turned Down A ‘Transformers’ Role

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While many actors feel the need to do anything to land a role in a movie or TV show, Aziz Ansari says there is one line that he will not cross.

Aziz Ansari once turned down a role in 2007’s Transformers because he refused to do an Indian accent during an audition. His friend Ravi Pati would later land the role but, Ansari says that Hollywood has a major problem.

“Should I do an accent? Should I not do the accent? That’s a thing that a lot of minority actors grapple with,” Aziz Ansari said during an EW Fest Q&A for his new Netflix series, “Master of None.”

“It was a role for like a call-center guy who has an accent. And I was like, ‘No, I’m not doing it.’ And then Ravi was like, ‘I’ll do it.’ And Ravi did it and made some decent money. And I don’t have anything against someone who does the accent. I understand. You got to work, and some people don’t think it’s a problem.”

The 32-year-old comedian, who created his Netflix show because he wasn’t being cast in any other roles, said he and his costar frequently debated about doing accents on-screen. They also deal with the issue on their new TV show with scenes illustrating how Hollywood often portrays Indian men and women in TV shows and movies.

Racial diversity on TV and movies is a major issue and hot topic in Hollywood. Especially following Deadline’s article about white actors losing out on roles due to color blind casting. Or, the recent #BoycottStarWars after it was revealed the leading actor in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was John Boyega, a Black actor.

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10 Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2015

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Here are the ten biggest box office bombs of 2015…so far!

If a movie is released in theaters and it breaks even, then it is considered a box office bomb or box office flop, thos losing money for the studio, production company, or distributor. In rare instances, a movie can make money during home media sales, rentals, or TV broadcast rights. But, this rarely ever happens.

Following the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, Furious 7, and Jurassic World, many analysts are predicting that 2015 will have the biggest year ever at the box office. However, over the weekend, there were bombs in the box office then there are explosions in a Michael Bay movie. Four major studio movie movies were released last weekend and in total they barely made $11 million. For example, Steve Jobs, The Last Witch Hunter, Paranormal Activity 6, Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms all bombed in the box office.

Each movie was released in over 2,000 movie theaters but made less than $3 million dollars each. But, those movies are not alone, the director of Catfish tried making a feature film with Zac Efron, We Are Your Friends, and that bombed in the box office. Johnny Depp tried to be funny again in the comedy Mortdecai and that movie flopped. Then there is Sean Penn’s Taken rip-off, The Gunman which also bombed in the box office.

Which begs the question, with so much money invested into making these movies, how come studios are unable to figure out how to make a movie worth seeing?

For a majority of the cases, large production costs, major marketing efforts, and the failure to connect with audiences all led to major Box Office let downs.

While, last weekend was only an example of how uninterested people are about recent major motion pictures, Netflix was able to showcase Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba to $3 million people in less than a month; Showing a clear shift from traditional movie going.

Either way, here are the list of the 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs this year.

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Aloha – Estimated Losses $20 Million

 

Unfinished Business – Estimated Losses: $20 to $25 Million

 

The Gunman – Estimated Losses: $35 Million

 

Mortdecai – Estimated Losses: $40 to $50 Million

 

Strange Magic – Estimated Losses: $40 to $50 Million

 

Child 44 – Estimated Losses: $50 Million

 

Seventh Son – Estimated Losses: $85 Million

 

Blackhat – Estimated Losses: $80 to $90 Million

 

Jupiter Ascending – Estimated Losses: $90 to $100 Million

 

Tomorrowland – Estimated Losses: $100 to $120 Million

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: Movie Theater Costume Restrictions are Now in Place

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Theaters are creating strict restrictions on cosplay fans for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

Were you considering wearing a Darth Vader costume and bringing your Darth Maul lightsaber to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie release this December? If you are, you probably want to double check with your local movie theater first.

With the increase in the number of movie theater shootings, movie theaters are taking extra precautions to protect the fans and moviegoers.

This tweet shows a sign at a Cinemark theater warning that, while Star Wars costumes are welcomed by the theater, Cinemark is placing restrictions on the type of costumes Star Wars fans are able to wear. In fact, Cinemark revealed that they will not allow audience members with costumes that cover their faces or hide their identity, and there will also be ban against simulated weapons, ranging from blasters to even lightsabers. While there is no specific reason cited on the sign, this is probably a direct response to the increase in movie theater shootings in the past five years. Especially, after the Lafayette shooting which left three people dead and seven people injured after a gunman opened fire at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana. Regardless, fans are pretty upset about the new movie restrictions with many people taking to Twitter to voice their frustration.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ was co-written and directed by JJ Abrams and takes place 30 years after ‘Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi,” when the rebels crushed the Galactic Empire. While audiences will see some of their favorite actors return to their iconic roles, a new wave of villains and heroes are expected to appear in the new feature film.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens” features Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie and Pip Anderson.

Source: CinemaBlend.com

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