‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts
[ad_1] As Governor Greg Abbott’s scheme to wall off Texas From Mexico quickly and quietly accelerates, the state has now doled out $830 million in contracts to raise over 30 miles of border barrier. Last week, the Texas Facilities Commission approved its fifth construction contract…
‘UFO Cowboys’, ‘Reptile Royalty’ & ‘Fight to Survive’ Roku – Deadline
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Roku is ramping up its adventure series slate. The streamer has ordered three new series to launch later this year – Fight to Survive, hosted by American Ninja Warrior’s Akbar Gbajabiamila, Reptile Royalty, featuring the Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, California, and UFO…
Prime Video Sets First Japanese Film ‘The Silent Service’ – Deadline
[ad_1] Prime Video today announced that it will produce a live-action film based on the manga franchise The Silent Service, which will be distributed theatrically by Toho on September 29. The pic will be the first time Prime Video has produced a Japanese Amazon Original…
Destiny Returns to Wolfforth
[ad_1] When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned almost 50 years of legal precedent last June by stripping away the constitutional right to abortion, Destiny Adams was horrified. She foresaw devastating consequences for her community in Wolfforth, a tiny West Texas suburb of Lubbock with little…
‘Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls’ – Deadline
[ad_1] Genre comedies are a mixed bag, and for every cult gem like 2010’s Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, the Sundance Midnight strand has been known to throw in a bomb. In its opening moments, Andrew Bowser’s fourth feature threatens to be such a write-off,…
Saudi hit ‘Sattar’ to get rare U.K. theatrical release in February – Deadline
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Saudi feelgood comedy-drama Sattar, which has enjoyed a record-breaking theatrical run at home, will hit U.K. cinemas next month in a release spearheaded by MENA region distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment. Sattar, which is set in the world of freestyle wrestling, will be…
Debra Messing To Co-Host ‘Mutual Aid Brigade’ Reality Series Pilot – Deadline
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Television Group, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has given a green light to a pilot for original reality series Mutual Aid Brigade. Production will begin in April on the pilot, which will be co-hosted and…
Vue International Appoints Stella David As Non-Executive Chair – Deadline
[ad_1] Vue International, the largest privately owned cinema operator in Europe, has appointed Stella David as its non-executive chair. David, who takes up the position on 26 January, currently holds non-executive and independent director roles at Entain, Bacardi, Domino’s Pizza Group, and Norwegian Cruise Line…
Netflix Defends ‘Squid Game’ After Freezing Conditions Reports – Deadline
[ad_1] Netflix has been forced to defend the conditions on its upcoming Squid Game: The Challenge reality series following reports of freezing cold temperatures and a contestant having to be stretchered off during the Red Light, Green Light game. In amidst UK temperatures that have…
The Weird World Of Eddie Alcazar’s ‘Divinity’ – Deadline
[ad_1] There’s a certain type of dystopian sci-fi that turns up in Sundance every few years, a kind of ‘EPCOT on acid’ that causes a big ripple then rapidly fades away (see Escape From Tomorrow, a paranoid conspiracy thriller shot, guerrilla-style, in Disneyworld). Divinity, screening…