The Grammy nominations are back, and they’re (technically) bigger than ever. The Recording Academy has expanded the number of nominees in the awards’ four major categories. Now, there are eight contenders each for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist,...
Settling into a chair at his Los Angeles headquarters for an interview that will last almost two hours, Allen turns on the TV to show off his new acquisition. He says he’s not planning to make major changes to his trophy network, but he wouldn’t...
EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has obtained the North American distribution rights to road trip comedy film I Hate Kids, which will get a day-and-date release on January 18. Directed by John Asher (A Boy Called Po), the pic stars La La Land actor Tom Everett Scott, Emmy-nominated Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess, Rachel Boston, Rhea Seehorn, and Julian...
EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media has picked up the North American distribution rights to Untogether, the Emma Forrest directorial debut film starring Jamie Dornan (50 Shades Of Grey), Jemima Kirke (HBO’s Girls), Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One), Lola Kirke (Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle), and Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally). Premiering earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival,...
On Wednesday, actor Lillo Brancato Jr., who first appeared in Robert De Niro’s 1993 directorial debut “A Bronx Tale,” spoke to “Extra’s” Tanika Ray at Universal Studios Hollywood about his new documentary “Wasted Talent.” In 2008, Brancato Jr. fell from grace after an arrest for his...
Parents need to know that Zero Weeks is a documentary about activists' efforts to enact Paid Family Leave legislation on behalf of families in the United States. Revealing that the U.S. is one of only two countries that doesn't ensure that folks who need paid time off...
In today’s film news roundup, Tom Berenger is starring in a new crime thriller, Freestyle Digital buys “Madhouse Mecca,” and “Sleepless in Seattle” is returning for two nights. CASTINGS Tom Berenger (“Platoon”) will star in the independent thriller “Allagash” from writer/director John Barr, Variety has learned. “Allagash” marks the feature-length directorial debut for...
Zero Weeks is a groundbreaking documentary detailing how the United States is one of the only two countries worldwide without paid leave. Zero Weeks weaves powerful personal stories with insightful interviews and explores America’s paid leave crisis and the cost of doing nothing. Zero Weeks...
Old Man Football Release Date: November 2, 2018 Old Man Football is a story of personal redemption for a group of grown men who return to their Texas high school to relive the glory days on the football field. A feature documentary, Old Man Football presents multiple stories of personal redemption...
Los Angeles, CA – October 31, 2018 – Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to the horror/sci-fi/thriller CATSKILL PARK. CATSKILL PARK debuts on VOD and will be available to rent and own on digital...
