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ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS ACQUIRES TOUCHED WITH FIRE starring Katie Holmes Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. rights to Paul Dalio’s debut feature TOUCHED WITH FIRE (formerly titled MANIA DAYS) starring Katie Holmes . A critical and audience favorite at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, TOUCHED WITH FIRE “boasts Katie Holmes' best performance in years,” according to the Huffington Post, and is the story of two bipolar poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they meet in a psychiatric hospital their romance brings out all the beauty and darkness of their condition until they have to choose between sanity and love. Holmes and Luke Kirby (TAKE THIS WALTZ) star, and are joined by Griffin Dunne, Christine Lahti and Bruce Altman. Drawing inspiration from his own life experience and journey with bipolar disorder, Paul Dalio wrote, directed, edited and scored TOUCHED WITH FIRE. The film is produced by Jeremy Alter and Kristina Nikolova Dalio, who also served

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes, “ Pan ,” a live-action Peter Pan feature directed by Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”). Offering a new take on the origin of the classic characters created by J.M. Barrie, the action adventure follows the story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny—to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan. The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”) as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) as Hook; Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) as Tiger Lily; Adeel Akhtar (“The Dictator”) as Smee; and newcomer Levi Miller as Peter. Rounding out the cast are Taejoo Na (“The Kick”) as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie (“Son of God,” “Atonement”) as Bishop; Kathy Burke (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan (“Skyfall”) as Murray; Lewis MacDougall (UK TV’s “In the Name of t

Do you want to win a copy of THE BARBER on Blu-ray? Arc Entertainment’s THE BARBER has cut his way onto Blu-ray and DVD. The thriller is on Blu-ray and DVD now. Arc Entertainment presents THE BARBER , a dramatic thriller starring Scott Glenn (Netflix’s “Daredevil”, Silence of the Lambs) and Chris Coy (“The Walking Dead”). See how to enter after the Jump... Eugene van Wingerdt (Scott Glenn) is a small-town barber hiding a dark secret. Twenty years earlier he was arrested for several gruesome murders, but was released due to insufficient evidence. The detective in charge of the case killed himself in despair. Now the detective’s son is in town, with a few secrets of his own. Is he seeking revenge or hoping to learn at the feet of the master? Through the film’s myriad twists and turns, you’ll realize there’s much more to evil than you ever could imagine. The Blu-ray and DVD will also include Deleted & Extended Scenes and an Alternate Ending. Send us an email to giv

SICARIO ’s Emily Blunt [Kate Macer], Benicio del Toro [Alejandro], Josh Brolin [Matt Graver], Director Denis Villeneuve, Producer Basil Iwanyk, Producer Molly Smith, and Director of Photography Roger Deakins appeared today at the Cannes Film Festival’s Official SICARIO Photo Call at the Palais des Festivals, and then completed a Press Conference for the film in Cannes, France. See all the images after the Jump... ABOUT SICARIO In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an elite government task force official [Josh Brolin] to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past [Benicio Del Toro], the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive. A Lionsgate presentation, a Black Label Media presentation, a Thunder Road production, a Denis V

New clips from INSIDE OUT . “Long Term Memory” Watch all the clips after the Jump... “Disgust & Anger” Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy ( Amy Poehler ), Fear ( Bill Hader ), Anger ( Lewis Black ), Disgust ( Mindy Kaling ) and Sadness ( Phyllis Smith ). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. Please Leave A Comment-

The Version Fans Have Been Waiting For hits Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD July 14! Includes an Alternate, Never-Before-Seen Cut and Nearly 90 Minutes of New Special Features, as well as the Theatrical Version Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will take you back in time for an all new experience as the X-Men: Days of Future Past Rogue Cut hits Blu-ray™ and DVD July 14. Fan-favorite mutant Rogue, played by Anna Paquin, finally joins the all-star cast, including Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lawrence, Ellen Page, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart , as they prepare to battle the Sentinels! With a never-before-seen, alternate cut of the film—plus nearly 90 minutes of all-new, immersive special features, The X-Men: Days of Future Past Rogue Cut takes you deeper into the X-Men universe than ever before. Rogue makes her return as the all-star characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves and unite to b

In this next chapter of the epic " Maze Runner " saga, Thomas ( Dylan O'Brien ) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all. Please Leave A Comment-

Read on to find out who is negotiations to direct the Tom Cruise follow-up. Story by Matt Cummings Actor Tom Cruise began a well-documented, nearly phoenix resurgence in his career in 2011, with the Brad Bird -directed Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol . The movie featured a now-famous stunt of Cruise scaling the Burj Khalifa tower in Mumbai. And while that film ended making over $209m domestically, Cruise's follow-up Jack Reacher made only a modest $218.3m worldwide and just over $80m domestically, counting as something as a failure. But the film was well-received, with Writer/Director Christopher McQuarrie crafting a well-made character study, based on the Lee Child novel series. And while Cruise, Paramount, and Skydance have been quietly developing a script for the follow-up, the results have apparently been not to their liking. Today, we learned that both Paramount and Skydance are in negotiations to have Richard Wenk's script for Jack Reacher 2 re-wr

The director Tweets out thanks and a promise that has the Internet swooning. Story by Matt Cummings If the stunning success and critical love which Mad Max: Fury Road has received since its release wasn't enough to prove that the nearly 40-year-old franchise is still alive and kicking, then the following bit of news is merely the proof fans have been waiting for. In the typical interview roundabout that actors and directors go on to press their newest film, Actor Tom Hardy had stated several times that he's actually singhed to play the titular anti-hero for two more films. But without a guarantee as to whether anyone would care to see the fourth installment of the post-apocalyptic grit-fest, that promise was mostly rang empty. Until today. Miller, the mind behind the mayhem, tweeted out the following this afternoon, conmfirming that another Mad Max is alrwady in the works: Hello Twitter! Thanks for all the kind words written and said about the film. We had

The slow-burn thriller The Barber does its job, even if you've never ever heard of it. Review by Matt Cummings In Director Basel Owies' The Barber , the serial killer Eugene (Scott Glenn) has hid from the police for two decades after a string of brutal murders were initially tied to him. Having outwitted the police, Eugene has settled in to the quiet town Moraine as the local barber. But when the drifter John (Chris Coy) appears to get lessons from the now-senior citizen, Eugene must decide if he's worthy to be let in to his exclusive murder club. Let's be clear: The Barber doesn't do anything new, settling instead on the plot of 'murderer next door.' But that doesn't mean first-timer Owies and Cinematographer Allen Liu squander the small budget with cheap thrills or over-the-top performances. The Barber is a slow burn and Owies knows this, centering instead on character development and snappy dialogue from Writer Max Enscoe's s