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Whether a feature or a bug, one of the central aspects of the Netflix documentary series “Somebody Feed Phil” is that host Phil Rosenthal is an unabashed outsider. Going to places he doesn’t understand with an open mind and an open palate, it’s a celebration of global cuisine from the point of view of somebody who is experiencing everything for the first time. It’s an approach that works for that show, but it’s strange to see that same humor and surface-level fascination in service of something with far more dramatic weight than a snack from a street vendor.

David Farrier’s new series “Dark Tourist” takes a broad categorization of unconventional global tourist destinations and approaches them with the same voyeuristic tone and format, treating a whole host of global oddities as a set of minor curiosities. The result is a slippery documentary exercise that never...

Another month, another batch of good (and not so good) movies coming to Netflix. Ever timely, the streaming service is adding the first three “Jurassic Park” movies to coincide with the release of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” not to mention several movies that aren’t about dinosaurs run amok: “Her,” “Happy Gilmore,” “We Own the Night,” “Blue Valentine,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “Menace II Society,” “Chocolat,” “The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter,” “The Princess Diaries,” and more.

Avail yourself of the full list below:

July 1

Chocolat

Deceived

Finding Neverland

Get Smart

Happy Gilmore

Interview with the Vampire

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park III

Menace II Society

Pandorum

Penelope

Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Spanglish

Stealth

Swordfish

The Boondock Saints

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Princess Diaries

The Voices

Traitor

Troy

Van Helsing

We Own the Night

We the Marines

What We Started

July...

Netflix has revealed all of the movie and TV show titles that will be released in the month of July 2018. They also released a promo video along with a list of titles leaving the streaming service in July.

There are some good titles being released including Happy Gilmore, Jurassic Park, Menace II Society, Interview with the Vampire, The Boondock Saints, Scream 4, Gone Baby Gone, Her and more.

Which of the new upcoming titles coming to Netflix are you looking forward to seeing?

Available July 1

Blue Bloods: Season 8

Bo Burnham: what.

Chocolat

Deceived

Finding Neverland

Get Smart

Happy Gilmore

Hawaii Five-o: Season 8

Interview with the Vampire

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park III

Madam Secretary: Season 4

Menace II Society

NCIS: Season 15

Pandorum

Penelope

Queens of Comedy: Season 2

Rica, Famosa, Latina: Seasons 1-4

Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Spanglish

Stealth

Swordfish

The Boondock Saints...

Rob Leane Sep 20, 2016

From Assassin’s Creed to The Witcher, via Mass Effect, Minecraft and maybe more Warcraft...

Latest update: Uncharted delayed.

In the years since Den Of Geek first sprung into existence, we’ve consistently kept an eye on the videogames that have been touted for the big screen treatment. We’ve tried to list them all in a big article a few times before, and it feels like the time has come to pull a new version together.

If we haven’t heard anything about a certain videogame movie in two years or more, it seems safe to assume that it’s quietly been binned. That’s why you won’t find the likes of BioShock, Devil May Cry, Far Cry, Gears Of War, Halo, Heavy Rain and Rollercoaster Tycoon on this list. If we get proven wrong on any of those, we’ll update this article as more information comes to light.

A new scribe has been tapped to write the Splinter Cell movie. According to Deadline, Frank John Hughes will pen the next draft of the script for the planned video game adaptation for New Regency and Ubisoft. Hughes only has two writing credits to his name (Dark Tourist, Leave), but as an actor, he's probably best known for his roles in Catch Me If You Can, Mr. Vincent,... Read More...

Robots. Ever since the dawn of science-fiction arose from the industrial revolution, it seemed inevitable that technology would play a major role in the future evolution of mankind. Or, perhaps, as some would suggest, skip evolution all together as human beings become extinct and the fruits of our scientific prowess take over as the top of the Earthly food chain. Wherever we fall on that debate, the ultimate question remains… what will the continued advancement of technology look like and how would humanity fit into the long-term picture?

Writer and director Gabe Ibáñez returns five years after revealing his first feature film Hierro (2009) with AUTÓMATA. He dips his quill into the rich ink pot that is science-fiction to tackle the difference between man and machine, or the similarities that emerge beneath the blinding veil of fear and hatred. This may sound all too dramatic, but at its core, AUTÓMATA is...

The delights of genre cinema are born from human imagination. The stories are nurtured by individuals who optimistically hope and believe across the years of their lives that a single film will devour that their tales arrive at the intended destination – to discover and touch the sensibilities of the audience.

If films are born out of the imagination then so the same could be said for the festivals that showcase them – festivals such as FrightFest that are crafted according to an ethos shared by four men who genre cinema continues to owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude – “‘Run by fans for the fans”, to find those great new voices in genre and see what difference they can make, and to ensure the FrightFest spirit of community endures.

But those who champion and showcase films, supporting their endeavours to find an audience on their ongoing journey from the intimate confines of its maker’s world,...

Melanie Griffith is erasing her romantic past. The actress, 56, split from her husband Antonio Banderas earlier this year, and is now taking steps to distance herself from the soured relationship.  After announcing her split from Banderas in June, Griffith is slowly removing a prominent tattoo baring his name. The Dark Tourist star has long sported the heart-shaped ink on her right bicep, reading, "Antonio."  In recent weeks, Griffith has been seen out and about with the tattoo slowly fading. On Monday, July 7, the Oscar nominee wore [...]...

New Europe sells vampire comedy to Monster Pictures for Australia and UK.

New Europe Film Sales has recorded sales on Summer of Blood.

Onur Tukel’s vampire comedy has been picked up by Monster Pictures for Australia and the UK.

It had earlier been acquired for North America by Mpi Media Group (via Xyz Films).

At Cannes, Monster has also picked up Mpi’s Starry Eyes (Australia) and Lfo (Australia & UK), Boulderlight Pictures’ Eat (Australia & UK) and Contracted (UK), and Vision Films’ Dark Tourist (Australia & UK).

On the outside, the English-language debut of French director Marina de Van looks like a traditional supernatural thriller, complete with a requisite “creepy” kid, and mysterious telekinetic powers. On the inside, Dark Touch is a heartrendingly sad, unflinchingly intimate exploration of the trauma of abuse: a horror movie that draws its nightmares from the sordid, squalid corners of real life. While de Van is possibly best known for her 2002 art house self-cannibalism shocker In My Skin, her latest feature proves that her ability to viscerally assault and disturb audiences remains undeterred.

Set in a bleak, isolated Irish village, the film centers around eight year old Niamh (played by a mesmerizing Missy Keating). Niamh’s parents and younger brother are brutally killed after their home appears to turn on them when inanimate objects and innocuous furniture are possessed by a murderous, destructive rage. Niamh, the only witness to the tragedy, is...

Jonathan Taylor Thomas was every young girl's dream date back in the early '90s -- but today, the former teen heartthrob turns 32.Thomas, better known as Jtt on the covers of Bop and Tiger Beat magazines, has actually had a pretty exciting year in 2013. While he's been pretty Mia from the public eye in the past, this year he returned to TV to appear on his "Home Improvement" dad's show "Last Man Standing." He also popped up just last month to support his former on-screen brother Zachery Ty Bryan at the premiere of "Dark Tourist," a film Zach produced.It's clear the Taylor family still keeps in contact after all these years!As for Thomas, he attended Harvard, Columbia and St. Andrew's University in Scotland in his years away from showbiz -- telling People "I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break.

Filming on the romantic thriller set for spring 2014.

British director Suri Krishnamma has come on board to direct Megan’s Game, an adaptation of Tony Drury’s romantic thriller.

Filming is set to begin in spring 2014 with a theatrical release next autumn.

The story is described as “a love story with a murder twist” set against the backdrops of Snowdonia, the Welsh coast, Cote d’Azur and London.

Krishnamma’s latest thriller, The Dark Tourist starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Cudlitz, opened in the Us this summer and premiered in London at Frightfest 2013. Other recent features include Bad Karma starring Ray Liotta and Dominic Purcell, Locked In’ with Ben Barnes and Eliza Dushku, Good Karma with Billy Connelly and New Year’s Day’ for which Suri won the Jury Prize at the Raindance Film Festival.

Megan’s Game will be led by producer Paul Tucker alongside screenwriter Crispian Sallis and co-producer Jonathan Stafford. Production and post...

The haunting grace note in director Suri Krishnamma's psychological thriller Dark Tourist, written by Frank John Hughes, comes from Melanie Griffith in an exquisite performance as a waitress grieving a crushing loss—and who has the misfortune of crossing paths with a man slowly unraveling into a psychopath. Jim (Michael Cudlitz, of TV's Southland) is a security guard whose hobby is studying serial killers, and who spends his vacations mapping his way through their killing fields. Tourist follows him as he navigates the small town that gave birth to one such figure. In voiceover he reveals an empathy with his current antihero that is slowly revealed to be rooted in his own childhood traumas. As the film softly nods toward the visuals of David Fincher, H...

Why do we slow down to look at car accidents? Why do we put our hands in the moulded handprints of dead celebrities in Hollywood? Why are we obsessed with the lives of serial killers? There are the questions explored in Suri Krishnamma's chilling thriller Dark Tourist. With an incredible performance by Michael Cudlitz (from the TV show Southland), it is not an easy film to watch, but that is likely the intention. It is incredibly disturbing, not least because it asks the audience to question some of their own dark obsessions.Jim (Cudlitz) is a 'dark tourist', someone who visits homes/places connected with the dead. Though with Jim, is it perhaps a bit more macabre, as he takes his annual holiday from his security...

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What's a working girl to do when she hits middle age? That's the question Melanie Griffith has been asking as she makes the publicity rounds on behalf of her new psychological thriller, Dark Tourist. As the daughter of Alfred Hitchcock muse Tippi Hedren and wife of Antonio Banderas, not to mention having earned a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for her role in 1988's Working Girl, the 56-year-old actress would seem to know Hollywood inside and out. But one thing that has still managed to surprise Griffith is the lack of parts for older women, prompting her to offer a very scathing critique of the industry. "It is what I never thought would happen when I was in my 20s...

In the late '80s and early '90s, Melanie Griffith was a rising 30-something star with an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe trophy to her name. The future was bright.

But now, at 56, the actress is bemoaning the lack of roles for women her age. After battling a painkiller addiction in 2000 and skin cancer in 2009, Griffith returned to work to find a very different Hollywood than what she was used to.

"It is what I never thought would happen when I was in my 20s and 30s, hearing actresses b*tch about not getting any work when they turned 50. Now I understand it, it is just different," she tells Fox411.

"In a lot of ways, [Hollywood] is a very superficial place. It is all about youth and beauty, for women anyway."

She was lucky to land one good film role: a part in the tormented drama "Dark Tourist," opposite Michael Cudlitz.

Washington, August 21: Melanie Griffith has reportedly slammed Hollywood for giving her "stupid and superficial" opportunities.

She expressed her frustration with the industry in an interview with Fox as part of her promotional efforts for 'Dark Tourist'.

The 56-year old American actress said that she can now empathize with actresses who complained about not getting decent projects when they turned 50, Huffington Post reported.

Griffith, wife of Antonio Banderas, added that Hollywood is all about youth and beauty for women and it is nearly impossible for a woman her age to get a decent gig. (Ani)...

Hey Hollywood screenwriters: Melanie Griffith has a bone to pick with you. In a recent interview with Fox news promoting her independent thriller "Dark Tourist," the "Working Girl" actress told Fox411, "In this day and age ... most of the scripts are so sh--ty and stupid and superficial." "I don't go to the movies these days because there is nothing to see," she added. Also read: Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas Confirmed for 'Expendables 3' Griffith lamented reading the lackluster scripts that husband she and Antonio Banderas get (though her feelings about "Expendables 3," which Banderas recently signed up...

Melanie Griffith has had enough with Hollywood, which she says tosses her nothing but "sh-tty," "stupid" and "superficial" opportunities.

The tough talk came in an interview with Fox as part of Griffith's promotional efforts for "Dark Tourist," a movie which is presumably excepted from Griffith's "sh-tty" diagnosis of the moving picture industry. According to Griffith, it's nearly impossible for a woman her age (56) to get a decent gig.

“It is what I never thought would happen when I was in my 20s and 30s, hearing actresses bitch about not getting any work when they turned 50," she said. "Now I understand it, it is just different. In a lot of ways, [Hollywood] is a very superficial place. It is all about youth and beauty, for women anyway. You just have to keep biting and pushing your way through, doing theater. I believe in just being really good and working on my craft...

Melanie Griffith brought a very interesting date to the premiere of her movie "Dark Tourist" this week -- her ex-husband Steven Bauer ... a guy she's Barely been seen in public with since they divorced more than 20 years ago, TMZ has learned. Griffith and Bauer (who famously starred in "Scarface" back in 1983) were all over each other on the red carpet ... which raised eyebrows considering Melanie's current husband, Antonio Banderas, was no where to be found.

It's tool time! On Wednesday, Home Improvement's Jonathan Taylor Thomas met up with his onscreen older brother Zachery Ty Bryan at the Dark Tourist premiere in La. The pair chatted before linking up for a picture, with Jonathan rocking a flannel - another nod to the return of the '90s - while Zachery sported a suit. In March, Jtt reunited on screen with another Home Improvement star when he made an appearance on Last Man Standing alongside his TV dad, Tim Allen - aka "Tim the Toolman" Taylor. It was Jonathan's first time on TV in years, as he's now focused on the writing and directing side of the business. He doesn't regret his early acting days, though. Recalling his time as a teen heartthrob, Jtt said, "I never took the fame too seriously. It was a great period in my life, but it doesn't define me. When...

Attention '90s TV fans: Prepare to have your minds blown. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of Dark Tourist starring Melanie Griffith featured a double reunion of stars from two beloved '90s shows: Beverly Hills, 90210 and Home Improvement. Beverly Hills' resident hunks Luke Perry and Jason Priestly, who played Dylan McKay and Brandon Walsh, looked as cooly casual as they found each other on the carpet and posed for photos with their signature smoldering stares. (Last year, the pair appeared together in an Old Navy commercial featuring fellow Beverly Hills alum Jennie Garth.) As if that wasn't drool-worthy enough,...

All grown up! Zachery Ty Bryan and Jonathan Taylor Thomas reunited at the screening for Dark Tourist in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 14, and the former child stars looked worlds away from their on-screen alter egos. Bryan, 31, who played the oldest son of Tim Allen's Tim Taylor character, Brad, towered over his Home Improvement costar at the film event. (Thomas played middle son Randy on the hit Fox show.) The actor has been largely out of the spotlight since the series' end in 1999, taking [...]...

A Field in England’s Ben Wheatley and The Raid’s Gareth Evans set to attend.

A total of 34 directors are confirmed to attend Film4 FrightFest 2013, which runs August 22-26 in London.

The guest list of directors includes Don Mancini (Curse Of Chucky), Suri Krishnamma (Dark Tourist), Bobcat Goldthwait (Willow Creek) and Adam Green (Holliston).

Also attending is Gareth Evans, who recently completed principal photography of The Raid 2 and Jason Eisener, both for V/H/S/2.

Cheap Thrills director Evan L. Katz will be at FrightFest as well as Steven R. Monroe for the world premiere of I Spit On Your Grave 2.

Blair Erickson will launch Banshee Chapter and other directors include Anthony Diblasi (Missionary), Jeremy Lovering (In Fear), Kit Ryan (Dementemania) and Christopher McBride for The Conspiracy.

The Ford Brothers will attend for their opening night film The Dead 2: India, as will co-directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado for closing night film Big Bad Wolves...

A fresh crop of new images from several of the flicks playing at this year's Film4 FrightFest have come our way and we're dishing 'em right here to ya! Check out new eye candy for Cheap Thrills, Odd Thomas, The Conspiracy, and Wither.

From the Press Release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, is delighted to unveil its biggest lineup in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up...

From the press release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.

This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.

The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...

We already knew that The Dead 2: India would have its world premiere as the opening film of FrightFest 2013 and now the full lineup has been revealed, including Curse of Chucky, You’re Next, and Frankenstein’s Army:

“2013 has already been a banner year for Film4 FrightFest. What with our sell-out American Mary UK tour and FrightFest Glasgow reaching stunning new capacity heights as the Scottish rendezvous for shock-loving high society, our August Bank Holiday main event in London had better deliver the goods…

So are you ready for an spine-chilling avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, horrific home invasions, vengeance-crazed Vikings, ghostly serial killers, vicious videotapes, liquidised corpses, Swedish mesmerists, mutant armies, Argentine undead, psycho vs. psychos, dead men in black, murderous wagers, crazed Mormons, hellish car journeys, grief tourists, conspiracy theories, human experiments, Barcelona panic, premature burials, Betamax memories, Irish telekinesis, swamp slashing, devil dolls, found footage fears,...

If you've been jealous of our UK brothers and sisters in years past because of the incredible lineup offered by the Film4 FrightFest, well, you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out what they have on the menu for 2013 along with a ridiculous amount of new images from several of the films.

From the Press Release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, is delighted to unveil its biggest lineup in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also...

Between now and June 28, the deadline for Emmy voters to submit nomination ballots, EW.com will feature interviews with some of the actors and actresses whose names we hope to hear when nominations are announced on July 18.

On TNT’s Southland, Michael Cudlitz and an ensemble cast delivered some of the most consistently raw and lauded performances on television. And if nothing else, he’s proud that the show, which was canceled in May, leaves behind that legacy.

“Some shows just go away — and that’s fine. They serve their purpose and their entertainment value, but there are shows that...

The Raindance Film Festival recently announced its 20th festival programme lineup which includes an unprecedented 105 features, 138 shorts and 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries, proof of another exceptional year of internationally acclaimed films, special live events, exclusive Q&As and masterclasses. The festival will take place from 26th September to 7thOctober at its home of the Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus SW1Y 4Lr.T

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil – a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be and that something terrifying has changed them. The Opening Night afterparty will feature band The Real Tuesday Weld which The Sunday Times calls: “beautiful…...

Raindance have just announced their line-up for their 20th annual film festival. The 2012 festival will, like every year showcase some of the best independent movies that we can expect in the coming year and beyond. Raindance 2012 will take place 26th September to 7th October at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus in London. This year we can expect to see 105 features, more than 138 shorts, 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries.

Scroll down to see the full press release as well as all the feature films that will be showing at the festival. To find out more, click here to visit their official site.

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana.

The Raindance Film Festival has announced its 20th festival programme today. This year?s lineup includes 105 features and over 138 shorts and 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries. The festival will take place from 26th September to 7th October at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus.

Here’s the low-down:

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be and that something terrifying has changed them.

Closing the festival on Sunday 7th October is the UK Premiere of 7 Crates from Paraguay and fresh from its screening in Toronto Film Festival’ s vanguard section. The film focusses on Victor,...

Always ensure that any risky situation is tested before putting actors in a potentially dangerous situation. This is the lesson director Suri Krishnamma (New Year.s Day, The Grief Tourist) took away from filming the thriller Bad Karma.

Set primarily on the Gold Coast, Bad Karma follows a reformed criminal played by Ray Liotta who is forced to confront his crime riddled past after it turns up unexpectedly in the form of a gun-toting Dominic Purcell.

Describing the film as a complex love story, Krishnamma said the relationship between the reformed criminal and his new girlfriend (Vanessa Gray) is what makes Bad Karma more than a simple psychological-thriller.

.I would describe it as a love story about a man and a woman where a man's past has returned to haunt him. He has a choice to either return to his old former criminal days or to embrace the new life...

Director Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s feature Aaranya Kaandam (Anima and Persona), starring Jackie Shroff, Sampath Raj, Yasmin Ponnappa and Ravi Krishna has won the Western Union Audience Award at the 3rd London Indian Film Festival (Liff, June 20 – July 3). Sp Charan’s Capital Film Works produced the film.

Kumararaja said: “I don’t know what to say. It’s nice to know that people in Europe loved the film and in fact, that people across continents love the film. It also worked with audiences in the Us and with the jury at the Indian National Awards. And it is appreciated now in Europe also. I’m thrilled.”

Charan said: “I’m happy and proud of Aaranya Kaandam’s success this year. On behalf of Capital Film Works and the crew of Aaranya Kaandam, I would like to first of all congratulate London Indian Film Festival on a successful event this year and...

Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Tamil feature Aaranya Kaandam starring Jackie Shroff, Sampath Raj, Yasmin Ponnappa and Ravi Krishna has won the Western Union Audience Award at the 3rd London Indian Film Festival which was held from June 20 – July 3, 2012.

Also at the festival this year, Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Award and a £1,000 prize was won by Neeraj Ghaywan’s Shor (Noise).

Meghna Gupta’s short Unravel was given a Special Mention by the jury that comprised directors Eran Creevy (Welcome To The Punch), Suri Krishnamma (The Grief Tourist), Andrew Hinton, winner of the 2011 Satyajit Ray Foundation Award for Amar, and Satwant Gill from Liff.

The festival closed with a screening of the Bengali film Baishey Srabon (Seventh August).

Melanie Griffith is to be honoured for her acting career at the Munich Film Festival in Germany in July.

The Working Girl star will be handed the CineMerit Award by festival organisers and the world premiere of her new film, psychological thriller The Grief Tourist, will also take place at the event as a tribute to the star.

Griffith will attend the occasion and will be handed her prize on 3 July.

Ever wonder what the kids from Home Improvement are up to these days? Well, when it comes to Zachery Ty Bryan, who played the oldest Taylor kid, Brad, the answer might surprise you. He's producing movies, including the shocking horror flick Rogue River, that hits the shelves this week.

So, how did he transition from a teen heartthrob to a behind-the-scenes dealmaker? About four years ago, he and his long-time friend Adam Targum (a writer/ producer on CSI: New York) decided they wanted to approach the entertainment industry from an entirely different angle. They figured that their diverse blend of skill sets would make them a unique team in the production realm, and set about finding scripts to bring to fruition under the banner of Vision Entertainment Group.

Thus far, their journey has been quite successful. In addition to Rogue River (which stars horror legend Bill Moseley and his longtime...

Cologne, Germany – Oscar-nominated actress Melanie Griffith will be honored at this year’s Munich Film Festival, where she will receive the fest’s lifetime achievement prize, the CineMerit Award. In Griffith’s honor, the Munich Festival will also screen the world premiere of her new film, the psychological thriller The Grief Tourist from British director Siri Krishnamma. The Munich Festival, which runs June 29–July 7, will also screen a retrospective of Griffith’s films, including Jonathan Demme’s Golden Globe-nominated Something Wild (1986); Mike Nicols’ Working Girl (1988), which nabbed Griffith an Oscar nomination for best actress; Mike Figgis’ crime drama

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Get out a tissue, and head over to watch the video for Paws Up Forever Project, inspired by Lady Gaga's Make a Law for Jamey campaign. These kids are something else. I don't know what I was doing at their age, but it wasn't this.

Speaking of Lady Gaga, she's set to premiere another short film at Paris Fashion Week with the Mugler Women's Wear Collection Show.

In France, if you want to know if your son is gay, there's an app for that. Well, if you've got Android, there's an app for that. Just answer a series of questions about stereotypes, and it will tell you if you need to pack your son off to reparative therapy.

Ugly Betty's Ana Ortiz has given birth to a healthy baby boy. Sadly, she didn't name him Justin, which would have been perfect.

Archbishop Timothy Dolan says that gay marriage...

The Grief Tourist tells the tale of one Jim Tahana, an unbalanced man who travels the Us, visiting the sites of grief-filled tragedies and disasters. His fascination with serial killers takes an even darker turn when he visits New Orleans, the site of the mass-murders of Carl Marznap and begins to succumb to impulses he is unable to control.

Michael Cudlitz (Grosse Pointe Blank, The Negotiator, Band of Brothers) is rumoured to be on board as Jim, with Eddie Fernandez (Hancock, TV’s Sons of Anarchy), Donna Ponterotto (Days of our Lives, The Back Up Plan)and Suzanne Quast making up the rest of the principal cast. Melanie Griffith is said to have now joined as well, although there is no news yet of the part she will play.

Griffith had a very high profile in the 80′s and 90′s, earning a Golden Globe win and Oscar/BAFTA nominations for...

Melanie Griffith is to star in 'The Grief Tourist'. The 53-year-old actress is taking on her first movie role since 2005's 'Heartless' to play an as-yet unspecified part in the movie, which follows Bryan Cranston's lead character and his unhealthy obsession with his serial killers. As the lead character decides to retrace the steps of some famous mass murderers in order to better understand them, his hobby suddenly takes a darker turn. Suri Krishnamma is to direct the movie from a script penned by 'Band of Brothers' writer Frank John Hughes. Co-producer Michael Cudlitz will also star in the movie. Although Melanie's most recent role was ..

ComingSoon.net reports that Melanie Griffith is now part of the cast of Suri Krishnamma's "The Grief Tourist." Pic is currently in production The Golden Globe-nominated ("Working Girl") Griffith joins Michael Cudlitz, Bryan Cranston, Eddie J. Fernandez, Suzanne Quast, Donna Ponterotto and Marc Mazur. Griffith's last credit was for an episode of "Nip/Tuck." A psychological-thriller in the haunting tradition of films like "Taxi Driver" and "Monster," "The Grief Tourist" takes us into the chilling labyrinth of a man's dark hobby and his even darker mind. Jim Tahana doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his hunger...

Melanie Griffith has joined the cast of the upcoming thriller "The Grief Tourist" for Vision Entertainment Group and Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions reports Yahoo News.

The story follows a disturbed and troubled man (Michael Cudlitz) whose fascination with serial killers leads him and the audience on a horrific and menacing journey through his obsessive and twisted mind as he retraces their footsteps.

Suri Krishnamma ("A Man of No Importance," "New Years Day") directs from a script by Frank John Hughes. Production is currently underway for release next year.

Griffith is currently at work on Nick Cassavettes drama "Yellow" co-starring Sienna Miller and Ben Foster.

After some stints in the theatre, a couple of short-lived TV series, and a recurring role in Nip/Tuck, Melanie Griffith is returning to the big screen in The Grief Tourist.Mrs Banderas will play an as-yet unspecified part in the indie drama, which sees Bryan Cranston wrestling an unhealthy obsession with serial killers. Re-tracing their steps to better understand them, his hobby takes a turn for the dark side...Suri Krishnamma is behind the camera, and the script is by Band of Brothers' Frank John Hughes. Co-producer Michael Cudlitz is also part of the cast. Griffith's last truly memorable screen role was arguably in John Waters' Cecil B Demented ten years ago. She's currently filming Yellow with Nick Cassavetes, and may also be attached to star alongside Nick Nolte in At 2:15. Is she starting a comeback?The Grief Tourist is due in 2011.

Melanie Griffith has joined the cast of The Grief Tourist , a serial killer-themed drama currently in production with a planned 2011 release. Griffith joins the already-announced Michael Cudlitz and Bryan Cranston in the story of an unstable man fascinated by serial killers. His obsession soon leads to him following their actions and walking in their footsteps. Griffith, who won an Golden Globe for her role in 1988's Working Girl , has most recently appeared as a recurring character on "Nip/Tuck."...