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Hollywood, Calif. – Produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun), the “wild and fantastically fun thrill fest” Overlord lands on Digital February 5, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD February 19 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Embraced by critics, Overlord is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and was hailed as “wonderfully tense and truly exhilarating”. The wildly entertaining genre mash-up boasts a stellar ensemble cast, non-stop action and plenty of wild twists you have to see to believe.

Fans can go even further behind enemy lines with nearly an hour of explosive bonus material on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack or Digital*. The 4K Ultra HD disc and 4K Ultra HD Digital release** feature Dolby Vision® Hdr, which brings entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter,...

Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress — at the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

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Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen

Logline: A new documentary about a young Turkish artist exploring imagined worlds both vastly cosmic and deeply personal.

Elevator Pitch:

“Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen” is a new documentary about a young Turkish artist who explores imagined worlds both cosmic and personal. By merging science with art, evidence with surrealism, the natural world with mythology, Memo Kösemen continuously asks a dominant theme in his various creations: “What If …?” It’s about what happens when we find ourselves at a unique point in our lives, and wonder about what might have been,...

The Daily Telegraph has used the Afl and Nrl grand finals to launch the next phase of its “We’re for Sydney” campaign.

The TV spot, created by Ajf Partnership Sydney, is intended to preview a wider campaign featuring real Sydneysiders telling their stories.

The campaign features more than 200 people from 50 Sydney suburbs, from Mount Druitt, to Palm Beach.

Adam Rose, creative director at Ajf said: “To meet and work with so many unique people across Sydney has been such a refreshing and positive experience – their stories and willingness to get involved is what this campaign is all about. This is just the beginning of some very exciting things we have in store for The Tele.”

Says David Goldman, News Limited’s Gm of marketing for Nsw, said: “The Daily Telegraph proudly champions and celebrates what matters to the people of Sydney. Since the campaign’s inception in March, we...

Frances Farmer

Relax. That's just a hairdresser behind her.

Before today's roundup gets rolling, I want to mention that David Phelps is conducting an experiment you should know about, The Secret History of America.

The liveliest read of the day comes from Matt Evans in the Morning News, a furious pitch for Frances Farmer — the actual woman and actress, not the lobotomized zombie portrayed by Jessica Lange in Frances (1982). Have fun.

"Why I Pirate Movies: A Self-Justification." Mike D'Angelo can't be surprised that he's kicked up a virtual storm. It began in the comments following that entry and has since blown over to Twitter.

Andy Warhol died 25 years ago today. Alex Needham examines the legacy in the Guardian and, in the Voice, Camille Dodero asks, "what does Andy Warhol's New York City look like today?"

Today's review of Geoff Dyer's Zona comes from R Emmet Sweeney at Movie Morlocks.