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GainesCon Film Festival & Expo July 11-12 at District North Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas

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The GainesCon Film Festival & Expo is a new nonprofit organization with an annual event that showcases, educates, and produces independent filmmakers and film-industry talent whose content lies within the action, sci-fi, and fantasy genres, with a strong emphasis on cultural representation from underrepresented groups, such as: the economically disadvantaged, ethnic … [Read more...] about GainesCon Film Festival & Expo July 11-12 at District North Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas

Celebrating 20 Years of Exceptional Short Films and Diverse Programs, Boulder City’s Dam Short Film Festival Returns to Downtown Boulder City February 14-19

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The lineup includes over 140 short films, 29 programs, mixers, Q&As with the filmmakers, and more Nevada’s largest film festival is celebrating 20 years of bringing movie lovers unique and diverse films to enjoy over an extended 6-day period. The 20th Annual Dam Short Film Festival will screen 147 short films February 14-19, 2024, in the … [Read more...] about Celebrating 20 Years of Exceptional Short Films and Diverse Programs, Boulder City’s Dam Short Film Festival Returns to Downtown Boulder City February 14-19

Film Submissions for 2022 Dam Short Film Festival Open Now

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The Dam Short Film Society is now accepting short films from around the world for the 2022 Dam Short Film Festival. The Festival is seeking original, unusual, and entertaining short films to make them available to the general public at the next annual Festival in Boulder City, Nevada. Each year more than 120 films are featured of varied style, subject and … [Read more...] about Film Submissions for 2022 Dam Short Film Festival Open Now

Independent Feature Film “Making Sense” to Premiere at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival

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Film is First to Star People with Disabilities, Representing Five Primary Senses The 46th Annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival announced that the independent feature film "Making Sense" will be virtually screened beginning on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. EST and continuing until February 15. The film is the first to feature five people with disabilities who each … [Read more...] about Independent Feature Film “Making Sense” to Premiere at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival

Star Trek’s Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, Stars in Her Final Performance

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Renegades: Ominara to Start Production Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) & Atomic Studios are partnering for an epic production. After an illustrious career spanning sixty years, Nichelle Nichols is retiring from the screen. Best known as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, Nichelle Nichols was also instrumental in diversifying NASA's space program by recruiting astronauts such as Mae … [Read more...] about Star Trek’s Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, Stars in Her Final Performance

17th Annual Dam Short Film Festival Goes Virtual

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Launching February 11, 2021, the Dam Short Film Society is proudly taking the 17th Annual Dam Short Film Festival online as a virtual event. Offering all the great qualities of past festivals – including excellent and diverse programming, filmmaker Q&As, and scheduled virtual events that give audiences and filmmakers the opportunity to mix, mingle and learn … [Read more...] about 17th Annual Dam Short Film Festival Goes Virtual

The Top Niche TV Shows Fans Loved in 2020, According to Ranker

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Ranker, known as the world’s leading publisher for fan-powered rankings on just about everything with over one billion votes, is announcing its top niche TV shows for 2020. The voting by TV fans everywhere provides deep, entertaining dives and niche perspectives into the many different genres of popular culture and beyond. While major titles like Netflix’s The Crown, HBO … [Read more...] about The Top Niche TV Shows Fans Loved in 2020, According to Ranker

Get Ready for a ‘Close Encounter’ as Steven Spielberg’s Sci-FI Classic Returns to the Big Screen

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Mysterious, mystical and magical, the towering cinematic epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind is coming to the big screen for a special three-day event.  Cited by Ray Bradbury as one of the greatest movies ever made, the film returns to movie theaters across the country as part of the TCM Big Screen Classic Series from Fathom Events and includes exclusive … [Read more...] about Get Ready for a ‘Close Encounter’ as Steven Spielberg’s Sci-FI Classic Returns to the Big Screen

New on Quibi This Summer: Action, Comedy, Animation, Suspense and More!

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From Kevin Hart’s uproarious Die Hart to Kiefer Sutherland’s adrenaline-fueled The Fugitive, Quibi is the source for action, comedy, politics, and suspense every day, all summer long… This July, Nish Kumar continues his hilarious, across-the-pond take on current events with Hello America; Adam Devine makes skirting death look fun in Bad Ideas with Adam Devine; … [Read more...] about New on Quibi This Summer: Action, Comedy, Animation, Suspense and More!