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BLUE HARBOR ACQUIRES AWARD-WINNING FESTIVAL FAVORITE FOLLOWING HARRY FEATURING LEGENDARY PERFORMER AND HUMANITARIAN HARRY BELAFONTE FOR NATIONAL US VOD RELEASE
Blue Harbor Entertainment announced today that it will release the impactful and timely documentary FOLLOWING HARRY on VOD nationwide in the US on October 13. Directed by Susanne Rostock (Sing Your Song), FOLLOWING HARRY joins legendary artist and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte as he embarks on a deeply personal and reflective journey, inspiring the next generation of entertainers and activists to disrupt injustice across the globe, striving for impactful change.
Mental Health & Liberation: The Black Girl Burnout Podcast in Focus
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a dedicated time to raise awareness about the importance of mental well-being, reduce stigma, and promote open, honest conversations around mental health. Since its launch in 1949 by Mental Health America, this month-long campaign has worked to show the need for support, understanding, and care for individuals facing mental health challenges.
BLUE SUN PALACE - A film by Constance Tsang
Within the confines of a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens, Amy and Didi navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Despite the physical and emotional toll their work extracts, the women who live at the parlor have fortified an impenetrable sisterhood. When tragedy strikes on Lunar New Year, Amy is forced to consider her own destiny for the first time ever.
ACCLAIMED MARLEY DOCUMENTARY SET FOR STREAMING AND DVD RE-RELEASE APRIL 25, IN CELEBRATION OF THE LEGEND’S 80th BIRTHDAY - L'Etage Magazine
2025 marks Bob Marley’s 80th birthday anniversary, and as part of the year-long celebration, Ziggy Marley’s Tuff Gong Worldwide will re-release the critically acclaimed documentary MARLEY via video steaming platforms and a special 80th Anniversary Collector’s Edition DVD, including two hours of never-before-seen interview footage with the reggae icon’s friends and family.
Liongate's "Crescent City" - L'Etage Magazine
Lionsgate’s new crime/thriller “CRESCENT CITY,” directed by RJ Collins, written by Rich Ronat, and starring Terrence Howard, Esai Morales, Nicky Whelan, and Alec Baldwin. When a small southern town is terrorized by a relentless serial killer everyone becomes a suspect… including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.
Hardy’s “Gin & Juice” short film, featuring appearances from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Nicola Peltz Beckham, debuts today
FEATURING “GIN & JUICE (ANOTHER SHOT FROM DR. DRE)” REMIX HARDY’s “Gin & Juice” short film, with appearances from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and actress Nicola Peltz Beckham in collaboration with Gin & Juice By Dre & Snoop, debuts today—check it out here. “Gin & Juice (Another Shot From Dr. Dre),” a remix of the HARDY version of Snoop’s iconic, Dr. Dre produced track “Gin & Juice,” also debuts today. Listen here.
“STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL” (Lionsgate) - Dropping in Theaters and Digital/On Demand on April 5th, 2024
Lionsgate’s new thriller “STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,” the feature film directorial debut of writer/director Damian Hurley, and starring Elizabeth Hurley, Georgia Lock, Lauren McQueen, Freddie Thorp, and Genevieve Gaunt. “STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,” is a day & date release (in Theaters and Digital/OnDemand) on April 5th, 2024.
Billy Idol: State Line Makes U.S. Theatrical Debut November 15
Billy Idol: State Line, a Vertigo Live concert film documenting the rock legend’s April show at the famed Hoover Dam—the first ever concert performed at the location —is set to make its U.S. theatrical debut on November 15.
Little Boxes - L'Etage Magazine
A last ditch effort to salvage their childhood bonds doesn’t go as planned when a group of tech-addicted 20-somethings is confronted with unexpected change. A group of childhood friends get together for a casual goodbye party before one of them moves across the country. Jordan, bound for LA, hosts the splintered group with the goal of having one nice evening together before she leaves.
“The Re-Education of Molly Singer”
In college, attorney Molly Singer (Britt Robertson) was the life of every party. Now, she’s about to be fired because she can’t leave her partying ways behind. Molly’s boss, Brenda (Jaime Pressly), tells Molly there’s one way to save her job: re-enroll at her old alma mater, befriend Brenda’s socially awkward son, Elliot (Ty Simpkins), and take him from zero to campus hero.
PETER FRAMPTON CONFIRMS NEW DATES ON NEVER SAY NEVER TOUR
Following his nationwide run of summer tour dates, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton will continue the Never Say Never Tour with a string of November shows. The tour kicks off in Louisville, Kentucky at The Louisville Palace and includes stops at Austin, Texas’s Moody Theater, Birmingham, Alabama’s BJCC Concert Hall, Nashville, Tennessee’s Ryman Auditorium and more. “I wanted to thank all who came to the Never Say Never tour this summer.
New Fist Of Fury [Limited Edition]
Almost five years after breaking all Hong Kong box office records with the instant classic Fist of Fury, his last collaboration with the late Bruce Lee, director Lo Wei got to work on a sequel. It would be the first major leading role for Lo’s latest discovery, a young actor who had been a stuntman on the original film but would soon be as massive a star as Lee. His name: Jackie Chan. Shanghai, 1910.
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TAYLA PARX UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “SOMETHING IN MY EYE” “a child-star-turned-pop-savant” “…exploded as one of pop music’s go-to songwriters.” “Tayla Parx is an artist in every way you can imagine. Whether it’s songwriting, singing, or producing, her creativity shines through all elements of her craft.” August 18, 2023— Today, Grammy-nominated songwriter, vocalist, actress and businesswoman Tayla Parx shares a new track “Something In My Eye” via her own TaylaMade Records—listen/share HERE.
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER CORINNE BAILEY RAE
DEBUTS VIDEO FOR SINGLE “NEW YORK TRANSIT QUEEN” NEW MUSICAL PROJECT BLACK RAINBOWS DUE SEPTEMBER 15 July 11, 2023 — Today, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae unveils the music video for her new riot grrrl punk inspired single, “New York Transit Queen,” Watch/share the video here at noon ET. In celebration of the video debut, Corinne Bailey Rae will livestream at 11:40 AM ET to talk about the album and answer questions from fans. Watch here.
Tribeca Film Festival Premiere of Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Patricia Field, the stylist extraordinaire is responsible for Carrie Bradshaw’s infamous tutu, Miranda Priestly’s signature hair, and Betty Suarez’s red-framed glasses. She enhanced these characters with her visionary fashion sense. Even if you haven’t heard of Patricia Field, there is no doubt you’re deeply familiar with her legendary designs. Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field takes a deep dive into the storied life of this iconic costume designer.
Prescott Ellison, Grammy-Winning Drummer Debuts Solo Project
Grammy-winning drummer Prescott Ellison debuted his first single, Everything's Gonna Be Alright recently on music guru Tim Pyles' FTP New Music Show on KXFM and Indie X FM. The song is featured on his self-produced upcoming solo album, Torchlight of the Phantom Sun.
SYNDROME K - the deadly disease that saved lives - L'Etage Magazine
True story of Italian doctors in Rome who rescued Jews during the Holocaust through a horrific, contagious disease that wasn’t real. “Syndrome K” is the true story about a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease created by three Roman Catholic doctors – Adriano Ossicini, Giovanni Borromeo, and Vittorio Sacradoti, during the Holocaust to hide Jews from Occupying Nazis in a Vatican-affiliated hospital during World War II.
Simple Decorating
Get Even More Terrific Tips to Transform Your Space Melissa Michaels has more budget-friendly and practical ideas to share with you in her new book, Simple Decorating. With more than 300 tips to motivate you along the way, you’ll feel confident and inspired to make your house a home you’ll love. Order Here
Not Nothing Is Everything
Not Nothing is a story of sisters working through challenges of unconditional love in the small town of Wichita Falls, Texas. This film is layered with every emotion. Trish Davis played by Suzanne Schmidt is a battered wife who realizes she must move on from her abusive husband. When he viciously attacks his wife, then apologizes, expecting her to blink back her tears, cover the blood and bruises with make-up.
Tonight Covid Diaries NYC
COVID DIARIES NYC, debuting TUESDAY, MARCH 9 (9:00 ET/PT), journals the lives of five young filmmakers, ranging in age from 17 to 21, who turn their cameras on themselves to tell the stories of their families during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. The acutely personal film illuminates the plight of essential workers and their families during the early days of the COVID-19 crisis as they navigate the deadly virus and a country riven by social and justice upheaval.
100 Days to Live
100 Days to Live is a thought-provoking film. Nothing is what it appears to be. Haunted by the tragic death of her mother, Rebecca Church (Heidi Johanningmeier, Fox’s Proven Innocent) has dedicated her life to the mental health profession. Recently engaged to Gabriel Weeks (Colin Egglesfield, TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles), a handsome and successful options trader, Rebecca finally seems happy.
Catching up with Jay Giannone
Jay Giannone is best known as one of the original crew members of Mark Wahlberg’s entourage which inspired the creation of HBO’s hit Entourage. Leonardo DiCaprio sought him out to be his creative directive for Martin Scorsese’s Departed. There are many facets to Jay as he is also a director, writer and producer. He is staying busy with multiple TV and film projects.He stars in ThePenitent Thief produced by Miles Media.
Lessons in Hospitality from my Hairstylist
Every six weeks my hairstylist invites me to sit down as she offers me a cup of coffee. She carefully wraps a towel around my shoulders and we start talking about what is new since we last spoke. We chat about everyday life at home. We share the challenges of picking paint colors, creating art for the walls and arranging our home to work for our families. We laugh about being the type who would probably clean the house for a housekeeper, if we had one.
Recommended Reads: Love The Home You Have (and a giveaway!)
We are thrilled to introduce you to a new book from one of our own (in)courage authors today! Melissa Michaels has recently released Love the Home You Have, and we adore her heart for hospitality and the fun, practical steps she shares in her book to take your “right now” house and turn it into your “dream” house! Oh, and we’re giving away 5 copies of her amazing book PLUS 5 Everlasting Light Starburst Mirrors, so be sure to read all the way to the end! [linebreak] A Place That Is Warm My...
5 Things to Do Now to Embrace Fall
I love fall. I love everything about it. Yes, I know in some parts of the country the arrival of Fall also signals that a long cold winter is near. But I don’t like to think that way. I don’t want to live in dread of a cold dark season when I can enjoy the gifts in front of me right at this moment. I like to embrace Fall as something special that happens just once a year, from September through November.
5 Essential Tips for a Less Stressful Move
Melissa Michaels from The Inspired Room shares insightful moving advice that helped her reduce stress during her last relocation. At some point, everyone experiences the stress of moving. I know we did in our recent move. As a result of leaving your previous comfort zone and the disruption of your routines, you will naturally feel a bit disoriented. Moving takes everything we’ve grown familiar with and turns it upside down. It’s no wonder moving is stressful.
6 Habits for Happiness at Home
I’m not always diligent in keeping up with all the good habits and routines I should practice every day. Sometimes I just have a hard time getting started with a new habit, but more often I seem to have a hard time keeping up with them. But there are some things I do that I know for sure change my outlook on my day. No, I’m not talking about running five miles a day or going to the gym (although those would be great habits).
Finding Balance
My girls are now young women, but I still love to talk with them about their life goals and offer advice now and then. A mother is always a mom, right? One thing we’ve been talking about quite a bit is living life on purpose. By that I mean, do we just let life happen to us? Or do we make deliberate choices for our home and life based on our priorities and purpose? There are only so many hours in the day. How do we decide what to do with those hours?
Keeping a Clean House Is Simple with This Secret Method
Do you ever look around your house and see so much disarray and feel so behind on chores that you feel like you might just want to throw it all in a dumpster and start over? I know the feeling. As a busy woman, trying to keep up a home can feel overwhelming, to say the least. When our house is a mess, we feel even more out of control. It can be a discouraging cycle. I know, because I've been there! So is there hope? I'll let you in on a little secret I learned years ago.
Pin This to Your Christmas Pinterest Board
With Christmas just a week away, many of us are running around wrapping gifts (or let’s be honest, still buying gifts), baking cookies, planning Christmas dinner and just trying our best to keep the housework from swallowing us up whole so we can appear to have our act together for when our guests arrive (or just to keep our own sanity!).
5 Steps to a Simplified Home
Get a sneak peek inside the book, Make Room for What You Love from New York Times Best Selling Author, Melissa Michaels. These five important steps will help you simplify your home and life. Many of our decisions to add things we think we need in our home or will enjoy in life are the cause of additional clutter and stress. It’s become almost second nature in our culture to think we are going to enhance our life with something new when inadvertently we have made it more complicated.
Love the Home You Have: Simple Ways to...Embrace Your Style *Get Organized *Delight in Where You Are|Paperback
English 0736963073 What if the house of your dreams is the home you have? Meet Melissa Michaels, creator of the popular blog The Inspired Room and the best contentment coach you'll ever meet. With humor and candor Melissa reveals how to transform your rooms (and your life) from plainly livable to fabulously lovable.
5 Ways to Love the Home You Have
Do you ever find yourself discouraged or even overwhelmed by the state of your home? I know I have found myself in that place more than I would like to admit! The messy rooms, the imperfect decor, the never-ending dirty dishes, and the repairs I couldn’t seem to keep up with threatened my sanity at times. My expectations for my home were often too high and my ability to maintain it all seemed to be lacking. I’d get one room pulled together and another area would fall apart. Can you relate?
{The Courage to Face Our Insecurities} Week 4: It’s Risky, But Do It Anyway
No one can make us feel quite as unsure about ourselves as another woman. And nothing can wound as much as the words that sometimes come from a friend or from inside our own head. That’s why (in)courage exists as an online community committed to making safe spaces for women to connect. Each Wednesday this month we’ve shared some of our stories of overcoming insecurity in order to choose friendship on purpose.
Recommended Reads: Love The Home You Have {Part 2}
Wasn’t Melissa’s post on Monday wonderful? We’re loving how her practical tips are making us feel brave about hosting our Girlfriend Gatherings! Melissa is sharing another wonderful post with us today, and we can’t wait to hear from you.
Behind the Scenes: Love the Home You Have Book Design
Posted on Apr 01, 2015 Topic : Women's Christian Living By Nicole Johnson We have been so excited to partner with popular blogger of The Inspired Room, Melissa Michaels. Her passion for helping women find contentment in their homes has captured us since Day 1. Who doesn’t love walking into the place you call home and feeling burdens and worries lift away?
Authenticity: A Very Good Thing
Sometimes life hands us incredibly full seasons, and our own Melissa Michaels is in the midst of one of those right now. We hope you’ll join us in praying for her and her family as she dedicates time to finishing some beautiful projects, co-hosting a small blogging conference, moving to a new house, and all the other wonderfully, gloriously ordinary tasks that fill her days.
Melissa Michaels Shares 5 Tips to Maximize Small Spaces
Posted on Oct 29, 2015 Topic : Women's Christian Living When you look around your home, you’ll realize there are in-between spaces where much of life happens. The obstacle to giving these spaces a refresh is that they are spaces we need to use. It becomes easy to put off doing anything new to them for that one reason. But I have good news! Tending to these vital areas in our home doesn’t require a lot of paint or lighting or window treatments (many of these spaces don’t have windows!).
5 Ways to Create Your Summer House
Do you have a summer house? This is the time of year when we might be scrolling through Facebook and notice that many so many people seem to be heading off to their vacation homes or are traveling to exotic destinations for their summer vacation. That’s so fun! But even if you aren’t heading off to either place, take heart. The home you’re in is one of the best destinations of all. I’ll actually be spending most of the next few months in my summer home.
3 Ways Having Less Will Make You Happier
When we own more than we need or have room for, paring down to less can actually make us happier. Stroll down the aisle of any home store and you’ll certainly find great stuff! Bring your favorite accessories home and you’ll probably feel happy in that moment. If you’re a Pinterest fan, you can find millions of projects you could do for practically no cost, perhaps simply using just a can of spray paint and a roll of duct tape from the garage.
7 Steps to the Perfect Bedroom Makeover
Take our 7 step Bedroom Refresh Challenge from best-selling author, Melissa Michaels. Her simple but smart ideas will help you achieve the bedroom makeover of your dreams. Your bedroom should be a serene and beautiful place you enjoy. But if your bedroom is currently a dumping ground for clothes and papers, it’s a great time for a bedroom refresh. Below you’ll find a Bedroom Makeover Challenge with a list of simple steps to inspire you to transform your space.
Max Martini Shares Insight Into His Directorial Debut
The long awaited and highly anticipated film by actor, Max Martini, Sgt. Will Gardner opens in theaters January 11, 2019. Martini makes his directorial debut, writes, and stars in this film. Max is known for his rugged, tough characters in 13 Hours, The Unit, Pacific Rim, Captain Phillips, Saving Private Ryan and the sexy, Fifty Shades franchise and many others. Sgt.
Decluttering Tips for Your Home
Adapted from: Make Room For What You Love. Copyright © 2016 by Melissa Michaels. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon. www.harvesthousepublishers.com. Used by Permission. Retreating to your home should feel like a reward at the end of a long day. It’s a sacred space and clutter is an unwelcome housemate. Not only does clutter take up space in your home, it also weighs down your spirit.
Bare Short Film – Let’s Talk About Cancer
Kerith Lemon is an American writer, director and creator armed with experience in multi-platform storytelling and creative narratives. Driven by her passion for stories that emotionally connect, Lemon is drawn to narratives that elevate women, mirror societal complications and create dialogues amongst a broad audience. I spoke with the award-winning director, Kerith Lemmon about her latest film, Bare Short.
How to Make Your Home More Welcoming
Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Welcoming for Guests The blogger behind The Inspired Room reveals the small touches that can make your home more inviting, from her new book Simple Gatherings. By Melissa Michaels Photos: Melissa Michaels 1 of 5 Welcome Guests with Light Nothing says "welcome" like light. If your guests are arriving at night, make sure you turn on all the outside lights. Inside, keep overhead lights at a comfortable level. I love using dimmers and adding warm ambience with lamps.
Connecting With 'Dual Lives: From The Streets To The Studio' Author, Michael Bell
My friendship with Michael Bell began when I was looking for artists to participate in my annual art show, “Unnecessary Evil”, raising awareness about suicide prevention. His artwork is compelling; his stories accompanied by his art are exquisitely riveting. My friend is an extraordinary artist and a phenomenal screenwriter. I found an ally when he told me that he believes art can definitely be transformative. He has seen art help heal wounds that run deeper than most could ever imagine.
Joel P. West, Composer For The Glass Castle
From the producers of Life of Pi and The Blind Side comes The Glass Castle directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Oscar winner Brie Larson, Oscar Nominee and Emmy Winning actor Woody Harrelson, Oscar nominee Naomi Watts, Ella Anderson, Chandler Head and Max Greenfield. The film chronicles the adventures of an eccentric, resilient, and close-knit family. It’s a story of unconditional love.
What Makes A House A Home? An Interview With 'One Big Home' Filmmaker, Thomas Bena
One Big Home is a thought-provoking documentary that requires introspection upon seeing it. This film explores the complexities about segments of society insatiable greed for the biggest house and materialism. The film’s powerful imagery shows American shorelines diminish due to planned communities developed by land snatchers. Land lust disease has infected the United States like malignant cancer. This has always impacted indigenous people.
A Look At ‘A Social Life’, Award-Winner, Kerith Lemon’s Directorial Debut
We live our lives online. Not too much seems to be off limits. But don’t be too real. Earlier this month, Stina Sanders, model, and blogger posted a photo of her defuzzing her upper lip and lost thousands of followers on Instagram according to Huffington Post. Internet famous model Essena O’Neill quit social media after becoming distressed over promoting a false life of perfection, which made the news.
3 Stunning DIY Centerpieces That Require Zero Effort
Anyone can assemble a lovely tablecloth, pretty plates and fine flatware, but what really says celebration is the centerpiece. "The best ones are inspired by what you actually have in your home," says Melissa Michaels, who writes the Inspired Room blog and is the author of Love the Home You Have and The Inspired Room. All you need: a container, objects to place in it and a little something extra to round out your display.
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