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| 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' on VOD now; DVD, Blu-ray, 4K in june | Neon announced Tuesday that EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is now available on digital video-on-demand services. It will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 16. EPiC premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It was released in theaters in February, including IMAX showings. Director Baz Luhrmann found footage of Presley's Las Vegas residency while researching his 2022 Elvis biopic. He combined the footage with audio of Presley and other 8mm and 16mm footage of Presley. UPI praised EPiC in its review for showcasing Presley's sense of humor on and off stage. Luhrmann told UPI that women who kissed Presley in the front row came to his screenings and identified themselves. |
| 'Trainspotting' returns to theaters in 4K in June for 30th anniversary | Sony Pictures Classics announced the re-release of Trainspotting on Tuesday. The film returns to theaters June 5 for its 30th anniversary. Trainspotting opened in February 1996 in the U.K before a limited U.S. release in July and wide in August by Miramax. Director Danny Boyle supervised a 4K restoration which will be screened this year. Ewan McGregor stars as Renton, a Scottish heroin addict with Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Begbie (Robert Carlyle) and Tommy (Kevin McKidd). It was Kelly Macdonald's film debut. Adapted by John Hodge from Irvine Welsh's novel, director Boyle depicted heroin highs as surreal, whimsical fantasies while lows and withdrawals became nightmares. |
| Minnie Driver to star in new heist series 'The Day' | The Serpent Queen and Emily in Paris actress Minnie Driver has signed on to star in a new Paramount+ heist thriller, The Day. "New job. Clever scripts, sharp characters. I think you will like it," Driver wrote on Instagram Monday, alongside a screenshot of a media story announcing her casting in the project. Also included in the ensemble are Luca Pasqualino from Skins and Louisa Harland from Derry Girls. The eight-part,perspective-shifting drama -- based on the Belgian series, De Dag -- is now in production. |
| FOX orders Season 2 of 'Memory of a Killer' | FOX has ordered Season 2 of its Patrick Dempsey-Michael Imperioli drama Memory of a Killer. "Angelo and Dutch will ride again. Season one finale tonite. Then on to Season Two. See you there," Imperioli wrote on Instagram Monday. The crime drama is based on Jef Geeraerts' Belgian novel, De Zaak Alzheimerby. Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler will continue as show-runners in Season 2. "Memory of a Killer has become a true standout with visceral performances from Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli," Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, said in a statement to Deadline.com Monday. |
| Byron Allen to take over Stephen Colbert's time slot | The talk show Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen is moving to CBS' 11:35 p.m. week-night time slot starting Friday, May 22. Two episodes of the half-hour program will replace Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which the network recently canceled. Two episodes of the game show Funny You Should Ask, produced by Allen and hosted by Jon Kelley, will air in the hour-long slot following Allen's show. "I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love -- make people laugh," Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, said in a statement Monday. |