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As if there’s ever a need for an excuse to visit Hawaii…   Kirsten Dunst and Brie Larson have been tapped to receive awards at the 2013 Maui Film Festival running June 12-16th. Festival director Barry Rivers made the announcement, saying, “The Maui Film Festival is ecstatic to announce Kirsten Dunst and Brie Larsen as [...]

Singer/songwriter Charlie Dane is set to perform at “Invasion of the GoGirls” during the SXSW Festival on March 16, 2013. Dane’s returning to the festival and in the official announcement of her upcoming festival appearance she said, “Being able to perform and network with other up and coming musicians during the biggest music festival of [...]

The final batch of films have been revealed for this year’s Fantastic Fest taking place September 20-27th in Austin, Texas. Among the new films just added to the lineup are the world premiere of The Collection and American Mary, one of the standouts from the 2012 FrightFest. Fantastic Fest Final Films:

The 50th New York Film Festival will feature films from directors Noah Baumbach, Brian De Palma, Ang Lee, Sally Potter, and Robert Zemeckis. The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the 32 movies that make up the main slate for the upcoming festival running September 28th through October 14th, with Lee’s Life of Pi [...]

Rian Johnson’s Looper with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Exorcism of Emily Rose‘s Scott Derrickson’s Sinister have been added to the lineup for the 2012 Fantastic Fest. The annual film festival will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas at the Alama Drafthouse South Lamar. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning with Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren [...]

Frank Ocean has canceled his upcoming concerts, including tour dates with Coldplay as well as his scheduled festival performances. And he also cut short his performance at Norway’s 2012 Oya Festival citing vocal problems after performing just four songs.   According to a report from The Music.com-au, Ocean had been 15 minutes late to start [...]

The largest genre film festival in the United States, Fantastic Fest, has announced this year’s winners. Fantastic Fest specializes in “horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world” and the competitive categories, of course, reflect the focus of the festival. Among the films showcased at this year’s Fantastic Fest [...]