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"Diamond Dust" from Ann Huang Presents won the Best Experimental Short Film at the 33rd L.A. IFS Film F

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The IFS Film Festival has hosted premieres for the world's greatest filmmakers, including Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, & Inherent Vice, David Cronenberg's Map To The Stars, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built and Nymphomaniac (directors cut), Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals (starring Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal), James Franco's The Disaster Artist, and Spike Lee's Blackkklansman (starring Adam Driver).

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  • "Diamond Dust", the sixth film from Ann Huang Presents, premiered Sunday May 28 at L.A. IFS Film Fest alongside winning categories like the Best Feature Film and Director, "N-men: The Untold Story" by James Sweigert, and the Best Actor Tom Arnold in "Alask'Car".
  • At the 33rd L.A. IFS Film Fest Award Ceremony, Diamond Dust, the sixth film from Ann Huang Presents, won the Best Experimental Short Film.
  • When Miles Hunter and his long-term partner called Ann Huang to receive the award, Huang took the winning glass statue with gratitude and thanked her DP Nersi Elahi, her cast Anastasia Lincoln, Brayden Carillo, and her AD Nate, who are with her among many talented filmmakers in the fully-packed room.
  • Her other cast members are Eric Stoner and Lucas Matchett.

Award-Winning Film & Television Producer, and Vassar Alumnus Jason Blum Donates $10 Million to the College to Enhance Financial Aid

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

"As we prepare to launch the largest campaign in Vassar's history, Jason Blum's gift for financial aid is catalytic and will have a positiveimpact on innumerable lives of Vassar students for years to come," President Bradley said.

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  • "As we prepare to launch the largest campaign in Vassar's history, Jason Blum's gift for financial aid is catalytic and will have a positiveimpact on innumerable lives of Vassar students for years to come," President Bradley said.
  • Blum, who majored in drama at Vassar, said his gift reflected his gratitude for the role his Vassar education played in shaping his career.
  • Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse,a multi-media production company that pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking, producing high-quality, micro-budget films.
  • Vassar College is a coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

Father of the Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Available June 17 From WaterTower Music

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Friday, June 10, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220610005091/en/
    FATHER OF THE BRIDE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) (Photo: Business Wire)
    Father of the Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) releases the next day, June 17.
  • From the outset of the film, Gaz Alazraki, the director of Father of the Bride, knew it was key to hone in on the cultural specificity of the films music (and dancing, and food!).
  • Those musical choices are available for fans to enjoy on the vibrant Father of the Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
  • Father of the Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be available June 17 for streaming and digital purchase, and the track list is as follows:

STXfilms: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley Join Michael Mann’s “Ferrari”

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Academy Award-nominee Michael Mann (Collateral, Public Enemies, Heat) has cast Academy Award nominee Adam Driver (Marriage Story, Star Wars) and Academy Award winner Penlope Cruz (Parallel Mothers, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) as Enzo and Laura Ferrari and Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Descendants) as Lina Lardi in his highly anticipated film Ferrari.

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  • Academy Award-nominee Michael Mann (Collateral, Public Enemies, Heat) has cast Academy Award nominee Adam Driver (Marriage Story, Star Wars) and Academy Award winner Penlope Cruz (Parallel Mothers, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) as Enzo and Laura Ferrari and Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Descendants) as Lina Lardi in his highly anticipated film Ferrari.
  • All the dramatic forces of his life - as volatile as the red race cars he builds - are in collision.
  • Michael Mann has said, Being able to have these wonderfully talented artists, actors Adam Driver, Penlope Cruz and Shailene Woodley, bring to life these unique characters on location in Modena and the Emilia-Romagna is a vision fulfilled.
  • Adam Fogelson has added Ferrari is so much more than a story about a man and his machine.

Industrial Realty Group Taps Prominent New York Real Estate Executive Jamie Schwartz to Lead Premier Hudson Valley Business and Research Campus

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent New York real estate executive Jamie Schwartz has been named President of the Hudson Valley iCampus, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use, multi-tenanted campus on 207 acres in the hamlet of Pearl River, Rockland County, N.Y. The campus was sold by Pfizer, Inc. in 2015 to Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG), a real estate development and investment firm that owns more than 100 million square feet of commercial property across the U.S. The site is managed by its affiliate, IRG Realty Advisors, LLC (IRG RA). 

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  • He has already begun a major rebranding effort, renaming the property Hudson Valley iCampus.
  • Additionally, Schwartz will be planning and executing a development strategy for the vast amount of buildable land at the site.
  • "We're thrilled Jamie decided to continue his very successful career at our Hudson Valley iCampus," said Stuart Lichter, President and Chairman of IRG.
  • IRG is nationally recognized as a leading force in the adaptive reuse of commercial real estate, solving some of America's most difficult real estate challenges.

Luxury Experience & Co Celebrated the Ultimate Oscar Celebrity Gifting Lounge Experience

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury Experience & Co and HEMP Hydrate presented an exclusiveluxury gifting lounge on Saturday, February 23rd, honoring nominees and presenters during Oscars Weekend at LoewsHollywood Hotel,the official hotel of the Oscars.With the ultimate luxury in design and curated gifts, the Luxury Experience&Co Gifting Lounge is where celebrities experiencedan unparalleled level of style while supportingWildAid Foundation.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury Experience & Co and HEMP Hydrate presented an exclusiveluxury gifting lounge on Saturday, February 23rd, honoring nominees and presenters during Oscars Weekend at LoewsHollywood Hotel,the official hotel of the Oscars.With the ultimate luxury in design and curated gifts, the Luxury Experience&Co Gifting Lounge is where celebrities experiencedan unparalleled level of style while supportingWildAid Foundation.
  • Attendees includedCraig DiFrancia(Green Book - Oscar Winner, Best Picture),Joe Cortese (Green Book - Oscar Winner, Best Picture),Nicholas Turturro (Green Book - Oscar Winner, Best Picture),Terrance Blanchard (BlackkKlansman- Oscar Winner, Adapted Screenplay),Shawn Redick(BlackkKlansman- Oscar Winner,Adapted Screenplay),Marc Shaiman (Nominee for Original Score and Original Song -Mary Poppins),Scott Witman (Nominee for Original Song -Mary Poppins), Terence Blanchard (Nominee for Original Score -BlackkKlansman),RebeccaField (A Star is Born),MichaelCudlist (Walking Dead),Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars),Joel Lambert (Discovery Channel), Mark-Paul Gosselar (The Passage),Donovan Carter (HBO Ballers),Kris Lofton(HBO Ballers), and many others, whichcreated a great mix of movie and television talent.
  • LE&Co Founding Partners Melissa McAvoy and Brittany Reimanntoasted to the success of talent walking away from the event with incredible gifts, valuable new connections and a sense of celebration for the amazing past year inentertainment.
  • "We couldn't have asked for a better partner to host such a successful event with," Reimann said of theLoews Hollywood Hotel.McAvoy added, "It was amazing to be at the official hotel of the Oscars during press day, and for our clients and guests to have a complete Oscars Weekend experience."

MOVIO Data Says Audience for 2019 OSCAR® “Best Picture” Nominated Films Was Youngest and Most Racially Diverse in Recent Years

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

In order to analyze this, Movio aggregated together the audiences for all films nominated for Best Picture Oscars for the past several years to see how the audience demographics for nominated titles have changed over time.

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  • In order to analyze this, Movio aggregated together the audiences for all films nominated for Best Picture Oscars for the past several years to see how the audience demographics for nominated titles have changed over time.
  • The data results indicate that the audience attending films nominated for Best Picture in 2019 represent the youngest and most racially diverse Best Picture audience over the past several years.
  • 2019 Best Picture nominated films are: Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born, and Vice.
  • Highlights include:
    The audience attending films nominated for Best Picture 2019 represents the youngest and most racially diverse Best Picture audience over the past several years.

3rd Annual KODAK Film Awards

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Steve Bellamy, President of Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment, announced today that the third annual Kodak Film Awards will take place in Downtown Los Angeles on February 15th.

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  • Steve Bellamy, President of Kodak Motion Picture and Entertainment, announced today that the third annual Kodak Film Awards will take place in Downtown Los Angeles on February 15th.
  • Most recently, McKay, a double-nominee at this years DGA Awards, won for Best Dramatic Series for SUCCESSION (HBO), also shot on film.
  • I cant wait to celebrate the magic of film at the KODAK Film Awards.
  • The 2019 Kodak Film Awards will also recognize the following highly accomplished artists and industry partners:
    Cinematography Awards Charlotte Bruus Christensen (A Quiet Place, Fences, The Girl On The Train) and Chayse Irvin (BlacKKKlansman and Beyonces Lemonade)
    Additionally, Kodak celebrates motion pictures shot on film in 2018, especially those who have been heavily recognized during this award season including:

From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: BLACKkKLANSMAN

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

In the early 1970s Ron Stallworth (Washington) becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.

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  • In the early 1970s Ron Stallworth (Washington) becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.
  • Determined to make a difference, he bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan.
  • BlacKkKlansman offers an unflinching, true-life examination of race relations in 1970s America that is just as relevant in today's tumultuous world.
  • BlacKkKlansman will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack which includes 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and Digital.