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Signe Baumane’s second feature film, “My Love Affair With Marriage,” which saw its Spanish Premier at this week’s Seville European Film Festival, has been picked up by HBO Central Europe.

This builds on deals already secured in France with independent distributor Tamasa and upscale film-tv SVOD platform Filmin in Spain.

The animated feature centers on Zelma (Dagmara Domińczyk) confronting society’s expectations of her as she grows from being a girl into womanhood. Baumane mixes music, absurdism, and scientific explanation to concoct a story of female rebellion.

The film was written and directed by Signe Baumane and stars Dagmara Domińczyk, of “Succession” fame, Stephen Lang, Storm Large, and “Stranger Things” star, Matthew Modine.

It marks a bullish fall period of deals for Warsaw based New Europe Film Sales, with Variety also able to announce the sale of Blanquita to ASC for France.

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The 16th season of “America’s Got Talent” officially entered the final stage of competition — the live shows — on Tuesday, August 10. For three weeks, three groups of 12 performed in the quarterfinals for America’s votes. Now the “AGT” 2021 cycle is in the midst of the two-week semifinals round, with 11 acts taking the stage both weeks at the Dolby Theatre. The Season 16 finale is scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 (performance show) and Wednesday, September 15 (results show).

The Top 36 quarterfinalists, chosen by the judges in secret, performed on Tuesday nights for three weeks. America voted for their favorite contestants each time, and then seven acts from each group advanced to the semifinals. That left 21 acts still in the competition, with the judges — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara — then picking Beyond Belief Dance Company as their wildcard to complete the Top 22.

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Klek Entos, one of the creepiest magicians to ever grace the “America’s Got Talent” stage, was eliminated during the Quarterfinals 3 results show and fans are not happy. Of the five acts who were eliminated this week, Klek received the most support (41%) from viewers in our recent poll that asked who was “robbed” of a spot in next week’s semifinals. His closest competitor was wildcard singer Storm Large, who lost the judges’ save to UniCircle Flow by only one vote. Here are the complete poll results:

41% — Klek Entos (magician)

31% — Storm Large (singer)

21% — Keith Apicary (dancer)

5% — Anica (singer)

2% — The Curtis Family C-Notes (band)

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Is Simon Cowell to blame for Klek’s early elimination? Remember, the cranky British judge pushed his red X during the silent magician’s live performance because he felt it was taking too long to get going.

Another live results show meant another five contestants being cut on “America’s Got Talent” Season 16. This week’s handful of acts who were eliminated during the Quarterfinals 3 episode were: singer Anica, musicians The Curtis Family C-Notes, dancer Keith Apicary, magician Klek Entos and wildcard singer Storm Large. Of this quintet of ousted acts, which one do You think was most robbed of a shot of making it into next week’s semifinals? Vote in our poll below and then defend your choice in the comments section.

At the other end of the spectrum, seven talented acts were given the green light based on America’s votes and will next be seen in the semifinals. They were: unicycle group UniCircle Flow, quick-change artist Lea Kyle, voicetramentalist Michael Winslow, singer Brooke Simpson, acrobatic trio Rialcris, dance crew ChapKidz and martial arts group World Taekwondo Demo. Team. The four “AGT” judges — Howie Mandel,...

And then there were 21. America’s Got Talent wrapped up its Season 16 quarterfinals on Wednesday, sending seven more acts through to the next round of live shows.

As usual, all 12 acts that performed during Tuesday’s episode — UniCircle Flow, Anica, Léa Kyle, The Curtis Family C-Notes, Keith Apicary, Michael Winslow, Brooke Simpson, Rialcris, ChapKidz, Klek Entos, World Taekwondo Demo. Team and wild card winner Storm Large — were on the chopping block this time around.

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The third and last set of 12 acts in the quarterfinals performed live on Tuesday’s two-hour episode of “America’s Got Talent.” Only seven of these dozen acts will advance to the semifinals. So which acts earned enough votes to perform again in the next round? Overnight viewers voted for their favorites and the results were revealed during a one-hour episode of “AGT” on Wednesday.

The line-up was led off by two Golden Buzzer acts — host Terry Crews‘ pick, World Taekwondo Demonstration Team Martial Arts Group, and Heidi’s choice, quick-change artist Lea Kyle. Also in the hunt are a trio of solo singers, Anica, Storm Large and Brooke Simpson, dancer Keith Apicary, dance group ChapKidz, the band The Curtis Family C-Notes, magician Klek Entos , acrobatic trio Rialcris, the group UniCircle Flow, and voice artist Michael Winslow.

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“America’s Got Talent” (“AGT” to the cool kids) went head to head with “Bachelor in Paradise” on Tuesday, when the family-friendly NBC show came out on top. As a result, NBC finished first in primetime. ABC was runner-up in the key demo of adults 18-49, but settled for third place in terms of total viewers. NBC was first in ratings with a 0.7 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 5.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. “America’s Got Talent” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. put up a 0.8 rating and 6.6 million total viewers. At 10, “Capital One College Bowl” had a 0.4 rating and 2.5 million total viewers. “America’s Got Talent” revealed America’s Wildcard winner on Tuesday’s show, with the return of a previously eliminated contestant who beat out several others for a chance at redemption: Storm Large. The singer was awarded her comeback through the...

“America’s Got Talent” revealed America’s Wildcard winner on Tuesday’s show, with the return a previously eliminated contestant who beat out several others for a chance at redemption: Storm Large.

The singer was awarded her comeback through the first-ever Peacock competition special “AGT: America’s Wildcard,” which allowed viewers to vote between these five acts, which didn’t make it through Judge Cuts: singers Dylan Zangwill, Storm Large, Matt Mauser, magician Patrick Kun and comedian Mike Goodwin.

“AGT” host Terry Crews had the pleasure of announcing the results of the special event on Tuesday’s edition of the NBC competition, with Storm Large coming out on top.

In the video above, you can see her performance as she returns to the “AGT” stage for a shot at making it through the quarterfinals and onto the semifinals round. She manages to impress the judges — minus Simon Cowell, of course — with...

On August 2, “America’s Got Talent” fans were saddened to learn that Nightbirde, Simon Cowell‘s Golden Buzzer and one of the front-runners to win Season 16, had to withdraw from the competition because of her battle with cancer. “Since my audition, my health has taken a turn for the worse and the fight with cancer is demanding all of my energy and attention,” she wrote at the time. “I am so sad to announce that I won’t be able to continue forward on this season.” Since the “AGT” producers had already planned on Nightbirde taking up one of the Top 36 live show performances, they had a decision to make: leave her spot open or fill it with a wildcard? They chose the latter.

Two weeks ago, “AGT: America’s Wildcard” aired on the Peacock network, with five also-rans duking it out for viewers’ votes. They were: singer Dylan Zangwill, magician Patrick Kun,...

Who’s performing tonight (August 24) on “America’s Got Talent“? Two popular Golden Buzzers numbers among the third group of “AGT” quarter-finalists who will take the live stage at the Dolby Theatre on Tuesday night: quick-change artist Lea Kyle (pushed by Heidi Klum) and martial arts group World Taekwondo Demo. Team (pushed by Terry Crews). The two-hour episode begins Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.

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As usual, the roster is led by singers. This group includes 51-year-old Anica, 30-year-old Brooke Simpson, plus family singers/magicians The Curtis Family C-Notes. For fans of dance acts, there’s family group ChapKidz and silly solo dancer Keith Apicary.

Besides World Taekwondo and Lea Kyle, there are several acrobatic/variety acts hoping to win over America: strongman trio Rialcris, unicycle group UniCircle Flow, Mexican magician Klek Entos and voice actor Michael Winslow.

America’s Got Talent sent five more acts packing on Wednesday, sending seven lucky quarterfinalists through to the next round.

After last night’s live quarterfinals performance episode, the following 12 acts were up for elimination tonight: vocal trio T.3, dance group Dokteuk Crew, music group Johnny Showcase, singer Tory Vagasy, dance group Shuffolution, aerialist Aidan Bryant, vocal group Northwell Nurse Choir, acrobatic group Positive Impact Movement, mentalist Peter Antoniou, K-pop group Korean Soul, comedian Josh Blue and singer Victory Brinker.

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America’s Got Talent has unveiled the 35 acts confirmed to compete in the upcoming Season 16 live episodes, with one final act to be determined via a first-of-its-kind Peacock special.

The one-hour special, titled AGT: America’s Wildcard, will feature five acts competing for that elusive last spot in the competition. Those acts are: singer Dylan Zangwill, singer Matt Mauser, comedian Mike Goodwin, magician Patrick Kun and singer Storm Large.

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Terry Crews has amassed five seasons on the iconic talent show (two being the Champions iteration).

In a heartwarming scene, Crews handed out his Golden Buzzer to the World Taekwondo Demonstration Team.

The athleticism and determination that the group displayed proved to Terry that they deserved the golden buzzer.

The episode was filled with other brilliant performances, from the sweet voice of Storm Large to the terrifying magic of Klek Entos.

When it came time for World Taekwondo Demonstration Team to perform, expectations were high, and not only were they met, they were exceeded.

"You could see the years of dedication," Terry stated in the interview -- and we couldn't agree more!

World Taekwondo Demonstration Team stunned viewers, judges, and of course Terry, who said, "No one will ever see this again."

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Their power and emotion were clear throughout the performance,...

Has NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” found its next singing superstar? Storm Large — yes, that’s her real name — wowed the judges during Tuesday’s third episode of Season 16 by putting a sultry rock ‘n’ roll twist on Frank Sinatra‘s “I Got You Under My Skin.” The 51-year-old musician has been working in the industry for 30 years, but still has yet to become a household name. After previously competing on CBS’s “Rock Star: Supernova,” Storm now calls auditioning for “AGT” an “enormous, terrifying opportunity.” Watch the video above.

Before she began singing, Simon Cowell asked her if they’d ever met before. Storm quickly joked, “We were so young, Simon. Let’s not bring that up.” Hmm, perhaps the judge saw her on “Rock Star: Supernova,” where she came in fifth place, or during her 2006 appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”?

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The third Golden Buzzer of America’s Got Talent Season 16 went to an act that Simon Cowell called “one of the most extraordinary things” he’s seen in all his years as a judge — yet he wasn’t the one who smashed the button.

This week’s lucky act was World Taekwondo, a co-ed group of martial artists who wowed the judges with a synchronized symphony of flips, high kicks and precision. The entire panel was on the edge of its collective seat for the entire audition, and no could say enough good things about the show-stopping display.

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Last night, the Lincoln Center Fall Gala honoredJohn E. Waldron for his continued support of the arts. The evening raised over 4 million in support of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and featured star-studded appearances and performances on the Adrienne Arsht Stage at Alice Tully Hall Kelli O'Hara, Jane Lynch, Lynn Ahrens, Harolyn Blackwell, Sierra Boggess, Elli Choi, Amber Iman, Julie Kent, Storm Large, Marilyn Maye, Dianne Reeves, Bria Skonberg, Essential Voices USA, The Diva Jazz Orchestra, and New York City Ballet principal dancers Sterling Hyltin and Tyler Angle.

Parenting and mental illness collide in the upcoming dramedy "Infinitely Polar Bear," a very personal story for the film's writer/director Maya Forbes, who based it on her own life. And in addition to nabbing two strong actors for the movie, with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana leading the story about a manic depressive man trying to raise his children and maintain his relationship with his wife, Forbes has also put together a soundtrack to match the moods and emotions conjured in her film. And one call she made was to her sister China Forbes, frontperson for Pink Martini. “I wrote ‘The Northern Line’ in a London hotel room on my son's toy ukulele,” Forbes said of her contribution of an exclusive track. “Maya asked me to write a song about a train. I had just taken the Northern Line of the tube to see my cousin and I have...

On October 24, 2014, The New York Pops - a symphonic orchestra known for presenting popular programs of exceptional quality - will launch its 32nd season, a series at Carnegie Hall celebrating the diversity of some of popular music's greatest icons. Music Director Steven Reineke - described by The New York Times as a polished, welcoming host who is young and vigorous, with a playful attitude - will lead the orchestra in a highly anticipated concert season, including an opening celebration of The Beatles featuring the Finnish ensemble Rajaton a festive holiday concert featuring Kelli O'Hara and Matthew Morrison a solo evening with Broadway leading lady Sutton Foster and a tribute to Frank Sinatra by four of today's finest entertainers - Tony DeSare, Storm Large, Frankie Moreno and Ryan Silverman.

When you walk into a film titled Big Ass Spider, you should simultaneously know what to expect – yet have no idea what kind of insanity awaits. B-Movies are often hit and miss because replicating unintentional comedy proves to be a frequently underestimated task, and we’ve already seen channels like SyFy over-bloat and genetically alter every animal in the book to create killer Saturday night features. There’s been Ice Spiders, Camel Spiders, Spiders 3D, Jungle Spiders – but has there ever been a Big Ass Spider?! I mean, yeah, we’ve seen “big ass” spiders, but have you seen The Big Ass Spider?! To say you get what you pay for is an understatement with Mike Mendez’s Big Ass Spider, but to write it off as yet another low-budget schlock-fest would also be a disservice – unless a gigantic CGI spider skewering park-goers like human shish kabobs doesn’t sound all that appealing to you.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its cabaret, Broadway and comedy acts today, April 21-July 28, 2013, including Lindsay Mendez and Michael Holland, Leslie Kritzer, Megan Hilty, Bridget Everett, Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand, Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons, Nyu Tisch Presents, Blake Pfeil, Storm Large, Nicole Henry, Erin Markey, Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, William Blake, Moments with Ravi, Natalie Joy Johnson, Champagne Jerry, Wau Wau Sisters, The Georges, Pam Ann Cockpit, Missi Pyle, John Kelly, Tori Scott, Murray Hill and Vagabond Opera.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its cabaret, Broadway and comedy acts April 21-July 28, 2013, including Lindsay Mendez and Michael Holland, Leslie Kritzer, Megan Hilty, Bridget Everett, Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand, Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons, Nyu Tisch Presents, Blake Pfeil, Storm Large, Nicole Henry, Erin Markey, Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, William Blake, Moments with Ravi, Natalie Joy Johnson, Champagne Jerry, Wau Wau Sisters, The Georges, Pam Ann Cockpit, Missi Pyle, John Kelly, Tori Scott, Murray Hill and Vagabond Opera.

There are two ways to go about creating a movie that's so-bad-it's-good (or "good-bad" as I'll refer to them from here on).  In its pure form, a filmmaker lacks the competence, awareness, and funds to create a good movie.  A good-bad movie can also be created if the filmmaker knowingly sets out to create schlock but has the talent and ambition to surprise the audience with the outlandishness of the premise despite the limited resources.  Big Ass Spider! attempts to be the latter, but director Mike Mendez lacks the requisite ability and drive to push his movie past the promise of its B-movie title.  The result is the worst kind of good-bad movie where the filmmaker cynically creates a proposition where he thinks he can't lose. The movie begins with an excellent opening where pest exterminator Alex Mathis (Greg Grunberg) awakens off the ground to see mayhem all around him.

By Sam Weisberg - April 22, 2011

At the beginning of James Westby's “Rid of Me,” a frowning, diminutive thirty-something woman—rendered alarmingly feline by bursts of Goth makeup—and an icy blonde princess stride past each other, in slow motion, in a supermarket. “You bitch,” the blonde mutters under her breath. Upon which, the Goth girl, without breaking a sweat, jams her hands down her skirt and smears menstrual blood all over the blonde's face.

This prologue is, like much of the rest of “Rid of Me,” jarringly funny yet punishingly shrill. Westby has a great deal of malicious, playful energy; his sheer joy at making this movie electrifies almost every frame. But though you share in his enthusiasm at times, Westby is ultimately hampered by the same hyperkinetic overconfidence that marred “Run Lola Run” and similar movies; it confuses breathlessness with boldness. The movie needs a massive dose of Ritalin.

With a three week extension that is already sold out and last night?s pick up of Drammy Awards for Original Music and Musical Actress in a Lead Role, Portland Center Stage is delighted announce a second extension for Crazy Enough, through July 26th, including 2 Late Night Performances at 10pm during Portland Center Stage?s new works festival, Jaw, Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th. The production will take a break June 29th through July 6th, picking back up with performances July 7th through the 26th, with Tuesday through Friday performances at 7:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday matinee performances at 2:00 pm and one Saturday 7:30 performance on July 18th. There will be no Thursday matinees for the added extension weeks. Tickets range from $25.50 to $48.50, with student and under 30 discounts available. See the show calendar at http://tickets.pcs.org/buytickets/calendar.asp for the complete performance schedule.

What do you do when the doctor whispers into your nine-year-old ear that by the time you're 20 you'll be confronting the same visions that haunted your mother? For Storm Large (Portland rock legend and star of last season's Cabaret), answering that question has been a lifelong journey. This world premiere production weaves music and story into a ride through the darkest alleys and brightest vistas faced by the human mind. As hard as nails, as fragile as a raindrop, and as sexy as your most unrepeatable dreams- Crazy Enough will be an event that lingers long into the night.

What do you do when the doctor whispers into your nine-year-old ear that by the time you're 20 you'll be confronting the same visions that haunted your mother? For Storm Large (Portland rock legend and star of last season's Cabaret), answering that question has been a lifelong journey. This world premiere production weaves music and story into a ride through the darkest alleys and brightest vistas faced by the human mind. As hard as nails, as fragile as a raindrop, and as sexy as your most unrepeatable dreams- Crazy Enough will be an event that lingers long into the night.