‘True Haunting’: Erin Moriarty & Jamie Campbell Bower To Star In Gary Fleder’s Screen Gems Horror Film
Erin Moriarty and Jamie Campbell Bower Courtesy of Kira Nasrat; Robert Wilson EXCLUSIVE: Erin Moriarty (The Boys, Jessica Jones) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) have signed on to star in Screen Gems’ film True Haunting, based on Edwin F. Becker’s book of the same name, which will be directed by Gary Fleder. As per its title, True Haunting is based […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Set For Movie Return In Action Pic ‘Breakout’ From ‘Expendables’ 4 Director; Anton Launching For Cannes Market
By Andreas Wiseman, Melanie Goodfellow April 24, 2023 7:45am Arnold Schwarzenegger John Russo/Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: He’ll be back. Silver-screen icon Arnold Schwarzenegger is set for a movie comeback after a four-year hiatus with action-thriller Breakout, which financier and sales firm Anton is launching ahead of the Cannes market. The Expendables 4 filmmaker Scott Waugh is aboard to direct the feature, which will see Arnie […]
True Haunting: Erin Moriarty, Jamie Campbell Bower film gets January release
Earlier this year, it was announced that Erin Moriarty (best known for playing Starlight on The Boys) and Jamie Campbell Bower (now best known for playing Vecna on Stranger Things) had signed on to star in director Gary Fleder‘s film True Haunting, based on a novel by Edwin F. Becker (pick up a copy HERE) – a novel […]
Woman-powered Web3 Startup Gives NFT Holders Hollywood Access
Spotlight on women in Web3: Amanda Archer, founder of Women of the Metaverse In the same way the dot.com boom changed the tech landscape, public relations pro Amanda Archer saw an in for a Web3-focused startup that she hopes will change the entertainment game. The tech-savvy Archer told Blockworks the goal of her Women of […]
‘True Haunting’: Erin Moriarty & Jamie Campbell Bower To Star In Gary Fleder’s Screen Gems Horror Film
EXCLUSIVE: Erin Moriarty (The Boys, Jessica Jones) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) have signed on to star in Screen Gems’ film True Haunting, based on Edwin F. Becker’s book of the same name, which will be directed by Gary Fleder. As per its title, True Haunting is based […]
NFT & Blockchain – New Ways to Raise Film Financing and Make Movies
With Emmy-Winning Producer Cindy Cowan Cindy Cowan is an award-winning producer, entrepreneur and songwriter whose career spans movies, television, music and now tech via her new venture into Mogul Productions. Her new company utilizes NFT and Defi in the film finance and filmmaking space. From her recent Emmy win for the wonderful documentary Miracle on […]
A chat with Hollywood Powerhouse Cindy Cowan
In todays episode Host @naomikisted is joined by Oscar winner and Hollywood Powerhouse, Cindy Cowan, a top LA Film/ TV and music producer! Make sure to follow Cindy @cindycown1000 !This is an epic episode for anyone who loves cinema and film or the glamour of Hollywood and the A-list! Read full article
‘Act of Valor’s Scott Waugh to Direct ‘Eye In The Sky’
Scott Waugh is set to direct the upcoming action-packed thriller film Eye In The Sky. Waugh is most well-known for his 2012 war film Act of Valor with Mike McCoy, as well as his film adaptation of Need for Speed (2014) starring Aaron Paul. According to Deadline, Eye In The Sky will follow an arms […]
‘Act Of Valor’ Director Scott Waugh To Helm Action Pic ‘Eye in The Sky’
Director Scott Waugh is set to helm the action thriller film Eye In the Sky. The film follows a arms dealer, who after escaping his prison transport and hijacks a fully weaponized Blackhawk over downtown Los Angeles, it’s up to a top LAPD helicopter pilot to take him down before the entire city is destroyed. […]
Omni Cultural TV Fest networking event remotely connects indie producers with Hollywood execs amid COVID crisis
When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic rolled across the U.S. last spring, the founders of a unique multicultural networking event catering to entertainment industry hopefuls knew they had to get creative if they wanted to keep it going. Launched a year ago at the historic Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, the Omni Cultural […]
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Creator Rachel Bloom to Write NSYNC Superfan Movie for Sony (EXCLUSIVE)
Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Rachel Bloom is adding boy band aficionado to her resume. The co-creator of hit series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” has signed on to write the script for a movie about two *NSYNC superfans at Sony Pictures label TriStar. Based on an idea by band member and producer Lance Bass, Bloom is […]
Gary Fleder to Direct Espionage Thriller ‘Line of Control’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Gary Fleder has signed on to direct the espionage thriller “Line of Control” with Brickell & Broadbridge Intl. on board to finance and sell the project at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Fleder, whose credits include “Runaway Jury,” “Homefront” and “Kiss the Girls,” will direct from a Ben Dubash script. “Line of Control” will explore […]
Award winning Film Maker Cindy Cowan talks about how COVID 19 has affected the entertainment industry
My guest is Cindy Cowan who just collected an Emmy Award for her amazing documentary Miracle on 42nd Street, a film featuring Alicia Keys, Terrence Howard, and Sam Jackson, to name a few. We talk about her film as well as how the COVID 19 pandemic has really slowed down all aspects of the entertainment […]
Eden Sustin and Kim Somers Egelsee talk to film and TV producer, Cindy Cowan
Prince, Lionel Richie, Sammy Davis Jr., Simon Cowell & more…Lots of Unique Stories; Using your intuitive psychic skills for good, miraculous serendipity, and thriving in Hollywood with Authentic Hollywood Producer Cindy Cowan In this unique and interesting episode, Eden Sustin and Kim Somers Egelsee talk to film and TV producer, Cindy Cowan. We talk to […]
Trevor Joe Lennon interviews Cindy Cowan Executive Producer
Trevor Joe Lennon · Cindy Cowan Producer Writer Trevor Joe Lennon Trevor Joe Lennon interviews Cindy Cowan Executive Producer and Emmy Award winner for Best Documentary called Miracle On 42nd Street This documentary is about the Manhattan Plaza where the prominent actors and artists got their start. It features Larry David, Samuel L. Jackson, Alicia […]
Congratulations to Miracle On 42nd Street For Their New York Emmy Award
Last night The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter celebrated its 63rd Annual New York Emmy Awards Gala, by conferring the industry’s classic and most coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction, the Emmy. For the first time in the chapter’s history, the ceremony was live-streamed in response to the stay-at-home and social […]
Miracle on 42nd Street: inside the unloved New York block that nurtured generations of talent
Mary Lou Westerfield remembers looking out of her window at two luxurious towers that were rising above the crime-infested neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, near Times Square. “I said to my other half: ‘Who the heck is ever going to move in there?’” she said. The same question soon faced the developers of a completed but […]
Emmy Nominated Miracle on 42nd Street tells The Story of Manhattan Plaza
Alice Elliott’s Miracle on 42nd Street, is the winner of Best Feature Documentary at the Franklin International Independent Film Festival and is now nominated for a NY Emmy Award. The film, had its PBS premiere in December 2018, was produced by Mary Jo Slater, Lisa Shreve, Alice Elliot, Erika Lockridge, Joanne Storkan, Nancy Perkins, Cindy […]
TriStar Pictures Lands NSYNC Superfan Movie From Producers Lance Bass, Cindy Cowan (EXCLUSIVE)
Click here to read the full article. Sony label TriStar Pictures has acquired an untitled feature film about NSYNC superfans who followed the boy band on tour in 2001, packed in a Winnebago bought with prize money from “The Price Is Right.” Lance Bass, who first teased the project to Variety out of SXSW last […]
Lance Bass on his NSYNC superfan movie’s wild link to studio boss, if the band will star
With the success of films like Lady Bird and Hustlers, it seems like filmgoers have begun to embrace nostalgia for the aughts, and Lance Bass has taken note of it. The former NSYNC member just announced he has partnered with Sony’s TriStar Pictures to produce a film about two girls who quit school to follow […]
TriStar Pictures Lands NSYNC Superfan Movie From Producers Lance Bass, Cindy Cowan (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony label TriStar Pictures has acquired an untitled feature film about NSYNC superfans who followed the boy band on tour in 2001, packed in a Winnebago bought with prize money from “The Price Is Right.” Lance Bass, who first teased the project to Variety out of SXSW last year, is producing through his eponymous company […]
Interview with Cindy Cowan “Positive Vibes Only”
Today we are interviewing Cindy Cowan @cindycowan1000 on instagram – recognized as powerhouse in Hollywood, award winning producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, finding joy in helping others. Question: What is your favorite documentary or movie? Cindy: Schindler’s List. I loved the way this was told, by Steven Spielberg ,the cinematic photography was also perfect…Who could forget […]
Episode 183: Jenifer Lewis, Cindy Cowan and the Tenison Twins
In this episode Ru and Michelle are joined by Jenifer Lewis, Cindy Cowan, Reneé and Rosie Tenison. They discuss Blackish, quitting smoking, the film business, and living in the Playboy mansion. Read Full Article: Rupal What’s the Tee?
Flip the script of your life with Cindy Cowan
Cindy Cowan co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King in 1995, and it became the leading film production and foreign sales company. On episode 52 of the LenJones Party of 2 Podcast, we are joined by the Co-founder of IEG and Founder of Cindy Cowan Entertainment, Cindy Cowan. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen […]
Miami Raised. Cali Based: Cindy Cowan
Although Miami raised American film producer Cindy Cowan is based in Cali, her love for Miami remains strong. We had the pleasure of spending the day with Cindy and got to experience first hand what a grounded and down to earth individual she is. On our first email exchange, you mentioned that you were originally […]
Omni Cultural TV Fest in Partnership with NATPE Reaches Thousands at Inaugural Showcase for TV and OTT Distribution
More than 2,000 industry professionals and filmmakers attended the all-day event that connects diverse and emerging producers with industry professionals and distributors HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Omni Cultural TV Fest (OCTVF) in partnership with NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) announced that the first showcase on May 1, 2019 at the […]
Omni Cultural TV Fest Success Prompts NATPE To Commit to 2nd Annual in 2020
Omni Cultural TV Fest 2020 Returns Spring 2020 Submissions Period Opens June 30, 2019 More than 2,000 industry professionals and filmmakers attended the all-day event that connects diverse and emerging producers with industry professionals and distributors Omni Cultural TV Fest (OCTVF) in partnership with NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) announced that the first […]
Cindy Cowan: Hollywood’s Boss Angel
By Zach Koepp A cloud of dust could barely keep up with the rear tires of a blue Camaro. In the driver’s seat was a teenaged girl, her knuckles white and her eyes fiercely focused on the road ahead. In the backseat was an orphaned, injured calf that she had just saved from being butchered. […]
The Hollywood Women’s Film Festival is June 14–18th
The Hollywood Women’s Film Festival is June 14–18th We invite you to join us walking in the footsteps of the women pioneers in writing, directing and producing, Mary Pickford, Alice Guy Blache, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Hedy Lamar, Lucille Ball, Marion Davies, Tressie Souders, Lillian Gish, Marion Wong and all the women film pioneers. In […]
Cindy Cowan On The Huge Demand For Diverse Content on Film & TV
Cindy Cowan is a big deal in the filmmaking business. She has produced some of the biggest studios films in Hollywood with some of the most well-known A-listers through IEG, the production company she co-founded with Graham King. During her tenure as president, IEG had successes that included an Emmy nomination for Rent-A-Kid; Emmy, Golden […]
Cindy talks small business insights, celebrities and the upcoming Omni Cultural TV Fest.
Latin Business Today (LBT) chats with entrepreneur, producer and songwriter Cindy Cowan who co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) with Graham King in 1995, and it became the leading film production and foreign sales company. Her latest entity is Cindy Cowan Entertainment and Omni Cultural TV Fest. All photos property of Cindy Cowan. LBT: Cindy please […]
The Hollywood Women’s Film Festival
The Hollywood Women’s Film Festival is June 14–18th We invite you to join us walking in the footsteps of the women pioneers in writing, directing and producing, Mary Pickford, Alice Guy Blache, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Hedy Lamar, Lucille Ball, Marion Davies, Tressie Souders, Lillian Gish, Marion Wong and all the women film pioneers. In […]
Omni Cultural TV Fest
Cindy is also the Co-Founder of the upcoming 1st annual Omni Cultural TV fest 5/1/2019 The Omni Cultural TV Fest is a one of a kind opportunity for independent content creators and producers to showcase their ideas for television and Over-The-Top (OTT) distribution. More Information
Screen Gems Developing ‘True Haunting’ About NBC’s 1971 Televised Exorcism
Cindy Cowan has optioned the book, and will produce with Steve Bersch and Scott Strauss overseeing the project. Screen Gems’ Brian Dukes will oversee for the studio. True Haunting is the terrifying true story of the first televised exorcism on NBC in 1971. Millions around the country watched the program. The NBC news segment was […]
Inside NYC’s Most Star-Studded Apartment Building, Where Samuel L. Jackson Was Once the Doorman
Seinfeld superfans may know that creator Larry David really did have a kooky neighbor named Kramer in his New York City apartment building. But unlike the classic sitcom, the real Manhattan high-rise on which it’s based had an even more impressive cast of characters, including Angela Lansbury, Terrence Howard, Alicia Keys, Donald Faison and Samuel […]
AM NEW YORK Reviews “Miracle on 42nd Street”
Avoiding the crush of tourists in Times Square may seem like a miracle these days. But a documentary called “Miracle on 42nd Street” highlights how big of a feat it was to transform the once-seedy area into such a hub — and how an affordable refuge for performing artists, Manhattan Plaza, played a pivotal role […]
‘Miracle On 42nd Street’ Trailer: Alicia Keys and Larry David Remember the Building that Changed New York
“Miracle on 42nd Street” is a documentary detailing the story of the iconic apartment complex in Manhattan that was home to several artists during the late 1970s: The Manhattan Plaza. The hour-long film will have its world premiere on November 11 during the DOC NYC festival. It is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor and Bronx native […]
PRODUCTION JOURNAL: The Film Strategy 5 with Cindy Cowan, Producer
Sad to say, but even in 2016, there are simply not enough women in Hollywood running things behind the scenes. While women do represent significantly on the silver screen, they are underrepresented as decision-makers behind the silver screen. Studies abound that demonstrate the dearth of women as directors, producers and executives in film and television. […]
