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In early August 2011, looting, arson, and gunfire erupted and spread across London and its environs. The widespread violence was triggered by the 4 August fatal police shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in Tottenham, North East London during a planned arrest. Metropolitan Police initially contended that Duggan was shot in self-defense, stating that the officer responsible for Duggan’s death held “an honest-held belief that he was in imminent danger of …being shot.”

Xpress Films along side with First Line Entertainment and Billionaires Row Films is producing a new film: Finding Picasso.

At the upcoming 2012 American Film Market, Pathfinder Film Group, an exciting new production / distribution company, will open its doors, releasing 4 quality and marketable independent films ready to sell. With completed original features, a distribution platform already attracting other production companies and a slate of new projects, Pathfinder Film Group will become a prominent and lasting player in the industry.

The producers of the popular critically-acclaimed off Broadway comedy dance play “Stripped” have announced a planned series of upcoming social campaigns across the various social networks designed to provide their online following with opportunities to interact, network and simply have fun while participating in online activities and winning great prizes. Details of the upcoming events will be made public in due course.

Best Buy Uniforms is announcing a free newsletter sign-up after inspiration in the form of Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” program on Fox. The program features Gordon Ramsay in his signature short-sleeved white chef coat as he critiques and improves restaurants across the United States.

The talented young actress from Los Angeles is set for her big breakthrough, following her casting alongside Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox in ‘Alex Cross’ – due for global release on October 19th.

The producers of the off Broadway comedy dance play “Stripped” have announced that they will be making a number of upgrades to the “Stripped” website to enhance user experience and provide a better plaform for the promotion and delivery of the show to the growing community of “Stripped” fans. Services will not be disrupted in any way during the upgrades.

Nicholas George, the author of Film Crew: Fundamentals of Professional Film and Video Production, has launched a new blog. Nicholas is also offering an educational support disk to aid teachers using the Film Crew book to teach video and film making classes to junior high through high school and college age students.

There are thousands of unique and popular TV shows in the Spanish language. Unfortunately, Latinos who have moved to the United States might not have access to their favorite channels on conventional cable plans.

Mockingjayfilm.org, the leading website for news, information, feature stories and pictures about the Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay movie, is pleased to announce its official launch today. The new website aims to provide Hunger Games fans with a platform for the sharing and discussion of trivia, opinions and the latest gossip about the franchise.

Legit talent agents, often refered to as "10 percenters" help performers find work. Usually casting directors, go to these talent agencies to find the performers they need for all kinds of work including films and commercials.

Any Last Words, the first feature film shot in the greater San Antonio area by husband and wife team Paul Tinder, producer, and Vaughn Taylor, director, will be released for sale on September 25th. Distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on DVD, the movie will be available on Amazon and other major media retailers.

Filmmaker Wajahat Ali Abbasi is gearing up to make the feature film “Sin”, inspired by a true incident where two boys were hanged to death because they were in love. This brutal, public killing took place In July 2005 witnessed by thousands of people in Iran. Pictures and videos of this incident were uploaded on the internet by spectators, but the Iranian government and media denied its occurrence.

Filmmaker Wajahat Ali Abbasi is gearing up to make the feature film “Sin”, inspired by a true incident where two boys were hanged to death because they were in love.

Today many documentary movies are gaining popularity and most of them carry a special message with them. The industry has seen numerous new aspiring actors and directors coming out with innovative ideas for their movies. The movies are in different niches and are getting recognized by many mainstream film personalities. One of those movies is “Jurisdiction” that has been made by Himesh Bhargo and promises to turn many heads. It is an independent film that is action packed and will be premiered at Admiral Theater. The movie is slated for a release in Bremerton at the Admiral Theater on 14th September.

Launching a social media network requires research and planning especially when targeting a select group, EBS the social media dating and networking website is just that network that?s poised on becoming a very recognized brand.

Celebrity gossip is a controversial but undeniably powerful element in the modern mainstream media. Since the carefully crafted public image work done for Hollywood starlets in the 50s was shattered by tabloid journalism, the people now feel they have a right to news, rumours and insight into the lives of the celebrities they love. TV Smack Talk is a website that takes a different approach to the medium of celebrity gossip, by putting real users’ perspectives at the forefront of their editorials.

Z Palette creator and Dancing With the Stars Department Head Makeup Artist, Zena Shteysel, was awarded a 2012 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy® Award from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) at the 64th Emmy award presentation on Saturday, September 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Himesh Bhargo - The premiere of a short film produced and directed by a recent Olympic College graduate will be Sept. 14, when the independent movie “Jurisdiction” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton.

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association (WCA) is excited to have been selected as a screening location for the much anticipated movie, “Doctored,” at its upcoming annual convention. The film, directed by well-known documentarian Bobby Sheehan, explores the various inequities in today’s U.S. health care system. Chiropractors play a large role in the film, generating a large amount of interest in the chiropractic profession throughout Wisconsin.

G-Box has done it again with a hot new Mk802 form-factor Mini PC called the Dyno and is getting dubbed by the Android TV Box community as "The MK802 killer". While the Dyno looks like your typical Mk802, once you get under the hood you realize that there's a lot more going on here. Instead of the Allwinner A8 processor, G-Box has included an upgraded Amlogic A9 Neon CPU. Not only is the A9 a more powerful processor but it also runs cooler than the Allwinner A8. Now for the amazing part: The Dyno Android TV Box runs the Android XBMC media center in full 1080p HD with hardware decode supported. This is the first "Stick" style Mini PC that is capable of running XBMC with full hardware rending right out of the box! This brings XBMC one step closer to full exposure to the TV set world.

VideoBox.com, the world’s premiere online adult video download and streaming website, has added a new subscription plan to its online offerings: a membership that gives users access to the entire VideoBox archives, and its daily content additions, on Roku devices for an $8 per month flat rate.

My Destiny Productions, an independent film production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is proud to announce their web series created by actress and filmmaker, Sabine Mondestin, “13 Witches”.

Satellite television has revolutionized the way people consume media, but the predominant language of this media has always been English, with ‘foreign language’ channels always appearing in the minority and offering a far smaller range of programming. An exception to this rule is being provided by Latino Satelite, a dish network partner providing over 255 channels broadcast exclusively in Spanish.

Accessing one’s favorite TV shows online is made possible by a new site that will be introduced in the market soon. 247watchtvonline.com is a US based website that aims to provide its users links so that the latter can watch TV online at the convenience of their homes. Since the site provides more than 3500 links to TV shows and series online, users are given a wide variety of programs to choose from.