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VICIOUS Screening at FANTASTICFEST’S 2025 and Premiering on Paramount+ Oct. 10th

Paramount Pictures Presents An Atlas Independent Production “VICIOUS”

Director and writer: Bryan Bertino
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda, Klea Scott, Emily Mitchell
Executive Producers: Melinda Whitaker, Shane Boucher
Producers: Richard Suckle, p.g.a., Bryan Bertino

SOMETHING YOU HATE. SOMETHING YOU NEED. SOMETHING YOU LOVE.

When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known.

#VICIOUS

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THE COMPATRIOTS View New Trailer: VOD Release September 16th, United States and Canada

Credit: Blue Harbor Entertainment

Director and writer: Spencer Cohen
Starring: Rafael Silva, Denis Shepherd, Dakota Lustick, Caroline Portu, Jaison Hunter. Brandon Grimes
Producers: Jennifer Potts and on Alberto Sayan

THE COMPATRIOTS’ release overlaps with the United States’ Citizen Day on September 17, 2025, and shows the importance of these stories about immigration, identity, and belonging in American films.

Film Website: www.thecompatriotsfilm.com

@thecompatriotsfilm #TheCompatriotsFilm

‘STAR PEOPLE’ In Theaters Today, August 8th and VOD August 12th: See New Clip

Director and writer: Adam Finberg
Starring: Kat Cunning , McCabe Slye, Connor Paolo, Eddie Martinez, Bradley Fisher, and Adriana Aluna Martinez
Producers: Adam Finberg and Josh Shader
Distributor: Blue Harbor

STAR PEOPLE opens today in LOS ANGELES at the Laemmle Royal and VOD release nationwide August 12^th on Amazon, iTunes, and more.

‘STAR PEOPLE’ tells the story of the March 13, 1997, day, when people in Arizona witnessed the largest mass UFO sighting in U.S. history—now famously known as The Phoenix Lights. Among them was 10-year-old Claire, who felt as if the lights called to her. Years later, Claire (Kat Cunning), now a photographer, is still chasing that moment, hoping to capture the lights on camera and finally make sense of what she saw.

STAR PEOPLE starring Kat Cunning Opens in Los Angeles theaters August 8th and VOD Nationwide on Aug 12th

Adam Finberg's narrative feature debut STAR PEOPLE, starring actor and recording artist Kat Cunning opens in Los Angeles Aug 8^th at the Laemmle Royal) and released on VOD nationwide on (Amazon, iTunes and more on August 12th.

Documentary “Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross” on TVOD and Digital

Director: Paul Taublieb
Narrator: Josh Brolin
Appearances: Hall of Fame legends Jeremy McGrath, Bob Hannah, Ricky Johnson, and Ricky Carmichael
Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Country: United States

An intriguing documentary from Emmy winner Paul Taubliebhe,“Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross," and narrated by Josh Brolin, shares the details of the tragic days of the sport, Supercross, in 1972. And how the man who created the dangerous sport, Michael Goodwin, is serving a double-life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering his ex-business partner and his wife. Supercross includes the industry's legends and Icons, the biggest names that paved the way for today’s most talented motorsports players in the world.

“Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross” a Documentary Narrated by Josh Brolin Available July 18th, 2025, on TVOD/Digital Globally

Paul Taubliebhe ‘s documentary “Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross" tells the compelling story days of the sport of Supercross in 1972. And Michael Goodwin, a man who created the sport and now serving a double-life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering his ex-business partner, featuring the biggest names, past and present of the most underappreciated, demanding, dramatic motorsports across the planet.

‘STAR PEOPLE’ in Theaters July 25th and on VOD Nationwide July 25th

Poster- STAR PEOPLE (Blue Harbor Entertainment)

Director and writer: Adam Finberg
Starring: Kat Cunning, McCabe Slye, Connor Paolo, Eddie Martinez, Bradley Fisher, and Adriana Aluna Martinez
Genre: UFO, Sci-Fi, Thrller
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Producers: Adam Finberg and Josh Shader
Distributor: Blue Harbor

Director and writer Adam Finberg directorial debut "Star People" tells the story of thousands of people in Arizona who on March 13, 1997, were eyewitnesses to the largest mass UFO sighting in U.S. history—now famously known as The Phoenix Lights. Among them was 10-year-old Claire, who felt as if the lights called to her. Years later, Claire (Kat Cunning), now a photographer, is still chasing that moment, hoping to capture the lights on camera and finally make sense of what she saw.

ABOUT BLUE HARBOR ENTERTAINMENT

Blue Harbor Entertainment is a boutique distributor of independent films designed for the business needs of today’s filmmakers and provides a comprehensive and full-scale distribution and marketing solution covering theatrical releases, home entertainment, transactional and subscription digital streaming platforms, and television. Established in 2023 by industry veterans Amanda Sherwin, Mike Messina and Seth Needle, and with a combined experience spanning hundreds of films over multiple decades, Blue Harbor was conceived as a much-needed alternative in today’s challenging U.S. distribution environment with a structure that empowers filmmakers. Notable releases include the cannabis horror/thriller Trim Season, starring Bethlehem Million (Sick) and Jane Badler (V), director Olivia Kuan’s award-winning documentary The Herricanes about The Houston Herricanes, a team that was part of the groundbreaking first women’s full tackle football league of the 1970s, and writer/director Zia Mohajerjasbi's award-winning film Know Your Place, a story about change and loss set amidst the landscape of a transforming Seattle as seen by a young Eritrean-American boy. Recent releases include the award-winning, untold story of Dr. Audrey Evans, Audrey's Children, starring Natalie Dormer, and the romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff, and Lilly, the powerful story of equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter starring Patricia Clarkson.

Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Review: When you carry your people on your shoulders

Release dates: January 23, 2025 Sundance
February 13, 2025 Hulu and Disney+

Director: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Appearances: Andre 3000, D'Angelo, Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, George Clinton, Ruth Copeland, Clive Davis
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1 hour 52 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

An extraordinary film from director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ gives an inside look at a man who revolutionized music with his unique style.

We have heard his great music for decades and now have the opportunity to learn about behind the music.

The film will certainly have you wanting to laugh and cry as Sly’s life unfolds.

We have heard his great music for decades and now have the opportunity to learn about behind the music.

The film will make you want to laugh and cry as Sly’s life unfolds.

Questlove does a wonderful job directing the film. It's not a story of sensationalism or exploitation of a man, but an honest look at who he was and how he came to be in the music business.

One cannot help but see the weight of the burden he is carrying. All the while, dealing with what appears to be mental health issues. It makes you wonder, was his drug use a means of self-medicating?

For a revolutionary musician and songwriter who had a huge impact on music, Sly and the Family Stone's story was long overdue.

Questlove has directed another great film. Stream it, you will not be disappointed.

Interviews from Greg Zola's Small Talk About Sly and Michael Rubinstone's On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone are included in the film.

Distributor: Hulu
Producers: Amit Dey, Joseph Patel, Derik Murray
Editor: Josh Pearson
Production companies: Onyx Collective, RadicalMedia, MRC, Two One Five Entertainment, StarDust Films, Network Entertainment, ID8 Multimedia, Sony Music Entertainment

‘Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?’ Review: Bold, fearless, strong, unapologetic, that is who she is, and more

Directors: Billy Miossi, Soraya Sélène
Writer: From the writings of Regina Jones
Cast: Regina Jones
Executive producer: Sam Pollard
Producer: Alissa Shapiro
Composer: Gil Talmi
Editor: Nancy Novack
Co-editor: Alisa Selman

Regina said, I don’t understand people liking me or being interested in me. Who in the hell in Regina Jones?

Directors Billy Miossi and Soraya Sélènetr’s film brings Regina Jones’ words to life on the screen in Who in the hell in Regina Jones?’ A remarkable story of an truly extraordinary woman from the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. A woman, along with her husband Ken Jones, in the 1980, founded ‘SOUL.’ The first publication devoted exclusively to African American music. It was the first time that what African American musicians where doing was presented as news.

Listening to her speak of getting pregnant and married at 15 years old and Ken 19 years old and having 5 kids by the age of 22 years old, and the trauma and grief that she had to manage while raising herself, her family and building ‘SOUL’ into a major publication in the United States.

It is said that behind every great man, is a great woman. And Regina was that. Hearing her talk about how Ken wanted to be a reporter and when the Watts and Rodney King riots took place, she told Ken to get out there and start reporting. And as they say, the rest is history. He had an outstanding career as the first African American on-air news reporter.

When speaking about moving away from Watts, Regina, “I have not forgotten where I come from, I just know that is not where I want to be.”

What best explains to me who Regina are these words and jester from her, “matter how many times you slip and fall, don’t ever give up on yourself. And if other people give up on you, she gives the middle finger.”

Regina Jones is truly an exceptional woman, with an amazing story that is long overdue.

An excellent must-see film

Brendan Devane’s THE SOUND- Opening in Theaters and on VOD June 27th

United States Release Date: In Theaters and on VOD: June 27th

Director, Writer and Producer: Brendan Devane
Starring: Marc Hills, Rachel Finninger, Nicholas Baroudi, Jocelyn Hudon, William Fichtner, Christina Kirkman, Jolene Kay, David Clennon, Hazel Findlay, Brette Harrington, Adrian Ballinger, and Alex Honnold Genres: Thriller, Horror, Action
Rating: R
Run Time: 1 hour 44 minutes

In terrifying horror thriller THE SOUND, a world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. Among the climbers is Sean (Marc Hills), whose grandfather made an ill-fated attempt 63 years earlier. During the group’s ascent, they come face to face with a malevolent force that quickly turns their expedition into a harrowing battle for survival hundreds of feet above the ground.

Distributor: Blue Harbor Entertainment
Executive Producer: James Devane
Director of Photography: Ryan Galvan
Editor: Alex Russek
Score: James Iha

ABOUT BLUE HARBOR ENTERTAINMENT
Blue Harbor Entertainment is a boutique distributor of independent films designed for the business needs of today’s filmmakers and provides a comprehensive and full-scale distribution and marketing solution covering theatrical releases, home entertainment, transactional and subscription digital streaming platforms, and television. Established in 2023 by industry veterans Amanda Sherwin, Mike Messina and Seth Needle, and with a combined experience spanning hundreds of films over multiple decades, Blue Harbor was conceived as a much-needed alternative in today’s challenging U.S. distribution environment with a structure that empowers filmmakers. Recent releases include the award-winning untold story of Dr. Audrey Evans, Audrey's Children, starring Natalie Dormer, romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy, starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff, which has become this year's highest-grossing English-language film in limited release, and Lilly, the powerful story of equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter starring Patricia Clarkson. Other notable releases include the cannabis horror/thriller Trim Season, starring Bethlehem Million (Sick) and Jane Badler (V), director Olivia Kuan’s award-winning documentary The Herricanes about The Houston Herricanes, a team that was part of the groundbreaking first women’s full tackle football league of the 1970s, and writer/director Zia Mohajerjasbi's award-winning film Know Your Place, a story about change and loss set amidst the landscape of a transforming Seattle as seen by a young Eritrean-American boy.

For more information: https://blueharborentertainment.com