Conceived with hopes to bring forwards new and underrepresented voices in the spy genre, the festival is accepting submissions through February 28 of next year, with screenings to start on April 18, 2021. Titles will be eligible for awards and cash prizes across three categories: features, shorts, and series. Learn more about SPYFLIX here. 2020 may be crap, but it’s dropped some interesting knowledge. Check out 100 facts our friends over at Mental Floss learned this year. Read more at Mental Floss. Lucasfilm released some never-before-seen set footage of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary. “In celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary, Lucasfilm has released about seven minutes of never-before-seen footage from the set of the 1980 Star Wars sequel. You see stars like Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford in Norway shooting the sequence on Hoth.” Read more at Gizmodo. Cyberpunk 2077 is a giant letdown for Xbox One and PS4 users. Here’s what developer CD Projekt Red has to say about it. Read more at PCMag. This week marks the 20th anniversary of The Emperor’s New Groove, a classic of the animated film genre, and one that had a rough journey to the screen. “Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the release of one of my favorite movies maybe of all time: The Emperor’s New Groove. The film was a box office and critical failure when it debuted in theaters on December 15, 2000, but in the years since its weirdness, humor, and anti-materialist message (which is ironic coming from Disney) has elevated the film to beloved classic status.” Read more at The Mary Sue. The wait for HBO Max subscribers with a Roku are over. You can stream HBO Max on Roku beginning today. Read more at Thrillist.
