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Whiplash represented a tough story on and off screen. Michael Rosser talks to the creative team about bringing Damien Chazelles personal experiences to life.Blood, sweat and tears. Ingredients that soak the on and off-screen story of Whiplash. The film is a psychological battle of wills between a wildly ambitious yo
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Slate Entertainment Group has struck a reported seven-figure deal for worldwide distribution rights to Jake Witzenfelds cryptocurrency feature documentary Beyond Bitcoin.The film will be released on Slates blockchain VoD service Binge in March 2019.Slate unveiled Binge earlier this month, its aim is for the platform to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon in the VoD space.The documentary follows crypto fi
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