Monthly Archives: January 2009

Watchmen soundtrack and original score details and playlist samples

Warner Sunset / Reprise Records will release both the soundtrack and original score to the feature film Watchmen on March 3rd — three days before the March 6th release of the highly anticipated feature film. Music From The Motion Picture … Continue reading

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Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell attached to London

Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell are attached to top-line the crime thriller London Boulevard, which will mark the directing debut of William Monahan, who wrote The Departed, according to Variety. The film will be based on the novel of the … Continue reading

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Breakfast At Tiffany’s The Centennial Collection DVD review

Breakfast at Tiffany’s was re-released on a very special edition DVD on January 13, 2009, from Paramount Home Entertainment. The bright-spirited and unflappable Audrey Hepburn stars in the two-time Oscar-winning film, that brings back a flavor of classic and stylish … Continue reading

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Win one of three copies of National Lampoon’s Stoned Age on DVD

I personally prefer the original title for National Lampoon’s Stoned Age – Homo Erectus…but that’s just me. In any case – National Lampoon and Paramount Home Entertainment just released the tongue-and-cheek comedy National Lampoon’s Stoned Age, on DVD Tuesday, and … Continue reading

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Dexter: The First Season Blu-ray review

Dexter: The Complete First Season made its Blu-ray Disc debut on January 6th, from Showtime Networks, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. Based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter is an incredibly addictive crime drama … Continue reading

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Cast of Fox show Fringe to appear at New York Comic-Con

New York Comic Con announced that FOX TV’s Fringe will come to its 2009 event, lead by executive producer Jeff Pinkner and cast members Anna Torv (who plays Olivia Dunham), John Noble (who plays Dr. Walter Bishop), Lance Reddick (Phillip … Continue reading

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Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia DVD review

On January 6th, Fox and WWE Studios released the action film Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia on DVD. Starring WWE’s Mr. Kennedy, Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia is the first direct-to-video premiere resulting from a first-look agreement between WWE Studios and Fox. … Continue reading

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Dead Snow gets deal at Sundance

IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Norwegian Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow at the Sundance Film Festival last night, Variety reported. Produced by Tomas Evjen, Ankjetil Omberg and Terje Stromstad, the film is a follow-up to writer-director … Continue reading

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Big Man Japan U.S. release trailer online

In March 2009, Magnet will release the comedy Big Man Japan, the sixth film in its ongoing Six Shooter Film Series, into North American theaters and on VOD. Big Man Japan follows a middle-aged slacker named Daisato, who’s living in … Continue reading

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Roman Polanski’s Ghost haunts Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi and Tom Wilkinson have been added to the cast of Roman Polanski’s upcoming thriller The Ghost, according to Variety. The film is based on a novel by author Robert Harris, and is set to start filming on February … Continue reading

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Tom and Jerry coming to theaters

Warner Bros. is planning to bring Tom and Jerry to theaters to create a new family franchise, according to Variety. Plans are to bring the always-fighting cat and mouse duo to life as CG characters within in live-action settings, similar … Continue reading

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August to pen Preacher adaptation and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie

Writer John August has scored two high profile projects, that will see him working with directors Tim Burton and Sam Mendes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s been contracted to write the comic book adaptation of Preacher for Mendes, and … Continue reading

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Nominees announced for 81st Academy Awards

The Academy just posted the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards. The live telecast takes place on February 22, 2009. Below is a video of President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Sid Ganis and producer, … Continue reading

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Win a copy of the soundtrack to U.K. suspense thriller Donkey Punch

This Friday, January 23rd, Magnet will release Donkey Punch, film #4 in their ongoing Six Shooter Film Series. To celebrate the release, Magnet is providing FilmFetish.com with a copy of the very popular soundtrack CD, which is only available as … Continue reading

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Max Payne Unrated Edition Blu-ray review

Yesterday, Fox Home Entertainment released the noir thriller Max Payne on DVD and Blu-ray. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a damaged cop, hellbent on avenging the murder of his family. He’s joined by Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), who … Continue reading

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Third annual Asian Film Award nominations

Below is a complete list of nominations for the third annual Asian Film Awards, an event organizers hope will grow to become the Oscars of Asia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Martial artist and actress Michelle Yeoh will head the … Continue reading

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Joss Whedon’s new horror film gets cast

Actors Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford are in talks to appear in Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s mysterious horror film The Cabin in the Woods, according to The Hollywood Reporter. To be exact, Jenkins has already signed on the dotted … Continue reading

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Takashi Miike’s Yatterman world premiere at NY Comic-Con

Organizers of New York Comic Con revealed that maverick Japanese director Takashi Miike will appear at its 2009 event as a Guest of Honor, along with superstar actor and pop star Sho Sakurai. Miike and Sakurai will be speaking about … Continue reading

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Win one of three copies of the film Blindness on DVD

A mysterious epidemic sends a city reeling toward the edge of madness, while one woman tries to preserve a small pocket of humanity in the taut thriller Blindness, coming to DVD on February 10, 2009, from Miramax. In anticipation of … Continue reading

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Win one of three copies of Miracle at St. Anna on DVD

On February 10th 2009, Spike Lee’s acclaimed World War II drama Miracle at St. Anna, comes to DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def, from Touchstone Home Entertainment. To celebrate the release, Touchstone has provided FilmFetish.com with three (3) copies of the DVD … Continue reading

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Jane Fonda to appear at Vietnam War-era documentary FTA screening

FTA (1972, Francine Parker), the Vietnam War-era documentary, will be shown in a rare archival screening with former FTA cast member Jane Fonda in person, Monday, February 2 at 7:00pm. Following the screening, Jane Fonda will talk about the film … Continue reading

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The Tudors: The Complete Second Season DVD review

On January 6th, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment released the sexy and scandalous historical series The Tudors: The Complete Second Season on DVD. The Tudors is such a guilty pleasure. It plays like a savage mixture of As … Continue reading

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Eagle Eye Blu-ray review

Paramount Home Entertainment released the action thriller Eagle Eye on DVD and Blu-ray on December 28th 2008. In the film, Eagle Eye refers to an unseen “force”, that has acted as Big Brother for the government, watching U.S. citizens’ every … Continue reading

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Trailer, poster and film details for sci-fi thriller Franklyn

Below is the trailer for Franklyn, which tells the story of four “lost souls” in a futuristic London society where there is no separation between Church and State. The fantasy thriller premiered at the London Film Festival last year, and … Continue reading

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First trailer and details on Jackie Chan and Derek Yee film Shinjuku Incident

A few sites have been posting this first trailer for The Shinjuku Incident, which is directed by Derek “Tung-Shing” Yee and produced by Jackie Chan. The film also stars Naoto Takenaka, Xu Jinglei, Daniel Wu, Fan Bingbing and Ken Watanabe. … Continue reading

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Fox announces online open casting call for Wimpy Kid adaptation

Twentieth Century Fox is holding an online casting call to find a bright, precocious and appealing young actor, age 10-13, for the lead role of Greg Heffley in the film version of the New York Times bestselling book Diary of … Continue reading

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Ong Bak director has crime thriller Chocolate on tap

On February 10th, Magnolia Pictures, in another innovative distribution experiment, will release the martial arts crime thriller Chocolate on Blu-ray, four days after its theatrical premiere on February 6th. The story follows a girl named Zen, who was born out … Continue reading

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Ghost Blu-ray review

Ditto The popular romantic suspense thriller Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg, was recently released on the Blu-ray format, thanks to folks Paramount Home Entertainment. It’s a film that deserves every bit of praise it’s ever received, … Continue reading

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Event Horizon Blu-ray review

I was amazed at how much more I enjoyed Event Horizon this time around, compared to when I first saw the movie in 1997, when it was released. I have matured, but Event Horizon remains a modern classic sci-fi epic … Continue reading

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Brand new Killshot trailer online

Killshot is going to be released in theaters on January 23rd, 2009. The crime thriller comes from Academy Award nominated director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) comes Hossein Amini’s wry adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s best-selling crime novel. The beautiful Carmen … Continue reading

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