Monthly Archives: November 2010

Tom Cruise hangs off world’s tallest building for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol stunt

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Rene Carson

Remember the opening sequence to Mission: Impossible 2, when Tom Cruise ignored warnings from producers, and insisted on doing much of the rock-climbing work at Dead Horse Point in Utah? Well, he’s at it again, this time for the latest … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Lakers 2010 NBA Finals Series Collector’s Edition Blu-ray review

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Rene Carson

With a dramatic tension that would rival most country disputes, the spirited roar of the fans with every basket made, and a video resolution of 1080p, Image Entertainment’s 2010 NBA Finals Series Collector’s Edition Blu-ray – featuring the two years … Continue reading →

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The Toxic Avenger remake goes green and gets a director

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Rene Carson

Troma Films recently announced that writer, director and producer Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, High Fidelity) has signed on to direct the upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, and will co-write the script with Daniel C. Mitchell. Akiva Goldsman … Continue reading →

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AMC bringing back The Walking Dead for full 13-episode season

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

It was posted on The Walking Dead fan page at MyFantasyArt.com today that AMC has renewed the instant hit series, with a 13-episode season. CLICK HERE or read the entire story below. AMC announced today the renewal of The Walking … Continue reading →

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John Carpenter to direct adaptation of comic Darkchylde

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Darkchylde Entertainment and Weta Workshop (@wetaworkshop) announced today that a project Weta has worked on for some time has found a director. And it’s none other than ‘cult cinema icon’ John Carpenter. John Carpenter is onboard to direct Darkchylde, based … Continue reading →

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New Burn Notice episodes return this Thursday and you can win swag from the show!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

I didn’t realize Burn Notice was coming back this week. I’m there! Check out the trailer below for this week’s all new episode, airing Thursday, November 11th, at 10pm on USA Network. “Burners”, the team is back and you can … Continue reading →

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Donnie Yen’s Ip Man coming to The Samsung Experience this Thursday

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

In order to continue doing screening events at the Samsung Experience, ScenePR – which sponsors networking events for indie filmmakers around New York – needs to get a blowout crowd there this Thursday, November 11th, when they will be screening … Continue reading →

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Wanted director and Weinsteins working on sci-fi thriller Apollo 18

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov and The Weinstein Company have announced work on Apollo 18, a sci-fi thriller they hope to release as fast as March 2011, according to THR. The sci-fi thriller Apollo 18 is based on a screenplay by … Continue reading →

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Lalo Schifrin, Robert Vaughn, Bullitt screening and more to highlight this week’s tribute to Cult Cinema Icon Steve McQueen

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Yesterday, November 7th, marked 30 years since Steve McQueen’s untimely passing at age 50. In tribute to the Cult Cinema Icon, Jules Verne Festival creators Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frederic Dieudonne have announced The Official 30th Anniversary Tribute Events to Steve … Continue reading →

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Scarlett Johansson looking to join Matt Damon in Cameron Crowe’s ‘Zoo’

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Scarlett Johansson is in final talks to star opposite Matt Damon in the Cameron Crowe true-life drama We Bought a Zoo, THR reports. We Bought a Zoo is based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee, who used his life savings … Continue reading →

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Disney finds assassins with action comic adaptation Cowboy Ninja Viking

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rene Carson

Disney has picked up film adaptation rights to an action comic titled Cowboy Ninja Viking, with Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick attached to write the script, according to THR. Mark Gordon, Management 360, Wernick, and Reese are attached … Continue reading →

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Fantasy thriller Shadowland being adapted into 3D feature film

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Rene Carson

Award-winning, bestselling author Peter Straub is teaming up with Benjamin Straub and Santa Monica-based writer and producer Larry Leahy, to bring his classic tales to the screen, according to a report from the currently happening American Film Market. The first … Continue reading →

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Black belt duo team up to produce teen martial arts films

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Rene Carson

Former Ninja Turtle star Ernie Reyes Jr. of Smasher Entertainment and international sales executive Art Birzneck of Birch Tree Entertainment, announced at the American Film Market, that they have teamed up to produce a slate of youth-oriented martial arts films … Continue reading →

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Indie film alliance receives U.S. film export development grant

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

In a move to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. film exports, the International Trade Administration (ITA) has awarded the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) $248,000, under its Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP). IFTA President and CEO Jean Prewitt … Continue reading →

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Tron TV show heading our way?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Yes, according to a report by Variety (Via AICN). The animated series, which was just greenlit by Disney, is being called Tron Uprising. Samurai Jack director Charlie Bean is developing the projecy, which will air on Disney XD starting in … Continue reading →

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Ice Cube and Three Kings director developing Dirty Harry-style cop franchise

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

According to Deadline, Ice Cube and his Three Kings director David O Russell are in negotiations with New Line to re-team and create a potential franchise, featuring the ‘Cube’ as a plainclothes detective who has no problem pulling the trigger … Continue reading →

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Triptych poster unveiled for Tron: Legacy

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Empire has posted yet another beautiful poster for Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy, this one centering on Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Tron: Legacy, which centers on a virtual-world worker looking to take down the ‘Master Control Program’, hits theaters on December … Continue reading →

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Resident Evil producers already in pre-production on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Producers Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody, fresh off their box office hit Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, have re-teamed to create Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, which is currently in pre-production. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D will also reunite Davis Films producer Hadida … Continue reading →

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Horror legend John Carpenter hops into producer’s chair for The Hell Within

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Benito Mueller and Wolfgang Mueller of Barry Films today announced that cult cinema icon John Carpenter will serve as executive producer for the film project The Hell Within. Carpenter is teaming up with award-winning Brazilian director Dennison Ramalho – who … Continue reading →

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First images arrive for the Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson collaboration of the Tintin adaptation

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have released the first glimpse from their collaboration effort The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, based on the Belgium comic books “Le secret de la licorne” and “Le trésor de Rackham Le … Continue reading →

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Martin Sheen and Sally Field circling key roles in Spider-Man reboot

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

According to THR (here and here), Martin Sheen and Sally Field are in talks to play Uncle Ben and Aunt May, respectively, in Columbia’s new Spider-Man reboot movie. As most of us already know, Uncle Ben and Aunt May, are … Continue reading →

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Plot-revealing new trailer for Sucker Punch hits the net

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes viewers into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her dark reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free … Continue reading →

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Steampunk epic Riese circling TV debut

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Riese Productions announced that Riese: Kingdom Falling is online now for US audiences on Syfy.com and is also available via Sony’s PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and Amazon. According to the company, the Riese series is also being considered for television development. … Continue reading →

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Magnolia nabs U.S. rights to cult favorite martial arts director Panna Rittkrai’s BKO: Bangkok Knockout

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rene Carson

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired U.S. release rights to Panna Rittikrai’s BKO: Bangkok Knockout from Sahamongkol. Panna Rittkrai is a legend in Thai action cinema. The director of Born to Fight and fight coordinator for … Continue reading →

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Movie and television poster archives

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Rene Carson

Movie and television poster archives include: The Real Blonde movie poster The Recruit movie poster The Replacements B movie poster The Rock Advance movie poster The Rock movie poster The Rocketeer movie poster The Rookie 1990 movie poster The room … Continue reading →

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Maya Entertainment nabs rights to Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Rene Carson

Maya Entertainment has nabbed U.S. distribution rights to Sympathy for Delicious, the feature directorial debut of Mark Ruffalo, to be released theatrically in the Spring of 2011. Written by Christopher Thornton, who also stars in and produced the project, Sympathy … Continue reading →

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Win one of two 3-DVD Prize Packs from the makers of Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer plus revealing new images from the movie

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Rene Carson

Opening in theaters this Friday, November 5th, is Magnolia Pictures’ Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, directed by Alex Gibney. To support the release, Client 9′s producers are giving two of our readers the chance to win … Continue reading →

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Latest trailer for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Rene Carson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is the third and final film adaptation of the best-selling Millennium trilogy written by the late Swedish author, Stieg Larsson (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire). … Continue reading →

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New images surface from samurai western The Warrior’s Way

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Rene Carson

Rogue has released a batch of new posters and images from samurai western The Warrior’s Way, which hits theaters on December 3, 2010. Newcomer Sngmoo Lee penned and is directing the action fantasy, which centers on an Asian warrior assassin … Continue reading →

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Get a first look at Resident Evil: Damnation

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Rene Carson

Get a first look at the next 3D CG-animated installment in the Resident Evil film franchise Resident Evil: Damnation, tonight on G4TV’s “Attack of the Show” at 7pm ET/PT on G4. CAPCOM and Sony Pictures recently announced co-production of Resident … Continue reading →

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