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Trailer for twist-filled film noir The Square online

Rene — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:23 +0000

A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s...

After Dark Films and Lionsgate putting innovative horror filmmakers in the spotlight with new festival and original productions

Rene — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:16:10 +0000

After Dark Films, the company behind Horrorfest 8 Films To Die For, announced that it is teaming up with Lionsgate and Syfy Channel for a new series of original horror productions called After Dark Originals (ADO).

Tapping into the vast and innovative talent of directors and filmmakers from Horrorfest’s acquisitions over the past 4 years,...

Spider-Man 2 writers and Michael Bay adapting comic Existence 2.0

Rene — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:04:01 +0000

HeatVisionBlog reports that Paramount has nabbed rights to the Image comic Existence 2.0, with Smallville and Spider-Man 2 writers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough attached to adapt.

Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes will produce the eventual film with Circle of Confusion’s David Alpert.

The action comic Existence 2.0 was written by Nick Spencer featuring with art...

First look at the 3D vampires of comic adaptation Priest

Rene — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:40:58 +0000

Collider posted a featurette from Entertainment Tonight in Canada, featuring the first behind the scenes video from the last day of shooting on Priest, with Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet and Stephen Moyer talking about the movie. You can see Maggie Q in costume standing next to Paul Bettany at one point, thanks to the keen...

Clive Barker producing original creature for documentary Unearthed: The Hellraiser Saga

Rene — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:04:01 +0000

Camelot Entertainment, DarKnight Pictures and MasiMedia announced that Clive Barker is creating a new Cenobite for the upcoming documentary Unearthed: The Hellraiser Saga. Being Barker’s first Cenobite in over a two decades to make it on film, the retrospective will include the complete transformation of a Cenobite from conception to form.

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Magnet gobbles up sci-fi creature film Monsters at SXSW fest

Rene — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:41:40 +0000

Within hours of its world premiere at South by Southwest, Gareth Edward’s hotly anticipated first feature Monsters was sold to Magnet Releasing for North American and Mexican distribution.

In a deal brokered by Magnolia’s Tom Quinn and Protagonist Pictures’ Ben Roberts, the Vertigo Films production premiered to a packed midnight screening in the SX Fantastic...

Avatar coming to DVD and Blu-ray in April…What does that mean for a possible theatrical re-release?

Rene — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:19 +0000

Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will launch James Cameron’s history-making sci-fi epic adventure Avatar available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. Fans around the world will soon be able to discover every detail and relive every moment of James Cameron’s Avatar in the comfort of their own home. It’s...

VIZ Media launches massive free online anime portal

Rene — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:37:13 +0000

VIZ Media has detailed the launch of VIZ Anime – a brand new, free-to-use interactive web destination that will be a permanent home to some of the company’s best-loved animated series as well as new content which will be added weekly.

VIZ Anime kicks off with more than 400 episodes from hit series such as...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailer online

Rene — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:56:04 +0000

In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bella and Edward have been reunited, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking revenge. Bella is also forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues....

Thrilling new poster and trailer for Tron Legacy

Rene — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:41:24 +0000

Joseph Kosinski is creating a visually captivating sequel to the cult sci-fi epic Tron. But we’ll have to wait until December 17, 2010, to find out how Tron Legacy stacks up story-wise to the original.

In the new film, Sean Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father’s disappearance and finds...

Cameron may re-release Avatar late summer with new scenes, plus one or two sequels possible

Rene — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:01:16 +0000

James Cameron and Fox are discussing a possible re-release of Avatar in 3D theaters, late this summer, with get this, additional scenes that were left on the cutting-room floor. This according to a report by THR.

As for how much additional footage the director could add to the sci-fi epic, the guessing began earlier today...

VIZ to release gritty urban science fiction horror series Dorohedoro

Rene — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:07:54 +0000

VIZ Media is set to publish manga creator Q Hayashida’s gritty urban sci-fi/horror series, Dorohedoro next week. The new series will be distributed through the company’s VIZ Signature imprint.

Dorohedoro centers on a city so dismal it’s known only as “the Hole,” where an underground group of Sorcerers have been abducting people off the streets...

Model search for FilmFetish.com

Rene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:08:35 +0000

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To celebrate the launch of ‘Caught In Our Gear’ and ‘The Indie Filmmaker Spotlight’, we’re looking for models to do promotional video spots, some viral video webisodes and online still banner ad shoots. We are looking to work with models in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta or Miami. To be considered,...

Indies outpace majors at 82nd Academy Awards

Rene — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:35:37 +0000

Independent films once again collected the most Oscars at the Academy Awards ceremony, including Best Picture for Summit Entertainment and Voltage Pictures’ The Hurt Locker. The win brings to 18 the number of independent films earning Best Picture over the past 30 years, the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) announced.

This year, indies...

Preview photos from this week’s all-new episode of Human Target

Rene — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:23 +0000

Fox has posted teaser pics from this week’s all-new episode of the action series Human Target, titled “Salvation & Reclamation”, which airs Wednesday at 8PM. This week’s show is the first new episode since “Lockdown” on February 18th.

In “Salvation & Reclamation”, Chance (Mark Valley) reunites with a fiery ex-flame (guest star Leonor Varela) when...

No Academy Awards telecast for Cablevision New York customers?

Rene — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:29:18 +0000

They finally pulled the trigger. After Cablevision and WABC-TV didn’t make progress in the their tense negotiations over retransmission Saturday, ABC followed through on its threat to take the station off the Cablevision system on this day of the Academy Awards, according to a report on THR.

But instead of pulling WABC-TV in the nation’s...

Conan O’Brien live comedy tour coming this spring?

Rene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:30:58 +0000

THR reports that comic and talk show host Conan O’Brien will start a live comedy tour beginning mid-April, with the first stop being in San Diego, California or Seattle, Washington.

Apparently TMZ reported earlier that the tour would kick off in Phoenix, but THR’s report states that report was inaccurate.

O’Brien will likely have Andy...

New extended trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time debuts online

Rene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:08:17 +0000

MySpace Movies debuted the brand new trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with almost 3 minutes of footage. The epic action-adventure is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise) and directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Pushing Tin).

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...

Police Academy and Pet Sematary remakes on the way to theaters

Rene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:32:45 +0000

THR’s HeatVision reports that New Line is relaunching the Police Academy franchise, with original producer Paul Maslansky onboard for a new spin on the series, which originally spawned six sequels and a television series that lasted one season in 1997. No writer or director are attached to the project yet.

The original Police Academy centered...

New trailer for Damon Wayans and Gabriel Casseus indie drama Harlem Aria

Rene — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:39:47 +0000

This Friday, March 5th, Harlem Aria, starring Gabriel Casseus, Damon Wayans and Christian Camargo, will play at the Cinema Village in New York City. NYPost.com has a new trailer for the indie drama online, along with the one sheet for the film.

Here is the official synopsis for Harlem Aria:

Anton (Gabriel Casseus) isn’t like

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Our latest merch and a new Indie Filmmaker Spotlight

Rene — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:52:41 +0000

Christine Solomon, a lovely and talented actress from Canada, is the latest FilmFetish girl. The award-winning actress has performed in a wide range of productions across Canada, United States and Egypt. She is of Egyptian, Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity; born in Egypt and raised in Montreal from the age of seven. She is related to...

Gilligan’s Island movie coming to theaters

Rene — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:49:53 +0000

Why not? Hollywood has mined just about every other cult classic TV show, so why not this one right?

According to Variety, Warner Bros. and Atlas Entertainment have started development on a feature film based on the iconic CBS sitcom Gilligan’s Island, which ran for 98 episodes & three seasons between 1964 and 1967, then...

Tim Burton and Wanted helmer adapting Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for big screen

Rene — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:06 +0000

Tim Burton and Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov, the team responsible for bringing the animated steampunk vision 9 to the screen, are teaming up to bring Seth Grahame-Smith’s fantasy novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – which hit bookstores yesterday – to theaters, according to THR’s HeatVisionBlog.

Grahame-Smith, who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which combined...

Starz to premiere Ridley Scott-produced epic Pillars of the Earth this summer

Rene — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:51:37 +0000

Starz is set to premiere a ground-breaking eight-hour adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was produced by Tandem Communications and Ridley and Tony Scott, this summer on the cable network.

The $40 million series is directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Into the West) and was shot on location in...

Death Race 2 prequel currently shooting in South Africa

Rene — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:23:42 +0000

Universal Studios announced today that Death Race 2 began principal photography recently in Cape Town, South Africa. The prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s re-imagining of Roger Corman’s grindhouse cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Danny Trejo...

Will San Diego Comic-Con soon be called Anaheim Comic-Con?

Rene — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:53:10 +0000

According to THR’s HeatVisionBlog, Disneyland’s stomping grounds could soon be home to the largest fanboy con in the U.S.

Anaheim tourism officials said Wednesday that they have submitted a proposal to Comic-Con International’s board that could unseat the sci-fi, comics and pop culture event from its longtime San Diego home. The Anaheim/Orange County Visitor &...

Featurette for The Bounty Hunter now online

Rene — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:35:25 +0000

Myspace just premiered a featurette for Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler’s new comedy chase film The Bounty Hunter.

The Bounty Hunter centers on Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, who gets his dream job when he’s assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston). He thinks all that’s ahead...

Magnet to release Neil Marshall’s blood-drenched historical epic Centurion in U.S. as part of Six Shooter Film Series

Rene — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:33:53 +0000

Magnet Releasing announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Centurion, the epic sword and sandal thrill ride from cult-favorite director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Doomsday), starring Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, 300), Dominic West (300, The Wire), David Morrissey (Red Riding Trilogy), and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace).

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New trailer for The Karate Kid remake hits the net

Rene — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:32:31 +0000

Yahoo Movies has posted a new trailer for The Karate Kid, which stars Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson.

Harald Zwart (Agent Cody Banks, The Pink Panther 2) directs Columbia Pictures’ re-imagining of The Karate Kid, which centers on 12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith), whose mother’s (Henson) latest career move has landed them both...

New trailer and poster premiere for A Nightmare on Elm Street remake

Rene — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:56:17 +0000

MySpace exclusively debuted the latest poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, and a brand new trailer for the film will premiere on the website tomorrow.

Freddy Krueger returns in A Nightmare on Elm Street, a contemporary re-imagining of the cult horror classic. A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are...

Hilarious trailer for Our Family Wedding

Rene — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:32:26 +0000

In the clash-of-cultures comedy Our Family Wedding, two overbearing dads must put aside their cultural differences to plan the wedding of their son and daughter in less than two weeks.

The Fox Searchlight comedy, which stars Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King and Lance Gross, will be in theaters on March 12,...

Ian McShane may join Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Rene — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:38:08 +0000

Ian McShane (Deadwood, Coraline, TV’s Kings) is in talks to play the villain Blackbeard in the Rob Marshall-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of Disney’s successful pirate franchise, according to HeatVisionBlog.

If confirmed, McShane will join Johnny Depp, who returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, along with Penelope Cruz, in a...

Exclusive new clip from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland

Rene — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:11:13 +0000

MySpace Movies just debuted the first exclusive clip from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland. In it Alice (Mia Wasikowska) eats a piece of cake that makes her grow to a giant size, just in time for her first meeting with The Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). Suffice it to say, the huge size of her...

Girl power invades action TV as Maggie Q reinvents Nikita and Roselyn Sanchez goes Cutthroat

Rene — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:52:34 +0000

Maggie Q is currently in negotiations to play the lead in the CW’s Nikita reboot and Roselyn Sanchez – most recently seen as a regular on the CBS drama Without a Trace – has been tapped as the lead in ABC’s upcoming Cutthroat, according to THR.

The report highlights increased diversity on the upcoming primetime...

Brand new restricted Kick-Ass trailer hits the net

Rene — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:53:43 +0000

MySpace Movies just premiered a Kick-Ass restricted trailer featuring brand new footage. Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name – Kick-Ass – assembles a suit...

Trailer for urban crime drama Falling Awake online

Rene — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:39:28 +0000

YahooMovies posted a trailer for the IFC-produced crime drama Falling Awake. In this independent drama, the dangerous life of the Bronx threatens to pull an ambitious young man under. Jay (real-life musician Andrew Cisneros) dreams of using his talent on the guitar to take him out of his crime-filled neighborhood, but his father (Nestor Serrano)...

Taken producer Luc Besson developing 3D space prison action thriller Section 8 and District 13 U.S. remake

Rene — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:35 +0000

Variety reports that action auteur Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is in pre-production on a 3D sci-fi action film titled Section 8, with Stephen St. Leger and James Mather are attached to direct. The script is by St. Leger and Mather, along with Besson, who will also produce the project.

St. Leger and Mather came to EuropaCorp’s...

Bourne Identity helmer and Precious writer to tackle Attica Prison uprising

Rene — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:25:13 +0000

The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman and writer Geoffrey Fletcher – who wrote the script for the Oscar nominated Precious – are teaming up to film a dramatization of the 1971 Attica state prison uprising, according to THR.

The four-day confrontation between prisoners and guards, has been described as a riot by some, and a...

James Cameron currently writing Avatar prequel

Rene — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:18:44 +0000

Speaking with MTV News, producer Jon Landau revealed that James Cameron is currently hard at work on a prequel to his epic film Avatar. But not for theaters.

“Jim is going to write a novel,” said Landau. “Not a novelization. A novelization is basically a retelling of the story of the movie. Jim wants to

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Could Scorsese do another mafia crime thriller with De Niro?

Rene — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:08:24 +0000

According to Worst Previews, while he was in Germany to promote his latest thriller Shutter Island, director Martin Scorsese fielded a bunch of off-topic questions, including whether or not he will make another Mafia film in the vein of Goodfellas.

Scorsese first exclaimed that he was done with the genre, but then revealed that he...