Those of you that have been anxiously following the Elton John signed DVD contest, will probably by interested in this. Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead topper Jerry Garcia that will take a revealing look at his roots. This according to a story……. »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first Chinese-produced show to hit the Great White Way, titled Soul of Shaolin, will premiere in January 2009.
The musical is being co-produced by Robert Nederlander Jr. and the Eastern Shanghai Cultural Film and Television Group, and tells the story of a war-era orphan boy taken in by monks of……. »
Year: 2005





A 9th Century Anglo-Saxon poem brought to the big screen in 2006. In today’s MTV-dosed world, the subject matter might seem irrelevant. Which is really sad since friendship, loyalty and revenge are struggles we all face everyday. Sturla Gunnarsson’s Beowulf & Grendel is probably more relevant today than ever, and proves itself organically, using truly……. »



Bruckheimer is back with the costumes, swordplay, sexy Keira Knightley and another talented albeit mildly-experienced director for King Arthur. The formula still works here, but not quite as very as the fun Pirates of the Caribbean.
It works for about an hour or so. King Arthur, a historical version of the British myth, strips away the magic of Camelot……. »
Studio: Warner Brothers
Cast: Colin Farrell as Alexander, Jared Leto as Hephaistion, Anthony Hopkins as Old Ptolemy, David Bedella as Scribe, Jessie Kamm as Child Alexander, Angelina Jolie as Olympias, Val Kilmer as Philip, Fiona O’Shaughnessy as Nurse, Connor Paolo as Young Alexander, Patrick Carroll as Young Hephaistion, Brian Blessed as Wrestling Trainer, Peter Williamson as Young Nearchus, Morgan Christopher Ferris as Young Cassander, Robert Earley as Young Ptolemy, Aleczander Gordon as……. »




In the rush to contrast the early-nineties Disney golden age (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King) with the current crop of underperformers (Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Home on the Range) that have resulted in Disney’s foolhardy decision to jettison hand-drawn animation, some pretty decent films have been lost in the shuffle. Disney’s Mulan,……. »





Disney’s top-grossing live action movie of all-time, featuring Johnny Depp’s lovable pirate-gone-through-detox, Captain Jack Sparrow (although, that may change as of this Memorial Day weekend), has been remastered for the ultra-glorious Blu-ray High Definition format. Now I was huge fan of the Pirate’s of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Standard DVD disc edition, when that was released,……. »
Studio: Arclight Films/ Beowulf Productions/ Union Station Media
Cast: Bryjar Ágústsson as Geat, Steindór Andersen as Snorri, Helgi Björnsson as First man, Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Benedikt Clausen as Feral Child, Tony Curran as Hondscioh, Martin Delaney as Thorfinn, Matt John Evans as Beowulf Man One, Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Aeschere, Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Erik, Daði Freyr Guðjónsson as Dead womans child, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Guard, Jon……. »




This film, Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Tian di ying xiong) is heavy with swordplay throughout. It revolves around a caravan during China’s Tang Dynasty, in the western territories, that is carrying a sacred bone of the Buddha. The caravan, however, is just the setting, as the film follows several characters, each with different motives, including……. »
Concept art for Conan Red Nails by Michael Kaluta
As Lionsgate and Millennium hire Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain, writers of the upcoming sci-fi film Outlander, to rework the script for $100 million R-rated Conan movie, due out in 2010, a more kid-friendly version of the legendary Cimmerian is also on the way. Paradox Entertainment and……. »




















