Long Island native Joe Lynch, is directing the film, from a script by Turi Meyer, who wrote a lot of Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda series episodes. Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins) hosts his own reality TV show called The Ultimate Survivalist. Along with six contestants lead by Nina (Erica Leerhsen) they are thrown together for six days …
More
Monthly Archives: October 2006
The Guardians to Premiere at New York Independent Film and Video Festival
KidSational, in conjunction with RuffHouse Productions, is pleased to announce that they will be presenting the premier feature film The Guardians at The New York Independent Film and Video Festival to be held in New York on November 11th through the 16th. The Guardians cast includes Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the popular 70s show, Welcome Back Kotter. The movie also …
More
Die Hard 4 Filming This Week at LAX
The film production for the movie Live Free or Die Hard starring Bruce Willis received permits from the California Film Commission, Film L.A. and the City of El Segundo, and will be filming near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning this week. Filming will occur in three periods: Thursday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 5 Wednesday, Nov. 8 through …
More
Notes on a Scandal Trailer
Talk about drama. Notes on a Scandal has enough to go around for years. And this stuff is not for U.S. soaps, noooooo. This is primetime cable, or European TV. You will watch this trailer with eyes wide open. Synopsis: When Sheba Hart (played by Cate Blanchett) joins the St. George’s School as an art teacher, Barbara (played Judi Dench) senses a …
More
Multiple Premieres at Fox Atomic Today!
The Fox Atomic website will be premiering a load of new clips from Fox’s upcoming genre features today, including the first pics from The Hills Have Eyes 2 and 28 Weeks Later, a brand NEW clip from the horror Turistas, the launch of Fox Atomic Island, a virtual world on the Second Life website, and exclusive pages from the upcoming 28 Weeks …
More
Jackie Chan and Jet Li Film Finally Greenlit?
Coming Soon reports that according to Variety, the long in development Jackie Chan and Jet Li pairing on film, has been flagging a go. The two will star together for the first time in a $70 million action-adventure that Relativity Media will finance. Robert Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little) will direct, while martial arts expert Yuen Woo-Ping (The Master, The Matrix Trilogy) will create …
More
Untouchables Prequel in the Works
Variety reports that, in addition to the Jackie Chan and Jet Li film, Relativity will also be offering another project to buyers at the American Film Market starting tomorrow. The second is Brian De Palma’s $70 million prequel to The Untouchables, called The Untouchables: Capone Rising, which Paramount films will distribute in the U.S. The Untouchables prequel is set to start shooting in June of 2007. …
More
Dmitry Shostakovich to Premiere at Carnegie
The US premiere of a new documentary film A Journey Of Dmitry Shostakovich, directed by Okasana Dvornichenko and Helga Landauer will be presented as an integral component of Discovery Day: The Songs of Shostakovich presented by Carnegie Hall at Weill Recital Hall on Saturday, November 11, 2006. The Discovery Day is part of Carnegie Hall’s A Singular Voice: The Songs of …
More
Lanning to Lay Siege
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lorne Lanning will direct the upcoming CG sci-fi action thriller Citizen Siege. Lanning and Sherry McKenna, co-founders of game developer Oddworld Inhabitants, will create a new universe where current global conditions are extrapolated into a frightening near future where democracy has all but disintegrated under the rule of global corporatism. Well-known for their heartfelt characters …
More
Hostel: Part II Trailer Is Online
If you missed Saw III this weekend, chances are, you haven’t seen this cool teaser trailer for Hostel: Part II. But why is it in German. Well, I read a story on Bloody Digusting about why the teaser is in German. Here’s what Variety reports about that: “German is more guttural and harsh,” said Lionsgate marketing executive Tim Palen. “I think a lot of people …
More
Studios Miss Chance to Engage Moviegoers Online, According to New Report
Hollywood movie studios are committing a marketing gaffe. They spend a smaller percentage of their media budgets (just 3% in 2006) on online ads than does the average US industry, which spends 5.7% of its overall media budget on the Internet. This is a mistake because the audience filmmakers most need to reach is online, …
More
High Falls Film Festival Program
The 2006 HIGH FALLS FILM FESTIVAL celebrates its sixth wonderful year of honoring the cinematic achievements of women around the world. This unique and exciting festival will take place in Rochester, New York, November 8-13, 2006. The Festival has grown exponentially to become one of the vital cultural assets in Western New York. This international …
More
Exclusive Saw III Clip and Jigsaw Talks
Just ahead of the film’s release tomorrow, a new clip from Saw III has popped up online. There’s also a creepy AIM interview with Saw baddie Tobin Bell. Check out the new clip RIGHT HERE And read what Jigsaw has to say RIGHT HERE
Derek Luke and Tim Robbins Talk About Catching a Fire
The new film Catch a Fire revolves around a policeman (Tim Robbins) and a young man (Derek Luke) who carries out attacks against the Apartheid-era South African regime. What it’s really about is what good people feel they are driven to in the worst of circumstances. It’s a sobering account of how difficult life was in South Africa for Black people …
More
Exclusive Trailer: Because I Said So
In Because I Said So, Diane Keaton plays a meddling mother tries to set her daughter (Mandy Moore) up with the right man so she won’t follow in her footsteps – or is she trying to relive her life through her daughter. Michael Lehmann (My Giant, The Truth About Cats & Dogs) directs the upcoming feel good romantic comedy, due in …
More
Exclusive Bridge to Terabithia Trailer
Based on the popular Award-winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy/adventure story of friendship, family and the power of imagination from the producers of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. Josh Hutcherson plays Jess Aarons, an outsider at school and even in his own family. Jess has trained all summer to become the …
More
Smokin’ Aces Trailer
This film reminds me of Lucky Number Slevin in it’s pacing. It looks great! A mix between whatAssassins could have been (a great script by The Wachowski Brothers turned into a way to clean film) and what Domino was (a gritty, original story, played raw by Keira Knightley and directed even more raw by Tony Scott). When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy …
More
2006 South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival
The Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP DC) will host the Sixth Annual South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival (SALTAF) on November 4, 2006 at the Baird Auditorium in the National Museum of Natural History. SALTAF 2006 marks the third year of its partnership with the Smithsonian Institute’s Asian Pacific American Program. Since its …
More
Night at the Museum to be Released on IMAX in December
Night at the Museum, directed by Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther and Cheaper by the Dozen) and starring Ben Stiller and Robin Williams, will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on December 22, 2006. The adventure comedy will be digitally re-mastered into the high image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Night at the …
More
