Day: October 30, 2006

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 ….

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 ….

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 ….