More info on the Get Smart movie
Filming has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ comedy Get Smart, starring Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada). Inspired by characters from the classic television series Get Smart, the film stars Carell as secret agent Maxwell Smart; Hathaway as his partner, Agent 99; Dwayne The Rock ….
Piandaryan films debuts indie film The Parallel
Writer-director Jack Piandaryan today announced the release of Piandaryan Films first feature film, The Parallel, which has its exclusive Los Angeles engagement May 11 at Laemmle’s Town Center 5 in Encino, California. Starring Taylor Gerard Hart and Margaret Scarborough, the movie is a drama about a cocksure teenager who, full of himself and great expectations, ….
Hong Kong action on tap for summer 2007
With the summer season looming, major Hong Kong blockbusters are due to come out…at least in Asia. Hopefully we’ll get some of these films in the U.S. also. Invisible Target, the latest action-packed cop thriller by prolific Hong Kong director Benny Chan, is poised for a pan-Asian release scheduled for July 2007. The movie is ….
The Joshua trailer
In this indie psychological thriller, a successful young Manhattan family is torn apart by their son Joshua, who just doesn’t quite adjust well when his newborn sister threatens his place as the only child of the family. Joshua is directed by George Ratliff (Hell House, Purgatory County), and stars Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, ….
Screenwriter creates unique marketing tool
Like many young screenwriters who move to Los Angeles, Aaron Wolken, a 24-year-old native of Missouri, had few to no industry connections when he arrived in 2006. “I read all the books about breaking into the industry, and having lived here for a year, I found their advice disappointing. My five screenplays and two-episode pilot ….
Photo and info on new Jennifer Tilly film The Caretaker
I found this great shot of Jennifer Tilly, from the set of her new horror film The Caretaker. “Camp is the Word” says writer/producer Jackie Linder Olson of this wickedly funny and spine-tingling film, The Caretaker, that caught the eyes of Jennifer Tilly, Judd Nelson and a fantastic group of teenage up-and-comers. The Caretaker follows a group of teenage boys out to give their girlfriends ….
Motion Picture Hall of Fame to build themed museum in Las Vegas
The Motion Picture Hall of Fame has completed its audit for the years 2005 and 2006 and is preparing for filing with the SEC a registration statement that will be followed by an application for its common stock to be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, reported Robert Alexander, CEO of The Motion Picture Hall ….
See a 9-minute preview scene from Pixar’s Ratatouille online
Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and the gang over at Pixar have posted a 9-minute preview scene from this Summer’s Ratatouille online. In this sequence from the movie, Remy has made his way to the rooftop of Paris’ finest restaurant, Gusteau’s, made famous by Remy’s chief inspiration and guardian angel, Auguste Gusteau. Adventure ensues, which ….