Month: March 2008

Best Buy awarding more than $10 Million in gift cards to HD-DVD buyers

With Blu-ray declaring victory over HD-DVD in the high definition movie format war, Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, is giving $50 gift cards to customers who purchased an HD-DVD player or HD-DVD attachment from its U.S. stores before February 23, 2008. Customers will get a gift card for each player or HD-DVD ….

About the film Shotgun Stories

Official website: www.shotgunstories.com  Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family. A film by: Jeff Nichols Release Date: 23rd of ….

Kent Film Festival to Honor Actress Shirley Knight

The 3rd Annual Kent Film Festival will honor veteran actress Shirley Knight with a lifetime achievement award. The rapidly growing Connecticut-based film festival is located in Litchfield County, home to many film industry elite from both coasts. Ms. Knight appears in THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS, which premiers at the festival on Friday, March ….

Two-Part adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be directed by David Yates

Warner Bros. Pictures announced that the screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be released in two parts. The announcement was made by Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Robinov also announced that director David Yates, who earlier helmed the 2007 summer blockbuster ….

Family Room Entertainment on board to slay Attack of the Killer Tomatoes remake

Emmett/Furla Films, a wholly owned subsidiary of Family Room Entertainment, is pleased to announce that it is on board to co-produce a remake of the 1978 Comedy Cult Classic “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!” The original “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!” spawned three sequels and a Saturday morning animated series. Family Room Entertainment Corporation, with ….

Extreme Sports legend Travis Pastrana cheats death on big screen breathtaking premiere 199 Lives

Infamous for his double back flip on his motorcycle in X-Games 12 and often referred to as this generation’s “Evel Knievel,” Travis Pastrana takes fans inside his world of Motocross and Rally car racing – with dozens of crashes and an unprecedented jump off the Grand Canyon along the way – in the premiere of ….

Image to distribute Academy Award winner Taxi to the Darkside

Image Entertainment, a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today it will distribute the THINKFilm release Taxi to the Dark Side, which won an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 80th annual Oscar telecast on February 24. Currently in theaters, the film is theatrically distributed ….