Rent is Due

Originally Published: October 24, 2005 I have posted the second trailer for the upcoming Rent adaptation, starring an ensemble cast that includes Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson and Darryl Chan. The story centers on a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York’s East Village. Check out ….

Danny Boyle Talks 28 Weeks Later

Originally Published: March 17, 2005 Danny Boyle recently told SCI FI Wire that his follow-up to the 2002 hit zombie film 28 Days Later, which is currently titled 28 Weeks Later, will deal with the aftermath of the first movie. “It’s got a very good idea in it,” Boyle said in an interview while promoting ….

Artivist Film Festival 2005 Announces Selections

Originally Published: March 17, 2005 The Artivist Film Festival, the first international activist film festival dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children’s Advocacy, Animal Rights and Environmental Preservation through film, visual arts and music, has announced the roster of films and shorts that will that be screened during the five-day festival beginning April 20 at the ….

Photos from the Two Hustles

Originally Published: December 31, 2004 More great stuff from Kung Fu Hustle and Hustle and Flow. We have some photos from the set of Kung Fu Hustle, and we are also unveiling one from Hustle and Flow. We already announced that both films will screen at Sundance in January (See: 12/26 Kung Fu and 12/26 ….

Lost Season Finale Spoilers

Originally Published: March 14, 2005 Producers of the hit ABC TV show Lost confirmed spoilers about the show’s upcoming season-ending episodes in a talk with fans attending a Museum of Television and Radio session in Hollywood, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. One of the show’s regular characters will die by the end of the ….

U.S. Kung Fu Hustle Trailer

Originally Published: February 23, 2005 Sony Pictures Classics has released links to the U.S. trailer for Kung Fu Hustle. Sony picked up rights to the U.S. distribution of the film, just as it had its U.S. premiere at Sundance in Park City recently. The story is set in 1940’s Canton, China, and follows Sing (played ….

Ring Two Coming ‘Round

Originally Published: February 23, 2005 DreamWorks has posted the trailer, photos and scenes from the upcoming horror sequel, The Ring Two. Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in the film. For the trailer, photos and exclusive scenes from the film CLICK HERE.

The Magic Behind Sin City

Originally Published: March 19, 2005 Texas Instruments Cinema technology, the digital cinema projection technology deployed in movie theatres worldwide, assisted the directors and visual effects team of Miramax and Dimension Film’ Sin City during post-production to achieve the desired comic-book feel of the movie. Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller relied upon DLP Cinema projectors ….

Zathura Trailer and Photos

Originally Published: March 19, 2005 Columbia Pictures has sent us links to the trailer for Zathura, the adventure based on Chris Van Allsburg’s childrens’ book of the same name. The story centers on two squabbling brothers are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious game they discovered in the basement of their old ….

Eros Preview

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 Eros is a three-part anthology film about eroticism and desire by a trio of world cinema’s outstanding directors, Wong Kar Wai, Steven Soderbergh and Michelangelo Antonioni. The film also serves as an homage by two younger directors, Wong and Soderbergh, to Antonioni who has informed and inspired their work. The ….

Lipstick & Dynamite Preview

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 p>Ruth Leitman’s new documentary, Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling, shines a spotlight on the strongest and most fascinating lady entertainers, such as Gladys “Killem” Gillem, who wrestled women, men, alligators bears. At age eighteen, Ida May Martinez took to the road to flash the ….