Paul Newman on the set of Fort Apache The Bronx with real former police officers Pete Tessitore and Tom Mulhearn © 1980 20th Century Fox
The New York Anime Festival lands in NYC this weekend
The New York Anime Festival comes to NYC this weekend. The con is held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan and features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video game competitions, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop …
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Depp returning to the high seas and Cage to continue treasure hunting
Variety has reported that Johnny Depp will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and is preparing to play Tonto in a new adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Both films will be produced by genre-auteur Jerry Bruckheimer, who also announced that and Nicolas Cage are working on …
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Spielberg eyeing British sci-fi novel for feature
In addition to just closing a major deal to go independent from Paramount Studios, DreamWorks has acquired the screen rights to the 1968 sci-fi novel Chocky, by late British science fiction writer John Wyndham, who is famous for writing The Day of the Triffids, which was also adapted in a film in 1962. According to …
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Explosive second trailer for Oliver Stone's W
The second trailer for Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic features the Talking Heads’ Once in a Lifetime, and fittingly. The new clips show some of the behind-the-scenes meetings that went in the White House just after 9/11, and the turmoil within the Bush family over the legacy of Bush senior. We also get glimpses …
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Win a copy of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD
I’m getting three copies of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD, and they’ll all be given away to readers. Here’s your chance to own a copy of the film that Time Magazine called “A nonstop thrill ride adventure…” for free. The DVD hits stores on October 14, 2008, and that’s …
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Trailer for the Fox Searchlight Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious
The first trailer for Fox Searchlight’s Biggies Smalls biopic Notorious is now online. The film traces the life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. George Tillman Jr. directed Notorious, which also features Angela Bassett as Biggie’s mother Voletta, …
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Bedtime Stories trailer
Below is the trailer for Adam Sandler’s new comedy Bedtime Stories. The Adam Shankman film is due in theaters Christmas 2008.
Win free apparel from Lionsgates' The Lucky Ones
That’s right – another great contest for you folks. I’ll bring as much swag as possible to you. This one is in conjunction with the release of Roadside Attractions’ The Lucky Ones this Friday, September 26th. The studio is offering an apparel giveaway to celebrate the film’s opening in theaters. We have 3 hats and …
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Film L.A. to begin offering film permits online
On September 29, 2008, S.A.G.-affiliated Los Angeles-based nonprofit Film L.A., will introduce a state-of-the-art Online Permit System (OPS), which will revolutionize how permits to film on-location are applied for, coordinated and delivered. Permit seekers will be able to apply online for film permits, as well as: create and save templates for future applications; receive instant …
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Wanted director to chase Moby Dick adaptation
Universal Pictures has purchased the rights to the Herman Melville classic tale Moby Dick, which will be a reimagining of the tale that Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch, Day Watch, upcoming Twilight Watch) will “helm”, according to Variety. The studio has contracted Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (the pair wrote New York Minute) to pen …
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