The Newport Beach Film Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. From premieres of contemporary cinema, to live fashion shows, and tastes of Newport Beach’s finest culinary creations, we are offering filmmakers the ultimate Festival experience. The Festival features nightly special …
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Red band trailer for Let the Right One In
There is a red band trailer for vampire film Let the Right One In online. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. Let the Right One In is based on the best-selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The film …
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Indie horror Sodium Babies tastes blood
Big Screen Entertainment is very excited about the attention its newly acquired feature film, Sodium Babies, has been receiving both internationally and domestically. Big Screen Entertainment Group is selling worldwide rights for the film as well as planning a big campaign for this year’s American Film Market. “Sodium Babies was made over a five year …
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Graphic albums featuring Batman and Superman to Be developed into cutting edge motion comics
Warner Premiere recently announced the renowned graphic album Batman: Black & White and graphic novel Superman: Red Son are being developed into short-form digital Motion Comics. In addition the first and highly anticipated second chapter of the Watchmen Motion Comics are now available for download via iTunes, Amazon Video on Demand, Xbox Live and the …
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Sistema launches film and TV production in St. Petersburg
Sistema, the largest public diversified corporation in Russia, recently announced the launch of film and TV production at Russian World Studio (RWS) in St Petersburg. RWS is a subsidiary of Sistema and one of the leading Russian film and TV production companies. The construction of the first phase of production facilities in St Petersburg was …
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Shooting begins on Night of the Demons remake
Seven Arts Pictures recently announced the start of principal photography, for the remake of the classic creature horror film Night of The Demons, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is expected to be completed before December 1, 2008. It is expected to be ready for distribution by June 2009. The film is a remake the classic …
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Details on Swamp Devil
Filmmaker David Winning (Andromeda, Stargate: Atlantis, Blood Ties) directed the Canadian feature film Swamp Devil, starring Bruce Dern which premiered on Sci Fi last Sunday. The film previously won the Best Foreign Feature film award at this year’s Big Island Film Festival in Waikoloa, Hawaii and the director was also honoured there with a Special …
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Details on CG-animated feature Resident Evil: Degeneration
Seven years after the destruction of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire are back as the war against the zombies rages on in Resident Evil: Degeneration, a co-production of CAPCOM and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, based on the popular video game franchise. Making its worldwide theatrical debut in Japan this week, on October 18, 2008, Resident …
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Iron Man now available on a Dell PC near you
Dell announced today the next era in personalization of the PC with the launch of its inaugural pre-loaded movie service. Starting today, coinciding with the DVD release, Dell’s movie selection premieres with one of the top grossing films of 2008 – Iron Man from Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment. For the first time, consumers have …
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Two new Quantum of Solace scenes turn up online
Two more clips from the next James Bond action-fest, Quantum of Solace, have turned up online. The clips give hints to who Daniel Craig will align himself to, in order to meet his objective in the film – that being revenge. Quantum of Solace follows James Bond, as he sets out to stop an environmentalist …
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Discover terror of Dead Space with Italian master of thriller Dario Argento
Electronic Arts recently announced that Dario Argento will lend his voice as character Doctor Kyne in the Italian version of Dead Space. EA’s new sci-fi survival horror videogame promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. Dead Space is designed to make sure that everyone from videogame experts to newcomers will truly …
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Global cinema to compete in Middle East International Film Fest
Over 60 films from 32 countries around the world will take part in the Official Competition for this year’s Middle East International Film Festival, running October 10-19, 2008. This year’s festival will see 138 films screened from East to West, up from 80 films in MEIFF’s inaugural festival in 2007. This year’s Official Competition is …
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Win a signed movie poster from indie drama Tru Loved
In conjunction with the release of the indie coming-of-age teen drama Tru, Regent Releasing is supplying us with three original posters from the film, signed by the entire cast. Readers can win one of these limited edition items, by being a member of our mailing list. If you’re already a member, you automatically get a …
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Variety continues LA and NYC screening series
Variety recently started its sixth annual Los Angeles Screening Series and the first-ever New York Screening Series. The L.A. Screening Series kicked off with a showing of Sony Pictures Classics Rachel Getting Married, followed by a Q&A with stars Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie Dewitt as well as writer Jenny Lumet. The New York Screening Series opened …
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Details on the John Malkovich film Drunkboat
The Seven Arts Pictures film Drunkboat, directed by Bob Meyer, and stars John Goodman and Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee John Malkovich, who is also producing the movie. The project follows a man making a difficult and tenuous return to family life in Chicago after many years of lonely self destruction. His nephew has …
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AniBoom animation contest accepting entries
AniBoom, the world’s first virtual studios, recently announced its Third Annual aniBoom Awards for submissions from independent animators of all types around the globe. Submissions are welcome through December 1, 2008, during which time the animations will be viewed and ranked by the community on aniBoom.com and by a select panel of entertainment industry luminaries. …
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