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Max Payne video-animated graphic novel online

Fox has posted a rather well done video-enhanced, digital graphic novel on the Max Payne film website. It tells the initial story of how Payne came to be so “pained”, and creatively introduces audiences to the Payne universe of villains and mythology. Max Payne is a maverick cop, a mythic anti-hero, determined to track down ….

Win tickets to The Scream Awards 2008

Thought I would share this contest that came my way, that’s being sponsored by Gotham Casting and Spike TV, to celebrate the Scream Awards, which takes place tomorrow (Oct. 18th 2008). I just found out, so sorry for the late notice. Spike and Gotham Casting are giving away four tickets to the awards show. Here ….

Even more new pics from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Entertainment Weekly nabbed even more photos from the J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie last night and posted them on their website. The new Star Trek will kick off next summer’s blockbuster season on May 8, 2009, and explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers, and presents a new vision of Star Trek, featuring ….

Road Warrior director and Brad Pitt team up for Odyssey

Brad Pitt turned Homer’s epic poem The Iliad into the 2004 film Troy. Now Warner Bros. is hoping to team Pitt up with George Miller to adapt the Greek poet’s other masterwork, The Odyssey. Their intention is to transfer the tale to a futuristic setting in outer space, if you can believe that. Both Homer poems ….

Italian Job director Gray takes over Citizen film directing duties

The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray is replacing Frank Darabont on the legal thriller Law-Abiding Citizen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Darabont, who co-wrote the script, recently left the film over creative differences with producers. John Singleton showed interest in the project, but Gray has contracted for the job. Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler ….

Paley Center and SnagFilms team to offer new outlet for doc filmmakers and enthusiasts

The Paley Center for Media, formerly called The Museum of Television & Radio, and SnagFilms announced today a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a leading cultural media institution and an Internet start-up to help documentary producers break down the barriers to reach fresh audiences for their films. Through a shared passion for expanding access to documentaries, the ….