Month: November 2008

Universal to adapt Army of Two game

Electronic Arts recently announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal to bring top-selling videogame Army of Two, to the big screen. Scott Stuber, through his Stuber Productions shingle, will produce the film along with EA, and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who recently co-wrote the blockbuster The Bourne Ultimatum, has signed on to ….

Win a trip to New York to meet Australia director Baz Luhrmann

Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming romantic adventure Australia and Metacafe recently teamed up to launch The Thirty-Second Film Contest. The contest challenges aspiring film editors to use materials from the film as well as their own creative “spin”, including visual effects, music, and voice-over, to put together a thirty-second spot for the film. The launch of ….

The Butcher to debut in the UK

Metrodome, the largest film distributor in the UK, has signed with World Films, to release The Butcher, written and directed by Jesse Johnson, in the spring of 2009. Gaining popularity among movie-goers and critics alike, The Butcher stars Eric Roberts, who earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his performances in Runaway Train and ….

CEA launches DTV transition contest on YouTube

The Consumer Electronics Association recently launched a contest on YouTube to reward consumers who help friends and family transition to digital television (DTV). The Digital TV: Convert Now! contest encourages the YouTube community to help family and friends prepare for February 17, 2009, when all full-power TV stations in the U.S. will transition to digital. ….

Oliver Stone movie about drug kingpin gets financial injection

Earthworks Entertainment recently announced that it has placed equity in the upcoming film Escobar, a movie that Oliver Stone is executive producing. Simultaneously with the announcement, the Company also announced that James Reach has joined the production and distribution firm, and will head up the newly formed Earthworks Films subsidiary. Reach previously founded Beyond Reach ….

AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card for high performance gaming

AMD recently introduced the ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, raising the performance bar for graphics cards priced at less than $150 and presenting gamers with even more affordable access to award-winning ATI Radeon HD 4800 series performance. Like all ATI Radeon HD 4800 series products, the new offering delivers class-leading game performance1 and superior ….

Futurama: Bender’s Game DVD review

Tomorrow, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all-new feature-length film based on Matt Groening’s cult animated series Futurama, called Futurama: Bender’s Game. The film is the third of four all-new feature-length adventures, which began with Bender’s Big Score, and the follow-up effort, The Beast With A Billion Backs. Futurama: Bender’s Game follows Bender, Fry, Leela, ….

Shrek the Halls DVD review and free coloring sheet download

DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek the Halls debuts on DVD tomorrow, November 4th 2008. The fun but too-short story originally premiered on ABC television in November of 2007. Again featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas, the best parts of the holiday short film are the various takes on the Night ….

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Blu-ray disc review

Simply put, fans of the Indiana Jones series of films, can not afford to go without the Blu-ray version of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The film itself isn’t the only reason, although it does successfully re-ignite the long-dormant franchise in exhilarating fashion. The real reason fans of the Indie universe ….