Day: December 2, 2008

Win a trip for five to New York City to meet author of The Reader

Producers of Ralph Fiennes’ and Kate Winslet’s new film The Reader, have posted a limited-time sweepstakes for an entire book club (up to 5 people) to travel to New York City to have lunch with Bernhard Schlink, author of book that the film is based on. This sweepstakes is in conjunction with the theatrical release ….

Spirit Award nominations announced

Film Independent’s exec director Dawn Hudson, along with actors Sandra Oh and Jason Bateman, announced the 2009 Spirit Award nominations at Sofitel in Los Angeles this morning, according to reports. The films Ballast, Frozen River and Rachel Getting Married led all nods, with a three-way tie of six nominations for each film. All are candidates ….

Animation community site goes global

The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry organization consisting mainly of animation production companies, recently announced that its community website, called Open Post, now has an English-language section. Open Post acts as a forum that provides animation professionals with an opportunity to submit and publish their work online. The new English-language section allows submissions from ….

The Dark Knight to be first BD Live-enabled title from Warner Bros.

The critically-acclaimed blockbuster The Dark Knight, hits the street on December 9th as Warner Bros.’ first home entertainment release to include Internet-enabled interactive features exclusive to the Blu-ray format. The Dark Knight Blu-ray takes advantage of next-generation technology through BD-Live, which is accessible through internet-connected Blu-ray players (including PlayStation 3). Warner Bros. BD-Live allows users ….