Hugh Jackman to host Academy Awards
Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Academy Awards in February 2009. Executive producer Bill Condon and producer Laurence Mark made the announcement today. This is a marked departure for the Academy, which has been in the habit of asking comedians to host the big event, in recent years, including last year’s host, Jon Stewart. ….
Star Trek to get exclusive IMAX release
Paramount and IMAX announced that Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost and Alias), will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. Star Trek, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into ….
New trailer for would-be Terror Train horror remake Train
Below is the trailer that premiered at the American Film Market for the horror film Train, which was originally meant to be a remake of the 1980 Jamie Lee Curtis slasher flick Terror Train, but is now a standalone project. The movie tells the story about a group of american athletes who board a train ….
Chandni Chowk to China coming to America
Warner Bros. will release Chandni Chowk to China in North America on January 16, 2009. The film will open in select theatres in more than 50 markets, making it one of the largest initial releases of any Bollywood film in the United States and Canada. Chandni Chowk to China stars the heartthrob of Indian Cinema ….