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Leonardo DiCaprio to play hitman/doctor in Beat the Reaper

New Regency has nabbed film rights to the novel Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell, and is looking to have Leonardo DiCaprio star in the film, according to a report by Variety. DiCaprio will play a former mafia hit man in New Jersey named Pietro Brwna, who goes into the witness protection program, and later ….

Image Awards nominations announced at Beverly Hilton Hotel

Below are the nominations for the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, which will air on Fox, February 12th, live from the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles. Halle Berry and Tyler Perry will be the hosts of this year’s event. TELEVISION CATEGORIES Comedy Series “30 Rock” (NBC) “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW) “The Game” (CW) “Tyler Perry’s ….

Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in talks for Iron Man 2

Variety reports that Mickey Rourke, who is currently enjoying success from his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, is in negotiations to play the main baddie in the upcoming Iron Man sequel, which Jon Favreau starts shooting this spring. Sam Rockwell (Frost/Nixon, Choke) is also in talks to play another villain in the film, which ….

DTV Boot Camp for those not ready for DTV transition

At this point, if you haven’t already prepared yourself for the switch to digital TV, you’re probably one of those people who just don’t like to mess with a good thing. Your TV is working great, and you know how to use one or more of your remote controls to turn it on, change the ….

Dark Knight chosen among top films of 2008 by Director’s Guild

The Dark Knight continues to blaze a trail into history as the Directors Guild chose it as on of the top feature film of 2008. Not “comic” films…films. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight proves once and for all, that good films aren’t about genres, they’re about solid filmmaking and good stories. Other nods went the ….

Win a copy of the 2 Disc Special Edition of RocknRolla on DVD

I know you guys have been salivating at the mouth, just waiting for a good contest to hit the site. Well I have a great one for you. I am giving away three copies of Guy Ritchie’s crime thriller RockNRolla, which hits DVD on Jan 27th 2009. The versions we are giving away are the ….

New York Comic-Con events to include Wanted sequel teaser, Twilight Zone Anniversary, Astro Boy preview, Greatest Badass Movie Characters and much more

In total, there will be over 200 hours of programming presented at New York Comic Con this year, encompassing a range of subjects and fields, and including some of the top personalities, creators and industry leaders from the pop culture world. The program is now live on the website enabling thousands of fans to not ….

Fighting trailer pounds the net

The new trailer for New York underground fighting flick Fighting is online. The film stars Channing Tatum as a street hustler who gets introduced to the world world of street fighting by Oscar nominee Terrence Howard. Things start to get dicey for the two, as Tatum fights his way to the top of the heap, ….

Win a part of more than $350,000 in cash and production help in new Film Indie/Netflix contest

Netflix and Film Independent (FIND), the not-for-profit arts organization that produces the Independent Sprit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, today announced that they are joining forces to discover the next great independent filmmaker. The Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition will award one aspiring filmmaker the means, guidance and resources to make a ….