Month: March 2009

Hills Have Eyes director now eyeing Contractor

Frenchmen Alexandre Aja – who helmed the French language cult horror High Tension, as well as The Hills Have Eyes and Mirrors – is attached to direct the thriller The Contractor, according to Variety. Ian Jeffers (Death Sentence, upcoming Castlevania and Mandrake) is rewriting the script for the project, which Alexandra Milchan – daughter of ….

Sony sets date for Spider-Man 4 and Marvel delays Thor and The Avengers, but signs The Wrestler for Iron Man 2

Late last week, Sony set a May 6th, 2011 release date for Spider-Man 4, while Spider-Man franchise co-producer Marvel Studios locked up later slots than previously announced for three other upcoming comic films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, Marvel tentpoles will kick-off the summer box office for three straight years, beginning with ….

HollyShorts looking to top ’08 event, which featured the work of Josh Brolin, Jessica Biel and David Arquette

On the heels of the most successful HollyShorts Film Festival to date, which honored acclaimed filmmakers David Lynch and Paul Haggis, with a showcase of short films from the likes of Josh Brolin, Jessica Biel and David Arquette, organizers recently announced the official call for entries for the 5th Annual festival event, which takes place ….

Win five grand in Monsters vs. Aliens’ Monster Makeover Sweepstakes

In celebration of the theatrical release of DreamWorks’ new 3D animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens in theaters on March 27, 2009, Office Depot and Hewlett-Packard launched the Monster Makeover Sweepstakes, a national promotion where one grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in Office Depot gift cards for an Office Makeover, a trip for ….

Classic Audrey Hepburn exhibit arrives in Berlin

Timeless Audrey, a traveling exhibit based on the life and career of actress, icon and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn, will make its European premiere at Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof, the city’s main railway station on March 13, 2009 through May 10, 2009. As beautiful and elegant as was the woman herself, the exhibit offers over 1,200 items belonging ….

Jim Jarmusch brings order to the crime thriller with The Limits of Control

Director Jim Jarmusch (Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Broken Flowers) returns to the screen with a dreamy-looking crime thriller called The Limits of Control. The Jarmusch vision brings an artistic and rich sensibility, even to the trailer for the movie. The Limits of Control tells the story of a mysterious ….

Mike Tyson shows up listening to Phil Collins music in this hilarious trailer for The Hangover

Warner Bros. opens The Hangover – being directed by Todd Phillips (Old School, Starsky & Hutch) – on June 5th, 2009. The Hangover follows three groomsmen who lose their buddy that’s about to be married, one day before his wedding, after driving to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party. For some reason, when the ….