Day: June 10, 2009

Rob Cohen to helm Middle Ages action epic instead of XXX Part 3

Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, XXX, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) has backed out of reteaming with Vin Diesel on XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, according to Variety. Instead, he’s decided to develop a blockbuster action film the director calls The Magnificent Seven (which is really Seven Samurai) in the Middle ….

Tim Burton to be featured in major gallery exhibit at MOMA

Director Tim Burton will be the subject of a major exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, starting November 22, 2009 and running through April 26, 2010, according to Variety. The exhibit is sponsored by the Sci Fi Channel and was organized by MoMA’s assistant curator, Ron Magliozzi, along with the department of film’s curatorial ….

The Secret Policeman’s Film Festival

June 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the first in Amnesty International’s pioneering Secret Policeman’s Ball series of benefit shows. The Secret Policeman’s Film Festival celebrates three decades of performances. It presents rare versions of specials and documentaries that chronicled the shows, including two predecessor events that led directly to the first Ball. The screenings ….

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2009

Celebrating its 20th year, The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival has never been a more vital chance to explore experiences of human justice and injustice all over the world. During this year’s festival, the true meaning of reconciliation in Rwanda is examined, an Israeli filmmaker goes in search of anti-Semitism in the West (and ….

Win one of two reader prize packs – including the Food, Inc. movie companion & Fast Food Nation books

This Friday, Magnolia Pictures’ will release the stirring documentary Food, Inc. in select cities. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving two readers the chance to win a reader’s prize pack, that includes both the Food, Inc. movie companion book and Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation book. In order to be entered in the random ….

Win one of three copies of the hit U.K. thriller Wire In The Blood: The Complete Sixth Season

On July 14, all four mysteries of the final season of the hit U.K. televised thriller Wire In The Blood, come to DVD in Wire In The Blood: The Complete Sixth Season. To celebrate the release of the box set, FilmFetish is giving away three copies of entire 4 disc pack to three lucky readers. ….

Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2009

With amazing comic book industry guests like Jim Cheung (Secret Warriors cover artist), Frank Cho (Hulk artist), George Pérez (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds artist), Jason Aaron (Scalped writer), Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets writer), Billy Tan (New Avengers artist) and Guest of Honor Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass and Fantastic Four writer), you can look ….

First Annual IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival

IndioBravo Film Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in New York City. The organization’s mission is to promote Filipino film globally and to enable disadvantaged communities in the Philippines to use film and video for self-expression, self-empowerment and cultural preservation. The IndioBravo Film Foundation is proud to present the first annual IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival ….

Wizard World Philadelphia 2009

Wizard World is one of the largest gatherings of comic-related memorabilia, figure manufacturers and comic artists, on the East coast. With amazing comic book industry guests like Phil Jimenez (Amazing Spider-Man artist), JG Jones (Final Crisis artist), Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man writer), Kevin Maguire (Batman: Confidential artist), Walt Simonson (World of Warcraft writer), Dan Slott ….