David Mamet to tackle new version of Anne Frank
David Mamet is set to write and direct and new version of Holocaust story The Diary of Anne Frank for Disney, which recently acquired rights to the book, according to Variety. The new film will be a compendium of Frank’s diary, the stage play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, and Mamet’s own original take ….
Faith-based film and gaming review show coming to network television
The Dove Foundation will produce a national television pilot focused on movie and video game reviews. Storytelling Pictures, a Michigan-based production company, will shoot the pilot in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Zondervan, the leading Christian communications company, will sponsor the program. The as-yet-unnamed show will be co-hosted by Grand Rapids natives Rachael Ruiz, a news ….
Win an official prop from Halloween II signed by director Rob Zombie
Enter Fangoria’s Halloween II mash-up contest by creating your own mash-up clip. You simply start with the assets provided, add your own original content, and then slice and dice away. You’ll get video clips from the movie and audio from Rob Zombie’s remake of the classic Halloween theme. From there, it’s up to you. Slice ….
More free tickets to see the comedy Extract, this time in Miami
Not sure if this is a contest, or a first-come, first-serve basis. But the contest is definitely limited to Yelp members. When I checked the contest page, these were the instructions: Please send an email to miami @ yelp.com with Extract in the subject, a link to your Yelp profile, and click I’m in here. ….
Win one of a number of free tickets to see the comedy Extract before it hits theaters
Metromix is giving away a number of passes to see an exclusive screening of MIke Judge’s new comedy Extract, which stars Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis and Ben Affleck, on Monday, August 31st, at the Regal Cinemas Crocker Park, located in Westlake, Ohio, before it opens to the public. Extract opens nationwide on Friday, ….
Hilarious character bios online for cast of Mike Judge’s Extract
The filmmakers behind the film Extract have posted characters profiles for the shady bunch that make up the main cast of Extract, Mike Judge’s upcoming follow-up to the cult comedy classic Office Space. The short “bios” are accompanied by photos and character one-sheets, that include personal information about each, including Step (Clifton Collins Jr., above), ….