Win a free worldwide screening pass from SundanceNOW
As the world converges on Park City, Utah for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a new online destination for independent film fans to find and instantly watch a broad range of independent, hard to find movies from around the globe, has emerged. It’s called SundanceNOW and it gives fans the chance to find several films ….
Oldboy director’s iPhone-made short film getting theatrical release
Film Business Asia reports that South Korea’s Finecut will handle international distribution for the short film Night Fishing, which was recently shot on an iPhone 4 by Oldboy director Park Chan-wook (Thirst, Joint Security Area) and his brother Park Chan-kyong. Night Fishing has been released in a limited number of Korean cinemas by Innocean Worldwide, ….
Ridley Scott nabs Michael Fassbender for sci-fi thriller Prometheus
Michael Fassbender is in negotiations to star in Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Prometheus for 20th Century Fox, according to Variety and THR. Fassbender was considering several roles, including Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, but is circling the role of an android in Scott’s Prometheus, which was originally set to be a prequel to ….
Will Smith and Jay-Z team on Annie big screen adaptation and other film projects
According to Variety, a big screen Annie re-imagination with Willow Smith as the titular orphan will be developed by a new joint venture between her dad Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, in association with Sony Pictures. Annie will be produced by Jay-Z and Overbrook, which includes principals Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, ….
Just back from the Martial Arts Hall of Honors Awards and Expo
The more people I meet in the martial arts world, the more I realize the art’s true power. It’s not in the hands or feet, although the men and women involved in its practice are some of the strongest in the world. The true power in the martial arts lies in its ability to transform ….
Pirates 4, Transformers 3, Captain America and more Super Bowl trailers coming to the big game
Super Bowl XLV is just over two weeks away, and THR has reported on the blockbuster movie trailers that will pepper this year’s event. Paramount will have a huge studio presence during the February 6 telecast, buying ad time to showcase five movies, including J.J. Abrams’ alien-invasion film Super 8, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, ….
Social Network nabs four Golden Globe Awards
Sony Pictures’ drama The Social Network was the big winner Sunday night at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, where it picked four statues, including best dramatic picture. The film’s director David Fincher was selected as best director, and the movie also took home prizes for Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay, as well as its score by ….
Morris Day from Purple Rain | PopCultureQuotes.com
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Morris Day says to Apollonia Kotero in the 1984 film Purple Rain.
James Bond has a release date, but distribution up for grabs
Now that MGM has announced the next James Bond film will be in theaters November 2012, THR has begun speculating on what studio will distribute Bond 23. According to the report, the lead player appears to be Paramount Pictures, which has informally gotten first crack at negotiations, thanks to a close relationship between the studio’s ….
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark review
Being a big fan of both comicbooks and U2 it only makes sense that I make “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” my Broadway debut as far as reviews are concerned. Let me start off by saying that I was late in arriving to the theater and in doing so missed the first two numbers. Shame ….
Blvd. Warriors production updates
We’ve conducted six successful interviews so far, including artists, musicians, athletes and film historians. Our next series of interviews will include professional martial artists, and an African American doctor trained in Tae Kwon Do, who’s also a certified acupuncturist. Shooting will take place in New York City, Central & Southern New Jersey, and St. Thomas ….
David Lamberton – Cameraperson, Interviewer
While putting together an extensive list of theater credits beginning with Community Theater and gradually expanding to Little Theatre, Dinner Theatre, Summer Stock, Regional Theatre, and Tours, David Lamberton taught English for many years – thus his professional career embraces both acting and teaching. Mr. Lamberton has acted in numerous stage and film productions, including ….