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The Cooler director takes on gritty crime biopic Pretty Boy Floyd

Filmmaker Wayne Kramer (Crossing Over, Running Scared, The Cooler) has been tapped to direct the crime thriller Pretty Boy Floyd, according to the RiskyBusiness Blog. Kevin Bernhardt wrote the screenplay based on the life of notorious bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd, who committed numerous robberies and other crimes around Kansas City and the Midwest in ….

Cinematographers Guild continues tradition with September awards program

For 14 years the International Cinematographers Guild has honored new talent within its membership with what is now known as the Emerging Cinematographers Awards. Any Guild member who is not already a Director of Photography can enter this contest with his or her short film, be they a camera operator, loader, still photographer or any ….

Fans get a real chance to make decisions on a creature movie for SyFy

For all you fans disgusted with the films that are released these days, now you have no excuse. According to Mediaweek, Syfy is teaming up with IGN to find the next “Sharktopus”. Sharktopus is an original Syfy movie featuring a deadly beast that’s half shark and half octopus. The network has created a string of ….

Ask stars of The Twilight Saga your questions live during the film’s premiere

MySpace will host a live stream of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse red carpet arrivals at the premiere on Thursday, June 24th. Viewers will also be able to interact by posting comments or questions to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse official MySpace page that may then be presented to the attending celebrities during the broadcast. The red ….

Indie comedy filmmaking team celebrate one year anniversary

The comedy filmmaking collective known as General Delight is celebrating their first anniversary with a screening of 10 of their short films featuring interactive elements (Hint: Phantom of the Opera sing-a-long). Some of the shorts will include: A lascivious magician that makes husbands disappear and then beds their wives The awkward moments after an inter-racial ….

Award-winning indie feature The Wheeler Boys to be available as free download during festival premiere

Netflix and Film Independent are celebrating the premiere of The Wheeler Boys, a film written and directed by first-timer Philip G. Flores, winner of the “Netflix FIND Your Voice” competition. The Wheeler Boys will debut on Friday, June 25th, when the general public can watch it instantly and for free at Netflix, just as it ….

Logan’s Run script getting redo by 28 Days Later screenwriter

Alex Garland, who wrote the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later and Sunshine, is in talks to take a crack at the long-in-development Logan’s Run remake for Warner Bros., according to HeatVisionBlog. The 1976 film starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett, was based on a 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George ….