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Tribeca Film Institute and Playboy Foundation to Honor Filmmakers of Color

Originally Published: April 8, 2005 The Playboy Foundation will join the Tribeca Film Institute in paying tribute to U.S.-based directors and screenwriters of color at The Tribeca All Access Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party during the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28. Now in its second year, Tribeca All Access (TAA) Connects, the Tribeca ….

Murder in Amityville

Originally Published: April 10, 2005 In keeping with the horror film theme this week, I have posted new photos and trailers from the Amityville Horror remake. The film is due in theaters this Friday. The Amityville Horror stars Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Philip Baker Hall, Jimmy Bennett, Jesse James and Chloe Moretz. It centers on ….

Crash Preview and Photos

Originally Published: April 10, 2005 I have just posted a full preview page for the tense drama Crash. The film has been screening at festivals and getting some really good buzz. The strong cast includes Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ludacris, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Tony Danza ….

Undead Preview Walks

Originally Published: April 10, 2005 The Undead walk the Earth (and Australia) in Lions Gate Films’ release Undead. The film actually came out two years ago in Australia and became a cult hit. In true indie spirit mode, the filmmaking duo of Michael and Peter Spierig wrote, directed and produced the project, on a slim ….

Sam Raimi to helm Dennis Lehane’s Given Day

Sam Raimi is set to helm an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s upcoming novel, The Given Day for Columbia Pictures. Columbia is the same studio Raimi worked with for three very successful Spider-Man films, with a fourth one in development. This is according to a report at Variety. Apparently, Raimi is also working on a revival ….

62nd Annual Tony Awards winners list

Here are the winners of this year’s Tony Awards: MUSICAL “In The Heights” PLAY “August: Osage County” REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL “South Pacific” REVIVAL OF A PLAY “Boeing-Boeing” DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Bartlett Sher, “South Pacific” DIRECTION OF A PLAY Anna D. Shapiro, “August: Osage County” PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Paulo ….

Special effects icon Stan Winston dies at age 62

Oscar-winning visual effects artist Stan Winston died at his home in Los Angeles, CA last night, on Father’s Day, June 15th, after a long struggle with multiple myeloma, according to Variety, and representatives from Stan Winston Studio. Wow, I had no idea this legend of special effects had this disease, although I briefly met him ….

Cowboys and Aliens to feature Iron Man Downey Jr.

Fresh off his success in Marvel’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating to star in the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DreamWorks/Universal co-production is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The companies may set Cowboys and Aliens up as a 2010 tentpole ….

Sexy Bai Ling attacks in the Gene Generation

One of the Variety blogs hipped me to this U.S.-Asian hybrid sci-fi action flick The Gene Generation. Yes, I’m a huge fan of Bai Ling as well. In the film, she gets top billing, as an assassin battling with DNA Hackers who hack into people’s bodies and kill them. She’s also trying to protect her ….

Perrineau signs on for another “Unusual” series

Trades have reported that Harold Perrineau Jr. (just blown up on the freighter in Lost’s season finale) has joined ABC’s one-hour pilot The Unusuals, a comedy-drama set at a New York City police precinct. He will play Detective Leo Banks, an agitated cop that’s obsessed with not being killed in the line of duty. It ….

Kevin Smith on why his R-rated trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno was pulled by MPAA

As many of you already know, that funny teaser trailer for Kevin Smith’s upcoming film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, was pulled from the web. Funny, I always thought the web was supposed to “open”, and “the next frontier”, and “the playing field leveler”, and all that good stuff. So unique marketing for an ….

Samuel “Afro Samurai” Jackson, to bring more behind-the-scenes coolness to TV

Samuel L. Jackson, who will soon don comic-badness in the Frank Miller-directed The Spirit, as The Octopus (pictured), has just signed a deal with CBS TV to develop projects. According to the Variety story, there is no acting component to the deal, although it hinted that he could play a cameo role in whatever project ….

Guy Ritchie moves on to Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes

I just hope he solves the mystery of how to make a hit. Ritchie was one of the most original and talented guys to come along in years, with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , and Snatch. Then came Swept Away? I thought he would make a swash-buckling, gun barrelling comeback with Revolver, a ….

Trailer and official website for Don Cheadle’s next film Traitor

Another good-looking espionage film, this one starring Don Cheadle at a CIA operative, who may have switched allegiances. Check out the trailer at the links below: Large HD Medium HD Small HD You can also check it out at the official website for the film at www.traitor-themovie.com