Lipstick & Dynamite Preview

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 p>Ruth Leitman’s new documentary, Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling, shines a spotlight on the strongest and most fascinating lady entertainers, such as Gladys “Killem” Gillem, who wrestled women, men, alligators bears. At age eighteen, Ida May Martinez took to the road to flash the ….

Saw 2 Movie Poster

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 He’s back. Everybody’s favorite sicko. Back for another round of mutilation and torture. Bloody Disgusting has posted the first teaser sheet from the upcoming sequel to a true horror fan’s film (That means you had to be really sadistic to appreciate Saw). Here it is, just below. The web site ….

Seven Swords Preview

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 Seven Swords sadly won’t be stateside for some time, but I wanted to share some goodness from the film and its filmmakers. The martial arts epic sold very well at the recent American Film Market, with distribution rights of 13 regions being sold, including France, Italy, Thailand, East Europe, Indonesia, ….

World Premiere of South African Documentary The Way Forward

Originally Published: March 17, 2005 2 Local Producers Bring Africa to Washington, DC and to Area Students Tamarah’ s mother is dying of AIDS; Sisonke raises her son and her younger brothers on her own; Londi faces life in a crowded township house with alcoholic relatives. All these young women have dreams, but only one ….

VW Short Film Online

Originally Published: March 19, 2005 The Check Up, the short film starring Joe Pantoliano and Kevin Connolly that Volkswagen produced and premiered at Sundance 2005, is now available for download at www.newjetta.com. VW is celebrating the launch of the new Jetta. VW will insert the films on DVD in more than 2 million copies of ….

Paste Announces Call for Entries for New Shorts Fest

Originally Published: March 6, 2005 “Established and upcoming directors are producing short films that, in many instances, surpass some of the best feature films out there,” says Paste film editor and festival director Tim Porter. “Yet, short films continue to receive criminally low exposure. Our hope is that our samplers, combined with a festival and ….

Babel On

Originally Published: March 7, 2005 According to Variety, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal are in talks to star in the film Babel,. Details of the movie are scarce, but according to Variety, it will portray four interweaving stories set in Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Japan and is kicked off with a tragedy ….

Scorsese and DiCaprio ‘Depart’

Originally Published: December 27, 2004 < ![CDATA[Empire Online Empire Online conducted an interview with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese, in which the pair talked about the next movie they will do together. It’s a remake of the cult Asian cop thriller Infernal Affairs. The story is about a cop and a criminal whose paths cross ....

Revolver Update and Pictures

Originally Published: December 27, 2004 Empire Online has posted world exclusive first look pictures from Guy Ritchie’s latest flick Revolver. Jason Statham just doesn’t look like himself. Take a look at these pictures from the gangster flick RIGHT HERE » ADDITIONAL UPDATE: We just found some additional on set pics over at the Z Review. ….

Underworld 2 Updates

Originally Published: December 27, 2004 I have a couple of updates on the Uderworld 2 project. It has a working title, Underworld: Evolution. It began principal photography on November 29th, and will finish in March 2005. The sequel brings back much of the original cast, including Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and Len Wiseman will again ….