The Grand Rapids Film Festival 2009
The Grand Rapids Film Festival debuts this year in western Michigan, providing a highly anticipated showcase of message-driven independent films featuring inspirational, educational, enlightening and entertaining themes. The Festival chooses to focus on universally appealing films that make a positive impact on audiences, whether attendees walk away with a newfound passion for a cause, or ….
9th Annual Coney Island Film Festival
Filmmakers, distributors, and film fans descend upon Coney Island each year to enjoy a weekend of indie films and take in the unique atmosphere at this beachside event. The Coney Island Film Festival has presented a provocative and thoughtfully programmed selection of films from around the world, since 2001. Location: Brooklyn, New York – USA ….
10th Annual New York International Latino Film Festival to honor John Leguizamo
The New York International Latino Film Festival, which runs from July 27th through August 2nd, 2009, opens with a screening of Peter Bratt’s film The Mission, starring Benjamin Bratt, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Other events include a tribute to actor and comedian John Leguizamo and a closing-night screening of John Cotten’s Mexican crime drama ….
Sarah Bradford joins When The Devil Comes cast
Model and actress Sarah Bradford has joined the cast of Ken Kushner’s horror film When The Devil Comes, which is currently shooting in New York City, upstate New York and Long Island, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Already cast in the film are Dechen Thurman, Patrick McMullan and Liam McMullan. According to an article on ….
Classic Atari game Asteroids coming to the big screen
Universal has won a bidding war to nab the film rights to the classic Atari video game Asteroids, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matthew Lopez is attached to pen the script for the adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra). Asteroids was ….
Robert Rodriguez reveals more details about Predators
AICN got an exclusive interview with Robert Rodriguez, in which the writer/producer/director confirmed a number of details about the upcoming Predators reboot film. What was so great about the interview, was that Rodriguez talked about the genesis of the project, including how Fox’s Alex Young visited his Troublemaker Studios as part of his decision-making process ….
Farscape re-launch panel to convene at Comic-Con 2009
When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series Farscape. The award-winning fan favorite show is about to blast off again on DVD courtesy of an agreement between A&E and ….
Green Lantern: First Flight will have its world premiere at Comic-Con and the trailer looks great
Green Lantern: First Flight, the fifth in the feature-length animated DVD series of DC Universe animated movies, will have its world premiere in Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con in San Diego at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009, according to Sci-Fi Wire. Fans attending the Con will have the opportunity to see the film on ….
Charles takes on the Transformers
Part 2 of the popular toys of Hasbro series could have been billed as “Less than meets the eye.” Shia and Megan return, along with Optimus and his crew to do battle with Mega and his metal mates. This time around the flick sets out to explain in greater detail how the war began. Now, ….
The Pink Panther 2 Blu-ray review
MGM Home Entertainment released the family-friendly comedy The Pink Panther 2 on Blu-ray disc yesterday, June 23rd. This sequel to the popular 2006 hit, revolves around a master thief known as the Tornado, who heists four of the world’s most valuable and legendary artifacts – the Magna Carta, the Shroud of Turin, the Royal Emperor’s ….
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to start shooting in August with 30 Days of Night director at the helm
According to a Production Weekly tweet and SciFiWire, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is scheduled to start lensing on August 17th and will film through October 31st at Vancouver Film Studios in that Canadian city. David Slade (30 Days of Night) will direct the sequel from a script by Melissa Rosenberg. The story follows Bella and ….
Win one of two copies of Knowing on Blu-ray high-def
On July 7th, Summit Entertainment will release the gripping thriller Knowing on DVD and Blu-ray. In celebration of the release, FilmFetish is giving away 2 copies of the Blu-ray edition of Knowing to readers. Knowing has stunning visuals and the Blu-ray edition should look amazing. In order to be entered in the random drawing, here’s ….
Win one of five FREE copies of the sci-fi thriller Push on DVD
The sci-fi action thriller Push will be making its way to Blu-ray and DVD this summer when Summit Entertainment releases the international box office success on July 7th. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving five copies of the DVD edition of Push to readers. In order to be entered in the random drawing for ….
Clive Barker’s Book of Blood Director’s Cut coming to DVD and Blu-ray
The Original Director’s cut of Clive Barker’s Book of Blood will be released by Lightning Home Entertainment on Blu-ray disc and DVD on September 29th, 2009. The edition will be distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Based on the short stories The Book of Blood and On Jerusalem Street, Book of Blood, directed by John Harrison, ….
World premiere screening of Fox’s The Human Target at popular California comic shop
On Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., The Comic Bug is hosting the world premiere of Fox television’s The Human Target with series producer Peter Johnson. Human Target revolves around Christopher Chance (being played by Fringe star Mark Valley), whose security firm offers a unique form of protection: he assumes the role of a ….