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The hunt is on for Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher has contracted with Lionsgate to star in the action comedy Five Killers, according to Variety. Aussie director Robert Luketic (21) will helm the film, which will begin production in early 2009. Kutcher will play a retired hit man whose life is turned upside down because a mystery person from his past has paid ….

First ever James Bond on Blu-ray disc – Volume One review

The world’s greatest action entertainment brand is even hotter than ever, in high definition, as six of the highest regarded James Bond movies debuted recently on Blu-ray Disc from MGM and Fox.  The films have been restored and re-mastered for the highest picture and sound quality via the state-of-the-art Lowry process and digital frame-by-frame restoration, plus special ….

Win signed poster AND bestselling vampire novel that inspired Let the Right One In

This Friday, October 24th, Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet will release Let The Right One In, the first in their Six Shooter Film Series of the best in indie genre films. To celebrate the release, Magnet is providing FilmFetish.com with a movie poster signed by director Tomas Alfredson, and the English adaption of the Swedish best-selling novel ….

Even more new pics from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

Entertainment Weekly nabbed even more photos from the J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie last night and posted them on their website. The new Star Trek will kick off next summer’s blockbuster season on May 8, 2009, and explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers, and presents a new vision of Star Trek, featuring ….

Italian Job director Gray takes over Citizen film directing duties

The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray is replacing Frank Darabont on the legal thriller Law-Abiding Citizen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Darabont, who co-wrote the script, recently left the film over creative differences with producers. John Singleton showed interest in the project, but Gray has contracted for the job. Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler ….

Paley Center and SnagFilms team to offer new outlet for doc filmmakers and enthusiasts

The Paley Center for Media, formerly called The Museum of Television & Radio, and SnagFilms announced today a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a leading cultural media institution and an Internet start-up to help documentary producers break down the barriers to reach fresh audiences for their films. Through a shared passion for expanding access to documentaries, the ….

Warner Bros. nabs rights to 1990’s serial killer story

Warner Brothers has acquired the film rights to John Leake’s non-fiction book Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer, according to Screenhead. The book told the story of Austrian Jack Unterweger, a journalist who led a double life strangling prostitutes in Vienna and Los Angeles. He used to act on and then cover ….

Viggo Mortensen post-apocalyptic thriller and Kate Winslet Oscar hopeful release dates get dicey

According to The Hollywood Reporter, two highly anticipated films being distributed by The Weinstein Company are in jeopardy of being pushed to 2009. The first, Viggo Mortensen’s dark thriller The Road, which is being shuttled through the Weinstein’s Dimension unit, was originally was prepping for a November 14th 2008 limited opening and a November 26th ….