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Video of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino hosting David Letterman’s Top 10

Below is video of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino hosting the Top 10 list on Late Night With David Letterman. The topic was “Top 10 Reasons I Like Being an Actor, which included my personal favorite, “You get to read well-crafted dialogue, like ‘Get the f*ck outta here’”. The Jon Avnet-directed action thriller Righteous Kill, ….

The Soloist film trailer

Robert Downey Jr. plays Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, who stumbles upon Nathaniel Ayers, played by Jamie Foxx, a gifted and schizophrenic, homeless musician that lives in Los Angeles’ Skid Row, who was a child prodigy, and still dreams of playing at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Joe Wright, who directed last ….

Ridley Scott discusses his directing career during Searchlab

Below is the second part of director Ridley Scott’s Searchlab Lecture. Presented in three parts, Scott talks about his career, technique, and inspirations among many other insightful anecdotes from the past thirty years. Academy Award Nominee Ridley Scott has directed some of the most influential and popular films in the past three decades, including Alien, ….

The International film trailer and official website

In the gripping thriller The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice, one of the world’s most powerful banks, which is involved in an international arms dealing ring. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from ….

New online video site for those seeking inspiration

SpiritClips, a unique online collection of original films, announced its public launch, featuring short films that impart compassion, hope, courage and strength. Viewers worldwide can watch and share an exclusive collection of motion picture-quality films created specifically for online viewing. Created by Academy Award-winning producer Rob Fried (Rudy, Collateral, So I Married an Axe Murderer), ….

Urbanworld Film Fest brings resource website for filmmakers online

Turbohorse, a mobile marketing applications creator, announced today that it has launched a new social networking site called Urbanworld.org, in conjunction with the Urbanworld Film Festival. Urbanworld.org is a first of its kind on-line community destination for the film industry specializing in urban content. The site will serve as a powerful interactive exchange to give ….

First annual Bridal Veil Film Festival debuts under Utah waterfall

Open Air Cinema, the largest provider of outdoor cinema events, today announced it is hosting the first annual Bridal Veil Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of international cinema, taking place over three weeks from September 12-28, 2008 near the base of the picturesque Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, Utah. All proceeds will ….

National Lampoon releasing RoboDoc in limited theaters

National Lampoon announced today, the limited theatrical release of the feature film, National Lampoon Presents RoboDoc, in theaters on September 26, 2008. The comedy was written by two practicing medical doctors, brothers Doug and Scott Gordon, M.D., and directed by Stephen Maddocks, and co-produced by Donald Tynes. The film was developed and produced in conjunction ….

Watch full length features from Austin’s Fantastic Fest for free online

Place this one on your calendars. As I was posting my story about the Conquest of the Planet of the Apes screening at Fantastic Fest, I read one of their releases that stated festival sponsors are placing five feature films and six shorts from this year’s festival online for free streaming, starting on September 14, ….

Original Conquest of the Planet of the Apes screening at Fantastic Fest in HD

Fantastic Fest is one of the premiere genre film festivals on the U.S. Each year, it continues to outdo itself, with inventive film selection and an ever-increasing list of classics brought back to the big screen. This year’s festival includes great retrospectives, including a look at Aussie Exploitation films, which will include Mad Max, The ….