Redwood Palms Pictures announces expansion highlighted by September opening of Battle in Seattle

Michael A. DiManno and R. Scott Reid announced today the formation of Redwood Palms Pictures, a full-service entertainment entity handling all aspects of production, marketing and distribution for its own independently developed motion pictures and those they acquire. Since its inception in 2006, Redwood Palms has produced, co-produced and invested in a number of features ….

Universal and Planetwide Media Launch Smokin’ Aces Digital Comic Book

Universal Pictures launched the Smokin’ Aces Digital Comic Book yesterday. The comic includes six stories written by Smokin’ Aces’ writer/director Joe Carnahan, with illustrations by IDW Publishing. The 30-page Digital Flip Book was created by Planetwide’s Comic Book Creator and has the realistic feel of a comic in digital format. Its pages peel over to illustrate storylines featuring characters from the ….

Bride and Prejudice synopsis and yes it features Aishwarya Rai

A sumptuous and rollicking musical comedy update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The film comes from the same bright spirits that bought us “Bend It Like Beckham.” An exotic English-language entertainment, it’s an a world spanning film, ranging from India to London to Beverly Hills and back while revamping the Austen characters among affluent ….