Ray Liotta

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 ….

New Line Records rolls out soundtrack for Seth Rogen’s Observe and Report

New Line Records will release the official soundtrack to Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ release “Observe and Report” on Tuesday, April 7. The diverse and exciting lineup features 12 songs from the film, which will be released nationwide on Friday, April 10. Writer/Director Jody Hill did not have a traditional music supervisor on the ….

New Powder Blue trailer

Speakeasy Releasing has released a new trailer for Powder Blue, which revolves around four strangers who cross paths through extraordinary and serendipitous circumstances. The film stars Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow, Patrick Swayze, Kris Kristofferson, Alejandro Romero and Sanaa Lathan. Check out the trailer below. Find out more about Powder ….

Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen to discuss action filmmaking at NAB con in Vegas

Rob Cohen, director and producer of numerous blockbuster films including The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, XXX and The Fast and the Furious, will be a keynote speaker at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas. In a morning session on Tuesday, April 21, Cohen will look at the role of action in motion ….

New trailer and poster for Running Scared director’s new thriller Crossing Over

For those of you who don’t Know, Wayne Kramer is the amazingly talented young writer/director of The Cooler and Running Scared. Both films were spirited character studies of damaged souls attempting to redeem themselves, while surrounded by other severely damaged and broken souls. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to Kramer’s latest effort – Crossing ….

Wayne Kramer’s Crossing Over trailer online

Wayne Kramer directed the hard-boiled thriller Running Scared back in 2006. I was surprised the movie didn’t have a better run in U.S. theaters. It was extremely well-crafted, and the contrasty cinematography, reminded me of Mel Gibson’s revenge action flick Payback. There’s a great animatic at the end of the film, composed wholly of Kramer’s ….

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 ….

Project Update: Slow Burn

A sexy, stylish thriller, Slow Burn stars Ray Liotta as Ford Cole, a big-city district attorney with his eye on the mayor’s office and a big problem on his hands. One of his deputies, the beautiful assistant district attorney Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock), has just confessed to killing a man in what she claims was self-defense. A bad situation gets worse ….