Story of the original ‘American Pimp’ coming to theaters
Entourage executive producer Rob Weiss, along with producers Mitch Davis, Ryan Drexler and Andrew Left, have nabbed feature film rights to Robert “Iceberg Slim” Beck’s autobiography Pimp: The Story of My Life, according to THR. Beck, who was born into poverty, had an I.Q. of 175 and studied at The Tuskegee Institute, before leaving school ….
Even more Twilight Saga: Eclipse casting news
Producers of Summit Entertainment’s third Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, have cast Catalina Sandino Moreno (Love in the Time of Cholera), to play the vampire Maria, according to THR. Moreno will take on the role of a woman who tries to create a newborn army of vampires, recruiting a Confederate soldier named Jasper (Jackson ….
Win one of three copies of Nights and Weekends on DVD
Nights and Weekends, Joe Swanberg’s daring and poignant portrait of modern romance, which he co-created and stars opposite Greta Gerwig, arrives on DVD August 25th. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away three copies of the DVD release to three romantic readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, ….
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse adds a new cast member
Jack Huston – who stars in the upcoming TV witch saga Eastwick – will be fitted for fangs in Summit Entertainment’s upcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment in the popular novel series’ adaptations, according to THR. Huston joins Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Bryce Dallas Howard in the series based on Stephenie ….
David Mamet to tackle new version of Anne Frank
David Mamet is set to write and direct and new version of Holocaust story The Diary of Anne Frank for Disney, which recently acquired rights to the book, according to Variety. The new film will be a compendium of Frank’s diary, the stage play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, and Mamet’s own original take ….
The Soloist Blu-ray review
The Soloist follows the story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a musically gifted schizophrenic homeless man, and Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), a Los Angeles Times writer who attempted to restore Ayers’ inner-talents and lead him back to a path of personal and musical success. The film transcends its own emotionally draining story-line, with a ….
Kubrick’s family seeks to have his Holocaust film The Aryan Papers finally made
Director Stanley Kubrick‘s family recently expressed a desire to see one of the director’s final in-development projects, The Aryan Papers, finally realized, according to the London paper The Times. The movie was to be based on a novel by Louis Begley (writer of About Schmidt) titled Wartime Lies, about a fleeing Polish Jew named Tania ….
Win one of six copies of the drama Ancient Code on DVD
Here is our second Reality Entertainment contest of the day. FilmFetish is giving away six copies of the meta-physical drama Ancient Code, which explores the mysteries surrounding the real 2012 phenomenon. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with your current mailing address, not ….
Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse – Season One Blu-ray review
Joss Whedon, who introduced the world to kick-ass female vampire slayers, had quite a difficult time getting Dollhouse off the ground. Fox gave the show a time-slot that seemed to show little faith in its prospects for success. Add to that the writer’s strike, and the minimalist marketing campaign that first appeared on the tubes, ….
Trailer for Amores Perros writer’s directorial debut The Burning Plain
From writer/director Guillermo Arriaga comes The Burning Plain, a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Oscar-winner Charlize Theron plays Sylvia, a beautiful restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts ….
New trailer for the Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man
A new trailer for the Coen Brothers’ next film, A Serious Man, is now online. The black comedy is set in 1967 and centers on Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother (Richard Kind) won’t move out of the ….
Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams to appear at Barnes & Noble book signing for The Time Traveler’s Wife
Actors Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams will join director Robert Schwentke and producer Dede Gardner to discuss bringing Audrey Niffenegger’s best-selling novel The Time Traveler’s Wife from book to screen. Priority seating available with book purchase. Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, starting at 7:30 PM Location: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway, New York, ….
Win one of five copies of film festival hit Dakota Skye on DVD
On July 21st, E1 Entertainment will release Dakota Skye, a winner of six 2008 festival prizes, on DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away five copies of the thought-provoking coming-of-age story, to readers.
BBC goes interactive with new TV series that includes online gameplay
BBC Switch has commissioned digital production company Conker Media, to create and produce an interactive, digital drama thriller for its teen audience. The new show, to be titled The Well, will air this fall in the Switch zone on BBC Two in the U.K. (Saturdays 12noon-2.00pm) and will contain extended material online at bbc.co.uk/switch, where ….
One of David Carradine’s last screen performances out on DVD today
The noir thriller Break is out on DVD today, featuring David Carradine in one of his last performances. The film, written and directed by Marc Clebanoff (The Pink Conspiracy), revolves around an introverted hit man named Frank, who is contracted to carry out an unusual job. When the city’s crime boss, known only as The ….