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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The IMAX Experience posts biggest opening in IMAX history

IMAX announced that the Paramount Pictures release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience, directed by Michael Bay and featuring scenes filmed with IMAX cameras, posted exceptionally strong opening results, with an estimated $14.4 million coming from 169 IMAX theatres domestically, for a per screen average of over $85,000 during the five-day opening from ….

House of Flying Daggers director to remake the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple?

Back in February, Shockya reported that Spider-Man director Sam Raimi was attached to produce a remake of the martial arts film House of Flying Daggers. Now comes a report from Empire, that Zhang Yimou – director of that seminal kung fu epic as well as Jet Li’s Hero, and choreographer of the amazing display at ….

Win one of three copies of the spy thriller Echelon Conspiracy on DVD

On July 21st, Paramount Home Entertainment will release Echelon Conspiracy on DVD and Blu-ray. Featuring an all-star cast including Shane West (A Walk to Remember), Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) and Martin Sheen (The Departed), the high-tech action-thriller weaves a tale of greed, intrigue and the price of national security. To ….

Watchmen director’s cut to be released in theaters and San Diego Comic-Con interactive BD Live event

Warner Bros. is set to release for Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Watchmen on July 17th, 2009, at four movie theaters in the U.S., including locations in Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York City, according to Variety. The director made the announcement Wednesday during an event at the studio to promote the DVD and ….

James Cameron choses Amsterdam to preview nearly 30 minutes of the movie that could change filmmaking forever

Reports are popping up all over the net about James Cameron previewing the first publicly shown clips from his $300 million epic 3D sci-fi movie Avatar. Rather surprising, however it does show a trend by filmmakers to embrace the global cinema audience. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox’s presentation at the ongoing Cinema Expo in ….

Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Adam Sandler and more to headline action comedy Zookeeper

Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow will handle voiceover duties for the animals in MGM’s live-action comedy The Zookeeper, which stars Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, according to Variety. Sandler, whose production shingle Happy Madison will produce the film, will voice a capuchin monkey. Cher is set to voice a giraffe, ….

New pics and a poster for French zombie film Paris By Night Of The Living Dead

Fangoria has posted some exclusive photos from the French indie horror short Paris By Night Of The Living Dead, which follows the story of a young married couple trying to survive in a post apocalyptic Paris filled with zombies. The film was directed by Grégory Morin (Dernier cri, Belle ordure).

Trailer for the mystical martial arts film Beetle (Besouro)

The folks over at QuietEarth posted this trailer the Brazilian martial arts film Beetle (Besouro), and it looks spectacular. Has the feel of Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow, but with kinetic martial arts added to the black magic. Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Beetle features Hiuen Chiu Kuâ who also appeared in The ….

VIZ Pictures to release action film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces in U.S. and sponsors festival screenings

VIZ Media distribution arm VIZ Pictures has licensed the new action film, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces, and announced two screenings at the New York Asian Film Festival 2009, which starts today and runs through July 2nd, at the IFC Center in New York City. The New York premiere of K-20: The Fiend with ….

Win free screening tickets to Yoroi Samurai Zombie and 20th Century Boys

I recently posted the schedule for the upcoming New York Asian Film Festival, which is taking place June 19th to July 5th at the IFC Center and Japan Society in New York City. The festival features over 50 films, shorts, and special events, along with more than a dozen guest filmmakers. I just received an ….