Adventure

Originally Published: October 26 , 2004 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, based on the internationally acclaimed best-seller by ARTHUR GOLDEN, has begun filming in Los Angeles under the direction of ROB MARSHALL, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his adaptation of CHICAGO. In addition to locations in the LA area, Memoirs will film in ….

Originally Published: November 2, 2004 Hot off the success of the RAY CHARLES BIOPIC, JAMIE FOXX has just picked up another hot project. According to the Hollywood Reporter, he will be headlining Sony Pictures and Original Films upcoming THE EXECUTIONER’S GAME. The film will be based on GARY HARDWICK’S novel of the same name, which ….

Originally Published: November 2, 2004 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, today announced select talent, including Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci and Mary Alice, for The Matrix Online, the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) based on the popular Matrix series of films. Capturing the authenticity of the Matrix films, Fishburne (Morpheus), Bellucci (Persephone), Alice (The Oracle), ….

Originally Published: November 3 , 2004 It’s been all over the web today that director QUENTIN TARANTINO is planning to make his next film another kung fu epic. It had been widely speculated that his next project would be either the war epic, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS or the long delayed prequel to PULP FICTION. He has ….

Originally Published: November 6, 2004 BLACKBELT TV, the first martial arts entertainment cable network devoted entirely to martial arts entertainment from around the world, is preparing for launch. The channel has been in development for sometime, with industry heavyweights including TITANIC director JAMES CAMERON involved. BLACKBELT TV has assembled the largest martial arts entertainment and ….

Originally Published: November 17, 2004 JET LI has announced through his official site, that he will play legendary martial artist HUO YUANJIA (1869-1910) in an as yet untitled film for director RONNY YU, whose credits include THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, WARRIORS OF VIRTUE and FREDDIE VS. JASON. Li played Huo’s pupil CHEN ZHEN, which ….

Originally Published: November 17, 2004 Starz Encore is producing an original documentary entitled MIDNIGHT MOVIES: FROM THE MARGIN TO THE MAINSTREAM, focusing on the phenomenon of 1970’s cult films, and the major continuing influence they have had on pop culture and society. The special, based on the book of the same name by noted film ….

Originally Published: December 3, 2004 I figure as a new website on the block, I would jump the gun a bit, and begin talking about how next Summer is shaping up. Well, I am going to start today with a bunch of release dates to get your motors started. Next Summer will of course continue ….

Originally Published: December 14, 2004 Awards season is on its way, and with them comes the first batch of nominees out of the gate, the Golden Globe nominations. As expected, Jamie Foxx has been nominated in the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy category. Other nominees include Morgan Freeman, Clive Owen and Clint Eastwood. ….

Originally Published: November 9, 2004 MGM will release HOTEL RWANDA, starring DON CHEADLE, SOPHIE OKONEDO, NICK NOLTE and JOAQUIN PHOENIX on December 22, in limited engagements. When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms. DON CHEADLE stars in HOTEL RWANDA – winner of the AGF People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film ….

Originally Published: November 9 , 2004 JAMES WHITE, who wrote the biopic RAY about the life of RAY CHARLES, has been tapped by Dimension Films to write the screenplay for the USHER film project, possibly titled DYING FOR DOLLY. Many of the trades have been reporting that the project is still untitled, so this may ….

Originally Published: December 31, 2004 Old Boy and Three Extremes will both screen at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Sundance has a fairly good selection of genre films this year. Old Boy is about a businessman suddenly finds himself imprisoned in a dingy hotel room for 15 years, and when is finally released, must ….

Originally Published: July 25, 2005 I have posted the full preview for Sky High, which hits theaters this Friday. Sky High is set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted. The film stars Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston. Check out some cool posters, and read more about Sky High in the Film ….

Originally Published: March 7, 2005 Sci-Fi’s web site has an interview with Cursed stars Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg. In it, they discuss what it was like to work with horror legend Wes Craven, why they re-shot almost the entire film and their feelings on the sexuality of werewolves. Cursed is about a werewolf loose ….