Drama

First trailer and details on Jackie Chan and Derek Yee film Shinjuku Incident

A few sites have been posting this first trailer for The Shinjuku Incident, which is directed by Derek “Tung-Shing” Yee and produced by Jackie Chan. The film also stars Naoto Takenaka, Xu Jinglei, Daniel Wu, Fan Bingbing and Ken Watanabe. The gritty-looking thriller is being described as a more dramatic turn for Chan, according to ….

Win one of two copies of Flashdance – the I Love the 80’s Edition on DVD

On February 3rd 2009, Paramount will release Flashdance, as part of the I Love the 80’s DVD series of film releases. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish.com has gotten our hands on 2 copies of the Special Edition DVDs to give away to readers. This release also includes a bonus CD containing songs by some of ….

Sleep Dealer film details and photos

Indie distributor Maya Entertainment will release the U.S./Mexico co-production Sleep Dealer, in U.S. theaters this April. The film uses sci-fi elements to deal with issues very relevant in modern society. Sleep Dealer takes place in a corporate controlled, militarized near future where the United States has successfully sealed its borders. Through American technology, we have ….

Release dates picked for arthouse favorites Ang Lee, Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch and more 2009 features

Focus Features has set release dates for movies by some big names in pop-arthouse cinema, including The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee and Jim Jarmusch, along with a Tim Burton-produced animated fantasy simply titled 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below are details I put together on Focus’ crop of features that will be gracing arthouse ….

Win one of two copies of Complete Second Season of sexy and scandalous The Tudors on DVD: BUT ENTER QUICK!

On Tuesday, January 6th, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount released the sexy and scandalous historical series The Tudors: The Complete Second Season on DVD. It’s a great show….if you like sex, betrayal, high drama, debauchery and violence. That said, of course I was an early adopter of the now Showtime hit, which I hope gets ….

Into The Wild Blu-ray review

Who is Alexander Supertramp? He is a mythological figure who brought enlightenment to all he touched. Who is Alexander Supertramp? He walked among us and synthesized his pain into energy. Who is Alexander Supertramp? Christopher McCandless asked himself that same question everyday. The film Into the Wild is so amazingly brilliant, I was left asking ….

Coach Carter Blu-ray disc review

Paramount Home Entertainment recently released Coach Carter on Blu-ray disc for the first time. Thomas Carter directed Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson in the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach Ken Carter (played by Jackson), who locked out his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance, in order to teach his ….

Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay bringing Cocaine Cowboys TV series to HBO

Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay are executive producing a drama TV series for HBO, based on the Miami cocaine trade documentary Cocaine Cowboys, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cold Case creator Meredith Stiehm, which Jerry Bruckheimer also produces, is writing the pilot for the show. Billy Corben’s 2006 documentary, profiled the early days of cocaine ….

The trailer with Viggo Mortensen as John Halder in Good

Just as the Tom Cruise film Valkyrie, readies for release, indie distributor THINKFilm prepares to release Good, which stars Viggo Mortensen as John Halder, a decent individual with family problems. He has a neurotic wife (Jodie Whittaker), two demanding children and a mother suffering from senile dementia. A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances ….

66th Annual Golden Globe Award nominations announced

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Slumdog Millionaire, were nominated for best drama, during the reading of nods for the 66th annual Golden Globes. In the comedy or musical category, best picture nominees are Mamma Mia!, Burn After Reading, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Meryl Streep ….