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World premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino coming next week

WHAT: World Premiere of the Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino WHEN: Tuesday, December 9th Crew Arrivals: 5:00pm Celebrity Arrivals: 6:00pm Screening: 7:00pm WHERE: Steven J. Ross Theater Warner Bros. Lot 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522 WHO’S ATTENDING: From the film: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang and Ahney Her, will be joined by celebrity guests to ….

Win a trip for five to New York City to meet author of The Reader

Producers of Ralph Fiennes’ and Kate Winslet’s new film The Reader, have posted a limited-time sweepstakes for an entire book club (up to 5 people) to travel to New York City to have lunch with Bernhard Schlink, author of book that the film is based on. This sweepstakes is in conjunction with the theatrical release ….

Spirit Award nominations announced

Film Independent’s exec director Dawn Hudson, along with actors Sandra Oh and Jason Bateman, announced the 2009 Spirit Award nominations at Sofitel in Los Angeles this morning, according to reports. The films Ballast, Frozen River and Rachel Getting Married led all nods, with a three-way tie of six nominations for each film. All are candidates ….

Old school Vegas con artist film Yonkers Joe trailer online

Yonkers Joe is described as an exciting, high-stakes con film and moving family drama written and directed by Robert Celestino, and starring Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri, Academy Award-winner Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Golden Globe-nominee Linus Roache, and Academy Award-nominee Michael Lerner. An ode to old time gamblers, now outdated in an age of powerful upscale ….

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 ….

Trailer for Mickey Rourke film The Wrestler

There’s been so much buzz surrounding Darren Aronofsky’s new film The Wrestler, ever since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in September, where is won the Golden Lion. The Wrestler follows the story of a retired professional wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), as he makes his way through the independent ….

Sunset Boulevard Centennial Collection DVD review

Billy Wilder’s noir-classic about death and decay in Hollywood holds up so well, with its power to provoke thought, laughter and shock, all at once. It was a special enjoyment that I watched this film again after so many years, and it blew me away all over again. Many stars of the time make cameo ….

WIN a full sized movie poster from Special signed by Michael Rapaport

This Friday, November 21st, Magnet will release the film SPECIAL, the second movie in their Six Shooter Film Series. To celebrate the release, Magnet is providing us with a full-size movie poster signed by actor Michael Rapaport (currently featured in TV’s Prison Break) and writer/directors Hal Haberman & Jeremy Passmore. Want to earn a chance ….

Nothing But the Truth trailer online

Inspired by today’s politically charged climate, Nothing But The Truth features Kate Beckinsale as Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong, who writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent (Vera Farmiga). When a special government prosecutor (Matt Dillon) demands she divulge her source, she ….

Basra film selected for Cairo International Film Fest

The indie film Basra, which focuses on a unique perspective of the Iraq War, has been selected for official competition at The 32nd Cairo International Film Festival 2008, which runs from November 18-28, 2008. Basra follows an Egyptian photographer trying to find meaning in his own life, during the events leading up to the invasion ….

Teaser trailer for apocalyptic film 2012

A brief teaser trailer is online for 2012. Like most summer blockbusters, the film will probably look very different by the time it hits theaters on July 10, 2009. But the special effects do look sweet. How much hope can you really have for this film though. The focus of 2012 is the Mayan calendar ….

CSI: Season Eight DVD review

Season Eight of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, was recently released on DVD. The latest chapter in the groundbreaking series continues the exploits of the passionate team of forensic investigators who examine every ounce of evidence, in order to solve dramatic, sometimes gruesome crimes. In the 17 episode season, traumatic events reshape the focus and tone ….

Win a framed Thomas Kinkade painting

The family film Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage, hit store shelves yesterday, and to celebrate the release, Lions Gate is sponsoring a giveaway, that includes a Framed Limited Edition canvas painting of the the Christmas Cottage from the film, by the artist. CLICK HERE to enter the contest. More about Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage Eight-time Academy ….

Nab one of three trips to global premieres of Australia and meet Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman

The non-profit organization Australians in Film is auctioning three unique package opportunities for movie fans to attend exclusive premieres and advance screenings of the epic saga Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, directed by Baz Luhrmann. Leading the experiences on eBay is the opportunity to attend the world premiere of Australia in Sydney on ….