MTV Prepping New project

Originally Published: December 21 , 2004 MTV Films, whose recent slate includes Aeon Flux, The Longest Yard and The Warriors, is producing a film that will explore life at a school for privileged kids. The project, entitled Prep, centers on teens at the school with more money and time than they know what to do ….

New Dolly Photos

Originally Published: September 1, 2005 Dying for Dolly arrives in theaters on November 25, 2005. Although Usher has made a number of big screen appearances (including She’s All That, Light it Up and The Faculty), Dolly will be his first starring role. In the film, Usher saves a mob boss’s life, and is rewarded for ….

Taste of 2006

Originally Published: March 1, 2005 Here is a list of some of the products Hollywood will be trying to get you to go and see in 2006. Some of the films don’t have distributors yet, and some may not have casting. Splinter Cell (2006) Paramount Pictures Sam Fisher, an elite Black-Ops agent called the Splinter ….

Fall Film Lineup

Originally Published: August 31, 2005 Hollywood always saves it’s most complicated, challenging and Oscar worthy films for Fall. While this year is no different, I do notice that there are more action flicks on deck than usual. Could be because Summer was so bad for Hollywood, that many films were pulled, to re-tool for the ….

Emily Rose Clips

Originally Published: September 1, 2005 I have just posted some brand new clips from Sony’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose. In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman.  Told in terrifying flashbacks, The Exorcism of Emily Rose chronicles the haunting trial of the priest ….

The Warner Brothers Fall Preview

Originally Published: September 1, 2005 Hollywood’s long, dreary summer finally is over. Now it’s on to the good stuff. And it better be good, if film studios hope to salvage what’s shaping up as the worst year for film attendance since the late 1990s. After a summer season that left audiences generally uninterested, the fall ….

Transporter 2 in Theaters and the Film Library

Originally Published: September 2, 2005 When Twentieth Century Fox released The Transporter in October 2002, the film became a worldwide theatrical hit. Produced and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson, The Transporter became an even greater success on DVD. At the same time, the picture launched Jason Statham as Hollywood’s newest action star, with Frank ….

Brad Pitt is Jesse James

Originally Published: September 12, 2005 Robert Ford joins Jesse James’s gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. Brad Pitt joins Casey Affleck, Robert Duvall Sam Rockwell and Sam Shepard in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which ….

Brokeback Mountain Tops at Venice

Originally Published: September 12, 2005 Ang Lee’s tale of the homosexual love between two cowboys set in the American West of the 1960s won the Venice Film Festival’s top award Saturday, the Golden Lion for Best Film. Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, topped 19 other competitors, including favourite Good Night, and Good ….

Aeon Flux Getting Closer

Originally Published: August 28, 2005 December 3 can’t get here any faster for me. It’s the start of the holiday season, and the release date of Aeon Flux, the action fiesta of the Christmas season, based on the MTV cartoon. The story centers on acrobatic assassin, Aeon Flux (played by Charlize Theron), whose latest target ….

Sony Web Updates

Originally Published: September 12, 2005 The web is fast becoming the marketing vehicle of choice for major and mini film studios. The reasons are simple: it’s inexpensive, you get more bang for your buck and it allows film-philes to become more involved with a production before they ever see it. Sony pictures has sent us ….

A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present & Future

Originally Published: September 13, 2005 Cedric “The Entertainer” to Host Gala Event Sidney Poitier to Receive Distinguished Career Achievement Award The Color Purple Inducted into Classic Cinema Hall of Fame Kimberly Elise to Receive Rising Star Award A distinguished list of high-profile talent will be on hand for Film Life’s 2005 BLACK MOVIE AWARDS – ….

Legend of Zorro Web Site Live

Originally Published: September 20, 2005 The full site for The Legend of Zorro is now live. The idea is to collect the 6 character weapon icons to play in the shooting gallery and collect all 9 icons for a special bonus for the Legends of Zorro multi-player game. Sony claims the multi–player game will be ….