Undead Preview Walks

Originally Published: April 10, 2005 The Undead walk the Earth (and Australia) in Lions Gate Films’ release Undead. The film actually came out two years ago in Australia and became a cult hit. In true indie spirit mode, the filmmaking duo of Michael and Peter Spierig wrote, directed and produced the project, on a slim ….

Seven Arts premieres Deal in Vegas and signs theatrical distribution pact with MGM for Burt Reynolds, Shannon Elizabeth film

Seven Arts Pictures premiered its movie Deal directed by Gil Cates, Jr. Thursday night in Las Vegas at the Palm Hotel’s Brandon Theater. The film is set against the world of high stakes poker and stars Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights, The Longest Yard), Bret Harrison (“Orange County”) and Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie). Burt Reynolds plays ….

Act 2 Films and award-winning screenwriter planning film based on historic basketball game

Screenwriter Angelo Pizzo arrives in Nashville next Tuesday, as the guest of the locally-based film production company, ACT 2 Films. Best known for his box office hits Hoosiers and Rudy, Mr. Pizzo will visit Gallatin High School students to deliver a talk on script writing for the movie industry. It is all part of a ….

Image Entertainment and Celluloid Dreams announce 3 pic deal

Image Entertainment, a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced a three-film distribution agreement with independent production company Celluloid Dreams. The deal was brokered by Celluloid president Hengameh Panahi and Image Entertainment UK’s managing director Wendy Rutland. “We are very pleased to be acquiring three films of such ….

Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks make a porno together!

The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films announced today that Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Superbad) has signed on to play the lead in writer/director Kevin Smith’s and producer Scott Mosier’s Zack & Miri Make a Porno. Elizabeth Banks (40 Year Old Virgin, Invincible) will star opposite Rogen as Miri. The movie will begin shooting in January ….

The Chicago 10 fight the power

Written and directed by Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture), Chicago 10 presents contemporary history with a forced perspective, mixing bold and original animation with extraordinary archival footage that explores the build-up to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Set to the music of revolution, then and now, Chicago 10 is a ….

Tom Petty film to premiere at New York Film Festival

On October 14, the hotly anticipated Warner Bros. Records film “Runnin’ Down A Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” will have its first public screening. Directed by cinema legend Peter Bogdanovich (“The Last Picture Show”), “Runnin’ Down A Dream” has been selected to close the 2007 New York Film Festival. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” tells ….

The No. 1 Ladies’ detective Agency to shoot entirely in Botswana

The Weinstein Company with the support of the Republic of Botswana will begin production on July 9th in Botswana on The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, based on Alexander McCall Smith’s global best selling series of the same name. This marks the first time a major movie will be filmed in its entirety in Botswana ….

Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Lions for Lambs trailer

Directed by Academy Award winner Robert Redford, Lions for Lambs begins after two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Redford), and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to ….

A bunch of exclusives from Fantastic Four 2, Invasion, Die Hard 4 & Eagle vs. Shark

Hey folks. Just wanted to get the word out on some great video clips available for some upcoming films. Check out these two exclusive clips from Bruce Willis’ Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die hard RIGHT HERE Check out the trailer premiere for the very creepy Nicole Kidman horror film The Invasion RIGHT HERE ….

Persepolis and Loose Change: two politically charged films due in theaters

Two controversial films have recently gotten distribution agreements in France and the U.K. One is Persepolis, which recently won the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Marjane Satrapi’s animated film is based on her autobiographical, best-selling graphic novel about her experiences growing up in Iran during the 1979 revolution. According to a New York ….