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Red Tails soars as number 1 film in ticket pre-sales on Fandango plus new images

Ass-kicking action heroines – Underworld Awakening’s Kate Beckinsale and Haywire‘s Gina Carano – are currently being outmatched by the Tuskegee airmen of the George Lucas-produced World War II action-adventure, Red Tails. According to Fandango estimates just released, Red Tails is currently the #1 film on the website, with 27% of all pre-sales. Red Tails – ….

Tommy Lee Jones to play General Douglas MacArthur in The Emperor

Tommy Lee Jones will play legendary General Douglas MacArthur in director Peter Webber’s post-World War II historical epic film The Emperor, opposite Matthew Fox, who’s already signed on to star in the film, according to THR. Webber is set to begin production on The Emperor this month in New Zealand and Japan. The Emperor is ….

Immortals home entertainment release to feature alternate opening, ending and complete graphic novel

When Immortals hits 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on March 6th, it will feature an alternate beginning and ending from director Tarsem Singh. The release will also explore the original myths that serve as a basis for the film, include a graphic novel based on the film, and feature multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes. Directed by visionary ….

Our last contest for 2011: Win 1 of 2 copies of Vietnam in HD

Our last contest of 2011 brings a story in danger of being lost to history. From the producers of the acclaimed World War II in HD comes a powerful experiential event culled from hours of never-before-seen footage from Vietnam. History presents Vietnam in HD, and FilmFetish has 2 copies of the 2-disc Blu-ray set to ….

Casino Royale actress circling 300 prequel female lead

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ 300 prequel is circling a potential female lead with Casino Royale’s Eva Green, according to THR. Green would play Artemisia in the film, currently titled 300: Battle of Artemisia, coincidentally. Noam Murro is attached to direct the project. 300: Battle of Artemisia sees the Persian king-turned-god Xerxes lead an army ….

Image and movie poster gallery for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returns as his friend and colleague, Dr. John Watson, in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor James Moriarty ….

New poster for Tsui Hark’s historical action epic Detective Dee

A period epic from genre master and Seven Swords director Tsui Hark, Detective Dee is an action-packed, Sherlock Holmes-style mystery starring Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2011 Asian Film Awards and choreographed by martial arts master Sammo Hung, this intricately plotted whodunit is set in an exquisitely ….

Tsui Hark and Jet Li’s 3D martial arts epic Flying Swords of Dragon Gate to be released in IMAX

IMAX and leading Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group today announced that the 3D martial arts film Flying Swords of Dragon Gate will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX 3D format and released to IMAX theatres in China day-and-date in December 2011. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate: An IMAX 3D Experience is the first Chinese-language ….