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The Weinstein Company takes on A Single Man

The Weinstein’s have acquired U.S. and German distribution rights to Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, an adaptation of a novel by Christopher Isherwood, which stars Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. A Single Man premiered at Venice Film Festival, where Firth received the Best Actor prize. The film is currently at the Toronto International ….

New image released from Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane as it preps for World Premiere at Toronto Festival

The World Premiere of producer Samuel Hadida’s Solomon Kane, based on Conan the Barbarian-creator Robert E. Howard’s original epic tales, and written & directed by Michael J. Bassett, will be screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness line-up tomorrow night, September 16th, at the Ryerson Theatre. ‘Kane’ stars James Purefoy (from ….

New images from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

AICN posted some shots of The Dawn Dreader from the upcoming third Chronicles of Narnia film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Michael Apted (Up series of 7 year update documentaries, Blink, Extreme Measures, The World Is Not Enough) is directing the new film, which is due in theaters on December ….

Win one of two copies of the chilling docudrama Manson on DVD

On the 40th anniversary of his notorious murders, join History for a chilling and unprecedented journey into the brutally twisted world of Charles Manson, with the release of the docudrama Manson: 40 Years Later on DVD, on September 29, 2009. FilmFetish will be giving away two copies of this penetrating and controversial DVD to readers. ….

Win one of two copies of Mysteries of the Freemasons on DVD

On September 15th, the release date of Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol (which you can pre-order HERE), join History for the fascinating true story of the world’s oldest Secret Society, when Mysteries of the Freemasons comes to DVD. To celebrate the release of this revealing profile, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD ….

Win one of two copies of Warriors: The Complete Season One 3-disc DVD set

Here’s another great contest from A&E and The History Channel. On September 29th, History will release Warriors: The Complete Season One on DVD. To celebrate this release, which explores the weaponry, tactics, training and psyches of history’s greatest fighting men, FilmFetish is giving away two complete copies of the 3-disc DVD set to readers. PLEASE ….

Superman Returns director Bryan Singer eyeing new version of Excalibur

Bryan Singer is eyeing a remake John Boorman’s 1981 Excalibur, the classic tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new project is in early development, with Warners Brothers recently nabbing the remake rights, which it shares with Boorman. Singer is negotiating his role in the potential ….

A new Inglourious Basterds poster to consider before watching the film tomorrow night

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds will be in theaters tomorrow. But for folks in Austin, Texas, the party’s already begun, with a regional premiere at the famous Alamo Drafthouse. Their tee design shop Mondo Tees, commissioned artist Tyler Stout to create the beautiful movie poster below, which are unfortunately sold out. But it’s just incredible, in ….

Robert Redford to direct historical crime drama The Conspirator

Robert Redford is developing and will direct a film titled The Conspirator, a historical crime drama about Mary Suratt, according to THR. Suratt was one of the conspirators convicted of plotting President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. James Solomon (The Bronx is Burning) wrote the script. According to official history, widow and boarding house owner Mary Suratt ….

Robert Downey Jr. eyeing the role of Lestat in The Vampire Chronicles

According to BloodyDisgusting, the popularity of vampires continues to spread, with the news that Universal Pictures is looking to jump-start Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles, the story of the vampire Lestat Du Lioncort, a nobleman-turned-vampire in the late 18th century. There was no word on how they plan on unfurling franchise, but according to the ….

Kubrick’s family seeks to have his Holocaust film The Aryan Papers finally made

Director Stanley Kubrick‘s family recently expressed a desire to see one of the director’s final in-development projects, The Aryan Papers, finally realized, according to the London paper The Times. The movie was to be based on a novel by Louis Begley (writer of About Schmidt) titled Wartime Lies, about a fleeing Polish Jew named Tania ….

Star Trek scribes’ Cowboys and Aliens script finished – still unknown if Robert Downey Jr. will star

Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (the team who wrote the latest Star Trek film) have completed a new script for the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens adaptation, and recently discussed the project with reporters, including Sci-Fi Wire. “We literally handed it in yesterday,” Kurtzman told reporters on August 6, adding that they’re hoping for feedback ….

Win one of six copies of the drama Ancient Code on DVD

Here is our second Reality Entertainment contest of the day. FilmFetish is giving away six copies of the meta-physical drama Ancient Code, which explores the mysteries surrounding the real 2012 phenomenon. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with your current mailing address, not ….

Win one of six copies of The Rosslyn Frequency on DVD

Reality Entertainment is sponsoring one of two new contests on FilmFetish.com. We are giving away six copies of the absorbing documentary The Rosslyn Frequency: Uncovering The Hidden World of the Knights Templar, which uncovers evidence of strange activities at the now legendary Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and ….