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 ….

Take part in interactive premiere of Inglourious Basterds this Monday

Twitter and The Weinstein Company have teamed up for the first ever red carpet “TweetUp” at the Hollywood gala premiere of Inglourious Basterds, taking place on this Monday, August 10th, 2009. Guests at the Hollywood premiere of Inglourious Basterds will be able to see timely conversations, opinions and experiences as they emerge from the red ….

Gaming social network announces Inglourious Basterds video game tournament

Gaming community network GGL Global Gaming today announced a video game tournament in conjunction with Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, Inglourious Basterds. Dubbed the Are You a Basterd? Call of Duty: World at War Tournament, the competition gives fans the chance to battle it out for new Dell Mini 12 Netbooks, movie posters signed by the ….

Win one of two copies of the Ultimate Collections: World War II: The War In Europe and the Pacific 4 disc DVD set

On August 25th, just in time for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, comes a new, value-priced edition of the best-selling World War II Ultimate Collection, featuring four DVDs filled with over 6 hours of exciting war-time programming. To celebrate the release of the new set, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the entire four ….

Win an X-Box 360 or a trip to the L.A. premiere of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra from 7-Eleven

In the vein of the merchandising the chain did for Terminator Salvation, 7-Eleven has now teamed up with Paramount Pictures to promote the August 7th release of the new action movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. At the center of the promotion is a G.I. JOE-themed true-blue Slurpee flavor called Liquid Artillery, four 22-oz. ….

Action director/icon John Woo to tackle Flying Tigers in next World War II epic

Hong Kong action icon John Woo will direct a China-U.S. co-production about the Flying Tigers, according to the community website GoKunming. The film, titled Flying Tiger Heroes, will start shooting this year, and is expected to cost $100 million, making it the most expensive Chinese film made to date, according to the report.