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Win one of two copies of the “car from hell” thriller Super Hybrid on Blu-ray

Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the “car from hell” thriller Super Hybrid on August 23, 2011. In tradition of such cult car thrillers as Christine, The Car, and Maximum Overdrive, Super Hybrid has been dubbed “a fun monster movie” (Blueprint Review). To celebrate the release of Super Hybrid on Blu-ray, FilmFetish is giving away two ….

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 ….

Win a trip to Beaches Resorts in Jamaica from Anchor Bay and The Weinstein Company

Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are teaming up with Dippin’ Dots to celebrate the release of Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD. From August 16th through September 30th, 164 Dippin’ Dots locations will be featuring “Hoodwinked Too – Storybook Strawberry” ice cream and holding fun in-store promotions with ….

Poster released for Jason Statham’s latest action thriller Safe

Lionsgate has revealed the one sheet for the Jason Statham’s upcoming action thriller Safe, which hits theaters on October 28, 2011. Safe centers on a former elite agent (Jason Statham) who takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to ….

Paramount eyes three actresses to get ‘One Shot’ against Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is currently prepping One Shot, a Paramount-Skydance adaptation of a 2005 Lee Child crime thriller novel. Valkyrie writer Christopher McQuarrie is attached to direct the film from a script he wrote with Josh Olson, and according to THR, he and Paramount execs were reading at least three actresses for the female lead yesterday: ….

Win one of three copies of the war thriller The Bang Bang Club on Blu-ray

Next week, Entertainment One will release the thrilling war epic The Bang Bang Club – an Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival – on Blu-ray and DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away three copies of the Blu-ray edition to readers. In order to be entered into the random drawing for your ….

Disney preparing exclusive looks at John Carter, The Avengers and more during D23 Expo

Exclusively at Disney’s D23 Expo from August 19-21, 2011, Disney film fans will go behind the scenes to explore the roster of projects on the horizon at Walt Disney Studios, with panel discussions, sneak peeks and exhibits. D23 takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center. On Saturday, August 20th, Rich Ross, chairman of Walt Disney ….

John Carter epic to be released theatrically in IMAX

IMAX and Walt Disney Studios today announced that the action-adventure film John Carter, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton, will be released to IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on March 9, 2012. John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn ….

Johnny Depp bringing graphic novel The Vault to big screen

Entertainment industry veteran Sam Sarkar has announced that his latest title, The Vault, is being adapted for film by Graham King’s GK Films and Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil. Based on the comic miniseries created and written by Sarkar (Caliber: First Canon of Justice), illustrated by Garrie Gastonny (Senior artist at Imaginary Friends Studios, Warren Ellis’ ….

Scarface returning to movie theaters for special screening event

Blasting onto the silver screen with the intensity of its original release nearly 30 years ago, the pop culture phenomenon Scarface, starring Al Pacino and directed by Brian De Palma, returns to movie theaters in a one-night event on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Presented by NCM Fathom and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, audiences nationwide will ….

Indomina to release Simon Pegg’s Fantastic Fear of Everything

Independent distributor The Indomina Group has nabbed North American rights to the comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything starring Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and produced by Keel Films. The announcement was made by Indomina Chairman and CEO Jasbinder Singh Mann. Currently being shot at Shepperton Studios in London, A Fantastic Fear ….