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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad I Love the 80’s DVD review

Paramount Home Entertainment and VH1 celebrate the best films of that unforgettable decade in the second wave of the I Love the 80’s Collection. Thirty of the most memorable motion pictures released by the studio between 1980 and 1989 were released on DVD yesterday, February 3rd—all accompanied by a special bonus CD containing songs by ….

Coming to America I Love the 80’s Edition DVD review

Paramount Home Entertainment and VH1 celebrate the best films of that unforgettable decade in the second wave of the I Love the 80’s Collection. Thirty of the most memorable motion pictures released by the studio between 1980 and 1989 were released on DVD yesterday, February 3rd—all accompanied by a special bonus CD containing songs by ….

Real Ideas Studio announces global microgrants for emerging filmmakers

Thirty-two students in culturally-diverse teams created eight documentaries during the Slamdance Film Festival, which ran concurrent with this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. According to festival directors, the Real Ideas Studio screening was the largest at Slamdance, with standing-room-only attendance. Subjects of other films ranged from an amputee snowboarder, to the search ….

Friday the 13th L.A. Premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater

The Los Angeles premiere and red carpet arrivals for the remake of Friday the 13th will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Attendees from the film include Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Derek Mears, Willa Ford, Arlen Escarpeta, America Olivo, Jonathan ….

Preview screening of Disney-Pixar’s Up at New York Comic-Con

New York Comic Con and Disney-Pixar just announced that the first 50 minutes of Disney-Pixars upcoming animated comedy Up will screen for the first time at New York Comic-Con. Up, the latest feature film from Disney-Pixar, is the story of Carl Fredricksen, a man who spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and ….

Win a copy of Ong Bak director’s new martial arts thriller Chocolate on DVD

Magnolia Pictures’ Magnet Releasing will release Chocolate, the new martial arts action thriller from Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew, in theaters this Friday, February 6th, and then on DVD and HDNet Ultra VOD, next Tuesday, February 10th. To celebrate the release, the distributor is giving FilmFetish.com DVD copies of the film to give away to ….

Pusan International Film Festival 2009 dates set

The Pusan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest annual film industry event, has been scheduled for October 8-18, 2009, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 14th edition of PIFF will host sideline events promoting the growth of Asian cinema, including the Asian Cinema Fund, the Asian Network of Documentary fund, the Asian Film Academy and the ….

Pixar’s Up and Bruce Willis’ sci-fi thriller Surrogates sneak peeks at New York Comic-Con

Walt Disney Studios will present films from their 2009 slate, including Up and Surrogates, at New York Comic-Con, on Saturday, February 7, 2009, beginning at 2:30PM, in the IGN Theater at Javit’s Center. These previews are usually attended by cast members, however other than Up’s director Pete Docter, none were listed in the panel preview ….

Vampire Cowboys to premiere scene from Soul Samurai at New York Comic-Con

Vampire Cowboys is an award-winning theater company that creates and produces work steeped in stage combat, dark comedy and a comic book style. The company’s next creation is titled Soul Samurai, and will be performed in New York City from February 14 – March 15, 2009, but if you’re attending New York Comic-Con, you can ….

Who is the Greatest Badass of all time – find out Friday at Comic-Con

MTV News is hosting a panel of celebrity guests who will answer, once and for all, one of fandom’s most notorious questions – Which movie character is the Greatest Badass of All Time? John McClane or Lara Croft? Batman or Wolverine? Celebrities and fans weighed in with their picks, now find out who made the ….

Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro talking to Scorsese about starring in Silence

Martin Scorsese is negotiating with Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro to star in his next film directing effort, titled Silence, according to Variety. Gael Garcia Bernal is also attached to the film, which is scheduled to begin production in late 2009 in New Zealand. Silence is set in the 17th century, and ….

Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder world premiere at New York Comic-Con

The world premiere of the latest Futurama film, Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder, will be this Friday, February 6, 2009, at New York Comic-Con. The screening begins at 5:30PM in the IGN Theater, and is free for all attendees of the convention. More about Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder All the other galaxies ….