Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Blu-ray disc review
Simply put, fans of the Indiana Jones series of films, can not afford to go without the Blu-ray version of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The film itself isn’t the only reason, although it does successfully re-ignite the long-dormant franchise in exhilarating fashion. The real reason fans of the Indie universe ….
The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray review
Paramount Pictures recently released a meticulous restoration of director Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning classic films The Godfather Parts I through III, which was overseen by Coppola himself. The first two films have been fully restored, along with a newly remastered version of The Godfather Part III. All three films are currently available individually or in a five-DVD collection, as ….
Zack Snyder to develop video game
Zack Snyder (300, upcoming Watchmen) has signed a deal to develop three original video games for Electronic Arts, according to Variety. The deal is similar to one made by the company, with Steven Spielberg back in 2005. The first result of that collaboration, a puzzle game for the Wii called Boom Blox, was released this ….
Transformers 2, Y: The Last Man and possibly Iron Man 2 to be partially shot with IMAX cameras
According to a report on Variety, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Y: The Last Man, are looking to shoot footage using IMAX cameras. Transformers director Michael Bay has already shot three scenes for the upcoming sequel with the 70mm IMAX camera, meaning those segments will not need to be enlarged, in order to be ….
Spielberg eyeing British sci-fi novel for feature
In addition to just closing a major deal to go independent from Paramount Studios, DreamWorks has acquired the screen rights to the 1968 sci-fi novel Chocky, by late British science fiction writer John Wyndham, who is famous for writing The Day of the Triffids, which was also adapted in a film in 1962. According to ….
Win a copy of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD
I’m getting three copies of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD, and they’ll all be given away to readers. Here’s your chance to own a copy of the film that Time Magazine called “A nonstop thrill ride adventure…” for free. The DVD hits stores on October 14, 2008, and that’s ….
Demo scene from Stephen King’s The Talisman feature
I found this great scene for a proposed film version of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s book The Talisman. Mathieu Ratthe, who directed the scene, says his main objective for creating the piece was to demonstrate his directing ability and vision to Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, who own the feature film rights to the ….
Spike Lee talks Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee recently sat down with Jamaal Finkley of Blacktree TV, and discussed his new project, Miracle at St. Anna, along with his thoughts on the upcoming presidential election and his issues with Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. I also happened to read a story on WENN News website ….
Poltergeist remake close to landing director
The Hollywood Reporter followed up on a Bloody-Disgusting.com story about Vadim Perelman being in negotiations to develop MGM’s Poltergeist remake as a potential directing vehicle. If it happens, Perelman would join writers Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, who came on board last week to revamp the 1982 classic horror film. The original Poltergeist was directed ….
Eagle Eye goes IMAX, plus film details and new photos
It looks like Eagle Eye will be replacing (or one of the films replacing) Harry Potter on IMAX screens, when it hits theaters on September 26, 2008. The D.J. Caruso thriller will in fact be going large on the release date. The race-against-time thriller Eagle Eye reunites actor Shia LaBeouf, director D.J. Caruso and executive ….
Steven Spielberg to honor legendary actor Kirk Douglas
Steven Spielberg, Founder of the Shoah Foundation, will present the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Ambassadors for Humanity Award to legendary actor and humanitarian Kirk Douglas. Kirk Douglas will be honored for his commitment and support of the organization at an extraordinary evening hosted by Billy Crystal on October 22, 2008. The Ambassadors for Humanity event ….
Cowboys and Aliens to feature Iron Man Downey Jr.
Fresh off his success in Marvel’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating to star in the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DreamWorks/Universal co-production is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The companies may set Cowboys and Aliens up as a 2010 tentpole ….
Steven Spielberg meets with French President Sarkozy to discuss humanitarian crisis in Darfur
Steven Spielberg flew to Paris Wednesday to meet privately with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the continuing crisis in Darfur. This follows by one month his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the same issue. Since his withdrawal as one of the overseas artistic advisors to the Beijing Olympic games, Spielberg ….
Transformers movie coming to IMAX in September 2007
IMAX Corporation, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures announced today that “TRANSFORMERS,” one of the highest grossing movies of the year, will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX’s immersive format and released to IMAX theatres on September 21. The Michael Bay-directed movie, which has already generated $310 million in gross box office receipts domestically since its premiere ….
George Lucas receives AFI’s 33rd Life Achievement Award
Thousands of guests filled the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, last night for the 33rd American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award honoring George Lucas. The two-hour special event, executive produced and written by Bob Gazzale and directed and co-produced by Louis J. Horvitz, was taped for telecast on USA Network on Monday, June ….
