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 ….
Documentary attempts to inspire dialogue during 9/11 anniversary
Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath (2008), the first feature-length documentary film on hate violence following Sept. 11, 2001, will screen across the U.S. next month in a grassroots campaign for deep dialogue about racism, religion, and renewal in America. Divided We Fall follows the journey of 20-year-old college student Valarie Kaur as she ….
Chilean TV series to premiere on U.S. cable net
Sorpresa, a fast-growing Spanish-language children’s net, will launch popular live-action Chilean teen TV series, Karku, for U.S. Hispanic tween and teen audiences on August 25 at 9 p.m. ET. The premiere is part of the network’s back-to-school celebration. Set in metropolitan Santiago, Chile, Karku is the first TV series for kids produced in Latin America ….
New photos from Appaloosa
I’ve posted a batch of new photos from Warner Bros. next western film, called Appaloosa, in the gallery. Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises), four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Pollock), Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) and Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune) star in the Western Appaloosa, adapted from the Robert ….
Quantum of Solace release date swap
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony and MGM are moving Quantum of Solace back one week to a new release date of November 14, 2008. The switch has everything to do with Warners’ pushing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from its November 21st launch spot. Potter is now scheduled for next summer, on July ….
Night of the Demons remake synopsis and more Autopsy trailers
Director Adam Gierasch has been putting the finishing touches on his film Autopsy, and working on pre-production of the Night of the Demons remake. Bloody Disgusting got an early synopsis of the film, which revolves around a group of kids who go to a Halloween party, and end up taking on a group of demons, ….
R-rated trailer shows fate of boasting inmate in Death Race
You know that trailer for Death Race that ends with a dude boasting “You can burn me, you can shoot me, but you can’t kill me”? Well, the r-rated trailer for the movie shows you just what happens when you boast…And it’s funny as hell. The actor’s name is Robert LaSardo, and his familiar face ….
Stargate gets a Universe
Stargate fans must just be ecstatic right now. First, the release of Stargate: Continuum at San Diego Comic-Con, which reunites the whole SG-1 crew, including Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Beau Bridges, Richard Dean Anderson and Don S. Davis – and, while Stargate: Atlantis will not renew as a series, and shift ….
The trailer for It’s Alive…again
While I’m busy transfering my old reviews over to the new web layout, the crew at Bloody Disgusting have unearthed a long-ass trailer for a remake of one of the scariest films from my subversive childhood. I didn’t see the film when it first hit theaters in 1974, but my older brother took me only ….
Hi-def versions of Wong Kar Wai film Ashes of Time Redux
Romance noir genius Wong Kar Wai goes back to his roots with Ashes of Time Redux, which follows a broken-hearted hit man who moves to the desert and finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings. The auteur is re-editing and re-shaping his only martial arts film into the form he says was his ….
Comic Film Updates
Originally Published: June 2, 2005 With the release of Batman Begins right around the corner, I wanted to give a quick update on other super hero properties that will be hitting theaters very soon. IN THE WORKS Captain America: Possibly with Brad Pitt. Green Lantern: Rumoured at one point to star; you guessed it, Jack ….
Rwanda Tragedy Continues to Unfold on Film
Originally Published: February 27, 2005 Director Michael Caton-Jones and the producers of Shooting Dogs said at the Berlin International Film Festival the film’s world premiere will be in Rwanda, the African country that provides its backdrop. Caton-Jones’ movie stars John Hurt and Hugh Dancy and details the story of a school massacre during the Rwandan ….
Studios Choose Avid Technology
Originally Published: December 15, 2004 Avid Technology today announced that postproduction teams for the recently released feature film Closer, as well as five upcoming films – Dark Water, Brothers Grimm, Cave, Ice Princess and Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio – chose the Avid Unity LANshare EX system for real-time collaborative postproduction. Postproduction facility Orbit Digital, which ….
Skycaptain and the Apple
Originally Published: December 3, 2004 Another inspirational story on Apple’s website is about Kerry Conran’s Skycaptain. It’s been posted for some time. I know, the film didn’t perform as expected, but it’s still amazing how persistence works. Besides, I really enjoyed the movie. It was a niche film made for a broad audience. That’s always ….
Madonna Leads Animated Pic
Originally Published: December 21, 2004 The Hollywood Reporter recently reported that Madonna will lead the voice cast of the big-budget CGI pic Arthur, directed by Luc Besson, who’s previous work includes the original La Femme Nikita and The Professional. The director’s own comany, Europa Corp. will produce the movie. Arthur is an adaptation of a ….
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