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Transformers: Dark Of The Moon IMAX edition opening one day early

IMAX and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released in IMAX 3D format as an early engagement starting Tuesday, June 28th, on 146 domestic IMAX screens. The film will also open on at least 117 IMAX screens internationally – 105 of which will open during launch weekend – with ….

Watchmen and Ninja Scroll writer to pen new big-budget Crow movie

Relativity Media president Tucker Tooley, and Edward R. Pressman, producer behind the cult classic The Crow franchise, announced today they have attached Watchmen scripter Alex Tse to write their reinvention of The Crow, the 1994 critically acclaimed sensation based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O’Barr. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ….

American Film Market launching filmmaking conference series for 2011 event

The American Film Market (AFM) today announced that it will launch a five-day conference program at the 2011 Market set for November 2-9 in Santa Monica. The inaugural AFM Conference Series will cover five topics spanning from treatment to screen. The AFM’s 8,000 attendees will have the rare opportunity to hear from the industry’s global ….

Free screening of Night Catches Us to open Newark Black Film Festival

The Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF), which is celebrating its 37th Anniversary, opens in Newark on Wednesday, June 29th, with a six-week run ending on August 3rd, 2011. Youth Cinema will be held on Mondays at the Newark Public Library and at the Newark Museum on Wednesdays beginning July 6th. The festival is a showcase ….

Director’s Cut of cult horror classic Mother’s Day free screening theatrically this week

Troma Head Honcho and Toxic Avenger Creator Lloyd Kaufman will be presenting the rare Director’s Cut of Charles Kaufman’s cult horror classic Mother’s Day this Wednesday, June 22nd, at the Rerun Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Mother’s Day is Hostel director Eli Roth’s “favorite horror film of all time.” Out of print and unavailable for ….

Indie feature Finding Joy begins shooting next week

Principal photography starts next week in South Florida on the independent feature Finding Joy, starring Josh Cooke, Liane Balaban, Barry Bostwick and Lainie Kazan. Carlo De Rosa is making his feature film directorial debut with Finding Joy, a comedy written by Shona Tuckman. The film is being produced by Richard DiPatri. The executive producer is ….

Relativity to release the Steven Soderbergh action-thriller Haywire

Relativity Media announced that it has nabbed the North American rights to release the action-thriller Haywire, directed by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), and will release it on January 20, 2012. Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano (American Gladiators) makes her feature film debut, starring and performing her own stunts in Haywire. The film’s eclectic ….

Untitled comedy action-adventure take on Snow White legend to begin filming

Shooting on Relativity Media’s comedy action-adventure Untitled Snow White will begin on Monday, June 20, 2011, under the stylish direction of Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell). In Relativity’s Untitled Snow White starring Oscar-winner Julia Roberts and Lily Collins (The Blind Side), an evil Queen (Roberts) steals control of a kingdom, and an exiled princess (Collins) ….

Fox’s Fuel TV to air Late Night Classic Kung Fu movie series

FUEL TV, Fox Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for young males, announced the Late Night Kung Fu series today, a weekly two-hour film series devoted to iconic, English-dubbed Kung Fu films. Hosted by television personality Kelly Choi, Late Night Kung Fu premieres Saturday, June 18th at 11:00PM with Executioners from Shaolin. Acquired ….

Michael Jai White and director Ben Ramsey to appear at Blood & Bone museum screening

Blood and Bone was the 2009 directorial debut of Ben Ramsey, an African-American screenwriter and martial artist, and stars Michael Jai White, karate champion and movie star. The all-star martial arts ensemble features White as Isaiah Bone, a drifter and skilled fighter who’s just out of prison, and is introduced to the Los Angeles underground ….

Martial arts action fantasy Bunraku to screen at West Coast anime convention

Writer and director Guy Moshe’s Bunraku – which stars Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Gackt, Kevin McKidd, Shun Sugata, Jordi Mollà, Emily Kaiho, Mike Patton, Neil D’Monte, Fernando Chien and Maxim Esterkin – will be screening at AM2 on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm, in Video Room 1. AM2 is ….

AMC releases first look at season two of The Walking Dead

Today AMC released a first look photo from season two of its critically acclaimed original drama, The Walking Dead, currently in production in the greater Atlanta area. The hit series’ second season includes 13 episodes and premieres this fall. Executive Producer, Writer and Director Frank Darabont says, “At this moment, I’m standing on a stretch ….

Lion King 3D advance screening for D23 Expo attendees

Fans attending Disney’s D23 Expo – which runs from August 19-21st – will have access to an exclusive advance screening of The Lion King in Disney Digital 3D, ahead of the film’s theatrical release, Disney Studios announced today. The screening will be held on August 20th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Starting ….