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Rooftop Films and IFP team up to sponsor free film screenings during Independent Film Week

Next week, the IFP begins its annual Independent Film Week, and for the fourth year in a row, Rooftop Films is teaming up with IFP to sponsor a series of free screenings and forum activities during the event. As a part of the collaboration, Rooftop will host three outdoor events, showcasing films that have passed ….

The Rock, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Ludacris, and Tyrese Gibson heading to Fast and Furious sequel & IMAX theaters

IMAX announced recently that Universal Pictures’ Fast Five will be released to digital IMAX theatres simultaneously with the action-thriller’s wide release on June 10, 2011. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all-stars from every chapter of the Fast and Furious franchise, along with new cast member Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in the ….

Watch a free early theatrical screening of NBC’s new political drama The Event

Cinema classics Charade, The Stranger and Peeping Tom return to the big screen

The Tourist trailer world premiere this Wednesday

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s espionage thriller The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, will premiere a new theatrical trailer this Wednesday, September 15th. The Sony Pictures film The Tourist hits theaters on December 10, 2010, and centers on Depp an American tourist whose playful dalliance with a stranger (Angelina Jolie) leads to a web ….

First shot of Kelly McGillis’ return to the silver screen in vampire thriller Stake Land – plus more

Sherlock Holmes 2 nabs its first Dragon

THR exclusively reports that Swedish star Noomi Rapace, who recently appeared in the first screen adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has booked her first English-language role, as the female lead in Warner Bros.’s Sherlock Holmes 2. The Sherlock Holmes sequel reunites most of the team from the original hit, including Robert Downey ….

Premiere Props to auction off sci-fi movie props live

Tomorrow, on September 11th at 11am PST, Premiere Props, known for its authentic memorabilia auctions for movie studios, will have a sci-fi move live prop and costume auction, featuring Over 500 props and costumes From Piranha 3D, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Inglourious Basterds, Takers, Killers and many more. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Dress ….

Malin Akerman joins Ethan Hawke on action thriller Numbers Station

ContentFilm revealed today that Malin Akerman – who’ll next appear opposite Katie Holmes in this week’s The Romantics – has joined the cast of The Numbers Station, where she’ll appear opposite previously announced two-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke. The Candidate helmer Kasper Barfoed is attached to direct the project. The Numbers Station is described as ….

Watch an advanced screening of the inspirational story of Secretariat

I think many of us could use a little inspiration right about now. Disney has stepped up to the plate, setting up a series of advanced screenings of Secretariat, starring Diane Lane as Penny Chenery in the inspirational and incredible true story of the Triple Crown-winning racehorse, and the woman whose determination made it all ….

Alamo Drafthouse coming to New York?

I’ve always wanted to visit the famed Alamo Drafthouse in Texas: Themed events, cult film screenings, beer served during the movies – what more could a film buff ask for. I always wondered why the idea never made its way to New York City. I remember a few years ago, there was talk of the ….

Gasland screening and open bar after-party this Saturday

Rooftop Summer Series’ Kickstarter Extend the Summer Campaign has additional screening events this fall, starting with a special screening this Saturday of Josh Fox’s Gasland. Part vérité travelogue, part exposé, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, and part showdown, Gasland delivers a devastating look into the effects of the natural gas drilling method known as ….

Indie film group picks 30 most significant indie films of the last 30 years and announces theatrical screening series

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) recently marked its 30th anniversary by selecting what it considers the “30 Most Significant Independent Films” from around the globe produced over the past three decades. IFTA Chairman Lloyd Kaufman and President & CEO Jean Prewitt jointly made the announcement today. In selecting the Most Significant Independent Films ….

Alice in Wonderland and Avatar production designer to be honored by Hollywood Film Festival

Oscar-winning production designer Robert Stromberg, whose work was most recently featured in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and James Cameron’s Avatar, will receive the Hollywood Film Festival’s Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award during the Festival’s October 25th awards gala Ceremony, according to festival founder and president Carlos de Abreu. Stromberg’s selection followed a ….

X-Men producer bringing Ronald Reagan biopic to theaters next year

The story of Ronald Reagan’s life, is coming to the big screen, according to THR. The $30 million project will simply be titled Reagan, is currently scheduled for release late next year, and will be based on two best-selling biographies of the 40th U.S. president by Paul Kengor – The Crusader and God and Ronald ….