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Media That Matters 2010 seeks to inspire global action

After a decade of short films and big issues, Media That Matters continues to inspire and impact people across the globe. The tenth annual festival will feature twelve new films—each under twelve minutes—that will inspire audiences to screen, act, impact. Transgender youth identity, deep-seated racial prejudice in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, detainee accounts of ….

Michael Madsen, Christopher Lee and Bai Ling cast in 3D gothic horror Back2Hell

Los Angeles based Fantastic Films International, recently announced the cast for the 3D stereoscopic, live action film Back2Hell, which is part of a multi-picture deal with U.K.-based production outfit House of Fear. Principal photography for Back2Hell recently began with a cast that includes Michael Madsen (Kill Bill I & II, Reservoir Dogs), Bai Ling (The ….

Taxi Driver, Blazing Saddles and Saturday Night Fever headed back to big screen for special screening event

This month the Loew’s Jersey continues to celebrate the historic Theatre’s 80th Anniversary Year, presenting three iconic films of one decade from the 1930s thru the 1980s. This month, the 1960s are in the spotlight, with screenings of Taxi Driver, Blazing Saddles and Saturday Night Fever lighting up the big screen. The Loew’s Jersey is ….

Magnolia Pictures catches ‘Night’

Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to filmmaker Tanya Hamilton’s debut feature Night Catches Us, starring Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Kerry Washington (Ray), Jamie Hector (HBO’s The Wire) and Wendell Pierce (HBO’s The Wire and Treme). Night Catches Us – which contains an original soundtrack by Philadelphia natives The Roots – is a ….

Dario Argento, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd and more cult favorites headline Weekend of Horrors

Creation Entertainment’s Weekend of Horrors returns to Los Angeles on Friday, May 21st through Sunday, May 23rd, with the bucket of terror talent from film and TV. The three-day event will be held at the Marriot Los Angeles Airport, located 5855 West Century Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. Convention favorites scheduled to appear include writer/director ….

Resident Evil: Afterlife joins IMAX slate of big screen releases

IMAX and Sony Pictures today announced that Resident Evil: Afterlife will be released to digital IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide release on September 10, 2010. Resident Evil: Afterlife was photographed in 3D using the same equipment used to lens Avatar, will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX ….