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Lionsgate unveils new motion poster for Conan the Barbarian 3D reboot

Lionsgate has unveiled a new motion poster for their upcoming 3D reboot of Conan the Barbarian on IGN. The poster is the first official artwork from the movie, which is being directed by Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th). Nu Image/Millennium Films is releasing Conan the Barbarian 3D on August 19, 2011, ….

Oldboy director’s iPhone-made short film getting theatrical release

Film Business Asia reports that South Korea’s Finecut will handle international distribution for the short film Night Fishing, which was recently shot on an iPhone 4 by Oldboy director Park Chan-wook (Thirst, Joint Security Area) and his brother Park Chan-kyong. Night Fishing has been released in a limited number of Korean cinemas by Innocean Worldwide, ….

James Cameron’s Sanctum coming to IMAX 3D

IMAX announced today that Universal Pictures Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, will be released for a special two-week run in IMAX 3D digital locations starting February 4, 2011, simultaneously with the action-thriller’s wide release in domestic and select international markets. Shot on location off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, the new film from ….

Sequences in Tron: Legacy have been prepped exclusively for enlarged IMAX format

IMAX and Walt Disney Studios announced that the IMAX release of Tron: Legacy features more than 43 minutes of footage specifically designed to take advantage of the premium IMAX Experience. Seven sequences on The Grid expand on the IMAX screen, allowing audiences to become even more immersed in the massive scope and scale of Tron: ….

Fox’s Human Target returns tomorrow with two new characters

I was really worried Fox decided to cancel Human Target after all. Lucky for us, the show returns with all new episodes tomorrow, November 17th, at 8PM Eastern. The action-drama series centered on Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), a unique private security expert hired when a threat can’t be eliminated through “normal” means of protection, returns ….

Black belt duo team up to produce teen martial arts films

Former Ninja Turtle star Ernie Reyes Jr. of Smasher Entertainment and international sales executive Art Birzneck of Birch Tree Entertainment, announced at the American Film Market, that they have teamed up to produce a slate of youth-oriented martial arts films targeted at the teen and twenty-something set. Karate Cops, the first film in the slate, ….

Steampunk epic Riese circling TV debut

Riese Productions announced that Riese: Kingdom Falling is online now for US audiences on Syfy.com and is also available via Sony’s PS3, Microsoft’s Xbox and Amazon. According to the company, the Riese series is also being considered for television development. Narrated by Sanctuary’s Amanda Tapping, the 10-part series stars Christine Chatelain (The Collector); Sharon Taylor ….

House of the Devil producer channels Orson Welles for Tales From Beyond the Pale radio shows

From Glass Eye Pix, the maverick production company responsible for the cult genre films The Last Winter, I Sell the Dead, and The House of the Devil, comes a new venture in the macabre. Inspired by the classic radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff , Peter Lorre, and Orson Welles, Tales From Beyond the ….

Win an Apple iPad and Dracula eBook from PadWorx Digital Media

PadWorx Digital Media is giving its fans an easy way to win an Apple iPad and the newly released interactive eBook, Dracula: The Official Stoker Family Edition. Simply become a fan of PadWorx Digital Media on Facebook before the stroke of midnight on Halloween to automatically be entered. Ten lucky fans will win download codes ….

Microsoft announces games line-up for Xbox 360 Kinect launch

Today Microsoft announced 17 games that will be available on launch day with Kinect for Xbox 360, their highly anticipated controller-free gaming system. Kinect launches on November 4th, and is Microsoft’s answer to the Nintendo Wii’s motion controllers, which helped turn that console into one of this generation’s most popular gaming devices. Both Sony and ….

Lionsgate hatches viral marketing site and “Fan Appreciation” screenings for Saw 3D

Lionsgate is doing some viral marketing around the upcoming Saw 3D, with the website BobbyDagen.com. The name shouldn’t strike you as anything important yet, but Bobby Dagen is intricately tied into the events that unfold in Saw 3D. Bobby Dagen, (Sean Patrick Flannery), is a survivor of one of Jigsaw’s tests who is speaking out ….