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Film synopses, TV show synopses, biographies, and celebrity interviews.

Bloggers have their own international adventure – James Bond style

To celebrate the release of the new James Bond adventure Quantum Of Solace, a select group of film bloggers was flown to London for something called the ultimate Bond experience. The writers got to speak to Mr. Bond himself, Daniel Craig, Quantum director Marc Forster, along with producer Barbara Broccoli. All of the content is ….

Chainsaw Massacre director to helm big-budget sci-fi invasion flick

Jonathan Liebesman, director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Darkness Falls, is in negotiations to direct Battle: Los Angeles, a sci-fi action film that Neal Moritz is producing for Columbia Pictures. According to a story by The Hollywood Reporter, Battle: Los Angeles revolves around a Marine platoon’s encounter with an alien invasion on the ….

Behind the scenes of the new Quantum of Solace theme song video, along with an extended preview

I’ve posted a video featuring Alicia Keys and White Stripes’ Jack White behind the scenes of the video shoot for Another Way to Die, which will be the title track for the upcoming Quantum of Solace. The duo discuss their mutual admiration for one another, their reactions to seeing the finished movie – song attached, ….

TV drama Crash first episode online for free in advance of premiere date

Starz new original series based on the Oscar-winning film Crash, premieres on October 17, 2008. In advance of the upcoming premiere, producers of the TV drama have posted the entire first episode online, at the show’s official website. Not an extended trailer, the entire premiere episode. Crash is a provocative new 13-episode drama series premiering ….

Swedish vampire horror Let the Right One In trailer and film details

This is the same film that Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is possibly remaking, with J.J. Abrams producing. The original festival hit is being released in the U.S. by Magnet Releasing, on October 24, 2008. Genre: horror drama Country: Sweden aka: Lat den ratte komma in Director: Tomas Alfredson Cast: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, ….

Win a copy of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD

I’m getting three copies of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD, and they’ll all be given away to readers. Here’s your chance to own a copy of the film that Time Magazine called “A nonstop thrill ride adventure…” for free. The DVD hits stores on October 14, 2008, and that’s ….

Trailer for the Fox Searchlight Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious

The first trailer for Fox Searchlight’s Biggies Smalls biopic Notorious is now online. The film traces the life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. George Tillman Jr. directed Notorious, which also features Angela Bassett as Biggie’s mother Voletta, ….

Schoolhouse Rock on DVD tomorrow

Rediscover the infectious music, witty lyrics and colorful animation from the Emmy-winning animated series that rocked America for more than a decade, when Schoolhouse Rock! The Election Collection hits DVD tomorrow, September 23, 2008 from Walt Disney Studios. Rather timely release with a historic presidential election in front of us. For me, the DVD brought ….

Botched film trailer

Botched follows Ritchie Donovan (Stephen Dorff), a professional thief whose luck has just run out. The only survivor from a heist that goes terribly wrong, Ritchie is forced to take the rap and is sent to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross, locked in a safe on the penthouse floor of a Moscow skyscraper. ….

Somers Town film trailer

Somers Town follows Tommo, who just turned sixteen and gets released from social care, then runs away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks with his friends most evenings after working on a construction site. Marek is a keen photographer, quiet and ….