The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced this year’s winning motion picture and television productions at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored[...]
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‘Tower Heist’ Blu-ray Combo Pack Arrives Feb. 21
A wealthy Wall Street swindler gets his just desserts at the hands of the employees he stiffed in “Tower Heist,” coming to Blu-ray Combo-Pack with UltraVioletTM, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand Feb. 21 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy[...]
GLAAD Lists Nominees For 23rd Annual Awards
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced today the nominees for its 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. By recognizing and honoring[...]
DGA Awards Feature Film Nominees Announced
DGA President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011. “The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated[...]
Paramount Acquires Rights to ‘Cirque du Soleil’ Film
Paramount Pictures and Cirque du Soleil jointly announced that the studio has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the Cirque du Soleil 3D feature film “Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away.” Written and directed by Andrew Adamson (“Shrek,” “The Chronicles[...]
Warner Bros. Enjoyed Record-Breaking 2010
The Warner Bros. Pictures Group enjoyed another hugely successful year, with a combined worldwide box office gross of more than $4.7 billion, led by 2011’s top-grossing film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.” Warner Bros. has now exceeded $4 billion globally[...]
Martin Scorsese To Be Honored With BAFTA Fellowship
Awarded annually by BAFTA (the British Academy of Film and Television Arts), the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film. Previously honored Fellows include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielber[...]
Homage, Honorary Golden Bear for Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Meryl Streep has appeared in over 40 films and is looked upon as one of the world’s most talented and popular actresses. She has received countless awards and nominations as an artist, including[...]
Nominees Announced for 2012 PGA Awards
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards today. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of t[...]
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Shatters Records
The new trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” smashed the record for most combined downloads through the iTunes Movie Trailers site and the iTunes Trailers iOS app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The trailer went online Dec. 19 at[...]
Kim Jong Il Documentary Available for Online Viewing
Following the news of the passing of North Korean dictator Kim Jong II, the award-winning and powerfully revealing feature-length documentary “Kimjongilia”, an unblinking indictment of life in North Korea under the dictatorship of the ruthless leader is available for viewing[...]
The Dark Knight Rises Prologue to Play in IMAX
Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” — the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy — is one of the most anticipated films of 2012, but moviegoers won’t have to wait until next year to see the six-minute opening sequence of[...]
‘Mission: Impossible’ Movies Offered for Rental on Facebook
Paramount Pictures is offering the entire “Mission: Impossible” movie catalogue — including “Mission: Impossible,” “Mission: Impossible II” and “Mission: Impossible III” — for rent directly through the “Mission: Impossible” Face[...]
Universal Begins Principal Photography on Werewolf Thriller
There’s no safe place to hide as the all-new supernatural Untitled Werewolf Thriller has begun principal photography in and around Bucharest, Romania. Universal celebrates its storied history of creatures and horror with an exhilarating original adventure that embraces the popular cultural res[...]