— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — In 2008, Capcom and Sony pictures released “Resident Evil: Degeneration,” the first full-length motion capture CG animation feature based on Capcom’s best selling Resident Evil game series. Different than the live-action movies — which st[...]
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Giffoni Film Festival 2012: “Happiness”
July 14 to 24 are the dates set for the new edition of the most popular film event for children and youth in the world, the Giffoni Film Festival, which comes back to Napoli, Italy, with greater enthusiasm and numerous activities. The 42nd edition will see a huge number of International and Italian [...]
Catching Fire: Plutarch Heavensbee Cast
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — After many weeks of speculation and wish list castings from fans, Lionsgate and director Frances Lawrence have officially selected their actor for Plutarch Heavensbee, who makes his appearance as the Game Maker for the 75th Hunger Games, also called [...]
Catching Fire Casting Heating Up
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — As the summer progresses and fall nears, production for “The Hunger Games” sequel “Catching Fire” is nearing and the casting rumors are heating up. Earlier this year, we reported that the role of Finnick Odair was close to being cast and the [...]
Machete Kills: More Big Names Added
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Robert Rodriguez is in his own realm as a director, and if you watched “Machete” (starring Danny Trejo) in 2010, then you understand exactly what I am talking about. It was like some B-movie you might have seen in the ‘80s, but with actors you would not have ex[...]
Hans Zimmer to Score Man of Steel
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am extremely exited with the fact that at this very moment there is a new Superman movie out there, being enhanced with special effects, polished with edits and CGI (computer graphics), and now finally scored with what I expect to be an orchestral masterpiece. I am[...]
Documentary Channel Taking a ‘Trip’
This July, Documentary Channel (DOC) hits the road for its second annual “American Road Trip,” featuring a series of documentary films exploring unique stories from across the United States. The special line-up starts with the U.S. television premiere of “Wild Horses & Renegades” on Jul[...]
Cloud Atlas Set for Oct. 26 Release
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially slated the epic “Cloud Atlas,” from acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, for domestic release on Oct. 26, 2012. In addition, the studio has acquired rights for the film in the major markets of the UK, France, Spain, Aus[...]
Sony to Distribute I’m So Excited
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s new comedy, currently titled “I’m So Excited,” from El Deseo. The film, an ensemble comedy written and directed by Almodóvar, is set to begin production in July and will be[...]
Are The Avengers Returning to Theaters?
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Hot rumor! To coincide with the extended Blu-ray release of “The Avengers” this fall, Disney and Marvel Entertainment might re-release the film in theaters this August. As of now, “The Avengers” has made $586 million domestically, making it the third hig[...]
Comic Con: The Iron Man 3 Panel
— by ADAM POYNTER — Comic Con International is held every year down in San Diego and it is the place to be for everything exclusive to upcoming movie and television projects. June 14 was one of the largest days in Hall H for hardcore movie lovers and fanatics. Not only was there news and[...]
Sheffield’s Doc/Fest Opens Today
Sheffield’s Doc/Fest, in its 19th consecutive year, features 120 docs and wall-to-wall sessions that will inspire, provoke and entertain in equal measure. This year Doc/Fest welcomes a number of special guests. At the two Opening Night events, indie rock band British Sea Power will perform the sou[...]
Mortensen, Cassel Back for Eastern Promises 2
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Finally, here is a sequel to be excited about. When last we left underboss Kirill (Vincent Cassel) and henchman Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) at the end of David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises,” Kirill believes he and Nikolai have inherited the throne from his[...]
Sony Driving Tonka to the Big Screen
Tonka, the Hasbro brand that for 65 years has stood for its line of toy trucks for children, will bring its toughness to the big screen in a fully-animated motion picture to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro and Happy Madison Productions. The announcement was made today by Bob Osher, pr[...]