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[...]
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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[...]
Joyful Noise Soundtrack Arrives Jan. 10
WaterTower Music announces the release of the soundtrack to Alcon Entertainment’s and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Joyful Noise,” which opens in theatres Jan. 13. This musically driven story brings together the sounds of gospel, pop, country, rock and R & B with[...]
‘Life with Murder’ Wins 2011 International Emmy Award
John Kastner’s “Life with Murder” is the winner of the 2011 International Emmy Award for best documentary. Produced by JS Kastner Productions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, in association with CTV, “Life with Murder” is a stunning portrait of a[...]
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[...]
‘Welcome to Pine Point’ Honored
National Film Board of Canada (NFB) executive producer and creative technologist Loc Dao and NFB web documentary Welcome to Pine Point were honoured at the 2011 Digi Awards ceremony in Toronto. Dao was named Canada’s top digital producer for 2011, while the NFB’s acclaimed interactive[...]
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[...]
An Angel Earns Her Wings in ‘Christmas Magic’ Dec. 18
Lindy Booth (“October Road,” “The 4400”) is an angel unaware who takes on one more earthly mission and ends up earning her wings in “Christmas Magic,” a Hallmark Channel original movie world premiere Dec. 18 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C). Paul McGillion (“Finding a Family,” “Stargate: Atlanti[...]
Soundtrack for ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Sequel Due Dec. 13
WaterTower Music has announced the release of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” with an original score by Oscar®, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “[...]
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[...]
Winners of 2011 European Film Awards Announced
— by SEAN GERSKI — Every year, the European Film Academy presents the European Film Awards, which honor winners in a total of 17 categories, including European Film, European Director, European Actress and European Actor. The 24th European Film Awards took place in Berlin on Dec. 3 and t[...]
‘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[...]
DC Comics’ Booster Gold Gets Picked Up by Syfy
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — It looks like Warner Bros./DC Comics is bringing another comic book character to the small screen along with “The Spectre” and “Deadman” — and this is one I never expected: Booster Gold. Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Syfy has ordered a pilot scri[...]
Netflix Grabs Rights to New ‘Arrested Development’ Episodes
— by ALEXA MILAN — Practically ever since “Arrested Development” ended its three-season run on FOX in 2006, the cast and crew have kept the rumor mill churning about a possible big screen continuation. Now after more than five years, fans finally have some concrete news that [...]