— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I’m in a good mood, so I’ll start with the positive. It was smart for Warner Bros. to get a full-body image of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman out to the public before a blurry or even-less-flattering picture got leaked. Also smart was the corporate s[...]
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Ryan Reynolds to Receive CinemaCon Male Star of the Year Award
Ryan Reynolds will receive the “CinemaCon Male Star of the Year Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon. Reynolds will be presented with this special honor at the inaugural “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony to take pl[...]
Kevin Costner Reaches Deal for ‘The Man of Steel’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Just the other day, I was watching “Wyatt Earp” with someone and we got to talking about Kevin Costner’s career. It’s obviously been a few years now, but there was a point where it seemed like everything he did was worth watching. From roughly[...]
Darren Aronofsky Steps Down as Director of ‘The Wolverine’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Darren Aronofsky is no longer directing “The Wolverine.” He just released the following statement: “As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of ‘The Wolverine’ would keep me out of the country fo[...]
Secret URL Found in ‘Super 8’ Trailer
— by SEAN GERSKI — A project combining the talents of Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams obviously has the potential to produce something truly special. But making the whole thing even better is how well they have been able to keep this project under wraps. Too often anymore, we know just [...]
Helen Mirren to Receive CinemaCon Career Achievement Award
Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren will receive the “CinemaCon Career Achievement Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will take place March 28 to 31 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mirren will be presented with this special[...]
Stella Artois Launches 2011 Cannes Film Festival Competition
Stella Artois is launching the ultimate competition for film fans, offering aspiring stars the chance to play Jacques d’Azur, the legendary (and fictitious) “King Of Cannes,” in a biographical film about his life. In addition to playing the leading role in the film, the lucky winner wi[...]
Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) Website is Live
Visit www.clevelandfilm.org to see what will be on screen at this year’s CIFF — set for March 24 to April 3 at Tower City Cinemas. Be sure to check back for program updates between now and April 3. CIFF members will enjoy new features on the website such as film schedule builders and film co[...]
‘My Run’ Sprinting to Movie Theaters for One-Night Event
Together with Indiewood Pictures and Destiny Pictures, NCM Fathom presents the award-winning and critically-acclaimed documentary “My Run” in more than 500 movie theaters nationwide for an exclusive one-night event on March 31 at 7 p.m. Narrated by Academy Award® winner Billy Bob Thornt[...]
Jennifer Lawrence Closing in on ‘The Hunger Games’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It looks like fans of “The Hunger Games” are very close to learning who will play heroine Katniss Everdeen on the big screen. Variety reported that Jennifer Lawrence — who was recently nominated for an Oscar for her performance in “Winter’[...]
Russell Brand to Get CinemaCon Comedy Award
Russell Brand is the “CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year,” it was announced by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will take place March 28 to 31 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Brand will be presented with this special honor at the inaugural “CinemaCon Big Screen[...]
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Arthur’ Remake
Composer Theodore Shapiro is providing the original score for director Jason Winer’s contemporary re-imagining of the timeless romantic comedy “Arthur,” in theaters nationwide on April 8. “Arthur” stars Russell Brand as loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, and Helen Mirren[...]
Cameras Roll on NFB 3D Film The St. Judes
Principal photography has begun in Toronto on “The St. Judes,” a National Film Board of Canada experimental 3D documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules and produced by the NFB Ontario Centre’s Anita Lee. The first NFB 3D documentary since[...]
Guillermo Del Toro eyes Pacific Rim
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — So much for that. Yesterday, I reported Tom Cruise landed the starring role in Guillermo Del Toro’s “At The Mountains of Madness.” However, as of today, the project is dead. Due to the projected high price tag, Universal Pictures will only[...]