— by ALEXA MILAN — Is the long-in-the-works “Arrested Development” movie finally about to come to fruition? Or is it another one of Gob’s illusions? According to creator Mitchell Hurwitz, fans may be about to get their movie and then some. Sunday at the New Yorker Festival, Hurwitz revealed he hoped to shoot a limited […][...]
Catwoman’s Suit Gets a Slight Upgrade
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — There have been some mixed reaction to Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman suit in Christopher Nolan’s final Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” since the first official image of the suit was released. Comments have ranged from saying that it looks much more modern and realistic to comments that it’s missing some […][...]
Watch ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Live from a Movie Theater
NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision are partnering to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh’s history-making “The Phantom of the Opera” with a fully-staged, lavish production, set in the sumptuous Victorian splendor of the Royal Albert Hall[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Vedova’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — If Stefani Germanotta and Edgar Allan Poe decided to take a poem and interpret it into a short film, that film would most definitely be “Vedova.” Visually, I adore this short film. The musicality mates with the images and I am hooked. It is amazing to me the power that […][...]
Paramount to Host Free Advance Screenings of ‘Footloose’
Two-weeks ahead of its Oct. 14 release, Paramount Pictures will host exclusive advance screenings in 25 markets as part of “Footloose Fridays” in celebration of the nationwide opening of co-writer/director Craig Brewer’s new film. Following the screenings on Friday, Sept. 30, fans of the film — which stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell and […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘One For the Money’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Katherine Heigl has become something of a romantic comedy staple since her departure from “Grey’s Anatomy.” But she’s about to take her typical rom-com formula up a notch with a little action and a New Jersey accent to boot. Heigl will play lingerie buyer-turned-bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in “One For […][...]
Official Voice Cast for ‘Justice League: Doom’ Announced
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — It was announced a couple of weeks ago that Warner Bros./DC Universe’s next animated movie after “Batman Year One” would be “Justice League: Doom,” which is based on a JLA comic called “JLA: Tower of Babel.” Not only should you be excited about the storyline the movie will have (which […][...]
More Than 1 Million ‘Star Wars’ Blu-ray Sets Sold
— by ALEXA MILAN — Leading up to the Sept. 16 release of the complete “Star Wars” saga on Blu-ray, some fans of the franchise were miffed about the reported changes George Lucas made to the movies for their new format. But the complaints weren’t enough to keep the complete Blu-ray collection from becoming a […][...]
‘Boondock Saints’ Trade Paperback Set to Debut
— by LYNN TACKITT — Anyone who knows me knows that I am a HUGE fan of “The Boondock Saints” movies. I have posters, shot glasses, necklaces, wallets, a bunch of the movie props — complete with Murphy’s (Norman Reedus) clothes and a hat that Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) wore — in[...]
Jan Henrik Stahlberg Named President of Berlinale 2012 Jury
Director, screenwriter and actor Jan Henrik Stahlberg will preside over the “Dialogue en perspective” jury at the Berlinale 2012. Jan Henrik Stahlberg was born in Neuwied/NRW in 1970 and went to France as an exchange student in 1986. He lived with a French family in northern France, in the town of Cambrai. When he returned […][...]