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Lucas to Begin Filming Indiana Jones 4 in 2007
December 29, 2006
The fourth chapter in the Indiana Jones saga, which is to hit theaters in 2008, will begin principal photography in an undisclosed location some time in 2007, says 62 year-old George Lucas who promises this episode "to be the best one yet." ... more |
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National Film Registry Adds Fargo, Rocky, Others to Preservation List
December 28, 2006
Library of Congress - Many Americans typically spend the holiday season flocking to movie theaters nationwide. But even as they enjoy the latest releases, vast portions of the nation’s movie heritage are vanishing ... more |
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Rob Zombie Names New Michael Myers for Halloween
December 26, 2006
Taylor Mane, perhaps better known as a WWE wrestler or as SaberTooth from the first installment of the X-Men movie franchise was named as the adult Michael Myers on Rob Zombie's Myspace page ... more |
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Title of 7th Harry Potter Installment Revealed
December 20, 2006
reelreviews.biz -- J.K. Rowling announced on Wednesday, via her website, the title of the seventh and final installment of her world-changing series of novels ... more |
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LA Times Says DFW Film Critics Association Most Accurate "Best Picture" Predictor
December 20, 2006
LATimes.com -- Staff writer John Horn scribed an article in today's L.A. Times speculating on why so many awards prognosticators get it wrong when attempting to pick the year's best film ... more |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Name United 93 Best Film of 2006
December 18, 2006
dfwfilmcritics.com -- The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the true-life drama UNITED 93 as the best film of 2006, according to the results of its 13th annual critics’ poll released today ... more |
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Tarzan Gets a Del Toro Remake
December 15, 2006
cinemablend.com - After the success of King Kong, suddenly everyone sees money in resurrecting classic movie franchise properties. Warner Brothers wants to bring back Tarzan, and to do it, they want Hellboy’s Guillermo del Toro. ... more |
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2006 Golden Globe Nominations Announced
December 14, 2006
hfpa.org - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the 64th Golden Globe Awards ... more |
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Judge Says "No Way" to Borat Frat Brothers Law Suit
December 12, 2006
showbuzz.cbsnews.com - A judge rejected a request by two fraternity brothers to halt the DVD release of the hit spoof movie "Borat."
West Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph S. Biderman also refused to order the removal of a scene that includes the two men, who claim they had been duped into misbehaving on camera.
Biderman issued his two-page decision Friday after hearing arguments the previous day ... more |
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Los Angeles Film Critics Announce 2006 Award Winners
December 10, 2006
New York, NY - "Letters from Iwo Jima" was voted Best Picture of the Year, it was announced today by Henry Sheehan, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The runner up was "The Queen."
LAFCA's 32nd annual achievement awards ceremony will be held Sunday, January 14 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Los Angeles ... more |
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Letters From Iwo Jima Named Best Film of Year by The National Board of Review
Forest Whitaker and Helen Mirren Named Best Actor and Best Actress
December 7, 2006
New York, NY - The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA the 2006 Best Film of the Year. Directed by Clint Eastwood and released by Warner Bros. on December 20th, it tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it ... more |
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Pirates 2 Writers Have Something to Say to Critics
December 7, 2006
scifi.com - ATerry Rossio and Ted Elliott, who co-wrote the screenplays for all three Pirates of the Caribbean films, told SCI FI Wire that they were bothered by the critical lashing of the second film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest—not because the reviews were negative, but because they were poorly written ... more |
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7-Year Sentence Given to Movie Pirate
December 3, 2006
variety.com - A man convicted of sneaking camcorders into movie screenings and selling the pirated tapes in videostores was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Friday.
"It is hoped the sentence will deter further unlawful conduct and protect the public," said U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson.
Johnny Ray Gasca was convicted in June 2005 of three counts of copyright infringement as well as using a fake Social Security number and of an escape charge for fleeing his attorney's custody while awaiting trial ... more
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Toby Maguire to Quit Spider-Man?
December 1, 2006
cinemablend.com - According to Starpulse News Blog, found on Filmstalker, Maguire has announced, again, that the third Spider-Man movie may be his last. "This might be a good place to stop - I am not tied contractually to any more Spider-Man movies. I am not completely closed to the idea of another one if it made sense but I would say the odds were in favor of this being the last one," he says. ... more |
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Cleopatra Gets a Remake
December 1, 2006
cinemablend.com - If there’s one thing we absolutely don’t need, it’s another Cleopatra movie. So of course Columbia Pictures is making one. Come on, if Troy proved anything it’s that people have had it with the sword and sandal epic. This is worse than that, this is the most cliché sword and sandal epic there is. ... more |
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Is James Bond Gay?
December 1, 2006
themovieblog.com - A gay James Bond? Naw... I don't think it would work. Apparently Daniel Craig (My new pick for the best James Bond ever) has been suggesting that perhaps some gay characters and some full frontal male nudity should be in the works for upcoming Bond films. Cinematical says this:
Here's the Craig quote currently floating around the internet: "Why not? I think in this day and age, fans would have accepted it. I mean, look at (British TV series) Doctor Who - that has had gay scenes in it and no one blinks an eye."
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