Details About One Of John Hughes Unproduced Screenplays
Alan Metter, the director of Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Back to School and Police Academy: Mission to Moscow discusses the John Hughes film he turned down. Read it at slashfilm.com0 Comments
Cinema 2009
1 Year, 342 Movies, 12 Months of Production, 7 Minutes. The movies of 2009, here they are.
Star Trek Is #1 For 2009... Unfortunately For The Studio
JJ Abrams' Star Trek wasn't just a hit at the box office, it's also a chart topper when it comes to illegal downloads. No wonder Paramount wants the FCC to get tougher on torrent sites and the universe surrounding them. Read it at io9.com0 Comments
Toronto to host Bollywood film awards in 2011
Toronto will play host to Bollywood's brightest stars in 2011 when India's version of the Oscars touches down on North American soil for the first time, officials announced on Wednesday. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Lloyd Dobler Mob Invades New York
The 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray and DVD of Say Anything came out yesterday, and to mark the occasion, numerous men with lots of free time dressed up in trench coats and hoisted boomboxes above their heads. Read it at cinematical.com0 Comments
Actor Hopper Has Prostate Cancer
Actor Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is cancelling all forthcoming appearances to focus on treatment, his manager has said. Read it at news.bbc.co.uk0 Comments
Trailer for John Lennon Biopic “Nowhere Boy” Debuts
The trailer for Nowhere Boy, a film based on the teenage years of the Beatles‘ John Lennon, debuted this week, just days before its premiere tomorrow at the London Film Festival. Read it at rollingstone.com0 Comments
Star Wars Uncut
There is a huge fan made Star Wars project underway where people from all over the world are submitting their own versions of scenes from the original movie. Here is the trailer with some very interesting scenes.
A-Team Comes Together
It's the first picture of our new A-Team! From left to right, we've got Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, District 9's Sharlto Copley, Liam Neeson, and a cigar. For their first mission they will attempt to destroy your childhood. Read it at movieline.com0 Comments
NFB Films For Free On Your iPhone
Need a little something enriching to pass the time on your non-driving commute? The National Film Board of Canada's NFB Films iPhone application brings access to hundreds of free animated movies, documentaries, and experimental films to your iPhone. Read it at lifehacker.com0 Comments
Black Lightning
A Russian superhero movie where the superhero is the car....
Sendak: Mickey Mouse Sucks, Parents Can Go To Hell
Maurice Sendak pulls no punches in a roundtable with Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze, knocking parents who fear the film will be frightening: "I would tell them to go to hell.... If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like." Read it at newsweek.com0 Comments
Harrelson To Get York U Honorary Degree
York University in Toronto is conferring an honorary doctorate on actor Woody Harrelson for his work on environmental issues. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Roman Polanski Arrested On U.S. Warrant
Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said today. said U.S. authorities have Read it at thestar.com0 Comments
Spotlight on Red & White / Fake Red Carpet
On Saturday, September 12th, Improv in Toronto pulled off an event that rivaled the Big Bang. We closed off Bloor Street, rolled out a red carpet, threw in a bunch of 'celebrities' (Including a Gerald Butler loo...k-a-like), and rushed Canadian fans onto the road to celebrate Canadian cinema. Be proud of your country, be proud of your films!
Canadian Shorts Draw Attention At TIFF
A melancholy folk song brought to life with stop-motion animation, an amusing tale of a minivan that triggers wedding-day cold feet and the latest from filmmaker Guy Maddin are some of the titles screening in the Short Cuts Canada program at TIFF. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Dirty Dancing Star Swayze Dies At 57
Actor Patrick Swayze, best known for his roles in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The Houston-born performer, who studied dance before tackling a career on stage and screen, was 57 years old. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Moore Aims to Halt Beast of Capitalism
Manifesto was one of the titles being bandied around by Michael Moore for his new movie - a fitting one given that his scathing attack on capitalism calls for nothing less than putting a "stake through the heart of the beast." Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Warner Settles LOTR Lawsuit With Tolkien Heirs
Clearing the way to move forward with its two planned films of The Hobbit, Warner Bros. resolved a nasty legal battle yesterday with the heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien over profit from the Lord of the Rings films. Read it at latimes.com0 Comments
Michael Moore Rips into His Backers
In an outburst at the Venice Film Festival, Michael Moore turned on a roomful of execs from the film company that bankrolled his latest movie and ridiculed them as the perfect example of a capitalist corporation he criticizes in his new film. Read it at independent.co.uk0 Comments
Mike Judge Talks Return of Beavis and Butthead
Even though it’s been 12 years since Beavis and Butthead have been on screen or television it’s nice to know that their legacy hasn’t been completely abandoned. Read it at dontcthis.com0 Comments
YouTube In Pay-Per-View Talks With Studios
Google Inc.'s YouTube is in discussions with major movie studios about streaming movies on a rental basis, a test of whether the online video giant can persuade its millions of users to pay for premium content. Read it at online.wsj.com0 Comments
All-Day News, Movies As CHCH Returns To Air
Effective this morning, ownership of CHCH TV has been transferred to an affiliate of specialty TV company Channel Zero. The new format, which kicked off at 5am, features local news through the day until 7pm, when movies will dominate the screen. Read it at thespec.com0 Comments
U2 Explain Spider-Man 'Opera'
Bono explained the characters won't be the same which appeared in comic or the film adaptations of the original Marvel comic series. "Our Peter Parker is much more… not Kurt Cobain, but a kind of slacker, a more kind of shy sort of guy," said Bono. Read it at news.bbc.co.uk0 Comments
Zemeckis to Captain 3D Yellow Submarine
Disney execs and director Robert Zemeckis look set to embark on a 3D remake of Yellow Submarine, the psychedelic 1968 musical starring the cartoon Beatles. The project could be scuppered if lawyers can’t secure rights to the original Beatles songs. Read it at guardian.co.uk0 Comments
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