Movie City News Archive for June, 2010
HBO HOSTS MAJOR EVENTS AT FILM LIFE’S 14TH ANNUAL AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL, JUNE 23-26, 2010
For Immediate Release — Spotlight Events Feature Cast Members from HBO Series, New Filmmakers, Plus Director Spike Lee — New York, N.Y., June 22, 2010 – As the founding and premier sponsor of Film Life’s 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), HBO will once again have a major presence at the industry retreat, being…
Read the full article »UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCES 'HOMETOWN SCREENING WITH ZAC EFRON' COMPETITION
Fans have the opportunity to win a free private screening of Charlie St. Cloud and a visit from the film’s star, Zac Efron UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a fan-oriented website for its upcoming romantic drama Charlie St. Cloud, starring Zac Efron. The launch of “Charlie…
Read the full article »PRODUCER BRAD FISCHER OPTIONS “THE BRIGANDS OF RATTLEBORGE” WRITTEN BY S. CRAIG ZAHLER
Los Angeles (June 16, 2010) – Producer Brad Fischer just acquired rights to the highly sought after screenplay, THE BRIGANDS OF RATTLEBORGE, written by S. Craig Zahler. The script, originally optioned by Warner Bros., was at the top of the 2006 Black List, the industry’s list of the best unproduced screenplays. Within days of the…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE INSTITUTE PRESENTS SHORTSLAB: L.A.
Inaugural All-Day Education Workshop for Short Filmmakers to be held Saturday, July 31 at Downtown Independent Theater LOS ANGELES, CA — Sundance Institute invites filmmakers to participate in ShortsLab: L.A., a three-part, all-day educational workshop on July 31offering filmmakers first-hand insight and access into the world of story development, production, and exhibition of short films….
Read the full article »HBO RENEWS HIT SERIES TRUE BLOOD FOR FOURTH SEASON
For Immediate Release LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2010 – HBO has renewed the hit show TRUE BLOOD for a 12-episode fourth season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes early next year in Los Angeles, with debut set for summer…
Read the full article »METACRITIC ANNOUNCES METASCORES® FOR MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEK
Highly Anticipated “Toy Story 3” Starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen Receives a Metascore of 90 SAN FRANCISCO, June 18— Metacritic (www.metacritic.com), the Web’s most robust roundup of entertainment reviews and a property of CBS Interactive, today announced its Metascores® for the week’s opening movies as of Friday, June 18 at 11:00 AM PT. Metacritic…
Read the full article »AMC Theatres® Offers ETX™, an Enhanced Theatre Experience for Guests in Canada
See Movies Like Never Before at AMC Forum 22 in Montreal, Quebec Kansas City (June 17, 2010) – AMC Theatres® (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, announces that guests will be able to see movies like never before when the AMC Enhanced Theatre Experience (ETX™) opens with “TOY STORY 3” on Friday, June…
Read the full article »Wilmington on Movies: Toy Story 3, The Killer Inside Me, The A-Team and Marmaduke
Toy Story 3 (Four Stars) U. S. Lee Unkrich, 2010 Toy Story 3 is just what we’ve come to expect from Pixar: a brilliantly conceived and immaculately animated knockout of a family show
Read the full article »"Toy Story 3" Breaking Out with 67% of Ticket Sales on Fandango
Toy Story 3 dominates sales for the weekend, with the Michael Keaton-voiced Ken ranking as the film’s most anticipated new character (see moviegoer poll results below). Fandango is offering fans a limited edition Toy Story 3 collector gift card series, including a “Design-Your-Own” card enabling moviegoers to upload their own photos and put themselves in…
Read the full article »AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE TO PRESENT JOEL SCHUMACHER RETROSPECTIVE
THREE-DAY LONG EVENT TO CONCLUDE WITH 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE’ Los Angeles, CA – June 3, 2010 – The American Cinematheque will present a three-day retrospective of Joel Schumacher’s films, including a special 25th anniversary presentation of 1985’s ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE,’ and an advanced screening of the Hannover Films’ July 30th release…
Read the full article »CONTROVERSIAL FILM “BANANAS!*” RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES FOR ONE TIME SCREENINGS ON JUNE 23, 2010
OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES PRESENTS THEATRICAL SCREENING AT THE DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT THEATER ON EVE OF FILMMAKER TRIAL LOS ANGELES, CA The polarizing documentary BANANAS!* returns to Los Angeles for a one night theatrical screening engagement on the eve of the trial between DOLE Food Company and filmmaker Fredrik Gertten. Both filmmaker Gertten and his attorney Lincoln Bandlow…
Read the full article »Oscar Winning Screenwriter Ronald Harwood To Become "Sir Ronnie"
Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood has just been honored with a Knighthood. He comments: “I was truly surprised and greatly delighted to learn that I was to receive this honour. I arrived in England in 1951, at the age of 17, from South Africa where I was born in the hope of making my way in…
Read the full article »BEDROCK STUDIOS STRIKES MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH ANDREW ADAMSON AND ARON WARNER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Shrek” Duo and “Narnia” Creator will Develop and Co-Produce Franchise Oriented Films Through New Banner – Strange Weather Films LOS ANGELES, CA, June 15, 2010 – Bedrock Studios has inked a multi-year agreement with Andrew Adamson and Aron Warner, which calls for the development and co-production of motion pictures, and franchise oriented…
Read the full article »Wilmington: A Tale of Two Cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities So said Charles Dickens, to describe the changing worlds of staid England and turbulent France, of the two cities London and Paris, during French revolutionary times — in his great melodramatic novel A Tale of Two…
Read the full article »Wilmington on Movies: Get Him to the Greek and Breathless
Get Him to The Greek (Three Stars) U.S.; Nicholas Stoller, 2010 Get Him to the Greek — the latest from the Judd Apatow juggernaut
Read the full article »ZIPPORAH FILMS AND MTUCKMAN MEDIA TO HIT THE 'GYM'
Announcing Frederick Wiseman’s Newest Film, BOXING GYM New York, NY (June 1, 2010) – Following the success of the national release of “La Danse—The Paris Opera Ballet” (which played in nearly 150 theaters and has grossed over $600,000), Zipporah Films announced today that it will once again work with Michael Tuckman and mTuckman media to…
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