The Columbian hostage rescue made headlines only a short time ago, yet Screen Gems has already snapped up the rights to bring this exciting true story to the big screen in Operation Checkmate. According to Variety, Simon Brand is in talks to direct the military drama. The film will be told from the perspctive of the Colombian military rescuers that infilittarted the FARC intelligence network and freed fifteen hostages including Ingrid Betancourt....
We haven’t heard much on Sin City 2 lately, but comic book creator and screenwriter Frank Miller recently gave an update on the sequel. Although no cast members have been officially announced yet, it seems Sin City 2 will feature Mickey Rourke’s Marv and Jessica Alba’s Nancy Callahan. Here’s what Frank Miller had to say below. The Just Another Saturday Night story centers on Mickey Rourke’s Marv, where he wakes up on a highway surrounded by a number of dead hooligans....
This past Monday, a group of journalists were flown (or driven, since half of them lived there) into Vancouver, Canada to visit the set of Tom and Charlie Guard’s new creepfest A Tale of Two Sisters. The film is based on a 2003 Korean psychological horror film from Ji-woon Kim entitled Janghwa, Hongryeon. The plot, which is currently being translated for American audiences, revolves around two sisters (Arielle Kebbel and Elizabeth Banks) who return home after a stint in a mental institution....
FX’s highest-rated drama Sons of Anarchy will air its live post-show, Anarchy Afterword, on FX immediately following the seventh - and final - season premiere episode Tuesday, September 9 from 11:50 PM - 12:30 AM ET. The show will also be available for VOD viewing, including on FX Networks’ FXNOW app. Hosted by comedian Chris Franjola (Chelsea Lately), the premiere episode of Afterword will feature interviews with SOA creator/showrunner Kurt Sutter and series stars Charlie Hunnam (“Jax”) and Katey Sagal (“Gemma”), as well as show clips and other exclusive content....
Sony has pulled its upcoming comic book movie outing, Morbius, from release in Russia. The studio has joined the example set by other major studios, each of which has begun pulling tent-pole releases from the schedule in Russia amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Given the ongoing military action in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainty and humanitarian crisis unfolding in that region, we will be pausing our planned theatrical releases in Russia, including the upcoming release of Morbius,” a spokesperson from Sony Pictures said of the removal of Morbius....
Director Duncan Jones came out of the gate swinging with his first feature film, Moon. I am pleased to report there’s no sophomore slump with his second effort, Source Code. The always superb Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Afghan war veteran Colter Stevens…and Chicago teacher Sean Fentress. He wakes up on a Chicago commuter train sitting across the lovely Christina (Michelle Monaghan). Confused and disoriented, he’s bewildered to see the reflection in the train’s window is not him....
Netflix has begun its annual Tudum Festival, showcasing everything new coming to the global streaming giant. However, Squid Game got in on the action a little early, bringing fans back to the beloved universe with a never-before-seen clip from the first season. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator and director of the show, embarked on his journey with the series last year. Squid Game quickly became the most popular show ever to release on Netflix, surpassing series like Stranger Things which reigned dominant for years....
Buckle up, Trekkies. CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment announces the street date for the home entertainment release of Star Trek Discovery - Season Three. This collection offers fans all 13 episodes from the Paramount+ series, arriving on Blu-Ray and DVD on July 20. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 is the highest rated Discovery season yet. Fans can enjoy all 13 episodes from the Paramount+ original series with the four-disc collection, packed with over 2 hours of special features, including producer interviews, writer’s log and behind-the-scenes moments....
SOLID DEBUTS FOR DISTRICT 9, TIME TRAVELER District 9’s final weekend results were slightly better than studio estimates, while The Time Traveler’s Wife were slightly worse. District 9wound up with $37.4 million, while The Time Traveler’s Wifetook in $18.6 million. (On Monday ABC announced that it plans to air a TV series based on the Time Traveler’s story and has ordered a pilot from Warner Bros. TV.) Combined, they helped offset mediocre results for three other films that opened wide over the weekend and lifted the box office 14 percent above the comparable weekend a year ago....
WHO’S RUNNING UNITED ARTISTS? MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY BURN HOT AT VENICE The Coen Brothers’ Burn After Reading. starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton, received a generally warm reception from critics as it opened the Venice Film Festival Wednesday night. Reviewing the film for Bloomberg News, Farah Nayeri wrote, “With Burn After Reading, the Coen brothers have produced their freshest, lightest comedy yet, despite its dark overtones....
FOOTBALL GOES TO THE MOVIES The first full-scale 3-D presentation of a football game on movie screens throughout the country is scheduled to take place on Thursday when some 80 theaters nationwide carry the BCS National Championship Game between Florida and Oklahoma. The feed will be provided by Fox Sports, which will use Burbank, CA-based Sality Digital to shoot the game and Cinedigm Digital Cinema of Morristown, NJ to transmit it to the theaters....
SUPER BOWL NABS GIANT RATINGS – BUT NO RECORD The New York Giants’ stunning upset defeat of the New England Patriots averaged a 46.4 rating and a 67 share in the Nielsen overnights between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Sunday. The Fox telecast recorded a 34.8/67 among adults 18-49. Approximately 89.10 million viewers tuned in – well short of the record 94.08 million who watched the 1996 Super Bowl. Few tuned out following the game with Fox’s post-game show drawing a 44....
BANCROFTS BEGIN FINAL TALKS ON WSJ SALE After a day-long meeting in Boston where they heard lawyers and business analysts discuss the pros and cons of Rupert Murdoch’s offer to buy Dow Jones, members of the Bancroft family, who own the Wall Street Journal’s publishing company, remained divided on whether to accept the bid, the Journalreported today (Tuesday). The family’s advisers, the newspaper said, had concluded that while the deal would give the newspaper the opportunity to expand, it would be difficult to enforce proposals aimed at guaranteeing the newspaper editorial independence....
You can bring home the latest adventures of the Winchester brothers on both DVD and Blu-ray this September. Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 7. The six-disc DVD set will be priced at $59.98 SRP, the four-disc Blu-ray set will be priced at $69.97 SRP and both sets will contain all 22 episodes from the new season. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below....
What if one day you woke up with no memories and the life you are living seems to be peculiar, like you are living in another person’s life? As one goes through their routines that were so normal before this moment, if one aspect of the routine is altered or messed up, everything will begin to seem irregular. Apple TV+’s Surface seeks out the mystery in this concept, as its protagonist finds herself without memories of what life was like before an accident....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy is getting together with After Dark Films for two film projects. They will air on the network’s Saturday night creature-feature slot. The first film is titled Scream of the Banshee. It stars Lauren Holly (NCIS) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens). It follows a professor who unleashes a creature with a bone-splitting scream. The second movie is called 51. This film follows group of reporters that is allowed access to a top-secret Air Force base that houses aliens....
Movie PictureOn DVD March 28thIn celebration of today’s release of King Kong on DVD, we’re giving away copies to some lucky readers! CLICK HERE now to enter! Packed with heart-pounding action, breathtaking visual effects and one of 2005’s most acclaimed box-office blockbusters, King Kong, this year’s most highly anticipated DVD, arrives in stores March 28, 2006 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Three-time Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson, director of the landmark “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, sets a new standard for unforgettable suspense filled with nail-biting danger, high emotion and amazing creatures beyond imagination including the legendary beast as never before seen....
On May 22, the next generation technology of HD-DVD goes to another level with the release of The Ultimate Matrix Collection! Due to the gravity of this amazing release we are giving away some copies to our users! Winners Receive: The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD Set CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: If ever a film series was meant to be seen in HD DVD, that series is now here....
2022 wasn’t just a comeback for movies at large. Last year, the world’s favorite indie production company, A24, released an impressive sequence of sixteen feature films, many of which have since been labeled as iconic within a few short months’ time. Even if it was cultural phenomena like Everything, Everywhere, All At Once that seemed to take center stage throughout 2022, A24 has still proven itself as no less than a powerhouse when it comes to producing diverse films from exciting new voices....
When elements of horror seep into waking life through the avenues of dreams and nightmares, incredible storytelling can happen. Throughout the lifespan of the horror genre, this has been a common theme found in many films, intensifying the truth of the situation across landscapes of REM sleep. Dreams may appear to be hopeful stretches of the imagination in any case, but they can quickly turn the tables when bad guys come knocking on bedroom doors....
