One of the greats, Jeff Bridges, is hosting SNL this weekend! That’s awesome.
Check out all the hilarious promo spots for SNL with The Dude: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-promo-jeff-bridges/1265273/
TRON: LEGACY opens in theatres everywhere this Friday, December 17 in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.
Become a fan of TRON: LEGACY on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/Tron.
If you’re wondering what is good to see during your holiday break, I highly recommend RED. Bruce is having a great time and so is the rest of the first rate cast that keep this offbeat action movie moving along with style. I love the fact that this movie, based on a comic book, is doing as well as it is. I didn’t realize it was still out in theaters this weekend but it still is and for good reason. As of last weekend, this hit movie has brought in 88 million. And it cost 58 mill to make, so not bad. It released on Oct 15 so it is still hanging out and let’s hope it stays over for the rest of the holidays.
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When was the last time you saw a movie about a post-apocalyptic Ireland? Like, never? After you read the latest issue of “Rotten,” and you happen to be in the LA area, go check out, “One Hundred Mornings.”
There is a special screening of the movie all thanks to this really rad creative collective, the Work Book Project. They are a growing community of artists, designers, filmmakers and creatives and the founders of the web series, RADAR that you should also check out.
Here is where you can see the movie in LA in September:
What: One Hundred Mornings screening
Where: Downtown Independent Theatre, 251 South Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Screenings: Opening night is Thursday September 16th at 8:00PM
Subsequent screenings:
Friday Sep 17th: 7:30, 9:30
Sat Sep 18th: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30
Sun Sep 19th: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30
Mon Sep 20th: 7:30, 9:30
Tues Sep 21st: : 7:30, 9:30
Wed Sep 22nd: 7:30, 9:30
More info that you can use anytime:
About One Hundred Mornings
(85 mins, Ireland, written and directed by Conor Horgan)
Awards include: Slamdance Special Mention, IFTA for Best Cinematography
Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive the crisis. As resources run low and external threats increase, each of them faces a critical decision they never thought they’d have to make.
About The Workbook Project Discovery and Distribution Award
The WorkBook Project Discovery and Distribution Award is part of an expanded WBP initiative to provide tangible options for those working in film, music, games, design and software to fund, create, distribute and sustain. The award opens new channels and modes of distribution currently unavailable in the traditional system and established festival circuit. Pooling distribution channels, making them accessible, and spotlighting a featured filmmaker with theatrical run and packaged PR through secured resources, the WBP Award displaces a limited bottleneck system with an open-source, sustainability model. In addition to the winner, The WBP awarded another 20 selected filmmakers with an exclusive digital distribution access package provided by WBP Award partner IndieFlix that will place them on Hulu, iTunes, Netfilx, and variety of other outlets.
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There was a lot of buzz at Comic-Con over this collection of the animated series, BATMAN BEYOND. It is the latest awesome Warner Home Video to catch my eye. Warner Home Video will distribute this limited edition DVD set of all 52 episodes of the series on November 23. All things considered, this would make an excellent gift for the holidays.
The series provides an intriguing new wrinkle into the Batman mythos. The setup is that Bruce Wayne is now an old man, retired and done with crime-fighting. Enter Terry McGinnis. He is just a regular teen boy until one day his father is murdered. This echoes Bruce Wayne’s own family tragedy. To make it worse, the murder mystery leads back to Wayne/Powers Corporation.
This DVD set is loaded with extras, including a movie celebrating the 75th anniversary of DC Comics. There’s also tons of stuff about Batman and his gear. Lots of amazing voice talent, which includes Henry Rollins, from the legendary punk bank, Black Flag; Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons) and George Takei (Star Trek). The production team, the writing team, everybody on board this one is providing you with quality product.
Press release follows:
BATMAN BEYOND: THE COMPLETE SERIES
LIMITED EDITION COMPILATION SET! INCLUDES ALL 52 ACTION-PACKED EPISODES
PLUS THREE NEW BONUS FEATURETTES
WARNER HOME VIDEO TO DISTRIBUTE DVD SET NOV. 23
BURBANK, CA (August 18, 2010) – Warner Bros. Animation’s breakthrough
series Batman Beyond comes to DVD for the first time in its entirety.
Featuring DC Comics’ iconic hero, Batman, Batman Beyond: The Complete
Series presents nearly 20 hours of animated action spread over 52
episodes, as well as all-new bonus featurettes and a 24-page, 8”x 12”
collectible booklet. Batman Beyond: The Complete Series will be
distributed by Warner Home Video on November 23, 2010 as a nine-disc
limited edition DVD set for $99.98 (SRP).
Batman Beyond: The Complete Series centers on Terry McGinnis, an
ordinary teenager … until his father is mysteriously murdered.
Suspecting foul play at his father’s company, Wayne/Powers
Corporation, Terry meets Bruce Wayne and learns of a secret identity
hidden for decades. Now too old to don the cape and cowl as Batman,
Wayne refuses to help – so Terry does what any brash young kid would
do: steal the Bat-suit and take matters into his own hands! Vowing to
avenge his father’s death, Terry dons the high-tech suit tricked out
with jetpacks, a supersensitive microphone and even camouflage
capabilities in search of his father’s assassin. It’s 52 action-packed
episodes following the adventures of the partnership between an
ex-crimefighter and his apprentice, starring Will Friedle (Boy Meets
World) as Terry McGinnis and, reprising his seminal role, Kevin Conroy
(Batman: The Animated Series) as Bruce Wayne.
Casting throughout the series’ 52 episodes featured award winners from
feature films, primetime television and the Broadway stage – from Paul
Winfield, Stockard Channing and Seth Green to
William H. Macy, Wayne Brady and Teri Garr – not to mention George
Lazenby (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), Dan Castellaneta (The
Simpsons), Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid), George Takei (Star Trek)
and Henry Rollins (the front man for the rock band, Black Flag).
An all-star production team was headed by executive producer Jean
MacCurdy and producers Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami and
Paul Dini. Writers on the series included Burnett and Dini, as well as
Stan Berkowitz, Bob Goodman, Rich Fogel, Hilary Bader and John McCann.
Included in the beautifully custom designed package is a 24-page, 8”x
12” collectible booklet with the inside perspective and artwork from
the vaults especially compiled by DC Comics for this release.
Three new bonus features created specifically for the Batman Beyond:
The Complete Series are:
TOMORROW KNIGHT: THE BATMAN REBORN
The “Batman Beyond” creative team gives you a peek into the character
of Terry McGinnis, and what made him worthy to become the new Caped Crusader.
GOTHAM: CITY OF THE FUTURE
A look at Gotham City, circa 2039, and how the team built a realistic
vision of the near future while remaining true to the city they
created in Batman: The Animated Series.
THE HIGH TECH HERO
Explore the technology behind the Bat-suit, its amazing powers and the real world science that inspired it.
The collection will also contain the DC 75th anniversary documentary,
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics.
“Batman Beyond was a landmark series as it created altogether new
directions for the iconic character, and added dimensions for fans
both old and new to the Batman mythology,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice
President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “Warner Home Video
is proud to release this important series in an all-encompassing box
set, just in time to make a perfect holiday gift for the ultimate
fan.”
About Warner Home Video:
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution
infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s
film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new
and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures,
Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as
Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, MAD
Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with
strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC
Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to
unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not
limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment,
and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic
novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest
English-language publisher of comics in the world.
DC SUPER HEROES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has been producing award-winning original
animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin’ in
the Bathtub.” Since then, WBA’s characters have set the standard for
innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable
television, online, home entertainment and feature films both
domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its
creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the
studio’s rich cartoon heritage. WBA also oversees the creative use and
production of animated programming based on classic cartoon characters
from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. WBA is one of the
most-honored animation studios in history.
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This from Reuters:
A third newcomer, the comic-book adaptation “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” bombed at No. 5 with $10.5 million. It marks the second disappointment this month for General Electric Co-owned distributor Universal Pictures, following “Charlie St. Cloud.”
Well, when was the last time you laid your hands on $10.5 million? Not great in the movie world but nice enough all things considered. You can’t blame the content or the fact it comes from a comic book. This movie will continue to make money. So, no tears please.
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One reason to see “The Other Guys” is definitley Eva Mendes. She is a very smart, funny and talented person. And she also happens to be hot. Here she is holding her own with the amazing Will Ferrell, director Adam McKay and Mark Wahlberg. And here is a close-up of her in that very cool metallic dress by Vivienne Westwood.
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Sure, it’s a cool video and Kanye West loves it and now there’s this Cinderella story we’re all suppose to be inspired by about the $300 video that turned into a $300 million dollar movie deal. That part alone needs a lot of explaining. There has to be more to this story, right? But one important piece remains missing: A story! From all I’ve seen, it’s all about the CGI and the potential of a new hotshot budding filmmaker. But there isn’t even a hint of a narrative in the video and that’s only 4 minutes. What will 90 plus minutes of this be like? I’m just saying. Who knows but, the moment any of those potential characters is fleshed out, whatever magic was in the video will likely evaporate. Now, it’s all under “development.” Nice. In fact, I’d make a movie about this movie deal. And I’d get Alan Rickman in there. And maybe Paul Giamatti. Yeah, I’d get him too. I’ll show Sam Raimi how to make a movie.
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