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Milk Movie Trailer 2

3 December 2008 11:00 PM, PST | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Focus Features recently released another brand new movie trailer from the drama “Milk” by director Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park, Finding Forrester, Psycho) and starring Sean Penn (21 Grams), Josh Brolin (American Gangster, Grindhouse), Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) and James Franco (Spider-Man 3). Synopsis: Academy Award winner Sean Penn takes the title role in Gus Van Sant’s biopic tracing the last eight years in the life of Harvey Milk, the ill-fated politician and gay activist whose life changed history, and whose courage still inspires people. When Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, he made history for being the first openly gay man in American history [...]

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Dark Castle Secure for Another Five Years

3 December 2008 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news

According to Variety, Germany's Studio Babelsberg has pacted with Joel Silver and his production outfit Dark Castle Entertainment for a five-year, 15-pic co-production deal. All films will be released by Warner Bros. which has used Babelsberg for Speed Racer , V for Vendetta and the upcoming Ninja Assassin . The company said a key part of the deal with Silver is that it will have "influence on the script, casting and other relevant decisions." "With the agreement, we're not only taking a stake in the earnings from Dark Castle films, but they will also strengthen our position as a producer," Babelsberg's Carl Woebcken tells Variety. The upcoming production slate has not been revealed, however, the first picture could get rolling as soon as next spring....

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Interview: Emile Hirsch on Milk, San Francisco, and More!

27 November 2008 8:20 AM, PST | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

Gus Van Sant's Milk boasts one of the best ensemble casts this year. In addition to Sean Penn's phenomenal performance as Harvey Milk, James Franco, Josh Brolin, and Emile Hirsch all shine in their supporting roles as well. After seeing Milk a few weeks back, I sat down with Emile Hirsch to chat about playing curly haired gay activist Cleve Jones. Coincidentally, our writer Kevin sat down for an interview with the real Cleve Jones a few days later. So today I present the second part in our set of interviews this week - this time with the actor who brought Jones and his personality to life on the screen. Hirsch and I talk about working with Gus Van Sant, San Francisco, and even a little bit about Speed Racer, so read on. I've been fond of Emile ever since The Emperor's Club in 2002, but have really seen

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Alex Billington

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The Top Five Turkeys of 2008

26 November 2008 11:11 PM, PST | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

In honor of Thanksgiving, let's take a moment to recount the biggest turkeys Hollywood has turned out this year. The biggest losers of 2008, among major U.S. releases:

Title Budget*

Domestic Box Office

Return on Investment

City of Ember

$55M $8M -85%

Meet Dave

$60M $12M -80%

Babylon A.D.

$70M $23M -67%

Bangkok Dangerous

$45M $15M -67%

Speed Racer

$120M $44M -63%

*Estimated. Sources: Box Office Mojo and IMDb.

Bear in mind that these numbers represent the biggest turkeys of the year thus far. The remaining days of 2008 could very well yield another flop or two. (We're looking at you, Australia and Valkyrie.)

Next Showing:

Link | Posted 11/27/2008 by Thomas

Speed Racer | City of Ember | Babylon A.D. | Bangkok Dangerous | Meet Dave

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Milk

26 November 2008 1:00 PM, PST | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

Speed Racer Release Date: Nov. 26

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writers: Dustin Lance Black

Cinematographer: Harris Savides

Starring: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco

Studio Information: Focus Features, 128 mins.

Today, Harvey Milk is remembered as a local hero in San Francisco, and Sean Penn’s joyful, deeply layered portrayal in a new biopic by Gus Van Sant gives us a pretty good idea why. Harvey was the first openly gay person elected to public office in the U.S., and he served on San Francisco's board of supervisors until he and mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by a fellow supervisor, Dan White, in 1978. But the lasting image of the film isn't a gunshot or a riot but the ear-to-ear grin that tops Penn’s compact, gesticulating frame.

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For Your Consideration - Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight'

22 November 2008 10:41 PM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We officially kicked off our For Your Consideration coverage about ten days ago with a look at Warner Bros.' official awards-friendly website. It only featured The Dark Knight and Gran Torino, the new Clint Eastwood movie due out in December. Does that mean they're punting on the rest of their movies? I don't know, but it's odd that they'd have Gran Torino on there already and not some of their earlier films, like Body of Lies, Appaloosa, and even for technical awards, Speed Racer and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

But the studio is, no doubt, behind The Dark Knight, as evidenced by the new full-page ad in Variety touting some guy in make-up.

Thanks to Batman On Film via Slashfilm

I still think Heath Ledger has the best shot to win Best Supporting Actor, and the movie's best shot to win a major award. We'll update

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Colin Boyd

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Kung-Fu Panda Director to Helm He-Man Movie?

20 November 2008 2:41 PM, PST | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Our friends over at Latino Review recently got word that the director of one of my favorite films of 2008, the phenomenal (and seriously underrated) Kung-Fu Panda has been tapped to helm another action epic for the younger sect: A remake of 80’s cartoon hit, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

 

With all the talk in recent months about which directors are going to be handling which upcoming comic/cartoon films (Captain America being the latest buzz headliner), I have to say this bit of news has me the most excited. After all I loved He-Man as a kid, and I loved Kung-Fu Panda like I was still a kid. I see Panda’s director, John Stevenson, doing great things with He-Man, if he can get it into theaters before it ends up D.O.A., again.

However, it looks as though the film is moving forward. Stevenson was seen

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Kofi Outlaw

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"Lost" Composer Michael Giacchino Scoring the Oscars

17 November 2008 11:32 PM, PST | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

Michael Giacchino has been named the musical director for next year's 81st annual Academy Awards. Earlier this year at the 80th annual Academy Awards, he was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Ratatouille. He won't be up for any awards this year, since his only movie work in 2008 was Speed Racer, and it's ineligible because it makes use of an old theme song.

Arya Ponto

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Ratatouille Composer To Conduct Oscars Orchestra

17 November 2008 6:09 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Ratatouille score composer Michael Giacchino is to serve as the musical director at the 81st Oscars next year.

It marks the first time he has conducted the Oscars Orchestra.

Last year, Giacchino received an Academy Award nomination for his Ratatouille original score. His film credits also include Speed Racer, Mission: Impossible III and The Incredibles.

He has also composed and conducted the score for the upcoming Star Trek movie.

Giacchino won an Emmy Award in 2005 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for Lost.

His credits also include work on the hit series Alias and several interactive games, including titles in the Medal of Honor series.

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Details Emerge About 'Magneto' Storyline

12 November 2008 6:59 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Although a couple of movies that opened this May had disappointing American box office returns (Speed Racer, Prince Caspian), it's almost a guarantee that May 2009 will be hit after hit...after hit...after hit.

Leading the way, at least chronologically, is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It's a great way to continue the franchise by giving the primary characters their own standalone projects. As of now, the only other Origins movie even announced is Magneto. Production Weekly has received an "official" plot summary (and we'll say "official" until it comes directly from Fox or writer-director David Goyer) that reveals a lot of Charles Xavier, believe it or not.

“The original X-Men film began with a prologue that showed the character as a child being led to a concentration camp by Nazis and that is the period in which the Magneto film will take place. This setup will allow a future villain to

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Colin Boyd

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Twilight Movie: A Case For Overexposure

11 November 2008 7:07 PM, PST | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

Our debut article comes from Ta forum member Antares. Enjoy!Twilight the Movie.... A case for Overexposure?Type Twilight into Google image and over fifteen million hits appear. Twilight Film will provide eleven million hits with the term Twilight film in the video section yielding twenty thousand . Not to mention the options for other terms such as preview movie and trailer which provide a similar number of hits apiece. Now obviously some of these will be duplicates but it is clear that the popularity and demand for the film is enormous! Coupled with this are the hundreds of interviews behindthescenes footage Press junkets not to mention all the magazine articles and personal appearances the cast are making and it seems that Twilight is everywhere! But with still nearly two weeks to go until the films general release isnt it time someone asked Will overexposure kill Twilight the movie? We have seen this phenomenon before.

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Twilight Movie: A Case For Overexposure

11 November 2008 7:07 PM, PST | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

Ta has a brand new section called Ta Talks Back. We will be bringing you opinion articles on everything Twilight.If you would like to write an article for Ta Talks Back click hereOur debut article comes from Ta forum member Antares.Twilight the Movie.... A case for Overexposure?Type Twilight into google image and over fifteen million hits appear. Twilight Film will provide eleven million hits with the term Twilight film in the video section yeilding twenty thousand . Not to mention the options for other terms such as preview movie and trailer which provide a similar number of hits apiece. Now obviously some of these will be duplicates but it is clear that the popularity and demand for the film is enormous! Coupled with this are the hundreds of interviews behindthescenes footagePress junkets not to mention all the magazine articles and personal appearances the cast are making and it seems that Twilight is everywhere!

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Movies that made us want to puke

11 November 2008 5:34 AM, PST | From TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news

Speed Racer's out on DVD this week, and we feel it's our duty to shoo motion sickness sufferers away from it. And, while we're here, here's six more flicks that'll make you reach for the sick bags. Speed Racer (2008) Boy racer flings himself around a series of psychedelic tracks that make Super Mario Kart look like Pong. Why it made us sick: Watching Speed Racer is like have your face intermittently dipped into a barrel full of skittles, a sink full of lemonade and a ditch full of monkey tears. It made us grimace, it made us sneeze, it... .

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Movies that made us want to puke

11 November 2008 5:34 AM, PST | From TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news

Speed Racer's out on DVD this week, and we feel it's our duty to shoo motion sickness sufferers away from it. And, while we're here, here's six more flicks that'll make you reach for the sick bags. Speed Racer (2008) Boy racer flings himself around a series of psychedelic tracks that make Super Mario Kart look like Pong. Why it made us sick: Watching Speed Racer is like have your face intermittently dipped into a barrel full of skittles, a sink full of lemonade and a ditch full of monkey tears. It made us grimace, it made us sneeze, it... .

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Good movies that made us want to puke

11 November 2008 2:14 AM, PST | From TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news

Speed Racer's out on DVD this week, and we feel it's our duty to shoo motion sickness sufferers away from it. And, while we're here, here's six more flicks that'll make you reach for the sick bags. Speed Racer (2008) Boy racer flings himself around a series of psychedelic tracks that make Super Mario Kart look like Pong. Why it made us sick: Watching Speed Racer is like have your face intermittently dipped into a barrel full of skittles, a sink full of lemonade and a ditch full of monkey tears. It made us grimace, it made us sneeze, it... .

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Good movies that made us want to puke

11 November 2008 2:14 AM, PST | From TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news

Speed Racer's out on DVD this week, and we feel it's our duty to shoo motion sickness sufferers away from it. And, while we're here, here's six more flicks that'll make you reach for the sick bags. Speed Racer (2008) Boy racer flings himself around a series of psychedelic tracks that make Super Mario Kart look like Pong. Why it made us sick: Watching Speed Racer is like have your face intermittently dipped into a barrel full of skittles, a sink full of lemonade and a ditch full of monkey tears. It made us grimace, it made us sneeze, it... .

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DVD release inspirations including Indiana Jones

10 November 2008 4:03 AM, PST | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Yuck! What a filthy day. Peering outside our windows here at Boxwish HQ, the weather in our part of the world is just horrible – wet, dark, cold – all in all weather to stay indoors for. Here’s hoping that the sun is shining on you Boxwishers, but if not – don’t despair – we’ve got just the thing to brighten even the murkiest of days: the latest DVD releases. Yes, sit back and let us give you the rundown on all the exciting new home entertainment choices heading your way today.

If you see… Harrison Ford don the fedora and bullwhip of cinema’s best-loved adventurer in his long-awaited fourth outing – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Why Not Learn how to recreate the sword-fight between Mutt (Shia LeBeouf) and soviet villain Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) with a crash course in fencing. Enjoy the bombastic soundtrack provided,

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Hirsch And Selleck Hire New Agents

27 October 2008 6:29 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Emile Hirsch has hired a new Hollywood agent, after signing with Tinseltown heavyweight Endeavor.

Hirsch has been agent-less since ditching United Talent Agency (UTA) after the firm signed him to box office flop Speed Racer.

Former Magnum, PI star Tom Selleck has also switched agencies, hooking up with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), whose bosses plan to find the mustachioed star more TV and theatre roles, reports Daily Variety.

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 19, 2008

19 October 2008 9:33 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Sunday again and that means that it is time for the Weekend Movie News Wrap Up.

This week:

We see who is top of the box office; Kevin Smith ups his budget and goes into space; Brad Pitt goes on an Odyssey and plays an Unfair Game; Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci do Life and Ronin zooms to the small screen.

 

Box Office

Marky Mark Wahlberg is the box office champion with Max Payne. The film should manage about $20 million over the weekend giving 20th Century Fox their first solid hit in months.

Oliver Stone’s W bucked the political movie trend by making a solid bit of cash. Grossing around $12Mm for the weekend the film should be a modest hit. Considering the current political overkill going on in the press this is a considerable coup.

The Secret Life of Bees had a modest opening too, and should match

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Niall Browne

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Ricci and Neeson Visit the "After.Life"

18 October 2008 2:27 PM, PDT | From www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news

Christina Ricci ("Speed Racer") and Liam Neeson ("Taken") will topline psychological thriller "After.Life" with Bill Perkins and Plum Pictures producing and Perkins financing through his just-launched Lleuju Productions. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo will make her directorial feature debut, helming from her own screenplay. "After.Life" centers on a young woman caught between life and death and a funeral director who appears to have the gift of transitioning the dead. The film, which has a SAG waiver, will begin shooting in November in the New York region....

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