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Julie Gayet's political farce earns her César nomination
French president Francois Hollande's alleged lover wins nomination for ripped-from-the-headlines comedy Quai d'Orsay.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/01/2014

Forest Whitaker to adapt bestselling Christian novel The Shack
The Oscar-winning actor who recently starred in The Butler is to direct, write and star in an adaptation of William P Young's self-published bestseller, and potentially take a role in Taken 3.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/01/2014

Jesse Eisenberg cast as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman movie
The Social Network star is to play the lead villain in Man of Steel 2, while Jeremy Irons steps into Michael Caine's shoes as Alfred.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/01/2014

Crimson Peak Gets A Release Date
It's a big day for release dates, so keep your 2014/15 diary to hand. First up, Guillermo del Toro's haunted house flick Crimson Peak has scored an October 16, 2015 release date. Thatlines it up perfectly to sneak up on Halloween and shout "Boo!" in its ear very, very loudly.
From: Empire Online 31/01/2014

Anson Mount Receives Visions
There are more than a dozen future projects currently developing and pre-productioning at Jason Blum's insanely profitable Blumhouse. Many are sequels (Insidious, Amityville, The Purge, Sinister, Paranormal Activity) but there are also plenty of standalones jostling alongside them. Now there's one more, in the hazy form of Visions: a horror thriller set to star Isla Fisher and now Hell On Wheels' Anson Mount.
From: Empire Online 31/01/2014

Sarah Hyland Licks Blood And Lucy Fry Flips Her Hair In New Vampire Academy Clips
Let's all pause for a second and appreciate the sight of Sarah Hyland licking blood off a wall because… well, who expected to see that today? Does the snozzberry blood taste like snozzberries?
From: Cinema Blend 31/01/2014

GLAAD Media Awards Celebrate Blue Is The Warmest Color And Dallas Buyers Club
While the Academy Awards is the ceremony sure to earn the most ink over the coming weeks, the GLAAD Media Awards are an honor held more closely to the hearts of some. Seeking to celebrate films, TV shows, mini-series and websites that represent the LGBT community, GLAAD's ceremony shines a spotlight on a part of the artistic community that has been forced into the shadows for too long.
From: Cinema Blend 31/01/2014

Forget Retirement: Shia LaBeouf Is Making A Movie With Bill Murray
At some point over the past few months, Shia LaBeouf's aggressively weird behavior got so consistently weird that it stopped surprising us. Whether threatening to retire from public life or releasing bizarre manifestos on willful plagiarism, his oddities somehow became par for the course. Eccentric, unexplainable shit became his M.O., which is why I'm now so shocked to report the following story that's pretty much as conventional as it gets.
From: Cinema Blend 31/01/2014

R.I.P. Miklos Jancso
Hungarian filmmaker Miklos Jancso, who won the best director at Cannes in 1972, died Friday in Budapest. He was 92. His death followed a long illness.
From: Deadline 31/01/2014

Martin Scorsese Settles 'Silence' Suit
More than a year and a half after Martin Scorsese was sued by producer Cecchi Gori for not directing Silence, the two sides have worked out a deal.
From: Deadline 31/01/2014

Kyle Chandler Joins Todd Haynes' 'Carol'
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara now have a third wheel in Carol. Hot off snagging the lead in Netflix's upcoming psychological thriller from the Damages creators, Kyle Chandler has now also joined the Todd Haynes-directed film.
From: Deadline 31/01/2014

Liam Neeson To Star In Martin Scorsese's 'Silence'
Liam Neeson will star with Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe in Silence, the Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel about 17th century Jesuits who to try bring Christianity to isolated Japan.
From: Deadline 31/01/2014

Alone Yet Not Alone: Oscars scandal as best song nominee is disqualified
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has revoked a nomination in the best original song category for Alone Yet Not Alone after the songwriter, himself an Academy official, violated Oscar rules and emailed voters about submitting the song for consideration.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/01/2014

Meg Ryan to make directing debut with Ithaca
The actor will team with her two-time romcom partner Tom Hanks on Ithaca, a World War II drama in which she will also star.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/01/2014

Part two of Nymphomaniac banned in Romania
The second part of Lars Von Trier's controversial film has been handed a IM 18 XXX certificate, meaning it is too explicit to be shown to the general public.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/01/2014

Bruce Willis and M Night Shyamalan to reunite for Labour of Love
Sixth Sense collaborators in talks to bring Shyamalan's screenplay about a man who walks across the US as love letter to late wife.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/01/2014

BFI heralds billion-pound year for British film
Investment in British film rises by 14%, taking it over £1bn for 2013, though cinema admissions have fallen.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/01/2014

Oscar Analysis 2014: Breaking Down The Best Director Race
A common indicator of what film will take home the Academy Award for Best Picture is the frequently foreshadowing category of Best Director.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Did Bryan Singer And Simon Kinberg Just Reveal The Ending To Days Of Future Past?
Why are the X-Men in the past? How do they meet their future selves? Why is the future so damaged? Who is Apocalypse? What is The Matrix? The upcoming X-Men: Days Of Future Past and follow-up X-Men: Apocalypse sure are laying some heavy groundwork for Fox's X-Men franchise, but they're also giving film and comic fans a chance to ask a load of questions about some of the unpredictable elements emerging from this ad campaign. And Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg may be answering too many of them.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Chris Evans Talks Turning Up The Power On Captain America: 'This Has To Be More Than Bourne'
While he may not possess the strength of the Hulk, the flight of Iron Man or the lightning-generating power of Thor, Captain America is still one of the greatest superheroes in the Marvel universe.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Seth Rogen And Zac Efron Go To War: Visiting The Set Of Nicholas Stoller's Neighbors
Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are two actors that you wouldn't necessarily put in the same circles. The former is a giant in the world of R-rated comedies, not only starring in movies like Knocked Up and Superbad, but also now directing his own films. The latter saw his career grow on the Disney Channel, singing and dancing his way to teen heartthrob status through the High School Musical series.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

The Secrets Behind Wolf Of Wall Street's Head Shaving Scene Revealed
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street has been at the center of a major debate with fans calling it an cutting criticism of the American drive for excess, and detractors declaring it a glorification of the very debauchery it claims to critique.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Rejected Oscar Nominee Bruce Broughton Responds To Oscar Controversy
On Wednesday, Bruce Broughton learned that the Best Original Song Oscar nomination he'd received for Alone Yet Not Alone had been rescinded. Today, he's fighting back.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Jennifer Lawrence's Snack Habits Almost Ruined Her American Hustle Dresses
Celebrities. They're just like you and me. I mean, aside from their luxurious lifestyles fueled by the millions of dollars they earn for playing dress-up.
From: Cinema Blend 30/01/2014

Tom Sherak, former motion picture academy president, dies
Film and marketing executive who headed 20th Century Fox for 17 years had had prostate cancer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/01/2014

Avengers saga modelled on The Godfather, says Joss Whedon
The director is following the template of Francis Ford Coppola's mobster trilogy for the superhero ensemble franchise.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/01/2014

Four-hour Wolf of Wall Street edit to feature more sex and swearing
It may already be liberally seasoned with the f-word, and feature more naked breasts than your average copy of Nuts magazine, but The Wolf of Wall Street is set to become even more explicit for its DVD release.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/01/2014

Matthias Schoenaerts Heads For Galveston
Nic Pizzolatto has recently made a name for himself as creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer of the already-lauded HBO series True Detective, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
From: Empire Online 29/01/2014

Fight Club Graphic Novel Moves Closer
Empire's reigning Greatest Movie Character of All Time, Tyler Durden, has the kind of cult following that makes the planned comic-book expansion of his Fight Club world something to get the blood flowing faster.
From: Empire Online 29/01/2014

Nicolas Cage Casually Discusses Jesus, The Rapture In Left Behind Footage
I was running through the rough cut of Left Behind again today and thought you guys might like a little tiny peek. It's temporary music and it hasn't been color corrected etc, but hey, it's better than nothing right? Enjoy. - Paul.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Bruce Willis May Reunite With M. Night Shyamalan, But There's A Twist
Following a string of commercial and critical disappointments, M. Night Shyamalan appears to be heading back to his roots.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Forest Whitaker Joins Liam Neeson In Taken 3
First, they took his daughter. Then, they took him. Now… well, they took his wife in the second film.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Jennifer Lawrence Is Packing Heat In New X-Men: Days Of Future Past Stills
It's kind of insane: X-Men: Days of Future Past isn't coming out for another four months, but director Bryan Singer and Twentieth Century Fox are nonetheless more than happy to flood the internet with every kind of conceivable update about its creation.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Vampire Academy Clip Shows Christian Getting Fired Up
Once again, a clip from Vampire Academy focuses — at least in part — on the troublesome Mia Rinaldi (Sami Gayle). And as the clip reveals, it seems her class disruption leads to a demonstration of Christian Ozera's (Dominic Sherwood) ability the manipulate fire. Because these are things that might happen at St. Vladimirs, where vampires have special abilities and occasionally hot tempers.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Shutter Island Author Denis Lehane's Short Story Consumers Heading To The Big Screen
The rich and powerful people of the world will probably always serve as a target for those less fortunate, who attack through verbal protests, wordy blog posts, and sometimes even murder.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Thor 3 Hires A Pair Of Screenwriters
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is truly starting to fall into place. Over the last few weeks Edgar Wright's Ant-Man, which will be in theaters in July 15th, has been slowly adding to its cast; Captain America 3 has brought back directors Joe and Anthony Russo, and now a pair of screenwriters have been hired to hold the pen for Thor 3.
From: Cinema Blend 29/01/2014

Kristin Davis to make West End debut in Fatal Attraction
Sex and the City star to appear in Trevor Nunn-directed play based on the 1987 thriller.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Johnny Depp to receive award for wearing makeup
Actor to be inaugural recipient of Distinguished Artisan Award bestowed by Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, while American Hustle recognised for wig work.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Camelot, stocks and two smoking cauldrons: Guy Ritchie set for King Arthur film
The Sherlock Holmes director is said to be eyeing a new attempt to turn the Arthurian legends into a movie franchise.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Cinema owners call for shorter movie trailers to avoid spoilers
Trade body issues guidelines to trim trailer length, after complaints that too much plot is being revealed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Seth MacFarlane writes first novel based on A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West, a novelisation of the film of the same name, is the latest project from the Family Guy creator.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Gawker: Tarantino should blame himself for Hateful Eight script leak
The website which is the subject of a lawsuit by the director after it linked to a version of his script has hit back by claiming Tarantino was responsible for the media interest.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem: first official trailer hits web
Latest sci-fi fantasy parable from Twelve Monkeys director sees trailer release ahead of UK appearance in March.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/01/2014

Captain America 3 In The Works At Marvel
With Marvel's massive, years-spanning plan to roll out its comics universe on the big screen, it's hardly surprising to learn that another movie featuring one of its most popular characters is in the works.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Jonah Hill, James Franco & More Join Seth Rogen's Sausage Party
Seth Rogen and co-writing/producing/directing partner Evan Goldberg announced last September that they were throwing a Sausage Party. By which, we mean, they'd cooked up the idea for a raunchy animated film and were looking to serve it up to willing audiences.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Benedict Cumberbatch Scales Blood Mountain
He is no longer headed to Guillermo del Toro's haunted house thriller Crimson Peak, but it seems Benedict Cumberbatch still has a thing for films with lofty titles. He's now attached to indie thriller Blood Mountain.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Vin Diesel Says Universal Wants Another Riddick
We know that Vin Diesel likes to offer entertaining Facebook updates, particularly when he's got good news for his fans.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Gabriel Byrne Joining The 33
It's already filming in Colombia, but it's not too late for The 33 to fly in a new cast member. Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche, Rodrigo Santoro, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Philips, Martin Sheen and Jennifer Lopez have been at work for a while, and they're now joined by Gabriel Byrne for Patricia Riggen's tense drama.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Akiva Goldsman Writing Insurgent
We're still waiting for the release of Divergent, the first instalment of Lionsgate's new young adult series, but the confident studio is already at work on the sequel. Insurgent is currently without a director, since Divergent's Neil Burger isn't returning, but the follow-up has at least now scored a heavyweight screenwriter. Akiva Goldsman will be taking over the adaptation of the Veronica Roth novel.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Justin Lin Launches Toymageddon
Justin Lin had a pretty full dance card already, but it just got a little fuller with news coming from The Hollywood Reporter that he'll be producing a new 20th Century Fox property called Toymageddon.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

Jason Reitman Explores The Possibilities
When you have the chance to film the next novel from Kaui Hart Hemmings - whose book The Descendants powered director Alexander Payne and co-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash to a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in 2012 - you want someone who knows their way around adaptations. Fortunately, Indian Paintbrush has acquired the services of Jason Reitmn for The Possibilities.
From: Empire Online 28/01/2014

We're The Miller's Director To Helm The Choose Your Own Adventure Movie
The Choose Your Own Adventure books were a sensation in the days when video games were still limited by their graphic presentation, an empire spanning over 180 books and selling millions to eager pre-teens and teens thrilled to be taking an interactive approach to literature.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Albert Brooks Joins Oscar Isaac And Jessica Chastain In J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year
Writer/director J.C. Chandor has only made two feature films, but has already proven to have an amazing ability in attracting A-list stars to his work. In 2011 he brought the likes of Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and more together to star in the financial drama Margin Call, and last year he had Robert Redford star in the critically-acclaimed one man show that was All Is Lost.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

13 Fascinating And Hilarious Things We Learned About George Clooney During His AMA
George Clooney is a badass. Let's just get that on the record once again because it needs to be said, especially after reading through his Ask Me Anything.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Is The Future Sentinel From X-Men: Days Of Future Past Actually Nimrod?
Oh Sentinels. Those giant purple bastards that haunted the X-Men throughout years of comics. For years, fans campaigned for Bryan Singer's relatively grounded vision of the X-Men to include the giant robot program that the government would employ to basically declare war against the mutants in the most auspicious manner possible.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Tom Hiddleston, Ben Kingsley And Mark Strong Get Villainous In Jaguar's Super Bowl Commercial
One of the classic tropes that has been a part of Hollywood filmmaking for decades and decades is casting British actors to play villains opposite American heroes. It's hard to say exactly how the tradition started - perhaps its ultimately just a call-back to the days of the American Revolution?
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Won't Follow Paramount's Digital Mandate
Remember when Paramount made headlines (and not in the best way possible) by revealing that the Anchorman sequel was going to be their last feature rolled out on film stock, and that the drive to digital was in the studio's immediate future? Yeah, well, Christopher Nolan wants nothing to do with that.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Oscar Analysis 2014: Breaking Down The Best Actress Race
This year's Best Actress race is stacked. I'd be willing to listen to arguments that the five ladies involved are the single most talented grouping ever assembled in a Best Actress category.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Veronica Mars Movie Announces Date For Ticket Pre-Order, Full List Of Theaters
For years and years it seemed like an impossible dream, but now the time is almost here: the Veronica Mars movie will soon be coming to a theater near you.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Grab Your Ruby Slippers: Oscars Plan A Wizard Of Oz Celebration
We're almost one month away from this year's Academy Awards telecast (scheduled for Sunday, March 2), and the Oscar producers are putting a few important tributes into place.
From: Cinema Blend 28/01/2014

Webb talks 'operatic' Spider-Man 2
Marc Webb says The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a "pretty epic spectacle". The Marvel film, which sees Andrew Garfield portray Peter Parker and Emma Stone as his love Gwen Stacy, is due for release in theatres this summer.
From: Film-News 28/01/2014

Tom Sherak: Remembering A True Hollywood Star
Tom Sherak got a star today on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Actually it was dated February 14, 2014, the day the ceremony was planned. But knowing his condition was worsening by the hour, the installation was moved up and the plaque was sent over and presented to Tom.
From: Deadline 28/01/2014

Ketchup Ent. Acquires U.S. Rights To David Hayter-Helmed 'Wolves'
Ketchup Entertainment today acquired U.S. distribution rights on Wolves, the action thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of X-Men and Watchmen scribe David Hayter.
From: Deadline 28/01/2014

R.I.P. Tom Sherak
Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak died today of complications due to a long battle with prostate cancer.
From: Deadline 28/01/2014

Liana Liberato Joins 'The Best Of Me'; Chilean Miner Pic 'The 33′ Adds Bob Gunton
Liana Liberato (Stuck in Love, Trust) has been cast in Relativity's The Best Of Me, the Nicholas Sparks romance that James Marsden joined earlier this month replacing the late Paul Walker opposite Michelle Monaghan.
From: Deadline 28/01/2014

Is Robert Evans Working On A Pay Cable Series About '70s Hollywood? You Bet He Is!
Iconic Hollywood producer and former studio head Robert Evans has partnered with Television 360 to develop a pay cable TV series about Hollywood in the 1970s. They've made a deal with Fox 21, and Evans is exec producing with Guymon Casady, Dean Schnider, Scott Lambert and Brett Ratner.
From: Deadline 28/01/2014

Nymphomaniac's 'orgasm' posters result of von Trier's Hitler comments
Danish film-maker's 'vow of silence' after 2011 Hitler controversy resulted in poster campaign that didn't involve director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/01/2014

Hayao Miyazaki figurines go on sale to raise money for Japanese tsunami relief
Statuettes of Oscar-winning film-maker Miyazaki will raise funds for community-building efforts in Kesennuma City.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/01/2014

Helen Mirren to receive Bafta fellowship
Oscar-winning actor hails news of award as 'the greatest professional honour I can imagine'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/01/2014

Rupert Sanders to direct Hollywood remake of Ghost in the Shell
Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks are set to remake the seminal Japanese anime as a live-action English-language movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/01/2014

Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over Hateful Eight film script leak
Quentin Tarantino has filed a copyright lawsuit against Gawker Media for disseminating copies of his latest script, according the The Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/01/2014

Oscar Analysis 2014: Breaking Down The Best Original Score Race
While Best Original Song is a category that often stands alone, frequently a film cannot take home a Best Original Score award without being one of the Oscar frontrunners. Conversely, a film will have trouble cracking the Best Picture field without a forceful score, which is why this is an unusual year, with movies like American Hustle and Wolf Of Wall Street depending on pre-used music, and Hans Zimmer's active 12 Years A Slave compositions and Mark Orton's folksy Nebraska score receiving no recognition in this category.
From: Cinema Blend 27/01/2014

Marc Webb's Latest Amazing Spider-Man 2 Quotes Have Us Worried For Gwen Stacy
Size matters when it comes to our superhero blockbusters. Marvel Studios has mapped out multiple Phases as they build to their next Avengers sequel. Bryan Singer's currently sharing 25 X-Men character images, proving he has an army of mutant heroes and villains in Days of Future Past. And Marc Webb's still trying to tell fans that his Spider-Man universe is expanding as we prep for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, hitting theaters in May.
From: Cinema Blend 27/01/2014

Theater Chains And Movie Studios Might Go To War Over The Length Of Trailers
There are three reasons people tend to get pissed off while viewing movie trailers prior to screenings.
From: Cinema Blend 27/01/2014

Batman Continues To Steal The Show In 8 New Clips For The LEGO Movie
Most of us still have about two weeks to go before we can feast our eyes on the insane-looking The LEGO Movie, a multi-colored comedy from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
From: Cinema Blend 27/01/2014

Guess What J.J. Abrams' Staff Does To Help Ensure Star Wars Secrecy?
There's "secrecy," and then there's the cone of silence that envelopes J.J. Abrams every time he sits down at his computer to work on the ongoing screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII.
From: Cinema Blend 27/01/2014

Chris Pratt thrilled by Jurassic role
Chris Pratt says Jurassic Park is his Star Wars. The 34-year-old actor is set to star in the fourth instalment of the adventure franchise titled Jurassic World, directed and co-written by Colin Trevorrow. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg helmed the original movie and sequel The Lost World, while Joe Johnston directed the third in 2001.
From: Film-News 27/01/2014

Execs Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman Exiting Silver Pictures
Big shakeup at Silver Pictures, Joel Silver's producing label. I'm told that his two top creative executives — president Andrew Rona and EVP Alex Heineman - have just left the company.
From: Deadline 27/01/2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger Actioner 'Sabotage' To Be Released In March Against 'Noah'
Audiences will have a choice on March 28 … guns or God. The release date for Sabotage, the actioner starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is being moved up from April 11th to March 28th, putting it face to face with Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic Noah which stars Russell Crowe, Emma Watson and Jennifer Connelly. Sabotage is being released by distributor Open Road Films.
From: Deadline 27/01/2014

Will Guy Ritchie Pull Sword From Stone After All And Make King Arthur Movie At Warner Bros?
After numerous attempts by Warner Bros to make a new version of the King Arthur legend, I'm hearing that Guy Ritchie is again looking to make the movie.
From: Deadline 27/01/2014

Theater Owners Want Movie Trailers Limited To 2 Minutes
That's one of several recommendations in the voluntary in-theater marketing guidelines released this morning by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
From: Deadline 27/01/2014

Sundance 2014: Whiplash wins jury and audience awards
Drama starring JK Simmons as a sports-coach style drum teacher follows last year's Fruitvale Station in taking both audience and jury prizes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/01/2014

Gravity triumphs at DGAs, taking lead ahead of Oscars
Best picture win for Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity suggests 12 Years A Slave may be edged out at Academy Awards .
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/01/2014

Birds Eye View Fil festival opening and closing films
Now in its tenth year, THE BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL (8th - 13th April), is delighted to announce details of its annual International Women's Day Gala (8th March) and Festival Opening and Closing night films, continuing the organization's mission to celebrate and support the best international female filmmaking talent.
From: Film-News 26/01/2014

Bette Bourne and Mark Ravenhill attend LGBT History Month launch
On Wednesday 12 February, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama will host alumnus and Honorary Fellow Bette Bourne at a Gala screening of the acclaimed film 'It Goes with the Shoes'.
From: Film-News 26/01/2014

Rupert Sanders Haunts Ghost In The Shell
One of the projects that first flared up during a rash of announcements about such adaptations was DreamWorks' acquisition of cult manga/anime title Ghost In The Shell. Things have been largely quiet since then, though Avatar/Shutter Island writer Laeta Kalogridis was hired to craft a new draft of the script back in 2009. Deadline reports that director Rupert Sanders is now the man charged with bringing it to screens.
From: Empire Online 25/01/2014

Louis C.K. Set For New Pet 'Toon
Following its success with Despicable Me 2 (which is now on track to be the biggest worldwide hit for Universal thanks to a boost from the Chinese box office), Illumination Entertainment has pulled the covers from one of its mystery original family films.
From: Empire Online 25/01/2014

Sundance: 'Whiplash' & 'Rich Hill' Win Grand Jury Awards; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For 'Fishing Without Nets'
It was the first major deal of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and tonight Whiplash was the big winner at the fest's Awards Ceremony.
From: Deadline 25/01/2014

Sundance: RADIUS-TWC Buys Katie Couric-Narrated Docu 'Fed Up'
In a deal that is closing right before the conclusion of the Sundance Film Festival, RADIUS-TWC is acquiring worldwide distribution rights to Fed Up, the Katie Couric-narrated documentary about the alarming and rising rate of obese children in America. Several distributors chased the film, because of its hot button topic that is similar to the embraceable issue examined in Bully.
From: Deadline 25/01/2014

Sundance: IFC Midnight Acquires Bedtime Horror 'The Babadook'
Sundance buzz title The Babadook has been acquired by IFC Midnight, which snagged U.S. and Latin America rights to the chiller from Aussie newcomer Jennifer Kent.
From: Deadline 25/01/2014

World Trade Center wirewalk film to go ahead - in 3D
Story of 1974 feat - already told in documentary Man on Wire - to be taken on by Forrest Gump's Robert Zemeckis, with Joseph Gordon Levitt set for the lead.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

12 Years a Slave's John Ridley wrote script 'for free'
12 Years a Slave scriptwriter John Ridley revealed that he worked unpaid on the script for the Oscar nominated film for four years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

Act of Killing Oscar nomination forces Indonesian government response
Documentary about anti-communist purges of the 1960s criticised by presidential spokesman for presenting country as 'cruel and lawless'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

Harvey Weinstein cancels release of Nicole Kidman's Grace Kelly biopic
A high-profile Grace Kelly biopic which stars Nicole Kidman as the Hollywood icon turned European princess has been dramatically removed from the release schedule just two months prior to its planned debut in cinemas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

Grace of Monaco to open Cannes 2014
Biopic starring Nicole Kidman given headline slot at Cannes despite director's ongoing row with Harvey Weinstein.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

Birds Eye View festival pick opening and closing films
Festival dedicated to showcasing work by women film-makers to screen films from Georgia and the US.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

Danny Boyle to direct feature-length pilot of Met police satire Babylon
Channel 4 show is neither pro- nor anti-police, but 'points out the absurdity of real life situations', says producer Robert Jones.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/01/2014

The Next Terminator Film Finds Salvation
It's a good news/bad news day aboard the good ship Terminator: Genesis. The bad news is that one of the film's major financiers, Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, has pulled out of the production. The good? According to Deadline, an extinction level event has been averted by her brother David, whose Skydance Productions has taken up the budgetary slack.
From: Empire Online 24/01/2014

Ben Kingsley Set For Night At The Museum 3
Shawn Levy has turned the act-o-tron up to full power for his third Night At The Museum movie, drawing the likes of Dan Stevens and Rebel Wilson to join the returning regulars, which of course includes main man Ben Stiller. Now the device has targeted Ben Kingsley.
From: Empire Online 24/01/2014

Mike Newell Wants To Unleash The Triffids
Despite what is clearly a hardy seed of an idea, and plenty of people tending its development through the last few years, the new cinematic outing for John Wyndham's The Day Of The Triffids hasn't been able to take root on the big screen. All involved, including producers Don Murphy, Mark Gordon, Susan Montford and Sam Raimi, are hoping that Mike Newell could be the man to make it sprout anew.
From: Empire Online 24/01/2014

New Red Band Welcome To The Jungle Trailer
Round these parts, Welcome To The Jungle is a 2003 action comedy starring The Rock, Christopher Walken and Stifler.
From: Empire Online 24/01/2014

Remember The 2016: Obama's America Guy? He Just Got Indicted
About a year and a half ago, conservative author and commentator Dinesh D'Souza had a moment. His documentary 2016: Obama's America unexpectedly took the box office by storm, netting more than thirty million dollars and exposing audiences to some very, very hard right theories about our President and the supposed lingering influence of his militant father. Unfortunately for D'Souza, he's having another moment right now, and this one doesn't seem nearly as appealing.
From: Cinema Blend 24/01/2014

Hugh Jackman Confirmed For Blackbeard In Joe Wright's Pan
Yo ho ho and a bottle of brass monkey, it's officially a pirate's life for Hugh Jackman.
From: Cinema Blend 24/01/2014

Anne Hathaway Explains Why She Stepped Away From Film In 2013
After a huge 2012 that saw her star as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and portray Fantine in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables, Anne Hathaway basically disappeared for all of last year.
From: Cinema Blend 24/01/2014

CAA Signs 'Castle' Star Nathan Fillion
CAA has signed Nathan Fillion, who is now into the sixth season of headlining the hit ABC series Castle. He's won two People's Choice awards for his role as Richard Castle.
From: Deadline 24/01/2014

Sundance: A24 Nearing Domestic Deal On 'Life After Beth'
A24 is hot on the trail of its third film acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival. I'm hearing the label is near a deal for U.S. rights to Life After Beth, a Jeff Baena-written and -directed comedy that stars Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Dane DeHaan, Paul Reiser, and Anna Kendrick.
From: Deadline 24/01/2014

Star Wars Episode 7: Carrie Fisher 'confirms' return
Actor who played Princess Leia reports that she, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford will return, though Hamill himself refuses to be drawn.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/01/2014

Final: The Rapture - the horror movie 'winning people to Christ'
Low-budget horror film Final: The Rapture, about the end times foretold in the Bible, is aiming to convert cinemagoers to God - through terrible dialogue and cheap effects.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/01/2014

Mick Jagger on his memoirs: 'Look it up on Wikipedia'
The Rolling Stones singer says he is is too busy producing movies, including biopics of James Brown and Elvis, to write his own autobiography.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/01/2014

No way! 'Sad Keanu' toy goes on sale
Designer releases most excellent Keanu Reeves figure based on internet meme of actor looking blue.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/01/2014

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wants To Reach The Clouds
James Marsh's Oscar-winning 2008 documentary Man On Wire captured the popular imagination (and spawned many an entry to Empire's Poster Mash-Ups feature), so it makes sense someone would look to turn the story of high wire walker Philippe Petit into a movie. That someone, according to Twitch, is Richard Zemeckis, who has had his eye on the story for a while and has been talking to Joseph Gordon-Levitt about starring in To Reach The Clouds, drawn from Petit's 2002 memoir.
From: Empire Online 23/01/2014

The Nut Job Spawns A Sequel
What do you do if your indie animation studio snatches the record for highest US box office launch with The Nut Job, a tale of a thieving squirrel?
From: Empire Online 23/01/2014

Gal Gadot Is Signed For Three Films As Wonder Woman
The announcement back in December that Fast & Furious 5 &6 actress Gal Gadot would be playing Wonder Woman in the Batman/Superman / Man Of Steel sequel generated plenty of chatter, both positive and negative. Gadot has defended the decision and, appearing on Israeli entertainment show Good Evening With Gai Pines (as picked up by Batman-news.com), she's mentioned that she has a three-picture deal to play the character.
From: Empire Online 23/01/2014

Garrett Hedlund Offered The Role Of Hook In Pan
The fantasy bug that bit Hollywood after Alice In Wonderland continues to ravage the industry unabated. Last year, Oz: The Great And Powerful made almost half-a-billion worldwide, while this summer fans are preparing for Maleficent.
From: Cinema Blend 23/01/2014

Assassin's Creed Eyeing Safe House Director Daniel Espinosa?
20th Century Fox's planned adaptation of the hit video game Assassin's Creed has a leading man (in Michael Fassbender) and a release date. The production remained in desperate need of a director to pilot its course, though reports say the right person might have been hired.
From: Cinema Blend 23/01/2014

Vampire Academy Gets A New Sneak Peek, Is Fan Backlash Too Harsh And Premature?
The latest look at Mark Waters' feature adaptation of Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy has stars Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry walking us through some of the ins and outs of life at St. Vladimir's Academy. For Moroi vampires and the half-human/half-vampire Dhampirs training to protect them, that involves deadly school dances, romance, fights and fangs.
From: Cinema Blend 23/01/2014

Arrow Star Stephen Amell Shoots Down Those Justice League Movie Rumors
Remember that sort of half-rumor that spread like wildfire recently after the dude who plays Arrow on The CW program said he'd talked to somebody about a possible Justice League movie, and through a game of telephone, it became fact that D.C./Warner mapped out a massive crossover event between its television properties and the developing cinematic universe? Yeah, it turns out that's all pretty much bullshit.
From: Cinema Blend 23/01/2014

Aaron Eckhart Promises Us A 'Lean, Mean' Monster In I, Frankenstein
With Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, the English storyteller unleashed one of mankind's most memorable monsters.
From: Cinema Blend 23/01/2014

Gary Oldman sceptical of RoboCop
Gary Oldman didn't "chase" his role in RoboCop. The 55-year-old actor plays Dr. Norton in this year's reboot of the 1987 action movie, starring Joel Kinnaman as the lead.
From: Film-News 23/01/2014

Jackman: I can play anybody
Hugh Jackman is confident in the strength of his acting ability. The Academy Award-nominated Les Misérables star feels privileged by the opportunity to portray such diverse characters in his career.
From: Film-News 23/01/2014

EFM: XYZ To Handle International On Kevin Smith's 'Tusk'
XYZ Films has boarded Kevin Smith's new horror pic Tusk for international sales and will introduce the project at Berlin's EFM next month.
From: Deadline 23/01/2014

Sundance: Magnolia Getting Close On 'Frank,' The One That Has Michael Fassbender Wearing The Giant Head
Magnolia is zeroing in on a low seven-figure domestic deal for Frank, the Lenny Abrahamson-directed film about a band that is led by an eclectic genius lead singer who, everywhere he goes, wears an oversized head, even on stage. Now, this has been one of the most intriguing titles, given that the actor playing him is Michael Fassbender, the hunky Irishman who was just Oscar-nominated for his role in 12 Years A Slave.
From: Deadline 23/01/2014

Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Near Deal For 'Love Is Strange'
Sony Pictures Classics is acquiring Love Is Strange, the film scripted and directed by Ira Sachs that stars Alfred Molina, John Lithgow, Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson, Darren Burrows and Charlie Tahan.
From: Deadline 23/01/2014

Google Glass deemed 'not appropriate' by cinema chain following homeland security incident
After incident in which a man was hauled out of a screening of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit for wearing Google Glass, US cinema chain AMC cracks down on usage.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/01/2014

Quentin Tarantino shelves western The Hateful Eight after script leak
'Very very depressed' director alleges agent of Michael Madsen or Bruce Dern may have been responsible for script ending up online.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/01/2014

Glasgow film festival announces programme
Screenings of Wes Anderson's new comedy and the first Scotting showing of Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin among the films on offer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/01/2014

Disgraced banker Jordan Belfort: Wolf of Wall Street is a 'cautionary tale'
Jailed stockbroker who inspired Martin Scorsese's film told Piers Morgan many have misinterpreted the movie as a glamorisation of financial excess .
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/01/2014

Glenn Close to return to Broadway in a 'mountain of a play'
Hollywood heads to the Great White Way, with Close appearing in an unnamed production, Bradley Cooper playing The Elephant Man and Hugh Jackman teaming up with Jez Butterworth.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/01/2014

Daniel Radcliffe Joins Brooklyn Bridge
The Boy Who Lived continues his evolution into The Man Who Flourished. With Potter now a fond but distant memory, Daniel Radcliffe has added to his catholic range of projects by signing up for Brooklyn Bridge, a period drama in which he'll play real-life engineer Washington Roebling.
From: Empire Online 22/01/2014

Reznor & Ross Composing Gone Girl Soundtrack
Continuing the beautiful friendship that began with The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor has just revealed that he and Atticus Ross will be reteaming with director David Fincher on the forthcoming Gone Girl. Reznor broke the news on Twitter last night, as an aside to the announcement of a new Nine Inch Nails EP. Monsieur, you are spoiling us!
From: Empire Online 22/01/2014

Kit Harrington And Kate Mara Linked With Fantastic Four
20th Century Fox's new Fantastic Four boasts a director in Chronicle's Josh Trank, a release date of June 19, 2015, and a small army in screenwriters, including X-Men: Days Of Future Past's Simon Kinberg. What it conspicuously lacks, to this point, is a cast. And it wouldn't be much of a movie without one of them.
From: Empire Online 22/01/2014

Oscar Analysis 2014: Breaking Down The Best Original Screenplay Race
Every year, the Academy Awards and its voters honor screenwriters old and new by handing out the statue for the Best Original Screenplay, often while employing a lackluster script of its own. While it remains to be seen what kind of material host Ellen DeGeneres will be given, you can bet than the stage direction "This is the part where you dance" will show up more than a few times. Probably in between jokes about Christian Bale's gut, or his beard, or his hair.
From: Cinema Blend 22/01/2014

Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 Bared All As Sundance's Secret Screening
While some of us may have been having actual sex last night, moviegoers in Park City, Utah got to have their eyeballs reamed with this year's secret screening at Sundance, which just so happened to be Lars Van Trier's Nymphomaniac.
From: Cinema Blend 22/01/2014

Kevin Hart, Ed Helms And More Join Voice Cast For Captain Underpants Adaptation
The older I get, the more I find myself enjoying films based on younger children's properties more than I do anything geared towards young adults.
From: Cinema Blend 22/01/2014

Hear Frozen's Let It Go Sung In 25 Different Languages
If you thought Frozen's Oscar-nominated song "Let It Go" sounded good in English, wait until you hear it sung in 24 other languages. Disney released this excellent video, which has Elsa belting out her song in 25 different languages, starting with English and seamlessly transitioning from one language to the next, all the way to Flemish. Yes, Flemish!
From: Cinema Blend 22/01/2014

Back To The Future Fan Challenges World To Make 15 Jaws Sequels By October 2015
Ready to take fan fiction to a new extreme? That's exactly what's being asked of movie fans online by one Back to the Future Part II enthusiast.
From: Cinema Blend 22/01/2014

Costume Designers Guild To Honor Amy Adams With Spotlight Award
Five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams will receive the Lacoste Spotlight Award at the 16th CDG Awards February 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
From: Deadline 22/01/2014

Sundance: IFC Acquiring Jim Mickle-Directed 'Cold In July'
It took awhile, but the Sundance deals are now moving faster as the festival heads toward its final weekend.
From: Deadline 22/01/2014

Meryl Streep 'shocked' at Emma Thompson Oscar snub
Meryl Streep sent a heartfelt email to Thompson following her surprise Oscar nomination that edged out the British actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/01/2014

Paramount first Hollywood studio to abandon film prints
The Wolf of Wall Street becomes first film to be only available for digital projection in US cinemas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/01/2014

Oscars 2014: new VFX protest planned
Visual effects artists to march on Oscar night ceremony in protest at non-US subsidies they say are wrecking their industry.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/01/2014

JJ Abrams has script ready for Star Wars as casting rumours grow
JJ Abrams has said the script for his Star Wars film is ready, and that he has been in talks with Breaking Bad actor Jesse Plemons - and even Judi Dench is rumoured for a role.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/01/2014

China teams up with Hollywood for terracotta army superhero movie
Paramount among studios trying to cash in on Chinese box office boom with film transplanting ancient clay soldiers to modern world.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/01/2014

First Paranormal Activity 5 Plot Details
For the first time in five years, in October2013 there was no new instalment in the Paranormal Activity saga released. Instead, we had spin-off 'sidequel' The Marked Ones this month, with the official Paranormal Activity 5 only due this autumn, after at least a year in development. With that screenplay finally cracked, however, the first details of its plot have emerged. They involve a young-ish family whose frightening experiences of things going bump in their new house will be captured in found footage. Who'da thunk it?
From: Empire Online 21/01/2014

Nicolas Winding Refn's Barbarella Heads To Amazon
The attempt to fashion a new incarnation of cult camp classic sci-fi pic Barbarella has been going for some time. There was a long-gestating but ultimately abandoned film remake that attracted the likes of Roberts Rodriguez and Luketic.
From: Empire Online 21/01/2014

Simon Pegg Mans Up In London
If you bump into Simon Pegg in London over the next six weeks, try not to disturb him. He'll probably be hard at work wooing Lake Bell in their new romantic comedy Man Up, freshly underway under the guiding eye of director Ben 'The Inbetweeners Movie' Palmer.
From: Empire Online 21/01/2014

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura On Transformers: Age Of Extinction
Michael Bay and some of his team have already gone on the record about the direction of new robo-franchise entry Transformers: Age Of Extinction. But lest you were thinking this latest offering of Optimus Prime real estate wipes the slate totally clean, story-wise, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is here to set you straight.
From: Empire Online 21/01/2014

Lindsay Lohan Somehow Manages To Get Another Movie Role
Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan descended on Park City, site of the Sundance Film Festival, to announce her participation in a new film project.
From: Cinema Blend 21/01/2014

The Fantastic Four To Start Testing Actors Before The End Of The Month
After years of delays and rewrites, director Josh Trank's upcoming The Fantastic Four reboot is finally ready to get on its feet. X-Men: Days of Future Past co-writer Simon Kinberg has completed the latest version of the script, and now Variety reports that the production will start testing actors before the end of the month - which another way of saying "in the next 10 days."
From: Cinema Blend 21/01/2014

Horror Comedy Cooties And Dark Actioner The Night Comes For Us Picked Up At Sundance
While the Sundance Film Festival is often known for delivering some of the more memorable dramas and indie comedies of the next year (or two), this year's festival is host to a slew of interesting and highly touted horrors and thrillers, including Adam Wingard's darkly comedic thriller The Guest and the Iranian vampire western A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
From: Cinema Blend 21/01/2014

Aaron Paul Met With Ron Howard About Playing Eddie Dean In The Dark Tower
My prayers to the Man Jesus have been heard. Now let's hope they are answered.
From: Cinema Blend 21/01/2014

Sundance: Bruce Willis To Star In Action Pic 'Vice', Teaming Again With Emmett / Furla / Oasis Films
Lone Survivor producer Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films is set to produce willisand finance Vice, an Andre Fabrizio- and Jeremy Passmore-scripted futuristic action thriller that will star Bruce Willis.
From: Deadline 21/01/2014

'Let's Be Cops' Scribe Nick Thomas In Fox Pitch Deal
After completing production on his buddy comedy script Let's Be Cops, Fox has made a mid-six figure deal for an untitled pitch by Nick Thomas.
From: Deadline 21/01/2014

R.I.P. 'The Mummy' Franchise Producer Jim Jacks
This is sad news. Jim Jacks has died. The former Universal Pictures production executive transitioned to a film partnership with Sean Daniel in Universal-based Alphaville, and together they produced The Mummy franchise and films that included Tombstone, Dazed And Confused, A Simple Plan, Michael, and The Jackal. He was an exec producer of Raising Arizona and Intolerable Cruelty.
From: Deadline 21/01/2014

Harvey Weinstein vows to stop making films that glorify gun violence
Producer, whose next film, The Senator's Wife, is an anti-gun lobby drama, says he will no longer make 'crazy' action movies.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/01/2014

Ben Affleck's Batman suit is a 'total reinvention', says Jennifer Garner
Following Kevin Smith's revelations about nipple-less innovation, Affleck's wife confirms revolutionary nature of suit, as Batman vs Superman release date pushed back to 2016.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/01/2014

Mark Ruffalo Says Avengers Sequel Script Is "Cooler"
Joss Whedon's witty script for Avengers Assemble was one of the highlights of that film, in combination with a willingness to let Robert Downey Jr. and co go off the page when needed. So we're definitely enthused to learn, first from Scarlett Johansson and now Mark "Bruce Banner" Ruffalo, that the sequel's screenplay is shaping up to improve on the original.
From: Empire Online 20/01/2014

Screenwriter John Logan On Bond 24
Eon has a 2015 release date scheduled for its Skyfall follow-up. Expectations are high, following that gangbustering 007 hit, and writer John Logan is currently beavering away on a script, juggling his work on it with his new gothic Showtime horror Penny Dreadful (directed by Juan Antonio Bayona). When IGN caught up with him, he gave a few hints as to what we might expect.
From: Empire Online 20/01/2014

Jennifer Lawrence Has Anne Hathaway To Thank For Her Oscar
Last year's Oscars was a big night for two of Hollywood's brightest starlets, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence. Aside from both being gorgeous, talented and able to rock a pixie cut, these actresses have little in common.
From: Cinema Blend 20/01/2014

Shailene Woodley Says Divergent Sequels Should Keep Her Out Of Spider-Man 3
Divergent famously kept Shailene Woodley out of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now the actress believes that her commitment to future Divergent movies will prevent her from ever playing Mary Jane Watson in the on-screen Spidey franchise. The actress spoke to MTV. Listen below.
From: Cinema Blend 20/01/2014

10 Directors Who Should Helm Marvel's Doctor Strange
In May 2016, Marvel is beginning the summer movie season with an as-yet-untitled film. Speculation abounds as to what the film might be, but it is the most lucrative release date of the year.
From: Cinema Blend 20/01/2014

A Sherlock Movie Is Not Out Of The Question
When it comes to television shows, success is often a double-edged sword. Some popularity leads to more episodes, more seasons and higher budgets. Unfortunately for fans, however, too much of it can lead to movie offers for the primary actors and expectations that are damn near impossible to live up to.
From: Cinema Blend 20/01/2014

Zoe Saldana Opens Up About The Avatar Sequels
It came as a surprise to absolutely nobody when it was announced early last week that both Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington would officially be coming back for James Cameron's Avatar 2, but as humdrum as the news was for us, it went double for the actors involved in the story. Why? Because apparently they have already known for months that the upcoming sequel would see the return of Jake Sully and Neytiri.
From: Cinema Blend 20/01/2014

R.I.P. Sarah Marshall
The British actress was a familiar face on TV and on Broadway during the 1950s and early '60s, earning a Tony nom for her supporting role in 1959's Goodbye, Charlie. Sarah Marshall died Saturday of cancer in Los Angeles.
From: Deadline 20/01/2014

Cate Blanchett set fair for Oscars after Screen Actors Guild triumph
Blanchett adds to Golden Globes win with best actress award for lead performance in Blue Jasmine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/01/2014

Blind teen filmmaker crowdfunds journey to Hollywood
Elizabeth Harrington is completely blind. She was born with anophthalmia, which means without eyes. Her eyes are prosthetics and she also has cerebral palsy, but she never let's that stop her from fulfilling her dreams. Elizabeth has been working with award winning filmmaker Tim Greene for over six years and has teamed with the director to document her story of her dreams and goals to go to Hollywood and make a short film and walk the red carpet.
From: Film-News 19/01/2014

R.I.P.D. clips released
With big laughs, big monsters, and even bigger guns, indulge in the 3D action and fast-paced fun of R.I.P.D. as it is released on 2-disc 2D and 3D Blu-ray and DVD - both with UltraViolet, from 20th January 2014.
From: Film-News 19/01/2014

BFI Future Film Festival 2014
The hugely popular BFI Future Film Festival returns for the 7th year from 21-23 February 2014, with a packed line-up of workshops, masterclasses, networking opportunities, screenings and Q&As at BFI Southbank.
From: Film-News 19/01/2014

American Hustle takes Screen Actors Guild award to edge ahead for Oscars
Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto also win to raise Academy Award hopes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/01/2014

J.J. Abrams Says Star Wars: Episode VII's Script Is Complete
With production set to start this year, recent talk about J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan taking over the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII had some worried that the schedule was slipping. Now Abrams, attending the Television Critics Association press tour in support of his new show Believe, offered an update on the script's status and addressed rumours that he's talked to Breaking Bad actor Jesse Plemons for a role.
From: Empire Online 19/01/2014

Margot Robbie In Talks To Be Tarzan's Jane
We're not sure we needed much more proof that Australian actress Margot Robbie had well and truly broken out after The Wolf Of Wall Street. After all, she's already worked on Suite Francaise and Focus (with Will Smith) since then. Now, however, she's even more in demand, entering talks to co-star in Tarzan.
From: Empire Online 19/01/2014

Toy Story Team Producing Christmas Special
We might be bereft because this is a year without a new Pixar film, but the company still has plans to release fresh material. And if the planned new Toy Story short is anywhere near as good as last year's Halloween-themed horror spoof Toy Story Of Terror, we'll be thrilled. Prepare yourselves, then, and get back in the Christmas mood for Toy Story That Time Forgot.
From: Empire Online 19/01/2014

American Hustle Scores At The 2014 SAG Awards
Awards season trundled on this weekend as the Screen Actors Guild in the US handed out the trophies in the 20th iteration of its annual ceremony. There were few surprises, and American Hustle walked away with the main ensemble prize for film.
From: Empire Online 18/01/2014

Batman Vs. Superman Pushed To 2016
And just like that, Batman and Superman's big team-up was gone from its planned July 2015 release slot. Was it an evil plot by Lex Luthor or someone else from their vast rogues gallery? A superheroic huff? Nothing so suspicious or whiny: Warners has announced a months-long delay to allow Zack Snyder more time to work on the film.
From: Empire Online 18/01/2014

Delayed Batman-Superman Should Become The Justice League Of America Movie
Initially, it sounds bad. Zack Snyder's Batman-Superman team up has been delayed, pushing its date back from July 2015 to May 2016. But now that we've had time to process the information, I'm here to tell you this is the right decision, and possibly the ONLY decision D.C. and Warner could make as they continue to map out a massive cinematic universe. And it's time to think bigger.
From: Cinema Blend 18/01/2014

Meryl Streep Eyed For Anti-NRA Drama The Senator's Wife
When people say "they don't make them like they used to" usually they're discussing entirely different things.
From: Cinema Blend 18/01/2014

Try This 24 Hour Marathon Of Non-Oscar Movies
What will you be doing on Oscar night this year? If you and the Academy are not on speaking terms (maybe that whole Crash debacle is fresh in your memory), you might want to do something in defiance.
From: Cinema Blend 18/01/2014

Sundance: Steven Spielberg Here To See Jake Paltrow's 'Young Ones' Debut
Isn't this the week that indie filmmakers take the stage in Park City?Hours after Christopher Nolan came to accept Slamdance's Founder's Award, I'm told Steven Spielberg just sat down at the Eccles Theater for the premiere of Young Ones, the latest film written and directed by Jake Paltrow.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

'Wolf Of Wall Street's Margo Robbie Set To Star In 'Z For Zachariah'
Margot Robbie, the 23-year-old Australian actress who made her breakout in The Wolf Of Wall Street, has signed on to play the female lead in Z For Zachariah. Directed by Craig Zobel, the film is an adaptation of the post-apocalyptic Robert C. O'Brien novel and focuses on a young small-town girl who survives a nuclear war. Robbie will star with Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

Sundance: Romney On How He Liked 'Mitt' Docu - "Enjoy Is The Wrong Word"
Proving there always is a second or third act in American life, former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney just might have a new career as a movie critic - especially when it comes to films about him.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

Sundance: Zach Braff On 'Wish I Was Here' Kickstarter Campaign, His Critics & Industry Change
Zach Braff understands critics of his multimillion-dollar Kickstarter campaign for Wish I Was Here, which premieres today at the Sundance Film Festival, but says they're missing the big picture.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

Sundance: Participant Media, Univision Team For Deal On Chavez Docu 'Cesar's Last Fast'
Participant Media has confirmed Deadline's scoop on the Cesar Chavez pic. Release appears below the original story.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics To Get 'Whiplash' In Fest's First Major Deal
The first major deal at the Sundance Film Festival is nearly done, with Sony Pictures Classics close to closing a deal for Whiplash that is in the vicinity of $2.5 million for North America, Germany and Australia. This was the festival's opening night film.
From: Deadline 18/01/2014

Suchitra Sen, Indian actor and Bengali screen legend, dies
Actor was screen idol for a quarter of a century in Bengali-language films and wider Indian cinema.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/01/2014

Robert Redford may leave Sundance film festival
'It's no longer the place it was,' says Redford as the independent film festival he co-founded kicks off in Utah.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/01/2014

Harvey Weinstein to take on US gun lobby with film starring Meryl Streep
'I think the National Rifle Association is a disaster area,' says Weinstein, as he prepares project titled The Senator's Wife.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/01/2014

Conduct of judge in Roman Polanski statutory rape case questioned
Emails from judges in 2008 reveal allegations of misconduct by judge in original case, and could potentially pave way for Polanski's freedom.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/01/2014

Will Steve McQueen be first black film-maker to win best director Oscar?
Gong for 12 Years a Slave nominee would follow year of real progress, but history shows such breakthroughs are illusive.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/01/2014

Darren Aronofsky Flies From Red Sparrow
Back in August we reported that Darren Aronofsky had briefly emerged from deep in Noah's post-production to attach himself to Fox's spy thriller Red Sparrow.
From: Empire Online 17/01/2014

New UK Only Lovers Left Alive Teaser
One of Empire's picks for Cannes last year, Jim Jarmusch's vampire tale Only Lovers Left Alive has been on the festival circuit ever since. Now, pending its proper release in the UK next month, a new teaser trailer has arrived, showcasing Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton and Mia Wasikowska on bloodied, fang-bearing form.
From: Empire Online 17/01/2014

Denis Villeneuve Finds The Story Of Your Life
His tense kidnap thriller Prisoners might not have been shown all that much love by awards committees, but Denis Villeneuve won't be wanting for job offers. He's just signed on to direct the film adaptation of Ted Chiang's short story The Story Of Your Life.
From: Empire Online 17/01/2014

Darren Aronofsky Bails On Sexy Spy Thriller Red Sparrow
With his biblical epic Noah now in postproduction, celebrated director Darren Aronofsky is readying for a follow-up, but the 20th Century Fox spy thriller Red Sparrow has been dropped from his dance card.
From: Cinema Blend 17/01/2014

Science Oven Expert Furious Over Reference In American Hustle
You probably know that the Academy Award-nominated comedy American Hustle was loosely inspired by the ABSCAM scandal of the 1970s that had FBI agents hiring conmen to weed out corruption in the US government.
From: Cinema Blend 17/01/2014

12 Years a Slave set to sweep Oscar nominations
Steve McQueen's slavery drama, currently top of the UK box office, is expected to clean up when the Academy Awards nominations are announced today.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/01/2014

Chris Pine adds voice to protests against Russia anti-gay laws
Actor urges US to take a more forthright stance in run-up to Sochi Olympics over ban on 'propaganda'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/01/2014

Disney grandniece backs Meryl Streep on Walt's racism and sexism
Walt Disney's grandniece Abigail Disney took to Facebook to voice her opinions about him in the wake of Meryl Streep highlighting his apparent racism, sexism and antisemitism.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/01/2014

Oscar nominations 2014: Gravity and Hustle edge out Slave
Steve McQueen's slavery drama loses out with nine Oscar nominations to the 10 taken by David O Russell's heist comedy and Alfonso Cuaron's space thriller.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/01/2014

Oscars 2014 nominations: Steve McQueen on track to make history
12 Years a Slave pipped by American Hustle and Gravity, but McQueen still has chance to become first black winner of best director Oscar.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/01/2014

Annabelle Wallis & Ward Horton Will Be Haunted By Annabelle
How's this for a spooky coincidence just waiting to send a cold shiver down your spine: the lead actress hired for New Line's Conjuring spin-off Annabelle bears the same name as the cursed doll! Cue the Twilight Zone music, because Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton are set for the new horror film.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

Kristen Stewart Terrified By Equals
Back in October when it was first announced, not much was known about Equals. We were aware that it was some sort of love story, directed by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Breath In) written by Nathan Parker (Moon), and it had been announced that Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult would be starring. But what was the film beyond its genre? Now we know: Stewart has revealed that it's an updated version of George Orwell's dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

Paul Greengrass Tempted By The Director
Given the success they've enjoyed with Captain Phillips (which seems likely to continue with some Oscar nominations later today), it's hardly surprising that producer Scott Rudin, producer-turned-newly-minted-Sony-chief Michael De Luca and director Paul Greengrass might be looking to combine their talents once again. Rudin has now landed a deal to make an adaptation of David Ignatius' cyber-thriller book The Director at the studio, and Greengrass may direct it.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

Roberto Orci Talks Venom & The Sinister Six Movies
Clearly intent on exploiting its Spider-Man resource to the fullest, Sony confirmed rumours by announcing last month that it was planning spin-off films for the symbiote villain Venom and the group of baddies known as The Sinister Six. It's a big order, and a group of writers is involved with making it happen.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

Roger Lloyd-Pack Dies
Being remembered for one beloved character is one thing, but Roger Lloyd-Pack, who has died at the age of 69, had a handful.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

The Oscar Nominations 2014 Are Here
The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards have been announced, and leading the pack are American Hustle and 12 Years A Slave, with seven and six nominations respectively in the major categories. Overall, American Hustle and Gravity both had ten nominations in total (most of Gravity's are in the technical categories), while 12 Years A Slave is close behind with nine.
From: Empire Online 16/01/2014

Robero Orci Confirms All Spider-Man Films Will Center Around Oscorp
Robero Orci is just one of what is essentially a staff for Sony's Spider-Man franchise. Orci, who wrote The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with partner Alex Kurtzman, will assist Kurtzman and Ed Solomon in writing a Venom film, but he'll also be scripting The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and, at the very least, advising on The Sinister Six and The Amazing Spider-Man 4. It's a busy gig, and this type of franchise thinking really depends on each entry being a hit, a dicey proposition when they're all going to be quite expensive. As divided some may be on Orci's body of work, that's a tremendous amount of pressure.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

Inside Llewyn Davis Oscar Snub Was Painfully Predictable
Sometimes it sucks being right. Today, when the Academy Award announced nine Best Picture nominees out of a possible ten, and Inside Llewyn Davis wasn't among them, it sucked to be right.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

Frozen's Idina Menzel Would Perform 'Let It Go' At The Oscars... If She's Asked
With Frozen's "Let It Go" rightfully listed among the nominees for Best Original Song, fans of Disney's mega-hit ----- and of Idina Menzel as well -- are left to wonder if the Broadway star will take the stage at the Oscars to perform the nominated song. Menzel has gone on record as saying she'll do it… if they invite her.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

The 5 Biggest Musical Snubs At The Oscars
This year, the Academy tried to spread the wealth musically. When the nominations were announced this morning, the music categories honored a rock band (U2), an idiosyncratic experiment (the music and score from Her), two animated films (Frozen, Despicable Me 2) and John Williams (The Book Thief). But like each year, there was a whole lot left on the table.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

5 Movies Oscar Voters Liked Way Less Than Expected
In theory, the only category that truly requires everything about a film to come together is Best Picture.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

Tom Hanks And Four More Disgraceful Best Actor Oscar Snubs
In an alternate universe, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar Isaac and - oh, I don't know - Hugh Jackman raise a glass this morning and toast the Best Actor nominations that never came to pass.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

2014 Oscar Nominations: Read The Full List Here
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences just announced the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards, and as always, they're a mix of "obviouslys" and "wait, whats?". Expected front runners like Saving Mr. Banks and Inside Llewyn Davis were almost completely shut out while Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska and Philomena were way stronger than expected.
From: Cinema Blend 16/01/2014

American Hustle and Gravity dominate Oscars
American Hustle and Gravity have been nominated for ten Oscars. Those in the running for this year's Academy Awards were announced by actor Chris Hemsworth and President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cheryl Boone Isaacs at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills today.
From: Film-News 16/01/2014

Angelina Jolie: Difret is inspiring
Angelina Jolie has taken an executive producer role on an Ethiopian movie. The star has been working behind the camera more and more of late. She directed 2011's In the Land of Blood and Honey, which was set during the Bosnian war, and is currently helming Unbroken, about an Olympic runner taken prisoner during World War II.
From: Film-News 16/01/2014

BBC Films get six Academy Award nods
BBC Films has scooped six Academy Award nominations, which were announced today. Philomena received four nominations including Best Picture, Saving Mr Banks received one nomination and The Invisible Woman received one nomination.
From: Film-News 16/01/2014

DiCaprio 'won an award for pop-locking'
Leonardo DiCaprio has lifted the lid on his break dancing past. The 39-year-old actor bodypops in a scene in his latest film The Wolf of Wall Street. And Leonardo, who won a Golden Globe Award for his performance on January 12, drew on his past dance experience for the scene.
From: Film-News 16/01/2014

OSCARS: Foreign Language Film Nominations Shut Out Wong Kar Wai - Again
What does Wong Kar Wai have to do to get an Oscar nomination? The veteran Hong Kong filmmaker was shut out of the Foreign Language Oscar category today after reaching the shortlist for the first time with The Grandmaster.
From: Deadline 16/01/2014

The Weinstein Co., Meryl Streep To Take Down NRA In 'The Senator's Wife'
The title will be The Senator's Wife, the star, Oscar winner Meryl Streep and the producer, The Weinstein Co. The target: the NRA. The formidable chairman of The Weinstein Co., Harvey Weinstein confirmed to Deadline today they will be taking on the NRA gun lobby head on with a film entitled The Senator's Wife which will star the Oscar-nominated actress Streep (August: Osage County) and other top talent in a movie he described as "the new Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" — the beloved Frank Capra film that starred Jimmy Stewart about one man's fight against corrupt politicians in Washington.
From: Deadline 16/01/2014

OSCARS: Nominations By Picture
From: Deadline 16/01/2014

R.I.P. Roger Lloyd-Pack; British Sitcom Star, 'Harry Potter' Actor
Roger Lloyd-Pack, the British actor best known for his role in classic sitcom Only Fools And Horses, has died. He passed away at home on Wednesday night, suffering from pancreatic cancer, his agent told the UK press.
From: Deadline 16/01/2014

Nick Nolte joins cast of Noah … just weeks before film's release
Nolte is to voice the leader of six-armed angels the Nephilim in Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic starring Russell Crowe.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Women's employment levels in film industry in decline
Latest edition of annual Celluloid Ceiling report suggest that fewer women are in film key jobs than in 1998.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

David O Russell apologises for 'stupid' Jennifer Lawrence slavery comparison
Comparing actor Jennifer Lawrence's schedule to '12 years of slavery' was 'a poor attempt at humour' the director claims.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Russian culture minister moots quota for foreign movies
Vladimir Medinsky has called for a cap on non-Russian made films, harking back to Soviet days of only six per year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Mike Tyson's rise to sporting stardom set for big-screen treatment
Former heavyweight boxing champion and wife hope to recruit Kevin Spacey and Helen Mirren for movie about his early career.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Sundance 2014 aims to bring fair weather back to US indie industry
The film festival's 30th edition takes place amid a climate of slumping sales and formulaic movie-making, but it remains a vital showcase for emerging talent.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Women in Hollywood still trapped by 'Celluloid Ceiling', report finds
Percentage of females working behind the scenes on last year's 250 highest grossing films no higher than in 1998.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/01/2014

Poltergeist Floats Into Valentine's Day Release Date
In what is officially known in the trade as "counterprogramming the ass out of things", 20th Century Fox has pushed its reboot of Poltergeist into a Valentine's Day 2015 release date slot. The Wrap reports that the studio, which has also shifted its Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Longest Ride, will be hoping it sucks 50 Shades Of Grey into a parallel dimension filled with inner fiends and spank demons.
From: Empire Online 15/01/2014

New Director For Whitey Bulger Biopic
There have been two film projects about mobster-turned-informant Whitey Bulger in development in recent years, and neither has had an easy journey.
From: Empire Online 15/01/2014

Sam Worthington Back For Avatar Sequels
This will come as a surprise to practically no-one, but James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have decided to make it official anyway: Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, the keystones of Avatar, are returning for the three sequels.
From: Empire Online 15/01/2014

Scarlett Johansson Talks Avengers 2
Reclining regally between lifestyle articles and a delicious-looking recipe for clementine and rosemary quick bread, venerable US Sunday magazine Parade this week boasts an interview with Scarlett Johansson in which she lets slip some fascinating titbits on Black Widow's involvement in Avengers: The Age Of Ultron.
From: Empire Online 15/01/2014

Thomas Kretschmann Joins Avengers: Age Of Ultron
While we know who will be playing the primary example of the genus Biggus Baddus in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron - that would be James Spader as rogue artificial intelligence Ultron - Joss Whedon clearly wants to give Earth's Mightiest Heroes even more of a challenge. Thomas Kretschmann is joining the cast as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker.
From: Empire Online 15/01/2014

Marvel Shares First Full Minute Of All Hail The King
Trevor Slattery, the "villain" Sir Ben Kingsley played in Shane Black's Iron Man 3, is back in action in the Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King. We have been reporting on this seemingly important short film for weeks, banking on the fact that it might share a little more information on the REAL identity of The Mandarin. Well now we have an exclusive look at the beginning of the short, courtesy of EW.com.
From: Cinema Blend 15/01/2014

Bill Murray's Groundhog Day Headed To The Stage
Despite being dedicatedly silly, the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day has become a pretty seminal work.
From: Cinema Blend 15/01/2014

The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Casts A Second Villain
How many villains will The Avengers: Age of Ultron have? We know that Ultron, the menacing robot, will create problems for Earth's mightiest heroes in 2015, and that James Spader will lend his clinical, sinister voice to the part. And there were rumors of a second foe, which now seems to have been confirmed.
From: Cinema Blend 15/01/2014

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Sought To Play Besties In A Speck In The Sea
Everyone wants Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to reunite. Some want them to prove that Good Will Hunting wasn't a fluke, and that they did write the film that launched them both into stardom.
From: Cinema Blend 15/01/2014

Affleck and Damon wanted for survival film
Harvey Weinstein is reportedly attempting to reunite Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on the big screen. The two actors are close friends in real life and were lauded for 1997's Good Will Hunting, which they wrote together and also starred in. It won them the best screenplay Oscar and it seems producer Harvey is hoping to recreate the magic with his new release.
From: Film-News 15/01/2014

It's Official: Harrison Ford Joins Lionsgate Pic 'The Age Of Adaline'
Harrison Ford has been set to co-star in Lionsgate's romantic drama The Age Of Adeline, joining Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn in the cast.
From: Deadline 15/01/2014

Berlin Film Festival Completes Competition Roster; Adds Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood'
There are 20 films out of 23 in the Competition section that will vie for the Golden and Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival.
From: Deadline 15/01/2014

Django to be reborn in new Franco Nero film
Cult spaghetti western character first seen in 1966 to be revived with original actor after Tarantino's reworking.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Golden Globes 2014: E! forced to apologise over tasteless 'fun fact'
Entertainment network on defensive after displaying graphic alluding to Michael J Fox's Parkinson's diagnosis.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Steve McQueen 'heckler' kicked out of New York Critics Circle
Armond White voted out by peers following allegations of insults hurled at 12 Years a Slave director during annual ceremony.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Michael Douglas to play Hank Pym in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man
Golden Globe winner set to bring 'charm and fortitude' to superhero scientist role in Marvel movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Gavin and Stacey may return as a film, says co-creator and star Ruth Jones
Hit sitcom could follow Alan Partridge into cinemas as Jones, aka Nessa, hints at show's return after four-year hiatus.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Frozen to be turned into a Broadway musical
Disney CEO confirms that early discussions are under way to adapt the Golden Globe-winning animated hit for the stage.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/01/2014

Two Fresh Captain America: The Winter Soldier Stills Arrive
We're not sure that Chris Evans' Steve Rogers really gets the whole plain-clothes thing. Hanging around with your iconic shield is probably not the best way to be sneaky. But when you have a cyborg assassin fashioned from your old pal Bucky causing chaos, we guess it helps to play it safe. Here, then are two new images from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, courtesy of the LA Times.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

Darren Aronofsky Adds Nick Nolte To Noah
With the Biblical epic due out at the end of March, you might wonder quite why (or even how) Darren Aronofsky is still adding cast members to Noah. Since the new arrival is simply voicing a creature in the film, it's easy - and Nick Nolte is the growly choice for the role of Samyaza, described by the director as the watcher.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

Richard Linklater Brings Boyhood To Sundance
A little like the way Michael Apted has been chronicling real people as they grow up in his decades-long Up project, Richard Linklater has been experimenting with a multi-year fictional film in Boyhood. Now, after 12 years of work, he's bringing it to Sundance.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

Netflix Plans A Marco Polo TV Show
Building on the success of House Of Cards and Orange Is The New Black, and with planned projects already including a series of Marvel shows, Netflix is staking a further claim to the event TV market with a new show about Marco Polo.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

Chris Pratt In Talks To Visit Jurassic World
Chris Pratt has long since proved he can do comedy (especially in sitcom Parks And Recreation) and drama (Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball) and is set to show off both in Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy next year. His career appears set for an even higher gear now, as he's in talks to co-star in Jurassic World.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

No Jason Voorhees In Next Friday The 13th?
We're going to preface this story by flat-out saying we think it's highly unlikely. But the horror-inclined corners of the interwebs are currently abuzz with the rumour that the developing new Friday The 13th movie may not feel the hockey-masked presence of the series' signature slasher Jason Voorhees.
From: Empire Online 14/01/2014

Five Oscar Truths Revealed By The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes announced their winners on Sunday, revealing the biases and beliefs of the ninety-something member Hollywood Foreign Press Association. As much as they get mocked for their ability to be bought and paid for, the Globes often look like a solid predictor for how the Oscars will fare.
From: Cinema Blend 14/01/2014

5 Fascinating Things About Moviegoers A Comprehensive Poll Just Told Us
The fine folks over at Harris might be best known for their polling work during the lead-up to election season, but the company actually works year round, gauging public opinion on a wide variety of issues.
From: Cinema Blend 14/01/2014

Jason Schwartzman Is A Huge Jerk In First Stills From Listen Up Philip
After playing one of the most jovial men in cinema as Richard Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks, Jason Schwartzman could naturally only follow this with a character exhibiting a more negative attitude.
From: Cinema Blend 14/01/2014

Marvel, ExpendaBelles And The Raid 3: 6 Projects Uber-Stuntwoman Zoe Bell Pursues
New Zealander Zoë Bell is an unusual Hollywood triple threat. She's an internationally recognized stunt woman thanks to the documentary Double Dare and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. She's an actress with credits opposite Gerard Butler (Gamer), Ellen Page (Whip It) and Tom Cruise (Oblivion). And with her latest movie Raze, this ass-kicking leading lady has also turned producer.
From: Cinema Blend 14/01/2014

Paradigm Signs Jason Patric
Paradigm has signed vet actor Jason Patric. Always a solid actor, Patric signs as he is shooting The Prince for Lionsgate. He recently wrapped the thriller The Confines.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

WME Signs 'Dracula Untold' Helmer Gary Shore And His ArtCastle Banner
WME has signed rising helmer Gary Shore and his ArtCastle label. Shore directed the upcoming Universal Pictures film Dracula Untold. With producer Jonathan Loughran (The F Word), Shore operates ArtCastle from Los Angeles and Dublin.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Board 'Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter' As Exec Producers Ahead Of Sundance Debut
Nebraska helmer Alexander Payne and his Sideways co-writer Jim Taylor are prospecting for indie gold with upcoming Sundance entry Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, the latest film from Park City returner David Zellner (Goliath, Kid-Thing). Oscar-nominated Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim, 47 Ronin) stars in the psychological adventure as a lonely Japanese woman who believes a pile of loot buried in the movie Fargo is real and sets out on a quest to Minnesota to find it.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

Sundance: Cinetic Media Hires Marketing Wiz Ryan Werner
Cinetic Media has hired longtime indie film marketing and publicity exec Ryan Werner, giving him the title of Senior Executive.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

WME Partner Christopher Donnelly Shifting To Manager, Moving To LBI
Longtime WME partner and senior motion picture literary agent Christopher Donnelly is leaving the agency to become a manager at LBI.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

Cannes: Former Canal Plus Chief Pierre Lescure Will Be Festival's Next President
Pierre Lescure is back. After weeks of speculation, the former Canal Plus chief has been officially named to succeed Gilles Jacob as president of the Cannes Film Festival.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

James Schamus To Lead Star-Studded Berlin Film Festival Jury
Former Focus Features chief James Schamus will preside over the Berlin Film Festival jury next month; the group will select the Golden and Silver Bear winners of the main competition.
From: Deadline 14/01/2014

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Discusses Sandman
The news broke just before Christmas that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David S. Goyer and Neil Gaiman are developing a film adaptation of Gaiman's Sandman comic series for Warner Bros. The initial announcements came in the form of a couple of cursory tweets from Gordon-Levitt himself, but he's now expanded on his thoughts regarding the dream lord Morpheus in an interview with IGN.
From: Empire Online 13/01/2014

12 Years a Slave regains footing to take home top prize at Golden Globes
After withstanding the early wobble of Lupita Nyong'o's loss to Jennifer Lawrence for best supporting actress, 12 Years A Slave regained its footing and passed its first major test on the way to a best picture Oscar, in a ceremony that confirmed most of the awards season narratives thus far.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Golden Globes: Britain's disappointing night as long list of stars misses out
The Golden Globe award to 12 Years A Slave for best movie drama provided a much-needed boost for Britain, after a number of leading actors and actresses missed out on wins despite nominations.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Woody Allen Golden Globe greeted with derision by Mia and Ronan Farrow
The Golden Globe's presentation of the Cecil B DeMille award to Woody Allen, and its accompanying tribute, has been greeted with disdain by his former partner Mia Farrow and their son Ronan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

American Hustle plays 12 Years a Slave at Golden Globes
American Hustle was the clear winner in the film half of the 71st Golden Globe awards last night, taking three major prizes, while pre-show favourite 12 Years a Slave could only manage one. Indeed, 12 Years was pipped in the total awards list by the little heralded Dallas Buyers Club, whose two awards meant it was only film other than Hustle to register more than a single gong.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Deconstructing hacker movies - How truthful are they?
There are movies and there is real life. The in-between-area is blurred and, at times, absurd. The unpleasant truth is that computers can be hacked, and today's movies thrive on this theme.
From: Film-News 13/01/2014

28th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival details
The BFI has confirmed that the 28th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) will present eleven days of the best in queer cinema from around the world from Thursday 20th March - Sunday 30th March 2014 in one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) cultural calendar.
From: Film-News 13/01/2014

Robocop OmniCorp 2027 CES keynote presentation revealed
Studiocanal is proud to release the OMNICORP 2027 CES Keynote Presentation for RoboCop, starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by José Padilha, RoboCop is released on February 7th 2014.
From: Film-News 13/01/2014

Quentin Tarantino plans new western called The Hateful Eight
Experience shooting Django Unchained has left director keen to revisit genre - and there will be a part for Christoph Waltz.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort's rights payments may be seized
US government seeks to compensate victims with $1m funds paid to convicted financier who inspired Scorsese-DiCaprio film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Film classifiers rewrite horror rules after Woman in Black complaints
BBFC guidelines on gore, strong visuals and sexualisation of young women change after wide public consultation on chillers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/01/2014

Sam Neill & Adrien Brody Will Backtrack
Some moves, especially the really big ones, like to give you such advance notice that it feels like you're seeing imagery and trailers for decades before they arrive. Other, smaller titles usually prefer to sneak into production then put out a release. Such is the case with Australian thriller Backtrack, which is now shooting, and stars Sam Neill and Adrien Brody.
From: Empire Online 13/01/2014

Disney Considering A Frozen Broadway Musical
Spending weeks at the top of the US box office charts, defying even its own company's high expectations. Overtaking The Lion King to become the highest-grossing Disney film in the States. And sending its soundtrack album roaring to the head of several music listings. No surprise, then, that the Mouse House is seriously looking at turning Frozen into a musical.
From: Empire Online 13/01/2014

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Will Play A Dirty Racist In Juan Cuarón's Border Thriller
While director Alfonso Cuarón was busy winning the Best Director award at the Golden Globe's for his stellar work on Gravity, his co-screenwriter and son Juan Cuarón has been busy putting together his follow-up to 2007's Spanish romantic drama Year of the Nail.
From: Cinema Blend 13/01/2014

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 Adds Richard Gere, David Strathairn And Tamsin Greig As Production Begins
With a cast that included Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton, 2011's The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was stacked to brim with English charm, not to mention some of the nation's most stellar senior stars.
From: Cinema Blend 13/01/2014

Armond White Kicked Out Of The New York Film Critics Circle
Members of the New York Film Critics Circle voted Monday morning to remove embattled member Armond White from its ranks.
From: Cinema Blend 13/01/2014

Woody Allen Teases The Plot Of Magic In The Moonlight
Woody Allen may have already wrapped his latest film Magic in The Moonlight, but that doesn't mean the persnickety director will give up the goods when it comes to what the movie is all about. Nonetheless, with word that Sony Pictures Classics will be distributing the film, Allen has decided to drop a few details.
From: Cinema Blend 13/01/2014

Writer Robert Ben Garant Talks The New Naked Gun
When news of the planned Naked Gun reboot first surfaced like Frank Drebin emerging from raw sewage roughly a month ago, we took a quick poll and discovered that there was overwhelmingly negative feeling among you lot regarding the new version.
From: Empire Online 12/01/2014

Michael Fassbender, Hugo Weaving And Girls' Adam Driver Feature In New Star Wars Rumours
As the Bantha-sized shoot for Star Wars: Episode VII romps ever closer, more and more names are being rumoured for it, as torch-bearer J.J. Abrams appears to be meeting with just about every actor short of the Nag End On Sea panto troupe. Just a couple of days ago, Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemons was reportedly set to talk to Abrams and the list has gotten even longer, with Michael Fassbender, Hugo Weaving and Girls' Adam Driver mentioned as in the mix.
From: Empire Online 12/01/2014

2014 Golden Globes Winners List
Are you ready for this year's Golden Globe awards? Will it be 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Her or another awards-worthy film making speeches from the stage of the Beverly Hilton Sunday night? We'll be watching every step of the way, hoping our favorite shows, movies and actors manage to secure the favor of the Hollywood Foreign Press enough to snag an award or two. Join us, won't you?
From: Cinema Blend 12/01/2014

Quentin Tarantino's Next Western Reportedly Has A Numerical Title
Quentin Tarantino is a filmmaker who is known for making particular kinds of films, with adrenaline and testosterone always on full display, even when females are inciting the massive amounts of action. Another trait his movies share is a title with two words in it, assuming you count Kill Bill as one entire feature.
From: Cinema Blend 12/01/2014

Golden Globes: 5 Big Things We Learned About The 2014 Awards Season
It's almost impossible to look at the Golden Globes as anything but a marker for how the upcoming Academy Awards will go. Considering how little they utilized hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, you could hardly call it an intentionally funny three hours of television.
From: Cinema Blend 12/01/2014

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wants The Sandman Movie To Be Spectacular For All The Right Reasons
2013 was a good year for first time actors-turned-directors. We finally saw "esteemed thespian" Keanu Reeves step behind the camera for his successful directorial debut, the martial arts drama Man of Tai Chi, along with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whose first feature was the Jersey-based comedic romance Don Jon.
From: Cinema Blend 12/01/2014

Biel's audition doubts
Jessica Biel is proud she can handle an audition without having a "breakdown". The actress stars alongside Kaya Scodelario in The Truth About Emanuel, which focuses on a girl who becomes obsessed with a neighbour who reminds her of her dead mother.
From: Film-News 12/01/2014

Rebel Wilson Lands Two Great Roles In First Week Of 2014
Scoring her second great role of the new year, Rebel Wilson will play the sharp-tongued roommate of Amanda Seyfried's character in the Jake Szymanski-directed He's F-ing Perfect, based on the script by Lauryn Kahn that will be produced by Gary Sanchez.
From: Deadline 12/01/2014

From the Golden Globes to the Oscars, the battle for awards glory gets serious
It's been a vintage year for Hollywood - and the big studios are now lobbying hard in a tight and high-stakes race.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/01/2014

Cate Blanchett wins pre-Oscar honour
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards prize in Los Angeles for starring role in Blue Jasmine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/01/2014

Kristen Wiig Opens Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Lest you imagien from this headline that Kristen Wiig has suddenly become some weirdo snoop who goes cracking open the inner thoughts of teenagers, she's really just part of the cast for Marielle Heller's new coming-of-age tale Diary Of A Teenage Girl, which also features Alexander Skarsgard and M.I. High's Bel Powley.
From: Empire Online 11/01/2014

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Set For Desierto
Through the long press tour for smash success Gravity, director Alfonso Cuaron made light-hearted jokes about son and co-writer Jonas being too busy gearing up his next film to talk to his dad. The younger Cuaron has been working on getting Desierto ready to shoot with Gael Garcia Bernal as its leading man and has just locked in a villain, signing Jeffrey Dean Morgan to the role.
From: Empire Online 11/01/2014

Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemons Up For Star Wars: Episode VII
After winning attention for the sweet-natured but troubled Landry on the TV version of Friday Night Lights and the sweetly psychopathic Todd on Breaking Bad, Jesse Plemons could be on the verge of his biggest role yet. According to The Wrap, he's a serious contender for a lead in Star Wars: Episode VII.
From: Empire Online 11/01/2014

Bruce Willis Will Replace Arnold Schwarzenegger In Action Flick Captive
While we may not all agree on the specific severity of awfulness, I think we can all agree that A Good Day to Die Hard was one of 2013's worst action films, if not all of the year's films in general.
From: Cinema Blend 11/01/2014

The Fear Monger: Evil Clowns, Black Holes And Jason Voorhees...Or Not
Good day, dwellers of the devil's basement. Are you guys ready for Devil's Due coming out later this week? Yeah, me either. Fortunately there are much more interesting and original films hitting theaters and VOD sites over the next few months. And two of them include Dan Fogler and an evil clown, which were formerly assumed to be the same thing.
From: Cinema Blend 11/01/2014

Film Independent Announces 2014 Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants
Spirit Awards org Film Independent today named the recipients of its annual filmmaker grants at the Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch hosted by Angela Bassett, Emily Mortimer, and Alessandro Nivola.
From: Deadline 11/01/2014

Quentin Tarantino's New Script: Creating Buzz, And Another Turn For Bruce Dern?
Here's a bit of fun gossip surfacing in Golden Globes weekend. Whenever Quentin Tarantino completes a new script, it's an event accompanied by great fanfare, partly because his scripts are so damned fun to read.
From: Deadline 11/01/2014

Jessica Lange Formalizes Switch To UTA
As expected, two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange has followed her agent Brian Swardstrom to UTA from WME. She formally signed this morning.
From: Deadline 11/01/2014

'Broken Circle Breakdown' Best Foreign Film At Palm Springs Film Fest
This year's FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival went to Belgian entry The Broken Circle Breakdown, from director Felix van Groeningen.
From: Deadline 11/01/2014

Elijah Wood to co-star in Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars
The film will explore the relationship between Thomas and fellow poet John Malcolm Brinnin, played by Wood.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/01/2014

Greta Gerwig cast as Rebecca Miller's plan takes shape
Frances Ha actor to take lead role in Miller's New York-set 'romantic comedy of manners', Maggie's Plan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/01/2014

Unseen Alfred Hitchcock Holocaust documentary to be released
'Disturbing' film, made in 1945 and withheld, was restored by the Imperial War Museum and will screen later this year and in 2015.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/01/2014

Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight revealed to be 1920s set crime comedy
More details emerge of Blue Jasmine director's forthcoming film from behind Allen's habitual veil of secrecy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/01/2014

Rebel Wilson Joins Ben Stiller And Ricky Gervais In Night At The Museum 3
Much like the previous titles in the series, Shawn Levy's upcoming Night At The Museum 3 has managed to assemble a talented ensemble cast to feature around star Ben Stiller.
From: Cinema Blend 10/01/2014

Lindsay gets premiere date
Lindsay Lohan's reality show will premiere in March. The 27-year-old star has been filming her life post rehab for new docu-series Lindsay, airing on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network.
From: Film-News 10/01/2014

UK's Cineworld To Acquire Cinema City Intl, Creating Pan-European Exhibitor
Britain's Cineworld Group has announced a proposed deal to acquire the movie theater business of Netherlands-headquartered Cinema City International which values the latter at about £503M ($828M). Cinema City, which trades on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, operates in seven countries across Central and Eastern Europe and Israel.
From: Deadline 10/01/2014

Gerard Butler in talks for Point Break remake
The actor is to head up a remake of Kathryn Bigelow's action-packed tale of sun, surf, spirituality and terrorism.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/01/2014

Mark Romanek in talks to direct Boston Strangler movie
Casey Affleck already signed on to play detective investigating deaths of 13 women between June 1962 and January 1964.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/01/2014

Wolf of Wall Street screenings prove popular with European bankers
Nordic region's biggest bank fills all seats in downtown Stockholm cinema to watch Martin Scorsese's film about banking excess.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/01/2014

First Look At Ben Kingsley As The Mandarin In Marvel's New One-Shot
We'll start this story off with a spoiler warning for those who somehow missed last year's box office barnstormer Iron Man 3 and would cry foul at us revealing anything. If you're at all worried about spoilers, check out another story. Perhaps this one? For those still with us: Marvel has revealed full details about its new One-Shot, called All Hail The King, and starring Ben Kingsley.
From: Empire Online 09/01/2014

Jeff Goldblum Joins Johnny Depp's Mortdecai
With the first burst of shooting on art world action comedy Mortdecai now complete after a stint in London, director David Koepp and star Johnny Depp are starting the next leg in Los Angeles, and have added Jeff Goldblum, Aubrey Plaza and Oliver Platt to the line-up.
From: Empire Online 09/01/2014

Rupert Friend In Talks For Agent 47
The fallout from Paul Walker's tragic death last year continues to be felt in the projects to which he was attached. One of them was 20th Century Fox's planned reboot of game adaptation Hitman, now known as Agent 47. The studio has moved to find a new leading man, with Homeland's Rupert Friend in talks.
From: Empire Online 09/01/2014

Game Of Thrones Returns On April 6
Though it wasn't tough to guess roughly when Game Of Thrones would be back on our screens, once more pitting the various forces of Westeros against each other for the Iron Throne, US cable network HBO has officially announced that the airdate for the show's fourth season will be April 6. British fans will get their turn on Sky Atlantic a day later, on April 7.
From: Empire Online 09/01/2014

Gone Girl Author Wrote New Third Act For David Fincher Movie
Fans of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel Gone Girl are in store for a major surprise when its movie adaptation hits theaters next fall. It turns out the author herself has created an entirely new ending for the movie version of the book, which should leave audiences guessing regardless of how many times they've poured over the addictive crime thriller.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu No Longer Directing The Jungle Book
We've got ourselves another competing project-logjam! The good old days of Volcano/Dante's Peak, Babe and Gordy and Prefontaine and Without Limits is still with us, as proved by last year's Olympus Has Fallen/White House Down confrontation.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

Iron Man 3 Is The Big Winner At People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards: is there anything as pointless? There are already too many awards shows as is. Audiences already announce their "People's Choice" of the year when they vote with their dollars, allowing films to be revealed as the highest grossing pictures of the year, or for shows to become The Most Watched Show Of The Week, which, considering the bulk of television, is like winning a shortest giraffe contest. No one cares except the money men, so I guess it's nice that all these celebrities can get together and celebrate how much cash they've bringing down.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

Oliver Platt, Aubrey Plaza And Jeff Goldblum Board Johnny Depp's Mystery Comedy Mortdecai
Aubrey Plaza, Oliver Platt and Jeff Goldblum are the latest names to join the star-stacked cast of the Johnny Depp-fronted action-comedy Mortdecai. This talented trio joins an ensemble that already boasts Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn and Paul Bettany.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

SXSW 2014: Veronica Mars, Chef Are Big Names On Early Schedule
South By Southwest -- the annual film, music and interactive festival that takes over downtown Austin, Texas - began teasing its wares for the 2014 event, announcing its Opening Night selection and a few key features that will dot its schedule.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

Glenn Close Will Play A Half-Crazy Imposter In Darkly Comedic True Story Duchess
For his most recent film The Face of Love, director Arie Posin worked with a trio of amazing actors - Ed Harris, Robin Williams and Annette Bening - all of whom are between 55 and 65 years old. His next film, Duchess, also has a middle-aged character at its center, and Glenn Close has signed on for the lead part. While ageism is obviously alive and well in Hollywood, it's great to see youngish directors keeping such elite thespians working.
From: Cinema Blend 09/01/2014

Kermit: Gervais is honorary Muppet
Kermit the Frog believes Ricky Gervais will become an "honorary Muppet". The bright green amphibian is set to return to the big screen in upcoming movie Muppets Most Wanted. In this film the gang visit a host of global cities and during their tour they run into Kermit's evil Doppelgänger, Constantine.
From: Film-News 09/01/2014

Steve McQueen: I make real films
Steve McQueen doesn't give "a f**k" about sharing the truth in 12 Years a Slave. The filmmaker directs the drama film based on the 1853 same-titled autobiography of Solomon Northup - a free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
From: Film-News 09/01/2014

Glenn Close To Play Bogus Romanov Royal Anastasia In 'Duchess'
Glenn Close has been set to play Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia, in Duchess.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

Rebecca Miller & Greta Gerwig Team For 'Maggie's Plan'
Rebecca Miller will next direct Maggie's Plan, a romantic comedy of manners that will star Frances Ha's Greta Gerwig. Miller, who scripted and helmed The Ballad Of Jack And Rose and The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, wrote the script, based on a story by Karen Rinaldi. Moneyball's Rachael Horovitz is producing through Specialty Films with Damon Cardasis, who partners with Miller in her upstart production shingle Round Films.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

Kelly Lynch, Jim Beaver Join 'The Frontier'
Magic City's Kelly Lynch and Justified's Jim Beaver have signed on to Indie crime pic The Frontier.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

NAACP Image Awards Noms Announced
The NAACP's 45th annual Image Awards are set for February 22 and will air live on the East Coast On TVOne and tape-delayed in the West from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

Jon Favreau's 'Chef' To Open SXSW; 'Veronica Mars' Movie Among Premieres
Look's like something's really going to be cooking in Austin this spring and we don't mean BBQ. The SXSW Film Conference and Festival said today that Jon Favreau's Chef will open the confab this year on March 7.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

Who's Who Of NSA And Tech Heavyweights Brought Together At WME Annual Retreat
WME is wrapping up its third day of its annual retreat at La Costa Resort & Spa and the roster of speakers the agency has put together is looking more and more each year like a mini-Herb Allen Sun Valley Conference.
From: Deadline 09/01/2014

Directors Guild of America 2014 nominations announced
Body seen as Oscars bellwether nominates five male directors: Martin Scorsese, Steve McQueen, Paul Greengrass, David O Russell and Alfonso Cuaron.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/01/2014

Shia LaBeouf escalates plagiarism row with Daniel Clowes via bizarre tweets
The Nymphomaniac actor has rekindled his dispute with graphic novelist Daniel Clowes by imitating his work once again, and posting lawyers' letters online.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/01/2014

Baftas 2014: Gravity's pull sees it float past 12 Years a Slave
British produced space thriller just edges Steve McQueen directed slavery film, with American Hustle strong too.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/01/2014

BAFTA Nominations 2014 Announced!
Gravity has 11 nods, ahead of American Hustle & 12 Years A Slave.
From: Empire Online 08/01/2014

D.J. Caruso Attached To Direct Selling Time
Supernatural drama Selling Time is one of those films with an interesting plot hook that nevertheless just can't seem to hang on to the talent it manages to snag. Now the producers behind the movie are hoping that director D.J. Caruso will hang around long enough to get it made.
From: Empire Online 08/01/2014

Danny Cannon Directing Gotham Pilot
Following a fraught bidding war, Fox ended up with the opportunity to bring Batman TV spin-off Gotham to the small screen. The Mentalist's Bruno Heller is developing and overseeing the series, and we're now approaching the point where the the pilot episode is heading into production. Danny Cannon will be the man rolling the cameras.
From: Empire Online 08/01/2014

Paul Blart: Mall Cop Sequel In The Works
One of 2009's surprise smash hits was Kevin James vehicle (and minor tongue-twister) Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a not-as-bad-as-you'd-presume-it-might-be workplace comedy about an overweight security guard taking on a bunch of crims. Off a $26 million budget, it hauled in $183 million worldwide, which is no doubt why both James and his director, Andy Flickman, are planning a sequel.
From: Empire Online 08/01/2014

Casey Affleck To Be The Boston Strangler For Director Mark Romanek
There remains an eerie fog hanging over the story of the Boston Strangler. Albert DeSalvo was arrested in 1964 under suspicion of being the killer, who stalked and murdered thirteen women in the Boston area.
From: Cinema Blend 08/01/2014

Gerard Butler In Talks To Take The Patrick Swayze Role In The Point Break Remake
Back in April of last year we here at Cinema Blend threw our hands up in the air in exhaustion when it was announced that the upcoming remake of the classic early-90s action movie Point Break had found a filmmaker to direct, but today we sadly report that the situation has only gotten worse: they've moved on to the casting stage.
From: Cinema Blend 08/01/2014

Martin Scorsese Writes An Open Letter About The Bright Future Of Cinema
Thanks to the recent release of The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese's name has been on the tips of just about everyone's tongue in Hollywood over the last few weeks. His latest film, which tells a story of extreme corruption, greed and excess among stockbrokers in the 1990s, has caused quite a bit of controversy, as some critics have claimed that the movie glorifies the ridiculous and over the top lives of the lead characters.
From: Cinema Blend 08/01/2014

Sam Rockwell And Olivia Wilde's Better Living Through Chemistry Will Be Out This Spring
As a big fan of the noir genre, my ears perked up back in 2010 when it was announced that there was a film in the works called Better Living Through Chemistry.
From: Cinema Blend 08/01/2014

Cyber Thriller Novel 'Influx' Movie Rights Snagged By Fox
Do you like your sci-fi with a dash of political intrigue and commentary? Then you'll probably squeal over Fox's latest acquisition, Influx. Written by Daniel Suarez, the cyber thriller is set in a world where a mysterious organization is purposely stalling the technological advances of mankind toward some shadowy purpose.
From: Cinema Blend 08/01/2014

American Hustle director 'humbled' at 10 BAFTA nods
The No. 1 film at the UK Box Office, AMERICAN HUSTLE has been nominated for 10 BAFTAs, it was announced this morning.
From: Film-News 08/01/2014

British Academy Film Awards in 2014 nominations announced
Gravity receives 11 nominations. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are each nominated in ten categories. Captain Phillips has nine nominations. Behind the Candelabra and Saving Mr. Banks are each nominated five times.
From: Film-News 08/01/2014

Gerard Butler Catches Wave In 'Point Break'
Gerard Butler is chasing the big waves again. The star of Chasing Mavericks has been set to play the Zen adrenaline-junkie bank robber role originated by Patrick Swayze in Point Break, the remake of the 1991 Kathryn Bigelow film that also starred Keanu Reeves.
From: Deadline 08/01/2014

'Ray Donovan's Katherine Moennig Signs With Paradigm
Actress Katherine Moennig has signed for representation with Paradigm. Moennig co-stars on Showtime's Ray Donovan as Lena, the right-hand woman/press agent to Liev Schreiber's eponymous fixer.
From: Deadline 08/01/2014

Resolution Signs Black List Writing Twins Shea & Evan Mirzai
Twin comedy writers Shea (pictured on the left) and Evan Mirzai, who last month scored their second Black List mention in two years, have signed with Resolution.
From: Deadline 08/01/2014

Universal Dates Judd Apatow-Amy Schumer Comedy 'Trainwreck' For July 2015
The Judd Apatow-helmed comedy starring comedian Amy Schumer has been set for release on July 24, 2015.
From: Deadline 08/01/2014

Ted Hope Takes CEO Post At Fandor, Subscription VOD Service For Indie Films
Ted Hope, the veteran independent producer who took a sabbatical to run the San Francisco Film Society, has resurfaced in a new gig. He starts at the end of the month as CEO of Fandor, a subscription service that hopes to do for festival and foreign films what Netflix does for mainstream films and TV series.
From: Deadline 08/01/2014

Run Run Shaw, godfather of kung fu film-making, dies aged 106
Founder of Hong Kong studio Shaw Brothers spawned whole genre and produced US classics including Blade Runner.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/01/2014

Jane Campion to head jury for Cannes 2014
Former Palme d'Or winner to take prestigious role as jury president for this year's edition of the premier European film festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/01/2014

Steve McQueen heckled as 'garbage man' at New York film awards
Shouted jibe as British director collects prize for film that contrarian US critic Armond White dismissed as 'torture porn'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/01/2014

Spielberg sets his sights on Dalton Trumbo's Montezuma script
Schindler's List director hopes to reunite with writer Steve Zaillian on Trumbo's 50-year-old screenplay; with Javier Bardem tipped for a role.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/01/2014

Allan Loeb To Write Bob: The Musical
With songs by Frozen's Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
From: Empire Online 07/01/2014

First Still From Tom McCarthy's The Cobble
Adam Sandler and the word "cobblers" have been mentioned in the same sentence before. But spare, perhaps, a more kindly thought than usual for his upcoming opus The Cobbler.
From: Empire Online 07/01/2014

Amazing Spider-Man 2 Viral Convicts Lizard
The online viral shenanigans for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 are continuing energetically in the wake of the New Year's Eve business, and while that strange enemiesunite site doesn't look to be doing anything for another month, there's still the Daily Bugle on Tumblr.
From: Empire Online 07/01/2014

Steven Spielberg & Javier Bardem Unearth Montezuma
The speculation about Steven Spielberg's next directorial job continues apace. With Robopocalypse still in the re-write garage and American Sniper out of his sights, the filmmaking titan has apparently set his gaze on a script that has been waiting to hit screens for so long it could be a grandfather.
From: Empire Online 07/01/2014

Lone Survivor's Marcus Luttrell On What It's Like Making A Movie About The Worst Day Of Your Life
Sitting down for Lone Survivor, the biopic of former SEAL Team 10 frogman Marcus Luttrell, I expected to be confronted with the horrors of war and the sacrifice soldiers like the Navy SEALs are forced to make for country, which I was.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Dhoom 3 Crowned Bollywood's Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time
With the end of the year having just wrapped up, we've talked a lot about which domestic releases were winners and which came in tops at the box office.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Hear Me Out: Fast & Furious 7 Needs To Kill Off Paul Walker's Character
For six fast-paced films so far, Fast & Furious has been a franchise that's as embedded with themes of loyalty as it is with high-octane action.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Matthew McConaughey Is Getting An Oscar This Year, One Way Or Another
Of late, Matthew McConaughey has been proving a powerhouse in one drama after another. In 2013, we were frankly stunned his smarmy turn as strip club impresario Dallas in Magic Mike didn't earn him an Academy Award nomination.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Louis C.K. Releasing His First Movie On His Website
There's no question that Louis C.K. is a comedy lifer. He's been around forever, doing stand-up, touring, working on talk show writing staffs, and gravitating between television and film.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Directors Guild Of America Singles Out Its Five Nominees
Ladies and gentlemen, meet your (likely) Best Director nominees at the Academy Awards, which will be announced next Thursday, Jan. 16.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Monsters University Short Film Party Central To Play In Front Of Muppets Most Wanted
There were few bigger cinematic surprises that came out last year than Pixar's Monsters University.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

X-Men Days Of Future Past To Feature A Young Version Of Toad
Thanks to the 1973 timeline portion of Bryan Singer's upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past we already know that we will be getting to see the younger versions of multiple mutants.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Moving Forward With New Director
As though this polar vortex nonsense wasn't bad enough, word has come out that Sony Pictures is planning to move forward with a Paul Blart: Mall Cop sequel. 2014 is proving to be a real punch in the teeth so far.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Matt Reeves Attached To Direct The Next Planet Of The Apes Movie
It was a huge news back in September 2012 when it was announced that director Matt Reeves would be replacing Rupert Wyatt at the helm of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and today we have news that's just as big - if not bigger.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

Shia LaBeouf Took Pictures Of His Penis And Emailed Them To Nymphomaniac Producers
No film has consistently churned out more double take worthy pieces of movie news over the past two and a half years than Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac.
From: Cinema Blend 07/01/2014

R.I.P. Character Actor Larry D. Mann
The man whose 100-plus film and TV credits include voicing Yukon Cornelius in the holiday TV classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and playing the train conductor in Best Picture Oscar winner The Sting died Monday in Los Angeles.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

'Gravity', '12 Years A Slave' Top Final Draft's Screenwriters Choice Awards
Alfonso Cuaron & Jonas Cuaron's space odyssey took Best Original Screenplay and the John Ridley-penned historical drama got the Adapted Screenplay nod in awards presented tonight by scripting software company.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

D.J. Caruso Set To Helm 'Selling Time'; Will Smith Still Circling Supernatural Thriller
Things are coming back around again for Selling Time, the supernatural thriller at 20th Century Fox.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

Denmark's Bodil Prizes: 'Nympho-maniac', 'The Hunt' Lead Nominations
In an effort to promote their Bodil Awards, Danish film critics undressed and swooned in a Nymphomaniac-styled poster ahead of the holidays.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

'Mission Blue' To Open Santa Barbara International Film Fest; Full Lineup Unveiled
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced its 2014 lineup. The 29th edition features 23 World Premieres and 31 U.S. Premieres and runs January 30-February 9.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

OSCARS Q&A: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' And 'Captain Phillips' Producer Scott Rudin On Making Prestige Pics Inside And Outside The Studio Fold
It has become common to find Scott Rudin with multiple films in the Oscar hunt.
From: Deadline 07/01/2014

Shia LaBeouf annoys fellow actors on Fury by failing to wash
Actor reportedly takes 'method' too far in second world war tank movie, alienating the likes of Brad Pitt and Jason Isaacs.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/01/2014

Bafta Rising Star award shortlist announced
Five-strong nomination for award voted by public includes 12 Years a Slave's Lupita Nyong'o and two young Brits, George Mackay and Will Poulter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/01/2014

First Still From Clint Eastwoods's Jersey Boys
If you've already clicked on the image below, or are particularly keen-eyed, you'll know that Clint Eastwood's cinematic adaptation of the award-winning Broadway (and West End) musical, Jersey Boys, is about Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons. It's the giant neon sign that gives it away.
From: Empire Online 06/01/2014

Action-Packed New Jack Ryan Clip Lands
Since Jack Ryan last brought his pin-sharp brain, natty suits and oft frazzled demeanour to the big screen, the landscape has got a lot more crowded for the movie intel operative. James Bond is back in business and Universal is busy reviving the Bourne franchise.
From: Empire Online 06/01/2014

The Fear Monger's Eight Most Anticipated Horrors Of 2014
Horror fans know that Hollywood rarely gives the genre the kind of attention that more than $100 million calls for, so distribution companies end upcoming into things late in the game, and premieres aren't always set far in advance of a film's actual release date.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

See A Man Recreate Iconic Romance Movie Moments With His Dog
Some people really love their dogs. So why not express that love simultaneously with one's love for romance movies?
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Talking, Kids At Inappropriate Movies And Texting Among Movie Theater Pet Peeves
What would you consider to be the most irritating behavior in a movie theater? Talking during the movie? Texting or seat-kicking? What about seeing kids at inappropriate movies or hearing the sound of a crying baby while you're trying to watch the movie?.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Siri Is No Fan of Spike Jonze's Her
Since its world premiere at the New York Film Festival last October, Spike Jonze's Her has been gathering all kinds of accolades. Now in limited release, the romantic drama about a man who falls for his computer has earned three Golden Globe nominations, praise from various critics circles, Top 10 List spots, and has already won AFI's Movie of the Year honor.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Edgar Wright Hints At Multiple Ant-Men In Ant-Man
Apparently, director Edgar Wright and Marvel head Kevin Feige have been talking about Ant-Man since 2006, before Iron Man and the launch of the cinematic Marvel universe.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Set Visit: Get To Know A New Version Of Tom Clancy's Spy
The calendar may have only just switched over to 2014, but Hollywood isn't waiting long to launch the year's first action blockbuster.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Is Steven Spielberg Directing Montezuma Next?
2013 seemed like a comparatively rough year for Steven Spielberg. First, he put the kibosh on the megahuge Robopocalypse, citing the desire not to rush a project that remains in mothballs.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Katee Sackhoff Playfully Lobbies J.J. Abrams For A Star Wars Audition
Everybody wants to be in the Star Wars: Episode VII. Strike that. Let me clarify. If you are a working actor, you likely would trade an immediate family member for the opportunity to audition before J.J. Abrams and the LucasFilm team for a role in the upcoming sequel. It isn't news to say that someone wants to be in the movie, but we're shining a light on this particular person because we tend to agree she'd be an excellent fit.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

A Weaker Wonder Woman? No Bat Villains? Read A Ton Of Superman Rumors
When it comes to spreading rumors about mega-blockbusters, it can feel like a game of Telephone. Sometimes it starts as New Bidet For Bird's Blundered Plummage, then it morphs into Pal's Minnow Is A Thunder Showman before becoming Jean Reno Says Plunder Ruins.
From: Cinema Blend 06/01/2014

Leo: Wolf of Wall Street is game changer
Leonardo DiCaprio says The Wolf of Wall Street "shakes the foundation of society". The 39-year-old star plays the lead in Martin Scorsese's movie based on the true story of wealthy stockbroker Jordan Belfort.
From: Film-News 06/01/2014

Léa Seydoux up for BAFTA
Léa Seydoux has been nominated for an EE Rising Star BAFTA. The actress-and-model, 28, has starred in a selection of hits, including Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and 2013's indie romance Blue Is the Warmest Colour.
From: Film-News 06/01/2014

BAFTA Rising Star Nominees: Dane DeHaan, George MacKay, Lupita Nyong'o, Will Poulter, Léa Seydoux
BAFTA's EE Rising Star Award nominees are actors and actresses who have "demonstrated exceptional talent" and are "destined to be bright stars in the future of cinema," the British Academy says.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

'American Masters' 'Salinger' Director's To Include 15 Extra Minutes Of Revelations
WNET's American Masters will open its 28th season by showing a director's cut of Shane Salerno's feature documentary Salinger that will be 15 minutes longer than the theatrical version.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem, Steve Zaillian Circle Montezuma-Cortez Epic From Script By Blacklisted Writer Dalton Trumbo
One of the most compelling movie questions coming into 2014 is, what film will Steven Spielberg direct? I don't know if this is next or far down the line, but here is a tantalizing possibility: I'm told that he has his sights on Montezuma, an epic tale of the kinship and ultimately the bloody collision between Montezuma and Cortez as the latter led the Spanish infiltration into Mexico.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

Open Road Hiring Indie Vet Peter Lawson On Eve Of Sundance
A week before Sundance, Tom Ortenberg's Open Road Films is strengthening its film acquisition team by hiring Peter Lawson and giving him the newly created title of executive vice president of Productions and Acquisitions.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

'Precious' Oscar Winner Mo'Nique Returns To Screen In Indie 'Blackbird'
In her first screen starring turn since the ferocious portrayal as an abusive mother in 2009′s Precious won her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, Mo'Nique has joined Isaiah Washington in the Patrik Ian Polk-directed Blackbird, an adaptation of the novel by Larry Duplechan.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

R.I.P. Film Mogul Run Run Shaw
The billionaire media mogul and co-founder of Shaw Studios, which produced hundreds of influential martial arts pics along with the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, died early Tuesday local time in Hong Kong.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

R.I.P. Carmen Zapata
The veteran character actress and co-founder of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in LA died Sunday in her Van Nuys home. Carmen Zapata was 86.
From: Deadline 06/01/2014

Year-End: Brazil Booms & Braces For World Cup; Local Comedies Big In Latin America
It's estimated that Latin America's share of the global filmed entertainment market will hit $6.8B by 2017, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report. But will the region's biggest country, Brazil, continue its growth? And how is Hollywood planning for next year's World Cup?
From: Deadline 05/01/2014

Oscars get political with Pussy Riot film setting the pace for best documentary
Shortlist for nominations courts controversy with entries on death squads, homophobia in Uganda and Tahrir Square.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/01/2014

Surprise! 2013 Blockbusters Passed The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test is a delightful if imperfect tool used to gauge how much Hollywood actually pays attention to women, instead of treating them like second class citizens. It's a simple formula, one that has three guiding principles.
From: Cinema Blend 04/01/2014

The Fear Monger: Simon Pegg And Christian Found Footage Add Horror To Your Week
Welcome to 2014, hop along horror hounds. It's a new year, but apparently nobody told Blumhouse Productions, who are rehashing the same old crap with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, the first spinoff of that franchise and also the first genre film of the year.
From: Cinema Blend 04/01/2014

Saul Zaentz Dies
Saul Zaentz, the producer who won three Best Picture Oscars during a hugely successful career, died yesterday in San Francisco due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. The man behind such films as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus was 92.
From: Empire Online 04/01/2014

Wahlberg's 'intense mountain shoot'
Mark Wahlberg found Lone Survivor "pretty intimidating". The 42-year-old actor portrays real life soldier Marcus Luttrell in the new film set during the War in Afghanistan. Mark was personally trained by former US Navy Seal Marcus throughout the shoot and he admits filming was fierce.
From: Film-News 04/01/2014

Streep initially resisted her latest film role
Meryl Streep says August: Osage County wasn't the most "joyous" experience for her. The 64-year-old actress plays pill-popping mother Violet Weston in John Wells' black comedy flick. Violet is swamped by her family - including on-screen daughters Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicholson - after her husband runs away and dies
From: Film-News 04/01/2014

OSCARS: Which Visual Effects Contenders Can Fight 'Gravity's Pull?
Expect Gravity to be as powerful and inevitable a force in the visual-effects category at this year's Oscars as, well, gravity. Offering more than just snazzy visuals — about 95% of what's on screen is digital — Gravity's visual-effects supervisor Tim Webber fulfilled many artists' dreams by working from the start with director Alfonso Cuaron and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to completely embed the effects into the storytelling and filmmaking process.
From: Deadline 04/01/2014

'Inside Llewyn Davis' Sweeps National Society Of Film Critics Top Awards
The 56 member-strong National Society of Film Critics today helped CBS Films' Inside Llewyn Davis bounce back from its PGA and WGA snubs, awarding the 1960s-set folk music drama Best Picture, Best Director for Joel and Ethan Coen, Best Actor for Oscar Isaac's turn as the eponymous singer-songwriter, and Best Cinematography.
From: Deadline 04/01/2014

Hot Oscar Video: Telling The Tale Of 'Philomena'
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Stephen Frears, and author Martin Sixsmith (The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee) discuss the origins of Weinstein sleeper Philomena in the exclusive featurette below. Dench stars in the pic as Philomena Lee, an Irish woman who enlists the help of a writer (Coogan) in her search for the son that was taken away from her 50 years prior.
From: Deadline 04/01/2014

Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Lone Survivor, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty And 47 Ronin
With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
From: Cinema Blend 03/01/2014

Shailene Woodley And Ansel Elgort Cozy Up In The Fault In Our Stars Photo
Amsterdam! That is where the above photo from The Fault in Our Stars was taken, though there isn't much about the image that gives away its location. Its focus is on the two teens cuddled together on a bench.
From: Cinema Blend 03/01/2014

Meet The Wolf Pack Of The Zac Efron Comedy That Awkward Moment
Meet Jason, Daniel and Mikey of Tom Gormican's That Awkward Moment. They are three twenty-something guys who decide to stay single as a sign of solidarity after one of them suffers through a horrendous break-up.
From: Cinema Blend 03/01/2014

Boba Fett May Get The First Standalone Star Wars Movie
Remember all of those stories about potential Star Wars spinoff movies that would arrive in theaters every other year, breaking up the pattern of films from the new trilogy J.J. Abrams is launching and possibly giving time on screen to individual Star Wars characters who deserve their own films? Well, one of them might be closer to fruition that you imagined.
From: Cinema Blend 03/01/2014

R.I.P. Galloping Horse Chairman Li Ming
Li Ming, chairman of film and TV firm Beijing Galloping Horse Group, passed away on Thursday night. According to reports, the cause was a heart attack. He was 47.
From: Deadline 03/01/2014

UTA Hires Gotham-Based WME Talent Agent Danie Streisand
One day after bringing in longtime WME partner Brian Swardstrom, UTA has added his colleague, talent agent Danie Streisand. Like Swardstrom, with whom she shared some clients, Streisand will work out of the agency's New York offices.
From: Deadline 03/01/2014

Bright Eyes auditioned for lead in Coen Brothers film
Conor Oberst reveals that he 'tried out' for the starring role in the Golden Globe-nominated Inside Llewyn Davis.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/01/2014

Hollywood studios told: don't call awards nominees 'winners'
Golden Globes organisers seek to stop film nominations being referred to as 'wins', while a potentially embarrassing Leonardo DiCaprio video causes more trouble for The Wolf of Wall Street.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/01/2014

Producers Guild nominates 12 Years and Hustle among 10 for best picture
Critical favourites dominate nominees for the Hollywood insider award, which is seen as a forecast of films' Oscar chances.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/01/2014

January Movie Preview: Jack Ryan, Hercules And Frankenstein Come Out To Play
It is a new year in cinema, at least for everyone who isn't still coked up from Martin Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street. Unfortunately, January tends to be a dumping ground where studios release all of the films that weren't good enough to push for Oscar consideration or big enough to release during the summer tentpole season.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

New Vampire Academy Clip Teases Tension At The High School Dance
Valentine's Day's going to suck for Vampire Academy fans, as that's the day the feature adaptation of the first novel in Richelle Mead's vampire series arrives in theaters.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Disney's Big Hero 6 Plucks A New Director From Frozen Voice Cast
With the acquisition of Marvel, it was only a matter of time before Disney sourced its hordes of comic book titles for one that could be best translated in animation. To begin, Disney Animation has selected Big Hero 6, a super team story that features a samurai, a robot, a shapeshifter and a sushi chef.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Marvel's Next One-Shot Has An Official Title
Over the years, the Marvel One-Shot, or standalone short film, has become one of the most anticipated moments of a DVD or Blu-ray release. In years past, these original clips have helped fill in the gaps between storylines, usually tracking Clark Gregg's Agent Phil Coulson on an adventure as he drove to see Thor's hammer.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Jordan Belfort Claims He Isn't Profiting From The Wolf Of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's stupendously excessive The Wolf of Wall Street is still causing a little bit of controversy over the moral grounding that may or may not be embedded in the film's storyline.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Producers Guild Goes With Gravity, American Hustle And Wolf Of Wall Street
The Screen Actors Guild. The Hollywood Foreign Press. The Broadcast Film Critics Association. The Producers Guild of America.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Amazing Spider-Man 2 Viral Update Features An Easter Egg About Puma
The Daily Bugle viral site created for director Marc Webb's upcoming Amzing Spider-Man 2 has been the source for a number of cool inside references and teases for fans of the webslinging superhero over the last few weeks, providing hints about characters like The Enforcers and the Osborn family, but today they're offering up something a little bit more obscure.
From: Cinema Blend 02/01/2014

Brian Swardstrom Moves To UTA From WME
Brian Swardstrom has landed at United Talent Agency as a partner, and he will work out of the New York office. Swardstrom comes to UTA after a four-year stint at WME and before that he was a partner at Endeavor and ran the talent department for 11 years.
From: Deadline 02/01/2014

An Actor We'll Miss: James Gandolfini
It is always a sad occasion when the industry loses an actor whose work has moved so many people. It just makes you angry when it happens to a person as young as the 51-year old James Gandolfini.
From: Deadline 02/01/2014

OSCARS: 'Nebraska' Hitting Uncharted Territory For Actors In Age-Phobic Hollywood With New Campaign Spot
With today's Best Picture Producers Guild nomination, 5 Golden Globe nominations, 6 Critics Choice Movie Award nods and two more from SAG, some Independent Spirit awards love plus a coveted spot on the AFI Top Ten Movies Of The Year list, Paramount's 'little-movie-that-could' Nebraska has been slowly, but steadily gathering a lot of awards mojo going into the second phase of a campaign that started shortly after Cannes where star Bruce Dern won Best Actor.
From: Deadline 02/01/2014

Sony Pictures Classics Lands Hungarian Oscar Entry 'The Notebook'
Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American rights to The Notebook, Hungary's submission for Best Foreign Language Film.
From: Deadline 02/01/2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Tops Fandango List Of Anticipated 2014 Movies
To the surprise of pretty much no one, the next chapter of the massively successful The Hunger Games series tops a list of most-anticipated movies of 2014.
From: Cinema Blend 01/01/2014

OSCARS: Will Critics & Precursor Awards Carry More Weight In A Jam-Packed Year?
The volume of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters who've admitted they've barely seen any films so close to ballot opening on December 27 is surprising.
From: Deadline 01/01/2014

R.I.P. Oscar Nominee Juanita Moore
The groundbreaking actress who scored an Academy Award nom for Imitation Of Life died yesterday at her LA home. Juanita Moore was thought to be 99.
From: Deadline 01/01/2014

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