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The Untouchable Michael Jackson
11 July 2009 2:13 PM, PDT | From Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news
I met Michael Jackson in 1984. We were both guests of Quincy Jones and Steven Spielberg at Amblin, Spielberg's production company on the Universal film lot. Whoopi Goldberg was preparing to play Celie, the protagonist in the film version of The Color Purple, a book written by my mother, and was giving a private stand-up performance at Spielberg's request. Michael and I sat in the front row. He was wearing his by-then trademark red bandleader jacket with epaulets and gold rope loops at the shoulder, trim black slacks, white socks, black shoes, and yes, a glove. Whoopi was hilarious, and at one point singled me out for audience participation. She asked a few questions and pulled me onstage. I gamely played along, enjoying the attention. Why Michael approached me in a room full of superstars after the show I will never know....
Rebecca Walker
Shaheen Jafargholi 'signs with CAA'
10 July 2009 2:51 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Shaheen Jafargholi has signed a contract with Creative Artists Agency, it has been claimed. According to The Sun, the Britain's Got Talent singer will be represented by the Los Angeles-based firm whose other clients include David and Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey. A source said: "Shaheen has had requests to appear on all the big TV shows. He has meetings with the Nickelodeon TV channel and Disney lined up. (more)
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'Transformers' Crosses $300 Million Mark
8 July 2009 3:16 PM, PDT | From The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news
By Wrap Staff
(Press Release)
After only 14-days in release, the worldwide hit “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” became the 2nd fastest film in movie history to earn $300 million in U.S. ticket sales, eclipsing the previous record-holder “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” by 2-days.
From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, the Paramount Pictures release trails only “The Dark Knight” in this record-setting achievement.
“Moviegoers everywhere propelled the film to this great success,...
Michael Speier
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits $300 Million at the Box Office
8 July 2009 1:36 PM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news
It’s another case of critics (and me) be damned … people are flocking to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Here’s the news release going inside the numbers …
After only 14-days in release, the worldwide hit “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” became the 2nd fastest film in movie history to earn $300 million in U.S. ticket sales, eclipsing the previous record-holder “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” by 2-days. From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, the Paramount Pictures release trails only “The Dark Knight” in this record-setting achievement.
“Moviegoers everywhere propelled the film to this great success, paving the way for a phenomenal run” said Paramount Pictures Vice Chairman Rob Moore.
2007’s “Transformers” earned $319.2 million in its theatrical run, and more than $700 million worldwide. The sequel has already taken in over $600 million worldwide to date, conquering several records including:
•Biggest Wednesday-Sunday opening of all time.
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Jeff Bayer
Movie Review: The Hurt Locker
8 July 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | From Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news
The Hurt Locker is a phenomenal movie whose whirlwind action and terrific performances easily make it a contender come awards season later this year. It's also a triumphant return for Bigelow, who's been largely Mia since directing K19: The Widowmaker seven years ago. The film follows a squad of the Army's little known Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Eod) division whose job is to disarm roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad. Much like how the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan set the tone for the rest of Steven Spielberg's war movie, the opening bomb disarmament sequence in Hurt Locker also sets the tone: anyone can die at any point in time so brace yourself and don't crush that tub of popcorn. The bomb squad is lead by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) who has already disarmed close to...
Zorianna Kit
Dead of Night Wraps Principal Photography
8 July 2009 5:40 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios Inc. have announced that principal photography has wrapped in New Orleans, Louisiana, on their gothic thriller, Dead of Night. The film, which is also a presentation of the Omnilab Media Group, is based on the world's best-selling horror comic series, "Dylan Dog," created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Italy's Sergio Bonelli Editore. The comic book series has sold over 56 million units in 17 languages since its debut in 1986.
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) stars as reluctant paranormal investigator Dylan Dog, who finds himself in a "turf war" between and among the undead, and Sam Huntington who co-stars as Marcus, Dylan's wise-cracking trusted assistant. Also co-starring are Taye Diggs (TV's Private Practice) as Vargas, head of the Vampire family, Anita Briem (Journey to the Center of the Earth) as Elizabeth, another potential in the long line of Dylan conquests and Peter Stormare (Constantine), as Wolfgang,
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Facebook Movie ‘The Social Network’ Gets Good Early Buzz
8 July 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
When news of a Facebook movie surfaced almost a year ago, many in the film blogging community rolled their eyes. As if it weren’t bad enough that Hollywood was churning out nothing but sequels and remakes of 80’s movies, now they’re giving us a movie based on social networking? What would be next, Twitter: The Movie?
Despite the fact that award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was penning the script, many questioned the movie’s potential. Of course, that was before they knew that David Fincher (Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) was on board to direct. Now, all of a sudden, the Facebook movie (which is actually titled The Social Network) is beginning to look a lot more interesting, especially when you know a little more about the story.
Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich (who also wrote Bringing Down the House, which
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Rob Frappier
Rumor: Indiana Jones 5 in 2012
7 July 2009 8:57 PM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's release has brought about numerous Indiana Jones 5 rumors that started when Shia Labeouf said in an interview that Steven Spielberg had "cracked the story" on the next archaeological adventure. The newest unconfirmed but logical rumor is actually twofold. First, the Uselessplace.com blog is claiming an unnamed source states Harrison Ford is "set" to reprise the role of Dr. Jones in the fifth installment. "Harrison has kept himself in good shape and could still do a lot of the stunts in the last film," says the source. "But it's obviously not going to get any easier the older he gets. He certainly would never have imagined playing Indiana Jones when he was nearing 70!" The second part of the rumor, whose origin I was unable to track down, suggests Indiana Jones 5 will begin shooting in 2011. To cross-reference the rumor, I headed over to
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Exclusive: Talking Horror with Jeff Moreira of Poison The Well
7 July 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news
It’s always exciting when you’re awarded the chance to speak with someone you genuinely admire and whose music or film has affected you in some way. With songs titles like “Crystal Lake” and “Zombies Are Good for Your Health,” I always knew Poison the Well, or at least singer Jeffrey Moreira had some appreciation for our beloved genre. That connection along with my own love for terror flicks and the band’s extreme honest and genuine sound built them into an outfit I would always follow and eagerly await new music from. My hunch was solidified on their DVD, Tear From The Road, in which the front man, amidst bellowing out ferocious roars, was sporting a shirt displaying the poster for the slasher classic, Maniac.
Moreira, along with eldest cohorts Ryan Primack (guitar) and Chris Hornbrook (drums) and the newest members of the team, Bradley Grace (bass) and
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Star Trek's Simon Pegg Beams Up Baby
7 July 2009 8:50 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
Simon Pegg is boldly going where many a man has gone before—diaper duty. The Star Trek star and his wife, Maureen McCann, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. No further details—birth date, vital stats, etc.—were immediately released. The British comic actor, 39, and his missus tied the knot in July 2005, a year after he shot to fame battling flesh-eating zombies in Shaun of the Dead. He's currently in theaters playing the young Scotty in Star Trek. Pegg (who happens to be the godfather of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's 5-year-old daughter, Apple) will next be starring in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.
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'Indy Jones 5' To Film Next Year?
6 July 2009 10:34 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Some more signs are pointing to a possible fifth Indiana Jones movie as early as 2011. Talk of the cinquel has never gone away from the time the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened last summer. Harrison Ford has been open to donning the fedora another time, and during his Transformers press responsibilities, Shia Labeouf said that Steven Spielberg had "cracked" the idea for a script.
That doesn't mean very much on its own, because in addition to Spielberg and Ford having their say over a finished script, there's always George Lucas and whatever staff of writers comes together on the story. Let's hope, for the sake of the Indiana Jones legacy, that a quality idea bubbles to the surface pretty soon so that we don't wait too long for an inferior product. Again.
A source tells The Insider (via Worst Previews) that Ford is keeping himself in shape in anticipation
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Colin Boyd
Will 'Indiana Jones 5' Start Shooting Next Year?
6 July 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news
A source for The Insider says that Harrison Ford has been keeping himself in shape and is planning to do many of the stunts in the next 'Indiana Jones' installment himself. According to the source, the plan is to start filming next year and have the film ready for release by 2012.
If correct, this will mean Ford will be 68 by the time filming commences and close to 70 by the time the film arrives in theaters. Where has the time gone? "He certainly would never have imagined playing Indiana Jones when he was nearing 70," said the source.
Producer Frank Marshall later confirmed the news, adding that everyone, including Harrison Ford, are eager to get back on the set. "We had a great time making the last one and, as Harrison said, we need to make this one soon," he said. "We're not getting any younger."
Meanwhile, no story details have yet emerged,
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Harrison Ford Back for Fifth Indiana Jones in 2011?
6 July 2009 8:54 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news
Last month, Shia Labeouf made headlines when he mentioned Steven Spielberg had “cracked the story” on Indiana Jones 5. It was later confirmed by veteran producer Frank Marshall, who added that the script was “progressing” but still in the research phase. The usual team has to sign off on the script once it’s completed, including Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford, so my prediction was a summer 2011 release date at the very earliest.
Turns out I wasn’t far off. Though it isn’t exactly the most reliable source, The Insider is reporting Harrison Ford has agreed to play Indiana Jones again, but it will not be released before 2011.
The anonymous source (always a red flag), says it will be filmed next year and be Ford’s last adventure as the archeologist explorer. That seems a bit obvious considering Ford turns 67 in a week and he would be a
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Jeff Leins
Indiana Jones 5 to Begin Filming Next Year?
6 July 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news
Whether "Indiana Jones 5" would be made all depended on when (and if) George Lucas and Steven Spielberg would be able to come up with a good story. Shia Labeouf recently revealed that Spielberg has come up with something good and will soon start working on the script. Producer Frank Marshall later confirmed the news, adding that everyone, including Harrison Ford, are eager to get back on the set. "We had a great time making the last one and, as Harrison said, we need to make this one soon," he said. "We're not getting any younger." Now, a source tells The Insider that Ford has been keeping himself in shape and is planning to do many of the stunts in "Indiana Jones 5" himself. The source added that the plan is to start filming next year and to have it ready for release by 2012. Doing the math, this means that
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Harrison Ford Suiting Up for 'Indiana Jones 5'?
6 July 2009 6:12 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news
Though most fans were highly critical of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, that's apparently not stopping Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford from moving forward on a fifth installment. Of course nothing official has been announced … yet, though word is beginning to leak out online that the men are hard at work on a new sequel. Last month Shia Labeouf told the BBC that Spielberg had "cracked a story" on Indiana Jones 5 and that he believed they were "gearing that up." Now, The Insider (not the most reliable of sources, but we'll go with it) say that Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role as the title character for one last time, with production on the film to begin next year in the hopes of releasing it in theaters no...
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Harrison Ford Suiting Up for 'Indiana Jones 5'?
6 July 2009 6:12 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news
Though most fans were highly critical of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, that's apparently not stopping Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford from moving forward on a fifth installment. Of course nothing official has been announced … yet, though word is beginning to leak out online that the men are hard at work on a new sequel. Last month Shia Labeouf told the BBC that Spielberg had "cracked a story" on Indiana Jones 5 and that he believed they were "gearing that up." Now, The Insider (not the most reliable of sources, but we'll go with it) say that Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role as the title character for one last time, with production on the film to begin next year in the hopes of releasing it in theaters no...
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Harrison Ford Suiting Up for 'Indiana Jones 5'?
6 July 2009 6:12 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news
Though most fans were highly critical of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, that's apparently not stopping Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford from moving forward on a fifth installment. Of course nothing official has been announced … yet, though word is beginning to leak out online that the men are hard at work on a new sequel. Last month Shia Labeouf told the BBC that Spielberg had "cracked a story" on Indiana Jones 5 and that he believed they were "gearing that up." Now, The Insider (not the most reliable of sources, but we'll go with it) say that Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role as the title character for one last time, with production on the film to begin next year in the hopes of releasing it in theaters no...
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Indiana Jones 5 To Hit Screens By 2011?
6 July 2009 12:08 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
While the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise may have failed to scratch the adventure itch for most film fans, it was hugely profitable at the box office, making $786 million around the world. In Hollywood terms that sort of money means follow-up, and as we recently told you a story is in development for a fifth film in the Harrison Ford-starring franchise.
The Insider is reporting (via Slash Film) that a new Indiana Jones film will be going into production soon and could hit screens by 2011 - when Harrison Ford is on the cusp of turning 70!
Now while The Insider uses an unknown/unnamed (and therefore unreliable) source for the story, the release date mentioned does gel with the kind of time frame it would take to mount a big budget action film. However, having said that, it took George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford twenty years
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Harrison Ford Returning for 'Indiana Jones 5'?
6 July 2009 11:50 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
I guess this is the news that nobody was waiting for, but the threat of another Indiana Jones film has been inching closer to reality by the day, and now The Insider has received reports that Harrison Ford will be polishing off the fedora and the whip one last time. There have been rumblings about a fifth film ever since Crystal Skull first hit theaters, but now we've gone past rumblings and finally started to hear some details. Both Shia Labeouf and producer Frank Marshall have recently confirmed that a film is in the works, and now, Insider's sources are saying that, "...filming will not start until next year, and it will not be released before 2011." Now, if you happen to be mathematically inclined, you might notice that Ford will be almost 70 by the time the film starts production, which would probably make for a slightly less 'active' Indy this time around.
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Jessica Barnes
Ubisoft Plugs Into Toronto
6 July 2009 11:21 AM, PDT | From HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news
France-based videogame maker Ubisoft Entertainment Sa, with a studio in Montreal, is now set to open a Toronto studio later this year, reportedly creating 800 jobs over 10 years, according to the Ontario Liberal government. Ontario will invest $263 million over 10 years in the company, with Ubisoft expected to invest over half a billion. Meanwhile, according to reports from Big Game Hunter, the Montreal studio of Ubisoft continues collaborating with Canadian film director James "Aliens" Cameron on a new game crafted as an extension of his upcoming tent-pole feature Avatar. "Ubisoft didn't want to just put something flashy on the screen," said Cameron. "They wanted a soul behind the videogame...the world of the Avatar game is, in some ways, considerably richer than what you are going to see in the film." "We are learning from the best," said Yannis Mallet, head of Ubisoft's Montreal studio. "The film and videogame industries are on
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