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A Night To Remember: A.M.P.A.S. Tribute To Hal Ashby And Screening Of "Harold And Maude"

14 July 2009 8:52 PM, PDT | From Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news

Pictured here during the reception preceding the event (left to right): Peter Bart, Vice President and Editorial Director of Variety, Oscar®-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler, singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, Academy President Sid Ganis, writer/producer Judd Apatow, actor/writer Seth Rogen, Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody, Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and Oscar-winning writer/director Cameron Crowe. (Photo: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S) By Mike Thomas Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

The recent A.M.P.A.S. screening of Harold and Maude in Los Angeles proved to be one of those completely unforgettable evenings for anyone fortunate enough to be in attendance. It was a night of intense drama as we entered, for it was taking place just hours after the announcement of the death of Michael Jackson, and a day after the thunderbolt announcement of the Academy’s decision to expand

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The Flickcast – Episode 15: The Voyage Home

8 July 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news

Last time on on The Flickcast, your favorite trio of talented talkers discussed a whole slew of topics including the proposed remake of An American Werewolf in London, the Watchmen Director’s Cut, Comic-Con in San Diego, changes to the number of Best Picture Oscar nominees and the death of Michael Jackson.

This week, Chris, Matt and Christina are back with a brand new episode and ready for action. Among the subjects covered this time around are the T.J. Hooker movie, the “Red Band” trailer for Jennifer’s Body featuring Megan Fox, rumors of a new, live-action Star Wars TV series, Katie Holmes’ appearance on So You Think You Can Dance? and much more!

The team also makes more picks this week including Christina’s pick of the Curtis Hanson film Wonder Boys, Matt’s pick of the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood and Chris’ pick of the 1987 vampire biker movie Near Dark,

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Joe Gillis

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Now We Can Walk All Over Cameron Diaz

23 June 2009 8:10 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Call her No. 2,386. That's the number of Cameron Diaz's star on Hollywood's vaunted Walk of Fame, and the Shrek star and her celeb pals were on hand Monday to mark her sidewalk immortality. Vanilla Sky leading man Tom Cruise (accompanied by Katie Holmes), Charlie's Angels cohort Lucy Liu and directors Curtis Hanson and Nick Cassavetes joined the festivities, capped by Diaz's emotional tribute to her parents: "It was what has given me the strength and courage to live this extraordinary life and it is what powers the light that burns inside of me, bright enough for me to be honored today with this star on the Walk of Fame."

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CBS Renews ‘Cold Case,’ Picks Up ‘Medium,’ Cancels ‘Without a Trace’

20 May 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – In a relatively shocking announcement as a part of fall schedule upfronts this week, CBS actually pulled the trigger on “Without a Trace,” a show that had reportedly gotten too expensive for the network. There were rumors that they may do the same with “Cold Case,” but that show will return with on-the-bubble shows “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Rules of Engagement” also being miraculously renewed and “Medium” being saved.

This Fall CBS adds the popular drama series Medium, starring Patricia Arquette, Fridays (9:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt), forming a hauntingly compatible two-hour block with Ghost Whisperer at 8:00 Pm.

Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS CBS announced a number of interesting schedule changes, especially for a network that has been so successful over the last few years. They are moving two of their bigger shows - “The Big Bang Theory” and “The Mentalist” - and launching

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CBS Announces 2009-2010 Primetime Schedule

19 May 2009 6:44 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

CBS, the only major broadcast network to grow its audience in all key ratings measures this season, announced today the addition of four new series to strengthen its already top rated primetime lineup for the Fall 2009-2010 season.

The new series include three dramas and one comedy. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J star in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff from the hit drama NCIS; The Good Wife stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies in a legal drama about a steadfast wife and mother who boldly returns to work as a lawyer when her husband is imprisoned for a high profile political scandal; Three Rivers, a medical drama that stars Alex O'Loughlin as the head of a renowned transplant surgery team, and Accidentally on Purpose stars Golden Globe Award winner Jenna Elfman in an ensemble comedy about a successful, single journalist who accidentally gets pregnant by a much younger man.

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Eminem's Road To Relapse, Part 3: '8 Mile'

14 May 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Semi-autobiographical film put Mc on top of music and movie worlds.

By Jayson Rodriguez

Eminem in "8 Mile"

Photo: Universal Pictures

As the May 19 release of Eminem's long-awaited Relapse album approaches, MTV News is taking a deep dive into our extensive Eminem archives and examining each phase of the Mc's storied career. Part one looked at his rise; part two at his initial stardom, and here in part three, we take a look at his semi-autobiographical feature-film debut, "8 Mile."

Grammy Awards, platinum plaques, controversies created and controversies averted: By 2002, Emimem was scorching hot, the untouchable blond don. Early in the year he released his third album, the deeply personal The Eminem Show, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts. 

Songs like "Cleanin' Out My Closet," "Hailie's Song" and "Sing for the Moment" showcased a more lyrically mature Em, as the rapper delved even deeper into

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Eminem's Road To Relapse, Part 3: '8 Mile'

14 May 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Semi-autobiographical film put Mc on top of music and movie worlds.

By Jayson Rodriguez

Eminem in "8 Mile"

Photo: Universal Pictures

As the May 19 release of Eminem's long-awaited Relapse album approaches, MTV News is taking a deep dive into our extensive Eminem archives and examining each phase of the Mc's storied career. Part one looked at his rise; part two at his initial stardom, and here in part three, we take a look at his semi-autobiographical feature-film debut, "8 Mile."

Grammy Awards, platinum plaques, controversies created and controversies averted: By 2002, Emimem was scorching hot, the untouchable blond don. Early in the year he released his third album, the deeply personal The Eminem Show, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts. 

Songs like "Cleanin' Out My Closet," "Hailie's Song" and "Sing for the Moment" showcased a more lyrically mature Em, as the rapper delved even deeper into

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Interview: Gotz Spielmann (Revanche)

30 April 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- [Editor's note: This was originally published during the 22nd Edition of the AFI Film Festival.] The 22nd edition of the AFI Film Festival opened with Doubt, a last minute replacement for The Soloist which Dreamworks pulled from its November release date in the midst of a very crowded award season. Along with the Nyff and London’s BFI film fest, the AFI Fest acts as a year-end festival that benefits from being set in a easily maneuverable city and is set during a strategically interesting time of the year. These festivals celebrate the best in cinema from previous Euro fest heavyweights such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice but they carry their own clout – adding some world premieres of their own to the mix. Located in Hollywood, the fest acts as a great launching pad for award season, and for obvious reasons is a place where you could run into Hollywood's major players -- at any given screening you could be sitting next to a prominent voice in the industry,

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'8 Mile' and 'Die Hard' Reimagined as 50s French Classics

9 April 2009 2:45 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

If you like classic French movies like I like classic French movies -- and get a kick out of modern-day interpretations of same -- then check out the clips below. (Go ahead, I'll wait.) In their original incarnations, neither Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile nor John McTiernan's Die Hard: With a Vengeance scream out "50s!!! 60s!!!" or "France!!!," but, nonetheless, they're the type of clips, courtesy of Buzzfeed, that set the imagination soaring,

Fair warning: the fairly lengthy clips (almost four minutes each) are part of a viral campaign for Stella Artois beer. The marketing message is kept to a minimum. With 8 Kilometres, it's the idea of a rap battle taking place in a beatnik bar between two hepcats with a cool jazz band in the background, filmed in black and white. Instead of a heated war of words, it's more like a rather cordial exchange of philosophies. The lead actor is no Eminem,

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Peter Martin

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Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity

8 April 2009 8:35 AM, PDT | From Planetallstar.com | See recent Planet All-Star news

I like Eminem. Maybe it's because he's my age, which makes me somehow feel cooler or hipper than I actually am, but moreso I think it's because he's an infinitely compelling force on the pop culture scene. Yeah, he is in the later part of his 30s and in a game where youth is king, but that doesn't mean his flow or gifted wordplay has any less effect.

I'd still argue his first three albums are among the most important and vital releases in rap music history for bringing both humor and social commentary to a genre that was primarily concerned with money and women. None of that detracts from the claims of misogyny and homophobia in his music, but this blog isn't going to play the apologist game despite its fervert support of "Rescue Me," which frequently makes Enimem look like he's on the Now payroll.

Eminem's fourth album was generally disappointing,

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Chad

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Update: Writers For "Straight Outta Compton" -- Gangsta Rap Gets Legitimized on the Big Screen! Biopic About N.W.A. in the Works! Oh, and "Dolemite" Remake as well!

12 March 2009 10:07 AM, PDT | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news

The iconic N.W.A. introduced gangsta rap to the world and we got to discover the likes of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Easy E, and Mc Ren in the process. And their definitive album, Straight Outta Compton, changed the musical landscape forever.

Now, New Line is developing an urban drama about N.W.A. to be called..."Straight Outta Compton." According to EW, "the project will chronicle the rise and fall of the rap quarter."

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are among the film's producers, as well as Eazy-e's widow, Tomica Wright. They're actively looking for a director ala Curtis Hanson ("8 Mile". Great plan, but who's writing the script? 'Cause you know, it all begins with the written word.

Update: My source told me that the script is written by Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus. They "did a lot of research, interviewed many people and worked closely with New

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Manny

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Gangsta Rap Gets Legitimized on the Big Screen! Biopic About N.W.A. in the Works!

10 March 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news

The iconic N.W.A. introduced gangsta rap to the world and we got to discover the likes of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Easy E, and Mc Ren in the process. And their definite album, Straight Outta Compton, changed the musical landscape forever.

Now, New Line is developing an urban drama about N.W.A. to be called..."Straight Outta Compton." According to EW, "the project will chronicle the rise and fall of the rap quarter."

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are among the film's producers, as well as Eazy-e's widow, Tomica Wright. They're actively looking for a director ala Curtis Hanson ("8 Mile". Great plan, but who's writing the script? 'Cause you know, it all begins with the written word.

Manny

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Ice Cube to Make N.W.A. Biopic

10 March 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

According to Entertainment Weekly, New Line Cinema is currently developing "Straight Outta Compton," and urban drama about Nwa (Niggaz with Attitude), the hip hop group that helped pioneer the gangsta rap movement in the 80s and early 90s. The project will chronicle the rise and fall of the rap group, founded by Eazy-e, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Mc Ren, whose songs were so incendiary (i.e. "F*ck tha Police") they were banned from radio playlists but still sold millions of albums. Then came the inevitable fiery breakup, a grudge match between the former bandmates, and Eazy-e's tragic death due to AIDS. The film's producers, which include Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Tomica Wright (Eazy-e's widow), and Circle of Confusion entertainment, are now actively searching for a director along the lines of Curtis Hanson (8 Mile).

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Biopic Of The Rap Group N.W.A. In The Works

10 March 2009 4:07 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Former rap group N.W.A. is set to have their life depicted on the big screen in an upcoming biopic "Straight Outta Compton," which will chronicle their rise and fall.

Former members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have been recruited as producers, along with Tomica Wright, the widow of Eazy-e.

According to EW.com, New Line is developing the biopic of the rap group, a.k.a. Niggaz With Attitude, for a big screen treatment. The movie will follow the quartet's - including Mc Ren - controversial reign during the '80s to the early '90s.

The film is still looking for a director along the lines of Curtis Hanson when he helmed Eminem's "8 Mile."

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Is Scream 4 Now Part Of A New Scream Trilogy?!

25 February 2009 7:03 AM, PST | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Consider this a rumor until proven otherwise, but Ropes Of Silicon is running a screen capture of an email document which outlines that writer/Scream creator Kevin Williamson has closed a deal with The Weinstein Company to pen Scream 4, 5 and 6. Yep, a new trilogy, which would confirm earlier reports that the 4th entry in the Scream franchise would introduce younger, newer characters, yet have cameos by Scream alumni like Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courtney Cox. The same document also states that Williamson would write & direct a remake of Curtis Hanson's The Bedroom Window.

Wes Craven revealed last week that he'd consider returning to do Scream 4, but only if the script & story were great.  Check out more comments from Craven Here. And the original report about the new Scream trilogy Here!

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Williamson Formulating a New Scream Trilogy

24 February 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news

An internal document circulated by the William Morris Agency was picked up by Rope of Silicon. Its nature concerned Kevin Williamson's approach to Scream 4 ... 5 ...oh, and 6 . That's right, a new trilogy . You'll find said document here . In a nutshell, it announces Williamson's latest deal which will have him penning a new trilogy as well as remaking Curtis Hanson's 1987 thriller The Bedroom Window . The new Scream trilogy is set up with The Weinstein Company. Wes Craven, as we told you last week right here , is not officially attached to direct, however, if the fee and script are to his liking, he may take on a fourth film.

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Williamson to Pen New Scream Trilogy?

24 February 2009 2:23 AM, PST | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

All right, this is just weird but it’s one of those things that I feel like if we ignore, we’ll be the only ones not talking about it. A scooper dropped us a line today with intel that Kevin Williamson is on board to write not just one, but three new Scream films, rebooting the franchise with a whole new trilogy.

How do they know this? Via a pop-up window that appeared on the William Morris intranet, it seems, which you can see in its entirety by clicking on the sample image on your right.

Could this be true? Is The Weinstein Co. really ready to take that much of a chance that kids still care about Ghostface and his rather dull ways? Does this mean the 10’s will be the 90’s all over again? Ugh, now that’s a thought that makes me want to go into hibernation.

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Johnny Butane

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Has Kevin Williamson Officially Signed On for a New 'Scream' Trilogy?

23 February 2009 9:54 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

The screen capture you see below was sent to me by someone named Caroline and I have no way of confirming the legitimacy of the report featured in the capture, but it would seem to ring true considering all the Scream 4 coverage Bloody-Disgusting has been reporting over the past month including this report which came one week prior to the date listed on the capture which appears to be a look at the William Morris Agency Intranet. (I did the photo manipulation work as it actually came as one big traditional screen cap.) Photo: Someone's Desktop So, is original Scream creator ready to get back on board the Ghostface franchise with an all new trilogy? Bd says he has been working on it already and they are making financial offers to David Arquette, Courtney Cox Arquette and Neve Campbell to appear in cameos as the franchise is looking to skew younger.

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Brad Brevet

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Daily news dose: 'Transformers 2' opens early; Goode joins Adams in comedy

16 February 2009 1:34 PM, PST | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 16:

• Paramount Pictures has decided to move up Michael Bay's upcoming sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" to June 24, 2008 (Wednesday). Shia Labeouf, Megan Fox, Rainn Wilson, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro star.

• Matthew Goode is set to star alongside Amy Adams in Anand Tucker's upcoming romantic comedy "Leap Year," about a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29. Goode will play an Irish innkeeper who joins her when bad weather threatens to ruin her plan. (Variety)

• Curtis Hanson is in talks to direct "Gemini Man," an action flick written by David Benioff. In the film, according to Variety, "an Nsa agent tries to retire and is targeted for death. He discovers that his assassin is a younger cloned version of himself." Hanson also directed "In Her Shoes."

• David Ayer is set to write "Deep Sea Cowboys,

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Franck Tabouring

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Curtis Hanson looking at 'Gemini Man' for Jerry Bruckheimer.

16 February 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Curtis Handson is currently in talks to helm "Gemini Man" for producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Disney film is penned by David Benioff and tells of an Nsa agent who makes an effort to retirew but turns out becoming a target. His assassin? A clone of his younger self.   Hanson has credits including "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle," "Wonder Boys," "L.A. Confidential" "8 Mile," "In Her Shoes" and "Lucky You."   Cast possibilities would be interesting indeed. Hanson's last project "Lucky You" was not well received, bringing in a paltry $2.7 million from 2,525 theatres on its debut weekend. The film eventually ended up with just $5.7 million domestically and an additional $2.6 million internationally.  

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