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Vincent D'Onofrio Fills Weinstein's Shoes

just now | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

In a period where the studio-based portion independent film industry are on suicide watch, it'll be fun to relive a time when Harvey Weinstein and everyone competing against him could do no wrong. Ever since we got word that there was a screenplay based on Peter Biskind's incendiary book was making the rounds (Jeffrey Wells) and there was activity on the production that a crew were in Cannes filming, but now we got word that Down and Dirty Pictures (a 10 million dollar production) has got a great cast in place (Hugh Dancy, Matthew Perry, Andy Serkis, Sally Hawkins, Elias Koteas, Bobby Cannavale, Toby Jones and Michael Rispoli) with Scren Daily reporting that Vincent D'Onofrio is poised to take on the "role" of Weinstein. - In a period where the studio-based portion independent film industry are on suicide watch, it'll be fun to relive a time when Harvey Weinstein and »

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Golden Globe Nominations Announced

9 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The 67th Golden Globe nominations have been announced today. Hollywood’s Foreign Press Association have got together, had a think about who is in and who is out, and prepared a list. So let awards season begin! Will Quentin Tarantino wipe the board with Inglourious Basterds? It’s his best film since ‘Pulp Fiction’ and Christoph Waltz acted his way into being an instant movie icon.

It’s good to see Kathryn Bigelow’s incendiary war flick The Hurt Locker get a nod, but it is a travesty there’s no room for actor Jeremy Renner. The award ceremony is fronted by Ricky Gervais (I wonder if he’ll do the dance?) and many assert the winners are a good indicator for Oscar glory (although it’s never plain sailing).

Find out who wins in January! Check out the list of nominees below.

Best Motion Picture — Drama

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- Martyn Conterio

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Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds dominates Critics' Choice awards

12 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Quentin Tarantino's wartime romp, Rob Marshall's musical Nine and James Cameron 3D spectacular Avatar join the race for Academy Awards

Quentin Tarantino appeared one step closer to a second bite at the Oscars cherry after Inglourious Basterds was yesterday praised by two awards bodies.

His wartime romp about a plot to kill Hitler during the premiere of a patriotic German film in occupied Paris led nominations for the 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie awards, garnering 10 nods. The film also dominated the New York Online Critics awards, winning the best supporting actor and breakthrough performer prizes for Austrian star Christoph Waltz, as well as gongs for Tarantino's screenplay and Robert Richardson's cinematography.

Other hopefuls in the Academy Awards race now include Nine, Rob Marshall's musical inspired by Fellini's 8 1/2 weeks, and Avatar, James Cameron's 3D megalith. The former equalled Basterds's haul of Critics' Choice nominations, while the »

- Ben Child

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Jackson And Fishburne Embroiled In Movie Lawsuit

13 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Executives at a Hollywood production company have filed a lawsuit against an insurance company after Samuel L. Jackson dropped out of a new movie - and they were forced to hire Laurence Fishburne instead.

Producers at Capitol Films U.S. hired the Pulp Fiction star to take the lead role in Black Water Transit, but Jackson dropped out after suffering an unspecified back injury.

The movie bosses wanted to scrap the crime thriller altogether, but allege they were forced to recast the role and continue with the project as their insurance policy didn't cover appropriate production losses.

They subsequently hired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Fishburne to appear in the movie, but have filed suit against insurance company Aon, according to TMZ.com.

The legal papers, filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court, allege Capitol lost more than $20 million (£12.5 million) in the wrangling over the movie. »

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Sandra Bullock, Robert Downey Jr. React To Golden Globe Nominations

17 hours ago | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

Emily Blunt, Quentin Tarantino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and others also celebrate their nods.

By Eric Ditzian

Sandra Bullock

Photo: Jim Spellman/ Getty Images

The 2010 Golden Globe nominations have been very kind to Sandra Bullock. The 45-year-old actress has two hit films this year and was blessed with nods for both: Best Actress in a Drama ("The Blind Side") and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical ("The Proposal").

"I am beyond stunned," Bullock said in a statement. "Just to be included in the company of these amazing women I have so admired thru the years, has left me slack jawed with awe. It is Truly an honor just to be nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press, and I will cherish this moment with all the artists I have worked with behind the scenes, who truly make me look good!"

2010 Golden Globe Nominees

Robert Downey Jr. has won two Globes in the »

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Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray Review with D-box

14 December 2009 10:44 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is the director's self-proclaimed "masterpiece," a project he has been referencing for years but felt necessary to tackle others beforehand. It is every bit as much steeped in cinema history as his past works, though more cleverly disguised by its era and setting. One viewing is not enough to take it all in which has made the wait for the high definition Blu-ray Disc release hard to endure.

Set "Once upon a time in Nazi-occupied France, 1941," Inglourious Basterds tells two stories: Story one revolves around Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), a young Jewish woman who witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of sadistic Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Narrowly escaping her own execution, Shosanna flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as an owner of a movie theater.

Story two deals with a group of Jewish- American soldiers, organized by »

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Download Samuel L. Jackson to Your iPhone

13 December 2009 6:30 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Three years ago, the big piece of Samuel L. Jackson technology was a voicemail you could send out encouraging people to see Snakes on a Plane. Jackson recorded a short message and who knows how many names that summer, and you'd pick a name and submit a phone number and presto: Personalized Sam Jackson voicemail.

He's stepped it up for 2009/2010, releasing his own iPhone soundboard app, which also works for an iPod Touch. It's Sam Jackson quotes and advice for any occasion, presumably delivered with a hint of Jules Winnfield. And, because it can't be known as anything else, the new app is called iSamJackson.

According to Geeks of Doom, "The soundboard is fully customizable, includes a personality scanner and an “Ask Sam” feature that allows users to seek instantaneous advice from the world’s most badass living individual."

Personally, I'd rather have the wallet from Pulp Fiction or Christina Ricci chained to my radiator, »

- Colin Boyd

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The 2009 Terror Film Festival 'Claw' Awards - Winners Announced

13 December 2009 1:23 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

On October 24th, The Terror Film Festival Claw Awards took place at the Ethical Society Building on the famous Rittenhouse Square of Philadelphia.

The 4th season brought in the most astounding talent from all over the USA, as well as, the world. The assemblage of fans, filmmakers, screenwriters, and industry professionals, waited in anticipation, and all bets were on, as the illustrious Claw and the beautiful Princess Horror stood onstage, envelopes in hand, to present the coveted awards.

And the winners are...

Evil Angel - A steamy and heart-pounding story based on the ancient myth of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, who has roamed the Earth for centuries as a sexy and seductive villainous, and proudly holds the title of the world’s first serial killer. Written and directed by the iconoclastic Richard Dutcher of Utah, the film garnered several awards, such as, Best Feature Film, Best Original Music »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Source: TERROR FILM FESTIVAL)

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Movie Preview: Armored (2009) Starring Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Columbus Short

12 December 2009 11:54 PM, PST | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »

Fifty-one minutes. That's all the time they have to steal forty-two million dollars. A fool proof plan -- except that fool proof plans rarely are. In the film "Armored," six armored truck drivers attempt to fake their own hijacking, until things go wrong. Very wrong. And six lives are changed forever. As past heist-gone-wrong movies have played out, Armored (2009) involves five veteran drivers who try to convince rookie Ty Hackett, played by Columbus Short, to join them in a plot to rob their own company. Hackett, a young Gulf War veteran who's shell-shocked and short on money, faces the usual good vs. evil dilemma and engages in a game of mental ping-pong to see which side will win. He ultimately decides to go along with the bad guys, after they promise that no one gets hurt. When the plan goes awry and takes a violent turn, Ty must make another decision -- stay, »

- jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)

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Laurence Fishburne doesn`t regret turning down role in Pulp Fiction

12 December 2009 7:25 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Matrix star Laurence Fishburne said he doesn't regret turning down a role in Pulp Fiction as the part wasn't for him. The 48-year-old CSI actor admitted that director Quentin Tarantino wrote Samuel L Jackson's role in the flick for him but he turned it down. Laurence said: 'If it doesn't feel right, it's not every choice, every script, and every nuance. 'Quentin Tarantino wrote Pulp Fiction with me in mind. But when I read it, I told him I couldn't do it. I had too many problems with it, just personally. 'And I know it was a great role, but not for me.' »

- Sophie Eager

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6 New Clips from Inglourious Basterds DVD & Blu-Ray

10 December 2009 8:40 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Universal Studios Home Entertainment just sent over a batch of clips from the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (available 12/15). The clips (along with a new trailer) show off some of the bonus features to be found on the special edition releases.

Get the full details on the discs and check out the new clips below the jump!

In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.

Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as “the Basterds,” Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Exclusive: Ryan Reynolds On 'Deadpool' Writer Hunt And 'Dream Director' Quentin Tarantino

7 December 2009 8:32 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Last month, "Deadpool" and "Green Lantern" star Ryan Reynolds gave us an update on both films and offered even more reason why he's the actor MTV is most thankful for this year. However, that wasn't all the actor had to say about the solo debut of Marvel's mouthy mercenary, Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool).

Not only did Reynolds tell MTV News about the process of finding a screenwriter for the "Deadpool" movie, he also offered up some thoughts on his "dream director" for the project.

"You think directors for a movie like this and you immediately picture [Quentin] Tarantino or somebody like that," Reynolds told MTV News. "Obviously Tarantino is a guy that likes to direct his own material, so there's a good chance he wouldn't be the guy. We all have our lists of dream directors."

Of course, this isn't the first mention of Tarantino's name around Splash Page HQ recently. »

- Rick Marshall

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[Exclusive Interview] Columbus Short on Armored

7 December 2009 2:32 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

When I hopped on the phone with Columbus Short I didn’t know what to expect. The only film I had seen him in was Cadillac Records — nothing else. So it was quite a nice surprise that the interview ended up going as well as it did. Columbus was extremely friendly and it became one of those interviews where it felt more so like a conversation. After being in a series of films as a side character, he’s finally now headlining his own film with Armored. While I haven’t got a chance to see it yet, I’m looking forward to it. Considering it’s from Nimrod Antal, the man behind Kontroll and the upcoming Predator remake, it will most likely be worthwhile. Armored is now in theaters.

Can you first talk about how you got involved? Did they chase you down for it or did you go after the role? »

- JackGiroux

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DVD round-up: Inglourious Basterds and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

5 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

It's been so long since Quentin Tarantino made a genuinely "good" film that even the incoherent (and illiterate) scattershot shards of Inglourious Basterds (2009, Universal, 18) start to look like a return to form. Yet it's exactly the things which are right about this trashy Second World War romp – a modern western set "Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied France" – which make everything that's wrong with it so frustrating. Lifting its title from a disposable 70s Enzo G Castellari flick, and its soundtrack from Quentin's very own celluloid jukebox, the action follows the titular band as they to attempt to assassinate Hitler, with historically inaccurate results. Brad Pitt spits and chews the scenery entertainingly as band leader Aldo Raine, while Christoph Waltz should be a shoo-in in the forthcoming supporting actor nominations as the nastiest Nazi in town.

So far, so fun, with Tarantino relishing the chance to blend brash humour »

- Mark Kermode

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'Quentin Tarantino and I clicked'

5 December 2009 4:09 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Sally Menke, who has edited all of Quentin Tarantino's films, on their working relationship and the thrill of John Travolta dancing in front of her during the making of Pulp Fiction

Editors are the quiet heroes of movies and I like it that way. We have a very private relationship with our directors, most often conducted in very dark rooms. I've been with Quentin Tarantino since his very first movie and have edited every single thing he's done since then.

We don't work at the studios. Quentin insists on renting little private houses in La and converting them into edit suites for the duration. It's very civilised and enabled me to work through both my pregnancies – yes, my babies had Tarantino movies played to them in the womb, but they seem to have come out Ok.

I met Quentin when he was interviewing for an editor – a cheap one. »

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Travolta's Daughter Shows Him Up

5 December 2009 6:26 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

John Travolta was reprimanded on the set of his new movie Old Dogs by his own daughter Ella, because he kept forgetting his lines.

The nine year old landed a role alongside Travolta and Robin Williams in the comedy, and was a natural - unlike her sloppy dad.

The Pulp Fiction star explains, "She's such a pro. Sometimes she embarrassed me, because I often don't know my lines.

"In one scene, I was having a real problem with the dialogue and she said, 'Oh daddy please get it right. So I can go home.

"She was getting it right all the time." »

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Shorts’ Long on Comic Chaos, Short on Charm

3 December 2009 5:57 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Robert Rodriguez is a one-man moviemaking machine. He’s always looking for the fastest and most cost-effective ways for getting his work out to the public. His success story, memorably chronicled in the book “Rebel Without a Crew,” is genuinely inspiring, yet his films often fail to resonate as anything other than exercises in design. In his latest film, he comes up with two multi-purpose objects (a man-made product, “the black box,” and a magical “wishing rock”) that can do pretty much anything his characters want them to do. They represent the central problem in Rodriguez’s work: he seems to think that since digital filmmaking can allow him to do anything, he should, without ever thinking it through.

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0

Thus, the public is treated to a shapeless, rambling bore like “Shorts,” which feels like it was slapped together in Rodriguez’s garage. Its story is told out »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels Blu-ray Review

2 December 2009 8:01 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

We’re ten years on in Guy Ritchie’s career, and from all evidence he’s about to turn the corner into pure commercial filmmaking. For most people there’s only one answer to what derailed him, and that is: Madonna. The pre-Madonna years featured Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch, the Madonna years featured Swept Away and Revolver, and the post-Madonna’s are now Rocknrolla and Sherlock Holmes, which should be one of the big pictures of 2009. My review of Guy’s Ritchie’s first film after this jump.

Lock, Stock is one of the numerous 90’s crime films to come in the wake of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. It’s a genre that burnt itself out rapidly, with only people like Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie proving themselves above the fray. The majority of the genre was overheated pabulum like Things to Do »

- Andre Dellamorte

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No More Tweets: Roger Avary Behind Bars

2 December 2009 12:01 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Oscar-winning writer/director Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe) won’t be updating his Twitter account anymore with 140 character descriptions of life in jail.  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department got wind of his Tweets and last Thursday placed him behind bars for the remainder of his sentence.

The 44-year-old screenwriter was incarcerated starting October 25 after pleading guilty to felony manslaughter following a drunk driving crash that killed his passenger.  He was serving time through the work furlough program that allowed him to leave the jail during the day and return to his cell before a night curfew.

“He really messed up,” Sheriff’s spokesman Ross Bonfiglio told the La Times. “He could have done nine months out of a year sentence, and not even in lock up for killing someone. Now he is going to do the remainder of that time in county jail.”

Avary racked up at least »

- Jeff Leins

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New From Paris with Love Poster

2 December 2009 12:02 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Check out the new poster for action/thriller “From Paris with Love,” Pierre Morel’s follow-up to “Taken.”

A low-ranking intelligence operative (Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (Travolta) who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.

“From Paris with Love” is directed by French filmmaker Pierre Morel (The Transporter, Taken), stars John Travolta (The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Pulp Fiction) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Mission Impossible: III). The film also stars Kasia Smutniak, Amber Rose Revah, Melissa Mars, Richard Durden and Farid Elouardi.

Luc Besson (The Transporter, Fifth Element, Taken, Danny the Dog) and Adi Hasak (Shadow Conspiracy) penned the screenplay.

“From Paris With Love” is set to hit theatres on February 19th, 2010.

More movie info and trailer »

- Allan Ford

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