BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

"Suck" @ TIFF- September 11...

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As Sneak Peek first reported December 2008 , the Toronto-lensed comedy horror feature "Suck" from Capri Vision Inc., a division of Capri Films, is written/directed by Canadian musician/actor Rob Stefaniuk - featuring acting turns from rockers Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins and Moby, following a group of rock ‘n’ roll wannabes in search of immortality and a record deal.

"...Seemingly doomed to roadtrip doldrums and dives, the band 'The Winners' break their slump when their female bass player disappears one night with a studly, stylin’ vampire. She returns charged with sexual charisma that creates audience frenzy and eventually ensnares the rest of the band. Their “hook” launches them to fame. But fame turns out to be a different kind of Hell than AC/DC promised.

Following an 'incident' on a national radio show with 'Rockn’ Roger', The Winners hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams. But 'Joey' is haunted by an eerie bartender with a dark secret. And legendary vampire hunter, 'Eddie Van Helsing' (Malcolm "A Clockwork Orange" McDowell) , is on their tail tracking them down despite his fear of the dark..."

"Suck" is produced by Robin Crumley and Jeff Rogers, co-producer is Victoria Hirst, executive producers Gabriella Martinelli, Jeff Sackman, Brad Peyton and Terry Markus.

"Suck" will have its World Premiere as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's 'Contemporary World Cinema' programme, Friday September
11, 2009...

"Exiles" On Main Street...

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Trapped in a purely robotic world, "The Exiles" find out that drastic steps were taken to save humanity...

"Glee": A Biting Comedy...

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"Southern Belles": Ring My Chimes...

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"Hawthorne": Every Patient Needs A Hero...

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"True Blood": Humor In A Jugular Vein...

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"True Blood" is the US horror series created/produced by Alan Ball, based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" novels by author Charlaine Harris, airing over HBO and produced in association with Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.

Debuting September 7, 2008, the series' second 12-episode season premiered June 14, 2009.

July 30, HBO confirmed that a third season of "True Blood" will be released in the summer of 2010, with Ball planning to start shooting before December 2009.

"True Blood" details the co-existence of vampires and humans in 'Bon Temps', a fictional small Louisiana town, following 'Sookie Stackhouse' (Anna "Rogue" Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a bar, who falls in love with vampire 'Bill Compton' (Stephen Moyer)...

Pure Escapism For AMC's "The Prisoner"...

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"The Prisoner" is the upcoming TV remake of the clasic 1960's series, slated to premiere November 2009 as a miniseries on AMC, in cooperation with British broadcaster ITV.

Actor James "Highwayman" Caviezel stars in the role of 'Number 6', with Sir Ian "Magneto" McKellen taking on the role of 'Number 2' in all six episodes.

The series follows an unnamed British agent who abruptly resigns his job, then is drugged and held captive in a mysterious seaside 'Village' isolated from the mainland by mountains and sea.

The Village is further secured by numerous monitoring systems and security forces, including a mysterious device called 'Rover' that captures escapees.

The agent encounters hundreds of 'Village' people assigned a number, related to their importance in the Village's power structure.

The agent is told by the Village authority he is 'Number Six' and asked to reveal 'information' why he resigned. The task of doing this is carried by the ever-changing 'Number Two', acting as chief administrator/proxy to the mysterious 'Number One'.

Number Six, distrusting of anyone involved with the Village, refuses to give any answers while also trying to determine which 'side' the Village works under, defiant to all authority while concocting his own plans to escape.

Sneak Peek an AMC promo for the new mini-series as well as a promo for the original 1960's series...

Electronic Arts- "G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra"...

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From BigGameHunter come reports that Electronic Arts Inc. has released "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" video game for all major platforms as well as mobile devices.

Releasing alongside its film counterpart, "G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA" from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, the video game presents an all-new storyline that weaves in key elements from the film, allowing fans to step into the boots of 16 playable characters as they battle through 20 levels of intense gameplay armed with high-tech gadgetry, weapons and vehicles.

“'G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra' is one of those games that screams fun from the first shot due to its fast paced action that never slows down until you’ve taken out the last COBRA boss,” said Chip Lange, General Manager of EA’s Hasbro Division.

“We expect the excitement to carry over from the theater to the living room as fans re-create legendary G.I. JOE action, tapping an arsenal of well-known characters, never-before-seen vehicles and futuristic weapons inspired by the iconic IP. Whether gamers choose to play solo or enlist reinforcements with our two-player co-op mode, forceful battles will unfold at every turn. This is big summer action at its best.”

"...'G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra' picks up where the movie leaves off as the COBRA organization unfurls its deadliest plot to date. Players must counter the COBRA team’s every move over the course of 20 levels spanning four different environments including the snowy arctic and balmy jungles. As the high stakes battle begins to let loose, selecting the best-suited G.I. JOE characters and their accompanying gear and skillset becomes a pivotal strategic decision when facing the dark forces of COBRA such as STORM SHADOW, a soulless and powerful enemy. It may be a job for DUKE, a well balanced combat soldier or perhaps the mission should be handed off to SNAKE EYES based on his lethal martial arts skills. Better yet, co-op play lets players find the best combinations with any two characters for an over the top tag-team showdown..."

When selecting a G.I. JOE team, players can handpick members from three units: 'Heavies', who can zero in and pick off specific targets from a distance; 'Commandos', who are Ninja-like and can eliminate the enemy at close range; and 'Combat Soldiers', who offer balanced skillsets...


Sneak Peek "Jennifer's Body"...

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From VancouverFilm.Net come new images from the Vancouver-lensed horror comedy feature "Jennifer's Body".

Named after the title of a song by the band "Hole", "Jennifer's Body" is the Vancouver-lensed 'dark comedy', written by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody, directed by Karyn Kusama.

The horror feature stars actress Megan "Transformers" Fox as the title character, Amanda Seyfried as her best friend 'Needy' and Adam Brody as the antagonist 'Nikolai'.

The film follows 'Jennifer Check' (Fox), a 'mean-girl' cheerleader who gets possessed by a demon and begins 'feeding' off the boys in a Minnesota farming town.

It is then up to her best friend 'Needy Lesnicky' (Seyfried) to destroy Jennifer, escape from a correctional facility and go after lead singer 'Nikolai Wolf' (Adam Brody) and his demonic-worshiping rock band responsible for Jennifer's ghastly transformation.


The filming of Fox Atomic's "Jennifer's Body", co-produced by Jason "Juno" Reitman, started March 7, 2008 in Burnaby, British Columbia, shooting at Robert Burnaby Park near Cariboo Hill Secondary School, Vancouver Technical Secondary School, Langley Secondary School and University Hill Secondary School.

Boom! Studios will publish the official comic book adaptation, seen here, timed to the release of Kusama's film, September 18, 2009...

Check out the exclusive red band trailer for the new feature and the band "Hole" performing the song "Jennifer's Body"......



"Monopoly: Transformers": More Than Meets The Eye...

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Following their collectible "Monopoly: Star Trek" board game, USAopoly have now infused classic "Monopoly" game play with Hasbro's "Transformers".

Based on the "Generation 1" comic book and animated series, the special collector’s edition lets players battle it out for control of cities, bases and planets in the "Transformers" universe, furthering the cause for peace as 'Autobots' or hungering for power as 'Decepticons'.


Six new collectible pewter tokens include 'Optimus Prime', 'Megatron'
'Shockwave', 'Ravage', 'Ironhide' and 'Grimlock'.
The customized "Monopoly" game board features planets, bases locations and transports including 'Cybertron', 'Autobot City' and 'Dinobot Island'.

'The Ark', 'Space Bridge', 'Nemesis' and 'Transwarp Drive' replace traditional railroad spaces while 'Teletran-1' and 'Victor Sigma' replace 'Electric Company' and 'Water Works'.

Players can also collect purple 'Energon Cubes' and red 'Anti-Matter', (traditionally 'Houses' and 'Hotels'), in an effort to improve properties and bankrupt opponents, with the game centre image pitting 'Optimus Prime' against 'Megatron'.

Players will also be able to decipher directives on Autobot and Decepticon cards (replacing 'Chance' and 'Community Chest'), with alternate rules for double number rolls, creating new Transformers, removing Energon Cubes from other players or attacking to control another player’s property.

The DreamWorks/Paramount feature film "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" has so far earned over $800 million worldwide in only 6 weeks of release...

Sneak Peek Avatar's 'Na'vi' 'Neyteri'...

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Sneak Peek the new poster featuring the 'Na'vi' alien 'Neyteri' played by actress Zoe Saldana in director James Cameron's "Avatar", opening in 3D theaters and IMAX 3D, December 18th.

"Avatar" stars actors Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald in the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms.

As an 'Avatar', a human mind in an alien body, the marine finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people...


Sneak Peek an interview with director James Cameron on the filming of "Avatar"...



Silly Rabbit: Spielberg Hops Onto "Harvey"...

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Director Steven Spielberg will helm a new adaptation of playwright Mary Chase' "Harvey", about a schizophrenic man and his relationship with an invisible rabbit.

The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 and was adapted for the screen in 1950, starring actor James Stewart as 'Elwood P. Dowd', whose best friend is a 'pookah', a creature from Celtic mythology that can assume shapes and plays games with human ideas about reality.

Novelist Jonathan "Everything Changes" Tropper will write the new screenplay.

Spielberg's Dreamworks will partner with Fox 2000, which acquired the rights to "Harvey" in 2008.

"DreamWorks has experienced a creative and profitable relationship with 20th Century Fox in the past, and I look forward to renewing that time together," said Spielberg, who previously worked with the studio in 2002 with "Minority Report".

Filming of "Harvey" will start in 2010.

Sneak Peek James Stewart in "Harvey"...


Marvel Entertainment Posts A Profit...

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Marvel Entertainment Inc. has posted a quarterly profit, benefitting from growth at its film production segment, reflecting initial revenue for the "Iron Man" domestic pay TV window and "Iron Man" DVD sales.

For the year, Marvel forecast earnings of $1.25 a share to $1.35 a share, on revenue of $465 million to $485 million. It had earlier forecast earnings of $1.10 to $1.35 a share, on revenue of $450 million to $485 million.

Shares of Marvel, which has a portfolio of over 5000 comic book characters, closed at $40.41 Monday on the New York Stock Exchange...


Sneak Peek the "Iron Man" trailer...

Mandeville Has The Perfect "Alibi"...

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Mandeville Films and comic book publisher Top Cow are developing a feature version of the Top Cow comic book "Alibi".

Mandeville's David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce.

"Alibi" follows a 'socialite' whose public presence establishes the perfect alibi for the covert activity of a secret twin brother.

"Wanted", an adaptation of another Top Cow title, earned $340 million worldwide theatrically, while Top Cow's "Witchblade" was developed into a Toronto-lensed TV series by TNT.

"Alibi" was created by Top Cow president Matt Hawkins/Michael Renegar, written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and illustrated by Jeremy Haun.

Top Cow CEO/founder Marc Silvestri will exec produce "Alibi" with Hawkins and Mandeville VP David Manpearl...


Sneak Peek trailers for "Wanted" and the "Witchblade" TV series compilation...

"G.I. Joe" Gets A Rise Out Of COBRA...

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