Thursday, December 25, 2008
66th Annual "Golden Globe Awards" - January 11 2009...
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Board of Directors has chosen the official poster of “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards.”
Los Angeles artist Colin McGreal completed the poster in association with Famous Frames, featuring a golden orb flanked by parallel rows of palm trees.
The Cimarron Group coordinated the printing of the 24 X 36 inch posters, printed on archival paper featuring the embossed award and gold metallic ink. There will also be a limited edition of 200 posters signed by the artist. Each of the 200 limited edition posters will also be signed by a celebrity at the Golden Globe Awards and be part of the “Stars For A Cause” auction conducted by Bonhams & Butterfields May, 2009.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Board of Directors has chosen the official poster of “The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards.”Los Angeles artist Colin McGreal completed the poster in association with Famous Frames, featuring a golden orb flanked by parallel rows of palm trees.
The poster will be distributed to 1300 guests attending “The Awards” Sunday January 11 at The Beverly Hilton.
“We are eagerly anticipating our 2009 Golden Globe Awards with many of the entertainment industry’s most talented actors and filmmakers celebrating some of the year’s finest work in motion pictures and television,” said Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
“We’re honored to be given the opportunity to design the 2009 Golden Globes Award poster,” said Mark C. Miller, President of Famous Frames.
The Cimarron Group coordinated the printing of the 24 X 36 inch posters, printed on archival paper featuring the embossed award and gold metallic ink. There will also be a limited edition of 200 posters signed by the artist. Each of the 200 limited edition posters will also be signed by a celebrity at the Golden Globe Awards and be part of the “Stars For A Cause” auction conducted by Bonhams & Butterfields May, 2009.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will be seen in more than 160 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements...
Fox Wins Warners "Watchmen"...
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A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns distribution rights to the Vancouver-lensed comic book-to-film adaptation "Watchmen," representing a setback for producer Warners' plans to release the film in March.
"Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the 'Watchmen' motion picture," said Judge Gary Allen Feess, a week after setting a Jan. 20 trial date for Fox's suit.
Warner Bros. has not yet re-scheduled the March 6 release date for "Watchmen," directed by Zack "300" Snyder, starring actors Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley.
Fox filed the suit in February, contending it retains distribution rights to the graphic novel penned by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, asserting that producer Lawrence Gordon's option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in "Watchmen" was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under a 1994 turnaround agreement.
Fox originally acquired film rights to "Watchmen" in the 1980's, spending more than $1 million developing the project, which later went to Universal, Paramount, then Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, producers of "Superman Returns"...
A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns distribution rights to the Vancouver-lensed comic book-to-film adaptation "Watchmen," representing a setback for producer Warners' plans to release the film in March.
"Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the 'Watchmen' motion picture," said Judge Gary Allen Feess, a week after setting a Jan. 20 trial date for Fox's suit.Warner Bros. has not yet re-scheduled the March 6 release date for "Watchmen," directed by Zack "300" Snyder, starring actors Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley.
Fox filed the suit in February, contending it retains distribution rights to the graphic novel penned by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, asserting that producer Lawrence Gordon's option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in "Watchmen" was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under a 1994 turnaround agreement.
Fox originally acquired film rights to "Watchmen" in the 1980's, spending more than $1 million developing the project, which later went to Universal, Paramount, then Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, producers of "Superman Returns"...
"Howard The Duck": Trapped In A World He Never Made...
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The Marvel/George Lucas team-up "Howard the Duck" will be available on DVD March 10th.
The original character, physically inspired by 'Donald Duck', was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik, debuting in Marvel Comics' "Adventure into Fear" #19 (Dec. 1973), with several subsequent series chronicling the misadventures of a cranky, 'funny animal' trapped in the world of humans.
The character's origins begin with 'Howard' abducted from his native planet , then dropped into the Florida Everglades by demonic 'Thog the Overmaster' of the realm 'Sominus'.
After meeting up with 'Man-Thing', 'Korrek the Barbarian', 'Dakimh the Enchanter' and 'Jennifer Kale', Howard falls off a set of inter-dimensional stepping stones and materializes in Cleveland, Ohio, to do battle with 'Garko the Man-Frog', Arrested for disturbing the peace, Howard is mistaken for a mutant during a strip search and released from custody by a fearful officer. Howard then encounters vampiric 'Bessie the Hellcow', artists' model 'Beverly Switzler', 'Pro-Rata', 'Spider-Man', 'Turnip-Man' and the 'Kidney Lady'.
Honing his skill in the martial arts 'Quack Fu', Howard takes on 'Winky Man' and becomes a wrestler, hitting the road with Beverely and seeking shelter in a mansion where he fights 'Gingerbread Man'. Winding up in New York City, Howard is nominated for US president by the 'All-Night Party'.
Howard then fights the 'Band of the Bland', with 'Dr. Angst', 'Sitting Bullseye', 'Tillie the Hun', the 'Spanker' and 'Black Hole', alongside 'The Defenders'.
Upon his release, aboard a therapeutic cruise ship returning from 'Bagmom', Howard and Beverly are taken captive by 'Lester Verde', aka 'Doctor Bong, who marries Beverly and transforms Howard into a human.
After fleeing to New York, restored to his natural form, Howard is hired as a dishwasher by Beverly's 'Uncle Lee', but has to battle 'Sudd' 'Soofi', and 'Bzzk'Joh'. Attending a party on Long Island, he is abducted by the 'Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime'.
'Lee Switzler' brings Howard back to Cleveland and employs him as a cab driver. Howard then dons a suit of 'Iron Duck' armor and fights 'Morton Erg', 'Gopher' and 'Dracula'. Mistaken for 'Duck Drake, Private Eye', Howard meets 'CeCe Ryder', while 'She-Hulk' pulls him though a cosmic wormhole . Howard then meets the 'Critic' and travels to the 'Baloneyverse' to battle 'Dr. Angst'.
Trying to return Howard to his own Universe, sorceress Jennifer Kale inadvertently teleports 'Devil Dinosaur' and 'Moon Boy' into her New York apartment, where the disoriented dinosaur attempts to eat Howard, but spits him out when shot by a hellfire gun from 'John Blaze' aka 'The Ghost Rider'..
The Marvel/George Lucas team-up "Howard the Duck" will be available on DVD March 10th.
The original character, physically inspired by 'Donald Duck', was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik, debuting in Marvel Comics' "Adventure into Fear" #19 (Dec. 1973), with several subsequent series chronicling the misadventures of a cranky, 'funny animal' trapped in the world of humans.
The character's origins begin with 'Howard' abducted from his native planet , then dropped into the Florida Everglades by demonic 'Thog the Overmaster' of the realm 'Sominus'. 
After meeting up with 'Man-Thing', 'Korrek the Barbarian', 'Dakimh the Enchanter' and 'Jennifer Kale', Howard falls off a set of inter-dimensional stepping stones and materializes in Cleveland, Ohio, to do battle with 'Garko the Man-Frog', Arrested for disturbing the peace, Howard is mistaken for a mutant during a strip search and released from custody by a fearful officer. Howard then encounters vampiric 'Bessie the Hellcow', artists' model 'Beverly Switzler', 'Pro-Rata', 'Spider-Man', 'Turnip-Man' and the 'Kidney Lady'.
Honing his skill in the martial arts 'Quack Fu', Howard takes on 'Winky Man' and becomes a wrestler, hitting the road with Beverely and seeking shelter in a mansion where he fights 'Gingerbread Man'. Winding up in New York City, Howard is nominated for US president by the 'All-Night Party'.
Howard then fights the 'Band of the Bland', with 'Dr. Angst', 'Sitting Bullseye', 'Tillie the Hun', the 'Spanker' and 'Black Hole', alongside 'The Defenders'.
Upon his release, aboard a therapeutic cruise ship returning from 'Bagmom', Howard and Beverly are taken captive by 'Lester Verde', aka 'Doctor Bong, who marries Beverly and transforms Howard into a human.
After fleeing to New York, restored to his natural form, Howard is hired as a dishwasher by Beverly's 'Uncle Lee', but has to battle 'Sudd' 'Soofi', and 'Bzzk'Joh'. Attending a party on Long Island, he is abducted by the 'Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime'.
'Lee Switzler' brings Howard back to Cleveland and employs him as a cab driver. Howard then dons a suit of 'Iron Duck' armor and fights 'Morton Erg', 'Gopher' and 'Dracula'. Mistaken for 'Duck Drake, Private Eye', Howard meets 'CeCe Ryder', while 'She-Hulk' pulls him though a cosmic wormhole . Howard then meets the 'Critic' and travels to the 'Baloneyverse' to battle 'Dr. Angst'.
Trying to return Howard to his own Universe, sorceress Jennifer Kale inadvertently teleports 'Devil Dinosaur' and 'Moon Boy' into her New York apartment, where the disoriented dinosaur attempts to eat Howard, but spits him out when shot by a hellfire gun from 'John Blaze' aka 'The Ghost Rider'..
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
"Sonja": Very Well Red...
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'Red Sonja' sacrificed herself to rid the world of the villainous 'Kulan Gath'. Now she travels the river of the dead with a mysterious boatkeeper as her only companion...
'Red Sonja' sacrificed herself to rid the world of the villainous 'Kulan Gath'. Now she travels the river of the dead with a mysterious boatkeeper as her only companion...
'Masquerade' and 'Pyroman'...
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'Masquerade' and 'Pyroman' take on the 'Black Dragon Society'...
'Masquerade' and 'Pyroman' take on the 'Black Dragon Society'...
"Battlestar Galactica": The Final Five...
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The "Final Five" are chosen from the twelve 'Cylon' humanoids whose identities were deliberately lost...
The "Final Five" are chosen from the twelve 'Cylon' humanoids whose identities were deliberately lost...
Don Shebib "Goin' Down The Road" Again...
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Toronto-based Don Shebib, noted for directing the Bill Fruet-scripted, 1970 feature "Goin' Down The Road", has received Telefilm funding for a new screenplay, titled "Goin' Down The Road Again".
"Goin' Down the Road", showcasing downtown Toronto, circa 1969, chronicled the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto to find 'a better life'.
The film's ensemble cast included actors Doug McGrath, the late Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin.
Despite its low budget, the film is generally regarded as the most influential Canadian film of all time, receiving critical acclaim for its real-life performances.
"...'Pete' and 'Joey' drive their 1960 Chevrolet Impala from their home in the Maritimes to Toronto with the hope of meeting up with their relatives in the city who can find them a job.
However, their relatives hide from what they perceive to be their uncouth behaviour, and they are set adrift in the city.
The men find minimum wage jobs ($2 per hour for a 40 hour week) - which still pay much better than anything they could find back home.
They soon turn their good fortune into residency in a small apartment. Both men start romances, and Joey decides to get married when he gets his girlfriend (Eastwood) pregnant.
He pursues a lifestyle undreamt of at home with his new wife, but the larger apartment and payments on his new stereo and television start to strain his finances.
He becomes desperate as his child's birth approaches and the expenses start to mount.
Disaster strikes when Peter and Joey get laid off at the end of the summer. Unable to find steady work and having bills to pay and a baby on the way, they come up with a harebrained scheme to rob groceries from a Loblaws supermarket, which inevitably results in disaster..."
Toronto-based Don Shebib, noted for directing the Bill Fruet-scripted, 1970 feature "Goin' Down The Road", has received Telefilm funding for a new screenplay, titled "Goin' Down The Road Again".
"Goin' Down the Road", showcasing downtown Toronto, circa 1969, chronicled the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto to find 'a better life'.The film's ensemble cast included actors Doug McGrath, the late Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin.
Despite its low budget, the film is generally regarded as the most influential Canadian film of all time, receiving critical acclaim for its real-life performances.
"...'Pete' and 'Joey' drive their 1960 Chevrolet Impala from their home in the Maritimes to Toronto with the hope of meeting up with their relatives in the city who can find them a job.However, their relatives hide from what they perceive to be their uncouth behaviour, and they are set adrift in the city.
The men find minimum wage jobs ($2 per hour for a 40 hour week) - which still pay much better than anything they could find back home.
They soon turn their good fortune into residency in a small apartment. Both men start romances, and Joey decides to get married when he gets his girlfriend (Eastwood) pregnant.
He pursues a lifestyle undreamt of at home with his new wife, but the larger apartment and payments on his new stereo and television start to strain his finances.
He becomes desperate as his child's birth approaches and the expenses start to mount.
Disaster strikes when Peter and Joey get laid off at the end of the summer. Unable to find steady work and having bills to pay and a baby on the way, they come up with a harebrained scheme to rob groceries from a Loblaws supermarket, which inevitably results in disaster..."
"Trailer Park Boys" Score $3.5 Million From Telefilm...
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"...'Trailer Park Boys 2' begins with 'Julian', 'Ricky' and 'Bubbles', newly released from jail and brimming with optimism about their prospects for the future.
However, when they return to 'Sunnyvale', they encounter a leaner and much meaner 'Park Supervisor Jim Lahey' who has some big changes in mind for the park, changes that don’t exactly go over well with the Boys, who will now face their biggest test since Grade 10..."
"The Trailer Park Boys" began their rise to fame and fortune when producer Barrie Dunn convinced Clattenburg to turn an award-winning short film into a TV series.
In 2001, 'Trailer Park Boys' debuted on Showcase Television, with the story premise of a documentary camera crew recording the public/private doings of 3 drunken/stoned out guys.
After six successful seasons, the boys made the leap to the big screen courtesy producer Ivan "Stripes" Reitman, where their debut achieved the biggest opening weekend box office in Canadian film history.
Alliance Films will release the new film across Canada October 2009.
“'The Trailer Park Boys' are funny and profane, the perfect anti-heroes," said Victor Loewy, Chairman and CEO, Alliance Films.
"We are delighted that they and the talented production team have agreed to make a movie sequel. I’m confident that audiences will love this story which is even more outrageous than the last film..."
According to Telefilm, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie 2 aka "Countdown To Liquor Day" has received $3,497,846 from the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF) Main Program.
A project of Trailer Park Productions Limited/Topsail Entertainment Limited, the movie started principal photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia August 25th, 2008, written/directed by creator Mike Clattenburg.
Co-writers were "TPB" actors John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith and Timm Hannebohm. Producers were Clattenburg, actor Barrie Dunn and Michael Volpe .
"...'Trailer Park Boys 2' begins with 'Julian', 'Ricky' and 'Bubbles', newly released from jail and brimming with optimism about their prospects for the future.However, when they return to 'Sunnyvale', they encounter a leaner and much meaner 'Park Supervisor Jim Lahey' who has some big changes in mind for the park, changes that don’t exactly go over well with the Boys, who will now face their biggest test since Grade 10..."
"The Trailer Park Boys" began their rise to fame and fortune when producer Barrie Dunn convinced Clattenburg to turn an award-winning short film into a TV series.In 2001, 'Trailer Park Boys' debuted on Showcase Television, with the story premise of a documentary camera crew recording the public/private doings of 3 drunken/stoned out guys.
After six successful seasons, the boys made the leap to the big screen courtesy producer Ivan "Stripes" Reitman, where their debut achieved the biggest opening weekend box office in Canadian film history.
Alliance Films will release the new film across Canada October 2009.
“'The Trailer Park Boys' are funny and profane, the perfect anti-heroes," said Victor Loewy, Chairman and CEO, Alliance Films.
"We are delighted that they and the talented production team have agreed to make a movie sequel. I’m confident that audiences will love this story which is even more outrageous than the last film..."
Carl Laudan's "Sheltered Life"...
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Vancouver-based producer/director Carl Laudan debuts his first Telefilm supported HD feature "Sheltered Life":
"...In the intense intimacy of a women’s shelter, privileged 16-year-old 'Josephine Nash' and her mother 'Candice' come to terms with the unspoken rules that govern their relationship.
When Jo's father 'David' forces his way in to take his wife and daughter home, both women watch in horror as the women of the shelter choke him to death.
Jo loses a father, Candice a husband. They are finally free of the violence that has plagued them. Or are they?
Told over a three-day period, 'Sheltered Life' explores the themes of morality, vengeance and justice, as seen through the eyes of an ensemble cast of women living in a shelter..."
"World of Warcraft" Enlists 11.5 Million Subscribers..
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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. has announced that "World of Warcraft", the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is now played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide.
This new high was reached following the November 13 release of the game’s second expansion, "Wrath of the Lich King".
Within its first 24 hours of availability, "Wrath of the Lich King" sold more than 2.8 million copies, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time.
The expansion has now sold more than 4 million copies in its first month, setting a new record for monthly PC-game sales.
“We’re pleased to welcome the new and returning players who have helped 'World of Warcraft' reach these new milestones, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and support that the game’s global community has continued to show,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO/cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.
“We look forward to providing all of them with an excellent entertainment experience for a long time to come...”
Something Wonderful...
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The new feature-length animated adventures of DC Comics' "Wonder Woman" will be available as a single-disc DVD, 2 Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray, March 3, 2009. The film will also be available OnDemand, Pay-Per-View and available for download.
Directed by Lauren Montgomery, produced by Bruce Timm, "Wonder Woman" is an origin story, featuring a voice cast including actors Keri "Felicity" Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred "Doctor Octopus" Molina, Virgina Madsen, Rosario "Sin City" Dawson, Oliver Platt and David "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." McCallum, written by Michael Jelenic.
"...On the island of 'Themyscira', a fierce warrior race of Amazons raise 'Princess Diana', a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength. When Army fighter pilot 'Steve Trevor' crash-lands on the island, the headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization, while 'Ares' escapes his imprisonment intending to start another world war..."
The new feature-length animated adventures of DC Comics' "Wonder Woman" will be available as a single-disc DVD, 2 Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray, March 3, 2009. The film will also be available OnDemand, Pay-Per-View and available for download.
Directed by Lauren Montgomery, produced by Bruce Timm, "Wonder Woman" is an origin story, featuring a voice cast including actors Keri "Felicity" Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred "Doctor Octopus" Molina, Virgina Madsen, Rosario "Sin City" Dawson, Oliver Platt and David "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." McCallum, written by Michael Jelenic."...On the island of 'Themyscira', a fierce warrior race of Amazons raise 'Princess Diana', a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength. When Army fighter pilot 'Steve Trevor' crash-lands on the island, the headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization, while 'Ares' escapes his imprisonment intending to start another world war..."
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