Movies

May 30, 2008 -- SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced that the Lifetime Original Movie “Sex & Lies in Sin City,” produced by The Konigsberg Company and Sony Pictures Television, will be shot primarily in New Mexico.    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 27, 2008 — Actresses Shirley Jones, Ann Rutherford and Carroll Baker will join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a special centennial tribute to Academy Award®-winning actor James Stewart on Thursday, June 12, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The celebration will feature film clips and onstage conversations with Stewarts’ friends and colleagues as well as daughters Kelly Stewart Harcourt and Judy Stewart Merrill.

Jimmy Stewart: Pictured here: Publicity portrait of James Stewart, 1947. (credit: Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library)    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA ,May 27, 2008 -- The 1997 Best Picture nominee “Good Will Hunting” will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be Nominated” series. The story of a mathematical genius searching for purpose in his South Boston life will screen on Monday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Following the screening, editor Pietro Scalia, producer Lawrence Bender, co-producer Chris Moore, and production designer Melissa Stewart will participate in a discussion about the film.    » read more »

Airing in HDTV, Film Features Academy Award-Winning Original Song By Randy Newman, "If I Didn't Have You"

Friday, May 23, 2008 -- The critically acclaimed hit animated feature film from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios ("Toy Story" franchise, "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles"), "Monsters, Inc.," will air in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio as a presentations of "The Wonderful World of Disney," SATURDAY, JUNE 14 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/30/04)    » read more »

"The 2008 Alma Awards'" All-Star Event Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month With Host Eva Longoria Parker

Monday, May 19, 2008 -- The "Alma Awards" is a showcase Highlighting Latino Contributions to Entertainment Industry Airs September 12 on ABC.

Call for Entries Open Until June 6
"The 2008 ALMA Awards®," celebrating the outstanding artistic achievements of Latinos in motion pictures, television and music, will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Television and film actress Eva Longoria Parker returns once again as executive producer and host of the telecast. "The 2008 ALMA Awards" will tape Sunday, August 17 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.    » read more »

Big Names, Big Movies, Big Moments: Who Will Make Headlines This Year LIVE On Sunday, June 1st at 8PM/7c?!?

Steve Carell, Jack Black, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Wahlberg, Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser, & Danny McBride Set to Present at '2008 MTV Movie Awards'    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 16, 2008 – As part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Gold Standard screening series, the epic “Once upon a Time in the West” will be presented on Friday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The screening celebrates the West Coast premiere of a new restoration, courtesy of Paramount Pictures, and marks the 40th anniversary of the film’s 1968 release in Italy. (It was not shown in the United States until May 1969.)    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 15, 2008 — “The War Tapes” and “The Ground Truth” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Spring 2008 “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.    » read more »

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Beverly Hills, CA, May 5, 2008 — The 1996 Best Picture nominee “Fargo” will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be Nominated” series. The dark comedy about a kidnapping, a string of murders and their investigation by a pregnant cop will screen on Monday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Following the screening, cast member Peter Stormare (“Gaear Grimsrud”), art director Thomas P. Wilkins, set decorator Lauri Gaffin, supervising sound editor and rerecording mixer Skip Lievsay, costume designer Mary Zophres, casting director John Lyons, and line producer John Cameron will participate in a panel discussion about the film.    » read more »

Deal Includes "Superhero Movie," "Fanboys" And "The Promotion"

NEW YORK, May 7, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL and The Weinstein Company today announced that they have reached an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of comedies, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL.    » read more »

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 8, 2008 -- David Chase, the seven time Emmy(R) award-winning creator of "The Sopranos," has signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce his first feature film, an original drama.

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Chase has a long-standing relationship with Paramount Studios chairman Brad Grey, his producing partner on "The Sopranos."

"Brad has always been adventurous as a producer and looked for different ways of doing things," said Chase. "I look forward to once again working with him, and now his team. For years, Brad has been a great partner, who helped enable me to do what I need to creatively."    » read more »

"Superbad" Leads the Way with 5 Nominations for 2008 MTV Movie Awards Followed by "Juno" with 4

NEW YORK, May 6, 2008 -- Nerds, pirates and robots take over as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2008 MTV Movie Awards." Dominating the pack is "Superbad" with 5 nominations followed by "Juno" with 4 nods. Also vying for the much sought-after popcorn statue is "Enchanted," "Transformers," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Knocked Up" with 3 nominations each.MTV Networks    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 8, 2008 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen a Warner Bros. digital restoration of the 1938 classic “The Adventures of Robin Hood” on Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The program also will explore behind-the-scenes secrets from the making of the film.

Robin Hood Gallops onto Academy’s Screen: Pictured are Lili Damita visits her husband Errol Flynn during the production of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, 1938, on location at Bidwell Park in Chico, Calif., which depicted the film's Sherwood Forest setting. (Photo credit: Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library Via Oscars.org)    » read more »

Disney's "Fairies" Direct-To-DVD Franchise Will Also Debut

New York, New York, April 8, 2008 -- The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.    » read more »

Monday, April 07, 2008 -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Warner Bros. Pictures' thrilling tale of adolescent wizardry, featuring wizards-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), airs as the "ABC Saturday Movie of the Week," APRIL 26 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The feature, nominated for an Academy Award and winner of a British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA) and of the "Favorite Movie" at the Kids' Choice Awards in 2006, will be broadcast in HDTV format with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio.    » read more »