Movies

Premieres On Oct 21st As Part Of The “13 Nights of Halloween” Programming Event

26 September 2007, Hollywood (By Alan Silverman) -- The short life of 24-year-old self-styled adventurer Chris McCandless, chronicled in a best-selling book by Jon Krakauer, became an inspiration for young people seeking to reconnect with nature and face the world on their own terms. The true story is now a feature film adapted from the book and directed by Sean Penn. Alan Silverman has a look at Into The Wild.    » read more »

25 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- A federal judge Monday sentenced Hollywood director John McTiernan to four months in prison, after refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of lying to the FBI about his association with disgraced private eye Anthony Pelicano.

Judge Dale S. Fischer gave the director of such films as Die Hard and The Thomas Crown Affair until January 15 to turn himself in to authorities.

John McTiernan's attorney, Milton Grimes, said he would appeal.    » read more »

Deal Includes "National Lampoon's Bag Boy," "National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son" and "National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas"

NEW YORK, Sep 24, 2007 -- COMEDY CENTRAL and National Lampoon Inc. (AMEX:NLN) today announced that they have reached an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of National Lampoon movies, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL and Tom Daniels, president of world wide distribution, National Lampoon.    » read more »

September 24, 2007 -- SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced that Felon, a feature film from Tooley Productions and Vincent Newman Entertainment, will be shot in New Mexico.

The film will be shot in and around Santa Fe from October 9 through November 2 and expects to hire approximately 60 New Mexico crew members and over 300 local principal actors and background talent.    » read more »

DreamWorks Animation's 'Monsters vs. Aliens' Expected to Be Released on March 27, 2009

GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE: DWA), together with Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), announced today that Monsters vs. Aliens, DreamWorks Animation's first-ever film produced in stereoscopic 3-D technology, will be released into theatres on March 27, 2009. The film had been previously slated for its domestic release on May 15, 2009.    » read more »

17 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Jodie Foster took command of the U.S. box office last weekend, as her thriller The Brave One brought in $14 million.    » read more »

14 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- The U.K. release of Ben Affleck's directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone" has been put on hold, owing to its similarities to the real-life case of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in May in Portugal.

The drama, which revolves around an abducted child, was scheduled to premiere next month at the London Film Festival before going into general release on Dec. 28.    » read more »

September 12, 2007 -- New Line Records' soundtrack to the hit musical comedy Hairspray (now playing in theaters nationwide) was certified Gold by the RIAA after selling more than 500,000 units and continues to be ranked in the Top 10 of Billboard's Top 200 chart and at #1 on the Billboard Independent Label chart for the ninth week in a row.    » read more »

11 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Critically lauded Western '3:10 To Yuma' proved quick on the draw last weekend, becoming the top-grossing movie in the U.S.

The Lionsgate remake of the 1957 Glenn Ford film took in $14.1 million on a traditionally slow weekend. "We ended the summer on a strong note and we're starting off the fall in typical fashion," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media By Numbers. "It wasn't a huge weekend, but it was better than the same weekend in 2006."    » read more »

BET Networks Announces Latest Premiere Dates for Its Jam-Packed Fall Line-Up of Returning Favorites and Fresh New Original Programming

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- This fall, BET brings viewers a plethora of new, original series and returning favorites:

ORIGINAL SERIES
HIP HOP VS. AMERICA
Premiering: Part I Tuesday, September 25 at 8PM*
Part II Wednesday, September 26 at 8PM*
Part III Wednesday, September 26 at 9PM* on BETonBlast.com    » read more »

06 September 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Vietnamese media reported on September 6 that Hollywood director Oliver Stone is in the Southeast Asian nation researching material for his next movie, which will focus on the My Lai massacre.

Oliver Stone had reportedly arrived the previous day in the central city of Da Nang and went straight to the site of the 1968 massacre, in which U.S. troops killed more than 300 Vietnamese civilians, including many apparently unarmed women and children.

The incident provoked international outrage and undermined U.S. support of the war.    » read more »

- From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg Comes the BIGGEST Original Blockbuster of the Year, TRANSFORMERS
- $650+ Million Smash Hit from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures Rolls out on DVD and HD DVD October 16 in Two-Disc Sets Bursting with a Universe of Bonus Features to Immerse Fans of All Ages in the TRANSFORMERS' World of the Legendary ROBOTS IN DISGUISE

Sept. 4, 2007, LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas will offer 21 courses and three special events this fall in Lawrence and Topeka, as well as its new locations in Overland Park and Clay County in Missouri.    » read more »

3-Sep-2007 -- Exposure to smoking in movies appears to be associated with adolescents’ risk of becoming established smokers who have used at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.    » read more »