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Studio says no to Spielberg and Jackson

After Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson submitted a final budget of $130 million for their 3-D animated movie “Tintin,” based on the Belgian comic strip, to Universal Pictures, the studio said NO. The two powerful filmmakers ave to find another financial partner. Spielberg’s and Jackson’s involvement comes with a huge price tag, both would command [...]

The dead are dependent on the living

The movie ‘Ghost Town’  first romantic comedy from David Koepp, is about the living and the dead coming to terms with each other. After a fatal accident Frank, Big Apple businessman having an extramarital affair, joins the ‘spirit world’ . But he has left behind unfinished business… More about it

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino want to play women

Veteran Hollywood actors Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino want to dress up as women and play sisters.  “We could do that, I like the idea. We could play sisters. That could happen… who knows,” DeNiro told British radio station Heart. Pacino added: “It’s a great idea. That could be something for us to work on [...]

Captain Kirk’s Deepest Trauma

Actor Brad William Henke (Kirk’s Uncle Frank in the new J.J. Abrams Trek movie) spilled some details about the character: “I play Captain Kirk’s alcoholic, abusive uncle when he’s a kid, and I treat him very badly, which forces him to go off and do what he does.” [Collider] via io9.com

Die Schnitzeljagd wird im Internet neu entdeckt

Sie sind knifflig, aber äußerst originell: Sogenannte “Alternate Reality Games” wie Aladygma funktionieren wie eine Schnitzeljagd quer durch das Internet. Die Veranstalter hinterlassen überall Spuren wie mysteriöse Bilder, Codes und Zahlen – sie sollen Hinweise für die Lösung eines Rätsels geben. Source

The Mist Blu-ray

‘The Mist’ is the Horror genre as it was meant to be. The Mist benefits from an excellent cast of characters who don’t act — they become you and me: average, everyday people who are as lost, scared, untrusting, unsure, and even sometimes as stupid as we might be in such a situation. The movie [...]

Mickey Rourke’s film wins top Venice award

The Mickey Rourke-starring ‘The Wrestler’ has won the Golden Lion award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, ‘The Wrestler’ tells the story of a lonely fighter who is tempted to return to the ring, despite being warned that another fight could kill him. Critics have said that Rourke’s performance in the [...]

Coming soon … Facebook: The Movie

Aaron Sorkin is making a film about the origins of Facebook. Facebook, the social networking site with more than 100 million users, has already distanced itself from the movie. Sorkin recently also  started a group on Facebook . Here he hopes to learn more about the site. Harvard alumni magazine 02138 reported the film would [...]

Radcliffe’s nude scenes delay sixth Harry Potter flick’s release

The sixth Harry Potter flick has been moved from November 21 this year to July 17 next year, and the reason given by Warner Bros. was: star Daniel Radcliffe appearing naked on the Broadway play, ‘Equus’. Warner Bros. do not want such an image to be associated with Harry Potter. Harry should remains chaste and [...]