Sylvester Stallone returns to the big screen with the most testosterone fueled movie ever: The Expendables. Hollywood 411 talks to the Sly, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren and some famous ladies to explain the allure of the tough guy.
3D Summit adds director Shyamalan, Sony’s Cookson as keynote speakers
LOS ANGELES–Bob Dowling, President of The Bob Dowling Group, and Unicomm, LLC, announced today that Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Last Airbender; Sixth Sense) and Chris Cookson, President of Sony Pictures Technologies, will be joining Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, as Keynote Speakers at the 3rd annual 3D Entertainment Summit™ presented in association […]
Guinness World Records® honors biggest names in entertainment at Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO–Guinness World Records®, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, descended on Comic-Con International 2010, to honor the best of the best in television, film, comics, video games and toys. During the four-day pop-culture extravaganza, Guinness World Records presented records for Star Wars, Rocky, Saw and even to the record breaking convention itself for being […]
Iconic gothic horror tale arriving on DVD/BD
Eternity has its price in “Dorian Gray,” a new horror adaptation from National Entertainment Media based on Oscar Wilde’s landmark Victorian-era thriller. The lavish genre film, starring Academy Award nominee Colin Firth (A Single Man, Mamma Mia!, “Pride and Prejudice”), Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia, Stardust), Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (Frost/Nixon, Vicky Cristina […]
Mandeville and Top Cow to adapt “Crosshair” for big screen
LOS ANGELES–Mandeville Films’ partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman announced today that Mandeville and Top Cow Productions will join forces to produce a feature film version of Top Cow’s comic book “Crosshair.” Mandeville learned of the project of the eve of San Diego’s Comic-Con, and, after extensive negotiations, closed the deal over the weekend to […]
Will Eisner’s A Contract With God being adapted to live action film
SAN DIEGO–Legendary comic book master Will Eisner’s groundbreaking graphic novel “A Contract with God” is being adapted into a live action feature film, it was announced this evening at Comic- Con International 2010 by the film’s producers. In what is considered by many to be one of the most influential graphic novels ever written, in […]
Kennedy Recreation Center to present movie mania Monday
EL CAJON–Popcorn! Get your popcorn! Join Kennedy Center staff on the first Monday of each month for a movie night with family and friends. The cost is $5 per person. Movies begin 7 p.m. The center will be serving popcorn and punch included with the price of the movie. For more information, call Kennedy Center […]
2010 Student Academy Award® winners honored
BEVERLY HILLS–Thirteen students from 11 colleges and universities were honored tonight (June 12) as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 37th Annual Student Academy Awards® competition. For several days, they had participated in a slate of industry-related activities and social events culminating in the awards ceremony, which featured as presenters Oscar®-nominated […]
2010 Student Academy Awards® June 12
BEVERLY HILLS–Oscar®-nominated actor Jeremy Renner has been tapped to present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 37th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 12 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The awards ceremony is the culmination of a week of industry-related activities and social events that the Academy will host […]
UC San Diego student filmmakers push the envelope at film festival
By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–Strong, innovative and dynamic films by the University of California, San Diego’s most promising filmmakers will be screened at the university’s’ third annual Up & Coming Student Film Festival beginning at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 20 at the Loft on the UC San Diego campus. The new tradition features an eclectic […]