Is is really possible to be blown away by a superhero movie with a budget of only $300? Michael Aston, who created, directed and produced the slightly NSFW mini-movie
, just proved that the answer is “Yes!”
via Awesome $300 13-minute superhero epic puts Hollywood to shame | Blastr.
Toward the end of the first week of January, an assistant in the office of Abbe Raven, president of the A&E cable channels, made a courtesy call to net work partner ABC.
Was there any conflict if the His tory channel, one of A&E’s affiliates, scheduled its new, eight-hour mini series “The Ken nedys” to air in March?
The answer came back: Not March — not ever.
Why?
Caroline Kennedy had leveled an ultimatum to the companies — dump the reportedly warts- and-all miniseries or lose her cooperation in the planned fall release of never-before-heard conversations with her mother.
via How Caroline Kennedy blackmailed Disney to scrap sexed-up Camelot series – NYPOST.com.
In the process of producing their now-canceled documentary on Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film, Douglas Trumbull and David Larson have uncovered 17 minutes that Kubrick cut from 2001 just after release—in perfect condition.
17 lost minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey FOUND! | Blastr.
“I really can’t stop thinking about it,” Howard said while shaking his head. “We’ve been meeting and talking and I’ve been reading and researching and just kind of living with it. I’ve been constantly going through stuff and I’ve just been re-listening to it [on audio books] on my iPod and we’ve been sending e-mails back and forth, ‘What about this approach? What do you think of this idea?’ We’re finding the shape of it. We’re moving quickly now, as quickly as we can, and I feel challenged in the most exciting ways.”
Jon Favreau said Tuesday that he is walking away from the billion-dollar ”Iron Man” franchise and will join Guillermo del Toro and David Fincher as part of a next wave of filmmakers making live-action feature films rooted in the imagery of Disney theme parks and classic characters.
Danny Boyle, director of the new movie ’127 Hours,’ told Cinematical that the long-discussed sequel to his breakthrough film ‘Trainspotting’ will get made, but he is waiting for the right time to make it. “It will happen, I think,” Boyle said Friday during an interview in Los Angeles.
via Exclusive: Danny Boyle Says ‘Trainspotting 2′ Will Happen – The Moviefone Blog.
A mysterious video from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp popped up in the digital iPad version of WiReD Magazine – and nobody knows what it is! In the clip itself, two guys find a dead monster (or possibly alien), and then a dead something else in the distance. A circular stamp on the side reads: “18.12 AGM Heartland Pat Pend USA.” Don’t worry, I’ve tried entering every version of that phrase into a web browser to no avail. Though if anyone is better than me with anagrams and has some other suggestions, chime in. So yes, it could be a promo for Blomkamp’s upcoming sci-fi film Elysium…or something else
via VIDEO: District 9 Director Gets into Viral Marketing With Mystery Clip | Movieline.
So how does this bode for Eastwood’s upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic? The jury’s still out: That screenwriter Dustin Lance Black already has an Oscar is a very good sign +5. But the fact that it’s based on a true story could be cause for concern -3. Leonardo DiCaprio has been cast, but let’s hope Eastwood finds a role for Morgan Freeman +7?, too. If George Lopez or Dane Cook scores a role, be very, very worried.
via Will This Clint Eastwood Movie Be Any Good? Vulture Does the Math — Vulture.
Kevin Macdonald, the Oscar-winning director of films such as The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void and One Day in September, will then edit the most compelling footage into a feature documentary film, to be executive-produced by Ridley Scott, the director behind films like Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise, Blade Runner and Robin Hood. LG Electronics is supporting “Life in a Day” as a key part of its long-standing “Life’s Good” campaign and to support the creation of quality online content that can be shared and enjoyed by all.
Here’s the trailer for Middle Men, the Paramount Vantage film directed and co-written by Midnight Run writer George Gallo.
Hot Trailer: George Gallo’s ‘Middle Men’ – Deadline.com.
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