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Mike Newell, best known for directing “Four Weddings & a Funeral,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” and the upcoming “Prince of Persia,” is reportedly in talks to direct Johnny Depp in Disney’s upcoming “The Lone Ranger.” Disney is said to view the movie as the heir to their “Pirates of the Carribean” film …
Both the jury and audience awards have been handed out for the 2009 Indpendent Film Festival of Boston. The winners are as follows: Narrative Feature: Grand Jury Prize Winner: CHILDREN OF INVENTION directed by Tze Chun Special Jury Prize Winner: BEESWAX directed by Andrew Bujalski Audience Award Winner: STILL WALKING directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Documentary …
This story is brief, but interesting. In an interview with MTV News, director Robert Zemeckis said that he’s a fan of motion capture, and that he’s considering doing a second Roger Rabbit movie. And that’s it. Zemeckis didn’t say anything else. While I liked the original movie growing up, I don’t know if going 3D …
Variety is reporting that Oliver Stone and Shia LaBeouf has signed on to join Michael Douglas in “Wall Street 2.” The script was originally witten a couple of years ago by Stephen Schiff, but things didn’t work out. Alan Loeb has done a re-write on the script and now things look like they’re moving forward. …
The 7th Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston has come to a close last night at the Coolidge Theater, screening ‘World’s Greatest Dad,’ directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. This years festival was an overwhelming success. Boston had one of the best weekends weather wise so far this year, but that didn’t stop the lines at the …
IFFBoston has released the winners of the 2009 Jury Awards: Narrative: Grand Jury Prize: CHILDREN OF INVENTION Special Jury Prize: BEESWAX Documentary: Grand Jury Prize: CRUDE Special Jury Prize: UNMISTAKEN CHILD Honorable Mention: THE WAY WE GET BY Short Film: Grand Jury Prize: INSTEAD OF ABRACADABRA Special Jury Prize: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU …
I wanted to post an interesting video I found while surfing around. This clip comes from a group called “Playing for Change,” on its posted page, the author says this is the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. The song covered is the classic “Stand By Me” by musicians around the …
Bea Arthur, aged 86 passed away today at her Los Angeles home. She began her professional acting career Off Broadway, in the late 40s. In the early 70s, she was cast as the title character in the television series Maude, a spin-off of ‘All-in-the-Family.’ Arthur is probably best known for her work on the Golden …
I’d say we’re off to a great start. Tonight’s screening of ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ marked the beginning off the 7th annual Independent Film Festival of Boston.
In 1985, Slapshot formed in Boston, Massachusetts. Before even performing live, the anticipation for the band was high. One writer said they were a “great live act,” before they ever stepped foot on a stage. The group’s origins come from Boston’s hardcore scene, but the band never stayed within those lines, choosing to lead rather …