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Oscar-nominated animated movie ‘Persepolis’ has been shown legally in Tehran, albeit in an edited version. The animated movie, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. The movie is considered controversial in Iran because of its satiric take on the 1979 Iranian revolution. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the movie ‘Islamophobic’ and ‘anti-Iranian.’
Wal-Mart has announced that they will begin phasing out HD DVD this summer, and fully back Blu-Ray DVD. Word comes from Check Out.com, the company’s electronics blog. ‘We’ve listened to our customers, who are showing a clear preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases,’ said the Senior Vice President of Wal-Mart’s Home Entertainment …
To be released this March is a book chronicling one of the most impactful and strongest personalities to ever hit Hollywood: Orson Welles. It will include accounts of every movie he had a hand in making, plus a bunch of stills and storyboards from several productions making a neat $75 picture book. Authors Jean-Pierre Berthome …
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The Hollywood Reporter is quoting ‘very reliable sources,’ that Toshiba, the company that invented, and has made the most dramatic push for HD DVD is close to officially dropping the format. The article cites the selling of players at a loss and the defection of such companies as Warner Bros. to the Blu-Ray camp as …
So there have been many rumours abound as to what would happen to the final Heath Ledger film by Terry Gilliam entitled: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. Apparently, he had shot so much footage in the film, that it would have been a major waste of money and talent to just scrap it. There had …
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is the latest director to work with AT&T in a commercial to run before movies reminding audiences to shut off their phones. The previous one, starring Sydney Pollack was a favorite and I can’t wait to see this one on the big screen.
Maybe she’s tired of singing, maybe she’s inspired by Guy Ritchie, whatever the case, Madonna made her Directorial debut at the Berlin Film Festival with Filth & Wisdom. The film follows a Ukrainian immigrant and self-proclaimed philosopher and poet, as he strives for superstardom with his gypsy punk band. In an attempt to help make …
As the only person on this site that has admitted to having a slight (read, ONLY slight) obsession with Star Trek, I’ll be handling most of the news in regards to the new film by J.J. Abrams (who no doubt is basking in the success of Cloverfield). Other dates Paramount is moving Paramount announced that …
AMC’s are again hosting their Best Picture Showcase where they screen all five best picture nominees in a row. I highly recommend this. It is a test of endurance and pushes the limit of how much movie food one can actually eat before every nutrient is stripped from their body. Last year I did this …