Erich Bergen to Star in Musical Comedy HOW SWEET IT IS by BWW News Desk(May. 20 6:55 PM) - Erich Bergen has been set to star in How Sweet It Is, a musical comedy feature film, now in production in Los Angeles. The movie, which also stars Joe Piscopo, Erika Christensen, Paul Sorvino, Michael Paré, Eddie Griffin, and Burt Reynolds, is directed by Brian Herzlinger, and is scheduled for a Fall 2012 release. |
LA Chamber Orchestra Presents 23rd Annual Silent Film Gala Tonight, 5/20 by BWW News Desk(May. 20 1:30 AM) - Join Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra tonight, May 20 at 6:30 pm for their 23rd Annual Silent Film Gala. The evening will feature Harold Lloyd’s films, The Kid Brother (1927) and High and Dizzy (1920,) accompanied by the LA Chamber Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis. Music for The Kid Brother was commissioned by Thames Television for Channel 4. Newly composed music by Carl Davis for High and Dizzy will have its U.S. premiere on May 20. |
Colin Firth to Play Noel Coward in MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN by BWW News Desk(May. 19 12:13 PM) - According to news released by The Hollywood Reporter, Colin Firth (The King's Speech) is set to star as Noel Coward in the upcoming film Mad Dogs and Englishmen. |
Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasilowska to Star in CAROL by BWW News Desk(May. 18 9:39 AM) - Deadline.com reports that Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will join the cast of the film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's CAROL (aka 'The Price of Salt). Highsmith is best known for her works 'Strangers on a Train' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'. |
MPI Acquires Rights to Thriller SLEEP TIGHT by BWW News Desk(May. 18 9:29 AM) - MPI Media Group today announced it has acquired all North American rights to SLEEP TIGHT, a psychological thriller that has drawn huge audiences and won numerous awards in Spain. |
NEVER STAND STILL Opens Tonight at New York's Quad Cinema, 5/18 by BWW News Desk(May. 18 12:30 AM) - Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, the spectacular dance film NEVER STAND STILL will have its theatrical premiere tonight May 18th at New York's Quad Cinema, to be followed by openings in Los Angeles and additional cities. |
Armin van Buuren Releases ‘Armin Only - Mirage’ Concert in Asian Cinemas, 5/18 by BWW News Desk(May. 18 12:30 AM) - After all the successes he’s had in these past few years, another milestone will be added on the list of Armin van Buuren: a cinema release in Hong Kong. The live registration of his ‘Armin Only – Mirage’ concert of 2010 will be premiered today, May 18th 2012. It is the first time ever that the show of a DJ is being shown in Asian cinemas. |
Museum of the Moving Image Presents Wes Anderson Retrospective, Now thru 5/27 by BWW News Desk(May. 18 12:30 AM) - American director Wes Anderson has built colorful, beautifully realized worlds in his seven feature films, from his stunning debut Bottle Rocket to his latest Cannes Film Festival opening feature, Moonrise Kingdom. From today, May 18 through 27, 2012, Museum of the Moving Image will present a Wes Anderson retrospective including all of his features and the short Hotel Chevalier, as well as a special screening of Orson Welles’s The Magnificent Ambersons—a film that inspired Anderson. Each screening in the series will open with a personal video introduction by Wes Anderson. |
S. Epatha Merkerson and Rockell Metcalf's Directorial Debut Heads to Film Festivals This Summer by BWW News Desk(May. 17 3:48 PM) - The Contradictions of Fair Hope, the directorial debut of S. Epatha Merkerson and Rockell Metcalf, is a powerful portrait of one of the nation’s last surviving benevolent societies—a self-help group formed after Emancipation to help freed slaves take care of the sick, feed the hungry and bury the dead. |
Emma Watson et al to Present at 2012 MTV MOVIE AWARDS by BWW News Desk(May. 17 2:40 PM) - Adam Sandler, Emma Watson, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller are the latest Hollywood stars confirmed to hand out golden popcorn awards at this year's ceremony. |
Photo Flash: First Poster for Will Ferrell's ANCHORMAN II by BWW News Desk(May. 17 1:33 PM) - Paramount has released a teaser poster for its highly anticipated comedy sequel ANCHORMAN II. The image gives no clues as to the film's plotline but rather gives fans an interesting look at the story's leading men Ron, Brick, Brian, and Champ. |
Liam Neeson to Star in A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES by BWW News Desk(May. 17 12:38 PM) - Following the partnership on Ron Howard’s RUSH, also to be released through Cross Creek’s distribution deal with Universal Pictures, the first film being produced and financed under this new far reaching arrangement is the thriller A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES starring Liam Neeson (TAKEN). |
Photo Flash: First Poster Art Revealed for James Bond Movie SKYFALL by BWW News Desk(May. 17 12:33 PM) - Sony Pictures and MGM have debuted the first poster for the 23rd James Bond movie, SKYFALL. The first trailer for the film will be online on Monday, May 21st. |
Philip Seymour Hoffman to Star in Le Carre's A MOST WANTED MAN by BWW News Desk(May. 17 9:22 AM) - Deadline.com reports that Philip Seymour Hoffman is set to star in a film adaptation of the John Le Carre spy novel A MOST WANTED MAN. |
Lily Rabe to Play Mary Pickford in Poverty Row Entertainment Biopic Movie by BWW News Desk(May. 17 8:20 AM) - Lily Rabe will play Mary Pickford in a biopic movie based on Eileen Whitfield’s book "Mary Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood", according to Deadline.com. Scheduled to begin shooting in early 2013, the film will boast a scrip written by Josh Fagin. |
THE BEATLES: THE LOST CONCERT Documentary Comes to U.S. Theaters Today & 5/22 by BWW News Desk(May. 17 12:30 AM) - Screenvision, in partnership with Ace Arts, and multiple-award winning music documentary producer Iambic Media, brings one of the music world’s true “lost treasures” to the big screen with the feature presentation of THE BEATLES: THE LOST CONCERT. |
ABC Family Hosts HARRY POTTER Marathon, Now thru 5/20 by BWW News Desk(May. 17 12:30 AM) - ABC Family stirs up some magic with a four day HARRY POTTER marathon, starting today, May 17th with "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and going through Sunday, May 20th with "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." |
NewFilmmakers NY Presents BERT AND ARNIE'S GUIDE TO FRIENDSHIP Tonight, 5/17 by BWW News Desk(May. 17 12:30 AM) - Tonight, May 17th, NewFilmmakers presents a Documentary Series, a Short Film Program, and the Feature BERT AND ARNIE’S GUIDE TO FRIENDSHIP. |