Jude Law Set to Star in Black Comedy DOM HEMINGWAY by BWW News Desk(May. 16 11:07 AM) - According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tony nominee Jude Law is set to star in Richard Shepard's upcoming black comedy DOM HEMINGWAY. The actor will join Richard E. Grant on the project which is written and directed by Shepard. |
John Woo to Direct DAY OF THE BEAST Remake by BWW News Desk(May. 16 10:49 AM) - John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions and Nikkatsu Corporation will co-produce DAY OF THE BEAST, a remake of Seijun Suzuki’s 1963 classic Youth of the Beast centering on the dealings of Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. |
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes Look at Rihanna On the Set of BATTLESHIP by Stage Tube(May. 16 10:31 AM) - ABC's On The Red Carpet gives fans an inside look at Rihanna's film debut on the set of the highly anticiapted action film BATTLESHIP. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the superstar below! |
STAGE TUBE: Matthew Morrison & Cameron Diaz Chat WHAT TO EXPECT Film by Stage Tube(May. 16 9:01 AM) - HAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING stars Cameron Diaz and GLEE's Matthew Morrison. The actors were already good friends prior to filming the movie and told THR how much they enjoyed working together. Watch the interview in full below! |
Nora Armani's Short Film MOVING STORIES Premieres at Cannes, Now thru 5/27 by BWW News Desk(May. 16 12:30 AM) - "Moving Stories", a narrative fiction short film directed and produced by internationally acclaimed Filmmaker/Actress Nora Armani of Parev Productions (New York - Paris), was chosen in the official selection of The Cannes Film Festival, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals, and will be presented in the Short Film Corner category, it was announced recently. |
London's National Theatre Live to Screen FRANKENSTEIN in Select Theaters, June 6-7 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 8:08 PM) - By popular demand, one of literature’s most iconic monsters rises onto the big screen this summer. The storied production of Frankenstein, presented in two nights by the historic National Theatre is sure to electrify fans of theatre and the horror genre alike. |
Museum of the Moving Image Presents Wes Anderson Retrospective, 5/18-27 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 5:06 PM) - 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 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. |
STAGE TUBE: Mary J. Blige Sings 'Any Way You Want It' in ROCK OF AGES Movie! by Stage Tube(May. 15 4:03 PM) - ROCK OF AGES will open in theaters on June 15, 2012. The film stars Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx, along with Diego Boneta as "Drew," Julianne Hough as "Sherrie," Russell Brand as "Lonny," Alec Baldwin as "Dennis," Mary J. Blige as "Justice," Brian Cranston as the Mayor, Malin Ackerman as "Constance Sack," Paul Giamatti as "Paul Gill," and Catherine Zeta-Jones as the "Mayor's Wife."
Check out a clip of Mary J. Blige singing 'Any Way You Want It' for the film below! |
Exclusive Media Acquires Rights to Zac Efron's AT ANY PRICE by BWW News Desk(May. 15 2:30 PM) - Exclusive Media has acquired international rights in all media to the feature film AT ANY PRICE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (GOODBYE SOLO, CHOP SHOP) and starring Dennis Quaid (WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING), Zac Efron (THE LUCKY ONE), Kim Dickens (FOOTLOOSE) and Heather Graham (THE HANGOVER). |
Brosnan, Cooper to Star in NOVEMBER MAN by BWW News Desk(May. 15 1:56 PM) - Pierce Brosnan’s production company Irish DreamTime has entered into a multi-picture financing and distribution deal with The Solution Entertainment Group |
Armin van Buuren Releases ‘Armin Only - Mirage’ Concert in Asian Cinemas, 5/18 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 1:53 PM) - 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 on May 18th 2012. It is the first time ever that the show of a DJ is being shown in Asian cinemas. |
Zach McGowan, Joyce DeWitt, et al. Star in SNAPSHOT at Hoboken Film Festival, June 1-7 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 1:53 PM) - SNAPSHOT will premier at Hoboken International Film Festival's (HIFF) 2012 as the Opening Night Feature Film. The festival will be held at the Hudson Cinemas at the Hudson Mall in Jersey City this year, from June 1- June 7, 2012. |
Student Academy Awards Competition Winners Announced by BWW News Desk(May. 15 1:21 PM) - Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. |
Weinstein Co. Picks Up Rights to THE SAPPHIRES by BWW News Desk(May. 15 12:31 PM) - The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that they have acquired from Goalpost Film worldwide rights, with the exception of the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Israel, Portugal and airlines, to THE SAPPHIRES. |
STAGE TUBE: THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN New Extended Trailer by Stage Tube(May. 15 11:48 AM) - THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN is coming to theaters on July 3, 2012. The action adventure film is directed by Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Meagan Good, Embeth Davidtz, Rhys Ifans, Chris Zylka, Martin Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Irrfan Khan, Sally Field, Denis Leary and Campbell Scott. |
STAGE TUBE: First Look - Trailer for WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING Opening Friday by Stage Tube(May. 15 10:44 AM) - WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING heads to theaters this Friday, May 18th from Lionsgate. The romantic comedy was directed by Kirk Jones and stars Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Manganiello, Brooklyn Decker, Dennis Quaid, Rodrigo Santoro, Chace Crawford, Chris Rock and Matthew Morrison. |
CHRONICLE Released on Blu-Ray Today, 5/15 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 12:30 AM) - Up-and-coming actors Dane DeHaan (“True Blood”), Alex Russell (Almost Kings) and Michael B. Jordan (“Friday Night Lights”) star alongside Michael Kelly (The Adjustment Bureau) in the action film CHRONICLE, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD today May 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. |
Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theatre Presents THE LEGENDS OF ROCK VOL. 4, 6/4 by BWW News Desk(May. 14 8:53 PM) - THE LEGENDS SERIES is returning Bay Street Theatre on Monday, June 4 at 8 pm. Joe Lauro returns with an all new show and totally new version called LEGENDS OF ROCK VOLUME 4 featuring amazing rare footage of THE BEATLES, ROLLING STONES; CROSBY, STILLS NASH & YOUNG; THE DOORS, SANTANA; SLY & THE FAMILY STONE; and Cream. Plus a tribute to LEVON HELM and ETTA JAMES. |