Films

Deal Includes "Superhero Movie," "Fanboys" And "The Promotion"

NEW YORK, May 7, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL and The Weinstein Company today announced that they have reached an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of comedies, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL.    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, May 8, 2008 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen a Warner Bros. digital restoration of the 1938 classic “The Adventures of Robin Hood” on Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The program also will explore behind-the-scenes secrets from the making of the film.

Robin Hood Gallops onto Academy’s Screen: Pictured are Lili Damita visits her husband Errol Flynn during the production of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, 1938, on location at Bidwell Park in Chico, Calif., which depicted the film's Sherwood Forest setting. (Photo credit: Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library Via Oscars.org)    » read more »

Disney's "Fairies" Direct-To-DVD Franchise Will Also Debut

New York, New York, April 8, 2008 -- The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.    » read more »

Beverly Hills, CA, March 31, 2008 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ John Huston Lecture on Documentary Film will acknowledge the lecture series’ namesake with a special screening of both of his controversial documentary classics from World War II, “San Pietro” and “Let There Be Light,” on Tuesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Linwood Dunn Theater. Tony Huston, John’s son, will introduce the films on the family’s behalf.    » read more »

28 March 2008 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says European governments should move to stop the showing of a film by a far-right Dutch lawmaker that says the Koran incites violence.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammed Ali Hosseini, called the film anti-Islamic and anti-cultural.

The filmmaker, Geert Wilders, posted the film on his political party's Internet site on Thursday after Dutch television refused to broadcast it.

The film, called "Fitna," alternates pictures of terrorist attacks - including the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 - with quotations from the Muslim holy book.

Wilders says one of his main points in making the film was a belief that rising Muslim immigration threatens democratic values in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.    » read more »

March 17, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — A weekend-long salute featuring five of director Ingmar Bergman’s Academy Award®-nominated and winning films will be presented by the Academybeginning Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.    » read more »

March 10, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — The deadline for U.S. student filmmakers to submit their films for consideration in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 35th Student Academy Awards is Tuesday, April 1. The Student Academy Awards is a national annual competition designed to recognize and encourage promising new filmmakers.    » read more »

March 5, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Who Killed the Electric Car?” will kick off the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Spring 2008 “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.    » read more »

- "30/30" to Celebrate ESPN's 30th Anniversary with 30 Documentaries
- The Walt Disney Studios to Collaborate on Scripted Theatrical Films

21 February 2008, Los Angeles (By Mike O'Sullivan) -- The stars will be out in Hollywood Sunday for the highlight of the year in the movie industry, presentation of the Academy Awards, known as Oscars. Mike O'Sullivan looks ahead to the celebration.    » read more »

18 February 2008, Washington (By Mary Morningstar) -- Bon Jovi held a conference call with reporters on February 13 to announce that they have commissioned Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple to make a documentary about the group.    » read more »

- Simon & Schuster's Atria Books Acquires Flynn's Next Four Novels
- CBS Films Options Rights To Develop Feature Films Based On Flynn's Mitch Rapp Character

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2008 -- CBS Films and Simon & Schuster/Atria Books -- both divisions of CBS Corporation -- have reached film and publishing agreements with best-selling author Vince Flynn for upcoming projects, it was jointly announced by Amy Baer, President & CEO of CBS Films, and Carolyn Reidy, President & CEO of Simon & Schuster.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- The film No Country for Old Men won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, becoming the front-runner for the Oscars in February.

No Country, directed by Ethan and Joel Coen, took the award for best ensemble cast. The film also won the Directors Guild Award on Saturday and has eight Oscar nominations.

Julie Christie, 66, won best actress in a feature film for her portrayal of a woman losing her battle with Alzheimer's in Away From Her.    » read more »

January 23, 2008 -- New Line Cinema's The Golden Compass and Picturehouse's La Vie en Rose and Mongol received nominations on Jan. 22 for the 80th Annual Academy Awards.

Marion Cotillard is a nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role for her portrayal of legendary singer Edith Piaf in the biopic La Vie en Rose. The film is also nominated for Achievement in Costume Design (Marit Allen) and for Make-Up Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald).    » read more »

Steve Zahn and Allen Covert Give Viewers a Sneak Peek of Their New Feature Film 'Strange Wilderness' When Comedy Central Presents 'Reel Comedy: Strange Wilderness' Debuting Monday, January 28 at Midnight* On COMEDY CENTRAL