‘Freakonomics’ Doc To Close Tribeca Film Festival
Freakonomics, a documentary based on the best-selling nonfiction book, written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner ,will close the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. ...
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[SXSW Review] Life 2.0
In his first feature-length documentary, director Jason Spingarn-Koff explores the growing virtual community of Second Life in Life 2.0. This virtual online world is accessed daily by hundreds of thousands of users from around the world, where they use avatars to assume alternate personas. Assuming his own avatar, Spingarn-Koff immerses himself in this alternate landscape, and reveals to us how quickly the lines between reality and virtual reality can be blurred....
Payne Adds To ‘Descendants’ Cast
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, director Alexander Payne has just added Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard and Robert Forester to the cast of his film The Descendants. ...
Tarantino Gives Props to Gaga, Literally
In Lady Gaga’s new music for video for “Telephone,” Quentin Tarantino fans will be excited to see one of his famed movie props: the Pussy Wagon from Kill Bill: Volume 1....
Why ‘The Cove’ Deserved Its Win
At the Academy Awards this past Sunday, The Cove, a documentary which details the annual killing of dolphins in a National Park at Taiji, Wakayama, in Japan, took home the 2010 Best Documentary Academy Award. [...]...
Robert De Niro Teams with ESPN for ‘Lombardi’
Academy-award winning actor Robert De Niro is set to portray legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi in the upcoming movie "Lombardi." The biopic is being developed by ESPN Films, Andell Entertainment and the NFL....
Warner Bros. Might Take Trip Down Yellow Brick Road with ‘Oz’ Remake
In the time of remakes and franchise revitalization, it seems that Warner Bros. has its sights set on a true American classic. According to Steven Zeitchik from the LA Times, the studio is not only determined to remake the beloved childhood musical [...]...
Jonah Hill Replacing Demetri Martin In ‘Moneyball’
It seems that the film Moneyball, the story of how the 2002 Oakland A’s created a winning team with statistics, is back on track, but with a casting change. It seems as though Jonah Hill will now be playing the role of Paul DePodesta, the young statistician that helped the A’s manager make history, replacing Demetri Martin....
The White Stripes Want You To Screen Their Film
While the White Stripes have been known for their unique musical style, perhaps now they will also be known for their distribution tactics. Their recent documentary Under Great Northern Lights has been screening in a number of international film festivals, and now the band is putting the charge to their fans to host their own screenings as the DVD releases March 16....
Once Upon a Time In Nazi-Occupied France: The ‘Basterds’ Screenplay
Many fans of the film Inglourious Bastards are wishing Quentin Tarantino much success at the upcoming Oscars. Aside from Christoph Waltz’s most deserved Supporting Actor nomination, the award the film is best positioned for is arguably Best Original Screenplay [...]...
