Friday, September 30, 2011

Twitter Contest! Name the Horror Movie, Win Free Tickets

Do you want to win free movie tickets? Of course you do! Which is why throughout October, Moviefone is giving you the chance to snag passes to your local theater. Every weekday throughout the month, we'll post an image from an iconic horror film on our Twitter page. The first one to identify the movie wins. (Yes, we realize that photo above is from 'Poltergeist,' but the contest starts this Monday). Before we start, the ground rules: First, we will only pick winners from our Twitter followers. (So follow us!) Second, we are limiting readers to one win per week -- just to make sure everyone has a fair shot. The Twitpics will go up each weekday at 12 p.m. EDT -- except for Tuesdays, when you'll get two chances to win at 12 p.m. EDT and 3 p.m. EDT. All you need to do is reply to @Moviefone with the correct answer and the hashtag #HorrorGiveaway. Oh, and one more thing: The base prize is two free movie tickets; however, the more followers we get, the more tickets we'll give away. For every thousand followers, we'll double the amount of tickets for that landmark day. Translation: tell your friends! Make sure to follow @Moviefone to play, and look out this Monday (Oct. 3) at 12 p.m. EDT for your first chance to win! For Official Rules: Click Here Image courtesy of Everett Collection

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Outfest to Recognition Director Adam Shankman

Director Adam Shankman is going to be honored by Outfest, the Los Angeless organization which encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film, once the group presents him using its Visionary Award at its annual Legacy Honours ceremony in the DGA Theater on March. 29.The big event, a fundraising event for that Outfest Legacy Work for LGBT Film Upkeep, a collaboration between Outfest and also the UCLA Film & Television Archive, will also present its Protector Award to Lifetime Systems.Shankman, that has directed such films as "Lowering the home,Inch "Hairspray" and also the approaching "Rock of Age range" and TV instances of "Glee" and "Modern Family," has been famous for his contribution to LGBT arts and media visibility."Adam Shankman's body of labor continues to be inspiring and significant to a lot of within our community. From pointing films and Television shows like 'Hairspray,' 'Glee' and 'Prop 8: The Musical,' to his choreography in from 'Tank Girl to Boogie Nights,' Adam's singular accomplishments have experienced a profound effect on the LGBT community making him a perfect person receiving the Visionary Award," Kirsten Schaffer, Outfest executive director, stated. Lifetime has been honored for "the network's commitment, support and positive depictions of LGBT figures and people.""Lifetime reaches a huge mainstream audience, which makes it among the gay community's best allies," Schaffer added. "Through both its scripted and unscripted programming, including: 'Prayers for Bobby,' 'Project Runway' and 'Drop Dead Diva,' Lifetime offers highly diverse portrayals of LGBT people who help People in america better understand and accept our community." The Hollywood Reporter

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Rose Byrne Looks Back on Bridesmaids and Ahead to Going Past the Pines With Ryan Gosling

Nobody expected Paul Feig’s summer time comedy Bridesmaids to interrupt this area office. However it has, the earth has restored expect female comedies along with a vested thinking about Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne, whose haughty turn as Helen, the Maid-matron of honour From Hell, gained her loads of critical praise. In celebration of Bridesmaids’ home release now, Byrne required a rest from filming The Area Past the Pines opposite Ryan Gosling and planning for that fifth season from the legal drama Damages to phone Movieline. One of the subjects talked about: the actual-existence friend who inspired Byrne’s bitchy Bridesmaids character, the summer time from the R-ranked comedy, sequels for Bridesmaids and X-Males: Top Class and the key reason why the 32-year-old Australian actress didn't have interest feigning digestive disturbances in the bridal shop. Individuals are taking a chance the box office success of Bridesmaids has completely transformed the landscape for female comedies. But exactly how has its own success affected both you and your career to date, if whatsoever? Well, I really hope this means I'm able to do more comedy. I’m on season five of Damages now. We start that inside a couple of days, however i’d enjoy more comedy next. It’s certainly transformed my existence, though, to stay in a movie which was accepted by a lot of people. That’s something I haven’t experienced before, also it would be a real pleasure. Perhaps you have observed an abrupt surge in the amount of comedy roles you’re on offer? To tell the truth, I’m not really sure because I’m busy using the show. [Laughs] We’ll wait and find out. I really hope so, though. Your character Helen am particular in a few of her actions it almost appeared as if you had based her on someone. Following the film arrived on the scene, have you have similarly-mannered buddies request regarding your inspiration for Helen? I'd one girlfriend who saw the film and she or he stated, “That was me. Have you base your character on me?” Had you based it on her behalf? Well, only the polished quality of Helen relies from a girlfriend of mine. She was laughing about this though. She saw herself in Helen. She saw the polish and also the very put-together quality that they has. That’s something I'd considered. Have you admit it took it's origin from her? Used to do! [Laughs] It wasn’t her personality though — just her appearance. I admire a chance to look polished all the time. That’s a high quality to possess. I admire it too! If only I possibly could look like I'd just become from the salon. Additionally to being polished, your character was probably the most uptight from the bunch. Had you been ever jealous that you didn't reach take part in a few of the wilder lady hijinks within the film? I suppose there have been a couple of things, however it’s funny: Whenever you play a personality, sometimes you don’t consider that. Annie’s scene within the vehicle in the finish from the movie was pretty funny. However I’m accustomed to being the one that is searching at the one who is funny — not them. I had been the straight guy here, just watching another people being funny and giving my reaction, that is area of the comedy too I suppose. Which means you weren’t yearning to help using the larger humor that happened, say, within the wedding parlor/stomach upset scene? At that time, no. Not whatsoever. I had been relieved to not need to do this, because that required like four additional hrs in hair making-up. At that time, I had been just attempting to hold that conservative tension through the ridiculousness from it all. Does comedy feel natural for you? I believe I’ve become much more comfortable in internet marketing after Make him the Greek and Bridesmaids, however i have a lengthy approach to take. It’s something I'd always aspired to complete. I love laughing, and my personal favorite films are comedies. I must still get good at it. Comedy is frightening though. It’s more frightening in my experience, that is exciting, however i’ve been so lucky to utilize the folks I've. I’m spoiled really. Right from the start [with Bridesmaids], I couldn’t believe my luck — which i reached share the screen with Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and Melissa and Wendy [McClendon-Covey]. I truly couldn’t. They are correctly funny comedy women, and also to be there, together holding my hands throughout it, it had been just really an recognition.

Outfest to honor Lifetime

Outfest will honor director, producer and choreographer Adam Shankman and Lifetime Networks at the institution's annual Legacy Awards. This year's ceremony, to be presented by Showtime, will be held Oct. 20 at the Directors Guild of America. Outfest said Shankman will receive the Visionary Award in recognition of his contribution to LGBT arts and media visibility, while Lifetime will be honored with the Guardian Award for the network's commitment, support and positive depictions of LGBT characters and individuals. Event is a fund-raiser for the Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation, a collaboration between Outfest and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Shankman is in post-production on ''Rock of Ages.'' Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Playboy Club

'The Playboy Club'Filmed in Chicago by Imagine Television and Alta Loma Entertainment in colaboration with twentieth century Fox Television. Executive producers, John Grazer, Chad Hodge, Francie Calfo, Jason Burns, Dick Rosenzweig, Ian Biederman co-executive producers, Leslie Linka Glatter, Karyn Usher supervisory producer, Mark Seafood producer, Hannah Shakespeare director, Alan Taylor, author.Nick Dalton - Eddie Cibrian Carol-Lynne - Laura Benanti Maureen - Amber Heard Janie - Jenna Dewan Tatum Brenda - Naturi Naughton Alice - Leah Renee Max - Wes Ramsey Billy Morton - David KrumholtzCritics will in the end perform some evaluating-and-contrasting in appraising the fall's two early-sixties dramas, "Playboy Club" and ABC's "Pan Am," a juxtaposition that favors NBC's glossy otherwise wholly satisfying period cleaning soap. Advance hands-wringing about racy content seems wholly overblown, if possibly useful from the marketing perspective. The setting only fitfully works like a prism by which to contemplate the current -- among the natural talents of "Mad Males," that evaluations will also be inevitable -- and therefore the serialized elements and figures must prove more alluring than what's initially revealed to help keep this bunny going, on and on. Not too series designers do not attempt, kick-beginning the premiere using the accidental dying of the thuggish club patron after he will get not only fresh having a wide-eyed new Bunny, Maureen (Amber Heard). Visiting her aid is Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian), a clever ladies guy and lawyer who, we are told, every guy really wants to be, and each girl really wants to marry. "Women'll function as the dying individuals,Inch he's told at some point, and because of the mixture of money and mobsters all around the Chicago locale, that threat is supposed to linger. Indeed, individuals elements lead to some swinging atmosphere the show pushes tough to sell. Exceedingly handsome as aircraft pilots go, the first flourishes are the music (stand-inches for Ove & Tina Turner perform within the pilot) towards the period soundtrack towards the unfulfilled commitment of seeing more skin than systems normally unveil. Past that, the series' prospects remain as shrouded in mystery being an unopened centerfold. The end result is "Mad Males" hasn't been a well known smash, inviting skepticism whether this type of series can deliver on the broadly commercial level. You will find a few nice twists including secondary gamers, and because of the challenge filling individuals Bunny clothes, this program is well cast, with David Krumholtz because the club's restless manager and Laura Benanti because the full bee, who's dating Nick and jealous of Maureen. Still, because of the focus on soapy doings and shiny outside, the serial intends to short-change its most fascinating characteristics, glancingly leaving comments on issues relating to sociology and also the sexual revolution (like a Bunny marveling, "I earn more money than my dadInch) while missing the latitude to genuinely probe them. Ultimately, "Playboy Club" seems to represent a conceptual seduction -- a set designed to appear more provocative, dangerous and cable-like than. (Voice-over narration from Hugh Hefner -- portrayed to ensure that his face stays hidden, like Blofeld at the begining of Bond movies -- feels oddly cheesy, and sensibly will not be repeated past the introduction.) Credit the pilot with achieving one objective, teasingly dangling a carrot made to lure individuals audiences that do arrive into sampling another hour. Nevertheless, as the magazine's read mostly by males, the series will depend on the female audience -- and therefore if NBC's "Playboy Club" wager proves scantily outfitted track of room to visit, women will indeed happen to be the dying from it.Digital camera, Kramer Morgenthau production designer, Scott Murphy editor, Conrad Wise music, Wendy Levy casting, Jason La Padura, Natalie Hart, Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal, Scott Genkinger (series). 60 MIN.With: Jenifer Lewis. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Toronto 2011: Hot Indonesian Action Movie 'The Raid' Sells Out the World (Exclusive)

In the wake of a rousing Midnight Madness premiere at Toronto, Celluloid Nightmare has sold out all remaining territories for its Indonesian action movie The Raid. Russia and other Slavic territories, Scandinavia, Benelux, Iceland, and Italy were the European zone deals closed since the screening, which occurred on the opening night of TIFF last week. Deals were also made for all of Latin America and as well as East Asia, Korea and India. Raid tells the story of a SWAT team that becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster, armed with two highly violent martial arts killers and an army of machete-swinging, machine gun-toting dealers and thugs. The movie set the tone and bar for this year's Midnight Madness TIFF sidebar, generating buzz due to its inventive action sequences and the little known (but very cool) Indonesian fighting form called silat. Gareth Huw Evans wrote and directed the movie and is now being chased by Hollywood agencies and mangers, although he has yet to sign with anyone. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions smartly preemptively picked up the domestic rights to the movie, and other territories were presold by Nate Bolotin and Sarah Gabriel of Celluloid Nightmares. The movie was produced by PT. Merantau Films and XYZ Films. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit Toronto International Film Festival International

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Vin Diesel shares concept art for Riddick 3

The smoothness of Richard B. Riddick has already established a rollercoaster ride within the movies. Low-budget action horror Pitch Black made him popular, then your Stories Of Riddick bombed to create him a Hollywood outcast.You cannot keep a poor guy lower, though. And Riddick star Vin Diesel has shared concept art from what would be the third movie within the series, promising it will likely be as R-ranked because the bloodstream spatter here indicates."I'm grateful to possess Universal such support of the complex character's journey... very few galleries would back an "R" rating. Very awesome," Diesel told his Facebook fans."As I was focusing on character, the director and the team of artists happen to be creating the planet and elegance of the picture. Everyone knows just how much I like concept art and storyboards. I am just like a kid inside a chocolate shop."Based on the actor the 3rd Riddick film will start its shoot in Canada."First stop for that Riddick production is Canada, that is where we shot most of Stories," he confirmed.