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TCM to Host Classic Film Festival in April in LA

Written by Tara the Mom Friday, 06 November 2009 09:03

We at KidsPickFlicks.com have an immense amount of love for Turner Classic Movies. Watching classic films gave us our passion for film which eventually inspired Cole the Kid Critic to start this site at age 9. We even based who our cable/satellite provider would be based on which company had TCM on the most affordable tier (answer: Time Warner).

Therefore, KPF is thrilled and excited to report that TCM is going film fest with the TCM Classic Film Festival which will be held in conjunction with Vanity Fair April 22-25. If that coincides with Spring Break, this may be the year families should come to Los Angeles. Events will be held in the locations famouse for Old Hollywood roots: Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater, and the Roosevelt Hotel (all of which are located close together along the primo stretch of Hollywood Boulevard).

The face of TCM, Robert Osbourne, will emcee the activities. We're sure there will be plenty of Ben Mankiewicz as well.

To read more, go to:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010855.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Garfield Pic BAD KITTY Finds $ to Get Made

Written by Tara the Mom Friday, 06 November 2009 08:53

Bad Kitty, the animated picture based on the "Garfield" comic strip, is moving forward now that Magic Lantern Entertainment has found the funding for its production slate. Magic Lantern struck a distribution deal with Universal for 20 animated pictures but didn't have the money to go into production. It's now inked a deal for $10 million from Austin-based TF2 Ventures.

Magic Lantern's Innovation Pictures shingle plans to develop features and DVDs based on established pop culture properties and characters.

To read more, go to:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010939.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Bradley Cooper to Run Through DARK FIELDS

Written by Tara the Mom Friday, 06 November 2009 08:42

Bradley Cooper will star in Relativity Media's supernatural thriller Dark Fields. Cooper will play a down on his luck writer who takes a pill designed to make the user rich and powerful by accessing the brain's full potential. The drug's side effect turns out to be that he is being chased by unseen forces. Neil Burger (The Illusionist) is directing, Universal's Rogue Pictures will distribute.

To read more, go to:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010945.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

TWILIGHT's Ashley Greene Goes from Vampires to Ghosts

Written by Tara the Mom Friday, 06 November 2009 08:30

Twilight star Ashley Greene ("Alice Cullen") will embody a different element of the supernatural by starring in Dark Castle's The Apparition. Greene is in negotations to play a young woman haunted by a spirit unleased during a college experiment. Todd Lincoln (the upcoming Hack/Slash) co-conceived the project, is writing and will direct.

To read more, go to:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010927.html?categoryid=3565&cs=1

Kids Around Globe to be STREET DANCING

Written by Tara the Mom Friday, 06 November 2009 08:05

Dance pics can always find their groove with teens and with the momentum of "So You Think You Can Dance," "Dancing with the Stars," and "Glee," movie producer Ashok Amritraj and music producer Dave Stewart (Eurthymics) are teaming up for Street Dancing, about a girl (Cindy Gomez, pictured) competing in a worldwide dance off. The film will take place in New York and Singapore and will feature dance styles from across the globe. Original music will be written by Stewart and A.R. Rahman, who won an Oscar for the music in Slumdog Millionaire.