Alia Shawkat Goes to CEDAR RAPIDS |
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Written by Tara the Mom
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 09:07 |
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Alia Shawkat (Whip It, "Arrested Development") is joining the cast of Fox Searchlight's Cedar Rapids, the Ed Helms comedy about a loser insurance agent who goes to an industry convention to save his job and the job of his coworkers. Also joining the cast are John C. Reilly (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar, The Tale of Despereaux). Anne Heche was already cast in the Alexander Payne produced film that is currently filming.
Shawkat just wrapped filming on The Runaways the biopic of the legendary all-girl rock band hat also stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.
To read more, go to:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010818.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=bd_film |
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Berenstain Bears Go Big Screen |
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Written by Tara the Mom
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 17:03 |
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Every classic kids everything is a hot property in Hollywood these days, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" to Legos. Next up, the Berenstain Bears, the Golden Book picture books series about a Bear family who live in a tree and learn life lessons. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum 1 & 2) will produce the feature film as a live-action/CGI combo (like Alvin and the Chipmunks) for Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia).
Levy says the intention is to make the comedy "witty but never sarcastic" in the style of Elf.
To read more, go to:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-11-03-Berenstainbears03_ST_N.htm |
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Young Filmmakers on the Rise at Talent Campus |
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Written by Tara the Mom
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 16:38 |
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Talent Campus, a side showcase at the 60th annual Berlin Film Festival, is a nearly weeklong event that calls out to young filmmakers to submit their films. A record-breaking 4,773 submissions were received for the 350 screening slots, that's a thousand more than last year.
Talent Campus, is in its eighth year of existence, runs from Feb. 13-18, 2010.
To read more, go to:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010777.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |
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It's a Tie! Oscar Hosts are Steve Martin AND Alec Baldwin |
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Written by Tara the Mom
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 16:32 |
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The gig of Oscar host is as much sought after as it is feared: it's a brutal and time-consuming gig but can be especially rewarding if done well (see Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal). With Hugh Jackman declining, the job of host this year will be a job share for Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Martin has hosted the Oscars twice before, this will be a new job for Baldwin who was a movie star before becoming the Emmy King with "30 Rock."
Others declining the job reportedly include a pairing of Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr.
Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman are producing the 82nd Academy Awards.
The Oscar telecast is set for March 7, 2010 on ABC.
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Halcyon Terminates TERMINATOR |
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Written by Tara the Mom
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 16:30 |
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Bankrupt Halycon Co. is looking to sell off all of its rights to the Terminator franchise with an auction set for January. It's selling off the rights to future films, DVDs, merchandise and TV series. Halcyon, which purchased the Terminator franchise in 2007, is hoping for a bidding war which is likely to happen considering that the pictures make substantial coin and are one of the few properties not already owned by a studio.
Halcyon is pointing to the recent acquisition of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle property by Nickelodeon/Viacom as a guideline for price. TMNT went for $60 million and Halcyon's sales agent from FTI Capital Advisers says the Terminator franchise has earned three times the box office as the TMNT franchise.
To read more, go to:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010756.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |
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