Film News Flash

DANNY BOYLE TO MAKE MOVIE ABOUT AMPUTEE HERO

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:22 +0000

Danny Boyle, maker of Slum Dog Millionaire, an Oscar hit and Block Buster, follows up to film about Aron Ralston, the American mountaineer who made headlines around the globe when he used a knife to separate his own arm after it became trapped under a rock in 2003. Read More @ AFM

Best films of ’09 from across the globe

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:53 +0000

The 11th Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) screened an interesting assortment of films from across the world. Connoisseurs of world cinema and hardcore movie buffs came together in multitudes to savour something that isn’t traditionally Hollywood or Bollywood stuff. Films ranged from good, bad to ugly ones too. Though it was practically impossible to catch hold of every film (from around 200 titles) from the festival, Gaurav Malani highlights some interesting films. Read More @ India Times

Amitabh Bachchan felicitated at Mumbai film festival

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:06 +0000

Organizers of the 11th Mumbai Film Festival have given megastar Amitabh Bachchan a Lifetime Achievement award for completing 40 years in

the entertainment industry. Receiving the award from Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Bachchan Thursday evening thanked the noted directors who recognized his talent and the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) for giving him the award. Read More @Eco.Times

AFM PUBLIC SCREENING TO BE ABSENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:48:43 +0000

A favorite feature of the American Film Market will be absent for a second straight year as public screenings are cut again from one of the world’s largest business conferences for the movie industry.

The advanced general audience showings were long considered a community perk for an annual week-long event that draws thousands of producers and distributors who attend hundreds of screenings in theaters across the city, taking over about two dozen screens. The conferences started on Wednesday and will go through Nov. 11. Read More @ AFM

Hollywood eyes world domination with ‘RISK’

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:37 +0000

Sony Pictures Entertainment is eyeing global domination after acquiring rights to make a movie version of the classic boardgame “RISK”, a statement said Wednesday.

Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said the popular game — which sees players attempting to conquer the world by eliminating rivals — would be developed by toymakers Hasbro and Overbrook Entertainment. Read More @ AFP

Arabian Nights to Hollywood

fiminews — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:25:11 +0000

And now Alladin and Sinbad are to be enacted in Hollywood, when Chuck Russell-maker of Mummy and The Scorpion King- reportedly plans a $70 m project based on One Thousand and One Nights, the collection of Middle Eastern Tales. The Arabian Nights has taken the names Alladin and his Magic Carpet, Sindad, Alibaba and 40 thieves to the hearts at every corner of the world. >>Read More

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars

fiminews — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:02:18 +0000

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-host the 82nd Academy Awards, producers of the Oscars Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankmant annouced this earlier this week in Beverly Hills, CA.

“I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin,” Martin said in the release, issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. >>Read More