LIONSGATE(R) and Tyler Perry Break Out Next Two Films on Heels of #1 Hit TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL Perry To Write, Direct, Star In TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF And TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LIONSGATE(R) (NYSE: LGF) , a leading next generation studio, announced today that it has acquired the rights to the next two films from writer/director/actor/producer Tyler Perry, TYLER PERRY'S I CAN DO ... Read More

'Watchmen' Ticket Sales Double Sunday to Monday at MovieTickets.com, Outpace '300' by 4-to-1 IMAX Purchases Account for One Third of All 'Watchmen' Ticket Sales at MovieTickets.com LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 03, 2009) - Advance ticket sales for director Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" doubled Sunday to Monday at MovieTickets.com, the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing. According to the site, "Watchmen" is currently outpacing ticket sales for Snyder's 2007 blockbuster "300" by more than 4-to-1 at the same point in ... Read More

'Salt' Begins Principal Photography CULVER CITY, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal photography commences this week on the Columbia Pictures production Salt, an espionage action thriller starring Angelina Jolie (Wanted, Changeling, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Bone Collector). Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) directs. The original screenplay is written by Kurt Wimmer (The Recruit, The Thomas Crown Affair), with a current re-write by Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, Man On Fire, The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 ... Read More

Anchor Bay Entertainment Presents Two-Time Academy Award(R) Winners Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman in an Unforgettable Drama from Overture Films LAST CHANCE HARVEY Available on DVD and Blu-ray(TM) on Tuesday, May 5 "Richly funny and touching, it's too good to resist!" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "Utterly charming. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson make a winning combo." - Lou Lumenick, New York Post BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Academy Award(R) winners Emma Thompson (Oscar(R) winner for Sense and Sensibility and Howards End) and ... Read More

LONDON, March 2/PRNewswire/ -- Gran Torino, which has attained the highest gross at the U.S. box office of any film in legendary actor/director Clint Eastwood's filmography, is also a career best in the UK with the biggest three-day opening of his career. Gran Torino made GBP1,351,278 in the UK this weekend. In Ireland, where after its second weekend the film remains at the top of the box office, Gran Torino has accrued GBP729,768, losing only 14% box office ... Read More

Fans can send an 'eBite' to friends for DVD movie release activities BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walmart today announced detailed plans to bring teens, women and "Twilighters" of all ages more access to their beloved Twilight story as it gears up for the March 21 DVD release from Summit Entertainment. Bringing "Twilight shops" to all Walmart stores next month, the retailer announced today it will also host midnight events and giveaways in its 24-hour stores upon the DVD's release, including ... Read More

Wondering what's coming on DVD and Blu-ray this coming Tuesday? We have the run down of all the movies coming to home entertainment. Below you'll find for each movie the genre, the cast, the synopsis and the Sizzling DVD Pick of the Week. Australia Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance. Cast: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Brandon Walters. Synopsis: In Australia, on the verge of World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat, travels to the Northern Territory. When she ... Read More

For the second week in a row, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail toped the weekend box office, beating the newly released Jonas Brothers 3D movie by almost $5 million. Slumdog Millionaire, which has been in theatres for four months now, garnered $12.2 million over the weekend, bringing its overall total to just over $115 million. Coming in fourth place was 20th Century-Fox's Taken, which will be releasing on DVD this coming Tuesday, however the studio's new release of the week, Street ... Read More

LONDON, February 25/PRNewswire/ -- - Filmmaking Community Opens Investment in "Michael's Resignation" Movie to the Public to Help Them Fight the "Credit Crunch" A community of young British filmmakers are offering the public the chance to invest in their feature film production to help make themselves money during the recession. They hope to give back 10-20 times what is invested back to those who help them raise the GBP50,000 necessary to pay for the crew, camera equipment and special effects. Even those who ... Read More

Summit Entertainment announced yesterday that the third installment of the Twilight franchise, Eclipse, is set to release June 30, 2010. With a release date less than a year after New Moon, Summit Entertainment will be looking for the franchise's third director as Chris Weitz will be in post-production when it comes time to shoot the third film. It remains unknown which cast members will be returning for the Eclipse, but it's highly likely that the main actors will return. Eclipse will take its ... Read More