UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Presents Its First Annual Gala: the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play You Can’t Take it With You LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) announces the debut of its annual benefit gala: ONE NIGHT ONLY…With a Little Help From Our Friends, hosted by Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, ... Read More

Rating: Butter Popcorn Can one man change the face of a community in Small-Town America? In 1999, Crawford, Texas, a small town with a population just over 700, is about to find out as it welcomes its newest resident, Governor George W. Bush. As Bush's eyes are glued to the White House and his campaign for presidency, Crawford instantly booms to over 20,000 people overnight, with news vans and reporters flocking to the Governor's ranch. But when the Iraq war becomes a hot ... Read More

Across the Atlantic Ocean in the Netherlands, you'll find some very talented filmmakers. Amongst the talent shines Jelmar Hufen, the producer and director of Kairos Films. His first short film, Voor Een Paar Knikkers Meer (For A Few Marbles More), has been selected by over 200 film festivals around the world and has won over 36 prizes/awards. This crisp-looking short film is about four 10-year-olds who have been kicked out of their favourite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their ... Read More

Paramount Pictures released today the new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi film, Star Trek. The film takes us back in time to James T. Kirk earlier days, when he meets Mr. Spock for the first time. It also chronicles the USS Enterprise's first mission into outer space. Starring Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Zachary Quinto (TV Hit Series Heroes), Anton Yelchin (Terminator Salvation), Zoe Saldana (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) and Chris Pine (Smokin' Aces), Star ... Read More

Timely film about the growing national debt among 15 considered for nomination LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- I.O.U.S.A., the critically acclaimed film about the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States economy, is on the short list for an Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category. The film, directed by Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay), is among the 15 documentary features that will now advance in the voting process designating the final five ... Read More

Production of Spoof Slated for Early 2009 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced that it has acquired the rights to the feature script “Knights Of The Not So Round Table,” from writer/director J.D. Shapiro. The film is slated to begin production in early 2009, with Shapiro ... Read More

'THE BOURNE COLLECTION' EXPERIENCE THE BLOCKBUSTER TRILOGY IN PERFECT PICTURE AND PUREST DIGITAL SOUND ON JANUARY 27, 2009 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def, "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" are available together in perfect picture and purest digital sound in this special edition high-definition collection on January 27, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne -- a highly-trained assassin ... Read More

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Further demonstrating its commitment to quality 3-D motion picture entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios has begun re-rendering its Oscar(R)-winning animated favorite, "Beauty and the Beast," in preparation for its Disney Digital 3-D(TM) debut on the big screen in 2010, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. The announcement was made today in Singapore at 3DX: 3D Film and Entertainment Technology Festival, the industry's first conference devoted to the latest advances ... Read More

Epic Fantasy From Director Robert Zemeckis and Starring Jim Carrey Leads Impressive Line-Up SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney's "A Christmas Carol," the spectacular 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from The Walt Disney Studios slated for IMAX(R) theatres under a new five-picture arrangement the studio reached with IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX; TSX: IMX), it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. Disney's "A Christmas ... Read More

Image Distributed Documentary Selected among Record Number of Entries CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, announced today that Werner Herzog’s “Encounters at the End of the World” was one of 15 documentaries selected by the Academy of Motion ... Read More