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“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opened the other weekend in most territories and, unsurprisingly, it proved to be a hit in terms of sales, becoming the third biggest opener ever. Critically speaking, though, the story was entirely different, with many critics not even bothering to see it in its entirety bef... |
27 November 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Search giant Google has announced the resignation of one of its directors, Arthur Levinson, who is also on Apple’s board. The announcement comes shortly after Google's Chief Executive, Eric Schmidt, left Apple's board of directors due to the increasing competition between the two giant companies. A r... |
13 October 2009
06:06 GMT |
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“Twilight” fans know that the third film in the franchise, “Eclipse,” is already shooting on location in Vancouver, and has been so for the past few weeks. Given the way Twilighters devour anything related to the Twilight phenomenon, but especially photos of any of the gorgeous cast members, i... |
14 September 2009
10:37 GMT |
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Apple is believed to have planned a directors’ meeting for next week to discuss possible replacements for the board seat recently vacated by Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. In a statement issued last week, Apple’s CEO re... |
14 August 2009
03:35 GMT |
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In 1999, a small production with a budget of barely $100,000 and a very small cast went on to make over $250 million at the box-office and then turn into a cult classic. Today, the men behind “Blair Witch Project,” directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, are telling BBC they are thinking of returning... |
13 August 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Director Gore Verbinski abandoned the “Pirates” back in April, when he bluntly announced he wanted to focus on other projects, therefore would no longer have the time to do the fourth installment. Ever since then, Variety says on the BFDealMemo blog, Disney has been looking for a suitable replacement, and... |
3 August 2009
11:39 GMT |
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Although Angelina Jolie’s character on last year’s grand action movie “Wanted” left viewers with what may be described as a bitter taste in their mouth – both because of the way she left the story and, according to many, on account of Jolie’s acting – director and producer Ti... |
16 June 2009
09:05 GMT |
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The fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film is happening, with or without stars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. With neither of these two yet on board, and director Gore Verbinski officially out of the picture, producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells HitFlix that the upcoming installment can certainly count on... |
12 June 2009
10:29 GMT |
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David Slade, a relatively unknown director in Hollywood, has been officially assigned to helm the third film in the “Twilight Saga,” “Eclipse.” Since evidence surfaced yesterday that Slade held in much contempt the entire franchise – or at least did at one point in time – the direc... |
7 May 2009
08:25 GMT |
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Scarlett Johansson, while admittedly one of the best actresses of our times, has had little luck with crossing over to directing so far. A segment of the movie/series “New York, I Love You” that she personally directed will go straight to DVD because it is not commercially viable, Wenn reports, via Hollyw... |
4 May 2009
09:01 GMT |
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“Twilight” fans have yet another reason to rejoice, especially if they happen to be in or near the state of Texas in July-August this year, as the largest convention of its kind has just been announced. TwiCon, the first “Twilight” conference will last four days, with tickets going on sale as ... |
24 April 2009
09:41 GMT |
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As early as July 2006, director J.J. Abrams was telling the media that he wanted no other actor for the part of Cpt. Kirk than “Bourne” star Matt Damon. When nothing else was heard of the rumor, it was believed that the role was meant to go to newcomer Chris Pine, but the director is now speaking with the... |
23 April 2009
11:27 GMT |
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As talk of a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie is starting to gain in intensity, director Gore Verbinski, who spent the last six years of his life bringing the trilogy to life, has just announced that he will no longer be a part of the franchise. It was an honor working on all three movies, but the ... |
8 April 2009
11:42 GMT |
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As the “Twilight” hysteria is far from dying down, both the people involved in the production of one of the biggest film franchises in recent years and fans are having a blast. The former are also cashing in on the franchise, as is the case of Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first movie, “Twil... |
6 April 2009
10:32 GMT |
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Slated for theatrical release for May 6, 2011, “Spider-Man 4” will supposedly also mark a return to the true spirit of the franchise, after the disappointment that was the third installment, according to critics and fans alike. This mostly happened because director Sam Raimi was not given full creative co... |
28 March 2009
07:35 GMT |
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When Joaquin Phoenix first announced that he would be quitting acting to pursue a career in hip-hop, most thought this was just another classic example of a star looking to branch out, one that would end once he would see the future held nothing but failure. Initially, James Gray, the director of Phoenix’s late... |
27 March 2009
12:16 GMT |
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Yesterday, Paramount and DreamWorks proudly announced eager fans that “Transformers 3” would see a theatrical release on July 1, 2011, but they did so without speaking with Michael Bay beforehand, it seems. Now, the director is voicing his frustration about the release date, saying, in more or less words,... |
18 March 2009
14:12 GMT |
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Working on any of the movies that make up the blockbuster Bond franchise is a once in a lifetime opportunity, it has often been said, no matter if we’re talking about actors for major or minor parts, producers or directors. And this is one opportunity that “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle ... |
3 March 2009
13:35 GMT |
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“New Moon,” the second film in “The Twilight Saga,” is still months away from release, but hype is already starting to build up regarding the third installment of the highly successful franchise. Actress turned director Drew Barrymore is reportedly in talks to helm “Eclipse,” the j... |
27 February 2009
08:12 GMT |
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Sources say that the 1394 Trade Association has recently finished electing its 2009 board of directors, at the organization’s first quarter meeting. The Mac community refers to the IEEE 1394 technology as FireWire.According to those sources, the new board includes Peter Helfet of Eqcologic, who will serve as vi... |
11 February 2009
04:47 GMT |
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The beautiful love story between a young girl and a breathtakingly handsome vampire, “Twilight,” is now just running in theaters (or about to do so in some parts of the world) but producers are already speaking of a “franchise.” And they do so with good reason because the public reaction has b... |
7 January 2009
08:21 GMT |
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Along with Steve Jobs' open letter to the Apple Community, the company's board of directors has issued its own stance, in writing. It doesn't add anything to Jobs' outburst (so to speak), in terms of divulging any successor plans. “It is widely recognized both inside and outside of Apple th... |
5 January 2009
10:33 GMT |
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