April 23, 2024

“Midnight,” “Jasmine,” “Excited” Set Dates

Sony Pictures Classics has the rights to three of the most anticipated art house films this year from three high-profile auteurs. Today, they locked down their North American release dates. First up is Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight," the sequel to the acclaimed "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset." SPC will roll the film out in a limited … [Read more...]

Jeff Nichols Serves A “Midnight Special”

He wowed us in 2011 with "Take Shelter," and has scored strong reviews for his new film "Mud" this week at Sundance. Now, filmmaker Jeff Nichols says he's currently working on two scripts, one of which is for a new film called "Midnight Special". He said in an interview the other day: "I won’t talk too much about it now, other than to say I kind … [Read more...]

TV News: Midnight, Renewals, Pains, Liz

Midnight, Mass. Warners is developing a TV series for NBC based on the graphic novel series "Midnight, Mass.". Evan Daugherty and Bill Gerber will produce. The story follows a sophisticated, sexy, globe-trotting husband and wife paranormal investigator team - based in Massachusetts - that takes on supernatural foes, macabre mysteries and … [Read more...]

Fire lights up midnight sky

A warehouse fire in Coquitlam broke out just minutes after midnight.3 engines attended, fighting the flames seen leaping from the roof. The commercial building at 1060 Austin Avenue near Marmont was fully involved with a lot of smoke seen drifting through the neighbourhood. There is no information about the contents of the warehouse or whether they … [Read more...]

“Avengers” Scores $18.7M At Midnight

The first domestic box-office numbers are in with "The Avengers" pulling in $ 18.7 million at midnight screenings in theatres all across North America reports the trades. That is about on par with the $ 18.5 million that "The Dark Knight" took in midnight runs in 2008. That film went on to gross $ 158.4 million for its opening weekend in the … [Read more...]