Once every decade, Sight & Sound magazine conducts a poll for the British Film Institute asking critics, programmers, academics, distributors, writers and more to submit a Top 10 list of the "greatest" films of all time says THR. 846 professionals participated in this year's poll which asked participants "to interpret 'greatest' in any way … [Read more...]
British Sitcom “Ideal” Getting A Movie
July 5, 2012 by
The cancelled Johnny Vegas-led dark BBC3 sitcom "Ideal" is becoming a feature film thanks to its producer Baby Cow reports Chortle. The UK show ran for seven series and 53 episodes from 2005 to last year with the action set mostly in the flat of a small-time Manchester drug dealer named Moz (Vegas). Moz is visited by an eclectic array of … [Read more...]
“Breaking Bad” Might Get A Movie?
June 18, 2012 by
There's often talk of films continuing on where many prime time dramas and cable shows have left off, but they almost never come to fruition. Now another one can be added to the pile - AMC's brilliant "Breaking Bad". Series star Bryan Cranston, speaking with The L.A. Times to promote the new fifth season starting in July, says creator Vince … [Read more...]
“Rango” Scribes Pen “Fraggle Rock” Movie
June 1, 2012 by
"Rango" co-writer Jim Byrkit and Alex Manugian have been hired to pen a script for the "Fraggle Rock" movie at New Regency, Jim Henson Co. and Montecito Picture Co. says Heat Vision. Based on the classic 1980's musical puppet series created by Jim Henson, the story follows a group of cave-dwelling puppet creatures called Fraggles. There's also a … [Read more...]
Aaron Sorkin talks about future Steve Jobs movie, impact of technology on his writing
May 30, 2012 by
You don't have to look far to get a grasp on who Aaron Sorkin is -- he wrote A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, for starters -- and he showed up at D10 to talk creative media, how the digital age impacts his writing and his impending movie about late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While not involving … [Read more...]
“Paddington Bear” Becomes A Movie
May 10, 2012 by
"Harry Potter" series producer David Heyman and Studiocanal are teaming for a combination computer animated and live-action adaptation of classic children's book character Paddington Bear says Deadline. Paul King ("Bunny And The Bull") has come onboard to direct the film which follows the curious but polite young bear who travels from darkest Peru … [Read more...]
“Friday Night Lights” Movie Nearly Ready
May 4, 2012 by
Peter Berg's 2004 Texas football film "Friday Night Lights" scored good notices upon its release, but it has been the five season-long TV series incarnation that has really scored both critical acclaim and cult following. Since it wrapped last year, fans have been keen to see the small screen version's cast get their time on the big screen, … [Read more...]
Another “Hulk” Movie After All?
May 1, 2012 by
After two flawed and ultimately failed attempts in the past ten years, Marvel looked liked it would have no luck turning its big green monster character The Hulk into a franchise. Then came "The Avengers". Early reviews from all over have cited Mark Ruffalo’s iteration of the Hulk and his performance as both a highlight of the film and easily the … [Read more...]
“Mother Goose” Gets Her Own Movie
April 12, 2012 by
Hannover House, Inc. has acquired worldwide rights to Michael Snyder's fantasy feature screenplay "Mother Goose!" and is getting the project into production this Fall for a release Summer 2013 says MarketWatch. "Mother Goose!" tells the story of a young brother and sister, Jack and Jill, who are magically transported into a fantasy fairy land full … [Read more...]
Most people want to keep politics out of their movie rentals
April 10, 2012 by
One social media specialist says he doesn't necessarily think a Twitter campaign will keep the online movie provider, Netflix from supporting the controversial U-S Bill, SOPA or Stop Online Piracy Act.Dave Texeira says he thinks the online campaign will bring some attention to the issue but ultimately will not stop Netflix from supporting the bill … [Read more...]
