Friday, March 2, 2012

Cinedigm Signs Eurythmics Dork Stewart To Create Documentaries For Theaters

Woodland Hillsides, CA and NY, NY March 2, 2012) Cinedigm Entertainment Group, a division of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), introduced today it has signed rock icon Dork Stewart to create a number of documentary films to cinemas inside a recurring time slot. Created by Weapons of Mass Entertainment, the flicks within the “Dave Stewart Presents …” series will feature Stewart and a number of musical visitors all skills, including rock, pop, country, blues and much more, concentrating on the art and procedure for songwriting, and concluding inside a unique performance featuring recently produced tunes. Stewarts history like a music performer, producer, author, entrepreneur, filmmaker and innovator bodes well with this cutting-edge, on-going theatre series. The British artists music career spans 30 years and most 100 million album sales, outlined by his collaboration with Annie Lennox within the legendary pop-rock duo Eurythmics [Sweet Dreams (Are constructed with This)"]. Furthermore, Stewart has created albums and co-written tunes for Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Bono, Sinead OConnor, Mick Jagger, Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi, Joss Stone, Stevie Nicks and a number of others, accumulating multiple song writing and creating honours, together with a Grammy along with a Golden Globe. With Jagger, Stewart lately created SuperHeavy, the appropriately entitled super group with Joss Stone, Damian Marley along with a.Ur. Rahman. Getting made numerous music documentaries and videos during the last 12 several weeks with your best at Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Stevie Nicks yet others has truly whet my appetite for taking and putting amazing songwriting collaborations on cinema screens, stated Stewart, Boss of Weapons of Mass Entertainment. “I’m excited to utilize Cinedigms great team to see movie-going audiences the private and magical creative moments contributing to unique performances. “Dave Stewart Presents …” is going to be Cinedigm’s first number of recurring alternative programming distributed into cinemas using the organization’s highly efficient digital cinema model essentially, programming a cinema screen just like a cable funnel but with the excitement and of the concert venue. Cinedigm is presently vetting appropriate sponsors and partners to get familiar with this groundbreaking venture. Were certain that music fans will relish the chance to determine and listen to Dork connect to musics greatest names and promising beginners around the giant screen, with large seem, encircled by their buddies, stated Cinedigm Chairman and Boss Chris McGurk. “We know Dork Stewart who's prodigiously gifted and extremely innovative – will drive music enthusiasts of genres to cinemas with this particular regularly occurring program.”

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Victor Garber & Rachael Taylor Book Aircraft pilots

Alias and Eli Stone alum Victor Garber continues to be drawn on to star in NBC’s drama pilot Well known, from Universal TV and BermanBraun. Compiled by Liz Heldens, it's referred to being an opulent cleaning soap where a female detective returns undercover towards the wealthy Lawson family she was raised in — because the service personnel daughter — to resolve the murder from the well known heiress who had been once her nearest friend. Garber will have Robert Lawson, the patriarch from the family and Boss of Lawson Pharmaceutical drugs. A spectacularly wealthy guy having a mansion in Greenwich, Conn., Robert has four children, another wife along with a mistress, and that he needs immediate behavior training from everybody within his circle of family and buddies. Rachael Taylor has arrived an online insurance lead role in Basic steps drama pilot 666 Park Avenue. In line with the Alloy book series by Gabriella Pierce, the project focuses on a youthful couple (Taylor, Dork Annable) who accept a deal to handle probably the most historic apartment structures in NY City. Unknowingly, they start to experience supernatural occurrences that complicate and jeopardize the lives of everybody within the building. Terry OQuinn plays the structures owner. This really is Taylor’s third consecutive major series gig at ABC — she performed among the three leads on Charlie’s Angels this year and recurred on Gray’s Anatomy.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Alan Ball To Depart True Bloodstream After Season 5

If Cinemax’s hit vampire drama True Bloodstream would go to a sixth season, it will likely be without its mastermind Alan Ball in the helm. Cinemax and Ball just confirmed ongoing speculation that Ball could leave the series full-time following the approaching fifth season. He has to a general cope with Cinemax and, additionally to True Bloodstream, also executive produces new series Banshee for brother or sister Cinemax. Listed here are claims from Cinemax and Ball: Cinemax: “When we extended our multi-year overall cope with Alan Ball in This summer 2011, we always intended when we proceeded to True Bloods sixth season that Alan would have a supervisory role around the series and never function as the day-to-day showrunner. When we go to season six, the show will stay within the very capable hands from the gifted team of authors and producers who've been using the show for several years. This is actually the most effective world for Cinemax and Alan Ball. Alan will stay available as executive producer to see and recommend True Bloodstream and he'll be liberated to develop new shows for Cinemax and Cinemax. Banshee, which Alan can serve as executive producer, may be the first internally series for Cinemax and it is likely to begin production this spring.” Alan Ball: “True Bloodstream continues to be, and will still be, a highlight of not just my career but my existence. Due to the great cast, authors, producers and crew, with whom I've been lucky enough to get work these past 5 years, I understand I possibly could take a step back and also the show continues to thrive when i anticipate new and exciting endeavors.”

Weekend Receipts: Act of Valor Blows Away Competition

Hollywood's greatest those who win a few days ago were not limited simply to the Kodak Theater (or anything they refer to it as now). A brand new-release frame well-noted for its particularly aromatic characteristics nonetheless had its success tales, brought by a top-notch squad of Navy Closes and our old friend Tyler Perry. Naturally. Your Weekend Receipts are here. 1. Act of Valor Gross: $24,700,000 (new) Screens: 3,039 (PSA $8,128) Days: 1 As predicted, bad reviews could not keep your flag-waving faithful away. Meanwhile, proceed and predict the 2nd-week percentage stop by your comments ought to. I'll say 62 percent. 2. Good Deeds Gross: $16,000,000 (new) Screens: 2,132 (PSA $7,505) Days: 1 Clearly needed more headshots - ideally with Madea doing the shooting. 3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Gross: $13,475,000 ($76,731,000) Screens: 3,350 (PSA: $4,022) Days: 3 (Change: -32.1%) 4. Safe House Gross: $11,400,000 ($98,100,000) Screens: 3,052 (PSA $3,735) Days: 3 (Change: -51.8%) Both Journey 2 and Safe House still hold remarkably well after three days of release. Which would be to say: Who's still seeing these? Especially around the weekend everyone's allegedly making up ground on Oscar challengers? 5. The Vow Gross: $26,600,000 ($88,527,000) Screens: 2,958 (PSA $8,993) Days: 2 (Change: -35.4%) Seriously, I am asking. 8. Wanderlust Gross: $6,600,000 (new) Screens: 2,002 (PSA $3,297) Days: 1 It might always worsen, Jennifer Aniston! You might have been... 9. Gone Gross: $5,000,000 (new) Screens: 2,186 (PSA $2,287) Days: 1 ...Amanda Seyfried. Or possibly it could not worsen? That's fine, though: Box office aside, I understand a particular distinction that nobody may take from either of those bottom residents. Champion! [Figures via Box Office Mojo] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Leonard Maltin in your thoughts Biografilm jury

ROME - U.S. Film critic Leonard Maltin remains used to mind the jury at Italy's eighth Biografilm Festival, billed just like a movie celebration of human lives. The Bologna-based event, headed by Italo critic and film industry entrepreneur Andrea Romeo, may have a slim competish made up of ten selected worldwide photos, from 450 published, each centered on a character's existence and work. Emerging event will run June 21-18. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Robin Thicke Busted on Pot Possession Charges

Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph is returning to her old Saturday Evening Live stomping grounds now - there's however a little problem: She still owes Fred Armisen $20 from 2007 and she's also got writers' block. Once she'll overcome people hurdles, she'll are afflicted by what's inside the time capsule she omitted. Uncover what that's throughout these promotions on Rudolph's return to SNL:

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Paul Rudd And Jennifer Aniston Bring 'Wanderlust' To MTV News

Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston are going to set off the power grid for his or her approaching comedy "Wanderlust," and they are likely to take the questions you have before they are doing. For MTV First, the duo will sit lower with MTV News' Josh Horowitz to provide a never-before-seen clip from "Wanderlust" and respond to questions of your stuff. All you want do is submit the questions you have via MTV.com or Twitter using @MTVNews and also the hashtag #MTVFirst or #AskWanderlust. Then stay tuned to MTV at 7:56 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb 22 to determine the clip. Rigtht after on MTV.com, Rudd and Aniston will answer the questions you have throughout a 30-minute interview 2 days prior to the movie hits theaters on Feb 24.