A new 'Napoleon' debuts at 2012 San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Jackie Morrison Rare opportunity to see restored version of 1927 masterpiece from Abel Gance The San Francisco Silent Film Festival runs July 12 to 15, 2012. This year the event will have a special presentation of Abel Gance?s Napoleon , a film completely restored by Academy Award winner Kevin Browlow. According to the festival?s official website, this will be the American premiere of the newly ...
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract
LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project. Kevin Messick, a producer on "Batman Forever" and "The Other Guys," alleges that Don Granger and Gary Levinsohn of Mutual Film Company edged him out of the film adaptation of Lee Child ...
FDCP, City hold 1st Zambo short film tilt
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the City Government of Zamboanga have announced the holding of the first ever Zamboanga short film competition with the theme ?Kultura de Zamboanga?.
How 'Hugo' Turned From Book To Film
Before Hugo was the hit film directed by Martin Scorsese, it was a children's book called The Invention of Hugo Cabret , by Brian Selznick. Host Rachel Martin speaks to screenwriter John Logan, whose script for the film has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
"Iron Lady" film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Long reviled in Argentina for leading Britain to war over the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher's portrayal as a vulnerable, elderly woman suffering from dementia in new film "The Iron Lady" has won her newfound sympathy with Argentine moviegoers. The Oscar-nominated film shows Thatcher, the 86-year-old former British prime minister, as a confused and lonely old woman ...
