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Park Kwang-jung dies at 46Film News: Korean actor starred in 'Wife's Lover' -- Korean actor and theater director Park Kwang-jung, who starred in "Driving with My Wife's Lover, " died of lung cancer Dec. 15 in Seoul. He was 46. Read more | Comments
Chicago critics laud 'Wall-E'Film News: Animated feature wins four awards -- The Chicago Film Critics Assn. has named Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" the best pic of 2008. In addition to top honors, the toon also picked up prizes for original screenplay (Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon), score (Thomas Newman) and animated feature. Pulling double duty: John PowellFilm News: Composer tackles 'Bolt' and 'Hancock' -- John Powell, who has scored his share of animated features and action adventures alike, dispels the idea that composers can be painted into a box when it comes to surveying their resume. The songs of 'Dark Streets'Film News: Acogny gets it right with vocals from R& B greats -- "Dark Streets" may have been a low-budget enterprise, but it boasts a high-profile lineup in its soundtrack, thanks to the persuasive powers of composer and music supervisor George Acogny, who convinced some of America's soul and R& B greats. The songs of 'Sex and the City'Film News: Michael Patrick King goes big for closing credits -- Director Michael Patrick King wanted something especially big for the closing credits of the "Sex and the City" movie version. And with "All Dressed in Love, " sung by the film's co-star Jennifer Hudson, that's exactly what he got. 
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Brad Grey stays put at ParamountFilm News: CEO to remain with studio through 2014 -- Brad Grey has reupped as chairman and CEO of Paramount through 2014. WGA announces screenplay nomsFilm News: 'Milk, ' 'Vicky, ' 'Wrestler' in the running -- The WGA has tapped Joel and Ethan Coen for âBurn After Reading, â Dustin Lance Black for âMilk, â Woody Allen for âVicky Cristina Barcelona, â Tom McCarthy for âThe Visitorâ and Robert Siegel for âThe Wrestlerâ as nominees for its best original screenplay award. Image Awards unveil nominationsFilm News: NAACP honors to be handed out on Feb. 12 -- The NAACP has named âCadillac Records, â âThe Secret Life of Bees, â âMiracle at St. Anna, â âSeven Poundsâ and âTyler Perry's The Family That Preys" as best pic contenders for its 40th annual Image Awards. Welsh agency boosts local filmsFilm News: FAW puts $2.6 milllion into projects -- The Film Agency of Wales invested $2.6 million (£1.7 million) in local pics last year, its first in operation. 'Watchmen' fate goes to federal judgeFilm News: Fox, WB forego jury trial on legal tussle -- Fox and Warner Bros. have decided to forego a jury trial in their legal tussle over which studio has distribution rights to "Watchmen" and agreed to let a federal judge decide the case on Jan. 20. Palm Springs rolls out red carpetFilm News: Eastwood receives career achievement award -- The world economy is in dire straits, but you sure wouldn't know it from the red carpet at the 20th-annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. Berlin Panorama nabs 'Garapa'Film News: Julie Delpy's 'Countess' also picked -- New works by Jose Padilha, who won the Golden Bear last year with âThe Elite Squad, â Julie Delpy and cult filmmaker Ulli Lommel are among the films selected for the Berlin Film Festivalâs Panorama section this year, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Rotterdam festival favors new talentFilm News: Event picks 14 first, second films for award -- Fourteen first and second features compete for the VPRO Tiger Awards at this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam. BAFTA unveils foreign film shortlistFilm News: Nominations include two animated films -- The noms for the foreign-language pic BAFTA have gone to German terrorist thriller âThe Baader Meinhof Complex, â Italian mafia drama âGomorrah, â French family drama âIâve Loved You So Long, â and innovative animated pics âPersepolisâ and âWaltz With Bashir.â Hedlund to star in 'Tron' sequelFilm News: Credits include 'Friday Night Lights, ' 'Troy' -- Disney has inked Garrett Hedlund to star in "Tron" its sequel to the pioneering 1982 computer-graphics action pic of the same name. Hedlund's credits include "Friday Night Lights, " "Four Brothers" and "Troy." Deakins nabs two ASC nominationsFilm News: 'Reader, ' 'Revolutionary' on award shortlist -- For the second year in a row, the American Society of Cinematographers has given two feature nominations to Roger Deakins, this time for âRevolutionary Roadâ and âThe Reader.â Richard Lorber launches Alive MindFilm News: Production co. to focus on documentaries -- Richard Lorber, who formerly headed specialty distribs Fox Lorber and Wellspring, has launched a company called Alive Mind. Mickey Rourke joins 'Expendables'Film News: Actor added to cast of Stallone's action film -- Mickey Rourke has joined the ranks of "The Expendables, " joining the ensemble of the Sylvester Stallone-directed action adventure for Nu Image/Millennium Films. NASA embarks on 3-D movie missionFilm News: Shatner, Pine lend voices to 'Quantum Quest' -- "Quantum Quest, " the independently financed 3-D animated film being made in conjunction with NASA, has assembled its voice cast, which will include a pair of Captain Kirks and a pair of Darth Vaders. McG to direct Disney's 'Nemo'Film News: '20, 000 Leagues' being fast tracked by studio -- Disney has set McG to direct "20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo, " a family film that is being fast tracked by the studio. 'Frozen' heats up Asia box officeFilm News: 'Flower, ' 'Bedtime' top first weekend of 2009 -- With the exceptions of Japan and India, Asia's first box office weekend of 2009 was dominated by two new releases -- sexy Korean drama "Frozen Flower" and Disney family comedy "Bedtime Stories." Oscar unveils makeup contendersFilm News: Seven films in the running for Academy Award -- Seven pics are in contention for the 2008 Oscar for makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, " "The Dark Knight, " "Hellboy II: The Golden Army, " "The Reader, " "Synecdoche, New York, " "Tropic Thunder" and "The Wrestler." Polanski to return to Los Angeles?Film News: Debate continues over misconduct charges -- Does Roman Polanski have to return to L.A. in order to get 32-year-old sexual misconduct charges dismissed? L.A. County's D.A. office says he does, but his attorneys don't agree. UTA makes Jeremy Barber partnerFilm News: Film agent reps Cheadle, Coogan, Morgan -- UTA has promoted film agent Jeremy Barber to become the percentery's 19th partner. Jack Lechner inks production pactFilm News: Producer signs deal with Washington Square -- Jack Lechner has inked a first-look deal with Washington Square Arts & Films. Regent acquires 'The Little Traitor'Film News: Lynn Roth's period drama stars Alfred Molina -- Regent Releasing has acquired Lynn Roth's period drama "The Little Traitor, " starring Alfred Molina as a British officer in occupied Palestine. Hollywood swag on the declineFilm News: Golden Globes to host a lighter gift of grab -- The economy is a real drag on swag. It's definitely the time of year for freebies, with at least six Golden Globes gifting suites scheduled over the weekend. Films merge old hammers, new pixelsFilm News: Art directors collaborate with vfx supervisors -- Ten years ago, digital visual effects meant that a film could have an imaginary but almost realistic-looking creature dancing down the middle of the street. Today, the street itself may very well be computer-generated and nobody would know the difference. Local pros reduce real-life risksFilm News: Problematic locations confront foreign filmmakers -- As filmmakers embrace compelling, globally themed stories, productions must penetrate parts of the world where "film friendly" is a novel concept. ChangelingFilm News: Dress Jolie without sacrificing historical accuracy -- Working on roughly 3, 000 background costumes for "Changeling, " costume designer Deborah Hopper relied on historical photographs and a strong network of costume houses and vintage stores to provide her with suitable raiments. CloverfieldFilm News: Simulate mass destruction on an intimate scale -- "Cloverfield" updated the monster movie with CG effects and a DIY sensibility, but when production designer Martin Whist had to design a destroyed apartment for a climactic scene, he found no substitute for old-fashioned demolition. The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFilm News: Blur the line between practical makeup and CGI -- To present Brad Pitt as a 6-year-old pipsqueak with the wrinkled skin of a septuagenarian, age makeups creator Greg Cannom and his team sculpted a series of head casts from young to old, which were then scanned for digital rendering. DefianceFilm News: Find the right forest for its trees -- In "Defiance, " the Bielski brothers fight the Nazis from the Belarusian forests. Helmer Edward Zwick wanted the forest to be a central character in the film, since it's of paramount importance to the survival of the resistance fighters. The DuchessFilm News: Be faithful to an 18th-century fashion icon -- Regency aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, subject of Saul Dibb's period drama "The Duchess, " is widely recognized as one of the first true influencers of fashion, her giant plumed wigs and sprayed-on gowns sparking copycat trends across 18th-century Britain. Frost/NixonFilm News: Persuade Langella to use wig and makeup -- "Finding a happy middle ground was probably one of the most difficult things, " says star Frank Langella's makeup artist, David Anderson. |
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