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Director Tony Scott Dead After Jumping From Bridge

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Tragic news: British filmmaker Tony Scott , who directed films including Top Gun , Crimson Tide , Man On Fire , The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and 2010’s Unstoppable , died today after jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge between San Pedro and Terminal Island, multiple sources confirm. “Scott, 68, climbed a fence on the south side of the bridge’s apex and leapt off ‘without hesitation’ around 12:30 p.m., according to the Coroner’s Department and port police… A suicide note was found inside Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge,” reported The Daily Breeze . Earlier in the day reports of a man jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge hit the web, although Scott’s identity was not confirmed until later Sunday evening. Scott, who had recently produced brother Ridley Scott ‘s Prometheus , had a number of upcoming films in production including Chan-wook Park’s Stoker , Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace , and Ridley’s Prometheus 2 . The Scott brothers also produced the TV series Coma , which is set to debut September 4. Scott made his directorial debut with 1983’s The Hunger; Top Gun 2 was one of his next projects in development. More info to come… [ Daily Breeze ]

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10 Years Trailer: Channing Tatum Hits His High School Reunion

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

I’m sure Channing Tatum ‘s real life high school reunion was just like yours: Equal parts awkward, fun, and harrowing, with a few Step Up -style dance-offs. Watch Tatum and a deep cast of fellow millennials like Anthony Mackie, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Ari Graynor, Rosario Dawson, and Jenna Dewan in 10 Years and be thankful that your totally ’90s yearbook photos are safely tucked away in a dark, safe place and not being put on blast in a movie trailer. Ten Years marks the directorial debut of writer Jamie Linden ( We Are Marshall , Dear John ) and is produced by Tatum and his Magic Mike partner Reid Carolin. With Tatum and offscreen wife Dewan playing his onscreen girlfriend, this is a Step Up reunion of sorts… and a Mackie/Brian Geraghty Hurt Locker reunion… and a We Are Marshall reunion… and a What’s Your Number reunion… and a Dear John reunion… Verdict: Vicariously living through other people’s high school reunion > attending your own? Synopsis (via Yahoo ): In this ensemble comedy, 10 Years follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven’t quite grown up. Channing Tatum plays Jake, who is deeply in love with his girlfriend (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) and ready to propose—until he runs into his high school flame (Rosario Dawson) for the first time in years. Jake’s friend Cully (played by funnyman Chris Pratt) married his cheerleader girlfriend (Ari Graynor), and has been looking forward to the reunion so he can finally apologize to all the classmates he bullied in high school. However, after a few too many drinks, the jock-turned-family man ends up reverting back to his old ways instead. Meanwhile, longtime rivals Marty (Justin Long) and A.J (Max Minghella) spend the night picking up right where they left off, vying to impress the hottest girl in class (Lynn Collins). The famous one of the group, Reeves (Oscar Isaac) is now a rock star, but is still too shy to talk to his high school crush (Kate Mara.) Written and directed by Jamie Linden, and produced by Channing Tatum, 10 Years also stars Brian Geraghty, Ron Livingston, Anthony Mackie, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Porter, Aaron Yoo and Nick Zano. 10 YEARS hits theaters September 14, 2012 .

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10 Years Trailer: Channing Tatum Hits His High School Reunion

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

I’m sure Channing Tatum ‘s real life high school reunion was just like yours: Equal parts awkward, fun, and harrowing, with a few Step Up -style dance-offs. Watch Tatum and a deep cast of fellow millennials like Anthony Mackie, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Ari Graynor, Rosario Dawson, and Jenna Dewan in 10 Years and be thankful that your totally ’90s yearbook photos are safely tucked away in a dark, safe place and not being put on blast in a movie trailer. Ten Years marks the directorial debut of writer Jamie Linden ( We Are Marshall , Dear John ) and is produced by Tatum and his Magic Mike partner Reid Carolin. With Tatum and offscreen wife Dewan playing his onscreen girlfriend, this is a Step Up reunion of sorts… and a Mackie/Brian Geraghty Hurt Locker reunion… and a We Are Marshall reunion… and a What’s Your Number reunion… and a Dear John reunion… Verdict: Vicariously living through other people’s high school reunion > attending your own? Synopsis (via Yahoo ): In this ensemble comedy, 10 Years follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven’t quite grown up. Channing Tatum plays Jake, who is deeply in love with his girlfriend (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) and ready to propose—until he runs into his high school flame (Rosario Dawson) for the first time in years. Jake’s friend Cully (played by funnyman Chris Pratt) married his cheerleader girlfriend (Ari Graynor), and has been looking forward to the reunion so he can finally apologize to all the classmates he bullied in high school. However, after a few too many drinks, the jock-turned-family man ends up reverting back to his old ways instead. Meanwhile, longtime rivals Marty (Justin Long) and A.J (Max Minghella) spend the night picking up right where they left off, vying to impress the hottest girl in class (Lynn Collins). The famous one of the group, Reeves (Oscar Isaac) is now a rock star, but is still too shy to talk to his high school crush (Kate Mara.) Written and directed by Jamie Linden, and produced by Channing Tatum, 10 Years also stars Brian Geraghty, Ron Livingston, Anthony Mackie, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Porter, Aaron Yoo and Nick Zano. 10 YEARS hits theaters September 14, 2012 .

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No Twilight Re-Do, China Censorship Runs Afoul: Biz Break

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Monday morning’s news round-up, Your Sister’s Sister leads in the specialty box office over a very quiet weekend for limited release titles, Warner Bros. beats the rap after Louis Vuitton tries to bag the studio for knockoff joke, and you too can figure out how to find a bad movie. No Twilight Reboot Planned by Lionsgate Summit’s parent, Lionsgate, is denying rumors that it is planning a fifth anniversary remake of the massively successful book and film series, Deadline reports . Your Sister’s Sister OK in Debut; Moonrise Kingdom Fierce in Week 4 IFC Films’ Your Sister’s Sister trumped the weekend’s openers in a generally quiet weekend in the specialty box office. Sundance doc Marina Abramovic The Artist Is Present bowed in two theaters, grossing just under $11K for a middling $5,495 average, Deadline reports . Sheffield Doc/Fest: Our Programme will Not be Censored by China Chinese delegates withdraw from attending the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest after a request to cancel screenings of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and High Tech, Low Life were refused by festival organizers, The Guardian reports . Warner Bros Beats Louis Vuitton in Hangover II Knockoff Handbag Dispute A judge has dismissed Louis Vuitton’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. over knockoff handbags in a scene in The Hangover Part II . “In the film, the character played by Zach Galifianakis carries a bag marked LVM, and when it gets pushed, he admonishes another character, ‘Be careful, that is … that is a Lewis Vuitton,’ THR reports . Summermetrics: 10 Ways of Looking at a Very Bad Movie “We as summer moviegoers should probably be grateful for Rock of Ages , the first big film of this blockbuster season to signify nothing other than good old-fashioned Hollywood narcissism — no knotty questions about the soupy, staple-y origins of man and xenomorph; no referendums on anyone’s increasingly perplexing career; no hyena laughing about the misfortune of the hubris-salted studio executives who green lighted John Carter . Just Tom Cruise in leather pants, with a tattoo of a heart above his actual biological heart. It’s the platonic ideal of summer cinema: You are going to go to the theater, and people are going to entertain you inside of it,” writes Grantland .

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Weekend Receipts: Rock of Ages Lands Hard, Madagascar 3 Rules

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Those colorful wild animals sat atop the box office once again over the weekend. Madagascar 3 held onto the premiere position for the second consecutive week, while Warner Bros. Rock of Ages bit the dust despite its star-wattage. It wasn’t a total surprise, however, though a disappointment all the same. The Tom Cruise starrer grossed just over $15 million in 3,470 theaters. Prometheus outshined Rock in its second weekend, holding onto the number two spot in the broader box office. The Fox feature took in $20.2 million in 3,442 theaters, averaging $5,869 – over $1,500 more than Rock of Ages – ouch. 1. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3-D Animated) Gross: $35.5M ($120,451,000) Screens: 4,263 (PSA: $8,327) Weeks: 2 (Change: – 41%) The Paramount/Dreamworks Animation feature which world premiered at Cannes of all places held onto the number one spot over the weekend, trumping newcomers. 2. Prometheus (3-D) Gross: $20.2M ($88,858,127) Screens: 3,442 (PSA: $5,869) Weeks: 2 (Change (Change: -60%) Prometheus held onto the second spot in the box office and reigned as the top R-rated film in theaters. 3. Rock of Ages Gross: $15.06M Screens: 3,470 (PSA: $4,340) Weeks: 1 4. Snow White and the Huntsman Gross: $13,805,000 ($122.6M) Screens: 3,701 (PSA: $3,730) Weeks: 3 (Change: – 40%) 5. That’s My Boy Gross: $13M Screens: 3,030 (PSA: $4,290) Weeks: 1 6. Men in Black 3 (3-D) Gross: $10M ($152.6M) Screens: 3,135 (PSA: $3,190) Weeks: 4 (Change – 28%) The film has grossed over $500 million worldwide. 7. The Avengers Gross: $8.848 M ($586.737M) Screens: 2,582 (PSA: $3,427) Weeks: 7 (Change: -21%) And the world seems to go for the superheroes as well. The pic has grossed over $833 million outside the U.S.

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John Waters & Provincetown Film Festival Fete Roger Corman

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Provincetown International Film Festival feted Roger Corman over the weekend with John Waters taking to the stage in a laugh-filled interview before a packed house in the eccentric enclave’s town hall. The maverick producer/director/actor offered up highlights from his long career and offered up a litany of tales from his years the low budget B-movie throne. While distributors consistently have spats with the MPAA for getting a “harsh” rating, Roger Corman recalled a time when he went back to the MPAA to ask for a “harsher” rating. “Eight year-olds” don’t want to see a G-rated film,” John Waters observes… Roger Corman received the festival’s 2012 Filmmaker on the Edge Award, while actress Parker Posey received the Excellence in Acting Award and Kirby Dick took the event’s Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award. Dick’s latest, The Invisible War caught a good amount of buzz at the festival with a number of insiders already predicting the title will get an Oscar nomination. But the weekend was owned by Corman. Check out the interview here…

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Invisible War, Any Day Now Win at Provincetown Film Festival

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Invisible War director Kirby Dick at the Provincetown International Film Festival over the weekend. Any Day Now won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature over the weekend, while Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War won for Best Documentary at the Provincetown International Film Festival over the weekend. Starring alan Cumming and directed by Travis Fine Day revolves around a handicapped teen who is taken in by a gay couple. Invisible War meanwhile is a heart-wrenching look at rampant sexual assault in the U.S. military and the institution’s blatant disregard in addressing the little-known crisis. Festival attendees speculated that the feature will receive an Oscar nomination come awards season. David France’s How to Survive a Plague won the festival’s John Schlesinger Award given to a first time filmmaker. As previously announced, the 2012 Filmmaker on the Edge Award was given to Producer/Director Roger Corman.  Actor Parker Posey received the Excellence In Acting Award.  The Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award was given to director Kirby Dick. 2012 Provincetown International Film Festival winners: Any Day Now (directed by Travis Fine) – HBO Audience Award Best Narrative Feature. The Invisible War (directed by Kirby Dick) – HBO Audience Award Best Documentary Feature. DIK (directed by Christopher Stollery) – HBO Audience Award Best Short Film. How To Survive a Plague (directed by David France) – The John Schlesinger Award (given to a first time documentary or narrative feature filmmaker) Shoot the Moon (directed by Alexander Gaeta) – Jury Award / Student Short Film Who Lasts Longer (directed by Gregorio Muro) – Jury Award / Animated Short Film Tsuyako (directed by Mitsuyo Miyazaki) Jury Award / Live Action Short Film – Short Film Jury Honorable Mentions go to Installation , Teacher of the Year and Entry Denied

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LA Film Fest: Ponder the Possibilities in David Fenster’s Pincus Poster Debut

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Writer-director David Fenster’s PINCUS is earning raves at the LA Film Fest , where it debuted this weekend in narrative competition. Drawing acclaim for its naturalistic documentary-style storytelling, Pincus follows one man’s spiritual search — part autobiographical film, part fiction, part slacker comedy — using footage of filmmaker Fenster’s conversations with his real life father, who lives with Parkinson’s disease. Pincus premiered to kudos last weekend at the LA Film Fest, and screens again on Thursday. Find more info on the film here . Previously, Fenster made his directorial debut with 2004’s Trona , which also starred actor David Nordstrom. Bonus endorsement: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / 21 Jump Street co-director Phil Lord serves as executive producer and has been enthusiastically supporting the film on Twitter . Synopsis: Pincus Finster is in way over his head: trying to find a way to stall his father’s Parkinson’s, halfheartedly taking up yoga to meet girls, and letting his only friend Dietmar, an aging German illegal alien, get drunk and sleep in the homes they’re supposed to be remodeling. Pincus spends his time stoned and fumbling for some sort of spiritual truth. Drawing from his own life, director and writer David Fenster has cast his family and friends (including his father, Paul Fenster, who has been living with Parkinson’s for 13 years) and woven documentary footage shot in and around his hometown of Miami, Florida into the story. Seamlessly combining naturalistic storytelling with documentary elements and hints of metaphysic mystery, PINCUS is a soulfully handcrafted film that explores the gulf between cynicism and wonder with quiet revelation. Read more of Movieline’s coverage of the LA Film Fest here . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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Rumor: Universal Wants Angelina Jolie to Direct 50 Shades of Grey?

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

File under WTF, Out of Left Field, and Most Probably Not Happening, Like Ever: According to Deadline , rumor has it that Angelina Jolie , coming off of her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey , has been in the unofficial running to join the 50 Shades of Grey adaptation — not as Mrs. Robinson, not as some kinky bondage-enthusiast, but as… director. Mike Fleming reports from the floor of the rumor mill: “I’ve heard rumors about the possibility of Angelina Jolie having a conversation or two about directing it… The studio says that no discussions have been had, but they note that if she was interested, that the studio would be also. They loved her directorial debut, In The Land Of Blood And Honey .” I’m not sure what about Blood and Honey would suggest that Jolie is a great pick to direct the steamy erotica adaptation, though she has won “honors” in various men’s magazines for being the Sexiest Woman Alive, and those things ought to count for something. In any case, Fleming says, Jolie’s busy. “I’m told she’s completely focused on her next film, Maleficent , at Disney and isn’t entertaining other offers at this moment.” So maybe the Jolie train has already come and gone. Assuming so, which director would you like to see tackle 50 Shades of Grey ? I’ll start with a few: Adrian Lyne (via Deadline commenters). Just Jaeckin. John Waters. Go! [ Deadline ]

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Titanic SUPER 3D: Through the Eyes of Michael Bay, George Lucas & J.J. Abrams!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Get ready for Titanic SUPER 3D!! With Titanic 3D about to set sail into theaters, the Internet came up with a great parody trailer of James Cameron’s epic film … as seen through the directorial visions of George Lucas, Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams instead! We would totally go see this. Picture exploding passengers, sea monsters and Storm Troopers. Enjoy. Titanic SUPER 3D Trailer (Parody)

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