Playwright Havel makes debut as film director
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel is making his debut as a film director in a screen adaptation of his play Leaving.
The Real McCoys: Complete Season 4
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Joy
Hanging by a thin thread of a story line, JOY is a softcore, erotic narrative of a woman (Claudia Udy) by the same name who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters. The acting is minimal, along with the plot and clothing. (1 hr. 40 min.)
Yngwie Malmsteen: Raw Live
This musical release from guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen offers a collection of live footage from throughout his career, featuring forage from his early performance life in Sweden in the early 80′s, on throughout his status as a guitar god in the late 90′s. (140 hr.)
NOVA: Telescope – Hunting the Edge of Space
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Brokeback Mountain
Set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, this epic love story tells of two young men — a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy — who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
Sandra Bullock gets quick divorce
Oscar-winning actor Sandra Bullock and her celebrity biker husband Jesse James are divorced.
Disney Plays With TRON: Legacy
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) reports that their fall line-up of TRON: Legacy inspired electronics and toys, will include action figures, featuring ‘impulse light’ projection technology, high-end lifestyle headphones, advanced computer peripherals for gaming enthusiasts, illuminated iPod docks, high-quality ear buds, iPhone cases and break-through ‘zero-gravity’ vehicles that travel up and down walls (?!)
Walt Disney PictureÂ’s Vancouver-lensed TRON: Legacy, starring Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, “…will take audiences on a thrilling action-packed adventure in a unique virtual world”, in theaters Dec. 17, 2010 in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.
“…Featuring dark finishes, neon lighting and a cyber aesthetic, DCPÂ’s new ‘TRON: Legacy’ line will immerse kids and adults alike into the amazing, illuminated cyber world of ‘TRON’, developed in collaboration with leading industry innovators including Spinmaster, Monster, Performance Designed Products (PDP) and Razer…”
“TRON: Legacy is a cutting-edge film with a unique futuristic feel,” said Chris Heatherly, VP of toys and electronics, Disney Consumer Products.
“This is not a typical movie line…we wanted to create products with new technology and high-end design that live up to what you will see on screen. WeÂ’re working exclusively with trailblazers who normally do not do movie merchandise, but they believed so passionately in TRON that they jumped at the chance to help us make great products.”
The new TRON: Legacy action figures feature impulse projection technology, bringing characters to life by projecting digitized, illuminated and moving faces onto the helmet just as in the film. The line features 7.5” figures and a special 12” Ultimate ‘Sam Flynn’ figure. The characters also speak phrases from the film.
Fantasia International Film Festival: July 8-28
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival running July 8-28, revealed its 2010 programming Tuesday, June 29th @ the Cinémathèque québécoise, 335, de Maisonneuve blvd. East.
Details of this yearÂ’s sci fi/fantasy/horror film screenings, special guests and special activities were announced with some members of the jury and the team of programmers present.
“…With a varied programming and an emphasis on the imaginative cinema of Asia, Europe and the Americas, FantasiaÂ’s offerings range from unique and powerful personal visions to international commercial crowd-pleasers rarely seen in North America. Our 2010 lineup of over 120 feature films and several hundred shorts will include extraordinary new works from living legends of World Cinema and brilliant emerging talents from a wealth of countries…”
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