Archive for May, 2010

Polanski petition si...

A number of influential and extremely high-profile film directors at Cannes Film Festival 2010 have reportedly signed a petition supporting Roman Polanski, the notorious director and fugitive. Polanski was found guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse (statutory rape) with a 13-year-old...

Next Bigelow project...

Kathryn Bigelow, the award-winning director of The Hurt Locker, was planning for her next film project to be set and based on the Triple Border region, an area bordering Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina which is notorious for its smuggling and terrorist activities. However, the project...

Spielberg to direct ...

Steven Spielberg has acquired the rights to the coming-of-age wartime novel War Horse, written by Michael Morpurgo. The director is working with writers Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Love Actually) to adapt the poignant tale for the big screen. Spielberg...

Jackman’s back!...

X-Men actor Hugh Jackman has reportedly said he is now ready to start making films again, after spending considerable time on the Broadway stage. Hugh, 41, has recently been starring with Bond star Daniel Craig in a limited run of A Steady Rain at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway,...

Are 3D films bad for...

A story in the Daily Mail recently has prompted a health concern over 3D films. According to the paper, student Josh James blacked out whilst driving just half an hour after watching Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland in 3D. The car he was driving veered off the road and tipped over,...