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Aarti Reviews “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Posted: June 30, 2010 at 1:34 pm   /   Film, Local

The third installment in the Twilight series Eclipse opened to high expectations from fans and even some critics.  As far as Twilight movies go, it was the best one yet, but unfortunately that’s not saying much.  As with its predecessors, Eclipse falls somewhere between mediocre and horrible albeit slightly closer to the mediocre end of […]

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Replaces James McAvoy in Cancer Comedy

Posted: March 4, 2010 at 1:32 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I know the headline looks a little weird, but it is true. Will Reiser wrote a comedy, I’m With Cancer, based on his real life battle with cancer, and originally James McAvoy was set to star alongside Seth Rogen in the film. However, Summit has announced that McAvoy had to drop out due to “unrelated […]

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More Problems For “Hurt Locker” – Lawsuit From Bomb Disposal Expert

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 2:49 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I just reported that a Hurt Locker producer, Nicolas Chartier, has been denied access to the Oscars after a bad judgment call. (Read the article here.) Now, the makers of the film are being sued by an U.S. Army bomb disposal expert. Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the makers […]

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Rumor Mill: “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” Breaking Into Two Parts?

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 3:35 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Rumors have been going around for quite some time now that the popular Twilight Saga will be split up into even more films.  After WB made the decision to split the final Harry Potter film into two, it seems that others have decided to follow their lead.  It makes sense from many stand points. The […]

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Production Starts For Warren Ellis’ ‘Red’

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 12:54 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Principal photography has started in Toronto for Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of the Warren Ellis’ DC Comics published tale, Red. Red tells the story of a black-ops operative, Frank Moses, as he has to come out of retirement due to an assassin to who is trying to kill him and those around him. He must put […]

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Summit Entertainment Developing TV Series Based on 2009’s ‘Push’

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 11:42 am   /   Local, Movie News, Television

Yes, you heard that right.  The action film, Push,  that only domestically grossed $32 million is being made into a television series.  Summit it seems is looking to push its success into the arena of home entertainment as well. Push represents one of the viable properties they have for television, since their biggest success, Twilight, […]

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Summit Enterainment working on new Dracula film with Brad Pitt

Posted: December 7, 2009 at 6:10 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Summit has hit pay dirt with its investment into the Twilight series. So, why not take a chance on the most famous vampire ever? Well, they intend to do that with a little help from Brad Pitt, who unfortunately is not acting, but producing the film. From THR.com’s Heat Vision Blog: After exploring the romantic […]

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‘New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz to team with Summit again for ‘Gardener’

Posted: November 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm   /   Local, Movie News

You are Chris Weitz, your film just had one of the biggest openings on record, what do you do next? You work on a more personal project. The great thing about being tied to a series like Twilight is that you have a built in audience that can help propel future projects. The audience didn’t […]

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Legendary Pictures picks up Warren Ellis’ ‘Gravel’

Posted: October 9, 2009 at 12:05 pm   /   Local, Movie News

This is great news. Although, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard of a Ellis story being adapted for the screen, and never coming to fruition. I’d have at least twenty-five cents by now. Ellis’ stories are very hard to adapt for the screen. Why? Well, because they are incredibly nihilistic and […]

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Watch the latest “Twilight: New Moon” HD Trailer

Posted: September 18, 2009 at 9:28 pm   /   Local, Movie News

  Here is the latest HD trailer for Twilight: New Moon. This trailer premiered last Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards. Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn […]

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