SEX AND DEATH 101 THE MOVIE OUT
May 29, 2008
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SEX AND DEATH 101 THE MOVIE OUT
Less than two weeks before his wedding, good-guy Roderick Blank (Simon Baker of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) receives a mysterious email listing every girl he’s ever had sex with…and the 70+ names of everyone he ever will have sex with. But as Roderick begins enjoying all the strippers, porn stars, stewardesses and celebrity lesbians on the list, he discovers that his ultimate date with destiny may lay with the serial killer known as ‘Death Nell’ (Oscar® nominee Winona Ryder). Is the luckiest man in the world now doomed to face the final position of the Karma Sutra? Leslie Bibb (TALLADEGA NIGHTS), Patton Oswalt (RATATOUILLE), Neil Flynn (SCRUBS), Julie Bowen (BOSTON LEGAL), Sophie Monk (DATE MOVIE) and Mindy Cohn (THE FACTS OF LIFE) co-star in this sexy black comedy written and directed by Daniel Waters, creator of the legendary cult classic HEATHERS.
Received a limited release in theatres April 2008 in Toronto, Vancouver and the US.
Starring: Leslie Bibb, Julie Bowen, Sophie Monk, Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Patton Oswalt
Director: Daniel Waters
Features:
* Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16×9 TVs
* 101 Perversions
* Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Daniel Waters
* Trailer
Durham County A Deeply Dark and Riveting Television Movie Series Coming Soon
May 27, 2008
Durham County A Deeply Dark and Riveting Television Movie Series Coming Soon
Muse Distribution International Appoints Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada To Distribute
Durham County
A Deeply Dark and Riveting Television Series
“The darkest TV show in Canadian history.”
- Toronto Star
Toronto, ON – Muse Distribution International has engaged Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, a leader in the crime and horror genre, as its exclusive service agent in Canada to distribute Durham County, the sophisticated and powerful series that explores violence in a suburban setting, in the Canadian home entertainment market.
Durham County is “a landmark in Canadian television,” says Jerry Woodburn, General Manager of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. “I am extremely proud to be working with Muse Distribution on the DVD release of such potent drama. Fans of Anchor Bay will see that Durham County is a perfect fit for us, and will complement our catalogue immensely.”
Durham County is an emotionally compelling six-episode dramatic series that combines police procedural with family melodrama. It explores the complex relationship between a homicide cop, Mike Sweeney, played by Hugh Dillon (Hard Core Logo, Flashpoint) and his adversary, Ray Prager, who appears to be a serial killer, played by Justin Louis (Trump Unauthorized). They have a shared history that goes all the way back to high school; as well as unfinished business and dark secrets. You think you can leave your past behind. But you can’t…
Durham County is a riveting and visually stunning drama rounded out by a cast of complex characters. Hélène Joy (Murdoch Mysteries) plays Sweeney’s wife Audrey who has recently returned home from the hospital after a battle with breast cancer, and Laurence Leboeuf (Human Trafficking) is their 16 year old daughter with a dark streak. Ray’s wife Traci Sonya Salomaa (The Collector) is a knockout blonde in her early thirties and Greyston Holt (A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story ) is their son Ray Jr, a talented writer who is belittled by his father and an outsider at school.
NOW Magazine praises Durham County as ‘Dark, moody, and emotionally taut…it’s one of the of best Canadian shows of the year.’ According to The Globe and Mail this crime drama is ‘a compelling…very fine, somber and smart drama’, and that ‘(Hugh) Dillon is outstanding as Sweeney.’
The first season of Durham County has aired in Canada on The Movie Network and Movie Central and recently had a national network broadcast premiere on Global Television May 19, 2008, Durham County will also air in French in October 2008 on the Mystère Channel in Quebec. Muse Distribution International and Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada anticipate a late summer DVD release for the first six episodes.
What sets Durham County apart from other crime dramas is the unique perspective brought to the genre by the predominantly female team behind the series, a co-creating team that includes Janis Lundman (Executive Producer), Adrienne Mitchell (Executive Producer/Director) and Writer - Laurie Finstad Knizhnik. “What really compelled us was the whole question of what makes a person become a monster,” explains Mitchell. “What are the circumstances and the forces that make a seemingly ordinary man cross the line into committing acts of horrible violence?”
They say there’s only six degrees of separation between you and anyone else in the world, but sometimes it’s not even that. Sometimes the most brutal evil you can imagine is already in your world. Sometimes he’s just across the street.
Durham County is written by Laurie Finstad Knizhnik (Bliss, Cold Squad) and helmed by award-winning directors Holly Dale for episodes 1-4 (Cold Case, Absolution, The Collector) and Adrienne Mitchell for episodes 5-6 (Bliss, Drop The Beat, Straight Up) and Executive Producers are Michael Prupas (This is Wonderland, Human Trafficking, Wind in the Willows) of Muse Entertainment Enterprises and Janis Lundman (Bliss, Drop The Beat, Talk 16) and Adrienne Mitchell of Back Alley Film Productions Ltd.
Durham County is a co-production between Muse Entertainment Enterprises and Back Alley Film Productions Ltd. and will be distributed on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada on behalf of Muse Distribution International
Muse Entertainment Enterprises is a leading independent feature film and television producer known for well-crafted, high-quality productions. Muse’s most recent productions include the comedy feature The Deal starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan, and the television mini-series Durham County. Since its founding in 1998, Muse has produced, co-produced and provided production services on more than 100 theatrical features, TV movies, mini-series and series. Among its many award-winning productions are the mini-series Human Trafficking and Answered by Fire, the TV series This is Wonderland and Tales from the Neverending Story and the TV films The Wind in the Willows and The Many Trials of One Jane Doe. Muse was the production services producer of the award-winning feature films I’m Not There and The Fountain and of the TV movies The Wool Cap and Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story. The company’s head office and its Quebec production centre are based in Montreal. Muse also maintains development and production operations in Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Back Alley Film Productions Ltd. has been producing entertaining and provocative film and television in Canada for over 15 years. Founded by Janis Lundman and Adrienne Mitchell, the company is synonymous with high-quality, innovative productions that aim to entertain both domestic and international audiences. With their strong backgrounds in producing (Lundman/Mitchell) and directing (Mitchell) the two partners have produced award winning human-interest documentaries (Talk 6, Talk 19, Lawn and Order) and cutting edge dramatic television series (Straight Up, Drop The Beat and Bliss). Their most recent 6 X 1 hour dramatic series, Durham County, combines police procedural with family melodrama and explores violence and the hope for love that drives it. Back Alley Films has worked with co-producing partners Alliance Atlantis, Galafilm and Muse Entertainment and with broadcasters CBC, CTV, Global Television, Showcase, The Movie Network, Movie Central and Oxygen Media. Back Alley Films offices are located in Toronto and Montreal.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is a division of Starz Media. Starz Media is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes Film Roman and Anchor Bay Entertainment as well as the Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming – including theatrical films – and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starz, LLC which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp. and which is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, www.starzmedia.com.
JOSH GROBAN’S ‘AWAKE LIVE’ HI-DEF DIGITAL ‘SPECTACULAR’ WORLDWIDE DIGITAL CINEMA MOVIE PREMIERE OF JOSH GROBAN’S ‘AWAKE LIVE’
May 14, 2008
D&E ENTERTAINMENT TO MAKE JOSH GROBAN’S ‘AWAKE LIVE’
HI-DEF DIGITAL ‘SPECTACULAR’
WORLDWIDE DIGITAL CINEMA THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF
JOSH GROBAN’S ‘AWAKE LIVE’
SCORES DIGITAL BIG SCREEN KICKOFF IN 30 CITIES ON MAY 15th
Hollywood, CA (May 13th, 2008) – On May 15th, thousands of Josh Groban fans across the country
will experience the worldwide digital cinema multiple-city theatrical premiere of “Awake Live,” the first
time the internationally-renowned vocalist will premiere a live performance on the silver screen in
multiple cities using the latest in HD digital technology. The digital cinema event is being presented in
conjunction with Josh Groban’s Warner Bros. Records’ release “Awake Live” CD/DVD, which hit stores
on May 6th.
D&E Entertainment (www.DandEntertainment.com), the digital cinema/music marketing imprint
selected by the legendary vocalist to exclusively market and distribute the worldwide HD theatrical
premiere of the Groban film, describes the simultaneous event as ‘the most spectacular HD
presentation ever of Josh Groban in a live concert setting.” D&E will be rolling out the multi-theatre
presentation on Thursday, May 15th at 8:00 pm EST (local time) in 30 select theatres across the U.S.
including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Denver, and Indianapolis, among dozens of other cities.
Most recently, D&E presented successful worldwide digital cinema theatrical premieres for two of
music’s most enduring artists, Led Zeppelin and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Directed by Hamish Hamilton, "Awake Live" captures Groban’s exhilarating performance at Salt Lake
City’s EnergySolutions Arena before a sold-out crowd of 15,000 thrilled fans on August 28th, 2007.
Groban’s third live DVD, following 2002’s "Josh Groban in Concert" and 2004’s "Live at the Greek." The
Salt Lake City location was selected in honor of his first arena concert, which occurred in the same city.
Groban also sang at the closing ceremony for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, a
performance that was seen by more than two billion people.
While the filmed concert includes favorites from Groban’s three best-selling albums, including "Canto
Alla Vita" and "Alla Luce del Sole" from his double-platinum self-titled 2001 debut, and "You Raise Me
Up" and "Remember When It Rained" from the multi-platinum 2003 album "Closer," the majority of the
songs are from his acclaimed multi-platinum third studio album "Awake" (2006), including the singles
“Awake,” "You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)," "February Song," and "Lullaby."
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine was part of the successful Iron Man movie
May 8, 2008
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine was part of the successful Iron Man movie
The Pulse of Radio reports: If you’re one of the tens of millions of people who saw "Iron Man" this past weekend, you might have noticed that a guard in the terrorist camp where the early part of the film takes place looked a lot like RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello. A glance at the cast list during the closing credits confirmed that Morello does indeed make a cameo appearance in the film, although he has no dialogue and gets creamed by the first incarnation of "Iron Man" pretty quickly. Morello also played guitar on part of the film’s score, which was composed by Hans Zimmer.
Morello’s previous acting credits include "Star Trek: Insurrection" and "Made". The latter was directed by Jon Favreau, who also directed "Iron Man".
The guitarist has also contributed to the scores of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Dodgeball".
Morello just completed a stint as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN on the Justice Tour ‘08 and will hit Europe with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE later this month to begin a series of summer festival shows.
"Iron Man", which stars Robert Downey Jr. as the Marvel Comics super hero, earned more than $100 million at the box office since opening on Friday (May 2), with a sequel already announced for spring of 2010.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96438
Does metal and Black Sabbath need a movie like Iron Man to bring the genre to the forefront?
May 5, 2008
Does metal and Black Sabbath need a movie like Iron Man to bring the genre to the forefront?
Iron Man took flight on May 2, but its soundtrack is out May 6. And although it features mostly film score from Ramin Djawadi and other composers, there is one headbanging tune worthy of Black Sabbath’s seminal "Iron Man," which the blockbuster licensed for its trailers and features in its closing credits. That song is Suicidal Tendencies’ "Institutionalized," the sardonic punk anthem which also appeared in the immortal sci-fi flick Repo Man. That’s some righteous circularity.
But Iron Man’s sonic branches reach further, starting with Sabbath.
Iron Man took flight on May 2, but its soundtrack is out May 6. And although it features mostly film score from Ramin Djawadi and other composers, there is one headbanging tune worthy of Black Sabbath’s seminal "Iron Man," which the blockbuster licensed for its trailers and features in its closing credits. That song is Suicidal Tendencies’ "Institutionalized," the sardonic punk anthem which also appeared in the immortal sci-fi flick Repo Man. That’s some righteous circularity.
But Iron Man’s sonic branches reach further, starting with Sabbath.
