Joss Whedon directing "The Avengers" for Marvel

Joss Whedon is currently in negotiations to helm Marvel Studio’s live-action all-star superhero flick, "The Avengers".

According to deadline, Whedon will give orders/direct to all-star team of "Marvel superheros, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), as well as SHIELD leader Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Other signature superheros will likely be involved."

Some of Whedon's works include "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly," "Angel," "Dollhouse, "Serenity" and many more..

Paramount Pictures will distribute the film for the May 2012.

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Director Roman Polanski arrested

After avoiding the sex charges and fleeing the United States in 1978, Director Roman Polanski was finally arrested during his entry in Switzerland to attend the Zurich Film Festival.

Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 but then fled the United States before he could be sentenced.

According to Apnews, "The Swiss statement said Polanski was in "provisional detention for extradition," but added he would not be transferred to U.S. authorities until all proceedings are completed. Polanski can contest his detention and any extradition decision in the Swiss courts, it said."

Zurich Film Festival is set to honor Polanski for lifetime achievement award.

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Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page's "Whip It!" - first trailer

Checkout the first trailer of upcoming comedy film "Whip It!" starring Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore and Marcia Gay Harden. It is also Drew Barrymore's directorial debut.

Based on Shauna Cross'novel Derby Girl, the story follows a misfit girl named Bliss (Ellen Page) who is living in Bodeen, Texas constantly being pressured to enter beauty pageants by her beauty-pageant-obsessed mother, so she joins a roller derby league instead.

Drew recently said on her debut as a director, “Everything I’ve learned throughout my whole life has been going into this piggy bank, and I just smashed it all over the floor for this one.”

Other cast includes Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Zoë Bell and Eve Jeffers.

Ready to hit the theaters October 9, 2009.

Brillante Mendoza’s “Kinatay” in Competition at Cannes 2009 film festival

Brillante "Dante" Mendoza once again gave Filipino films recognition for his movie "Kinatay (the Execution of P)", it will be competing at 62nd Cannes Film Festival for prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) competition.

Mendoza's last year entry “Serbis” is one of the finalists competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Only the second time after 24 years that a Filipino director and his film is included for competition in the said Film festival. Activist and director Lino Brocka done it in 1984 for his movie "Orapronobis" .

This new entry "Kinatay" is based on victims whose body parts have been chopped off and mutilated by killers.

Mendoza will be competing with the biggest heavyweight like Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, Lars von Trier, Jane Campion, Michael Haneke, Johnnie To and Park Chan-wook.

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival will start on May 13 until May 24, 2009 at at Cannes, France. A total of 52 films are featured in four categories: Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, and Special Screenings.

COMPETITION:
"Bright Star," Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
"Spring Fever," China-France, Lou Ye
"Antichrist," Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
"Enter the Void," France, Gaspar Noe
"Face," France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
"Les Herbes folles," France-Italy, Alain Resnais
"In the Beginning," France, Xavier Giannoli
"A Prophet," France, Jacques Audiard
"The White Ribbon," Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
"Vengeance," Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
"The Time That Remains," Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
"Vincere," Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
"Kinatay," Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
"Thirst," South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook
"Broken Embraces," Spain, Pedro Almodovar
"Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain, Isabel Coixet
"Fish Tank," U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
"Looking for Eric," U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
"Inglourious Basterds," U.S., Quentin Tarantino
"Taking Woodstock," U.S., Ang Lee

Two more Filipino films were selected for special screening: “Independecia” by Raya Martin and “Manila” by Adolfo Alix, Jr. and Raya Martin.

Four poster for Frank Miller’s “The Spirit”

Checkout the four poster for Frank Miller’s upcoming live-action movie version of Will Eisner's “The Spirit”.

Plot : Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He’s going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

The upcoming film will be release on Christmas has tagline of “My city screams. She is my lover. And I am her spirit.”

The cast includes Gabriel Macht (the Spirit), Samuel L. Jackson (Octopus), Scarlett Johansson (Silken Floss), Eva Mendes (Sand Saref) and Jaime King (Lorelei Rox).

Yam Laranas' "The Echo" remake Teaser Poster

This is a exclusive teaser poster of Yam Laranas' "The Echo" (remake). Many Asian horror movies are being remake by Hollywood and adding to the wave is the good works of Filipino director Yam Laranas.

Starring in this movie are Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Iza Calzado, Louise Linton, Carlos Leon and Kevin Durand.

I got this teaser poster from bloody-disgusting.

The story is about a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse.

Dante Mendoza's "Serbis" will compete in Cannes and the list of movies in this year's film festival.

Another achievement in Philippine movies, Filipino director Brillante "Dante" Mendoza latest movie "Serbis" will compete in the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival 2008 in France.

This is only the second time after 24 years that a Filipino director and his film is included for competition in the said Film festival. The year 1984 is last time when the same achievement occur and it was the late National Artist, activist and director Lino Brocka for his movie "Orapronobis" .

"Serbis" chronicles the struggles of a rural family that decides to run a prostitute service based in a fake theater.

The film stars veteran, multi-awarded actress Gina Pareño and talented newcomer Coco Martin.

Brillante “Dante” Mendoza is also the man behind the award winning indie movies like “Masahista” and “Foster Child”.

Here are the 19 films competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or award on May 14 to 25, 2008.

"Uc Maymun" (The Three Monkeys) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)

"Le Silence De Lorna" (The Silence of Lorna) by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)

"Un Conte de Noel" (A Christmas Tale) by Arnaud Desplechin (France)

"Changeling" by Clint Eastwood (United States)

"Adoration" by Atom Egoyan (Canada)

"Waltz With Bashir" by Ari Folman (Israel)

"La Frontiere De l'Aube" (The Frontier Of Dawn) by Philippe Garrel (France)

"Gomorra" by Matteo Garrone (Italy)

"24 City" by Jia Zhangke (China)

"Synecdoche, New York" by Charlie Kaufman (United States)

"My Magic" by Eric Khoo (Singapore)

"La Mujer Sin Cabeza" (Woman Without A Head) by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)

"Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)

"Delta" by Kornel Mundruczo (Hungary)

"Linha de Passe" (Line of Passage) by Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas (Brazil)

"Che" by Steven Soderbergh (United States)

"Il Divo" by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)

"Leonera" by Pablo Trapero (Argentina)

"The Palermo Shooting" by Wim Wenders (Germany)

Out of competition:

"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by Woody Allen (United States)

"The Good, The Bad, The Weird" by Kim Jee-Woon (South Korea)

"Kung Fu Panda" by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson (United States)

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" by Steven Spielberg (United States)


More info and list, check this link...Festival 2008

Upcoming Carlo J. Caparas works in GMA Network and ABS-CBN

Carlo J. Caparas movies serialized as teleserye or fantaserye are hitting like waves. Being tagged as the Komiks King, his creations are being grabbed by two giant stations: ABS-CBN and GMA Network.

Successfully, Carlo's work that made into TV are topping the ratings competition.

Reportedly, Below are some of the list of upcoming Carlo J. Caparas movies that will be feature/remade in GMA Network and ABS-CBN.

GMA Network
Andres de Saya (a hit series starring Vic Vargas and Gloria Diaz)
Angela Markado (starring Hilda Koronel, directed by Lino Brocka)
Totoy Bato (starring FPJ)
Ermitanyo (starring Dante Varona)

ABS-CBN
Tuklaw (starring Richard Gomez)
Pieta (starring Ace Vergel)
Anak ng Lupa (starring Bong Revilla)
Alias Paniki (starring Ramon Revilla)
Kahit Ako’y Lupa )starring Rudy Fernandez)
Lumuhod Ka sa Lupa (starring Rudy Fernandez)

I'm interested on how they will remake the movie "Pieta". The original cast of this movie are great actors and actresses like Charito Solis, Ace Vergel, Vivian Velez and many more...

MAD Magazine presents Indiana Jones

MAD Magazine presents Indiana Jones on their upcoming issue (#490). Check The Top Secret "Indiana Jones' Memo" from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg”.

Look at the Spielberg illustration, it is nice to see some of his works and movies that he produced like Close Encounters, E.T, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan and the Hook on the Oscars statue.

Read George memo to Steven below:


photo courtesy of /film

Stephen Chow's CJ7 new posters and movie trailer

Box office star director Stephen Chow with his upcoming scifi comedy CJ7 releases their latest movie poster.

PLOT :
Chow plays a man who lives in a partly demolished house. He takes in a homeless boy (who is actually played by a girl, Xu Jiao). Whether the semi-demolished house and the homeless boy are on Earth, or on the alien planet is not clear. As Chow’s character can’t afford to buy a toy for the child, he finds a makeshift toy in the garbage and brings it back to his “son”. The “toy” is actually a powerful alien device and the aliens are desperate to get it back. Some rumors state that it is a “pet” rather than a “toy”.

Stephen Chow confessed that the new film shows his long-time respect for US director Steven Spielberg. That's why the plot of "CJ7" echoes works of his such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and "E.T" (1982).

more pics after the jump....