James McNamara of Pantelion FIlms recently attended the National Association of Independent Latino Producers' (NALIP) annual national conference where filmmakers, writers, actors, and film producers pitched their projects to the production executive.
What does it take to get the attention of production executives? Mr. Namara tells CineMovie what Pantelion Film is looking for and how they approach when marketing a film targeted at the U.S. Latino market.
Colin Farrell is your not-so-friendly vampire next door in the reboot of Fright Night. Disney has just released images of Colin Farrell as the vampire torturing Charlie Brewster played by Anton Yelchin. See the pics.
A full-length trailer of Cowboys & Aliens premiered during "American Idol" last week, and the western alien invasion movie, by director Jon Favreau, looks like a sure fire hit at the box office.
A scary movie reboot, singing 3D birds, and a historical period piece open in movie theaters the weekend of April 15.
Scream 4 reunites the original cast, writer and director Wes Craven for another bloody chapter in Ghost Face's history. While the urban and genre fans revist the Scream franchise, families will be flocking to the vibrant 3D animation film Rio starring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez and The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg.
In limited release, The Conspirator directed by Robert Redford, stars James McAvoy (Wanted), Robin Wright, Alexis Bledel (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Kevin Kline, Justin Long, Tom Wilkinson, and Evan Rachel Wood ("True Blood") in a film chronicling the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
What film will you be seeing? What film do you predict will take the #1 spot at the box office?
David Arquette ranks SCRE4M right up there with the first film and promises the opening scene is just as strong as Drew Barrymore's cameo in the first Scream.
Will Farrell ventures into new ground in a Spanish-speaking role for a novela-style comedy alongside Mexican heartthrobs Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal. The trailer for Casa de mi Padre is out and it's hilarious. Check it out.
The teaser trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes has arrived and it actually looks promising. James Franco, Freida Pinto and Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings) star in the origins story to Planet of the Apes. Watch.
Ghostface is back to claim new victims. Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell reunite with director Wes Craven for SCRE4M, the fourth installment of the SCREAM franchise.
Hayden Panetierre (Heroes) and Emma Roberts join the cast. In this clip from SCRE4M, David Arquette's Sheriff Dewey and Sidney Prescott question the high school kids about their recent call with Ghostface asking about their favorite movie.
THOR's Chris Hemsworth and director Kenneth Branagh are taking the show on the road with a worldwide tour promoting the Marvel comic.
The first stop for the star and director was a press conference in London at the Claridges Hotel on Monday, April 11. The next stop for the crew and cast of THOR was Paris for another round of press interviews Tuesday morning.
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" life quickly unravels.
Worse, in today's single world, Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protégé to handsome, thirty something player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap.
Cal and Emily aren't the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can't be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
Studio: Warner Bros Starring: Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei Directed By: Glenn Ficara & John Requa Release Date: July 29, 2011 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Yet Rated
Eugenio Derbez, the Jim Carrey of Mexico, brings his #1 Mexican comedy No Eres Tu, Soy Yo to the States and he's joining forces with Adam Sandler.
Actor and comedian Eugenio Derbez stars as a love sick man after his wife leaves him with the famous break-up line, 'it's not you, it's me' in the comedy No Eres Tu, Soy Yo. The break-up sends him into a depression, driving his friends and family crazy as he revaluates his life and past loves. The Spanish-language film was a top grosser in Mexico in 2010 and became Mexico's fourth top grossing film.
Henry Cavill (“The Tudors”), the new Superman, first takes on the role of action hero in the epic adventure film IMMORTALS with Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Kellan Lutz(Twilight series), with John Hurt (Hellboy), and Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2).
Check out the photo stills from IMMORTALS. Henry Cavill reveals his abs of steel, while Freido Pinto looks gorgeous in a red Greecian dress. Kellan Lutz and the villain of the movie Mickey Roarke are also featured in the photo gallery.
Zack Snyder's Superman reboot finally has a title suitable for the Man of Steel and the actor is named to play his nemesis, General Zod.
In a surprising but smart move, the new Superman movie starring Henry Cavill, will not be using the iconic name in the movie title. Instead you will be seeing Superman's nickname MAN OF STEEL headlining movie posters and theater marquees.
HANNA is a return to good old-fashioned action movie with strong characters and an original storyline that entertains from start to finish.
In HANNA, Saoirse Ronan is Hanna, a biologically enhanced 16 year-old trained by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana) to be the ultimate assassin and escape the clutches of ruthless CIA operative played by Cate Blanchett. Once Hanna's is ready, her father sends her on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.
For Joe Wright's first action film, the Atonement (James McAvoy, Keira Knightly) and Pride & Prejudice (Keira Knightly) director brings his strong dramatic background to the action-thriller. He keeps the drama going through the action scenes. The action scenes are raw and powerful without all the fancy footwork and fast cuts. Wright decided early on to break with Hollywood-style fight sequences and shot most of the fight sequences with his young star Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana in one take instead of cheating it in the editing room. The decision paid off.
The 17-year-old Saoirse Ronan is believable as a groomed-assassin who takes on grown men and the hunky six-foot tall Eric Bana. The young actress and Academy Award nominee (Atonement) reunites with her Atonement director for a more grown up role three years later. Saoirs is one to watch for as her talents get better with her young age. She has played very grown-up roles (Lovely Bones) unlike any other of her contemporaries or any adult actress, as a matter a fact. Eric Bana plays Hanna's father, an ex-CIA operative on a mission to exact revenge on his superior who killed Hanna's mother. Eric, as always, is a joy to watch on screen not only for his acting but his good looks which you can never get get tired of looking at. Cate Blanchett is a great villain as Marissa,the CIA operative behind Hanna's biological enhancements and the plot to capture Hanna through ruthless means. Marissa is void of any emotion especially any maternal feeling as we see during an interrogation with two children which made the character even more threatening. It's rare and refreshing to see two strong women characters in an action film.
The action is clean, the cinematography matches the mood with gray tones without the gloss and saturated colors. The locations are remote -- set in snowy woods, Morocco, and Germany which gives it a European flavor and sensability.
The score by the Chemical Brothers enhances every scene and captures both Hanna's emotions and the frenzy nature of the action scenes.
HANNA is a quality film that some may not appreciate since it's not your typical Hollywood action film where action is the star but in HANNA, story takes precedence over action. And that doesn't happen often in most films.
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A remake, a good-old fashioned action film, a raunchy comedy and a wild life documentary enter the box office race for the weekend of April 8th.
Hollywood A-listers dominate the movies this weekend with Oscar winners Helen Mirren (Arthur) and Natalie Portman (Your Highness) going for laughs in the two comedies opening this weekend. James Franco, Danny McBride, and Natalie Portman take raunchy comedy to medieval times while Russell Brand steps into Dudley Moore's drunken shoes as Arthur in a remake to the 1981 film with a clever switch from a butler to a nanny played by Helen Mirren.
Eric Bana returns to movie theaters after a long break (The Time Traveler's Wife, 2009) with the action thriller Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan as a 16-year-old assassin. On the opposite side of the spectrum is the heart-warming IMAX 3D film Born To Be Wild, a documentary about two women who run orphanages for baby elephants and orangutans.
What film will you be seeing? What film do you predict will take the #1 spot at the box office?
Director Joe Wright returns to basics in the action-thriller HANNA and he takes CineMovie behind the scenes on his decision to keep the action raw, even with a young teen as the lead action star.
In HANNA, Soairse Ronan is Hanna, a biologically enhanced 16 year-old trained by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana) to be the ultimate assassin and escape the clutches of ruthless CIA operative played by Cate Blanchett. For his first action film, the director of period dramas Atonement and Pride & Prejudice decided to shoot most of the fight sequences with his young star Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana in one take instead of cheating it in the editing room through fast cuts.