Director JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek movie will have its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House next month, presented by Aussie star Eric Bana. Abrams, Bana and co-stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban will present the blockbuster to 1600 tastemakers in art, design, entertainment, fashion, media and politics on April 7.
It is only the third time a film has debuted at the Sydney Opera House, and the first time a premiere has been held in the concert hall.
“Not only are we honoured to have JJ Abrams and the cast here in Sydney for the world premiere of the stunning new Star Trek, we are also very excited to present this event at one of Australia’s – and the world’s – most famous locations, Sydney Opera House,” said Mike Selwyn, managing director of Paramount Pictures Australia. (more…)
Icon Film Distribution Announce June 26th Release Date for The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – March 19, 2009) – From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (ROBIN WRIGHT PENN) leads a charmed existence. An anchor of feminine serenity, she is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (ALAN ARKIN) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. (more…)
The 18th annual Florida Film Festival, which runs March 27 – April 5, has announced its lineup, with 160 films joining this year’s roster from 1,400 submissions by American and international filmmakers. This selection includes works represented from 19 countries including 40 world premieres, five North American premieres and four U.S. premieres.
Blake Senneth’s Water Pills it’s included in additional films screening.
For a complete list of films and events, please visit the festival’s website.
The most highly anticipated new Star Trek movie since Robert Wise’s 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture will be released on May 8, 2009 with J.J. Abrams at the helm. Not a lot is known about the plot as this is one of those most secretive productions in recent memory.
Starpulse bring us an interview with Sonita Henry, who plays the first person to ever meet James Tiberius Kirk — as the doctor who delivers him. In it, she discuss her role, some minor spoilers, and talks about Winona, as you can see in the excerpt:
Mike: I think you were in a movie before with Winona Ryder?
Sonita: Woody Allen’s Celebrity, right.Mike: She plays Spock’s mom so I’m assuming your characters don’t meet.
Sonita: No, which sucks. When they mentioned to me I was playing the doctor that delivers Kirk, all they said was, “Your scenes are with Winona.” And I went, “Sweet! I finally get to work with Winona Ryder who I’ve loved for years and years.” Then, I show up on set and it was Jennifer Morrison — which is also extremely cool because she’s very cool on House M.D. — but it was interesting they used her character’s name [Winona Kirk] and not her real name.
Mike: Well, it’s good you did not openly shun her because she wasn’t Winona Ryder.
Sonita: (Laughing) You’re not Winona Ryder, I can not possibly work with you. No eye contact please, thank you.
The new trailer for J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” had more than 1.8 million downloads during its first 24 hours on Apple.com, Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures said.
The studio also said Wednesday the trailer has gone on to become the most popular high-definition download ever on the Web site, with more than 5 million downloads in its first five days.
The trailer made its exclusive debut on Apple.com last Friday, giving fans a sneak peak of this summer’s highly anticipated “Star Trek” for viewing on their Mac or PC, iPhone or iPod with video.
Set to open in the United States May 8, “Star Trek” stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy.
I just added a new theme to the gallery, and with it new pictures too, mostly old pictures of Winona’s court appearances. I was refusing to add more pictures on this episode, which I hate to see, but she was so adorable in most of it, and of course we cannot erase the past, just support her in the present.
Also, there’s some 2002 out&about pictures, as well Trek, The Informers and rare Beetlejuice behind the scenes ones. I really hope you all enjoy the updates.
Be sure to view a brand new The Informers trailer in high definition over at Moviefone.com. Note that this trailer features no nudity so it is safe viewing for fans of all ages. Screencaps are now available in the gallery.
The Informers gets a limited North American release April 24, 2009.
I just added 1405 screencaptures of 2006 “The Darwin Awards”, a cool movie with a lot of people we love: Noni, David Arquette, Joseph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis, Julianna Margulies, and directed by Finn Taylor.
A forensic detective (Fiennes) and an insurance claims investigator (Ryder) trek to investigate a potential Darwin Award winner. From www.darwinawards.com: “The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways.”
From Variety:
The Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled a dramatically smaller lineup for its eighth edition, with its 86 feature films repping a 28% decline from last year’s fest.
The two main competition sections, World Narrative and Documentary, are holding steady with 12 films each. On Monday, organizers unveiled full lineups for both, plus the 14 titles in the Discovery section.
The remainder of the fest lineup will be announced in the coming days.
Tribeca kicks off with Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works” on April 22 and runs through May 3.
Alpha Numeric (2010)
Stay Cool (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
