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Daily news dose: Huppert to head Cannes jury, 'Dark Knight' DVD rules
The Screening Log —
Here's your dose of quick news bits for Dec. 29, 2008...
• Actress Isabelle Huppert is set to serve as the jury president of the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. "I've had a long relationship with Cannes and this next meeting will definitely seal my love for the Festival and thus for global cinema," she said. (Variety)
• Just as much as "The Dark Knight" ruled the worldwide box office this past summer, the film also topped last week's video sales chart. The Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading" debuted at No. 2, with "Death Race" finishing in third place. (The Hollywood ...
'The Night Projectionist" Will Suck Your Blood
Cinematical —
It isn't just superhero stories that do brisk business in Hollywood these days -- horror comics are popular too. Variety reports that the latest to be optioned is The Night Projectionist, an upcoming miniseries published by Studio 407, which will be brought to the big screen by Myriad Pictures. The two have also teamed up for Hybrid, which will begin production later this year. Penned by Bob Heske, it's a story more along the lines of 30 Days of Night than the bloodsuckers of Twilight or Underworld. The story kicks off in 18th century Romania (as all vampire stories must) as a ...
Weekend Recap - Lawsuits, the Global Box Office Bonanza, and More
Get The Big Picture —
... Valkyrie finds a little more
legal trouble
Why can't the
Watchmen lawsuit be about Watchmen? But wait, there's more...
Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D trailer to debut during the Super Bowl (Market Saw)
Horror comic book adaptation The Night Projectionist headed our way (Variety)
Ten Movie Endings Ruined by History ...
Morning Deal Report: 2009! Much Like 2008
The Screengrab —
Marley took another bite out of the box office (Bad Marley! Bad dog!) over the weekend, running away with another $24 million for a total of $106.5. Before you start thinking sequel, a certain spoiler I heard would seem to put the kibosh on that notion. Bedtime Stories retained the second spot with $20.3 million, while Benjamin Button and Valkyrie continued to do surprisingly robust business. Really, the only stinker of the holiday season is The Spirit, which plummeted to a weekend take of $3.3 million. The Shadow and The Phantom sympathize.
Can The Night Projectionist ...
AICN COMICS SHOOT THE MESSENGER: Q&@ w makers of SHRAPNEL! Previews of RED MOON & HYBRID!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
@@@@ Q&@ with the men behind SHRAPNEL! @@@@ Previews of RED MOON & HYBRID! @@@@ Links to UMBRELLA ACADEMY minicomics! @@@@ What’s SHOOT THE MESSENGER? Well, AICN COMICS: SHOOT THE MESSENGER is your weekly one stop shop for comic book -EWS. What’s comic book –EWS? Well, it’s our hodge podge of everything now reviews here at AICN Comics. Sure you can find out the @$$Holes’ critical opinions of your favorite books every Wednesday at AICN Comics. But here, you’ll find special reports such as previews, interviews, special features, and occasionally news gathered here from our online brethren at Newsarama, CBR, Wizard, etc. Sure those guys are the best at ...
