Archive for July 4th, 2007
PETA have lodged a formal complaint with Warner Bros about the alleged ill-treatment of a chimpanzee on the set of Speed Racer says The Latino Review.
‘We are in receipt of information that may upset you,’ PETA wrote to the producer Joel Silver, ‘We’ve received several troubling complaints from people who have been on the Speed Racer set and report that the main chimpanzee actor has been beaten and has bitten one of the human actors.’
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Posted in Movies, Speed Racer •
Vnunet reports that the European Commission has launched an informal investigation into the market for next-generation DVDs, and has set a deadline of 6 July for submissions. The Commission has asked manufacturers and content providers for information concerning the decision of which high-definition DVD format to support. European Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd told Reuters ‘We have sent a request for information to a number of studios concerning possible discrimination against one or other DVD format. We are at the stage of basic fact-finding, and have not yet opened a formal investigation.’
The Commission is particularly interested in why so many studios went for the Blu-ray format exclusively. There have been no complaints of anti-competitive behaviour but it is understood that the HD-DVD camp has been lobbying behind the scenes for an investigation.
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Posted in Blu-ray & HD DVD, Sci-Tech & Video Games, Superman •
Cinematical have delivered the post for The Invasion, a remake of the classic Invasion of the Bodysnatchers starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Click here to view the poster in our gallery and click through for a high resolution version.
The Invasion is a nightmarish journey into a world where the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways.
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The Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid, who delivered an iconic portrayal of villainous Senator Palpatine and the Emperor in the Star Wars Saga will make a rare public appearance at Star Wars Celebration Europe on Friday, 13th July to help commemorate the Saga’s 30th anniversary.
The opening ceremonies will be hosted by Steve Sansweet, head of fan relations for Lucasfilm Ltd., and will include a special one-time-only screening of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Admission to the opening ceremonies is included in the cost of a three-day or a Friday pass to the event, the biggest that Europe has ever seen and the first official Star Wars event to be held outside of the U.S.
Posted in Movies, Star Wars •
The Envelope writes that episodes of both Heroes and Lost have made the Emmy® awards top 10 finalists list for best drama series.
The episodes in question are Genesis (Heroes), a pilot episode originally broadcast September 25, 2006 which explains how Various characters around the world discover evidence of real superpowers and Through the Looking Glass (Lost), the 69th episode of the serial, the title of which refers to the DHARMA Initiative station discovered in the previous installment. Genesis was written by Tim Kring. Through the Looking Glass was written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof.
Nominations for the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards will be announced Thursday, July 19, at 5:35 AM PT from the Goldenson Theatre on the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences plaza in North Hollywood.
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Posted in Awards, Heroes, Lost, Television •
MTV has revealed that Spawn star Michael Jai White has secured a role in The Dark Knight.
Jai White will play Gamble, one of several mob bosses attempting to take over Gotham’s streets now that Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins) is out of the picture. Jai White, whose breakout performance was in the HBO film Tyson, is a real life tough guy, holding seven legitimate black belts in Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin.
The Dark Knight has a release date of July 18th, 2008 in the United States and July 25th in the United Kingdom.
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Catherine Tate is set to return to the TARDIS for the complete 13 week run of Series Four of Doctor Who reports the BBC.
Award winning comedian Tate will reprise her role as Donna, the runaway bride from last year’s Christmas special, despite turning down the Doctor’s invitation to travel with him at the end of that adventure.
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I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 