Rock of Ages Florida Casting Call Saturday

An open extras casting call is being held this Saturday, June 11th in Fort Lauderdale at America’s Backyard for Adam Shankman’s film adaptation of the popular musical “Rock Of Ages.” The production is now filming in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area. The film is being produced by New Line Cinema, with Warner Bros. Pictures [...]

Photos Released Of New ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie

Just a day before the Oscar nominations, when everyone has movies on their mind, photos have been released of “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” by Disney. The movie sails into theatres May 20th, 2011 in Disney Digital 3D™. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger [...]

Sacha Baron Cohen To Parody Saddam Hussein In New Movie ‘The Dictator’

HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 20, 2011) – Paramount Pictures announced Thursday that Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy THE DICTATOR will be released worldwide on May 11, 2012. The studio also announced that Larry Charles (“Borat”, “Bruno”) has come aboard to direct. The film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure [...]

Get Ready for Avatar 2 and 3

Moving forward with the most anticipated films of the next decade, Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairmen Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman announced today that Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Cameron has agreed to make AVATAR 2 and 3 as his next films. Cameron, who had always viewed AVATAR as the creation of a new world and mythology, [...]

Printable Oscar Ballot 2010

I’m getting ready to fill out my Oscar ballot in preparations for Sunday. I’ve been on a movie marathon trying to see everything before with “Single Man” now out of the way. Still have “District 9″ and “The Hurt Locker” (can you believe I didn’t see that!) on the docket. Tomorrow night is screening of [...]

Review: ‘Philosopher Kings’ Finds Wisdom In Unlikely Places

By Michelle Solomon I remember when I was little I would go to the neighbor’s house across the street, and sit on her porch. Mrs. Hughes would tell me stories that I found fascinating about how the street looked at one time, the people who had lived there before, and about a time when streetcars [...]

Eastwood Only Thing That Drives ‘Gran Torino’

After 53 years in the movie business, there isn’t a role Clint Eastwood can’t tackle, but the bumpy ride of ‘Gran Torino’ tests his muscle.

Review: ‘Despereaux’ Is Tiny Tale With Big Heart

By Michelle Solomon Let’s start by saying that if you saw “Ratatouille” and you believe “The Tales of Despereaux” might traverse that same road, don’t give it a second thought. Sure, this lovable children’s tale is about rodents and soup like “Ratatouille” before it, but that isn’t even close to the half of it. It [...]

Gloria Estefan Review From New Times – Hard Rock Hotel

Gloria Estefan Friday, October 24, 2008 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood Better Than: The Santiago de Cuba Carnival Who can pack a crowd of Gringos and Latinos equally in one South Florida concert arena? If you guessed Gloria Estefan, you are right. Step to the head of the class. Estefan brought the final [...]

‘High School Musical Mania Continues

For anyone who wants to bash “High School Musical 3,” don’t even think about it. Released as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Jan. 20, 2006, the first “High School Musical” became the most successful television movie that Disney ever produced. And so the mania began. Ice shows, more television movies, merchandise — you name [...]