Category: Films

Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller comes to Blu-ray in a rich transfer. The color range is quite impressive as muted dank colors mix with vibrant flashes. This is never more evident then when Leonardo DiCaprio’s Teddy Daniels first arrives at the prison where the grays of the patients’ uniforms are in stark contrast to the lush greens of the yard and deep purples of the flowers. Likewise, in the dream sequences, the bright colors of Michele Williams’ dress radiate off the screen, spotlighted by the dark ash raining down. The blacks are crisp especially in the scenes in Ward C where Robert Richardson’s shadowy cinematography meets its peak. The clarity of the picture brings out the lines on DiCaprio’s face more fully as he sinks deeper into the labyrinth of the story.

Rhythm & Hues is close to moving two feature films from development into production, reports VARIETY.

In an L.A. TIMES interview, make-up legend Rick Baker said he would work on MEN IN BLACK III.

Since the announcement of James McAvoy as Prof. X in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, rumors have been circling about who else will fill out the cast.

New Regency and Summit Ent. has hired Max Minghella for their supernatural thriller THE DARKEST HOUR, reports VARIETY.

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds will re-team for Universal's action-comedy, MOST WANTED, reports VARIETY.

CBS Films has officially announced the new release date for BEASTLY, reports VARIETY.

DreamWorks Animation's SHREK FOREVER AFTER regained the top spot at the U.S. box office for the weekend of June 4-6, 2010.

In collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and as a precautionary measure, McDonald’s USA today issued a voluntary recall of its four Shrek Forever After glassware recently offered in its U.S. restaurants.

A world leader in animated film production, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has been busy at this year's Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market, notably signing an agreement with Argentinean company CT Producciones/Caloi en su Tinta to co-produce an animated short.