Southland Tales Gets Release Date
Samuel Goldwyn Films has announced that Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES will hit theaters on Nov. 9, 2007, in partnership with Destination Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.
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Sony Redesigns PSP with Star Wars, Daxter & Family Guy Packs
Sony Computer Ent. Inc. & Sony Computer Ent. America Inc. (SCEA) recently unveiled a new PSP that has a more streamlined for a video-out port and two new PSP Entertainment Packs based on the DAXTER, FAMILY GUY and STAR WARS properties. The new units will be available in North America this fall for $199.99.
Borg War Animated Film to Debut at Official Star Trek Convention
BORG WAR, new Star Trek-themed animated feature-length film, will make its theatrical debut at the Official STAR TREK Convention 2007, at the Las Vegas Hilton on Aug. 10, 2007, at 6:20 pm.
Filmmaker Geoffrey James reprogrammed computer games to generate raw footage (utilizing machinima), which he then edited to create BORG WAR. Online clips from BORG WAR have received more than a million Internet downloads and were nominated for two awards by the Academy for Machinima Arts and Sciences (AMAS).
Star Wars Galaxies Releases New Features
This month, LucasArts introduces all new features and adventures to its online game, STAR WARS GALAXIES via CHAPTER 6: MASTERS OF THE WILD. The new Beast Master System allows players to create, raise, train and trade more than 150 creatures in game. Through the new Storyteller Event System, players will be able to create their own STAR WARS stories, or they can tackle new adventures through the Azure Cabal Quest Series and in the improved Rebel Theme Parks.
Post Service Gives Star Wars Stamp of Approval
Fifteen new commemorative postage stamps celebrating the 30th anniversary of STAR WARS will be available starting today May 25, 2007, at post offices across the U.S. additionally, the results of a national online ballot to decide America's favorite STAR WARS stamp design will be announced. Americans can vote through midnight tonight on uspsjedimaster.com to determine which STAR WARS character will be featured on a single stamp to be issued later this summer.
Lucasfilm to Help Fans Make Star Wars Films, Offers New LEGO Game
In further celebration of the 30th anniversary of STAR WARS, Lucasfilm will launch a revamped StarWars.com, which will allow fans to use footage from the films to make mash-up films, and announced the upcoming videogame, LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA.
Among the new features of the newly redesigned StarWars.com is the incorporation of an online video-editing tool provided by Eyespot. It allows users to add their own video shots to more than 250 scenes and music taken from all six STAR WARS films and create their own STAR WARS movies to share with others.
AtomFilms & Lucasfilm Announce Star Wars Fan Movie Finalists
Lucasfilm and AtomFilms announced the 19 official selections in the annual "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge," their long-running celebration of the best videos created by STAR WARS fans, for STAR WARS fans. The movies, which include short parodies, epic works of fan fiction, world premieres and Internet classics, are now available for viewing and Audience Choice voting at the Fan Movie Challenge site, starwars.atomfilms.com.
Robot Chicken Taps Lucas for Star Wars Spoof
Cartoon Network has confirmed that ROBOT CHICKEN creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are wrapping up a half-hour special ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS for Adult Swim. Green is directing the spoof of the STAR WARS universe, which was done in conjunction with Lucasfilm. George Lucas will lend his voice to an action figure likeness for the project.
"The special is a funny and ironic take on the Star Wars universe," says Green. "We're thrilled to be able to collaborate with Lucasfilm Ltd. and to have fun with the very property that shaped our sensibilities."
Star Wars Celebrates 30th at the Academy
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began the fourth installment of its "Great to be Nominated" series on April 23, 2007, with the 30th anniversary screening of STAR WARS. The "Great To Be Nominated" series features the picture from each Academy Awards year that received the most nominations without winning the Best Picture award. Following the screening on the STAR WARS special edition, a post-film discussion was held, which included George Lucas, Robert Blalack, Richard Chew, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Paul Hirsch, Don MacDougall, Ray West, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill.
U.S. Postal Service Unveils Star Wars Stamps
Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader and R2-D2 are among the STAR WARS characters debuting on 15 new $.41 postage stamps unveiled today (March 28, 2007) at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, where the first STAR WARS movie opened nearly 30 years ago.
Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge Force Unveiled
AtomFilms, Spike TV and Lucasfilm have joined forces to launch the "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge." The trio unveiled details today (March 14, 2007) at the Challenge's website www.starwars.atomfilms.com and issued an immediate call for submissions. Challenge award recipients will be unveiled online, on-air on Spike TV and at the Star Wars Celebration IV fan event in Los Angeles, May 24-28.
300 Star Ready to Escape from New York
300 star Gerard Butler is part of CAA's pitch for a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi cult classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, reports VARIETY. Neal Moritz is set to produce from a script by BLACK HAWK DOWN writer Ken Nolan. The story follows Snake Plissken as he is given the task of rescuing the president from Manhattan, which has been turned into maximum-security prison.
Dora the Explorer New Episode Offers Language Lessons
DORA THE EXPLORER is reaching for the stars as Nick Jr. premieres a new half-hour episode entitled, "Star Mountain" on March 12. 2007, at 9:00 am on Nick Jr. and will encore later in the week on Friday, March 16 at 9:00 am. The new episode offers viewers lessons on numbers and colors in Spanish, as they journey along with Dora, Boots and the Tres Estrellas Exploradoras (Three Explorer Stars). Nick Jr. Video offered an "instant replay" of the full episode at 2:00 pm on March 12.
It's Official: J.J. Abrams To Direct Star Trek Feature
Paramount Pictures has officially announced that J.J. Abrams will direct the next STAR TREK feature.
The team behind the film will include Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III) who wrote the screenplay and will exec produce with Bryan Burk. Abrams and LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof will produce. The film will begin shooting this fall for a Christmas Day 2008 release.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibit
Begins: February 11, 2007
Continuing the STAR WARS saga's year-long 30th-anniversary celebration, the phenomenally popular "STAR WARS: Where Science Meets Imagination" debuts Feb. 11, 2007, at the California Science Center, where it runs through April 29. Since its Oct. 2005 debut, the exhibition has attracted nearly 700,000 visitors at museums in Boston; Columbus, Ohio; and Portland.
What Makes An Animated Pitch Hit?
Janet Hetherington investigates the stories behind several successful pitches, including an animated owl, an obsessed scout, a mad scientist and some talented talking dogs.
Star Trek: The Animated Series Debuts on DVD
STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES made its highly anticipated DVD debut on Nov. 21, 2006 (CBS DVD and Paramount Home Ent. $62.99). Creator Gene Roddenberry's animated version of STAR TREK (produced by Filmation Assoc.: 1973-75) features the voices of nearly the entire cast of the original live-action series, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett, as they embark on the further adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Star Wars Galaxies Online Adventures Shipped to Stores
LucasArts and Sony Online Ent. have shipped STAR WARS GALAXIES: THE COMPLETE ONLINE ADVENTURES, the most comprehensive STAR WARS GALAXIES experience ever released, has shipped to stores in North America for a suggested retail price of $29.99.
The COMPLETE ONLINE ADVENTURES includes the base game, STAR WARS GALAXIES: AN EMPIRE DIVIDED, with all three of the game's expansions: JUMP TO LIGHTSPEED, RAGE OF THE WOOKIEES and TRIALS OF OBI-WAN. The compilation also features a special bonus DVD packed with premium content including:
40th Anniversary of Star Trek Panel
Begins: November 14, 2006
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of STAR TREK, The Story Makers Studio has put together to talk with a select group from STAR TREK in front of a live audience at Mann's Chinese Theatre (6801 Hollywood Blvd.) on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at 7:30 pm.
Wrath of Khan to Screen at The Chinese in Honor of Star Trek 40th
On Nov. 14 at 7:30 pm, The Story Makers Studio celebrates STAR TREKS 40th Anniversary with a special screening of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN at the Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, followed by a live discussion with director Nicholas Meyer, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Eugene Rod Roddenberry and surprise guests.
There will also be an exclusive sneak peek of Rod Roddenberry's new film TREK NATION, which explores both Rod's quest to learn more about his father's legacy and the influence STAR TREK has had over the years.
'Star Trek': Re-Mastered for HD in 3D
Renee Dunlop boldly goes where no journalist has gone before in reporting on the re-mastering of the original Star Trek series with subtle 3D enhancements.
Europe’s Laura’s Star Arrives on DVD in States
Warner Home Video (WHV) has released the animated film LAURAS STAR ($14.98).
Original Versions of Star Wars Trilogy Arrive on DVD
In response to overwhelming demand from STAR WARS fans, Lucasfilm Ltd. and 20th Century Fox Home Ent. have released individual two-disc DVD sets of STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE, EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI ($29.98) on Sept. 12, 2006. Making these DVDs truly special, of course, is the inclusion, as special bonus material, of the original versions of the movies as seen in theaters in 1977, 1980 and 1983, respectively.
LEGO Star Wars II Puts Comical Spin on Original Trilogy
LucasArts and TT Games have shipped its hotly anticipated videogame, LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY, to retailers worldwide.
LEGO STAR WARS II combines the endless customization of LEGO play with a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek take on the epic story, characters and action from the classic STAR WARS: EPISODES IV, V and VI films. LEGO STAR WARS II is available on eight platforms, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, PSP and Windows.
LucasArts, ILM, Autodesk Join ADAPT 2006 Conference in Montreal
LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and Autodesk will participate in to the ADAPT 2006 digital art production techniques conference taking place on Sept. 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montreal.
Our goal is to create an environment where art can be studied, discussed and enjoyed. It is heartwarming to see the support and trust from the industry in what is only our first edition, said Digital 04 Studios co-founder Emile Ghorayeb.
