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  • The Hobbit – second official trailer

    The Hobbit – second official trailer

    Here’s the second full length, official trailer for The Hobbit, the long-awaited movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic book which is being shot as a prequel to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. As previously reported, the film version is to be released in three parts, with the first hitting the big screen later…

  • Skyfall – Turkey Location Video Blog

    Skyfall – Turkey Location Video Blog

    Director Sam Mendes speaks about filming the latest James Bond film in Istanbul The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 and also stars Dame Judi Dench, Javier Barde, Bérénice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney. Bond’s loyalty to M (Dench) is tested as her past comes back…

  • Fame gets remade for the reality age

    Fame gets remade for the reality age

    Former Pop Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has teamed up with MGM Television to re-imagine hit 80’s film and TV series Fame for the reality-obsessed era. The TV series ran for six seasons and told the story of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. The film was…

  • Trailer: Red Dawn

    Trailer: Red Dawn

    Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck star as brothers Jed and Matt Eckert in MGM’s remake of the 1984 film Red Dawn. A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky – shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without…

  • Jackson confirms Hobbit trilogy

    Jackson confirms Hobbit trilogy

    Peter Jackson has confirmed his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit will be in three parts, not two as was previously announced. The original two movies were to be released under the subtitles An Unexpected Journey and There and Back Again, with the first hitting the big screen later this year. The films are set…

  • James Bond: Ben Whishaw as Q – first picture

    James Bond: Ben Whishaw as Q – first picture

    Bond producers have released the first official picture of Ben Whishaw as Q. The character, made famous by Desmond Llewelyn in the original Bond series, makes his first appearance in the re-booted franchise in this year’s Skyfall. The film sees Bond’s loyalty to M (Dame Judi Dench) tested as her past comes back to haunt…