Archive for August, 2008
New Stargate series announced for summer 2009
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SCI FI Channel and MGM Television Entertainment have reached an agreement to extend MGM’s Stargate brand with a new series for the Channel. Production on the first season of Stargate Universe, a weekly series based on the popular Stargate [...]
Best Latino actors honored at 23rd Annual Imagen Awards
The Hollywood stars were out last night in full force as nearly 1000 actors, entertainment industry executives, film and television studios and supporters attended the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards Gala ceremony at the nearly sold-out Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Actors John Leguizamo, Edward James Olmos, Lupe Ontiveros, Eva La Rue and Cesar Millan, Leonor [...]
SCI FI greenlights Stargate Atlantis television movie
Building upon the successful Stargate franchise, SCI FI Channel today announced it has greenlit a two-hour movie based on the hit science fiction adventure series Stargate Atlantis.
SCI FI will have the exclusive worldwide television premiere of the yet to be titled Stargate Atlantis film, which will then be released on DVD by MGM.
The movie will [...]
Hollywood Awards: 10 Actors to Watch
“Variety,” the authoritative entertainment industry publication, will present its annual “10 Actors to Watch” lineup of exciting new talents onstage at the Hollywood Awards(r) Gala Ceremony.
The 10 actors, selected by a team of “Variety’s” critics, editors and reporters, will be recognized at the prestigious Hollywood Awards(r) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on [...]
Laszlo Kovacs’ last, award winning film Torn from the Flag continues its press for Oscar
Independent director-producer-writer Klaudia Kovacs’ multi-award-winning film “Torn from the Flag,” which was made in collaboration with Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, and the late multi-award-winning cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, ASC, continues its Oscar bid.
“Torn from the Flag” is a feature-length, sociopolitical historical documentary about the international fall of communism and the global effects of the 1956 [...]
Eureka premiere most watched, top rated SCI FI original episode in 2 years
Eureka, SCI FI’s hit original dramedy starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Joe Morton, added to its stellar season 3 premiere numbers with the release of new Live +7 data. Overall the July 29 premiere episode averaged a 2.4 HH rating, 1,606,000 Adults 18-49, 1,776,000 Adults 25-54, and 3,363,000 total viewers.
The episode is now [...]
Laurence Fishburne cast on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurence Fishburne (”What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Matrix,” “Miss Evers’ Boys”) will join the cast of the CBS Paramount Network Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television series, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, on the CBS Television Network. His character will debut in this season’s ninth episode. [...]
CBS Paramount Network Television expands cable programming unit
CBS Paramount Network Television has announced plans to expand its original programming operation for basic and pay cable platforms, naming former CBS and Discovery executive Jim McKairnes to the position of Senior Vice President, Cable Development and Strategic Planning. The announcement was made by David Stapf, President, CBS Paramount Network Television, to whom McKairnes will [...]
The Prisoner remake goes into production
AMC announced the start of production today on its reinterpretation of the 1960s cult classic The Prisoner, on location in Namibia and South Africa. AMC is co-producing the six-part mini-series with ITV Productions and Granada International, with a worldwide premiere in 2009.
“AMC is embarking on the production of an epic reinterpretation of the 1960s [...]
Independent Features Film Festival announces 2008 Audience Choice winners
Independent Features Film Festival has revealed the winners in the Audience Choice categories. The competition included twenty-three films from 7 countries.
The Independent Features Film Festival is the only festival in which film selection is done online via a web-based competition. The festival featured three action packed days of parties, shows, and of course the films.
In [...]
