- Director Roland Emmerich wont be releaseing "2012" till Thanksgiving 2009. The movie centers on Mayan prophecies of apocalypse. Its cast includes John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover and Thandie Newton.
- "Iron Maiden: Flight 666," the first feature documentary on the British heavy metal band, will receive a spring release on home turf via European digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media.
- "Jericho" Fans Unite! Executive producer Jon Turtletaub ("National Treasure") has confirmed that he is developing a feature-film version of the short-lived Skeet Ulrich-starring series. Turteltaub said, "It would not require you to have seen the TV show."
- After months of negotiations, "Mad Men" creator and exec producer Matthew Weiner has cut a two-year deal with Lionsgate TV that will keep him at the helm of his Emmy-winning AMC drama.
- Terry Gilliam is back at work on "The Man who Killed Don Quixote", the flick - starring Johnny Depp - collapsed under it's own weight back in 2000. The filmmaker says "the film will be better seven years later. It will have matured a bit longer."
- John Cleese is telling some that "A Fish Called Wanda" is close to becoming a stage musical adaptation. "We've knocked the story into shape," said Cleese. "We're going to try a few lyrics and if it turns out we are no good we'll get a new lyricist in. Right now we're working on the story and trying to figure out where the songs should go. It's very early days, though."
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a) 2012, Hollywood, The Pen... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Pluto | January 21, 2009 8:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
a) 2012, Hollywood, The Pentagon and NASA: 'When Worlds Collide':
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/01/hollywood-pentagon-and-nasa-when-worlds.html
b) LIVE SCIENCE (07 January 2009) about 2012, SOLAR STORM and NASA:A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm... the next peak in solar activity is expected to come around 2012...Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of governmental control of the situation... "A catastrophic failure
of commercial and government infrastructure in space and on the ground can be mitigated through raising public awareness, improving vulnerable infrastructure and developing advanced forecasting capabilities," the report states. "Without preventive actions or plans, the trend of increased dependency on modern space-weather sensitive assets could make society more vulnerable in the future." The report was commissioned and funded by NASA:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/01/live-science-about-2012-solar-storm-and.html
1. Posted by Pluto | January 21, 2009 8:51 AM |
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2. Posted by JLawson | January 21, 2009 10:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Only problem is the sun isn't cooperating, Pluto. Solar Cycle 24 is very late in starting - leading a lot of folks to think it's going to be a minimal cycle at best.
2. Posted by JLawson | January 21, 2009 10:51 AM |
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3. Posted by Gwen | January 21, 2009 1:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Thanks for posting the news about the Jericho movie. I can't wait to see Jericho on the big screen.
Gwen
www.jericho-kansas.com
3. Posted by Gwen | January 21, 2009 1:49 PM |
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