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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers have reached a three-year successor deal covering technicians and artists who create commercials. The agreement was reached more than four months before the current pact expires on Sept. 30. In a joint announcement, the producers group and the union said they... Read more »

Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of the Magical Elves have come on to direct “EDC 2013: You Are the Headliner” documentary which covers the 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival. Cutforth and Lipsitz will partner with Insomniac and Haven Entertainment will produce the doc. The film will explore the festival experience through the eyes of the fans... Read more »

Chalk this up as reason number 666 to visit the iconic Cinema Nova in Melbourne's hip north; every Friday a very diverse and strange happening coordinated by fanatical film devotees Zak Hepburn and Ben Buckingham is set to upset your brain and possibly stomach in the best way possible.The true definition of cult films (and not just a kitsch marketing throw-away term) will be playing every Friday night; from carnivorous classics (including two Cronenberg joints), to current buzz titles such as Citadel. You can take it all in if you happen to be a fan of, or are curious about punk sci-fi, blaxploitation, grindhouse, hardcore horror or Korean apocalypse anthology - huh? Well if you are into some of the above, the Cultastrophe program has... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

The back half of May is looking to be a mighty fine time for film fans of all kinds who call the greater Los Angeles area their home. The following are a few choice cuts from the many special and repertory calendars that peppermint our fair city. While I am learning quite gosh darn fast that there are always things of note going down at The Cinefamily, the evening of May 31st proves to be quite the juggernaut. First up it's Sono Sion's 4-hour epic Love Exposure. A long checked Twitch favorite (I'm dreaming of those glory days at NYAFF 2009), Sono's manic meditation on Christianity, cults and devotion (let's call it love), is sure to draw diehard fans, but if you have yet to... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Director: Kim Ji-hoon. Review: Mark Appleton. Usually I’m against remakes. I can’t stand the thought of an original movie being butchered to try and cater for today’s audience or, worse still, Hollywood remaking a perfectly good foreign film with the justification ‘people don’t want to watch movies with subtitles’.Having said that I’m not against the idea of all remakes (‘The Lawnmower Man ‘would be good with the advances in technology and CGI we’ve had for example) and the idea of the tables being turned and the East remaking a Hollywood film I have to say, was intriguing . This brings me on to The Tower, which sees director Kim Ji-hoon put his spin on the 1974 US disaster movie classic The Towering Inferno. The Towering Inferno starred Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, it was nominated for eight Oscars (winning three) and was the first joint production between two major Hollywood studios (20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.). Pretty big boots to fill. Ji-hoon assembles a lesser known cast for his version but goes large on the effects with some 1,700 shots out of a total of 3,000 having some element of CG. Post-production apparently lasted two years…

The box office battle between "Fast and Furious 6" and "The Hangover Part III" actally ended three weeks ago.

Pictures of James Jirayu’s supposed ex-girlfriend or current girlfriend Kwang emerged today and Thai fans don’t seem to care. They are more happy he has an ex-girlfriend and is not gay. One person wrote: ‘it begins, the chiseling down of a rising star, if this news doesn’t create a buzz, the next news is that he is gay. He didn’t even do anything, why mess with him?’ Others wrote James Jirayu is a good looking kid, they are not surprised he has an ex-girlfriend or girlfriend. She is cute too they wrote. It would be strange if he didn’t have a past. Apparently this is from 2012, she is an actress who worked with him on a filming project ‘Where is love’. If not, people have said they have broken up a long time ago. This is old news and it doesn’t even matter. This news is acting like a confirmation that James Jirayu is not gay. Thai fangirls are happy about this. ‘This is normal, if he has or doesn’t have, I still love Dr.Puttipat (Jame’s character in the lakorn),’ wrote a devoted Thai netizen for James Jirayu. This is good. Thai fans are not crazy. They at least want him to have a private life or a past. Applauds. Apparently this young woman fits his type a girl who is older and is petite. Hey, I qualify– not really. I am definitely way older and extremely petite (5ft). Both attempting to be cute. It just seems like James can do no wrong.  The nerdy lookSource: Kapook and sanook

An earnest but clunky inspirational drama about a Greek emigre's rise from poverty.

Third TV Spot for The Hangover Part III which is now playing in a theater near you. Filed Under: The Hangover Part III Tags: Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy, Franchise/Epic/Trilogy, TV Spot, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, John Goodman

Second TV Spot for The Hangover Part III which is now playing in a theater near you. Filed Under: The Hangover Part III Tags: Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy, Franchise/Epic/Trilogy, TV Spot, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong