Movies News Desk - Page 174

The Paley Center will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles arriving in New York with screenings on Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th at 1 PM.

Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) and Freestyle Releasing announce that they have set February 14th as the release date for director Corrado Boccia's Bangkok-set action thriller A STRANGER IN PARADISE, setting the film up as this year's 'action filled Valentine's Day' release.

Tristar Pictures has just revealed the first clip for director Paul W.S. Anderson's upcoming POMPEII. The film hits theaters on February 28, 2014. Check it out below!

Variety reports that Evangeline Lilly could be signing on for Marvel's upcoming ANT-MAN movie as the female lead.

Just before its big premiere at SXSW, the musical horror comedy film STAGE FRIGHT has been picked up by Magnet Releasing. Starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith, STAGE FRIGHT also features Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf.

The Wrap writes that Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) will be starring in Gus Van Sant's upcoming film SEA OF TREES.

Directed by Cannes & Venice film festival favorite, Peter Greenaway's Eisenstein cast includes Finnish actor Elmer Back in the title role, Mexican actor Luis Alberti in the role of his guide (Palomino Cañedo), South African actor Stelio Savante as Hunter S. Kimbrough and Lisa Owen as Mary Craig Sinclair. Scroll down for a first look at the film!

On Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00pm author Dani Shapiro and her husband, filmmaker Michael Maren, will talk with Litchfield County Writers Project Director, Kathy Knapp, about their latest literary and film works and their creative partnership. This is a UConn Torrington Litchfield County Writers Project event and is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Warner Theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre in downtown Torrington.

THE CRASH REEL, directed by twice Oscar-nominated Lucy Walker, which was shortlisted for an Oscar last month, will also be available on DVD and Blu-ray today, February 4th.

Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew McConaughey (Mud, Magic Mike) delivers a career-defining performance as Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof in the 'hugely entertaining' Dallas Buyers Club, the inspiring and powerful story of an imperfect man's fight for survival during an uncertain time in America (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee (The Young Victoria) Dallas Buyers Club arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack including Blu-ray, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet and On Demand today, February 4, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Thaddeus O'Sullivan has signed on to direct Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave in the upcoming film adaptation of THE SECRET SCRIPTURE, based on the novel by Sebastian Barry.

According to the Daily Mail, actor Steve Coogan took a moment at this evening's London Critics' Circle Film Awards to pay tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away Sunday afternoon from a suspected drug overdose in his apartment in Manhattan's West Village.

Rentrak Corporation, the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Feb. 2, 2014 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials and International Box Office Essentials theatrical measurement services.

After Dylan Farrow, the adopted daughter of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, wrote an open letter in The New York Times recalling her alleged account against the acclaimed director, saying that he sexually assaulted her at age 7, the filmmaker's reps have responded to the allegations.

NEED FOR SPEED is coming to theaters March 14th, 2014, and the movie just released its 'Big Game' TV spot. Check it out below!

Marvel Studios just debuted a new full-length trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, plus a Big Game TV spot including music from the National Anthem. Check both out below!

Disney's “Muppets Most Wanted” takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. Click below to watch the extended TV spot that aired during tonight's Super Bowl!

Very sad news today in the entertainment world: Oscar, Tony and multi-award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead from suspected drug overdose on Sunday afternoon at his apartment in Manhattan's West Village. Lionsgate released a statement today on the passing of Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, hosted its 41st Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year's best in the field of animation, last night, February 1, 2014. The Annie Awards cover 30 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short and Outstanding Individual Achievements.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams have boarded the Philip Seymour Hoffman-helmed film EZEKIEL MOSS.