Movies News Desk - Page 183

The Hollywood Reporter writes that 20th Century Fox has acquired the screen rights to the Hasbro card game MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Simon Kinberg (X-Men, Fantastic Four) will produce what the studio hopes will become a major new movie franchise.

Matrix Theatre Company hosts the DDFF, which showcases films about the city and people of Detroit, giving filmmakers the opportunity to be the voice for our city's stories. The festival will run January 30 to February 2, 2014.

The TIFF Next Wave 24-Hour Film Challenge, presented by RBC Royal Bank, challenges teams of high school aged youth to make a short film in just 24 hours, from 10:00 am Saturday, February 8 to 10:00 am Sunday, February 9, 2014. All films meeting the competition criteria screen Sunday, February 16, 2014 as part of the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival.

Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning playwright Christopher Shinn, first-time Director Joshua Sanchez's award-winning drama FOUR debuts across all digital platforms beginning December 17th before landing on DVD today, January 14th 2014, from Wolfe Video.

The MGM classics A Chorus Line is coming to blu-ray today, January 14th!

Deadline reports that Quentin Tarantino has finished writing first draft of a script for his next project, with working title THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Tarantino revealed on The Tonight Show in November that his next movie would be a Western.

EW revealed yesterday a first look at Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the upcoming biopic, directed by Tate Taylor (The Help). Check it out below!

Yahoo! revealed today the first official poster for the upcoming VERONICA MARS movie. Check it out below!

XLrator Media will be releasing DON PEYOTE On Demand and in select theaters in May 2014. Check out the trailer below!

According to Cinelinx.com, Disney's super-successful animated film FROZEN will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, and On-Demand on March 18th, with a Digital HD release on February 25th, 2014.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Jeffrey Dean Morgan will take on the role of the bad guy in Jonas Cuaron's upcoming thriller DESIERTO. Morgan will join Gael Garcia Bernal in the cast. Director Jonas Cuaron is Alfonso Cuaron's son — the pair recently co-wrote GRAVITY.

According to Variety, Rebel Wilson has signed on for HE'S F-ING PERFECT. She will join previously announced star Amanda Seyfried in the comedy, directed by Jake Szymanski for Universal.

The Wrap writes that BREAKING BAD's Jesse Plemons is set to return for a second audition for J.J. Abrams' return to the STAR WARS franchise. No word yet on who Plemons would play, though rumors suggest Plemons could play Luke Skywalker's son.

Emory Cinematheque, a free weekly series of 35mm film screenings, returns Wed., Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. with the 1937 war film “Le Grande Illusion” (1937), directed by Jean Renoir.

Deadline reports that Glenn Close will star as Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia, in the upcoming film DUCHESS, directed by Arie Posin.

Michelle Monaghan is set to lead the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' latest romance novel THE BEST OF ME, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Michael Hoffman will direct for Relativity, featuring a script by Will Fetters.

Sundance Institute announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on January 21 at Park City's Jupiter Bowl. Feature film awards will be announced at a separate ceremony on January 25 in Park City, hosted by husband-and-wife duo Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally and livestreamed at www.sundance.org/live. Offerman headlines the film Nick Offerman: American Ham in the Festival's Premieres section. Mullally voices a character in the English-language version of Ernest and Celestine, which will have its world premiere in the Festival's new Sundance Kids section.

Richard M. Sherman, who with his brother Robert B. Sherman, wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history, including the music and lyrics of the Walt Disney classic 'Mary Poppins,' will be the special guest tonight, January 10 at the opening night of an 11-day return engagement of the Sing-A-Long version of the film at Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre. Sherman's appearance was announced today by Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Special Events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

A new trailer for Garrett Batty's inspirational thriller, THE SARATOV APPROACH has been released. After breaking box-office records during its limited theatrical run in Utah and Idaho, the film begins its national expansion today, January 10th.

Left of Center Entertainment and Border 2 Border Entertainment are excited to announce that Rob Moretti's Truth will open at New York's Quad Cinema today, January 10th.