Elmore Leonard News

Famed novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard will visit Oakland University for an evening of stories and discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Leonard will be joined by his son, Peter - also a novelist - for an entertaining look at 'The Family Business,' which includes all the novels, screenplays and television scripts they have written and their experiences with Hollywood.

We'll all have a few days off during the Holiday season, and the Paley Center in New York has some great activities for both locals looking for something to do in the city and the many tourists who will soon be visiting NYC. A great Rolling Stones exhibit with photos never seen in the US before, a mash-up of the many different versions of A Christmas Carol, and Michael Feinstein discussion about the Gershwin songbook.

Celebrating Quentin Tarantino's legendary filmmaking, Lionsgate and Miramax are proud to present the TARANTINO XX: 8-Film Collection, arriving on Blu-ray Disc today, November 20th.

The newest teaser for the fourth season of JUSTIFIED is only 15 seconds long - but it serves as an announcement that the show will be back on FX in January 2013. Check it out below!

Lionsgate and Miramax have announced the TARANTINO XX: 8-Film Collection, coming to Blu-ray on November 20th. Check out the official trailer below!

Comedian Pat Oswalt, of Caprica, Dollhouse, and sitcom fame, is set for a recurring character arc on season 4 of JUSTIFIED.

Celebrating Quentin Tarantino's legendary filmmaking, Lionsgate and Miramax are proud to present the TARANTINO XX: 8-Film Collection, arriving on Blu-ray Disc November 20th.

Hyde Park-Image Nation, Troika Pictures and Merced Media Partners have announced that they will finance and produce the thriller CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. The film, to be directed by Elizabeth Allen ("Ramona and Beezus," "Aquamarine"), was written by Chris Frisina and will star Isabel Lucas ("Transformer 2," "Immortals").

OK101 Ltd, Fantawild Film Industry Investment Inc., Asia Entertainment Media Ltd., National Film Capital and Hyde Park International have greenlit director Kirk Wong's martial arts action thriller SIX, which was written by Li Feng ("Hero"), Eric Martinez ("Beyond the Mat") and Doug Brode. OK101, Fantawild, Asia Entertainment Media and National Film Capital are co-producing while Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park International (HPI) will executive produce and handle worldwide sales, excluding Greater China.

Coming off a successful Cannes Film Market, Hyde Park International has announced a new executive structure with the hiring of Eric Christenson as President, overseeing the international division for Chairman and CEO Ashok Amritraj's Los Angeles-based operation.

Julia Stiles stars in a new series, BLUE which is premiering now on the YouTube Channel, WIGS (www.youtube.com/wigs). In the series, Stiles stars as the title character, a single mom trying to protect her son from the consequences of her secret career.

On the heels of their 2011 Best Production Awards sweep for Small Engine Repair (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, Ovation, and Garland Awards), Rogue Machine have announcesd the first production of their new season. Seen for the first time on the West Coast, Mark Roberts' Where The Great Ones Run, includes an award winning cast of actors led by Jeff Kober from tonight, May 26 at Rogue Machine, 5041 Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90019.

Jennifer Garner and Alfred Molina star in SERENA, a short film written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, a co-founder of WIGS along with Jon Avnet and Jake Avnet. Garner plays Serena, a woman who makes a series of shocking confessions to her Priest (Molina).

Today, award-winning filmmakers Jon Avnet ('Black Swan,' 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' 'Risky Business') and Rodrigo Garcia ('Albert Nobbs,' 'In Treatment,' 'Mother and Child') launch 'Jan,' the first WIGS series from a comprehensive slate of new, original programming.The digital channel's premiere series, 'Jan,' is written and directed by Jon Avnet. The series stars Caitlin Gerard ('The Social Network'), Virginia Madsen ('Sideways'), Stephen Moyer ('True Blood'), along with Alexandra Holden ('Friday Night Lights'), Jaime Murray ('Dexter,' 'Spartacus'), Kyle Gallner ('A Nightmare on Elm Street'), Iddo Goldberg ('Diary of a Call Girl,' 'Uprising'), Laura Spencer, Dorothy Davis, Allison McAtee, Andrea De Oliveira, John Ales, and Cass Castelow. Watch the first episode below!

On the heels of their 2011 Best Production Awards sweep for Small Engine Repair (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, Ovation, and Garland Awards), Rogue Machine have announcesd the first production of their new season. Seen for the first time on the West Coast, Mark Roberts' Where The Great Ones Run, will include an award winning cast of actors led by Jeff Kober from May 26 at Rogue Machine, 5041 Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90019.

FX has ordered 13 episodes for season four of its Emmy(R) Award-winning hit drama series Justified, announced Nick Grad, FX Executive Vice President of Original Programming. Six all new episodes remain in season three, airing Tuesdays at 10 PM ET/PT, with the third season finale airing April 10.

According to EW.com, Emmy Award winner Ty Burrell has signed on to 'The Switch' film. He will join John Hawkes and Yaslin Bey in this 'Jackie Brown' prequel written and directed by Dan Schechter.

Tickets are on sale now for George V. Higgins' The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Stickball Productions' world premiere stage adaptation of the quintessential Boston crime novel.

The gun-slinging action continues when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases JUSTIFIED: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray and DVD January 3rd. Timothy Olyphant serves up his own brand of justice as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, in the critically acclaimed FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television series on FX, based on the short story 'Fire in the Hole' by crime novelist Elmore Leonard and developed for television by Graham Yost.

The gun-slinging action continues when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases JUSTIFIED: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray and DVD January 3rd. Timothy Olyphant serves up his own brand of justice as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, in the critically acclaimed FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television series on FX, based on the short story 'Fire in the Hole' by crime novelist Elmore Leonard and developed for television by Graham Yost.