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‘Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theatres in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.‘

That is the boilerplate pitch for The Muppets Most Wanted. Verbatim. If you think that sounds like it’ll be fun to watch, can you imagine being on set for a day watching the film actually being made? Well imagine no more…

It was Monday 5th March 2013 and a significant portion of...

The Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that Christoph Waltz and Father Rick Frechette will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, as well as the nominees for the "Hollywood World Awards" -- Bright Star (UK/Australia), directed by Jane Campion, I Am Love (Italy), directed by Luca Guadagnino, Lourdes (France/Austria), directed by Jessica Hausner, A Prophet (France), directed by Jacques Audiard, and The White Ribbon (Germany/Austria), directed by Michael Haneke.

Actor Christoph Waltz will receive the "Hollywood Supporting Actor Award" for his incredible performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and Father Rick Frechette will be honored with the "Hollywood Humanitarian Award."

The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival.

Frankfurt, Germany -- "Hotel Lux," a screwball comedy set in Nazi era Germany starring local boxoffice champ Michael "Bully" Herbig, has picked up €500,000 ($745,000) in funding from Bavaria film fund, the Fff.

Herbig plays a Berlin cabaret performer circa 1938 whose onstage Hilter parody gets him in trouble with the Nazi authorities. He flees to Russia and the legendary Hotel Lux, but the locals mistake him for Hitler's astrologist. Comedy veteran Leander Haussmann ("Berlin Blues") directs.

The Fff also put up €350,000 ($521,000) towards Mike Barker's TV two-parter "Moby Dick" starring William Hurt as Captain Ahab in a new hunt for the white whale. Herbert Kloiber's Tele Munchen Group is producing for Rtl in Germany and Austria's Orf.