Bob Iger and top execs stressed a commitment to quality over quantity as the studio’s film slate has had a bumpy ride, talked up parks and ESPN and looked at the future of its television business at an anticipated all-hands-on-deck town hall today, one year after the Disney CEO returned to the helm.
“I spent the year with the team fixing a lot of things,” Iger said. “But I feel that we’ve just emerged from a period of a lot of fixing to one of building again and I can tell you building is a lot more fun than fixing.”
“in assessing some of our performance, recently, one of the reasons I believe it’s fallen off a bit is that we were making too much,” Iger said. “I think when it comes to creativity, quality is critical, of course, and quantity in many ways can destroy quality.
“I spent the year with the team fixing a lot of things,” Iger said. “But I feel that we’ve just emerged from a period of a lot of fixing to one of building again and I can tell you building is a lot more fun than fixing.”
“in assessing some of our performance, recently, one of the reasons I believe it’s fallen off a bit is that we were making too much,” Iger said. “I think when it comes to creativity, quality is critical, of course, and quantity in many ways can destroy quality.
- 11/28/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith, Anthony D'Alessandro and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In the same week that Disney Parks & Resorts boss Josh D’Amaro announced the company was abandoning a new $1 billion employee campus in Orlando, the president of Disneyland Resort Ken Potrock hosted an OCForum meeting with local business and political leaders in Anaheim to discuss DisneylandForward, the company’s 30-year plan for expansion and innovation in the area.
While DisneylandForward was first introduced in 2021, this week Potrock and other Disney executives revealed new details about the project, including a Disney-sponsored economic study from Cal State Fullerton estimating that, for every $1 billion Disney invests to update and renovate the resort, more than 4,000 jobs and $1.1 billion in economic output would be generated during the four-year construction period. Thereafter, according to the Los Angeles Times, that investment will generate $253 million annually in economic output, $15 million in tax revenue and 2,292 jobs.
(City of Anaheim)
The OCForum presentation was an opportunity for Disney brass to hold...
While DisneylandForward was first introduced in 2021, this week Potrock and other Disney executives revealed new details about the project, including a Disney-sponsored economic study from Cal State Fullerton estimating that, for every $1 billion Disney invests to update and renovate the resort, more than 4,000 jobs and $1.1 billion in economic output would be generated during the four-year construction period. Thereafter, according to the Los Angeles Times, that investment will generate $253 million annually in economic output, $15 million in tax revenue and 2,292 jobs.
(City of Anaheim)
The OCForum presentation was an opportunity for Disney brass to hold...
- 5/20/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Topic, the U.S. streaming service from First Look Media, and Non-Stop Production, the Russian film studio behind Oscar nominated “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” will jointly produce “Frozen Land,” an eight-part limited series exploring the story of real-life Russian serial killer Dmitry Lebed, who terrorized a provincial Russian town from 2012 to 2017. It will be the first Russian series ever to be co-produced with a U.S. company, according to Non-Stop.
The show will be based on the Holod Media feature article “Road to Askiz,” written by Taisiia Bekbulatova (pictured left), and will be directed by Valeria Gai Germanika (pictured right), one of the most well-known and respected directors in Russia.
The drama centers on the injustices of the criminal justice system in Russia. For years, women of Abakan were forced to suffer in silence while the local police refused to investigate their claims of rape and brutal abuse. “Frozen Land” tells...
The show will be based on the Holod Media feature article “Road to Askiz,” written by Taisiia Bekbulatova (pictured left), and will be directed by Valeria Gai Germanika (pictured right), one of the most well-known and respected directors in Russia.
The drama centers on the injustices of the criminal justice system in Russia. For years, women of Abakan were forced to suffer in silence while the local police refused to investigate their claims of rape and brutal abuse. “Frozen Land” tells...
- 11/23/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Twice Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky is to present the Russian crime drama “Frozen Land” at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions at Series Mania (March 25 to April 7), which is an all-digital affair this year. Rodnyansky spoke to Variety about the show.
The eight-part series, written by Sergey Kaluzhanov (pictured right) and directed by Darya Zhuk (pictured left), is based on the real-life reign of terror inflicted by a serial rapist and murderer in Khakassia, a remote region in Siberia, Russia.
An important element of the story is the indifference shown by the police to the first rape victims, before the rapist becomes a murderer. However, the main protagonist isn’t a policeman, a victim or the killer, but his girlfriend, Stella, a single mother.
“She led a rather ordinary and bleak life before meeting Dmitry Lebed, the serial killer at the center of ‘Frozen Land,’ whom she sees as the love of her life.
The eight-part series, written by Sergey Kaluzhanov (pictured right) and directed by Darya Zhuk (pictured left), is based on the real-life reign of terror inflicted by a serial rapist and murderer in Khakassia, a remote region in Siberia, Russia.
An important element of the story is the indifference shown by the police to the first rape victims, before the rapist becomes a murderer. However, the main protagonist isn’t a policeman, a victim or the killer, but his girlfriend, Stella, a single mother.
“She led a rather ordinary and bleak life before meeting Dmitry Lebed, the serial killer at the center of ‘Frozen Land,’ whom she sees as the love of her life.
- 3/25/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Streaming online via video presentations from March 25, Series Mania’s experimental Digital Forum will make or break on the quality of its centerpiece, its Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. This year’s lineup, at least on paper, looks particularly strong.
Following, a break-down on the 16 originally selected projects:
“The Abduction of Yossele Shuchmacher” (Israel)
Co-created and to be directed by celebrated Israeli cineaste Eran Riklis, based on a notorious true case in 1961 and co-created by “Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder.-Backed by veteran producer Michael Sharfshtein, the title “blends an intimate, painful drama within a powerful social-political set up, wrapped as a psychological thriller,” says Riklis.
“The Black Lady”
An English-language six-part bio-series led by Brussels-based At-Prod about Madga Goebbels which author Hélène Duchateau describes as a “depressingly modern” miniseries: “Beyond Madga Goebbels’ unique experience, it echoes the growing populist trends in Europe and the processes of radicalization in our time.”
“Casa Girls” (France)
A comedic,...
Following, a break-down on the 16 originally selected projects:
“The Abduction of Yossele Shuchmacher” (Israel)
Co-created and to be directed by celebrated Israeli cineaste Eran Riklis, based on a notorious true case in 1961 and co-created by “Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder.-Backed by veteran producer Michael Sharfshtein, the title “blends an intimate, painful drama within a powerful social-political set up, wrapped as a psychological thriller,” says Riklis.
“The Black Lady”
An English-language six-part bio-series led by Brussels-based At-Prod about Madga Goebbels which author Hélène Duchateau describes as a “depressingly modern” miniseries: “Beyond Madga Goebbels’ unique experience, it echoes the growing populist trends in Europe and the processes of radicalization in our time.”
“Casa Girls” (France)
A comedic,...
- 3/23/2020
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
UK projects are Channel 4’s Adult Material and Sky’s Little Birds.
The line-up for the 2020 edition of Series Mania, which runs March 20-28 in Lille, has been unveiled.
The competition features the world premieres of two UK series’; Channel 4’s Adult Material, created by Lucy Kirkwood and starring Haley Squires; and Sophia Al-Maria’s Little Birds, which is based on the short story by Anais Nin, broadcast on Sky and starring Juno Temple.
Other highlights in the competition include Israel’s biggest budget drama series Valley Of Tears starring Lior Ashkenazi; German Netflix series Unorthodox from Anna Winger,...
The line-up for the 2020 edition of Series Mania, which runs March 20-28 in Lille, has been unveiled.
The competition features the world premieres of two UK series’; Channel 4’s Adult Material, created by Lucy Kirkwood and starring Haley Squires; and Sophia Al-Maria’s Little Birds, which is based on the short story by Anais Nin, broadcast on Sky and starring Juno Temple.
Other highlights in the competition include Israel’s biggest budget drama series Valley Of Tears starring Lior Ashkenazi; German Netflix series Unorthodox from Anna Winger,...
- 2/19/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
The pilot for the planned “Dark Tower” series adaptation currently in the works at Amazon has cast two lead roles.
Sources say that Jasper Pääkkönen and Sam Strike have both been cast in the pilot, which is based on the Stephen King book series of the same name. Strike will play Roland Deschain, also known as The Gunslinger, while Pääkkönen is believed to be playing The Man in Black, also known as Marten Broadcloak and Randall Flagg. The series is said to tell the story of how Roland became a gunslinger and his first encounter with the villainous Man in Black.
Amazon declined to comment.
Strike most recently starred in the Syfy series “Nightflyers,” based on the George R.R. Martin novella. His other recent credits include “Mindhunter,” “Timeless,” and “EastEnders.” He will also appear in HBO’s upcoming miniseries “Chernobyl.”
Pääkkönen recently starred in Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning film “BlacKkKlansman...
Sources say that Jasper Pääkkönen and Sam Strike have both been cast in the pilot, which is based on the Stephen King book series of the same name. Strike will play Roland Deschain, also known as The Gunslinger, while Pääkkönen is believed to be playing The Man in Black, also known as Marten Broadcloak and Randall Flagg. The series is said to tell the story of how Roland became a gunslinger and his first encounter with the villainous Man in Black.
Amazon declined to comment.
Strike most recently starred in the Syfy series “Nightflyers,” based on the George R.R. Martin novella. His other recent credits include “Mindhunter,” “Timeless,” and “EastEnders.” He will also appear in HBO’s upcoming miniseries “Chernobyl.”
Pääkkönen recently starred in Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning film “BlacKkKlansman...
- 3/21/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emmanuelle Guilbart and Laurent Boissel’s up-and-coming Paris-based company About Premium Content is joining forces with Finish production company Mogul Movies to develop “Isolated,” a high-concept fantasy thriller series set in a remote island.
“Isolated” unfolds in a peaceful island plagued by a strange phenomenon which cuts the power and prevents the inhabitants from leaving. Meanwhile, a survivor of the Ms Estonia, a passenger ship that sank more than 24 years ago, washes ashore. Faced with those extraordinary events, the islanders quickly descend into paranoia and start fighting to gain control of local resources.
The 8-part series, now is development, is based on an original idea by Markos Annala, Lassi Vierikko and Petja Lähde, who co-wrote “Fingerpori,” a comedy about a fictional town and its uncommon people. Jari Olavi Rantala, a popular Finnish screenwriter who won the Jussi prize for “Frozen Land” in 2005 and is a frequent collaborator of director Aku Louhimies,...
“Isolated” unfolds in a peaceful island plagued by a strange phenomenon which cuts the power and prevents the inhabitants from leaving. Meanwhile, a survivor of the Ms Estonia, a passenger ship that sank more than 24 years ago, washes ashore. Faced with those extraordinary events, the islanders quickly descend into paranoia and start fighting to gain control of local resources.
The 8-part series, now is development, is based on an original idea by Markos Annala, Lassi Vierikko and Petja Lähde, who co-wrote “Fingerpori,” a comedy about a fictional town and its uncommon people. Jari Olavi Rantala, a popular Finnish screenwriter who won the Jussi prize for “Frozen Land” in 2005 and is a frequent collaborator of director Aku Louhimies,...
- 4/9/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A total of 21 projects are set to be presented at the event, which last year showcased Cannes hit The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Mäki.
The fifth edition of the Finnish Film Affair runs from September 20 -22. The programme will showcase 40 Finnish titles, screening 24 recent releases and presenting a further 21 films as works in progress, 11 of which are currently in production while 10 are in development.
Expectation is high as it was at the Finnish Film Affair works in progress presentations in 2015 that sales agents and buyers got their first look at Aamu Film Compnay´s The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Mäki, directed by Juho Kuosmanen, which won the Un Certain Regard best film prize at this year´s Cannes Film Festival.
A jury will select a Best Pitch from the eleven Works in Progress projects. The following projects will be vying for the prize awarded by a jury comprising Sergei Rakhlin, chair...
The fifth edition of the Finnish Film Affair runs from September 20 -22. The programme will showcase 40 Finnish titles, screening 24 recent releases and presenting a further 21 films as works in progress, 11 of which are currently in production while 10 are in development.
Expectation is high as it was at the Finnish Film Affair works in progress presentations in 2015 that sales agents and buyers got their first look at Aamu Film Compnay´s The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Mäki, directed by Juho Kuosmanen, which won the Un Certain Regard best film prize at this year´s Cannes Film Festival.
A jury will select a Best Pitch from the eleven Works in Progress projects. The following projects will be vying for the prize awarded by a jury comprising Sergei Rakhlin, chair...
- 9/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
Finnish production from Frozen Land director will feature 14,000 extras.
Finnish director Aku Louhimies will start shooting his new epic The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon Sotilas) on June 6, with 80 filming days scheduled.
Sf Film Finland has the theatrical launch slated for October 2017, timed to the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence.
The World War 2 historical-drama tells the story of a platoon of ordinary Finnish soldiers in the battlefield between Finland and the Soviet Union.
The script is adapted from Väinö Linna’s bestselling 1954 novel, and its uncensored version from 2000.
The book, translated into 23 languages, has been filmed twice before as 1955 and 1985 hits.
“The story of The Unknown Soldier is very universal. It’s a gripping portrayal of how a tragedy changes us all,” said Louhimies.
Eero Aho (Tears Of April, 8-Ball) will play Corporal Rokka, Jussi Vatanen (Lapland Odyssey) will play Second Lieutenant Koskela, and Aku Hirviniemi (Finland’s Saturday Night Live) will play Corporal Hietanen.
The production...
Finnish director Aku Louhimies will start shooting his new epic The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon Sotilas) on June 6, with 80 filming days scheduled.
Sf Film Finland has the theatrical launch slated for October 2017, timed to the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence.
The World War 2 historical-drama tells the story of a platoon of ordinary Finnish soldiers in the battlefield between Finland and the Soviet Union.
The script is adapted from Väinö Linna’s bestselling 1954 novel, and its uncensored version from 2000.
The book, translated into 23 languages, has been filmed twice before as 1955 and 1985 hits.
“The story of The Unknown Soldier is very universal. It’s a gripping portrayal of how a tragedy changes us all,” said Louhimies.
Eero Aho (Tears Of April, 8-Ball) will play Corporal Rokka, Jussi Vatanen (Lapland Odyssey) will play Second Lieutenant Koskela, and Aku Hirviniemi (Finland’s Saturday Night Live) will play Corporal Hietanen.
The production...
- 4/18/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Ex-m-15 Spook Richard Armitage and current MI6 agent Naomie Harris are joining forces for Clearance, an East African-set action-drama that will call on their field skills.The story has Armitage’s salty mine clearer and his pregnant wife (Harris) being kidnapped in South Sudan. The pair manage to make their escape, only to find themselves forced to navigate a deadly minefield. Presumably this will be without access to all the usual tools of the trade, unless the kidnappers have happily left them lying around. Which would be incompetent kidnapping.UMedia is shopping the movie around the Cannes film market. “We don’t see many scripts as strong as Clearance: a smart action film, set against an interesting, topical background,” says Peter Rogers, head of the film group. "It’s a tense, thrilling and emotionally hard-hitting story that we think audiences will love.”Behind the camera is Finnish director Aku Louhimies whose Tolstoy adaptation,...
- 5/13/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Umedia boards rights to action-drama set to shoot in South Africa.
The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom actress Naomie Harris are to star in action-drama Clearance, from producers Ryan Haidarian (Vehicle 19), Andrew D Corkin (We Are What We Are), Jesse Fryckman (Sauna), and David Murdoch (1 Star).
The English-language debut of Finnish director Aku Louhimies (Frozen Land), which is being sold in Cannes by Umedia International, tells the story of a hardened mine clearance expert (Armitage) and his pregnant partner (Harris) who are kidnapped in South Sudan and must navigate a vast minefield during their escape.
The script comes from Richard Campling and Svet Rouskov (The Colony), with shoot scheduled for South Africa in November 2015.
Umedia has world rights excluding South Africa and Scandinavia. Forefront Media, Uncorked Productions, Solar Films, and Sinner Films produce.
Armitage is currently filming on the third series of Bryan Fuller’s NBC TV series Hannibal while...
The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom actress Naomie Harris are to star in action-drama Clearance, from producers Ryan Haidarian (Vehicle 19), Andrew D Corkin (We Are What We Are), Jesse Fryckman (Sauna), and David Murdoch (1 Star).
The English-language debut of Finnish director Aku Louhimies (Frozen Land), which is being sold in Cannes by Umedia International, tells the story of a hardened mine clearance expert (Armitage) and his pregnant partner (Harris) who are kidnapped in South Sudan and must navigate a vast minefield during their escape.
The script comes from Richard Campling and Svet Rouskov (The Colony), with shoot scheduled for South Africa in November 2015.
Umedia has world rights excluding South Africa and Scandinavia. Forefront Media, Uncorked Productions, Solar Films, and Sinner Films produce.
Armitage is currently filming on the third series of Bryan Fuller’s NBC TV series Hannibal while...
- 5/13/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Umedia boards rights to action-drama set to shoot in South Africa.
The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom actress Naomi Harris are to star in action-drama Clearance, from producers Ryan Haidarian (Vehicle 19), Andrew D Corkin (We Are What We Are), Jesse Fryckman (Sauna), and David Murdoch (1 Star).
The English-language debut of Finnish director Aku Louhimies (Frozen Land), which is being sold in Cannes by Umedia International, tells the story of a hardened mine clearance expert (Armitage) and his pregnant partner (Harris) who are kidnapped in South Sudan and must navigate a vast minefield during their escape.
The script comes from Richard Campling and Svet Rouskov (The Colony), with shoot scheduled for South Africa in November 2015.
Umedia has world rights excluding South Africa and Scandinavia. Forefront Media, Uncorked Productions, Solar Films, and Sinner Films produce.
Armitage is currently filming on the third series of Bryan Fuller’s NBC TV series Hannibal while...
The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom actress Naomi Harris are to star in action-drama Clearance, from producers Ryan Haidarian (Vehicle 19), Andrew D Corkin (We Are What We Are), Jesse Fryckman (Sauna), and David Murdoch (1 Star).
The English-language debut of Finnish director Aku Louhimies (Frozen Land), which is being sold in Cannes by Umedia International, tells the story of a hardened mine clearance expert (Armitage) and his pregnant partner (Harris) who are kidnapped in South Sudan and must navigate a vast minefield during their escape.
The script comes from Richard Campling and Svet Rouskov (The Colony), with shoot scheduled for South Africa in November 2015.
Umedia has world rights excluding South Africa and Scandinavia. Forefront Media, Uncorked Productions, Solar Films, and Sinner Films produce.
Armitage is currently filming on the third series of Bryan Fuller’s NBC TV series Hannibal while...
- 5/13/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
This edition of Theme Park Bits travels the globe. China, the Middle East and even the Frozen land of Arendelle. Below, read about the following: Sony Pictures has licensed several of their major properties, including Ghostbusters, for a Dubai Theme Park. The Frozen city of Arendelle is now part of the Disneyland ride Storybook Land Canal […]
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- 1/6/2015
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
It can be a tricky thing breaking into the world of heralded animation, but if you can't beat 'em, copy 'em. This seems to be the thought process over at Phase 4 Films, a company currently being called out by Disney over promotion of their latest release Frozen Land. THR reports the official complaint points out that Frozen Land opened less than three weeks ahead of Disney's Frozen, but notably at that time it was called The Legend of Sarila. With that name, this Phase 4 feature barely made a blip at the box office, so time to rebrand, right? Cartoon Brew shows the previous poster, and the new one, which boasts a logo strikingly similar to that of Disney's newest princess venture. Disney is suing over what they (and really anyone with eyes) see to be a blatant mimicking of their brand. Should a judge see their point, this means...
- 12/30/2013
- cinemablend.com
Described as "Band of Brothers" meets "The Walking Dead," War of the Dead is hitting Blu-ray and DVD just after the first of the new year from Entertainment One, and we have all the info you need on the film right here, including a trailer and some stills.
From the Press Release:
The "March of the Undead" continues from Entertainment One, home of all things that shamble with War of the Dead (UK DVD review here), an epic mashup of zombie and war films! In the record books as the most expensive film to ever be shot in Lithuania, it's certain to give you your fix if you're the kinda person who just can't resist a zombie in uniform. Could there be a better film to start off the New Year with?
The film is directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and stars Andrew Tiernan (300; The Pianist; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking...
From the Press Release:
The "March of the Undead" continues from Entertainment One, home of all things that shamble with War of the Dead (UK DVD review here), an epic mashup of zombie and war films! In the record books as the most expensive film to ever be shot in Lithuania, it's certain to give you your fix if you're the kinda person who just can't resist a zombie in uniform. Could there be a better film to start off the New Year with?
The film is directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and stars Andrew Tiernan (300; The Pianist; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking...
- 12/12/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Today in our Indie Beat section, we've got a DVD/Blu-Ray release date for an upcoming zombie flick called War of the Dead. The main catch here being it's set up more as a war film (Band of Brothers style) but with tons of zombies thrown in.
Here at TheMoviePool we like to talk about all aspects of filmmaking and movie news. To that end, we have Indie Beat where we highlight some of the latest news, trailers, and PR releases from the indie filmmaker scene. So if you're an independent filmmaker and want some coverage on our site, be sure to drop us a line at jordan@themoviepool.com .
If a Band of Brothers style drama spiced up with zombies sounds like it's right up your alley, then you're in luck. War of the Dead launches on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 8, 2013, so it's a great way to start of your year.
Here at TheMoviePool we like to talk about all aspects of filmmaking and movie news. To that end, we have Indie Beat where we highlight some of the latest news, trailers, and PR releases from the indie filmmaker scene. So if you're an independent filmmaker and want some coverage on our site, be sure to drop us a line at jordan@themoviepool.com .
If a Band of Brothers style drama spiced up with zombies sounds like it's right up your alley, then you're in luck. War of the Dead launches on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 8, 2013, so it's a great way to start of your year.
- 12/11/2012
- by bogus@nospam.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Today in our Indie Beat section, we've got a DVD/Blu-Ray release date for an upcoming zombie flick called War of the Dead. The main catch here being it's set up more as a war film (Band of Brothers style) but with tons of zombies thrown in.
Here at TheMoviePool we like to talk about all aspects of filmmaking and movie news. To that end, we have Indie Beat where we highlight some of the latest news, trailers, and PR releases from the indie filmmaker scene. So if you're an independent filmmaker and want some coverage on our site, be sure to drop us a line at jordan@themoviepool.com .
If a Band of Brothers style drama spiced up with zombies sounds like it's right up your alley, then you're in luck. War of the Dead launches on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 8, 2013, so it's a great way to start of your year.
Here at TheMoviePool we like to talk about all aspects of filmmaking and movie news. To that end, we have Indie Beat where we highlight some of the latest news, trailers, and PR releases from the indie filmmaker scene. So if you're an independent filmmaker and want some coverage on our site, be sure to drop us a line at jordan@themoviepool.com .
If a Band of Brothers style drama spiced up with zombies sounds like it's right up your alley, then you're in luck. War of the Dead launches on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 8, 2013, so it's a great way to start of your year.
- 12/11/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Watch the trailer for Entertainment One's War of the Dead on Blu-ray and DVD January 8th, 2013. The film stars Andrew Tiernann of 300, The Pianist, Mark Wingett (Snow White and the Huntsman), Mikko Leppilampi (Frozen Land) and Jouko Ahola of Kingdom of Heaven. March 1941. Captain Martin Stone (Andrew Tiernan) is leading a finely-trained platoon of American soldiers on a mission to destroy an enemy bunker, joining forces with an elite platoon of Finnish soldiers led by Captain Niemi (Jouko Ahola) and Lieutenant Laasko (Mikko Leppilampi). Underestimating their enemy’s strength, they are quickly beaten back into the forest. As they try to regroup, they're suddenly attacked by the same soldiers they had just killed a few minutes earlier. Forced to flee deeper into Russian territory, they discover one of war’s most terrifying secrets and realize that they have woken up an enemy far deadlier than ever before imagined.
- 12/11/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer for Entertainment One's War of the Dead on Blu-ray and DVD January 8th, 2013. The film stars Andrew Tiernann of 300, The Pianist, Mark Wingett (Snow White and the Huntsman), Mikko Leppilampi (Frozen Land) and Jouko Ahola of Kingdom of Heaven. March 1941. Captain Martin Stone (Andrew Tiernan) is leading a finely-trained platoon of American soldiers on a mission to destroy an enemy bunker, joining forces with an elite platoon of Finnish soldiers led by Captain Niemi (Jouko Ahola) and Lieutenant Laasko (Mikko Leppilampi). Underestimating their enemy’s strength, they are quickly beaten back into the forest. As they try to regroup, they're suddenly attacked by the same soldiers they had just killed a few minutes earlier. Forced to flee deeper into Russian territory, they discover one of war’s most terrifying secrets and realize that they have woken up an enemy far deadlier than ever before imagined.
- 12/11/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Cannes Cinefondation will screen 13 student short films in the 63rd edition of the Festival de Cannes. The Selection includes short and medium-length films chosen from 1600 entries submitted by film schools from all over the World. The Cinefondation was created in 1998 to support the next generation of international filmmakers.
The complete lineup is:
Cooked by Jens Blank (Nfts, UK)
The Fifth Column (Hinkerort Zorasune) by Vatche Boulghourjian (Nyu, Us)
Anywhere Out of the World (Coucou-Les-Nuages) by Vincent Cardona (La Femis, France)
Iceland (Ijsland) by Gilles Coulier (University of Sint-Lukas, Belgium)
Frozen Land by Kim Tae-yong (University of Sejong, South Korea)
I Already Am Everything I Want to Have (Ja Vec Jesam Sve Ono Sto Zelim Da Imam) by Dane Komljen (Fdu, Serbia)
The Painting Sellers (Taulukauppiaat) by Juho Kuosmanen (University of Aalto, Finland)
The Minutes, The Hours (Los Minutos, Las Horas) by Janaína Marques Ribeiro (Eictv, Cuba)
Miramare (Alu, Croatia) by...
The complete lineup is:
Cooked by Jens Blank (Nfts, UK)
The Fifth Column (Hinkerort Zorasune) by Vatche Boulghourjian (Nyu, Us)
Anywhere Out of the World (Coucou-Les-Nuages) by Vincent Cardona (La Femis, France)
Iceland (Ijsland) by Gilles Coulier (University of Sint-Lukas, Belgium)
Frozen Land by Kim Tae-yong (University of Sejong, South Korea)
I Already Am Everything I Want to Have (Ja Vec Jesam Sve Ono Sto Zelim Da Imam) by Dane Komljen (Fdu, Serbia)
The Painting Sellers (Taulukauppiaat) by Juho Kuosmanen (University of Aalto, Finland)
The Minutes, The Hours (Los Minutos, Las Horas) by Janaína Marques Ribeiro (Eictv, Cuba)
Miramare (Alu, Croatia) by...
- 4/21/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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