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‘Pulp Fiction’ screenwriter Roger Avary arrested
Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence after a Ventura County car crash that killed a man and injured Avary’s wife, authorities said.
Avary, 42, was the driver in the single-car collision shortly after midnight in Ojai, said Captain Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Killed in the accident was Andreas Zini, 34, a resident of Italy who was apparently visiting the couple. Firefighters cut Zini from the car with Jaws of Life and he died several hours later at Ventura County Medical Center.
Avary’s wife Gretchen, 40, was ejected from the car and found in the road by deputies, Bonfiglio said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.
Avary was booked but later released on $50,000 bail, Bonfiglio said. He did not know whether Avary has hired an attorney.
Avary won an Academy Award along with Quentin Tarantino for writing “Pulp Fiction,” and was also a co-writer of the recent epic “Beowulf.” He and his wife live in Ojai, a popular artists’ colony and tourist destination 14 miles north of Ventura.
Golden Globe Awards winners
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Winner: “Ratatouille”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Winner: Cate Blanchett “I’m Not There”
MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Winner: “Atonement”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Winner: Julie Christie “Away from Her”
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‘Cloverfield’ – New Still
Paramount sent over this new image from ‘Cloverfield’ describing it as ‘The Sexier Side of Cloverfied’.
Odette Yustman (Beth)
ACE have announced 10 feature film nominations
American Cinema Editors have announced 10 feature film nominations for the 58th annual ACE Eddie Awards, set for Feb. 16 at the Beverly Hilton, reports ’The Hollywood Reporter’. Among the nominees is Pixar’s Darren Holmes for ’Ratatouille’
The other NOMINEES FOR 58TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS:
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
The Bourne Ultimatum
Christopher Rouse, A.C.E.
Into the Wild
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E.
Michael Clayton
John Gilroy, A.C.E.
No Country for Old Men
Roderick Jaynes
There Will Be Blood
Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
Hairspray
Michael Tronick, A.C.E.
Juno
Dana E. Glauberman
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
Craig Wood & Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E.
Ratatouille
Darren Holmes, A.C.E.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
‘Toy Story 3’ From Pixar Animation Studios
It’s always a good time for news from the Pixar team.
‘Toy Story 3’ is going to be directed by Lee Unkrich (‘Toy Story 2’ co-director with John Lasseter).
‘Lee was part of the original creative team. I didn’t let go of the reins.’ said John Lasseter.
The screenplay is being written by Michael Arndt (the Oscar winning writer of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’).
And, of course, what Toy Story movie would be without Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.They are returning to do the voices of Woody the Cowboy and Buzz.
As far as ‘Toy Story 3’ goes, be patient. It’s not due in theaters until 2010, OK, on
Nov 30th 2009. 
WGA Strike Bumping Films’ Scheduled Release
Sony will push back production of ‘Angels & Demons’ due to the strike, bumping the film’s scheduled release from 2008 to early summer 2009.
Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said that while the filmmakers and the studio felt that the screenplay turned in by Akiva Goldsman was ‘very strong, we do not believe it is the fully-realized production draft required of this ambitious project’.
There is no new start date for the movie, which was supposed to go into production in February, but the studio has now scheduled May 15th , 2009 for its release. Elzer added that Sony doesn’t expect any of its other 2008 films, including ‘Bond 22’, ‘Step Brothers’, ‘Hancock’ and ‘Don’t Mess with the Zohan’, to be affected.
Elijah Wood Hopes For The Return Of Frodo
MTV Movies Blog recently spoke with Elijah Wood about the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit.
Wood stated about his conversation with Peter Jackson, “I haven’t spoken to him directly about it [but] I’ve e-mailed him, and as far as I know the two films that they’re doing, one will be The Hobbit and another will take place between the 60 years that happened between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.”
Wood is excited at the possibility of coming back, “If I’m asked to go back and revisit that character and it makes sense, I would love to. I would absolutely love to. Nothing was really written with Frodo involved in it. That was sort of an ancillary tale outside of Lord of the Rings. I can’t imagine that they [Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens] would write great reams of information regarding my character. But if he [Frodo] should show up, it would actually be the perfect way to revisit because it could be small enough that I could go back and have a nice sort of reunion with the memories that I have of the experience.”
Wood is more excited about the film as a fan than a potential cast member, “It’s a great triumph [that Peter is involved.] I think that’s really important that the same team that worked on the [earlier] films [work on "The Hobbit"], the same effects team, that it be shot in New Zealand. I think that it’s important that Ian McKellen is cast as Gandalf, just so that there’s a synergy between the films. I think people want it to exist in the same world. So at least now we are assured that it will be done through that same lens, which is great. It’s exciting.”
The Hobbit will open in 2010.
