Red Carpet
Iron Man 2 Red Carpet
Movie Photo Gallery has been updated with more than 100 new photos from Hollywood Premiere Of Iron Man 2 at the El Capitan Theatre.
All the stars of the film were there, including Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Mickey Rourke and Don Cheadle. Besides the film’s stars, Sylvester Stallone, Erin Lucas, and Adrien Brody showed up at the El Capitan Theatre.
British Independent Film Awards Winners
The winners of the 11th British Independent Film Awards have been announced on Sunday, November 30, 2008 which were handed in London.
“Nominations and award winners prove that filmmaking in Britain is alive and well”, says Elliot Grove, the founder of Raindance and the British Independent Film Awards.
“Slumdog Millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting”) and Steve McQueen’s “Hunger” both won three honors at the BIFA.
“Slumdog Millionaire” won the top two awards – Best British Independent Film and Best Director.
“Australia” Premieres in New York
Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman hit the red carpet in New York for the premiere of their epic movie “Australia” on Monday, November 24.
Kidman, 41, looked glamourous in a sequinned gold and black dress when she arrived with her husband, country singer Keith Urban, also 41. But she was booed by waiting crowds when she shunned interviews and instead rushed inside the Ziegfeld Theatre.
TWILIGHT Premiere And Reviews
For many of “Twilight” fans, the long-awaited premiere of “Twilight” is the biggest event of the year, of course. With nearly 2,000 shows already sold out, Summit Entertainment‘s teen vampire romance “Twilight” is looking more like a studio blockbuster than some of the blockbusters.
“Australia” Reviews
Some early reviews have criticised the length of the “Australia.” At the media conference, Baz Luhrmann said he didn’t expect everyone to like it but was hoping it would become a classic.
“It is between the film and the audience,” he said of the reviews at the press conference, describing the film as an epic in the style of ‘Out of Africa’ or ‘Gone with the Wind.’ I wanted to make a film that everyone could go and see.”
Nicole Kidman said the film’s release should be reason for the whole country to celebrate: “This is a celebration for me and hopefully for this country, she said, It’s not meant to be the second coming, but it is meant to be let’s have fun and enjoy it.”
BOLT Premiere, Los Angeles
Disney star Miley Cyrus, John Travolta and Billy Ray Cyrus hit the red carpet at the premiere of their animated film “Bolt” from Walt Disney Animation Studios in Hollywood.
For Bolt (voiced by John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue, at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet, a cross-country journey through the real world.
“Quantum of Solace” World Premiere
“Quantum of Solace,” 22nd James Bond movie, debuted in Britain broke a UK record for an opening day taking $8 million distributor Columbia Pictures said. makes “Quantum Of Solace” the biggest Friday opening of all time in the UK.
Previous Friday best was “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” earning $6.5 million in 2005. Bond 21st – “Casino Royale” did $4.7 million on its opening Friday (2006). “Casino Royale,” was a huge box office success with a global haul of $594 million.
“The Duchess” London Premiere
Keira Knightley faces life as “The Duchess” premiering at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square on Wednesday, September 3 2008.
“The Duchess” is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules – and paid the price.
Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes head an international cast that also includes Dominic Cooper as the abolitionist Charles Grey, the Duchess’s favorite lover, Haley Atwell as the Duchess’s alluring best friend and rival, Lady Elizabeth “Bess” Spencer; and Charlotte Rampling as the Duchess’s mother, the Lady Spencer. Continue Reading…
Venice 2008 – “The Burning Plain”
“The Burning Plain” is a drama that explores the mysterious connection between several characters separated by time and space: Mariana (Jennifer Lawrence), a 16-year-old girl trying to put together the shattered lives of her parents in a Mexican border town; Sylvia (Charlize Theron), a woman in Portland who must undertake an emotional odyssey to burnish a sin from her past; Gina, Sylvia’s mother (Kim Basinger) and Nick (Joaquim de Almeida), a couple who must deal with an intense and clandestine affair; and Maria (Tessa Ia), a young girl who helps her parents find redemption, forgiveness and love.
The film is the first of five U.S. entries to appear in the main competition at the Venice Film Festival.
