‘Battle in Seattle’ Domestic Trailer and Photos
Largely successful fictionalization of the peaceful-turned-violent grassroots protest at the 1999 WTO conference.
Stuart Townsend’s “Battle in Seattle” domestic trailer has been unveiled. The film’s impressive cast is comprised of Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Andre Benjamin, Michelle Rodriguez, Ray Liotta, Joshua Jackson and Channing Tatum.
Based on one of the most incendiary political uprisings in a generation, Battle in Seattle takes an in-depth look at the five days that rocked the world in 1999 as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO). What began as a peaceful protest intended to stop the WTO talks quickly escalated into a full-scale riot and eventual State of Emergency that squared off peaceful and unarmed protestors against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.
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‘Seven Pounds’ First Look
Will Smith was out and about looking more Fresh Prince than Independence Day filming a crowd scene for his newest, Seven Pounds.Here’s what we know about the flick:
Ben (Will Smith) is an IRS agent who is deeply depressed after the death of his wife, and guilt-ridden for mistakes from his past. He decides to kill himself, but to also help seven struggling individuals before doing so. When he meets Emily (Rosario Dawson), a beautiful woman with an heart condition, he falls in love with her, complicating his plans of suicide. Woody Harrelson also appears as a blind pianist who befriends Ben.
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Wesley Snipes Jailed For Three Years
Wesley Snipes, the Hollywood action star (Blade, 7 Seconds, Demolition Man, The Marskaman…), has been sentenced to the maximum three-year sentence for not filing tax returns.Prosecutors had requested the sentence, one year for each of Snipes’s convictions, saying the star of Blade and Demolition Man had “engaged a campaign of criminal tax conduct, combining brazen defiance with insidious concealment”, telling the US District Court in Florida he failed to pay at least $2.7 million in taxes.
Snipes, 45, offered more than 25 letters from family members, friends and even fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Oscar winner Denzel Washington, attesting to his good character.
They argued he should get only probation, because all three convictions were misdemeanours and the actor had no previous criminal record.
But Judge William Terrell Hodges said Snipes exhibited a “history of contempt over a period of time” for US tax laws.
“In my mind these are serious crimes, albeit misdemeanors,” Judge Hodges said.
Snipes apologised while reading from a written statement for his “costly mistakes”, but never mentioned the word taxes.
“I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance,” Snipes said, adding that he was “well-intentioned, but miseducated”.
His wealth and celebrity attracted “wolves and jackals like flies are attracted to meat”.
Snipes was acquitted in February of five additional charges, including felony tax fraud and conspiracy. But his co-defendants, Douglas P. Rosile and Eddie Ray Kahn, were found guilty and sentenced to 54 months and 10 years respectively. Read the rest of this entry
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Demi Moore at Work on Two New Films
Demi Moore is going to be one busy actress with two starring roles back-to-back.Moore has signed to star with Parker Posey for the indie film Happy Tears from director Mitchell Lichtenstein (who brought Teeth to the screen) and then will team up with Woody Harrelson again for Snoot Entertainment’s indie project Bunraku, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Written and to be directed by Lichtenstein, Happy Tears is the story about a woman (Posey) who is prone to self-aggrandizement. She returns to her Wisconsin home and has to deal with a bitter sister and her father who has a rare type of dementia. Moore has signed to play the sister who is tired of dealing with the father.
The film is produced by Joyce Pierpoline through Pierpoline Prods., and is set to start filming this month with locations in Philadelphia.
Written and to be directed by Guy Moshe, Bunraku is the story of a man (Josh Hartnett) seeking revenge, but finds he is in for an even bigger struggle than he thought. The movie is blend of genres (such as comics, video games, and even puppets) and has a similar feel to Sin City.
Moore has signed to play an enslaved concubine of a warlord and Harrelson is returning to familiar ground by playing a bartender.
The film is being produced by Snoot’s Keith Calder and Jessica Wu; Picturesque Films‘ Nava Levin, and Ram Bergman. Shooting is scheduled to have locations in Europe.
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