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Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […] -
The Adjustment Bureau – featurette
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsI wasn’t particularly impressed by the early trailers, even knowing the movie is based on a Philip K. Dick story (as were movies such as Blade Runner, Screamers, Minority Report and Total Recall), […] -
Detective K – trailer
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsBased on the novel by Kim Tak-hwan, Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow looks kind of like Sherlock Holmes meets Jackie Chan, Korean style. Who can resist that? Film Description: […] -
Red Riding Hood – trailer
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsAn unabashed Twilight rip-off, but it’s fun to see Gary Oldman have such a great time chewing the scenery. -
Game of Thrones – latest trailer
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe Iron Throne is finally revealed – and wow does that look like one seriously uncomfortable chair… -
Walden Media acquires Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper
Posted on January 14, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Walden Media has acquired the rights to Michael Reisman’s Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper, and hired Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys, Aliens in the Attic) to write the […] -
IFC brings Brighton Rock to US market
Posted on January 14, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – An adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic 1939 novel is heading for U.S. theaters, courtesy of IFC Films. IFC has acquired the U.S. rights to Rowan Joffe’s directing […] -
BBC One’s novel programming: Charles Dickens, Jennifer Worth
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsFrom The BBC – For those of us who have a weakness for BBC period drama, next season is shaping up quite nicely. BBC One is continuing the BBC’s grand […] -
Shane Black to direct Death Note
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Warner Brothers has tapped Shane Black (best known for writing the Lethal Weapon movies, Black made his directorial debut with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang) to direct a U.S. […] -
Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood to star in Treasure Island
Posted on January 11, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Collide – Sky TV is on a buccaneer rampage. First they backed the ambitious Neverland miniseries – which includes the lovely Anna Friel playing pirate Elizabeth Bonny – and […]
![Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter From THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Girls-Like-Us-115x115.jpg)
![The Adjustment Bureau – featurette I wasn’t particularly impressed by the early trailers, even knowing the movie is based on a Philip K. Dick story (as were movies such as Blade Runner, Screamers, Minority Report and Total Recall), […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Adjustment-Bureau-poster-115x115.jpg)
![Detective K – trailer Based on the novel by Kim Tak-hwan, Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow looks kind of like Sherlock Holmes meets Jackie Chan, Korean style. Who can resist that? Film Description: […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Detective-K-115x115.jpg)


![Walden Media acquires Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper From DHD – Walden Media has acquired the rights to Michael Reisman’s Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper, and hired Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys, Aliens in the Attic) to write the […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Simon-Bloom-2-115x115.jpg)
![IFC brings Brighton Rock to US market From DHD – An adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic 1939 novel is heading for U.S. theaters, courtesy of IFC Films. IFC has acquired the U.S. rights to Rowan Joffe’s directing […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brighton-Rock-2-115x115.jpg)
![BBC One’s novel programming: Charles Dickens, Jennifer Worth From The BBC – For those of us who have a weakness for BBC period drama, next season is shaping up quite nicely. BBC One is continuing the BBC’s grand […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BBC-One-duo-115x115.jpg)
![Shane Black to direct Death Note From DHD – Warner Brothers has tapped Shane Black (best known for writing the Lethal Weapon movies, Black made his directorial debut with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang) to direct a U.S. […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Death-Note-2-115x115.jpg)
![Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood to star in Treasure Island From Collide – Sky TV is on a buccaneer rampage. First they backed the ambitious Neverland miniseries – which includes the lovely Anna Friel playing pirate Elizabeth Bonny – and […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Treasure-Island-115x115.jpg)





