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Catherine Hardwicke Turned Down For Job Because of Gender
February 9, 2011
Catherine Hardwicke has the upcoming Red Riding Hood hitting screens next month, but apparently she couldn’t even make a pitch for another movie because she is a woman. Moviefone has not only Catherine’s quote, but an analysis of the situation.
“…it’s Catherine Hardwicke, who’s revealed that she was blocked from pitching to direct ‘The Fighter’ because she’s a woman.
Hardwicke told The Wrap last week: “I couldn’t get an interview even though my last movie made $400 million. I was told it had to be directed by a man — am I crazy? It’s about action, it’s about boxing, so a man has to direct it … But they’ll let a man direct ‘Sex in the City’ or any girly movie you’ve ever heard of.”
It would be quite easy to immediately jump on that particular $400 million movie. ‘Twilight’ isn’t the sort of fare that will give anyone a lot of clout at the bargaining tables outside of teen romance. The rabid fandom that led to the series’ success, and the subject matter and treatment at hand are quite narrow in focus. It might seem like a stretch for the woman known for only tackling youth-based subjects to get a drama about an adult male boxer and his brother.
But to do so ignores two key points.
One: Hollywood has always allowed fro surprising choices.
Two: Hardwicke didn’t say she was refused because of her past work.”
See the rest on Moviefone’s Cinematical
Cameron Bright Talks to Jim Brown About the Breaking Dawn Experience
February 8, 2011
Thank you to Cameron for “getting it”! See Jim Brown’s blog here.
Via TTOBR
Reelz Channel: Top Ten Movie Franchises
February 8, 2011
Reelz Channel has a poll up to determine the top ten movie franchises of all time.
Head over to Reelz Channel and get Twilight up in the chart!
Peter Facinelli Pens Another Script
February 8, 2011
Peter Facinelli wrote the upcoming Hallmark Channel film Accidentally in Love, that co-stars his wife, Jennie Garth. Well, there is now word that Peter has penned another script. According to Shadow and Act:
“Today comes news that Mr Franklin will next direct a film called El Chico Blanco, which centers on a white outcast in “the barrio” who overcomes racial tension to become head of a notorious crime family.
Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga co-star), wrote the script, and will also star in the film.
“The volatile drug world of El Chico Blanco has themes of temptation and corruption that have intrigued me for some time now… I look forward to collaborating with Peter and Titan to bring this riveting story to life,” said Carl Franklin.”
See more on Shadow and Act.
New Moon Among the Most Downloaded on ITunes
February 8, 2011
As you can tell from article about Blockbuster filing for bankruptcy protection, things aren’t going so well for the video store industry. People are getting movies either right in their homes via Video on Demand (VOD) or just by downloading. According to the LA Times:
“Although there are no industrywide charts for digital downloads, Apple reported in December that the most popular movies of the year on iTunes were, in order, “The Hurt Locker,” “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “Iron Man 2” and “Zombieland,” according to CNET News.”
See more on the LA Times.
Carter Burwell Writing Renesmee’s Luluby for Breaking Dawn
February 5, 2011
Carter Burwell the composer for Twilight was announced awhile ago as returning in that role for Breaking Dawn. Amanda Bell, the Twilight Examiner, confirmed that the Carter Burwell twitter was legit. It is now locked. However before it was looked it tweeted the following exciting news.
TY to DarkAngelWolf2 on Twitter who screen capped the now invisible item for us!
Not sure why he locked the Twitter, kind of late to lock the barn door once the horse got out!
Follow along with Pel at the San Fran TwiTour!
February 4, 2011
Pel has managed to escape the snow by heading to the west coast for the Official Twilight Convention in San Francisco. You can follow along on Twitter as she gives us the details for all the guests. Today will have Q and A’s from Kiowa Gordon and Tinsel Korey with Bronson Pelletier, Booboo Stewart, Gil Birmingham, Tyson Houseman, Jodelle Ferland filling out the rest of the weekend.
Fan Encounter With Breaking Dawn Cast in Baton Rogue
February 4, 2011
A fan from Letters to Twilight was in Baton Rogue on business and she had a great encounter with the cast. She also describes the vibe of the area locals when it comes to filming in the area.
“I’m in Baton Rouge for a conference (they were really convinced after I suggested the location because “it’s more affordable and saving the extra money adds to our bottom line at the end of year”!) and have had the awesome privilege of hanging out with a number of the Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn cast. *Not Robsten. Damn.* But I have pictures to prove that they are actually here in Louisiana! I was with Erik Odom (Who? I know! He’s Peter, nomad- Jasper’s friend), Michael Sheen, and some others.
I read LTT all the time and also was curious about the lack of BR photos available. The thing is they really are blending in like regular people down here. (Like someone even thought I was Bella, told me to get on set & into bed with “Edward!” I didn’t ask questions) It’s crazy to imagine, but now that I’ve seen it myself I understand why the locals are keeping it quiet.
They are just nice people and you feel bad for interrupting them to be “that crazy Twihard” that has spotted the Twilight star. And now needs a picture… Or 3… They are just working, and have the same 24 hours in a day that we all do. I saw them in the lobby walking around and felt odd stopping them to say hi. It took me a day to speak to one. When I did he, was super nice and introduced me to everyone. It was epic.”
Check out her whole story and a bunch of photos over on Letters to Twilight.
Summit Entertainment Having Problems With Blockbuster Video
February 4, 2011
According to Home Media Magazine, Summit Entertainment is having a problem getting paid from Blockbuster video ( the company has filed for Bankruptcy protection) over Eclipse, Hurt Locker, and Red DVDs.
“Specifically, Summit last November shipped Blockbuster 426,180 DVDs (excluding widescreen) of Eclipse for unit prices ranging from $6 to $20.20 each, in addition to 92,290 copies of the film on Blu-ray Disc (excluding widescreen) for unit prices from $6 to $23.99 each.
Summit, which claims Eclipse was the fourth-biggest home video release of 2010, contends Blockbuster has generated $8.3 million in rental revenue from the shipments.
The studio also has outstanding invoices for 1,710 copies of The Hurt Locker on Blu-ray for $23.99 each, and 1,620 copies of Robin Hood Unrated Blu-ray/DVD combo for $24.99 each.
Separately, Summit last month shipped Blockbuster 294,990 DVD copies (including special editions) of Red at prices of from $6 to $18 each, and 66,480 Blu-ray copies of Red at prices of from $6 to $23.99 each.
In the complaint, Summit said it is “a relatively small company, not one of the ‘Big Six’ media conglomerate ‘major’ movie studios” that it says can more easily accommodate delayed payments.
“It will be a significant hardship for Summit if this receivable is not paid,” read the complaint.”
EDITED :Reuters is also now commenting on the story.
“Blockbuster representatives spoke with Summit’s management on a January 28 conference call about unpaid bills for DVDs including the “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which was Summit’s second-most popular DVD and No. 4 among all studios last year.
“To Summit’s surprise and dismay, the debtors informed Summit that the debtors would not pay Summit with respect to products that were shipped post-petition (after the bankruptcy filing) because the debtors lacked the funds to do so,” said a court document.
Summit’s president, Stephen Nickerson, said in a court document that Blockbuster will take in $8.3 million alone from the “Eclipse” DVD and he called the unpaid bills a “significant hardship” for the small studio.
Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in September, weighed down by its debts and stung by video-on-demand and competitors such as mail-order pioneer Netflix Inc and Redbox Inc, a Coinstar Inc unit that rents movies through kiosks.”
It would appear that Blockbuster obtained the discs well after it filed for protection, at least 3 months. So a question for all you lawyers out there, how does that affect Summit? Did Blockbuster make a deal in bad faith, or is this standard Bankruptcy procedure that Summit should have understood?
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