Exclusive: Jamie Kennedy has joined the cast of Angela Shelton’s indie Heart Baby!, a biopic of convict and boxer George Lee Martin. Gbenga Akinnagbe is already set to play Martin, who became infamous in the Tennessee prison system as an unbeatable boxer. When he is offered an opportunity at freedom in exchange for fighting for Team USA in the 1984 Olympic Games, he shocks everyone by saying no. Kennedy will play Tj, a hard-edged member of a motorcycle gang who takes…...
- 1/8/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Gbenga Akinnagbe, best known for roles in The Following and The Wire, has been signed for the lead role in writer-director Angela Shelton’s Heart Baby! The film is from the same screenwriter whose Tumbleweeds won the filmmakers trophy for Gavin O’Connor at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. The new pic tells the true story of a convict named George Lee Martin who became infamous in the Tennessee prison system as an unbeatable boxer. When he is offered an…...
- 12/28/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Sales to kick off at Afm.
Sydney and Los Angeles based Odin’s Eye Entertainment has taken on the animated feature Animal Crackers.
The film is co-directed by Tony Bancroft (Mulan) and creator Scott Christian Sava (The Dreamland Chronicles).
Voice cast announcements are expected to be made at Afm, where Odin’s Eye will kick off sales. The film is in production now for delivery in 2016.
The story is about a workaholic dad who inherits a rundown circus. He discovers a magical box of animal crackers that gives him the ability to become any animal from the box.
“It’s incredibly rare to discover a property with such a strong premise, that is equally matched with first class storytelling, creativity and technical talent,” said Oee’s Michael Favelle. “To say we have high expectations for this film is somewhat of an understatement.”
The film is co-written by Dean Lorey (Arrested Development) and Sava. The film’s...
Sydney and Los Angeles based Odin’s Eye Entertainment has taken on the animated feature Animal Crackers.
The film is co-directed by Tony Bancroft (Mulan) and creator Scott Christian Sava (The Dreamland Chronicles).
Voice cast announcements are expected to be made at Afm, where Odin’s Eye will kick off sales. The film is in production now for delivery in 2016.
The story is about a workaholic dad who inherits a rundown circus. He discovers a magical box of animal crackers that gives him the ability to become any animal from the box.
“It’s incredibly rare to discover a property with such a strong premise, that is equally matched with first class storytelling, creativity and technical talent,” said Oee’s Michael Favelle. “To say we have high expectations for this film is somewhat of an understatement.”
The film is co-written by Dean Lorey (Arrested Development) and Sava. The film’s...
- 10/24/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan)’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) has announced this year’s It Project line-up of 21 selections from 13 countries.
These include Greek filmmaker Costas Zapas’ Frankenstein: A Death Odyssey and Kei Ishikawa’s comic fantasy Baby, a Japan-Poland co-production.
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“Making the selection was a challenge this year with 141 project submissions - more than a 60% increase on last year,” says Naff managing director Thomas Nam.
Korean projects include Two Weddings And A Funeral director Kim Jho Gwang-soo’s period piece Secret Detective & Vampire; 2011 PiFan Audience Award winner Ji Ha Jean’s Re: Make; and Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine director Nam Ki-woong’s Capsule.
Director Dain Said is teaming with producer Nandita Solomon again on Malaysian mystery Interchange. Their previous film, Bunohan, sold to Universal Pictures for several territories including UK, France, and Australia before premiering at Toronto.
Other Asian projects include Paul Spurrier’s Thai...
These include Greek filmmaker Costas Zapas’ Frankenstein: A Death Odyssey and Kei Ishikawa’s comic fantasy Baby, a Japan-Poland co-production.
Scroll down for full list
“Making the selection was a challenge this year with 141 project submissions - more than a 60% increase on last year,” says Naff managing director Thomas Nam.
Korean projects include Two Weddings And A Funeral director Kim Jho Gwang-soo’s period piece Secret Detective & Vampire; 2011 PiFan Audience Award winner Ji Ha Jean’s Re: Make; and Teenage Hooker Became Killing Machine director Nam Ki-woong’s Capsule.
Director Dain Said is teaming with producer Nandita Solomon again on Malaysian mystery Interchange. Their previous film, Bunohan, sold to Universal Pictures for several territories including UK, France, and Australia before premiering at Toronto.
Other Asian projects include Paul Spurrier’s Thai...
- 6/4/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Enter The Dragon – A Celebration of Bruce Lee! Bal Theatre, January 12 at 7pm Join Bay Area Film Events as we present an evening celebrating the life of Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee changed the world of film, martial arts, fitness and much more! Born in San Francisco, Bruce taught martial arts in Oakland and went on to a short, but amazing career in TV and motion pictures. He also developed his own martial art, Jeet Kune Do. Saturday night we bring you his most famous film, Enter The Dragon! Also on hand will be Bruce’s long time friend George Lee, who started the Jeet Kune Do schools in Oakland and built and developed many of Bruce’s weapons, including the iconic nun chucks. George Lee has been a member of the Bruce Lee Educational Foundation since inception and is its most senior member until this year. We will talk to...
- 1/5/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Mel B's husband is banned from her sister's wedding. The former Spice Girl's younger sibling, Danielle Brown, is set to wed fiance George Lee this summer and while Mel and her three daughters will be invited to the nuptials, her spouse Stephen Belafonte will not be welcome. When asked if she was going to invite Mel to the wedding, Danielle - who has made no secret of her dislike of Stephen - said: ''Oh yes, definitely. My door is always going to be open to my sister. I will get an invite out to her and my nieces. But no way is...
- 4/14/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Mel B's husband is banned from her sister's wedding. The former Spice Girl's younger sibling, Danielle Brown, is set to wed fiance George Lee this summer and while Mel and her three daughters will be invited to the nuptials, her spouse Stephen Belafonte will not be welcome. When asked if she was going to invite Mel to the wedding, Danielle - who has made no secret of her dislike of Stephen - said: 'Oh yes, definitely. My door is always going to be open to my sister. I will get an invite out to her and my nieces. But no way is Stephen Belafonte invited. He's not welcome at all.' However, Mel and Danielle are not speaking at the moment...
- 4/14/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Despite varied results on the big screen, it looks like 3D is here to stay, with many more cinemas offering the releases; fully-equipped TVs and Blu-ray players on the market; and Sky offering a specialised channel to subscribers.
And as the concept of forking out more cash to see a movie in an extra dimension takes hold, Venture 3D has announced its official launch in the growing market for converting films into the format.
The Los Angeles-based company provided the 3D conversion for Sony's The Green Hornet, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz.
Venture 3D also worked on 20th Century Fox's and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the 2010 FIFA World Cup 3D trailer.
Other recent projects also include 3D conversion work for Warner Bros, Screen Gems and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai.
And as the concept of forking out more cash to see a movie in an extra dimension takes hold, Venture 3D has announced its official launch in the growing market for converting films into the format.
The Los Angeles-based company provided the 3D conversion for Sony's The Green Hornet, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz.
Venture 3D also worked on 20th Century Fox's and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the 2010 FIFA World Cup 3D trailer.
Other recent projects also include 3D conversion work for Warner Bros, Screen Gems and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai.
- 1/27/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Melanie Brown hasn't spoken to her sister in over two years. The former Spice Girls singer, who lives in Los Angeles with husband Stephen Belafonte and her daughters, Phoenix, 11, and Angel, 3, from previous relationships, hasn't been in touch with any of her U.K.-based family and friends, according to her younger sibling Danielle Brown, who follows her on Twitter to see how she is.
"I'm so sick of pretending everything's Ok," Danielle, who has children three-year-old Mimi and five-month-old Hendrix with fiance George Lee, said. "I don't even know if she's aware I've recently had a baby. Mel hasn't spoken to any of her family or friends in the UK for over two years. I don't have her number, I don't know where she lives - I wouldn't know how to get in touch with her. I follow her on Twitter to make sure she's Ok."
Danielle, who still...
"I'm so sick of pretending everything's Ok," Danielle, who has children three-year-old Mimi and five-month-old Hendrix with fiance George Lee, said. "I don't even know if she's aware I've recently had a baby. Mel hasn't spoken to any of her family or friends in the UK for over two years. I don't have her number, I don't know where she lives - I wouldn't know how to get in touch with her. I follow her on Twitter to make sure she's Ok."
Danielle, who still...
- 1/12/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
George Lee "Sparky" Andreson, a Major League Baseball manager with three championships under his belt, has died. He was 76.
The former ball player died of complications from dementia on Thursday, Nov. 4, a day after his family placed him in hospice care.
Anderson began his official baseball career playing for the Santa Barbara Dodgers, then the Pueblo Dodgers, the Fort Worth Cats, Montreal Royals, the Los Angeles Angels, the Phillies and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As a manager, he led the way for the Cincinnati Reds to win the championship in 1975 and 1976, then the Detroit Tigers in 1984. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Anderson was well-liked for his strong principles, astute leadership and particularly colorful speech. In this interview, he peppers his speech with profanity, yet still somehow comes off as pragmatic and charismatic.
Rip Sparky
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The former ball player died of complications from dementia on Thursday, Nov. 4, a day after his family placed him in hospice care.
Anderson began his official baseball career playing for the Santa Barbara Dodgers, then the Pueblo Dodgers, the Fort Worth Cats, Montreal Royals, the Los Angeles Angels, the Phillies and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As a manager, he led the way for the Cincinnati Reds to win the championship in 1975 and 1976, then the Detroit Tigers in 1984. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Anderson was well-liked for his strong principles, astute leadership and particularly colorful speech. In this interview, he peppers his speech with profanity, yet still somehow comes off as pragmatic and charismatic.
Rip Sparky
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- 11/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Rte's Economics Editor George Lee has resigned from his post at the public broadcaster to seek the Fine Gael nomination as a candidate in Dublin South bye-election in June. Lee, a graduate of University College Dublin and holds an MSc in economics from the London School of Economics, has been an economic analyst and reporter with RTÉ since 1992. He was appointed Economics Editor with the broadcaster in 1996.
- 5/6/2009
- IFTN
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