Warner Bros. Pictures has called eight new character posters for Space Jam: A New Legacy to the court. As you can see from the images posted below, each poster highlights a star player on the Tune Squad team including Bugs Bunny, Lola Bunny, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Speedy Gonzalez, the Tazmanian Devil, and, of course, LeBron James. Boy oh boy, if you thought trolls complaining…...
- 3/29/2021
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) is changing the game with its latest venture. The studio has revealed that they have inked a unique first-look deal with Jeff Friday Media (Jfm), the newly-formed production house launched by the company CEO Jeff Friday, founder of the annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which has become a leading festival and touchstone for Black content creators.
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
- 10/19/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
American Black Film Festival (ABFF) wrapped its 24th annual celebration with The Best Of The ABFF Awards. Taking place virtually and via the newly launched ABFF Play platform, the award ceremony was hosted by Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker with a simulcast on IMDb.
Presenters included Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels, Laz Alonso (The Boys), Bevy Smith (Bevelations), Logan Browning (Dear White People), Sinqua Walls (American Soul), La La Anthony (Power) and Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods).
The jury award for Best U.S. Feature went to Curtis, directed and written by Chris Bailey, while Hisonni Johnson was named Best Director for Take Out Girl, and Best Ccreenplay went to Addison Henderson for G.O.D – Givers of Death.
The first annual John Singleton Director Award for Best First Feature for a director of African descent went to Solomon Onita, Jr for Tazmanian Devil, while the Khaled Ridgeway-helmed comedy...
Presenters included Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels, Laz Alonso (The Boys), Bevy Smith (Bevelations), Logan Browning (Dear White People), Sinqua Walls (American Soul), La La Anthony (Power) and Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods).
The jury award for Best U.S. Feature went to Curtis, directed and written by Chris Bailey, while Hisonni Johnson was named Best Director for Take Out Girl, and Best Ccreenplay went to Addison Henderson for G.O.D – Givers of Death.
The first annual John Singleton Director Award for Best First Feature for a director of African descent went to Solomon Onita, Jr for Tazmanian Devil, while the Khaled Ridgeway-helmed comedy...
- 8/31/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Music industry icons turned feature filmmakers, Bryan “Birdman” Williams of Cash Money Films and Benny Boom of Groundwurk Studios are partnering as EPs on Solomon Onita, Jr.’s Nigerian immigrant drama, Tazmanian Devil.
Boom’s Groundwurk Studios and Williams’ Cash Money Films are providing the necessary financing to market and distribute the independent feature. Principal photography wrapped earlier in the year and currently the film is in post production.
Written and directed by Onita, Jr., Tazmanian Devil stars Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation), Adepero Oduye, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Chi) and Kwesi Boakye (Claws).
“I am honored to work with Benny; we share a great history in the music business over the past 20 years,” says Williams. “Benny and I have often discussed making films together and this project presented us with the perfect opportunity to produce a great movie.”
“I...
Boom’s Groundwurk Studios and Williams’ Cash Money Films are providing the necessary financing to market and distribute the independent feature. Principal photography wrapped earlier in the year and currently the film is in post production.
Written and directed by Onita, Jr., Tazmanian Devil stars Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation), Adepero Oduye, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Chi) and Kwesi Boakye (Claws).
“I am honored to work with Benny; we share a great history in the music business over the past 20 years,” says Williams. “Benny and I have often discussed making films together and this project presented us with the perfect opportunity to produce a great movie.”
“I...
- 6/12/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready to see some of the most influential characters in pop culture collide when the latest round of crossovers between DC Comics and Looney Tunes hit the stands. The last time that DC paired their iconic characters with the cast of Warner Bros. Merry Melodies, Batman met Elmer Fudd, Wonder Woman encountered the Tazmanian Devil, and Martian Manhunter interacted with Marvin the Martian. At the time of their... Read More...
- 5/17/2018
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Dee Bradley Baker has had a long and diverse career in voice acting, giving life to Spider-Man villains, flying bisons and winged lemurs, and of course the Tazmanian Devil in Space Jam. At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, he took part in the I Know That Voice panel. The 2013 documentary is being developed into a television series, with each installment focusing on a particular voice actor and exploring their creative process and career trajectory. After the panel, Baker gave us a crash course in doing a good Taz.
- 8/14/2017
- by Baraka Kaseko
- avclub.com
Some people insist their superheroes stay heroic and their toons stay toons, and the two should never meet. For me, in this world where I can get a taco wrapped in a Dorito-powdered-cheese-encrusted shell, I'll take my good stuff in whatever combination I can get it. To that end, over the last month, DC has been putting out crossover comics with no less than the Looney Tunes. A cynical millennial might cry foul over the corporate synergy at work here (the owner of the Looney Tunes, Warner Brothers, also owns DC Comics), but I'm going to take the high road and carefully look for the diamonds in the rough.
Seems I'm not the only one. Batman/Elmer Fudd is a hit and if you missed it, here's your chance to score the kind of collectible you'll be telling your grandchildren about (but don't dare let them have it until they pry it from your cold,...
Seems I'm not the only one. Batman/Elmer Fudd is a hit and if you missed it, here's your chance to score the kind of collectible you'll be telling your grandchildren about (but don't dare let them have it until they pry it from your cold,...
- 7/6/2017
- by Brian Jasper
- LRMonline.com
“I tought I taw – I did! I did! I did tee Michael Jordan!”
Space Jam screens midnights this Friday and Saturday (August 21st and 22nd) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel at The Tivoli Midnight Show.
There’s a great scene into Space Jam (1996) when Bill Murray makes an unbilled appearance at a basketball game with Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. An alien creature (voiced by Danny DeVito) says, “Hey! I didn’t know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!” Bill Murray helps out the Looney Tunes team and then leaves the scene. But he comes back later again at the end when Larry Byrd takes a seat next to Bill, who, watching Michael Jordan dribbling the ball on court, says, “That coulda been me.”
You probably remember the clever mix of live action and cartoon animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) which we screened last...
Space Jam screens midnights this Friday and Saturday (August 21st and 22nd) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel at The Tivoli Midnight Show.
There’s a great scene into Space Jam (1996) when Bill Murray makes an unbilled appearance at a basketball game with Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. An alien creature (voiced by Danny DeVito) says, “Hey! I didn’t know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!” Bill Murray helps out the Looney Tunes team and then leaves the scene. But he comes back later again at the end when Larry Byrd takes a seat next to Bill, who, watching Michael Jordan dribbling the ball on court, says, “That coulda been me.”
You probably remember the clever mix of live action and cartoon animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) which we screened last...
- 8/17/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Is there aaaaanyone here who hasn’t seen at least a video clip of Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too at some point? I know I’ve seen plenty – Winnie-the-Pooh was a part of my childhood, and is now a part of the childhood of this Auntie Em’s little nephew and nieces. And would it blow your mind to learn that since the 1990s, Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger too have been…dun dun duuuuun…the same person? Because they have! Well, at least when it comes to the guy who does their voices.
This is one of the things I adore about voice actors – how versatile they are, and how they can do so many voices that just sound nothing like each other; even when the characters are in conversation together. It’s really amazing.
If you know anything about voice actors, you’ll know that when I talk about the voice of Pooh and Tigger,...
This is one of the things I adore about voice actors – how versatile they are, and how they can do so many voices that just sound nothing like each other; even when the characters are in conversation together. It’s really amazing.
If you know anything about voice actors, you’ll know that when I talk about the voice of Pooh and Tigger,...
- 6/16/2015
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
Swerve is as much a “thriller” as turkey bacon is bacon – and if you understand my feelings on bacon, you’ll know that turkey bacon is nothing but a cheap, farcical wannabe. Heading down under for Craig Lahiff’s latest film didn’t provide the exotic joys I wished for, as this imitation Coen brothers crime film fails to create the quirky, tense atmosphere it so reaches for. There’s guns, girls, and shrimp on the barbie, but nothing comes together in a very fun-filled way. This action ride feels like it’s gliding on cruise-control the whole time, with each twist and turn only being a minor speed-bump along the way. Yeah, this thing only goes from about 0 to 25, and takes a while to do so, circling the same track we’ve seen over, and over, and over, and over…you get my Tokyo Drift (So Many Car Puns!
- 12/2/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The Australian takeover in cineplexes worldwide continues. With more and more work finding distribution to travel off the island, one woman is writing her chapter in the movement. A novelist of two acclaimed works, Julia Leigh has already found her way into Cannes with an original film of sexual desire—Sleeping Beauty. And while the buzz is high, another film sporting her name in the credits deserves just as much notice. Directed by Daniel Nettheim from a screenplay by Alice Addison, Leigh’s source material for The Hunter comes to life through the quietly terrifying Tazmanian expanse. A story full of intrigue, its seemingly minimal plot finds a way to expand its scope tenfold as unsolved mysteries come into focus for antihero Martin David (Willem Dafoe)—the forest sucking him into a dark world controlled by dangerous people.
David is a loner. It’s an ideal trait for his line of work,...
David is a loner. It’s an ideal trait for his line of work,...
- 4/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
This may be an exercise in futility, or at least an attempt to distill down a real wealth of material into a fairly artificial concept, however in honour of the Star Wars franchise finally making its way onto Blu-ray, here are my considered nominations for the best set pieces, one per film, of the whole blessed saga.
You may not (indeed most likely will not) agree with me, which is what the comments section below is for. Let me know what gets your vote, tell me if you think I’m missing an obvious highlight.
In the interests of kicking it a little old-skool, only those set pieces comprised in the original theatrical versions are eligible, so Han’s meeting with Jabba in the Special Edition of Episode IV is out (as if it were ever going to be in), as are any of the seemingly absurd tweaks rolled out for the Blu-ray editions.
You may not (indeed most likely will not) agree with me, which is what the comments section below is for. Let me know what gets your vote, tell me if you think I’m missing an obvious highlight.
In the interests of kicking it a little old-skool, only those set pieces comprised in the original theatrical versions are eligible, so Han’s meeting with Jabba in the Special Edition of Episode IV is out (as if it were ever going to be in), as are any of the seemingly absurd tweaks rolled out for the Blu-ray editions.
- 9/14/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We all know the beloved characters, but what about the voices behind the animation? Movie Fanatic got a chance to catch up with the talent behind Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Rabbit.
Winnie the Pooh hits theaters Friday, July 15, 2011.
Jim Cummings has been doing the iconic voice of Pooh since 1987 and Tigger since 2000, taking over from Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchell. Those are both very big shoes to fill and Cummings knows how important it is to get the voices just right. But can he do it? Listen below and decide for yourself!
Many Pooh fans know and love the original Pooh from the infamous shorts - all voiced by Sterling Holloway. But can people notice any difference? Well he's been doing it since the '80s and many of the Pooh voices you hear is actually him anyway.
So how did Cummings get such a coveted gig?
"It was...
Winnie the Pooh hits theaters Friday, July 15, 2011.
Jim Cummings has been doing the iconic voice of Pooh since 1987 and Tigger since 2000, taking over from Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchell. Those are both very big shoes to fill and Cummings knows how important it is to get the voices just right. But can he do it? Listen below and decide for yourself!
Many Pooh fans know and love the original Pooh from the infamous shorts - all voiced by Sterling Holloway. But can people notice any difference? Well he's been doing it since the '80s and many of the Pooh voices you hear is actually him anyway.
So how did Cummings get such a coveted gig?
"It was...
- 7/15/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
Warner Bros. is rejuvinating its classic cartoon characters for a new generation with a trio of cartoons and a new animated television series. However, when you see Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the other stable of WB Looney Tunes they will be rendered for the first time using 3D computer animation, as well as given a slightly updated new look and voice.
Our first look at the future of Looney Tunes will arrive when the studio releases Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore on July 30. Playing in front of that film will be the first Looney Tunes short. The second comes on September 24 when Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole comes out and the third will play with Yogi Bear beginning December 17.
Then debuting on Cartoon Network this fall will be The Looney Tunes Show bringing back all of the classic troop of Bugs' friends such as Yosemite Sam,...
Our first look at the future of Looney Tunes will arrive when the studio releases Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore on July 30. Playing in front of that film will be the first Looney Tunes short. The second comes on September 24 when Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole comes out and the third will play with Yogi Bear beginning December 17.
Then debuting on Cartoon Network this fall will be The Looney Tunes Show bringing back all of the classic troop of Bugs' friends such as Yosemite Sam,...
- 5/21/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Scott Brown's win in the race for Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts drew varying reactions in Twitter-Wood today. Rainn Wilson gave the election results a thumbs down. Candace Cameron gave them a thumbs up. And David Pressman thinks that Scott Brown is sexy.
In non-political controversial discussion, the recent rainstorms hitting Los Angeles have provoked predictable commentary on how residents there have no idea how to drive. Since rain in L.A. is so rare, many drivers have problems staying in control on wet Hollywood pavement. Nathan Fillon says Stan Lee is not one of them, however. Check out those tweets after the jump where you can also find out what John Lithgow had to say about his "Dexter" co-star Michael C. Hall and who Chris Rock mistook Elizabeth Banks for last night. It's all in Twitter-Wood for January 20, 2010.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@EyeOfJackieChan http://twitpic.
In non-political controversial discussion, the recent rainstorms hitting Los Angeles have provoked predictable commentary on how residents there have no idea how to drive. Since rain in L.A. is so rare, many drivers have problems staying in control on wet Hollywood pavement. Nathan Fillon says Stan Lee is not one of them, however. Check out those tweets after the jump where you can also find out what John Lithgow had to say about his "Dexter" co-star Michael C. Hall and who Chris Rock mistook Elizabeth Banks for last night. It's all in Twitter-Wood for January 20, 2010.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@EyeOfJackieChan http://twitpic.
- 1/20/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
"Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier" hits shelves this fall, but we received an early peek at the game this week.
The demo included three levels to play through, each offering a taste of the main styles of play found in the game. There's your standard 3D platform mode consisting of jumping, shooting and using your powers, a flight mode that has you piloting Jak's ship and taking down an airborne target via machine gun fire and missiles, and finally, the "Dark Daxter" mode in which you spin through various levels as a monstrous, mutated Daxter, smashing everything in sight.
While each mode has its share of highs and lows, it was difficult not to compare the game to 2007's "Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters," which tread a lot of the same ground—and in some cases, did a little better job of it than "Jak and Daxter."
The Good: The...
The demo included three levels to play through, each offering a taste of the main styles of play found in the game. There's your standard 3D platform mode consisting of jumping, shooting and using your powers, a flight mode that has you piloting Jak's ship and taking down an airborne target via machine gun fire and missiles, and finally, the "Dark Daxter" mode in which you spin through various levels as a monstrous, mutated Daxter, smashing everything in sight.
While each mode has its share of highs and lows, it was difficult not to compare the game to 2007's "Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters," which tread a lot of the same ground—and in some cases, did a little better job of it than "Jak and Daxter."
The Good: The...
- 9/4/2009
- by rickmarshall
- MTV Multiplayer
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