Monthly Archives: August 2008

Legal mess for Warner Bros’….

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Ever since I heard about the production of the “Watchmen” movie and saw the trailer on the big screen, I felt it was something to get excited about. I’m a big fan of the mortal men that stand for morality and justice. The “Watchmen” graphic novel completely deconstructs and redefines the term “superhero” and deals with mature personal issues. It’ll be interesting to see how the heavy symbolism throughout the “Watchmen” comic is distributed through the movie.

Too bad there’s a big chance that the release could get delayed….

Patience is not a virtue that I have

clipped from movies.yahoo.com
Fox argues it acquired motion picture rights to the
“Watchmen” graphic novel in the last 1980s, and that even
though it relinquished certain rights to the material in 1991
it held onto the right to distribute the first movie.
Scott Rowe, a spokesman for Warner Bros, said the ruling
only means that the case will go forward.
“The judge did not opine at all on the merits, other than
to conclude that Fox satisfied the pending requirements,” Rowe
said. “We respectfully disagree with Fox’s position and do not
believe they have any rights in and to this project.”
Feess’ ruling was issued on Wednesday, in response to
Warner Bros’ request to have the case dismissed. Warner Bros
made the request after Fox sought an injunction against release
of “Watchmen.”
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Charlie Foxtrot of Fall Movie Releases

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Several hours after finally seeing the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer on the big screen, I hear it has been pushed back another season. Disney argued to push Bolt up to the 21st, but now Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight is also jumping to premiere.

It’ll either be good or send us into withdrawals waiting for the Harry Potter release.

clipped from www.cinemablend.com

The heavily anticipated, fan-frenzied movie Twilight has been bumped up from its December 12, 2008 release and will now open on November 21. Explaining the move Summit says, “When Warner Bros. decided to move HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE to the summer of 2009, we saw a unique opportunity to slot in our film which has been gaining tremendous awareness and momentum over the past several months,” said Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of Summit Entertainment. “We by no means are trying to fill the shoes of the incredible POTTER franchise for 2008, rather we are just looking to bring the fans of Stephenie Meyer’s incredible book series the film as soon possible from a programming perspective.”
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Analysis and Review: STAR WARS: CLONE WARS

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I purposely didn’t do much homework before I saw the Star Wars: Clone Wars movie for a few reasons: First, I am—to completely underestimate the truth of the matter—familiar with characters in the Prequel era and their back stories. I feared that I would stumble across spoilers if I read too much into it. Second, I did not want to see the movie carrying any expectations; after all, an animated version of Star Wars cannot even hold a candle to the epic live action saga. I cannot say that I was skeptical about an animated Star Wars—as many of you may be. I need no reasoning when it comes to my deeply rooted bias. My exclamation that, “It’s STAR WARS” is reasoning in itself.

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