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OBERLIN, Ohio, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When Jack Dawkins, the character known as The Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist," is deported to the United States, readers are left with no further information about his whereabouts or circumstance. In his fascinating new book, "The Further Adventures and Life of Jack Dawkins, also known as The Artful Dodger" (published by Trafford Publishing), Alan Montgomery brings the iconic character back to life in a tale chronicling what...
CULVER CITY, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of his 90th birthday, Sony Pictures Digital Productions is excited to announce the renaming of its 119-seat screening theater after visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen. The honor comes just days after the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) paid tribute to the creative legend in London with a special award feting his contributions to film. The Ray Harryhausen Theater will be formally dedicated on Monday, July 12,...
LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PAY ATTENTION, BOND FANS! RM Auctions announces the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on 27th October, where it is available for sale for the first time in history and expected to achieve in excess of $5 million. The car is being offered by RM in association with Sotheby's, with whom RM...
LONDON, April 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, today announced they have suspended development on the next James Bond film previously scheduled for release 2011/2012. "Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio, we have suspended development on BOND 23 indefinitely. We do not know when development will resume and do not have a date for the release of...
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Take a step back in time and follow an introspective young woman as she navigates through a life forever intertwined with the dancing of the infamous mother of modern dance, Isadora Duncan, in "The House Where Isadora Danced" (published by AuthorHouse), the new historical fiction by J.O. Jeppson. The year is 1898, and Casselda Carver is a lanky redhead growing up in the provincial village of Powetville. At age 16, Cass, as she is known to friends and...
British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is to follow up his movie Sherlock Holmes with a big-screen adaptation of the comic book, Lobo, Variety reported. Production on the film about an alien interstellar bounty hunter is slated to begin early next year, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said. Ritchie, who is perhaps best known as pop star Madonna's ex-husband, previously directed RocknRolla, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Scottish actor David Tennant has signed on to co-star alongside Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in the next film in the St. Trinian's franchise. Tennant is best known for his work on TV's Doctor Who and in the Royal Shakespeare Company's recent stage production of Hamlet. The BBC said Tennant and Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding will appear in The Legend of Fritton's Gold, the sequel to 2007's St Trinian's. Tennant is set to play the villain Pomfrey in the movie, while Harding, who made a...
Blondes may have more fun -- just not with fictional British superspy James Bond, who researchers found prefers dark-haired women for his romantic liaisons. Cleveland State University communications Professor Kimberly Neuendorf said by studying the 195 female characters in the first 20 James Bond films her research group also determined the fictional hero also tended to sleep with young and attractive women, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The research team analyzed the characteristics of the...
Hardwicke and Hirsch attached to project BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Overture Films announced today that it is currently developing a modern-day adaptation of the William Shakespeare classic Hamlet. SAG Award(R)-nominee Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) will play Hamlet for director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight). The script is being written by Oscar(R)-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) who also adapted The Painted Veil from celebrated author W. Somerset...
Action film stars Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman have signed up for roles in Keith Huff's new Broadway play, A Steady Rain, theater sources said. Craig has played suave secret agent James Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, while Jackman has played Wolverine in four X-Men movies. The New York Post said the actors are set to star this fall in Rain, a stage drama about two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship is tested when they become embroiled in a domestic dispute in a poor...
