Latest news releases for Art and Entertainment Movies from PRWeb 2008-07-25T00:25:41Z http://ww1.prweb.com/images_v4/prw_logo.gif PRWeb xml@emediawire.com http://www.prweb.com/atom10/ $lastmod Online Music Label’s Early Metrics Prove Business Concept Rooted in Social Networking; Adidas Boards as Advertiser (PRWeb Jul 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/online_music/social_networking/prweb1135614.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/online_music/social_networking/prweb1135614.htm $lastmod muvee, the leading maker of automatic video editing software, conducted a survey of more than 100 people at San Francisco's Pier 39 and surrounding areas to find out the real deal when it comes to people's video/photo habits. Though digital and video cameras were a plenty, what the survey uncovered was shocking - 100 percent said they take photos and videos for the purposes of sharing yet 82 percent do nothing with the content they create. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1139154.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1139154.htm $lastmod York Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Rocky Costanzo's suspense-thriller feature film "Amhurst," to be released later this fall on DVD. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/amhurstmovie/lifeline/prweb1136314.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/amhurstmovie/lifeline/prweb1136314.htm $lastmod PassmoreLab teams with Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation to Produce 3D Conversions of Short Features. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1134864.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1134864.htm $lastmod Leading online travel insurance provider, WorldNomads.com, together with the Nat Geo Adventure, is calling for entrants into its 2008 Documentary Scholarship. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/worldnomads/docoscholarship/prweb1116984.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/worldnomads/docoscholarship/prweb1116984.htm $lastmod Fresh from screening Ben Stiller’s new film Tropic Thunder for the August issue of Men’s Vogue, writer Adam Green declares “for me, it edges out Superbad for Funniest Movie since Borat.” (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1135134.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1135134.htm $lastmod Teen Magazine J-14 Hosts an iPOP! Booth at Popular Acting and Modeling Convention and Features Photos of iPOP! Winners in Teen Magazine (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1135674.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1135674.htm $lastmod Chicago produced "Batman" fan-film released online at: www.darkknightproject.com (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1128414.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1128414.htm $lastmod After sifting through over 850 entries from across the country, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival program. Now in its second year, ACE Fest has grown exponentially, expanding to 4-days and moving to a centralized Midtown location, but stays true to its original mission - to promote and preserve the "American cinematic experience." Festival directors Tom O'Malley and Luke Szczygielski, both only 24, worked together with colleagues, industry associates, and fellow filmmakers to develop the eclectic and engaging program consisting of 40 titles of varying lengths, genres and categories. The event is set to take place September 4-7 in the main theater of New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street - just steps from Times Square. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/film/fest/prweb1130724.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/film/fest/prweb1130724.htm $lastmod LA-based singer-songwriter WAZ will be independently releasing "The Secret" EP exclusively on iTunes on July 28th, 2008. "The Secret" EP was mixed by Jamie Candiloro (REM, Ryan Adams) & produced by Will Golden (Gary Jules, Meiko, Jay Brannan, Joe Purdy). (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/WAZ/TheSecret/prweb1129634.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/WAZ/TheSecret/prweb1129634.htm $lastmod Openfilm today announced the public launch of its next-generation video sharing website www.openfilm.com. The site showcases a fast-growing collection of high quality short films and animations displayed in high resolution. Openfilm provides a venue for users to watch premium video content, as well as for filmmakers to exhibit their works, and to enjoy a full-featured, social networking forum between viewers and creators. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/openfilm/video/prweb1135044.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/openfilm/video/prweb1135044.htm $lastmod As the country faces a recession, recommendation website THEFILTER.COM sees dramatic rise in the popularity of depressing music. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122154.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122154.htm $lastmod The All New, Direct-to-DVD Release Thomas & Friends™: "The Great Discovery - The Movie" with Pierce Brosnan as New Narrator Is the Biggest Event of the Year for the #1 Preschool Brand From Lionsgate® and HIT Entertainment (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1118534.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1118534.htm $lastmod Hold onto your lasagna! Everyone's favorite morning-loathing, Odie-taunting, tart-tongued tabby is back for a slew of hilarious new antics in Garfield's Fun Fest, his newest full-length computer animated feature film, coming to DVD Aug. 5 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122534.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122534.htm $lastmod Dr. Jay Gordon, noted pediatrician and lecturer, comments on the recent Amanda Peet interview in Cookie Magazine describing parents who do not vaccinate their children as "parasites". Dr. Gordon advocates exploring all sides of the issue with reference to the newly released DVD "Vaccinations? Assessing the Risks and Benefits." (PRWeb Jul 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1124114.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1124114.htm $lastmod Effective Friday, July 18, 2008, all products and services from the www.SOSDEALS.com website have been merged with www.Movies4Wholesale.com to establish a one stop destination for dvd movies and games. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dvd/movies/prweb1122824.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/dvd/movies/prweb1122824.htm $lastmod Inferno Film Productions is pleased to announce the casting of Macleish Day and Marianne Page in the lead roles of its upcoming motion picture production, The Highwayman. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1120444.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1120444.htm $lastmod A Windows program that makes YouTube more fun. With Tube Explorer, it's easy to search, browse, download, and convert videos from video-sharing web sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, Google Video, MetaCafe, and DailyMotion. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/grab/youtube/prweb1118444.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/grab/youtube/prweb1118444.htm $lastmod Zeeng.com, the fast growing online Video-On-Demand platform, completed 3 significant deals with major distributors and producers of Latin Videocontent. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113344.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113344.htm $lastmod Internationally known photographer Ash Gupta's work is featured in the Michael Hirshenson short film "Moving Stills," an official selection of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival screening Friday 6:00 p.m. July 18, 2008 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 in West Hollywood. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1117044.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1117044.htm $lastmod The Wolfpack Film Group, a consortium of independent filmmakers in Austin Texas, wrapped on 48 hours of artistic exercise at "Austin's Most High-Tech Home," a $3.5 million estate in the HillCountry, July 13th. The group, founded by Producer Robin Blesch, WPFG Studios, brought together over 100 people from multiple entertainment-related industries from all over Texas and other states for creative play in the name of art. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1108194.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1108194.htm $lastmod NovaMind Software has just released a new version of NovaMind Platinum with enhanced screenwriting functionality which can be used for all aspects of screenplay writing as well as experimental screenwriting, visual storyboarding, movie and production planning. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/screenwriting/software/prweb1110254.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/screenwriting/software/prweb1110254.htm $lastmod "James Gill Full Circle" is an Official Nomination for Best Short Documentary at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena, CA on July 29, 2008. This film takes a provocative look at one of America's pop art pioneers. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/documentary/popart/prweb1116574.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/documentary/popart/prweb1116574.htm $lastmod At a time when independent documentary films are experiencing a creative boom, yet theatrical distribution channels have gone bust, the beta launch today of SnagFilms helps both independent filmmakers and iconic production companies – and the audiences that want to see their movies. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/snagfilms/leonsis/prweb1117904.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/snagfilms/leonsis/prweb1117904.htm $lastmod SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to a global web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced the acquisition of indieWIRE, the leading news, information, and social networking site for the international independent film community, from its publisher GMD Studios. SnagFilms went into beta release this morning and its launch was announced here: www.snagfilms.com/press. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/indiewire/snagfilms/prweb1117914.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/indiewire/snagfilms/prweb1117914.htm $lastmod Independent Blue Ray Disc Society to help U.S. companies navigate new hi-def era and keep jobs in America. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113114.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113114.htm $lastmod Post traumatic stress disorder and other issues involving disabled American veterans have become the focus of a new film entitled, "Who Will Stand." There are many films about the war in Iraq, but a small team of Las Vegas filmmakers decided that the soldiers would be better served by addressing the issues they deal with after they return home. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm $lastmod Ricky Schroder is no stranger to the boxing world. In 1979, he won a Golden Globe® Award playing the son of an aging boxer (Jon Voight) in the critically-acclaimed remake of "The Champ." In 2004, he moved behind the camera to produce and direct "Black Cloud," an independent feature about an up-and-coming Native American boxer. Now, Schroder enters the ring for himself, playing an aging boxer in one segment of the anthology film "Locker 13," produced by Brothers' Ink Productions. The feature, along the lines of "Four Rooms," "Short Cuts," and "Night on Earth," is comprised of seven vignettes, each to be directed by award-winning filmmakers and connected by a mysterious locker number 13. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1110654.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1110654.htm $lastmod A new site has been launched in Ireland for cinema fans. Irish movie goers have been neglected for far too long but now Movies.ie offers a jaw-dropping amount of content! The site has a web 2.0 back-end and includes video interviews with major movie stars, exciting Hollywood features, daily movie news, cinema times, podcasts, blogs and so much more. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/movies/Ireland/prweb1104074.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/movies/Ireland/prweb1104074.htm $lastmod "Speaker Bunny" is out and available now digitally worldwide. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/hitmemusic/speakerbunny/prweb1111164.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/hitmemusic/speakerbunny/prweb1111164.htm $lastmod The Farrell/Kanefsky Collaboration Continues as Christopher Farrell scores the music for neo-noir film ONE IN THE GUN. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1108164.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1108164.htm $lastmod Lee Kessler was enrolled in the Dazzling Daughters of the American Revolution and her works are to be on display at the DAR in Washington DC. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1102944.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1102944.htm $lastmod Now available from Clifford Law offices is a free article, 'Judgment Day,' posted on the web site http://www.cliffordlaw.com. The Chicago law office is posting legal articles on their website in an effort to educate the public about legal matters. An introduction is provided, with a link to the full article. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1099954.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1099954.htm $lastmod MONA is executive produced by Alex Lyras, directed by Alan Kirschen, and written by Robert McCaskill. This independent film screens on Thursday, July 24th at 4:40pm at The Imaginasian Theater on 239 East 59th St and Saturday, July 26th at 8:30pm at the Helen Mills Theater 37-139 W. 26th St. More information is available at http://nylatinofilm.com/index.html . (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1092334.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1092334.htm $lastmod A circle of six 20-something year old friends gather around a campfire in the backyard of one of their parents' home and begin to tell strange occurrences and stories rumored from the past. At the end of the night everyone around the campfire has become a bit uneasy from all the scary storytelling, so they proceed to move the party inside the house. As they settle in the focus is centered on one of the girls, as the story she previously told comes back to haunt her that same night in a total unexpected way. Directed by Joaquin F. Palma, Starring Veronica Diaz. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1103054.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1103054.htm $lastmod In anticipation of Universal Pictures' summer action- thriller "Death Race," featuring Jason Statham, Creative Asylum has launched a new interactive online application in which fans can trick out their own cars. Users can add weapons systems, armor plating, decals and tires, and then upload their car onto their Myspace, Facebook or other social media pages to share with friends. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Creative_Asylum/Death_Race/prweb1033864.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Creative_Asylum/Death_Race/prweb1033864.htm $lastmod Hollywood DVD Store (www.hollywooddvdstore.com) aka "Hollywood Entertainment DVD", a newly launched Ebay store that specializes in short media. Films receiving successful accreditation from Festival De Cannes 2007 & 2008 and The New York International Film Festival 2007 & 2008 in Manhattan and Hollywood are now out on High Quality DVD. A collection of six DVD's , feature long,35mm retouched styled films produced by Omer Pasha portray a general theme of Love, Religion,the Godloving and the Godless. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Hollywood/DVD/prweb1093114.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Hollywood/DVD/prweb1093114.htm $lastmod Teen Stars from television's Nickelodeon and 'The Suite Life of Zack & Cody' appear at iPOP! Awards Gala to Honor Young Actors, Models, Singers and Dancers (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1095304.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1095304.htm $lastmod Review Of Hellboy Ii Goes Live Today As Movie Opens In Theaters Nationwide (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/spill-movie-review/hellboy-2-film/prweb1092774.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/spill-movie-review/hellboy-2-film/prweb1092774.htm $lastmod Call Box's latest training DVD focuses on Authoring Special Edition DVDs using Apple's DVD Studio Pro. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dvdstudiopro/specialedition/prweb1095894.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/dvdstudiopro/specialedition/prweb1095894.htm