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Car Talk, The Animated Series?
Current,
is reports that PBS is planning to bring the radio show Car Talk
to television. The series' animation will use a mix of 2D and 3D animation and could premiere as early as next summer. Hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi
and producer Doug Berman plan write and star in the show.
Behind the Smile
Damon
Wayans direct his first feature this summer with "Behind
the Smile," an indenpendent drama based in the world of standup comedy, written by Wayans. Marlon
Wayans will play a young comic who leaves Cleveland for Hollywood and sinks into the city's seductive lifestyle. James
Belushi and Shakara Ledard play supporting roles. There is also an expectation of a number of medium
to big name comedian cameos.
Looking For FilmMakers
When folks hear the term African American film maker, what comes to their mind is
often different. A great deal of people can only think of Spike
Lee. Others think of John Singleton. But the history of Black films goes back as far as film
history itself. The first independent films were called race films, not because they were racist, but because they were made for ethnic audiences.
Since Hollywood didn't see this as a major market it took independent Black film producers, actors and writers to create everything from crime films,
musicals and even westerns to meet the need. Things have come a long way. "African American FilmMakers,"
a nationally televised showcase of short films that star, are produced by, are written and/or directed by African-American filmmakers, is accepting
submissions for it's 2005 season. "African American FilmMakers" airs quarterly in over
100 cities
nationwide. "American Short Films,"
a national showcase of short films of all genres, is also accepting submissions for the 2005 season. A press release reads thusly:
"SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES:
Short
films should be between 3-30 minutes in length.
Viewing
copies must be submitted on VHS, Mini DV or DVD.
Short
films may originate on any format or medium (i.e.; Mini DV, Digibeta,
Beta
SP, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, etc.,...)
HOW
TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM:
Submissions
should be sent to:
Badami
Productions
419
Larchmont Blvd., #322
Los
Angeles, CA 90004
ATTN:
"African American FilmMakers"
OR
ATTN:
"American Short Films"
Please
include your contact information and tell us where you heard about us.
Viewing
copies will not be returned.
For
questions or additional information email:info@africanamericanfilmmakers.com"
Tim Larkin`s "Robota"
AnimWatch
has an interview
with composer Tim Larkin, who is working on the upcoming Doug
Chieng CG feature "Robota."
Tim has finished the final sound mix for the trailer, which will soon debut on Apple's trailers site.
The interview includes some short clips from the trailer, as well as several high resolution images of the robot designs. "Robota"
is a multimedia project that includes a movie, a game and a book. There is more information at the official
web page.
 
The
Longest Yard
Gary
Oldman is in talks to join "The Longest Yard." Adam
Sandler stars in the remake of the 1974
comedy-drama, directed by Peter Segal. The original film told of an incarcerated pro quarterback who
is forced by a sadistic warden to put together a team of inmates to play a team of sadistic guards. Oldman is being considered to play the warden.
 
Movies Online
Comics2Film`s
C2F Cinema! has posted something fun, Freddy
VS Ghostbusters - The Film. (And while you`re there be sure to check out Green
Arrow - Trailer. We've mentioned it before, but it`s worth mentioning again.)
 
Marvel Gets New Venue
Marvel
Enterprises announced that it will begin novels featuring its comic-book heroes as characters. Marvel Press will publish its first book next month,
a sequel to last year's young-adult novel Mary Jane. The new division is to release titles aimed at three separate markets: grade school, young
adult and adult. In addition to the second Mary Jane novel, they will release two more books later this year. One featuring the X-Men character Wolverine
in October, while a Spider-Man novel aimed at middle-school readers will be published in November. After that, Marvel Press will publish a minimum
of 12 novels next year.
Question
#871:
What
was the primary reason
leading
to the cancellation of
"Bonanza?"
Answer
#870:
Quote
Monday:
"I
was there, I can prove it! When I was a kid,
you
could buy meat anywhere!
Eggs
they had, real butter! Not this... crap!"
-Sol
(Edward G. Robinson, "Soylent
Green" (1973))
Pam
got it first, followed by Scott,
Mr.
Mike, Kim, Lenny, Taylor, Jim & Max
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#2190 (C. Wayne's $.02 Worth)
June 1, 2004
"The
man who sets out to carry a cat by its tail learns something that will
always be useful and
which never will grow dim or
doubtful."
-Mark
Twain
--posted by Wayne
Monday, May 31, 2004
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