By Iain Blair
Movies lost a true visionary with the death of Stan Winston, who was just 62. All those great sci-fi FX films such as “Terminator 2,” “Jurassic Park” and “Aliens” were showcases for his artistry in VFX and makeup, and he deservedly won 4 Oscars for his work, as well as getting many […]

Went to a very early screening of Elegy, the new Samuel Goldwyn release out in August, directed by Spanish director Isabel Coixet. Starring Penélope Cruz – also in the new Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard, Elegy is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth’s short novel […]

 By Iain Blair
Met up with one of the Internet’s most popular stars, Wong Fu Productions, at Jerry’s Deli in Woodland Hills. If you aren’t aware of these guys yet, for all things Wong Fu, visit their website: www.wongfuproductions.com and get on board. Their most popular video Yellow Fever has over 5 million total views and […]

By Iain Blair
After my recent Incredible Hulk blog, it’s good to see that the not-so-jolly green giant can still kick ass. Speaking of which, I went to an early screening of Get Smart  starring Steve Carell, of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Office, as agent Maxwell Smart, and co-star Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 in […]

By Dyana Carmella
I was reading in a letter from AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon, that the AFTRA National Board approved the agreement made on May 28th with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a three-year primetime television contract.
The main purpose of the agreement was to boost the wages for working actors […]

By James Thompson
I just got a glimpse at a story slated for P3’s July issue. It’s about the best places to film in the U.S., and California isn’t even in the running. To qualify as a top production place, a state needs to offer producers incentives. In fact, this is the best way to attract […]

 Iain Blair
Not surprised that You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, Adam Sandler’s new comedy, did great box office over the weekend. It really delivers – if you’re a 12-year-old boy with fairly unsophisticated tastes. But then Sandler has never paid much attention to critics, and has always done his own thing. This time, with a […]

 By Iain Blair
There’s a long history of musicians and rock stars trying to make it in Hollywood – everyone from The Beatles, and Elvis to Dylan, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Sting and Madonna all tried their hand at movie stardom, with varying degrees of success. Now comes Alicia Keys, the mega-selling singer-songwriter who’s in the […]

By Iain Blair
As a Brit I’m chuffed about the current success of Brit talent in U.S. films ,TV – and especially comedy these days. Let’s face it, America has always embraced British comedians, starting with Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, and on through a long line of varied descendants, from Bob Hope, Monty Python and […]

 By Iain Blair
Chatting with Louis Leterrier, the tall French director helming the rebooted The Incredible Hulk movie due out soon. Louis made his mark with the action-packed “Transporter” series, although he told me, “I’m not really an action film director.” In his all-new, explosive and action-packed epic, scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately hunts for […]