Archive for May, 2009
Wolverine hot for the weekend, tempered by Star Trek?
by Doc on May.04, 2009, under Movies
Wolverine took in an estimated $87 million over its opening weekend, with a lot of reports of it being “better than expected”. But it opened just a week ahead of the much-buzzed-about Star Trek remake – could it drop fast?
Some series renewal/pick up news
by Doc on May.04, 2009, under Television
Fox’s Fringe has survived its first season and will get a second, but the fates of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse are still unknown. Over at NBC, where their infront was delayed due to the death of VP of Drama Development Nora O’Brien, Heroes and Medium will be back, along with new apocalyptic series Day One, but a decision on Chuck has been delayed.
RECON 2023 World Premiere at Sci-Fi London Film Festival
by Doc on May.01, 2009, under Movies
Movie Seals Production writes “RECON 2023 World Premiere at Sci-Fi London Film Festival –
MONTREAL, QC – Movie Seals Productions announced that the latest chapter in their successful sci-fi/action franchise, “RECON 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy”, will have its World Premiere at the renowned Sci-Fi London Festival in England on May 2nd, 2009.
Directed by Christian Viel (Evil Breed: the Legend of Samhain, Deaden), the film stars Andy Bradshaw (Gothika), Heidi Hawkins (Evil Breed), Deke Richards (Deaden), with special appearances by Berge Garabedian (aka JoBlo) of joblo.com fame, John Fallon (aka Arrrow in the Head ) and UFC ring girl Edith Labelle, for whom it was a first screen role.
From a screenplay written by Christian Viel and John Fallon, the action packed story picks up a year after the events of the previous film, and introduces a new cast of characters as well as bringing back familiar ones.
Director Christian Viel will be attending the premiere held on Saturday, May 2nd, at 6:15 PM at the Apollo West End Theatre and stay for a Q&A following the movie.
SCI-FI-LONDON is now in its 8th year is UK’s only dedicated Sci-Fi and Fantasy film festival, it screens world and UK film premieres, documentaries and a selection of classic SF titles. It also holds a film school and filmmaking competitions to encourage more science fiction films to be made in the UK.
Movie Seals Productions: This Montreal-based company is run by talented director/screenwriter Christian Viel. Beside the award-winning ‘Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Deaden’, this fast growing production company has recently produced a sequel to RECON 2022: ‘RECON 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy’.
Trailers, plot synopsis, photos and other information can be found on the Official RECON 2023 website: www.recon2023.com
Sci-fi London: www.sci-fi-london.com
Movie Seals Productions: www.movieseals.com”