North American theaters led the movie "The Help"

23 aug 2011, 16:05



       The film "The Help" topped the list of highest-grossing films for the weekend of August 19-21 in the North American box office. According to Box Office Mojo, a drama about the relationship between a white girl and her black maidservant, brought 20.5 million dollars to distributors. Fees of movie from the beginning of hits reached 71.8 million dollars.
       The leader of the previous two weeks, the film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" earned during the reporting period, 16.3 million dollars. Total fees of this movie in the North American box office were 133.8 million dollars.
       In third place on the results of the weekend turned out to film "Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World". Movie by Robert Rodriguez with Jessica Alba in the title role has collected $ 12 million.

To a project "Cloud Atlas" of Wachowski and Tykwer will be cut the budget

23 aug 2011, 15:52



       Budget of movie "Cloud Atlas", which make Tom Tykwer, Andy and Lana Wachowski will be greatly reduced, says THR. This is related by Stefan Ardnt, head of the production company X Filme, a manufacturer of film. Earlier it was reported that the project will leave 100-120 million dollars. About that, what will be the final budget of movie is not reported. The filming of "Cloud Atlas" must begin in Berlin in mid-September.
       "Cloud Atlas" is an adaptation of the novel by David Mitchell, published in 2004. The book consists of six stories that take place both in the past and the future. According to the author of the book, almost all the protagonists of his stories are the reincarnations of the same person. The project involved such actors as Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon, Ben Wishaw and Jim Broadbent.

Christian Bale will play in the new Terrence Malick movie

23 aug 2011, 15:34



       Christian Bale will play a major role in the new Terrence Malick film, according to Twitch. According to the portal, filming should start in early 2012. About how the new project will be named the director of "Tree of Life" is not reported.
       It is unclear, who will play in the film the female lead. According to Twitch, is now on it claim Rooney Mara, Haley Bennett, Clemence Poesy and Mia Wasikowska. Sarah Green  will produce ths movie.
       Previously, Christian Bale has starred in Terrence Malick movies: With Collin Farrell, he participated in the creation of the film "The New World", published in 2006. Also previously reported that Bale was to play a major role in the film "The Burial", but then the role was given to Ben Affleck. Premiere of  this movie to be held in 2012.
       Previous film Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life, The" published in May 2011. For this movie the director received the highest award at the Cannes International Film Festival - "Golden Palm".
       Today Terrence Malick took six films, including the debut short film "Lanton Mills", published in 1969. Currently in production is another film of Malik, "Voyage of Time", which also produces Sarah Green. The premiere of this project is scheduled for 2013.

Microsoft started a blog about Windows 8.

18 aug 2011, 08:41


       Microsoft has launched a blog Building Windows 8 on the Windows operating system 8. Blog will be available in eight languages, including Russian.
       First post in new blog wrote Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows. He promised that Microsoft will regularly publish news on the share of Windows 8 and asked readers to engage in dialogue with the company through the form of comments.
       Sinofsky also said that in "coming months" Microsoft will release a preview version of Windows 8 for developers.
       Windows operating system 8, which will replace Windows 7, Microsoft announced in early June. It is known that the OS will run on both computers and mobile devices with the architecture of ARM.
       It is expected that new details about Windows 8 Microsoft will open the conference BUILD to be held in the U.S. in mid-September. Terms of the final version of the operating system is not yet known, but suggest that this will happen in 2012.

Coldplay have decided on the title and release date for new album.

18 aug 2011, 08:34



       British music band Coldplay has officially announced the title and release date for its new, the fifth studio album. The disc, entitled "Mylo Xyloto" will be released on October 24. Information about the album (including cover design) appeared on the site team August 12.
       "Mylo Xyloto", one of the producers of which was Brian Eno, will be released in several formats - a CD, on vinyl and in digital format (MP3). Also, will release a limited edition of new album, which will include additional materials, photographs and an album with graffiti. The first single from the album will be Coldplay song "Paradise". Appearance of song is scheduled for September 12.
       Information around the release of Coldplay's fifth studio began to emerge in late July. So, in late July, the music department employee Perfoming Music Rights said that base of organization has introduced with several new names registered in Coldplay. Among them, in particular, that means "Mylo Xyloto", which gave fans an idea that the album will be called so (indirectly implied by the fact that Coldplay concert recently opened intro called "MX").
       In addition to the Internet, appeared info about a possible release date album. It was supposed to be out on October 10, since the combination forms an MX number 1010 in Roman numerals. It was also suggested that the new CD Coldplay will go on sale on October 24, which eventually was confirmed.

Orlando Bloom stood up for British butterflies

18 aug 2011, 07:40



       Actor Orlando Bloom attends a campaign designed to draw public attention to the threat to rare species of butterflies UK, according to the website Contactmusic.
       The actor has sponsored the publication of the book "Crystal, the Small Miracle", telling the children about the life of insects. The author of the book is the mother of Orlando - Sophia Copeland Bloom. She devoted her work to her grandson - the son of actor Flynn seven months.
       "Butterflies - a symbol of beauty and fragility of nature," - said Bloom.
       Orlando Bloom has been gaining popularity in the early 2000s, thanks to filming episodes of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." In autumn 2011 the rent is due out the picture of Paul Anderson U.S "The Three Musketeers", in which the actor also played one of the characters. In addition, in the near future intends to return to Bloom elf Legolas role in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit".

Jean-Claude Van Damme will travel to England to fight the aliens!

18 aug 2011, 07:34


       Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in the movie "UFO", directed by Dominic Burns, reports BBC News.
       Burns invited the actor to your project, using e-mail. Where the first letter was written not to Van Damme, but to his wife. Burns said he was amazing when Jean-Claude agreed to participate in the filming.
       Filming of "UFO" will be held in the British city of Derby. "I heard Van Damme had been in this village. Reaching for an hour due to some event on the martial arts. This time he will spend more time in the Derby," - said Dominic Burns.
       His project director describes as a mix of paintings, "Independence Day" and "Signs". We are in the movie "UFO" will be about alien invasion on Earth. Movie to be released in rent in 2012.

Woody Allen planned to make the new movie in Munich

15 aug 2011, 08:48


       Director Woody Allen intends to make one of his next movie in Munich. It is reported by The Local website with a link to the publication of Focus.
       "Munich - a great town, very neat and refined. Food and people there are excellent. I would spend the consistency of a few months and rent a movie this time," - said the director. Information about which movie of Allen is going in this village there is not. Allen's next project should be the movie "The Bop Decameron".
       Characters of this film will play Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Judy Davis, Ornella Muti and the director himself. The movie took place in Rome. The film is due out in rent in 2012.

Smartphone Nexus S will have new Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich

15 aug 2011, 08:29



       In the Internet there were photos of the smartphone Nexus S, which installed a new version of the Android operating system, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich. The photos were published on August 11 sites RootzWiki and Android Police.
       In the Ice Cream Sandwich "redraw" the notification bar, the screen with a list of installed applications and e-mail client Gmail, mark sites. In the design uses the color blue. Application "Camera" has new function of  "auto glue" photos into panoramas.
       RootzWiki stresses that this is an early assembly of Ice Cream Sandwich, and the final stage of the operating system may look different.
       Ice Cream Sandwich OS was announced in early May. Then it was reported that its release is scheduled for the fourth quarter. It was stressed that the management of Ice Cream Sandwich to work as smart phones and tablets.
       August 9 site BGR reported citing an anonymous source that the Ice Cream Sandwich will be released in October 2011. According RootzWiki and Android Police, under its control will operate the smartphone Nexus Prime, successor to the Nexus S. (Photo from RootzWiki site)

Isabelle Huppert award Stockholm International Film Festival

15 aug 2011, 08:07



       French actress Isabelle Huppert will receive an honorary award at Stockholm International Film Festival for his contribution to cinema. This was reported on the event website.
       Among the films with Huppert, marked by the festival organizers have been on "Lacemaker", "Violet Nozieres," "Madame Bovary". The actress personally to come to Stockholm in November 2011 to get an honorary award.
       Another honorary award (called the Stockholm Visionary Award) will be marked by an American director and writer Gus Van Sant.
      Another Stockholm International Film Festival will be held from 9 to 20 November 2011. The event was held in 1990.