EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Attendees can expect a special treat next week when they visit the Game Developers Conference Expo -- the first public showing of InstantAction.com. Announced earlier this year, InstantAction is a new platform, developed by GarageGames, for playing 3D action games within any of the popular web browsers.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSTR), a leading international publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 ended December 31, 2007. The company also reaffirmed its outlook for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Celebrities and Controversy, DIY/Filmmaking, Cinematical Indie, War

As I type this, I can look out my window and watch the snow continue to fall. It's not the blizzard it was this morning, but it's definitely a winter wonderland out there, and it has been for a while. Apparently, however, the same can't be said for Russia. While Toronto is having a rare and surprising season full of the white stuff, Mother Nature in Russia has been slacking off, which has put a huge wrench into the production of Morfii.

The film, to be helmed by Aleksei Balabanov, is an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel (penned by the late Sergei Bodrov Jr.), which detailed the "civil war that raged after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution." They need lots of snow for the feature, but the winter has been mild and made a mess out of the project. Well, really, it's just a cherry to the production's problems. (Coincidentally, Bodrov Jr. died in an avalanche while working on a film in 2002.)

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DETROIT, Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Geoffrey Stanton, composer-in-residence at Marygrove College, will present "Stanton and Friends," an annual concert of chamber music and electronics on Friday, March 28, 2008, in the Sacred Heart Chapel on Marygrove's campus, 8425 West McNichols Road, Detroit. The 7:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public.

Filed under: Drama, Celebrities and Controversy, Exhibition, Newsstand

Most of you have probably already heard about this by now, but there's a movie-loving blogger who has decided to anonymously put up a new blog chronicling her last 90 days on Earth. Terminal disease? Nope -- she's committing suicide, she says. The lady is already down to Day 84 and every blog post she puts up elicits hundreds of comments from the fascinated, the concerned, the sarcastic, and the sadistic who are urging her on. No one knows if this lady is in the business of blogging or movies professionally, but movies appear to be a primary preoccupation of hers and she recently blogged about suicide attempts in movies such as The Royal Tenenbaums and Empire Records. She also gives a perfunctory reason for her suicide that, many have already noticed, is suspicious -- it's cribbed directly from Fight Club, and says that "our generation has no great depression, no great war." Her great depression is her life, I guess?

My sense is that the whole thing is a total put-on, even to the point that I don't feel bad about throwing attention to the site, since I don't feel like there's a real person at risk here. I could be totally wrong, but we're talking about a lady who just blogged about a guy who asked her out for Valentine's Day and quipped -- "I just hope he's not looking for anything long-term." Come on, give me a break. People on the verge of suicide are rarely so cogent or so full of humor. She also put up a nice pic of the Hollywood sign, near her anonymous location, and wrote "On my way back from Starbucks. I can say with absolute certainty that caffeine is probably the one thing that is keeping me going for the remaining 87 days." Uh-huh. That, and the book deal she's hoping to turn this into. And that's not an original thought on my part -- it's the conclusion at least one colleague has already reached.

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COMMACK, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TitleMatch Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Protocall Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB:PCLI) and innovator of burn-on-demand services for retailers, today announced a partnership with Verbatim Americas, a business unit of Japan's Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, to utilize newly developed Verbatim AquaAce optical media with the TitleMatch DVD On-Demand service.

COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, LLC has acquired six theaters of AGT Enterprises, Inc. and Star-Cinema, LLC. Transaction terms were not disclosed.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Double Eagle Holdings, Ltd. (OTCBB:DEGH) is pleased to announce a partnership with Imperial Boogie for its portfolio company, Zatso, LLC. Pursuant to the agreement, Imperial Boogie (iB) (http://www.ImperialBoogie.net) will represent Zatso ahead of the University of Oklahoma limited test release in Norman, OK. Some of Imperial Boogie's previous clients include Cooley Nutraceuticals, Inc. (FixStrips.com), LG Electronics, AIGA, Qualcomm, Bausch & Lomb, CSC, General Atomics, RJ Reynolds and BFG Communications.

Filed under: Action, Deals, Warner Brothers, Celebrities and Controversy, 20th Century Fox, Comic/Superhero/Geek

Just as Zack Snyder wraps production on Watchmen and gets ready to bring it all together into an alternate universe, superhero showcase, 20th Century Fox is getting litigious. The Hollywood Reporter has posted that the company is preparing to battle Warner Brothers "over the rights to develop, produce, and distribute" the film based on the uber popular graphic novel.

On Friday, Fox sued, claiming it holds all the rights. They say that between '86 and '90 they "acquired all movie rights to the 12-issue DC Comics series and screenplays by Charles McKeown and Sam Hamm." In '91, there was a quitclaim to Largo Int., but Fox retained "exclusive rights to distribute the first motion picture." Then, Largo dismantled, and the rights went to producer Lawrence Gordon. "Under a 'turnaround agreement' between Fox and Gordon, the producer agreed to pay a buy-out price to Fox if he entered into any agreement with another studio or third party to develop or produce Watchmen, among other things." They say that neither Gordon nor Warners paid out.

Got all that straight? In other words, Fox said they had the rights and that producer Lawrence Gordon and WB didn't honor it like they should have. I imagine WB will do what they can to wrap this up quickly, and not let it interfere with the March 6, 2009 release date. At least, I hope so. Otherwise, they might get some masked vigilantes on their tails.

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Twenty-one years ago, Francis Ford Coppola made Peggy Sue Got Married. It was a strange fantasy comedy, one that scored itself some Oscar nominations and starred Kathleen Turner and Coppola's nephew, Nicolas Cage. There's already been talk of how Cage was difficult on set. The actor himself admitted last year to Conan O'Brien that he based Charlie's strange and distracting voice on Gumby, and how his uncle and the studio almost fired him over it.

Now there's more word about his behavior during that production, and he's really not happy with it. In her upcoming book, Send Yourself Roses, Turner discusses her time with Cage during the film, and while the book has yet to hit shelves, the BBC reports that a "defamation, libel, and slander" case has been filed by Nicolas in London's High Court. What has got him so worked up, especially since he already admitted to being difficult?

According to The Daily Mail (via American Superstar), she wrote that Cage was "absolutely determined to prove that he wasn't there as the result of nepotism." And followed it up with: "Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

So -- was he just a bratty and difficult nephew on set, or was he some wacko who stole chihuahuas? Who knows? It still sounds entertaining. Turner's book is scheduled to hit shelves this month, and also features dirt on Burt Reynolds and Christie Brinkley (the latter of which sounds like Spider-Man, without crime-fighting as an excuse for no-shows).

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