Pirate Bay copyright test case begins
February 18, 2009
A copyright test case involving one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing websites has started in Stockholm.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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Test Shoots Start for Deathly Hallows
January 22, 2009
Here is one for all the Harry Potter fans out there…
“Harry Potter” franchise star Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) posted the following message on her official website on Monday, January 19th.
Source: comingsoon.net
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Belkin apologises for paid online reviews
January 22, 2009
An electronics company says it is investigating one of its employees for offering to pay for positive online reviews of its products.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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A Sequel to The Phantom in the Works
January 22, 2009
This should get dropped in that huge box (the movie Australia also belongs in it) labled “Bad Ideas”. Once again sorry this is a little late, we were offline for a couple of weeks.
An Australian production company on Monday announced it had secured the rights to The Phantom Legacy , a follow-up to the 1996 film, The Phantom , which starred Billy Zane as the masked hero who fights evil from his jungle headquarters.
Source: comingsoon.net
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Internet filter may spark ‘adult-shop explosion’
January 22, 2009
This is a little late but I have been offline 
Just a little follow up to the Clean Feed issue that we have talked about on the podcast.
Sex shops will inundate the country if the Federal Government filters internet pornography, an industry expert has warned.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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J.K. Simmons Returning for Spider-Man 4
January 20, 2009
Although it’s not really news that Spider-Man 4 will start shooting in 2010 as this report at MTV highlights (director Sam Raimi himself said previously that filming would start by March of 2010), it is good to hear that J.K. Simmons will be returning.
Source: comingsoon.net
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Warner Bros. and Fox Settle Watchmen Dispute
January 16, 2009
Warner Bros. and Fox have resolved their dispute over Watchmen, with the studios scheduled to present the settlement to Judge Gary Feess on Friday morning and request that the case be dismissed, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed, but it is said to involve a sizable cash payment to Fox and a percentage of the film’s box office. Fox will not be a co-distributor on the film, nor will it own a piece of the Watchmen property going forward. The studios are set to release a joint statement announcing the agreement Friday.
Fox sued Warners in February of 2008, claiming copyright infringement based on agreements the studio had with producer Larry Gordon. Feess ruled on Dec. 24 that Gordon did not secure the proper rights toWatchmen from Fox before shopping the project and eventually setting it up with Warners. Feess’ decision prompted settlement talks to heat up because Warners faced the prospect of an injunction stopping its March 6 release of the $130 million comic book adaptation.
While Gordon is not a party to the case, Warners is said to be pursuing the producer and his attorneys to reimburse it for the costs of the settlement.
Source: comingsoon.net
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American Idol Returns on January 13
December 16, 2008
I know I am a dork, but I quite enjoy American Idol. Please tell me that Fox 8 will carry this live from America again! As I am based in Australia we sometimes don’t get it.
The wait is almost over for the return of television’s No. 1 show! Last season’s finale boasted a record-breaking nearly 100 million votes cast in the crowning of David Cook as the winner, and now, AMERICAN IDOL is set to return with a two-night, four-hour premiere event featuring extraordinary talent and outrageous new auditions Tuesday, Jan. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Source: comingsoon.net
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Jack Black to Guest Star on The Office
December 16, 2008
This should be fun!
Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, Tropic Thunder) is set to guest-star in the upcoming post Super Bowl episode of “The Office.” The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
Source: comingsoon.net
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Stars sends anti-strike letter to SAG
December 16, 2008
Considering that the union is supposed to work for the members, I would say that this is a pretty clear message from the members.
A-listers cite weakening economy as reason — Over 130 stars have come against the SAG strike authorization, including George Clooney, Matt Damon and Tom Hanks. In a letter sent Monday to leaders of the Screen Actors Guild, the stars cited the weakening economy as the key factor in their move.
Source: Variety.com
