4 luglio : News!

	ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING uscirà in Italia distribuito dalla Warner Bros il prossimo 15 luglio.
	Negli USA "Elvis has left the building" uscirà soltanto in DVD dal 2 agosto.
	Basinger and Animal Rights - Kim Basinger, ex-wife of Alec Baldwin, is a notable PETA spokesperson. She has publicly denounced the value of animal research and its role in developing treatments and therapies for life-threatening afflictions. During the summer of 1997, Basinger attracted international media attention for her attempt to pressure a New Jersey laboratory to discontinue research aimed at advancing scientific understanding of osteoporosis. Basinger, with PETA’s help, protested Huntingdon Life Sciences Corporation against a proposed experiment on dogs specially bred for research that would have tested the effectiveness of a new medicine to treat the debilitating disease. 1 Basinger’s support for the animal rights ideology was also demonstrated by her participation as co-host of PETA’s 1996 Animals Ball and Humanitarian Awards Gala. 2 Her opposition to the use of animals for medical experimentation was clear during an interview she granted the television broadcast program “Extra… The Entertainment Magazine,” in which she stated: "It’s [animal research] outdated. And it’s our ethical responsibility to really catch up with new technology, and there is technology out there.” 3 The Washington Post also characterized Basinger as an “unalterable opponent of medical research on animals,” quoting her as saying:  "I don’t believe in any kind of experimentation on animals… It’s all about money, that’s all it is.” 4 Basinger and Disease Research In honor of Carol Baldwin, the mother of actor Alec Baldwin and a survivor of breast cancer, Basinger attended an October 1997 star-studded fund raiser that raised more than $500,000 for breast cancer research at a facility in New York. 5, 6 The facility uses animals in conducting its breast cancer research. (Read more Alec Baldwin's profile.) Basinger was also characterized by the Sunday Times (London) as one of many Hollywood celebrities “who profess strong support for AIDS causes but who are also active campaigners against animal research.” 7 "In the last 18 months we keep hearing statements from PETA leadership saying if you need animals to develop cures or treatments for AIDS, it's not worth it.  "...As someone who has seen my entire peer group die, that's hard for me to swallow."

20 luglio : News!

	Di nuovo rimandata l'uscita italiana di ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: la nuova data è 26 agosto 2005.
	L'uscita americana di THE SENTINEL è fissata per il 21 aprile 2006.
	bNick Cannon Goes 'Wild' With Kanye, Ying Yang Twins, Common  HOLLYWOOD — Nick Cannon is no stranger to comedy. The aspiring funnyman first honed his stand-up skills at the age of 12 and four years later he was already landing gigs at famous venues like the Comedy Store, the Improv and the Laugh  Now the 24-year-old is revisiting his roots with his new sketch-comedy program, "Wild 'N Out," debuting July 28 on MTV. The show's roster is an eclectic blend of rap, hip-hop and comedy performers. "It's amazing. I just got all my comedic friends together, introduced them to my hip-hop friends, and we just created this big, huge improv sketch-comedy show that's unlike anything you've ever seen on television," Cannon told MTV News backstage at the BET Awards. "Common came through. Kanye West, the Ying Yang Twins, Method Man, [Cannon's longtime girlfriend] Christina Milian. Comics like Kat Williams and Wayne Brady. It's just like a party in every episode." Ever the industry chameleon, the multi-tasking Cannon also has five films in the works (see "Nick Cannon Flexing His Mogul Muscle In Hollywood"), plus his sophomore LP, Stages, which drops this fall. The video for the album's first single, "Can I Live" featuring Anthony Hamilton, which Cannon directed, recently debuted at #1 on BET. Longtime friend Kanye also worked on the new record, which will include a track featuring Talib Kweli. "The record I did with Talib was real soulful stuff," Cannon said. "I was just trying to express myself more than anything and really get out what was inside of me. On my last album, I worked with R. Kelly and P. Diddy, and that was amazing, but I didn't feel like I really put myself out there. On this I feel like I [did] and showed what I could do as a producer, as an artist and as a musician." As for the slew of films in his arsenal, the actor is most looking forward to "The Underclassman," a Miramax project he stars in, wrote and produced. Out August 5, the film features Cannon as a baby-faced detective struggling to gain respect from his peers. When he is sent to investigate the murder of a posh private school student, he stumbles upon an underground auto-theft ring. "It's like the new 'Beverly Hills Cop.' It's my baby," the actor said. "It really is like watching your kid go to school on the first day. You just hope for the best. But however it does at the box office, it doesn't matter. I'm proud of it, and how often can somebody say that a kid who's under 25 actually wrote, produced and starred in his own film? So that's an accomplishment in itself." Next up, Cannon can be seen alongside Bow Wow in the '70s-inspired roller-skating flick, "Roll Bounce," dropping September 23. Currently, he's filming the political thriller "The Beltway," for which he's also executive producer. Finally, the actor will play the brother to Forest Whitaker in the indie gambling drama "Even Money" (formerly titled "Jump Shot"), featuring Hollywood heavyweights Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammer, Kim Basinger and Danny DeVito. The film, which incorporates multiple story lines à la "Crash" and "Traffic," is slated to hit theatres later this year.
	INTERNATIONAL: SPAIN June 24-26 1 1 Madagascar UIP $2,788,153 -21% 375 $7,435 $7,682,411 2  2 2 Batman Begins WB $1,883,479 -23% 453 $4,158 $5,143,758 2  3 3 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $515,777 -17% 382 $1,350 $21,563,924 6  4 - Dead End Deaplaneta $315,058 - 124 $2,541 $315,058 1  5 - Racing Stripes Tri $305,608 - 296 $1,032 $305,608 1  6 - El Calentito BVI $278,570 - 150 $1,857 $278,680 1  7 4 Saint Ange Vertigo $249,807 -14% 147 $1,699 $1,309,601 3  8 5 Unleashed New World $249,402 -3% 214 $1,165 $2,451,896 4  9 8 Tapas Filmax $188,191 14% 150 $1,255 $3,808,068 7  10 7 No sos vos, soy yo Notro $182,084 2% 96 $1,897 $1,807,244 5  11 6 Kingdom of Heaven Fox $172,691 -9% 204 $847 $13,959,185 8  12 9 A Different Loyalty Manga $145,777 -9% 93 $1,567 $364,976 2  13 11 A Good Woman Sony $124,419 -14% 80 $1,555 $692,018 3  14 10 Kung Fu Hustle Sony $104,815 -30% 159 $659 $1,507,439 4  15 - Elvis Has Left the Building Filmax $100,496 - 82 $1,226 $100,496 1  16 12 Un Rey en La Habana Sony $77,211 -21% 141 $548 $1,770,110 5  17 13 The Interpreter UIP $71,445 4% 64 $1,116 $7,586,385 11  18 - De Zaak Alzheimer Flins $67,418 - 31 $2,175 $67,418 1  19 14 Les Égarés Vertigo $43,432 -23% 25 $1,737 $124,733 2  20 - Lila dit ça Golem $38,454 - 14 $2,747 $38,454 1
	INTERNATIONAL: ARGENTINA June 16-19 1 - Batman Begins WB $636,596 115 $5,536 $636,596 1  2 1 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Fox $385,902 81 $4,764 $1,019,223 2  3 2 Papá se volvió loco Sono $356,788 66 $5,406 $1,183,985 3  4 4 The Pacifier BVI $139,005 42 $3,310 $294,989 2  5 3 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $123,652 98 $1,262 $2,204,711 5  6 5 Der Untergang Alfa $111,362 26 $4,283 $450,635 3  7 - The Door in the Floor Alfa $45,090 10 $4,509 $45,090 1  8 - Kingdom of Heaven Fox $37,449 67 $559 $1,550,446 7  9 7 House of Wax WB $32,369 23 $1,407 $287,657 4  10 9 The Interpreter UIP $25,140 32 $786 $636,738 8  11 8 The Woodsman Telexcel $25,111 7 $3,587 $64,796 2  12 10 Cama adentro Distrib. $20,293 10 $2,029 $147,176 4  13 11 Sahara Distrib. $11,092 28 $396 $122,643 3  14 13 De-Lovely CGI $10,911 6 $1,819 $54,864 3  15 12 White Noise UIP $10,284 30 $343 $570,411 9  16 18 Les Choristes BVI $5,657 6 $943 $298,797 16  17 19 Zivot je cudo Distrib. $4,783 6 $797 $94,563 6  18 14 Géminis Distrib. $4,718 6 $786 $17,498 2  19 17 Being Julia Alfa $4,407 9 $490 $435,076 13  20 - Hermanas BVI $4,125 7 $589 $97,087 8
	INTERNATIONAL: ARGENTINA June 23-26 1 1 Batman Begins WB $313,153 110 $2,847 $1,041,752 2  2 3 Papá se volvió loco Sono $220,554 66 $3,342 $1,440,298 4  3 2 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Fox $206,484 81 $2,549 $1,196,768 3  4 6 Der Untergang Alfa $78,438 27 $2,905 $544,654 4  5 4 The Pacifier BVI $76,155 42 $1,813 $382,149 3  6 5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $54,609 84 $650 $2,280,928 6  7 - Melinda and Melinda Fox $31,622 13 $2,432 $342,836 5  8 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fox $30,089 12 $2,507 $30,089 1  9 9 House of Flying Daggers WB $28,331 30 $944 $321,332 5  10 7 The Door in the Floor Alfa $25,010 10 $2,501 $75,568 2  11 10 The Interpreter UIP $20,440 30 $681 $658,543 9  12 11 The Woodsman Telexcel $16,711 7 $2,387 $85,387 3  13 12 Cama adentro Distrib. $13,569 10 $1,357 $163,114 5  14 14 De-Lovely CGI $8,660 6 $1,443 $65,565 4  15 - Saved! CGI $7,680 15 $512 $7,680 1  16 15 White Noise UIP $5,560 16 $348 $577,485 10  17 - A Lot Like Love BVI $5,538 7 $791 $87,324 5  18 16 Les Choristes BVI $5,408 11 $492 $304,137 17  19 - Cused BVI $3,994 10 $399 $105,826 7  20 - House of Flying Daggers Alfa $3,840 10 $384 $137,302 7
	The Winners of the 6th Annual Golden Trailer Awards In Alphabetical Order by Film Title, followed by Nominees.  (Title of Film, Film Company, Trailer Company) Winners of the 6th Annual Golden Trailer Awards were announced at the Award Show on Thursday, May 26th, 2005.  Best Action  War of the Worlds, Paramount, Trailer Park  The Day After Tomorrow, 20th Century Fox, Trailer Park  Hero, Miramax Films, Ignition Creative  Man on Fire: Trailer C, 20th Century Fox, Skip Film  Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 20th Century Fox, Ignition Creative  Best Animation/Family  The Incredibles: Buckle Up, Pixar/Disney, Craig Murray Prods.  Bad News Bears, Paramount, Trailer Park  Madagascar, Dreamworks, Ignition Creative  Millions, Fox Searchlight, Hammer Creative Advertising  The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, Paramount, Gas Station Zebra  Best Comedy  Napoleon Dynamite, Fox Searchlight, mOcean  I Heart Huckabees, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  The Incredibles: Buckle Up, Pixar/Disney, Craig Murray Prods.  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Disney, Giaronomo Productions  Monster-In-Law, New Line Cinema, Creative Domain  Team America: World Police, Paramount, Gas Station Zebra  Best Documentary  Fahrenheit 911: Miramax Films, Miramax Films  Dust to Glory, IFC Films, Mark Woollen & Associates  Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Magnolia Pictures, Kinetic Trailers  Gunner Palace: Palm Pictures: Kinetic Trailers  In the Realms of the Unreal: Wellspring: Kinetic Trailers  Best Drama  Collateral, Dreamworks, The Cimarron Group  The Interpreter, Universal Pictures, Giaronomo Productions  Lords of Dogtown, Columbia/Tri-Star, mOcean  Man on Fire: Trailer B, 20th Century Fox, Skip Film  Ray, Universal Pictures, Open Road Entertainment  Best Foreign  House of Flying Daggers, Pathé, Empire Design  Downfall, Newmarket Films, KO Creative  Freeze Frame, First Look Media, BLT & Associates  High Tension, Lions Gate Films, Fishbowl  Kung Fu Hustle, Sony Pictures, Winston Davis & Associates  Best Foreign Independent  House of Flying Daggers, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Co.  Bright Young Things, THINKFilm, Celluloid Heroes  Goodbye, Lenin, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Co.  Man of the Year, The Film Movement, Mighty Pictures  Millions, Pathé, Picture Production Co.  Motorcycle Diaries, Pathé, Empire Design  Best Horror  The Amityville Horror: Get Out, MGM, Trailer Park  Hide and Seek, 20th Century Fox, In Sync Advertising  The Ring 2: Don't Dream, Dreamworks, Kaleidoscope Creative Grp  SAW, Lions Gate Films, Fishbowl  White Noise:EVP, Universal Pictures, mOcean  Best Thriller  Open Water, Lions Gate Films, Skip Film  Constantine, Warner Bros., Giaronomo Productions  The Forgotten, Sony Pictures Ent., Intralink  Hostage, Miramax Films, Giaronomo Productions  The Village, Buena Vista Pictures, Trailer Park  Best Independent  I Heart Huckabees, Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Lions Gate Films, Seismic Productions  Dogville, Lions Gate Films, Seismic Productions  Off The Map, Holedigger Studios, Poolside Entertainment  Open Water, Lions Gate Films, Skip Film  Best Music  Garden State (Trailer), Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros., The Cimarron Group  Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: "Dark", Warner Bros., Mojo  House of Flying Daggers, Pathé, Empire Design  Ocean's Twelve: The Guys, Warner Bros., CMP West  Best Romance  A Very Long Engagement, Warner Independent, Mojo LLC  Bride & Prejudice, Pathé, Picture Production Co.  Love Me If You Dare, Paramount Classics, Kinetic Trailers  A Slipping Down Life, Lions Gate Films, Alkemi Entertainment  The Terminal, Dreamworks, Mojo LLC  Best Trailer - No Movie  Fela Kuti, Empire Design, Smoking Dog Films  The Liberty Men, Tri-Con Productions  Pathfinder, Union Editorial  shadow, Copperpot, Inc.  Worst Case Scenario, Gorehound Canned Film  Best Voice Over  The Motorcycle Diaries, Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  The Assassination of Richard Nixon: THINKFilm, Celluloid Heroes  Crash, Lions Gate Films, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Buena Vista Intl, Creative Partnership  The Ring 2: Don't Dream, Dreamworks, Kaleidoscope Creative Group  Best Video Game Trailer  Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Electronic Arts, The Butcher Shop  Brothers in Arms, Ubisoft Entertainment, Hammer Creative Adv.  Darkwatch, Sammy Studios, Brain Zoo Studios  Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Ubisoft Entertainment, Hammer Creative Adv.  Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Activision, Creative Domain  Golden Fleece  White Noise, Universal, Empire Design  Cellular, New Line Cinema, CMP West  The Machinist, Paramount Classics, KO Creative  September Tapes, First Look Pictures, Hammer Creative Adv.  Stander, Newmarket Films, KO Creative  Most Original  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Buena Vista Intl, Creative Partnership  Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Warner Bros., The Ant Farm  Garden State (Teaser), Fox Searchlight, Mark Woollen & Assoc.  Ocean's Twelve: They're Back, Warner Bros., CMP West  The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, Paramount, Gas Station Zebra  Trashiest  A Dirty Shame, Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema  Churchill: The Hollywood Years, Pathé, Picture Production Co.  Party Animalz, Lions Gate Ent., Lions Gate Ent.  Switchkiller/TransAmerican Killer, Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate  Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, Columbia/Tri-Star, Trailer Park  Summer 2005 Blockbuster  War of the Worlds, Paramount, Trailer Park  Batman Begins, Warner Bros., Intralink  Cinderella Man, Miramax/Universal, Intralink  Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 20th Century Fox, Ignition Creative  Stealth, Sony Pictures Ent., Giaronomo Productions
	Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)  A Film Review Hollywood seems to be running out of interesting or original ideas these days. This I sad, but even sadder thing happens when Hollywood does find interesting idea only to have it wasted. One of such examples is ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING, 2004 black comedy directed by Joel Zwick. The protagonist of the film is Harmony Jones (played by Kim Basinger), a woman whose life revolves about travelling and trying to convince women to buy Pink Lady cosmetic products. Two things are going to change her life. First is encounter with Miles Taylor (played by John Corbett), bored and soon-to-be-divorced ad executive who falls in love with her. The other is tendency of Elvis impersonators to accidentally die in her presence. Harmony now has to run, while the deaths are investigated by FBI. ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING probably looked very good on paper. Although this isn’t the first Hollywood movie to exploit Elvis mythology, few had such a quirky premise. The talent involved was also promising – director Joel Zwick made a huge hit with MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, while the cast included the likes of Kim Basinger and Angie Dickinson. Basinger is actually very good in film, using one of the rare opportunities to show comedic abilities. Unfortunately, she is the only one to provide some humour in the film. The script by Michell Ganem and Adam-Michael Garber is simply terrible – it provides many talented actors with atrocious dialogues and utterly unfunny jokes. A good example is writer’s apparent opinion that the sight of Denise Richards as Elvis impersonator is enough for audience to roll on the floor laughing. What is even worse is Zwick’s inability to comprehend those problems; his direction is inept, making the film looking cheaper than it actually is. When it comes to Hollywood’s ability to pay homage to one of the world’s greatest icons, Elvis has really left the building.