In the movie 'I knew who killed me' Lohan plays Aubrey, the young daughter of affluent parents who is abducted and mutilated by a sadistic serial killer. She manages to escape, but the girl who regains consciousness in the hospital claims to be not Aubrey but Dakota - identical to Aubrey, but with a much different demeanor. Dakota struggles to convince anyone that she is not Aubrey and finds herself in a desperate race to save Aubrey's life and her own against overwhelming odds.

Movie Release Date: July 27, 2007
Studio: Tristar Pictures (Sony)
Director: Chris Sivertson
Screenwriter: Jeff Hammond
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Brian Geraghty, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Spencer Garrett, Gregory Itzin, Bonnie Aarons, Kenya Moore, Thomas Tofel, Rodney Rowland, David Figlioli
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for grisly violence including torture and disturbing gory images, and for sexuality, nudity and language)

Official Video Trailer: IKnowWhoKilledMe.com

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Mischa Barton and Rumer Willis have been cast opposite Bruce Willis, Rumer's father, in the dark comedy The Sophomore.

In this teenage take on Chinatown, Barton plays the most popular girl in her Catholic high school. She persuades a sophomore reporter to investigate the theft of SAT exams, but after he reveals that the school's president and top jock are responsible, a more sinister conspiracy emerges.
Rumer Willis plays the troublemaking sidekick of Barton's character. Bruce Willis plays the school's twisted principal, a Desert Storm veteran who can't let go of his glory days.
The film will be directed for Yari Film Group by music video veteran Brett Simon (Good Charlotte, the Killers). Principal photography is set to begin in August.

Rumer Willis, 18, Bruce Willis eldest daughter with Demi Moore, made her screen debut at age 5 in Now and Then, which starred her mother. She most recently appeared in the 2005 film Hostage with her father.

Source: Stuff.co.nz

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The team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa have just landed Jim Carrey for the lead in their directorial debut. The duo is responsible for writing Bad Santa. According to Variety, their new film will be entitled I Love You Phillip Morris.

The film is an adaptation of Houston Crime Reporter Steve McViker's fact based book. It revolves around a conman who must break out of prison after falling in love with his new cellmate.

A start date for the film is still being ironed out. Carrey has a number of projects lined up, which he will shoot back to back before his SAG contact expires next year. The actor is also set to star in the long rumored Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Source: Movie Web

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A documentary capturing Kylie Minogue's recent comeback from breast cancer is set for release later this year, she has confirmed.


The Aussie pop rocket has been speaking about the film, called White Diamond, on her official website.

Shot by William Baker, it spans the period during her return to the live stage on the "Showgirl Homecoming" world tour, after she successfully beat cancer.

The documentary, which Kylie says features "many funny and many tearful moments," also includes new material and covers the breakup of her relationship with Olivier Martinez.

"A couple of my new tracks, including 'I'm Hip' and 'You Are There,' are featured on the soundtrack to the documentary, White Diamond, which was made in the lead up to and during the 'Showgirl Homecoming' tour.

"William Baker directed this two-hour film, in which there are many funny and many tearful moments," explained Kylie.

"I have to admit I was a little nervous to work on such a revealing project and I did pull the plug several times, but due to Willie's persistence it is now almost finished. It gives a great insight into the world of touring and the touring family," her posting concludes.

There is no official release date for White Diamond or Kylie's upcoming new studio album.

Source: Music.Yahoo.com

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official announcement about the scenes to be filmed in IMAX format for The Dark Knight:

In an unprecedented move, director Christopher Nolan is filming four sequences in the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures' Batman franchise, "The Dark Knight," with extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. While it is not unique for a feature lensed on traditional 35mm film to be re-mastered to screen in IMAX® theatres, this marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats.

The marriage of footage filmed with IMAX and 35mm cameras in the final feature will have a major impact on the audience's viewing experience, whether seeing "The Dark Knight" in an IMAX or traditional theatre. When the scenes shot on IMAX cameras are shown in IMAX theatres, the aspect ratio will morph to 1.43 to 1, expanding the image to fill the entire screen and magnifying the overall effect, both literally and figuratively.

In making the announcement, Jeff Robinov stated, "Warner Bros. has always been committed to advancing the art of filmmaking. The use of IMAX cameras to film select scenes in an action feature is a great step forward in big-screen entertainment, especially in the talented hands of Christopher Nolan. We can't wait to see the results, and we think audiences will share our excitement when the movie opens on July 18, 2008."

The first of the scenes, including a prologue that introduces Batman's arch-nemesis The Joker, was shot in April, several weeks in advance of the actual start of principal photography. Additional selected scenes are being filmed with IMAX cameras during the course of production on "The Dark Knight."

Director Christopher Nolan added, "In continuing the story of such a great icon I'm thrilled to be able to expand the scope of the film, not just in terms of its story, but in giving Batman and The Joker the largest possible canvas on which to face off. No existing technology compares with the IMAX format in terms of its ability to throw the audience into the action, and we're very proud and excited to use this technology in a way that no one has before."

Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution, offered, "Chris has been a huge fan of IMAX technology for a long time. It will be a groundbreaking event to see him incorporate the use of IMAX cameras into the 35mm presentation of 'The Dark Knight' when it opens nationwide on July 18, 2008, day-and-date with IMAX theatres."

"Mr. Nolan's enthusiasm towards IMAX, combined with the success of 'Batman Begins' in IMAX theatres underscores the significant impact that The IMAX Experience® has on audiences and the role IMAX can play in providing filmmakers with innovative ways to deliver movies," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "We are very excited to continue breaking new ground with Warner Bros. Pictures, and we look forward to sharing Mr. Nolan's new picture with our customers and their patrons next summer."

Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment, added, "Chris shares our vision that the moviegoing experience should transport audiences into the action. His innovative use of IMAX cameras to film scenes in 'The Dark Knight' will allow our crystal clear images, 14 thousand watts of digital surround sound, and screens up to eight-stories tall to give Batman fans the most immersive cinematic experience in the world. It is entertainment in a big, big way."

This is not the first time that Warner Bros. Pictures has set a new standard in its association with IMAX. Christopher Nolan's 2005 blockbuster "Batman Begins" was the first action feature to play on IMAX screens in museums as well as multiplexes, after being digitally remastered for the IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR® technology.

In 2006, "Superman Returns" became the world's first live-action feature to have selected segments converted from 2D into IMAX® 3D. Most recently, the mega-hit "300" obliterated all previous attendance records at IMAX theatres in its record-breaking opening weekend in March.

The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In the new film, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

The film also stars Academy Award winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") as arch-villain The Joker; Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Aaron Eckhart as District Attorney Harvey Dent, who becomes better known as another of Batman's arch-nemeses, Two-Face; Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.

"The Dark Knight" is being produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, with Kevin De La Noy, Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan serving as executive producers. Nolan is directing the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David Goyer. "The Dark Knight" is based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics.

"The Dark Knight" will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Legendary Pictures. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in digital and film-based motion picture technologies.

Source: ComingSoon.net

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Kirsten Dunst is to make her directorial debut this summer.

The 25-year-old will helm a ghost story she is writing herself, based on a letter sent in to Glamour magazine by a reader.

Kirsten said: "I'm directing my first short this summer. It's a ghost story.

"They're totally giving me carte blanche. I pick the letter. I write my script. I pick everyone I want to collaborate with, it's great."

The film will be part of the Reel Moments series, a project run by Glamour magazine which showcases short films made by women based on readers' stories.

Previous contributors include Jennifer Aniston and Robin Wright Penn.

Kirsten - who has been acting since she was seven-years-old and recently enrolled at an art school - is aiming high with her latest venture.

She said: "I've always been a fan of Roman Polanski and, you know, Repulsion with Catherine Deneuve and 'Rosemary's Baby'. We just don't make movies like that any more."

Source: Stuff.co.nz

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CANNES, France (AP) - Forget the tuxedo. Jerry Seinfeld made his big appearance at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a fuzzy bumblebee suit and black tights.

"You know, one thing I hate is any kind of movie promotion that smacks of desperation in any way," the 53-year-old comedian said, before jumping from the roof of an eight-storey luxury hotel, arms and legs flailing, and heading down to the beach on a cord.
"I would like to know if ’to bee or not to bee’ is the theme of the movie," one reporter asked.

Seinfeld’s "Bee Movie" is the latest DreamWorks Animation film to dramatize the secret life of a pesky insect (following "Antz"). It doesn’t open until November, but Seinfeld was in Cannes on Thursday showing 30 minutes of highlights. He has spent the past four years developing the film, writing the script and giving voice to its leading role.

His character, Barry B. Benson, is an ambitious young bee who dreams of life beyond the hive. After discovering that humans have stolen honey from bees through the ages, he takes the human race to court to try to right the injustice.

Other voices include Chris Rock as a mosquito trying to avoid being squished on a truck window, Renee Zellweger as a human florist who inspires a cross-species crush in Benson and Matthew Broderick as Benson’s best friend.

Before the stunt, Seinfeld worked the microphone at a Cannes theatre where he screened the rough footage. The press corps tried to engage him in a little standup comedy.


"I would like to know if ’to bee or not to bee’ is the theme of the movie," one reporter asked.

"That’s a joke we also tried," Seinfeld quipped.

Another journalist ventured: "Will be there be a ’Cee’ and a ’Dee’ movie?"

Seinfeld gestured to Rock and suggested: "Why don’t we handle the humour aspect?"

Rock, who voiced Marty the zebra in "Madagascar," said "Bee Movie" was different from most other DreamWorks creations because the humour is all Seinfeld’s.

"This one has a singular vision, that’s what I really like about it," Rock, 42, said. "Most animated movies are made by committee, and the comedy is scattered. They’re great, but this one feels like a handmade suit."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., said that watching Seinfeld’s "creative process is amazing, something akin to seeing a world-class athlete up close and personal."

"My belief in the film and confidence is that Jerry is actually going to bring animation to a whole new audience of people who may have not thought of these as for them, and at the same time it will continue to work as a family film," he said.

In one hilarious courtroom scene, Benson berates Sting (voiced by the singer) for stealing his moniker from the bee community. He narrowly escapes death at the hands of humans who swat at him with magazines - and he proclaims hefty Italian Vogue to be especially perilous.

Seinfeld said the idea for "Bee Movie" popped randomly into his head one day as he was eating candy. The next day, he was invited to eat dinner with Steven Spielberg.

"For a Jewish boy growing up on Long Island, to have dinner with Steven Spielberg is like being bar mitzvahed twice," Seinfeld said. The comedian claims he pitched the "Bee Movie" idea during an awkward lull in the conversation.

"I just wanted to get through the dinner and say I had dinner with Steven Spielberg, and he gets excited," Seinfeld said. "And that’s how this happened."

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On the Net: Cannes Film Festival: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/

Sources: Cronicle Journal
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