TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON will open the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival with special guest!

Paramount Pictures, Central Partnership and Moscow International Film Festival are delighted to announce that TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, directed by Michael Bay, will open the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival. The MIFF Opening Gala will take place in Moscow at Pushkinsky Cinema Theater on Thursday, June 23, 2011.

The third installment will be presented in Moscow by director Michael Bay, producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce, as well as the film’s stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich. The world premiere of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON will be presented in 3D. Media from around the globe is expected to cover the event.

To celebrate the opening, US Rockers Linkin Park will perform a special outdoor concert at Vasilyevsky Spusk of the Red Square in Moscow on June 23^rd at 9PM. Linkin Park will perform several of their hit songs including the single, “Iridescent,” which is the end title song in the upcoming third Transformers film. The movie opens worldwide beginning June 29^th.

Tickets for this free concert will be available beginning June 1^st through June 21^st, to learn more about obtaining ticket information go to www.energyfm.ru or www.linkinpark.com beginning June 1^st.

One of the most successful collaborations between music and film, the previous Linkin Park singles to appear in the first two Transformers films,  “What I’ve Done” from the first Transformers film, has sold over 4 million downloads worldwide, and “New Divide” from 2009’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, crossed the 3 million mark. Both songs were top selling singles for the band, and went to #1 on the modern rock radio charts (with “New Divide” spending 14 weeks there).

The special show in Moscow is produced by Live Nation and will occur during Linkin Park’s upcoming European tour, which begins June 11^th in Austria with stadium, festival or arena shows in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland, Italy & Belgium.

Linkin Park European Tour Dates:

June 11 Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival
June 12 Donington, UK  @ Download Festival
June 14 Stockholm, Sweden @ Ericsson Global Arena
June 16 Helsinki, Finland @ Kaisaniemi Park
June 18 Leipzig, Germany @ Festweise
June 19 Oberursel, Germany @ Hessentag
June 21 Hamburg, Germany @02 World Arena
June 25 Munich, Germany @ Messegelaende Riem Stadium
June 26 Imola, Italy @ Sonisphere Festival
June 28 Arendal, Norway @ Hove Festival
June 30 Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Wercher Festival
July 1 Arras, France @ Arras Main Square Festival
July 2 St. Gallen, Switzerland @ OpenAir Festival
July 4 London, UK @ iTunes Festival

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON is the third film in the Transformers franchise and the first shot in 3D. It is directed by Michael Bay, written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. The movie opens in the United States on June 29, 2011.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon will release in Australia on June 29th.

“On the Spot” – Hugo Weaving and David Wenham hosted the Australian premiere of “Oranges and Sunshine” in Sydney

The Australian premiere of Jim Loach’s “Oranges and Sunshine” was held today, May 23rd at Sydney’s Dendy Cinemas in Circular Quay.

Australian superstars Hugo Weaving and David Wenham walked the small red carpet alongside some special guests like the growing TV star Hugo Johnstone-Burt (from TV series “Cloudstreet”).

Weaving and Wenham, were really nice with everyone around, both of them arrived walking to the place and the meet and greet with a small group of fans waiting for them there, doing photos and autographs for every one of them, no rushing at all. Moreover, we had the chance to ask a very quick question to Mr. Weaving about his role in Captain America, where he plays the villain “Red Skull“, and he said that he was very excited of been part of the Marvel Universe films.

Here, enjoy some postcards of the venue below:

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The synopsis of the film:
Oranges & Sunshinetells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organised deportation of children in care from the United Kingdom to Australia.

Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

“Oranges and Sunshine” will hit Australian cinemas the next June 9, 2011.

Hugo Weaving will attend the Australian Premiere of “Oranges and Sunshine” today!

Australian own Hugo Weaving will attend the Premiere of Jim Loach’s “Oranges and Sunshine” at Dendy’s Circular Quay this afternoon at 5:45pm.

The film stars Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham.

The synopsis of the film:
Oranges & Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organised deportation of children in care from the United Kingdom to Australia.

Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Here enjoy the trailer below:

* images from: Theartcentregc and UKimage

“On the Spot”: Video of “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” Australian Premiere with special guest Geoffrey Rush

As promised a video of the Australian premiere of “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) himself walking the “Black Carpet”.

As usual we tried to film as much fans as possible, and on the footage you can see how Mr. Rush stopped and did photos for every person around, a total gentleman and a world-class actor.

And don`t forget to check our coverage “On The Spot” for the venue here, with photos and more!

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, is NOW SHOWING ONLY IN CINEMAS!

note. Music by Hans Zimmer. The music in this video was used without comercial purposes and only intends to make this “fan video” more interesting.

“On the spot” – Geoffrey Rush hosted the Australian premiere of “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES”

The Australian premiere of “Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tides” was held yesterday, May17th at George St. cinemas, with a very special guest, Geoffrey Rush, Captain Barbossa himself walked the “Black Carpet” among some local celebrities.

It was a great venue, with kids walking around with Pirate customs, fans of the saga and people who wanted to see this amazing actor closer, and none of them was disappointed.

Rush arrived at 6.15 pm as it was scheduled, he immediately meet and greet the fans around the carpet, before doing all the media. He happily signed autographs asking the names of every single person around making the best personalized autographs ever dreamed for any fan. Not only that, Mr. Rush also did photos with almost everyone there. Hand shakes, kisses, hugs were also on the list, showing all the crowd what a great kind of person he is, despite the fact he is one of the best actors in the film industry, Oscar awarded and nominated almost every year, he still keeps his modest attitude around, an amazing example for other growing actors and celebrities in general.

After the first round of happy fans, Geoffrey Rush went to the media area. He was very talkative with everyone, taking his time to answer. Then he posed at the media wall next to his character poster and then on the main area, just to continue greeting more fans at the end of the carpet, again stopping for all of them and getting the love and admiration of everyone who wanted to meet him, dismissing the people trying to rush him inside the cinema.

Geoffrey Rush is for sure  a world class actor and a nice person…That is the spirit!

Here enjoy some of the postcards of the venue below:

About the film:
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise.  When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more:  Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

As a bonus check this cool featurette of Captain Barbossa via.disneymovies

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, opens  in cinemas tomorrow May 19th

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And stay tuned, because we will post a video of this great venue tomorrow.

Sydney Film Festival: Jack Black and Lucy Liu coming to the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2!

What a great news for all!, because one of the first big news for the upcoming Sydney Film festival 2011, are now online, because funny man Jack Black will be in town to promote his film “Kung Fu Panda 2”, and he won’t come alone…

The red carpet Australian premiere in Sydney will be on June 13^th.  Jack Black, Lucy Liu, Director Jennifer Yuh and producer Jeffrey Katzenberg will be walking the red carpet at this event.
The official synopsis of the film:
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will Po be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

The movie stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Dustin Hoffman Gary Oldman, Jean Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, and Victor Garber.

Kung fu Panda 2 will hit Australian cinemas the next June 23, 2011

For more information about the Sydney Film festival like  its facebook page or check the official site

“On the Spot” – Video footage of Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon at the Australian Premiere of “Water for Elephants” in Sydney

As we promised this is the footage we recorded from the Australian premiere of “Water for elephants”.

We tried to film as much fans as possible from our media spot…we really hope that the moment when you met your idol for the first time is there.

Enjoy and don’t forget to check our full coverage “on the spot” with photos of the stars Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and our interview with the director of the film Francis Lawrence.

We also invited you to check our movie review for the film here.

Water for Elephants releases on cinemas this May 12th.

“On the Spot” – Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon attend the Australian Premiere of “Water for Elephants” in Sydney

Today was the day…the wait was over! We were there “On the spot” for the Australian premiere of Francis Lawrence’s “Water for Elephants”…check it out.

Sydney’s Pitt street pedestrian area was not the same because The Australian Premiere of “Water for Elephants” was held today Friday 6th May, 2011 along with special guest Hollywood superstars Robert Pattinson, Academy Award Reese Witherspoon and director Francis Lawrence, transforming the entire place in a total Carnival…The circus was in town as Christoph Waltz quotes on the film everyone there today was welcomed “To the mos spectacular show on Earth”.

The venue was one of the biggest red carpets seen in years, something big enough to be comparable with the Premiere of Baz Luhrman’s Australia. The massive 300 meters red carpet went from the sidewalk of Pitt St mall until the State Theatre in Market street.

Tons of fans were waiting for hours to meet their favorites celebrities, some of them arriving the day before camping there just to have the best spot. Most of them were specially waiting for the Twilight star Robert Pattinson. Obviously, the screaming of at least 2,000 people, teenagers mostly, could be heard from the distance as soon as R-Patz arrived around 6.30 pm.

R-Patz patiently stopped for every single person, signing everything and posing for photos with many die-hard fans, event taking the pictures himself to help the nervous and loyal fans who were very excited and shocked to see him for the first time ever Down Under. On the contrary, co-star Reese Witherspoon didn’t pose for photos with fans but she happily signed for everyone.

Walking through the red carpet were local celebrities: actress Teresa Palmer, Home and Away’s actors Lincoln Lewis & Luke Mitchell, Biggest loser’s Michelle Bridges, Australian idol winner Wes Carr, models Sophie Faulkiner & Erika Heynatz and Sophie Lowe between others.

Director Francis Lawrence (I am legend, Constantine)  had a quick chat with Spotlight Report about the film. We ask him about Water for elephant’s gorgeous photography and he replied saying:

“The circus was a beautiful thing to shoot, in the set we created a great world with beautiful costumes and an unbelievable tent. I had to pick a great light and other than that, it was the easy part. We have great cinematographers and they did a beautiful job“.

Lawrence, also denied the rumours about a sequel or a prequel of  “I am legend” starred by Will Smith.

Here enjoy some images from the Red carpet “On the Spot”:

If you want to know more about “Water for Elephants” check our movie review here.

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Water for Elephants releases on cinemas this May 12th.

Photos by Spotlight Report and Metalworld

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson to walk the Red Carpet at the Australian Premiere of “Water for Elephants” TODAY!

And the wait it’s Over! because as we have been reporting,  in few more hours Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon will host the Australian premiere of  Francis Lawrence’s “Water for Elephants” and we will be there “ON THE SPOT” doing our best to get close to the stars and maybe an interview with them!.

The black tie event, will take place at Sydney’s State Theatre May 6th, and will also be attended by the film’s director Francis Lawrence and an array of glamorous VIP Australian celebrities.

The official synopsis of the film:
Based on the international best-selling novel, Water for Elephants is an epic romantic drama of forbidden love, set against the enigmatic and alluring world of a travelling circus.  Jacob played by Robert Pattinson, a handsome but penniless student, meets and falls in love with the show’s beautiful & glamorous star performer Marlena, played by Academy Award winning actress, Reese Witherspoon.  They come together through their compassion for a special elephant, Rosie.  Against all odds – including the wrath of Marlena’s charismatic but dangerous husband August, the domineering circus -owner played by Academy Award Winning actor, Christopher Waltz, Water For Elephants is a unforgettable story of love, hope, redemption, second chances and finding happiness.

“Water for Elephants” is released in cinemas on may 12th 2011

Our full coverage of the venue will be here tomorrow as well, so stay tuned and don’t forget to check out the review we did for the film here.

Opera House pic via.wallpaperstock

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson to walk the Red Carpet at the Australian Premiere of “Water for Elephants” TOMORROW!

Yes people it’s true!

As we have been reporting the Australian premiere of Francis Lawrence’s “Water for Elephants” will have the 2 main stars Academy Award(r) winning actress Reese Witherspoon and heartthrob Robert Pattinson walking the red carpet this Friday

The black tie event, taking place at Sydney’s State Theatre, tomorrow May 6, and will also be attended by the film’s director Francis Lawrence and an array of glamorous VIP Australian celebrities.

The official synopsis of the film:
Based on the international best-selling novel, Water for Elephants is an epic romantic drama of forbidden love, set against the enigmatic and alluring world of a travelling circus.  Jacob played by Robert Pattinson, a handsome but penniless student, meets and falls in love with the show’s beautiful & glamorous star performer Marlena, played by
Academy Award(r) winning actress, Reese Witherspoon.  They come together through their compassion for a special elephant, Rosie.  Against all odds – including the wrath of Marlena’s charismatic but dangerous husband August, the domineering circus -owner played by Academy Award Winning actor, Christopher Waltz, Water For Elephants is a unforgettable story of love, hope, redemption, second chances and finding happiness.

“Water for Elephants” is released in cinemas on may 12th 2011

And don’t forget to check out the review we did for the film here.