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Lockerbie disaster film from Hollywood?

Hollywood is looking to a second Lockerbie disaster film, the story of Pan Am Flight 103, the terrorist attack and the subsequent tragedy of the crashing on Lockerbie is to be dramatised in a book and Spielberg is looking at a possible adaptation.

Speed Racer trailer online in HD

The Speed Racer trailer is online in HD and although Moviefone have region restricted it (as they always seem to do) I have the direct Quicktime HD links.

What are the defining films of sport?

What are the sporting films that really define the genre? Bull Durham for Baseball? Escape to Victory for Football? Grand Prix for Motor Racing? Friday Night Lights for American Football? There's plenty of films and sports, but which films are the best of their sports, and which  …

Reviews from the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007

Read the reviews from the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007 after the press screenings and before the public showings.

Interview with director Douglas Mackinnon on Jekyll and The Flying Scotsman

Filmstalker has interviewed Douglas Mackinnon about the Graeme Obree film The Flying Scotsman and the excellent BBC television series Jekyll.

Television series as films - The best and worst

What TV series have worked as films and which have failed? Are there any you're looking forward to and which do you think have been overlooked? Find out which are in the works right now.

Cloverfield title and poster revealed?

Someone has captured set footage of the J.J. Abrams monster film currently titled Cloverfield or 1-18-08.

Appear in Rockstar's GTA IV!

Rockstar are giving people the chance to voice characters in GTA IV, the next generation videogame in the Grand Theft Auto series.

J.J. Abrams Cloverfield teaser online

J.J. Abrams not-so secret monster film called Cloverfield has a teaser trailer in the cinema, apparently before Transformers in the U.S. For everyone who can't get to see it, someone has been kind enough to film it and put it online.

The best Biographical films

Which are the best biographical films? Films like Nixon, The Flying Scotsman, Lawrence of Arabia? Which are your favourites, and what people would you like to see get their biographies on screen?

F1 2007 French Race Report

This is the last Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, and for a while in France.

Your youth on screen, is Hollywood missing something?

There are more and more films coming to life that represented something of our childhood past, films like Transformers, Nancy Drew, Battle of the Planets and so on. Hollywood is turning to the books, television and videogames to plunder our youth for ideas.

F1 2007 Spanish Race Report

If the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix is any indication to go by, this season could prove to be one of the most exciting we've had in a long time and marks the return of meaning of racing to Formula 1.

Grindhouse on hold for UK release

Grindhouse has been put on hold by the UK distributors. Despite having a June 1st release it seems that Momentum have held the film pending a review of release dates and the plans for the release. Could this mean we'll see the film split in two?

F1 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix Race Report

The 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix has just finished and with a few surprising finishing positions. Bits of News have a full race report.

F1 Customer Car controversy continues

Despite the second F1 race around the corner the controversy surrounding the customer cars continues.

FIA to ban Ferrari 'flexi floor'

Looks like the FIA are finally going to act on a loophole as it appears and are banning the Ferrari "flexi floor". New inspection rules look set to stop the spring floor in F1 cars and cause Ferrari and BMW-Sauber to alter their cars before the next race.

Formula 1 night races in 2008?

Are the FIA going to allow Formula 1 races in 2008? Ecclestone wants them, and the drivers seem keen, even the track designer believes they are possible.

Filmstalker: Gerard Butler to star in Escape From New York remake?

This could be either a complete triumph or disaster, Gerard Butler could be starring in a remake of the classic John Carpenter film Escape From New York and playing the superb character of Snake Plissken made famous by Kurt Russell.

Attention all Genesis fans! UK convention announced.

There's a superb weekend long Genesis convention in Glasgow, Scotland this August, and the inside word is that there's going to be a fair amount of official Genesis involvement. Well worth a visit if you're a Genesis fan.

Star Trek XI casting rumours - are these Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu and Scotty?

Rumours they may be, but I have to say that the latest casting gossip for Star Trek XI is looking superb. Imagine these names lined up to play Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Sulu. Stop for a moment, have a look, and realise just how good these guys look for the roles.

Brawn to Ferrari and Dennis to Prodrive?

Ross Brawn is not wanting to return to Ferrari next year as Technical Director, Team Boss maybe, but now there's a rumour linking him to a move to McLaren while Ron Dennis may leave for Prodrive. Is Ferrari losing too many of those people who made it so strong?

Berger and Williams argue over F1 cars legality

The infighting over the legality of the Toro Rosso and Super Aguri cars continues, and it looks set to damage F1 yet again. Both Berger and Williams are firing verbal salvos against each other, and the FIA are nowhere to be seen.

300 reviewed!

I was invited to a preview screening of 300 last night in London, and madly I travelled for hours to see it. I wasn't disappointed.

F1 Teams threaten legal action against each other

Spyker and Williams are threatening legal action against Toro Rosso and Super Aguri before Melbourne if they consider them not to have constructed their own cars.

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