Midday Movies
Lights, camera . . . wow, is that your house?
Has your home got what it takes to play a starring role in a film, television series or commercial? It can be a lucrative way to top-up the household budget, writes ALANNA GALLAGHER. Household budgets squeezed tighter than ever, homeowners are looking for creative ways to stretch the family finances. One way is to rent your home as a location for either film, television, commercials or editorials.
Read more at www.irishtimes.com
Franco options Hollywood novel
James Franco has optioned feature film rights to Steve Erickson’s 2007 novel Zeroville and will develop the project under his Rabbit Bandini Prods. banner with an eye to direct the pic. Franco will produce with Miles Levy and Vince Jolivette, but there are currently no plans for the thesp to star in the film. They are eyeing an early 2012 start date. The darkly comic story follows Ike ‘Vikar’Jerome, a 24-year-old student who arrives in Hollywood in 1969 with dreams of breaking into the movie business.
Read more at www.variety.com
RTÉ launch switchover campaign for its Saorview digital terrestrial TV service
RTÉ have launched their information campaign ahead of the eventual switch off of the analogue TV signal and move over to Saorview digital TV at the end of 2012. The campaign will feature on TV, radio, online and print as the State broadcaster focuses on getting the 600,000 households who rely on their aerial for television ready for the switchover. A lo-call helpline (1890 222 012) is also in operation. While there are a number of options for those householders right now, those choices are expected to grow as we get closer to the switchover.
Read more at www.independent.ie
Church transformed into artistic hub
An Ancient church in the heart of Cork city has been transformed into one of the country’s most exciting multi-purpose arts and cultural hubs. Christchurch on South Main Street, which dates from the 18th Century, will open its doors as a state-of-the-art 250-seat concert, cinema and exhibition venue on April 15 with a weekend-long arts gala. The €4.8 million restoration and refurbishment was supported by Cork City Council, with funding from the ERD Fund and the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly.
Read more at www.irishexaminer.com
Hollywood video on demand plans anger cinema owners
A row has broken out between major film studios, including Universal and Sony, and US cinema owners over plans to allow Hollywood blockbusters into living rooms within weeks of their big screen debuts via video on demand (VoD). Film lovers could soon watch new releases just two months after their cinema debut under the new premium VoD plans, which will reportedly be introduced in the US later this month. Four of the six Hollywood film studios – Universal, Sony, Warner Bros and Fox – will offer films to rent for $30 (£18), for a period of two to three days through the US satellite TV service Direct TV, according to reports.
Read more at www.guardian.co.uk
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