By Sandra Kraisirideja Footage from the upcoming “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” was shown for ShoWest attendees at the final night banquet in connection with star Sienna Miller being honored with the award for Supporting Actress of the Year. Miller plays The Baroness in the upcoming summer release. The clip showed a chase scene [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Michael Bay surprised ShoWest attendees at the final night banquet with roughly two minutes of footage never before shown to audiences. Sam (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela (Megan Fox) enter a garage where Bumblebee is sitting. It appears he’s having trouble with his voice still, but Sam says he’s just playing. Mikaela says [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Roger Ebert today accepted an award for Career Achievement in Film Journalism from ShoWest at a luncheon to celebrate the importance of independent and specialty film. Director Kathryn Bigelow and actress Patricia Clarkson were also honored for their work in independent film. Before introducing Ebert, a short video was shown that was [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Today’s ShoWest program featured a screening by Roadside Attractions of “The Cove,” an eco-activist documentary about the yearly slaughter of thousands of dolphins in the small fishing village of Taiji, Japan. A panel discussion moderated by Anne Thompson of Variety preceeded the screening. Director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens were present [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja Being up at 7 a.m. in Las Vegas goes against everything this city is about, but when you’re here for work that’s what it takes. Walking down the strip while the sun is still out reveals a lot of life and activity between the behemoth casinos that are hard to miss if [...]
