West Side Story 50th Anniversary Event

In honor of its 50th Anniversary, NCM Fathom and Turner Classic Movies are bringing West Side Story back to the big screen for a one night event in movie theaters nationwide!

This extraordinary event includes an exciting new Turner Classic Movies original production followed by MGM’s 50th Anniversary restoration of West Side Story—the most acclaimed musical of all time (winner of 10 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture). This is an unprecedented opportunity to enjoy every sensational song and dazzling dance number on the big screen once again. Turner Classic Movies Presents West Side Story 50th Anniversary Event comes to select movie theaters on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00pm (local time).

On November 15th, experience the Original Academy Award®-Winning spectacular as West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition debuts with a Limited Edition 4-Disc Numbered Boxed Set featuring Blu-ray, DVD, CD musical soundtrack and collectible memorabilia, as well as a 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.

For more details vist the event’s official site.

James Franco for Wooooo

James Franco goes pink for the cover of Wooooo magazine # 7, an independently produced interview zine. The 33-year-old actor posed in nothing but pink and green body paint while sporting a pornstache in the photo spread by David Benjamin Sherry.

The 108-page issue also includes features on Grace Slick, Michael Rapaport, MellowHype, Alek Wek and more. Grab it hot off the presses at the Wooooo store.

Island of Lost Souls



[quote]The Criterion Collection is set to release the 1932 horror classic, Island of Lost Souls, on October 25th, 2011.

The Blu Ray and DVD release will boast a new digital restoration of the uncut theatrical version (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition) and includes audio commentary featuring film historian Gregory Mank, a new conversation between filmmaker John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, and genre expert Bob Burns, new interviews with horror film historian David J. Skal and filmmaker Richard Stanley, the original director of the ill-fated 1996 adaptation, the 1976 short film by Devo “The Beginning Was the End: The Complete Truth About De-evolution,” plus much more!

A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. In one of his first major movie roles, Charles Laughton is a mad doctor conducting ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor (Richard Arlen) who finds himself trapped there.

This touchstone of movie terror, directed by Erle C. Kenton, features expressionistic photography byKarl Struss, groundbreaking makeup effects that have inspired generations of monster-movie artists, and the legendary Bela Lugosi in one of his most gruesome roles.[/quote]