JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL

Official Trailer for WWII Puppet Film Jackboots on Whitehall

June 3, 2010 Source: Twitch by Alex Billing Nazi puppets! Twitch has debuted the first trailer for the new puppets/claymation/stop-motion animation film Jackboots on Whitehall. The film presents a satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion. We featured some spiffy photos of the film earlier this year, but haven't heard or seen much about it since then. That said, this looks totally awesome, in a crazy absurd Team America kind of way. Remarkably, it features the voices of Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Tom Wilkinson, Alan Cumming (as Hitler!) and Timothy Spall. Check it out!

Watch the first trailer for Edward & Rory McHenry's Jackboots on Whitehall:

Jackboots on Whitehall was both co-written and co-directed by British brothers and first-time filmmakers Edward McHenry and Rory McHenry. The film was produced in the UK by E-Motion Pictures and Media 8, but is an independent production so it doesn't actually have a US distributor yet. It hasn't played at any film festivals yet either, so we have no clue when it'll be hitting theaters. A sales sheet from AFM mentioned that "Jackboots on Whitehall boasts pioneering techniques in animation," but beyond using puppets, we're not sure what that means. Stay tuned for any updates on Jackboots on Whitehall, only if you want. Thoughts?

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COURT HALTS 'I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS' RELEASE! WILL THE MOVIE EVER COME OUT?

Wed Jun 02, 2010 @ 11:36AM PST

By Eriq Gardner and Matthew Belloni

EXCLUSIVE: A California District Court judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. release of the indie comedy "I Love You Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.

The Glenn Ficarra/John Requa film, about a married man who gets into a car crash, discovers he's gay and goes on a crime spree that eventually lands him in jail, was produced by French movie studio EuropaCorp, which licensed domestic rights to Consolidated Pictures Group. We saw the film at its premiere at Sundance in 2009, where it received a warm but not overwhelming response. Buyers weren't exactly jumping at the difficult subject matter, but upstart distributor Consolidated took U.S. rights and planned to release it, first in February, then March, April, and then July.

However, the Luc Besson-backed EuropaCorp says it never got the full $3 million advance that Consolidated agreed to pay last year. An agreement between the two parties was amended in February to allow Consolidated to pay in three installments, but EuropaCorp says it still didn't receive any money.

In April, EuropaCorp rescinded its distribution agreement and filed a lawsuit against Consolidated alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement. The studio demanded the return of the movie and marketing materials. Gossip sites suggested they were looking for another distributor.

In response, Consolidated argued that EuropaCorp hadn't delivered the film on time, had breached its agreement by entering into distribution agreements with Virgin Atlantic and other airlines, and that its failure to pay wasn't a sufficient material breach. Consolidated requested a stay so it could hash out the dispute in an arbitration proceeding at the IFTA.

Now, in her decision, California District Court Judge Dale Fischer says EuropaCorp is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims and portrays the defendant's arguments as weak. As a result, the judge has granted EuropaCorp's request for an injunction provided it put up a $500,000 bond pending the ultimate outcome of the case. The dispute will now head to the IFTA arbitration, hopefully within the next two months, we're told.

"This was only a preliminary ruling pending a final determination by the arbitrator," says Consolidated's lead attorney Robert Chapman. "We believe the arbitrator will find in favor of my clients."

Lawyers for EuropaCorp didn't respond to a request for comment. UPDATE: Europa attorney Dale Kinsella tells us the following: "No amount of spin from Consolidated can mask the fact that Europa persuaded a federal district judge that Consolidated breached the contract by never having paid a dime for this picture, and that they had therefore no right to claim to be a distributor or claim to distribute the film, period. Nothing in the judge's order in any way effects Europa's right to distribute the film from this point forward."

Regardless of the outcome, the film won't be in theaters next month as planned. In fact,the movie's website has even disappeared, and we're told October is now Consolidate's target release date, just in time for Oscar season.

Ewan in Perú

Two million children suffer extreme poverty in Peru The early development – first five years – of a child’s life can have a huge impact on its physical and mental development into adulthood. Given the chance to grow and to learn, most children will thrive, but if this right is denied children’s lives can be stunted or cut short. In the poorest areas of Peru, infants are being denied the nourishment, shelter, education and protection to give them a proper start in life. Six out of ten children in Peru continue to live in poverty and over two million children suffer under extreme poverty.

Robbie and Ayda Bump into Ewan McGregor at the Airport TUESDAY - 9:02AM BY POPSUGARUK

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Robbie Williams and Ayda Field were at LAX this weekend, and happened to end up next to Ewan McGregor in the queue. Both gorgeous Brits were dressed in jeans, while Ayda wore a hat and sunglasses as they waited. Robbie may have just put his Wiltshire mansion up for sale, but he will be back in the UK this week for Soccer Aid, which takes place next Sunday at Old Trafford in Manchester. Celeb players in the match for Unicef include Robbie, Gordon Ramsay, Mike Myers and Woody Harrelson. James Corden is assistant manager of the England team, and the match will be shown live on ITV1, hosted by Dermot O'Leary.

To find out who the Soccer Aid teams are, just read more.

ENGLAND

Captain: Robbie Williams

Legends: David Seaman, Martin Keown, Alan Shearer, Jamie Redknapp, Teddy Sheringham and Nicky Butt

Stars: Jamie Theakston, Jonathan Wilkes, Ben Shephard, Bradley Walsh, Damian Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Danny Cipriani and Paddy McGuiness

Staff: Harry Redknapp (Manager), James Corden (Assistant Manager) and Bryan Robson (Coach)

REST OF THE WORLD

Captain: Michael Sheen

Legends: Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Jens Lehmann, Ryan Giggs and Henrik Larsson

Stars: Mike Myers, Woody Harrelson, Simon Baker, Patrick Kielty, Nicky Byrne, Joe Calzaghe, Gordon Ramsay, Ronan Keating?, Shane Filan, James Kyson Lee, Brian Lara and Gethin Jones

Staff: Kenny Dalglish (Manager), Ian Rush (Assistant Manager) and Eric Harrison (Coach)

Ewan is so sexy

Ewan is very sexy, or not?

You're so sexy sexy, sexy I need your love I need no insitation You're so sexy sex, sex, sexy Feel my love and stop the conversation. No, no, no Don't stop the desire No, no, no, no, no No, no, no Highter, baby highter No, no, no, no, no (sexy!) I, I've been waiting so long Siting here by the phone And I really don't wanna be alone I don't. I, just don't know what to do I need a mood to make love to you And I am dreaming all your body That's be'll for to for to You're so, you're so sexy sexy, sexy I need your love I need no insitation You're so sexy sex, sex, sexy Feel my love and stop the conversation. No, no, no Don't stop the desire No, no, no, no, no No, no, no Highter, baby highter No, no, no, no, no I, I can't fight what I'm feeling You got me broken and realling Like in a movie sitting but I know you are real, are real You're so, you're so sexy sexy, sexy be my lover be my inspiration You're so sexy sex, sex, sexy Fisical and logical temptation. No, no, no Don't stop keep it going No, no, no, no, no No, no, no Stop your body flowing No, no, no, no, no So sexy sexy, sexy I need your love I need no insitation You're so sexy sex, sex, sexy Feel my love and stop the conversation Feel my love and stop the conversation Feel my love and stop the conversation You're so sexy!

Ewan in Disney Now

Ewan McGregor was speaking role at the Walt Disney film "Tangled" On 24 November 2010 will publish the Walt Disney Studios in the U.S., the new animated film "Tangled".The film is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel". Ewan will speak to the part of Plowden.In this country we shall hardly in the enjoyment of his original voice, because for Germany will almost always "Phillip Moong" the voice work for Ewan McGregor.