Gyllenhaal says ‘Prince of Persia’ may be final ‘old school’ blockbuster

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Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed he would not be surprised if his new movie “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” turned out to be the last major Hollywood action film featuring “a real set”.The actor – who stars in the leading role of the blockbuster produced by Jerry Bruckheimer – told Austrian movie magazine Skip: […]

‘Resident Evil’ producer to shoot Kampusch movie

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A famed German film producer is to bring the story of Natascha Kampusch to the big screen, it was announced yesterday (Thurs).Bernd Eichinger – who masterminded blockbusters such as “The Neverending Story”, “Resident Evil” and “Fantastic Four” – said he will team up with German journalist Peter Reichard whose TV documentary on Kampusch’s life in […]

Tarantino ‘to check out Austrian castles for Dracula flick’

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Quentin Tarantino will visit Austria to look for a location for an upcoming film about Dracula, it has been reported.Austrian press claimed over the weekend that the “Pulp Fiction” director will stay for four nights in Vienna to visit castles in the nearby countryside.Oscar winner Nicolas Cage spent some weeks in Austria to shoot  supernatural […]

‘The Hoff’ lined up for folk music show

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“Baywatch” legend David Hasselhoff will be the star guest at a “Musikantenstadl” show later this month.Austrian broadcaster ORF said today (Thurs) that “The Hoff” is lined up for the show at the Salzburg Arena on 24 April.Producers of the show announced the 57-year-old will perform his new song “This Time Around” as well as a […]

Eagle gives new meaning to bird’s eye view

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Austrian filmmaker Christian Hermann gave a new meaning to bird’s eye view for his new documentary after using a golden eagle to carry a camera.His latest film “Der Fjord in den Bergen – ein Jahr am Vilsalpsee” (The Fjord in the Mountains) includes spectacular aerial shots of the Vilsalp Lake in the Tyrolean Alps where […]