Movie & celebrity news - July 15, 2008

• New US postage stamps honor early black cinema - Josephine Baker looks straight at you with bright eyes and shining smile, fearless and demanding attention.
• "Lost Planet" Game Becomes Film - Warner Bros. Pictures is adapting Capcom's hit video game "Lost Planet"
• Reeves, Wachowskis Re-Team For "Plastic"? - Keanu Reeves and the Wachowski Brothers may be re-teaming for a film based on the comic character "Plastic Man"
• Top 10 most expensive baby photos - Jolie-Pitt twins top list, J.Lo's twins are in second place
• John Woo goes into battle with epic "Red Cliff" - As the first film to re-create the Battle of Chibi in 208 A.D., the most famous military feat in Chinese history, John Woo's "Red Cliff" is a Pan-Asian project with the word "monumental" written all over it.
• Leterrier Talks "Titans" Remake - Louis Leterrier ("The Incredible Hulk") talked with ECranLarge about the early stages of his new project - the "Clash of the Titans" remake.
• Max Payne Teaser
  
• Outlander International Trailer
  
• Ghost Townn Trailer
  
• Quarantine Trailer
  
• Blindness Trailer
  
• Knowing Trailer
  

Gaming & tech news - July 12, 2008

• Fallout headlines CD Projekt's retro-PC store - To gamers too young to have played the 1996 original, the excitement--and controversy---surrounding Fallout 3 might be a bit baffling. Now those wondering what all the fuss is about have a chance to play the first Fallout without having to track down a battered copy on eBay.
• Asus GTX 280 TOP Vs. XFX GTX 280 XXX - DriverHeaven posted a comparison review on the Asus GTX 280 TOP vs. XFX GTX 280 XXX.
• New 128GB Samsung solid-state drive hits production - These new drives feature 300MB/s Serial ATA interfaces, and Samsung says they can top out at 90MB/s during reads and 70MB/s during writes.
• Konami is suing RockBand - Konami is suing Harmonix, MTV Networks and their parent company Viacom over patent violations.
• Windows Vista: XP vs. Vista: An Objective Comparison - XP and Vista both have a lot to recommend them, but they also have their fair share of problems.
• Activision Blizzard merger official - Business combination that unites Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft under one roof is now a done deal.
• DAEMON Tools Lite 4.12.4 - Daemon Tools (download) is an application for multiprotection emulation.
• SEGA Confirms The Creative Assembly's Stormrise - Total War developers working on 360/PS3 RTS that will challenge the consciousness of gamers...
• Six Demons We'd Love to Face in Diablo III - GamePro names six fearsome demons they'd like to see make an appearance in Diablo III.
• Pratchett Finally Confirmed As Mirror's Edge Writer - EA confirms Rhianna Pratchett as the writer of Digital Illusions' new IP; 'intricate script' unveiling the story of Faith...
• Star Wars Retrospective Episode V
  
• Metal Gear Retrospective Part Three
  
• Star Wars: Force Unleashed Launch Trailer
  
• Fallout 3 Exclusive E3 Teaser
  
• Dead Space Exclusive E3 Loved Ones Trailer
  
• Dawn of War II Exclusive E3 Trailer
  
• Empire: Total War Cinematic Trailer
  
• Tom Clancy's EndWar Exclusive E3 2008: Trailer
  
• Operation Flashpoint 2 Sheer Scale Cinematic
  
• Siren: Blood Curse Story Trailer
  
• Stormrise E3 2008: Debut Trailer
  

Movie & celebrity news - July 8, 2008

• It’s a girl for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban - Nicole Kidman gave birth Monday to a baby girl named Sunday.
• TV and film business facing dark days - Lehman Brothers cut the stock ratings on Monday of Walt Disney Co, Time Warner and other top entertainment companies, fearing the television and film industry could suffer the same battering as the music business.
• Sigourney Up For Another "Alien"? - Having previously dismissed ideas of returning to the "Alien" franchise, it looks as if Sigourney Weaver may have changed her mind.
• Tycoon to turn Bruce Lee's last home into museum - The billionaire owner of Bruce Lee's final home hopes to build a museum to the martial arts legend, giving in to public calls to prevent the sale of the luxury house in a northern Hong Kong suburb for millions of dollars.
• McGowan and Rodriquez Split - Where does that leave Barbarella? - Rose McGowan's breakup with her fiancé, director Robert Rodriguez, could be good news for some other actresses, who could end up with the leading roles she was set to play in his movies.
• Italian crime drama unmasks alleged gangster - "Gomorra," the organized-crime tale that won rave reviews at Cannes in May, is helping the Italian police track down real criminals.
• The Day the Earth Stood Still Teaser
  
• The Mutant Chronicles Teaser
  
• Asylum Red Band Trailer
  
• Quantum of Solace Trailer
  
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army Trailer #2
  
• Eagle Eye Trailer