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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

Blade Runner Prequels & Sequels On It's Way

Alcon Entertainment, the company behind The Blind Side , is looking to bring the world of Blade Runner back to the big-screen. The 1982 cult classic, which was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Harrison Ford , was based on a Philip K. Dick novel titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep . The company is in final negotiations to acquire the secure film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to the iconic 1982 science-fiction thriller. Alcon is getting the film rights from Bud Yorkin, who was an exec producer on the original 1982 movie. The story is set in a future where man has created clones called replicants who are used for dangerous work. When they rebel on a space colony, replicants are banned and hunted down. The movie centered on Rick Dekkard, a retired member of a police officer corps called blade runners who them hunt down on Earth. Dekkard is called back to duty one more time to track six clones who escape a colony and co

Sandra Bullock Makes Box Office History

Sandra Bullock Makes Box Office History Sandra Bullock rang in the new year making box office history. Some time over the weekend, Bullock starrer "The Blind Side" became the first pic in history driven solely by a top female star to jump the $200 million mark at the domestic B.O. To be precise, the film finished the frame with a cume of $208.5 million in its seventh week in release. Over the weekend, it rose a remarkable 10% over the previous week, and it's still got plenty of life left, according to Warner Bros. prexy of domestic distribution Dan Fellman. "Blind Side" was fully financed and produced by Alcon Entertainment. The project was brought in by Molly Smith, daughter of Alcon backer Fred Smith, founder of FedEx. It's hard to believe, but none of the previous films in which Bullock had top solo billing had reached $200 million, nor have any of the solo starring efforts of the likes of Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie or Reese Witherspoon.

A Must See "The Blind Side" Starring Sandra Bullock

A Must See "The Blind Side" Starring Sandra Bullock Who doesn't love a heart felt movie? The Blind Side is going to be one of them. I am a sucker for true stories and find them so interesting. To see how someone starts at point A and finish at point B. Just great. And ladies out there this a great date film to take your boyfriend or husband to. Just tell him its about an NFL player and I am sure he will fall for the banana in the tail pipe. The film stars Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Touhy, the sharp-witted, compassionate matriarch of the conservative suburban family that takes in Oher. Tim McGraw as Leigh Anne’s sports enthusiast husband,Sean. Kathy Bates portrays Miss Sue, a tutor who helps Oher turn his academic career around. And relative newcomer Quinton Aaron,as the central role of Michael Oher . A poor, over sized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL