More often than not the inane musings of bored employees and drunk students, one Facebook status update has been separated from the chaff by Beverly Hills’ United Talent Agency and literary agency Fletcher & Co., who are pitching it for a film. The status update in question?
“Lisa Hamilton Day’s Pomeranian raided Chinese takeout bag overnight, opened and ate a fortune cookie. Her fortune: You have strong spiritual powers, and you should develop them.”
Agents representing Ms. Day are shopping around for a book and movie deal about her Pomeranian and its superpowers. And although Beverly Hills Chihuahua made millions of dollars, [...]

We’re not quite sure what to think about the upcoming movie “Banksy’s Coming For Dinner”. The basic premise is that actress Joan Collins and a group of friends are getting together for a dinner party to meet the anonymous, and infamous artist Banksy. Called “a film within a film” that “questions the very nature of ‘reality’ at every level”, the film is a strange kind of mock-documentary. And while the Daily Mail says it’s a hoax (it’s not the real Banksy in the movie), the bizarre nature of the film is intriguing. Watch the trailer below.

[via Bud Caddell]

To tell the story of Japanese sports brand ASICS, Nordpol + Hamburg created this beautiful stop-motion movie showcasing the origami models of Mabona Origami.

Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection from MABONA ORIGAMI on Vimeo.

Massify has created an online model that enables filmmakers, actors and even the audience to “connect, collaborate and get films made.”  And now the community fueled site is preparing to release its first project, a horror movie titled “Perkins 14,” set to premiere at Horrorfest III, January 9-15.
The step-by-step process that saw the film through from pitch to production began with a contest inviting participants to submit their ideas to the community for consideration.  Once the public had voted on their favorite of the 400 pitches received, the democratic creation was underway.  From there on out, many of the film’s important [...]