Archives: What’s Happening in HTG Town

Bulletproof Pictures studio-head, Rotor, has just issued a press release announcing their new film, “The Eighth Day of the Week.” Nu/Art Films is said to be stunned by their decision, given that it’s being released just two weeks after their own feature, “The Eighth Circle.”

“‘The Eighth Circle’ has been in advertising for so long, that it’s inconceivable that Mr. Rotor is unaware of the title similarities,” a Nu/Art representative commented. “Bulletproof Pictures is clearly looking to capitalize on the public awareness and brand of ‘The Eighth Circle’ with this low, low, unclassy maneuver. Combine this to the fact that Bulletproof also previously tried to steal ‘The Eighth Circle’ top 4 cast member, Clive Owen, and it seems that Rotor is running a personal vendetta against Nu/Art chief Mark Chua (mc48). Despite this, it has been said that mc48 is confident that ‘The Eighth Circle’ will outperform Bulletproof, despite the cheap tactics, and refuses to comment himself.”

Could Bulletproof head Rotor really be taking advantage of the Nu/Art release? Calls to Bulletproof this afternoon have not been returned as of this writing.

“I’m sure it’s all an innocent motion on the part of Rotor” stated an HTG Hollywood insider. “Rotor’s a top-notch fellow. But movie releasing can be a cutthroat business. Let’s hope that everyone keeps theirs intact.”

It seems that dating the producer of the movie you’re making does have its perks. Rumors have it that actress Summer Glau made outrageous demands during the production of Eighth Circle.

“She acted like a diva during the shoot,” commented an anonymous crew worker. “She was always a pain. She’d show up late every day, then take her time getting ready. I guess going out at night with the producer ’slash’ studio chief of a movie was more important than actually working on the film. Every hour she’d demand four pieces of original KFC chicken. She needed one breast, two legs and a wing. One time someone accidentally gave her a thigh and she locked herself in her trailer for three hours. It was insane.”

Production did find an end, however. The much-anticipated post-apocalyptic feature is scheduled for March 7. Calls to Nu/Art Films concerning the relationship between Mark Chua and Summer Glau were not returned as of press time.

It’s official… United Filmworks is no more. Studio chief Blacksmith has announced a change to Avatar Pictures. Packing some powerful franchises within its vaults, will we be seeing any of them soon?

Batman films have been released in HTG Hollywood, more recently with a lease to Flip Brothers allowing Batman: To Thy Magic. An Indiana Jones feature was last seen in 2005. Dare we hope for another soon, along with projects for Pirates, Spidie and Jurassic Park?

The Pirates of the Caribbean purchase is new, with nothing set on the horizon yet. However, newcomer Octavius is bringing another feature to HTG Hollywood, following his upcoming The Man Who Would Have Rome. And a call has been made to producers.

But will the previously mentioned blockbusters see HTG light of day? Residents of the city have been calling for said films. Let’s all hope that we’ll see them some time this year.

The Oscars were a ratings dud. Early research tells us that Sunday night’s broadcast earned 14% lower viewers than the lowest-rated showing before.

Was it because the show was too predictible to bother with? Were viewers turned off by the lack of entertainment brought on by the recent writers’ strike?

The answer is no, according to HTG Hollywood’s Mayor Chris Harmer.

“No one bothered watching the latest Academy Awards,” a representative from the mayor’s office informed us, “because people were ‘awarded out.’ The 6th HTG Awards just occured. Thanks to a generous amount of time provided by Mayor Harmer, the recent HTG Awards was a ratings smash. Everyone cared about the winners. They had to know who would take home the Golden Yodas. Once that was over, who cared about any Oscars?”

Rumor has it that the HTG Awards scheduled for a year from now may be timed so that the same ratings catastrophe will not occur.

“It only seems fair to give the Academy Awards a fair shot,” concluded the mayor’s rep. “But, to be honest, there’s nothing more exciting than the HTG Awards. And they’re twice a year!”

He’s on fire. His role in Juno is thrilling moviegoers across the nation. He just won a Golden Yoda for Best Supporting Actor for playing Elmer in Best Producer Bryan Bishop’s Until 5. (Oops, sorry, Bryan. Four-time Best Producer. Is that correct? - Editor)

Michael Cera’s career may be rising. But his behavior in HTG Hollywood is anything but what should be desired from someone looking to hire the young actor. Cera again has been listed among a group of people involved in a disturbance at a home in the north part of the city. Neighbors complained to police on Sunday evening about the loud noise and behavior coming from a small home on Welles street. The once-vacant home was the scene of a party, which Cera was a guest.

“I think he was thrilled to be a winner at the 6th HTG Awards,” a nearby resident said. “But getting involved in all that drunken behavior isn’t the way to celebrate. It’s a shame.”

Although charges were not filed against any of the partiers, the assembly was dismissed. The city is looking for a person or persons to pay for the cleaning of the trashed home.

The neighboring homeowner was happy to see the party broken up. “We usually have a pretty quiet neighborhood, now that Bryan Bishop has moved to that island of his. I’m glad the police came when they did.”

The winners of the 6th HTG Awards!

Nu/Art films is pleased to present on March 7…

And now, the winners! Congratulations to all.

The nominees for
Best Cinematography

The Last Town on Earth
Americatown
Over the Rainbow
Death on Pine Street
Durham Red

WINNER: OVER THE RAINBOW

The nominees for
Best Critic

DCE
Lucian
Bryan Bishop

WINNER: DCE

The nominees for
Best Journalist

Marlowe
Alex Love
Ritchie Steven

WINNER: MARLOWE

The nominees for
Best Soundtrack

Until 5
An Adventure with Larry and Jon
Beautiful Thing: LIR
Americatown
A Conversation about Mark

WINNER: UNTIL FIVE

The nominees for
Best Ad Campaign
(A tie forced this to 6 nominees)

Until 5
Money
Death on Pine Street
Over the Rainbow
Puneet
Ode to Tenessee

WINNER: DEATH ON PINE STREET

The nominees for
Best Cast

Until 5
Americatown
The Last Town on Earth
Over the Rainbow
Death on Pine Street

WINNER: UNTIL FIVE

The nominees for
Best Creative Company

Surehsot/Pixel Punk
Trax Star Creative
Mac

WINNER: PIXELPUNK CREATIVE

The nominees for
Best New Producer

Daniel Thomas
Polgara Trax
SapphireDigital

WINNER: DANIEL THOMAS

The nominees for
Best Short Film (under 45 pages)

Ode to Tennessee
Bannion
3 / About / Superheroes

WINNER: ODE TO TENNESSEE

The nominees for
Best Original Screenplay

Over the Rainbow
Until 5
Americatown
Money
Ode to Tennessee

WINNER: AMERICATOWN

The nominees for
Best Director

Sam Mendes (Americatown)
Tim Burton (Over The Rainbow)
Martin Scorsese (Money)
Judd Apatow (Until 5)
Stephen Frears (Last Town on Earth)

WINNER: TIM BURTON (OVER THE RAINBOW)

The nominees for
Best Site

Until 5
Americatown
Death on Pine Street
Durham Red
Over the Rainbow

WINNERS: DEATH ON PINE STREET AND DURHAM RED

The nominees for
Best Poster

Death on Pine Street
Money
Over the Rainbow
Until 5
Durham Red
At the Bottom of Everything
Superman: The Man of Steel

WINNER: OVER THE RAINBOW

The nominees for
Best Adapted Screenplay

Last Town on Earth
Durham Red
A Boy at War
Death on Pine Street
Superman: The Man of Steel

WINNER: THE LAST TOWN ON EARTH

The nominees for
Best Supporting Actress

Fairuza Balk (Ode To Tennessee)
Ann Sheridan (Death on Pine Street)
Abigail Breslin (An Adventure With Larry and Jon)
America Ferrera (Until 5)
Alia Shawkat (Americatown)

WINNER: ANNE SHERIDAN (DEATH ON PINE STREET) AND AMERICA FERRERA (UNTIL FIVE)

The nominees for
Best Supporting Actor

Ryan Gosling ( Last Town on Earth)
Willem Dafoe (Money)
Steve Zahn (Last Town on Earth)
Micheal Cera (Until 5)
Billy Bob Thorton (Americatown)

WINNER: MICHAEL CERA (UNTIL FIVE)

The nominees for
Best Actress

Lena Heady (Durham Red)
Cate Blanchett (Money)
Catherine O’Hara (Ode to Tenn)
Natalie Portman (Over the Rainbow)
Hedy Lamarr (Death on Pine Street)

WINNER: CATHERINE O’HARA (ODE TO TENNESSEE)

The nominees for
Best Actor

Daniel Radcliffe (Last Town)
Ewan Mcgregor (Money)
Johnny Depp (Over the Rainbow)
Edward G. Robinson (Death on Pine Street)
Ethan Hawk (Dusk)

WINNER: JOHNNY DEPP (OVER THE RAINBOW)

The nominees for
Best Picture

Americatown
Until 5
Over The Rainbow
Money
Death on Pine Street
The Last Town On Earth

WINNERS: AMERICATOWN AND OVER THE RAINBOW

The nominees for
Best Producer

Bryan Bishop
Sureshot
Newman
Sweet Angel
Mattricks
Lucian

WINNER: BRYAN BISHOP

Filming has wrapped on “Kansas”, the next release from mega-producer Bryan Bishop. The film concerns a group of mental patients who wander the state at a post-apocalyptic time. It features Matthew Trixie, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kathy Bates, Ben Foster and Bishop himself.

“I think he really enjoyed the work on this one,” remarked an assitant of Bishop’s from 10K Cases Productions. “It was nice to get out to some fresh air. Between scouting locations and shooting, we discovered some really nice scenery and met some nice folks. It’s a pity that the cast and crew had to get back to the coast for other endeavors.”

Rumors that producer Bishop had to get back to his Island of Terror as soon as possible to avoid litigation concerning the daughter of the mayor of Colby, Kansas have yet to be verified.

Bishop is hard at work on three more films:

Ghost Story, a horror film about a man with a special gift who uses it to combat the spirits that infest the most haunted building on Earth.

Step Off, a dance film starring Matthew Trixie and Mark Chua as street dancers.

Cherryboy, with no information available at this time.

Kansas, a Flip Brothers release, will be in theatres in an undetermined 4 to 6 weeks.

The staff at Happening was recently granted an early look at the above poster for Newman’s upcoming film. It was provided with a note that said simply “Got a date, will explain later.”

Is Andrew Newman another of HTG Hollywood’s producers who is spending time with a young actress? After dating the likes of Rachel Hurd-Wood and Carly Schroeder, who has the author of The Last Town on Earth moved on to?

Stay tuned for more information concerning The Projectionist (and possibly Newman’s love life).

Tragedy struck the south side of HTG Hollywood, leaving one beloved celebrity homeless. Walker Texas Ranger star Chuck Norris, whose contributions both on and off the screen are too lengthy to mention here, has suffered what many of us dred… The loss of his home.

HTG Fire Department officials raced to the Norris mansion on Hepburn Lane, but too late to save most of the structure from the blaze. Neighboring homes did not seem to be affected by the inferno.

“It was horrible. Just horrible,” stated an onlooker. “It was almost something from a movie… a disturbing, tragic movie.”

Fire officials are currently sifting through the ashes of the once stately home to see if anything survived the flames. They have not yet commented on the incident, but are expected to in the near future.

Chuck Norris has not made a statement yet concerning the horrible situation.