¬ìThe movie is inspired by Asimov¬ís work, but it¬ís not really a direct translation. It¬ís been a tough one to translate to the screen because trying to derive one concise narrative from the original collection of nine short stories is virtually impossible. We¬íve taken, obviously, quite a bit of license to create our own story within the confines of Asimov¬ís world and ideas. So we tried to follow the spirit of what he created while cinematically bringing a fresh take to his world”–Alex Proyas

The dark comedy “Choke,” one of the highlights of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, will be released by Fox Searchlight in late August-early September 2008. The film adaptation, directed by actor Clark Gregg in his deature debut, stars the gifted Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston.

July 15, 2008–Public broadcasting was the clear frontrunner among the nominees for the 29th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, announced Tuesday. With 38 mentions, PBS drew more than double the number of its nearest competitors–ABC and CBS, both with 17. NBC was next with 14.

Alan Ball makes his feature directing debut with Towelhead,” based on Alicia Erian's novel. Here is what the author said about his adaptation to the big screen.

“Generation Kill,” HBO's miniseries based on Evan Wright's book of the same name, begins tonight, July 13, 2008. Make sure to watch: Spanning seven episodes, it's the most intriguing chronicle we have seen of the Iraq War on the big or small screen to date.