Mitch Hurwitz @ Austin Film Festival

"Here he comes, here he comes John Wayne..."

Mitch Hurwitz will receive the Outstanding Television Writer Award at 2009 Austin Film Festival.

I let you read what the Festival Organisation says on their website :

“Arrested Development” Creator Heads Up Stellar List of Television Show Creators at 16th Annual Screenwriters Conference"

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) proudly announces that “Arrested Development” creator Mitchell Hurwitz will accept the 2009 Outstanding Television Writer Award during the Festival’s annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 24th. In addition to claiming the honor, Hurwitz will speak on panels during the Festival’s 16th Annual Screenwriters Conference, October 22-25, 2009.

Hurwitz is a television writer and producer, best known as the creator of the television sitcom, “Arrested Development,” which earned numerous Emmy Awards. Prior to that he created “Everything’s Relative,” where he worked with Jeffrey Tambor and also co-created “The Ellen Show.” Currently Hurwitz is partnered with Eric and Kim Tannenbaum running a television production company called Tantamount Studios – where he’s writing a project for Will Arnett, and another for Jason Biggs. He also neither denies, nor confirms, the reality of an Arrested Development feature.

The Festival annually recognizes outstanding filmmakers and screenwriters for their accomplished bodies of work and contributions towards furthering the art and craft of filmmaking. Previous recipients of the Outstanding Television Writer Award include Greg Daniels (“The Office”), David Milch (“Deadwood”), Garry Shandling (“The Larry Sanders Show”), David Chase (“The Sopranos”), Tom Fontana (“Oz”), Darren Star (“Sex and the City”), and Mike Judge (“King of the Hill”), among others.

Hurwitz will be joining a powerful group of television show creators confirmed to speak at the 2009 Conference that includes Matthew Weiner (“Mad Men”), Doug Ellin (“Entourage”), Damon Lindelof (co-creator “Lost”), Michael Green (“Kings”), Paul Feig (“Freaks and Geeks”), and Mike White (“Pasadena”). Anyone else see a Brilliant but Cancelled panel in the works?

What a good news ! I may be speak about the forthcoming movie ? I hope so !

Loose seal. Watch out for loose seal !

Buster : I don't care about Lucille. She lies !

Thanks to missdubois on the IMDB board, she found a strange article on the Metro newspaper about a Sea Lion who gone crazy in Orange County. It is GOB fault ?

So I let you read the whole article, it's pretty incredible :

A fugitive sea lion nearly gave police officers the slip after taking control of their speedboat.

The resourceful animal, nicknamed Snoopy, saw the net closing in and dec­ided to hijack the patrol boat, managing to steer it, move the throttle and even sound the siren.

But he didn't get far. Alerted by the rather amateurish getaway effort, officers moved in and gave him a few squirts with a garden hose to encourage him back to his ocean home.

The Orange County sheriffs had orig­inally hauled Snoopy on board after rep­orts he had frightened a young boy by biting his trouser leg in Newport Harbour, California.

But, while they made ready to depart, the crafty sea lion set off for the captain's chair, said Deputy Jim Slikker.

'He took exception to the law enforcement officers sent to tackle him,' said watch commander Sgt Fritz Von Rettberg.

'He managed to steer the boat and even started the throttle but we reached him before he got the lights on.'

Snoopy has kept his head down since last month's incident but forensic clues taken from the scene would help track him down, added Sgt Von Rettberg.

I don't know if it's a fake or not, but it can be an disguise promotion for the future Arrested Development movie. It's just a theory but this story is really weird don't you think ?

Link for the article here.

Mitch Hurwitz on NPR - Christmas 2008

We doesn't hear enough Mitch Hurwitz, that's why I've decided to bring to you a radio interview who date from last christmas. Mitch talks a lot about the movie and it could be interesting for those who've never heard this interview :

Mitch Hurwitz @ NPR

The Informant ! - Trailer [Tony Hale]

"UN-BELIEV-ABLE" Tony Hale plays in the new Steven Soderbergh movie named The Informant !
You can also find Matt Damon and Scott Bakula, here we go for the movie plot :

The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.

And if you want, you can watch the trailer here :

Arrested Development - OST

Enjoy the soundtracks !

01 - Opening Theme
02 - Valentine's Day
03 - I Get Up
04 - No Batter
05 - A Magica Do Mar
06 - Big Yellow Joint
07 - The Do-Gooder
08 - Free At Last
09 - Stupid Chair
10 - Oscar & Lucille
11 - Plenty of Fun
12 - Buster & Lucille
13 - Lovely Day - Clare Muldaur
14 - Tobias
15 - Ladies
16 - Burn It, Aunt Mommy
17 - Get Along, Little Sheep
18 - Attic or Main House
19 - Scrimped & Saved
20 - Honey to the Bear
21 - The Setup
22 - Here With Me - Gabriel Mann
23 - Kiss, Later That Day
24 - Wild, Wild Ride
25 - Fade To Nothing - Gabriel Mann
26 - I'm in Love
27 - All You Need Is Smile - Jefrrey Tambor
28 - Hot Cops
29 - Untitled 1
30 - Untitled 2
31 - Untitled 3
32 - Motherboy
33 - Stickin Around
34 - Untitled 4
35 - Untitled 5
36 - For British Eyes Only
37 - Mr F
38 - Balls in the Air
39 - Yellow Boat
40 - Oh My
41 - New Daddy in Town
42 - Exit Strategy
43 - The Final Countdown - Europe
44 - Everybody Got Their Someting - Nikki Costa
45 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer
46 - Takin Care of Business - BTO
47 - Solid (As a Rock) - Ashford Simpson
48 - Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal
49 - The Final Countdown (Instrumental)
50 - My Mother the Car
51 - End Credits
52 - The Hurwitz Co
Bonus : Afternoon Delight - Will Farrell

Couples Retreat - Trailer [Jason Baterman]

It's not the Arrested Development trailer :p but Jason Bateman plays in a new movie called "Couples Retreat". Jason plays the Kristen Bell's husband.

Plot : A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.

The trailer is now available. Enjoy !

News : Sit Down, Shut Up - Airing

One week ago I've decided to ask Fox about the airing of Sit Down, Shut Up. The rumors talked about a summer airing but we've seen nothing in this sense, so yesterday Fox finally replied to my email.
There is my email first :

From: Roman Moreaux [mailto:arresteddevelopment-movie@live.fr]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:25 PM
To: Ask Fox
Subject: Sit Down Shut Up summer airing ?

Hello,

I was wondering if Sit Down Shut Up will be back in the summer for the airing of the last episode ?

Thank you for your answer.

Roman

And the answer :

RE: Sit Down Shut Up summer airing ?‏

De :	Ask Fox (Ask.Fox@fox.com)
Envoyé :	mar. 30/06/09 22:09
À :	Roman Moreaux (arresteddevelopment-movie@live.fr)

They will eventually air - but it doesn't look like this summer

ASKFOX

It's probably dead for this summer, our last chance is an automn airing...

So F**CK FOX !