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In case the word that Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson taking part in “Ghostbusters III,” isn’t enough for you, here’s one more tidbit: Rick Moranis will also return. Entertainment Weekly on-line says that Moranis, whose last big-screen movie was 1996’s “Big Bully,” will reprise his role of accountant Louis Tully. Screenwriters …
Robert Downey Jr. recently spoke with ET Online and gave a few hints about the story for the upcoming “Iron Man” sequel: “The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it’s going to be nuts. Essentially Iron Man 2 is about …
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest assault on the unsuspecting is coming this summer. 30 minutes were screened at the SXSW Film Festival and the reports coming out of there said it is funnier than “Borat.” (Which was, in my opinion, pretty damn funny.) Well, the trailer for his latest film, “Bruno,” has been released at MySpace’s …
I guess you could have guessed that this day would come. A DVD quality workprint of the upcoming Hugh Jackman summer movie “Wolverine,” has leaked on-line at various torrent sites. The movie is apparently almost completely complete, with just FX shots missing. There is no timecode, no watermark, no nothing. On website says that this …
On October 1, 1969, the first episode of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” aired on the BBC. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary, the surviving Pythons are working together to take part in a documentary. “Monty Python: Almost Truth (the Lawyer’s Cut,)” is a six part documentary covering the founding, success and dissolution of the popular …
Looks like Paramount isn’t waiting for the box office receipts of the May 8th release of the new ‘Star Trek,’ film from J.J. Abrams. The studio is moving forward with a sequel to be penned by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. They are aiming for a Summer 2011 release. As to the subject, …
Sacha Baron Cohen and his latest film, ‘Bruno’ have been hit with an NC-17 rating reports say. The MPAA cited the graphic sexual content found within the film. The Universal spokeman said that it is far too early to say if there will be a struggle in achieving an R rating, as they are currently …
Sadly, film composer Maurie Jarre has died at the age of 84. Jarre is has conposed the music for over 150 movies and television shows. Among some of his best known work is “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “Witness,” and “Ghost.” Jarre won Oscars for “Lawrence,” and “Zhivago,” and picked up his third award for …
The teaser poster for Martin Scorsese’s new movie has been released. Based on the Denis Lehane book, “Shutter Island,” that was the original title. And then it was given the ambigious title, “Ashcliffe.” And now, apparently, it’s back to the original “Shutter Island.” Either way, the combination of Scorsese and Lehane has me quite excited.
The film rights to “The Secret Life of Houdini,” have been picked up by Summit Entertainment. The novel covers the possibility that Houdini acted as a spy for Britain, and was asked to be an advisor to Czar Nicholas II in Russia. The book was written in 2006 by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. No …