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‘The Wiz’: From Broadway to Bust

Part of being a filmmaker is accepting the fact that you’re mental masterpiece may turn into a cinematic failure. Many failed films don’t succeed due to a variety of reasons including low budget,...

Oct 17, 2009 / Greg Kita

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The New Captain Kirk is the New Jack Ryan

Chris Pine, the talented young man who took on the daunting task of replacing William Shatner as the famed Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” earlier this year, will likely assume...

Oct 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Mickey Rourke to Play ‘Ice Man’

Phil Carlo, author of “The Ice Man,” is pleased to have Mickey Rourke starring in the title role of the film adaptation of his book about a notorious mafia hit man who killed more than 200 people,...

Sep 24, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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LeBron James to Star in Basketball Comedy

Hoops superstar, LeBron James, will make his feature starring debut in the sports comedy, “Fantasy Basketball Camp,” for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. Variety reports that the NBA...

Sep 17, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Michael Jackson’s This Is It Trailer

Michael Jackson’s This Is It will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that...

Sep 15, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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‘Tootsie’ Writer, Larry Gelbart, Dies at 81

Legendary, award-winning comedy writer, Larry Gelbart, best known for developing the iconic TV comedy series, MASH, co-authoring the book for the hit Broadway musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the...

Sep 11, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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‘Yellow Submarine’ Brought to You by Disney, Zemeckis

The Beatles’ seminal animated film and subsequent album, “Yellow Submarine,” is coming to the big screen once again thanks to Disney and Robert Zemeckis, according to Variety . George Dunning’s...

Aug 20, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Cut From Home (2009)

As the first decade of the 21st century dissolves into history, cinéastes and cinephiles find themselves in a time of uncommon ambivalence. Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for banality and bromidic...

Aug 12, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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McConaughey, Mendes May Head ‘Southbound’

Matthew McConaughey and Eva Mendes are in negotiations to star in the independently financed drama, “Southbound,” reports Variety . The pic will be directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (“Secuestro...

Jul 29, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Chinese Remake of ‘Blood Simple’ Finds Studio Backing

Sony Pictures Classics is on board to produce Zhang Yimou’s Chinese remake of the Coen Brothers’ “Blood Simple,” reports THR . The 1985 original, the Coen brothers’ debut feature, was a neo-noir...

Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Spike Jonze Acquires ‘Light Boxes’ Rights

Spike Jonze, director of mind bending films like “Being John Malkovich” and “Adaptation,” has acquired the feature rights to Shane Jones’ debut novel “Light Boxes.” Variety reports that Ray Tintori...

Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Ukraine Bans ‘Bruno’

“Bruno” topped the box office this past week raking in $30 million in the US. But not everyone loves Sacha Baron Cohen’s irreverent followup to his smash hit, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America...

Jul 15, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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Columbia to Make P.T. Barnum Biopic

Columbia Pictures gets showy and acquires an untitled look at the early years of famous showman, P.T. Barnum. Variety reports that “Moneyball” scribe, Stan Chervin, will write the biopic on Barnum...

Jul 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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‘Baywatch’ to Become a Feature Comedy, a la ‘Stripes’

Jeremy Garelick will team up with Paramount to rewrite and direct “Baywatch,” a bigscreen comedy based on the syndicated series about sexy lifeguards that starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela...

Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong

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‘MacGruber’ Adds Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer to Cast

“MacGruber,” the popular “Saturday Night Live” parody of the 1980s Richard Dean Anderson TV action series “MacGyver,” has just added Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer to the cast, says Reuters . The two...