Shows That Defy Imagination

Fans of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” will soon get the chance to see their favorite princess (and various pieces of dancing silverware) in 3-D. Disney execs just announced that the mega-popular 1991 animated movie is getting a major makeover. Come 2010 fans will be able to view a 3-D version of the flick starring a beautiful maiden and her monstrous muse. Filmmakers are reportedly planning to use the movie’s original computer files to create a new Disney digital 3-D “Beauty and the Beast,” which will be released in about two years. Re-rendering the film is expected to take 10 … Continue reading →

Pop Culture Potpourri: “Sex and the City” Sequel and a Split That Works

Hit me baby one more time. It’s semi-official: The girls from “Sex and the City” will be reuniting on the big screen yet again. At least according to Kim Cattrall. The actress who played Samantha in the HBO series and this year’s mega-successful “Sex and the City: The Movie,” confirmed to British news reporters that a sequel is in the works. The 52-year-old actress revealed that she is “thrilled” to be giving the fans what they want. “The fans keep saying, ‘Yes, one more,’” Cattrall told reporters. “The movie was so much fun to do and be part of again.” … Continue reading →

Low Budget Halloween Flicks that Hit Big

I tired of reading about movies that costs hundreds of millions of dollars to make then don’t even break even at the box office. They usually feature some big name actor or actress that gets at least $15 to $20 million for the film. Yet, there are four low budget horror flicks that did the opposite. All four of the films I am going to talk about in this blog were filmed for less than a million total – $837,000 to be exact. Yet, the worldwide take has been more than $300 million combined for these films and that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Where You Will Be Seeing Your Favorite Hollywood Stars Next

Kevin Costner may be putting diaper duty on hold to return to the big screen in a sequel to his award-winning baseball movie “Bull Durham.” According to reports, Costner has been meeting with the film’s director Ron Shelton to discuss the possibility of resurrecting his Crash Davis character in a sequel to the 1988 hit movie. New York gossip column PageSix is also reporting that actress Susan Sarandon has already agreed to return to play Annie Savoy. “Bull Durham,” which starred Costner, Sarandon and Tim Robbins, was nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar back in 1989. Costner has taken a … Continue reading →

Hit Me Baby One More Time

Parents with mini martial arts students (and Duff “Ace of Cakes” Goldman) have reason to celebrate today following the announcement that Po the “Kung Fu Panda” is returning to the big screen. DreamWorks Animation SKG just issued a statement that confirms it plans to produce a sequel to “Kung Fu Panda” to be released sometime in 2011. According to bigwigs at DreamWorks Animation films, the new “Kung Fu Panda” project will be produced with 3-D technology and Jack Black will return to provide the voice of Po, the flexible bear, who became an unlikely martial-arts hero in the last installment. … Continue reading →

Look Who’s Returning to the Big Screen

Yee-haw! George Clooney is heading to the Wild West. According to reports, the hunky actor has reportedly signed on to star in “The Lone Ranger.” Britain’s The Sun is reporting that the Oscar winner will join Johnny Depp in the big screen adaptation of the long-running 1950s TV show. A source close to the project says Clooney has wanted to share screen time with Depp for a while now and thinks they’ll make the perfect on-screen partners. Personally, I don’t see how Depp is going to find time to see his family with the insane schedule he is about to … Continue reading →

Coming Soon to a Big Screen Near You… Maybe

The man who is being hailed as a “genius” for his work crafting the summer blockbuster “Wanted” (starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy) is not resting on his laurels. “Wanted” brought him box office glory and now Mark Millar wants to use his success to bring a boyhood dream to fruition. According to Millar, he is planning to pitch his version of the “Superman” franchise to Warner Bros. The husband and father says it has been his life long dream to make a Superman movie. In a recent interview with British reporters Millar revealed that he always wanted to reinvent … Continue reading →

“Harry Potter” Bollywood Brouhaha

The studio in charge of distributing those mega-popular Harry Potter films is no slouch when it comes to making money. Recently, Warner Bros. announced that the highly anticipated sixth installment in the blockbuster film franchise about the boy wizard, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” would no longer be in theaters in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Rather, in an attempt to capitalize on an open date during the busy (See: mega-profitable) summer season, the studio decided to sit on the film until July 17, 2009, when it would be released nationwide. Most movie critics call the move strategic given … Continue reading →

“Tropic Thunder” Rocks Groups Representing the Mentally Disabled

But not in a good way. The summer movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. premiered in Los Angeles a couple of days ago, but the flick which is supposed to elicit laughs from its high profile comedic actors is instead drawing ire from the American Association of People with Disabilities. Dozens of representatives from the American Association of People with Disabilities and the Special Olympics joined forces Monday night to protest the movie for what they consider is its blatant degradation of intellectually challenged individuals. The protesters held up signs with slogans such as “Call me by my … Continue reading →

“9 to 5” to Appear on Broadway

I love the movie 9 to 5. I remember going to see it at the theater with my parents when it opened in 1980. We loved it so much that we scooped up the grandmothers and went to see it again. In case you never saw it, 9 to 5 was about three women (Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin) who were struggling with a 9 to 5 job that came with a chauvinist, self-centered boss who intended to keep the in their place. Now, 9 to 5 is going to be a Broadway show. The producers announced that … Continue reading →