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Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America movie

doug November 10, 2008 0

Best known for directing the movies the Rocketeer and October Sky, Joe Johnston has been picked to direct the First Avenger: Captain America movie for Marvel Studios. Movie buffs may also know that he’s

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Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds to Spoof Spoof Movies

wesley November 10, 2008 0

Chevy Chase will star with Burt Reynolds, Vinnie Jones, and Michael Madsen in a spoof of those oh so trendy spoof films called Not Another Not Another Movie. Chase will portray a studio exec

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Youtube to Offer Full-Length MGM Films

wesley November 10, 2008 0

Youtube has partnered with MGM and will soon be offering streams of the studio’s content. The catch, though, is that the first titles being offered are somewhat sub-par. We get old episodes of American

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Dollhouse and Terminator Moved to Fox Friday Death Slot

doug November 7, 2008 0

It has begun. Ever since Joss Whedon‘s Dollhouse was announced, fans have been sending messages to Fox, begging the network to not cancel the show, even before a single frame of film was shot.

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Author Michael Crichton Dead at 66

doug November 5, 2008 0

Prolific author Michael Crichton, best known for his widescreen epic storytelling style, died November 4th in Los Angeles after a long, private battle with cancer. Crichton made a name for himself by writing just-beyond-science-fact

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Fanboys Movie Really Will Be Released – Here’s the Trailer!

doug November 4, 2008 0

Some never thought it would happen… and, of course, the existence of a trailer doesn’t really mean that Fanboys really will be released, but it’s one more step toward the possibility of the movie

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Heroes Exec-Producers Loeb and Alexander Axed

doug November 2, 2008 0

According to Variety, Heroes co-executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander been axed from the staff as of Sunday. Both writers have been with the show since the beginning and it’s believed that they

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Pulitzer Prize Winner to Pen Spidey 4 Script

wesley November 1, 2008 0

David Lindsay-abaire, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright responsible for Rabbit Hole, has been hired to write the script for Spider-Man 4. This isn’t the first literary hoity-toity literary type to be attached to a

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