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The Thin Man is one of those delightful film series that was true to the years in which they and the book that inspired them (written by Dashell Hammett) were made. Screwball comedy at its best all soaked liberally in booze.  Word has come in that Johnny Depp is itching …

This November, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will present a groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking and film restoration with the world television premiere of the newly restored version of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction masterpiece Metropolis.  This extraordinary new edition of the film, which had its North American theatrical premiere at the TCM Classic …

The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios announced they have reached an agreement under which Paramount will transfer its worldwide marketing and distribution rights to Disney for Marvel Studios’ The Avengers and Iron Man 3. Paramount will remain the worldwide distributor of the upcoming films, Thor and Captain …

Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki is going from playing a sci-fi  loving geek to co-starring in a sci-fi film by joining the cast of writer-director Andrew Niccol’s I’m.mortal, according to Deadline. The film takes place in the not too distant future where people have stopped aging.  To avoid the …

The two films based on “The Hobbit” are now greenlit and will begin principal photography in February 2011, under the direction of Peter Jackson, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros., and …

In December, the adventures of the Green Hornet and Kato continue with new exciting issues and amazing collections including Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet Volume 2 Hardcover which concludes Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet story that began with the sold-out Volume One Hardcover! Green Hornet #11 is written by Phil Hester and …

The idiots at Jackass took the weekend box office, due mainly to inflated ticket prices for 3D movies. The film took in $50 million, more than doubling the production cost of $19 million.  “Red” starring Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren took the second place spot, pulling in $22.5 million without …

Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones are all in talks to join Jason Segel in the as yet untitled new Muppet film, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. The plot of the film involves the character played by Segel to reunite the Muppets to save their old …

Now that the big screen is being infiltrated by costumed superheroes left and right, it’s time for the small screen to join in the fray. After last weeks announcement that David E. Kelley, DC Comics and Warner Brother’s Television are hoping to develop a new  Wonder Woman series, ABC and …

In Nanny McPhee Returns , Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she’s needed the most and wanted the least.  Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle to a tree-climbing piglet to a baby elephant that turns up in the oddest places, Nanny …