Despite Bill Murray going on record and saying the proposed sequel in the “Ghostbusters” series was not moving forward (for the time), Dan Aykroyd has told WGN Radio Chicago not only is the project on (as many expected), but that casting is moving forward, looking at “some fresh faces.” Anna Faris and Bill Hader are the two prominent names that are being sought after.
James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be hosting the 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer, producers of the February telecast, say that the two actors “personify the next generation of Hollywood icons— fresh, exciting and multi-talented.”
It is week of box-office disappointment: two of this year’s major flops are being released this week as well as a classic animated film which was fault at the cinema in the 1940s. There is the release of the third film from the divisive film series around. For comedy fans, are two Ben Stiller films, a rom-com and the unwanted return of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. And for the fans of foreign films we have entries from Denmark and Hong Kong.
Cell phones are ruining my movie-going! Now, I’m sure there are those of you reading who are on my side. I’m also certain that some of you are perpetrators of texting at the movies. It’s okay, I don’t hate you. As a matter of fact, I like you so much, I’ll give you a warning – to you and everyone you know.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 repeated box office dominance over Thanksgiving weekend inching into first place over animated family feature Tangled.Minor benchmarks were broken between the two, though the ultimate crown, besting last year’s “Twilight” film in overall business was not won. Business was down compared to last Thanksgiving and this newest “Harry Potter” film showed a drop in overall attendance.
Christopher McCandless, the focus of Sean Penn’s spectacular Into the Wild, is an amplified, almost superhuman version of Ralston. It takes an extraordinary soul to donate their savings to charity, cast off family expectations, shun the normalcy of everyday urban life, and trek to Alaska, for the sole purpose of living in the wilderness.
West meets, umm up? this holiday week on Trailer Tracker with the release of John “Iron Man” Favreau’s big screen adaptation Cowboys & Aliens and director Duncan Jones who burst onto the screen last year with the sci-fi mind-bender Moon returns with Source Code. Don’t eat too much turkey and pass out now, it’s Trailer Tracker.
