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New On DVD This Week
2 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
With Black Friday sales behind us but with Christmas right around the corner, there’s still time to get some great movies on DVD and Blu-ray this holiday season. To help, here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as The Wizard of Oz, Gremlins, Snatch, Ben 10: Alien Swarm and the Blu-ray debut of McG’s Terminator: Salvation (shown above with Christian Bale and Sam Worthington).
Check them out:
A Christmas Tale (The Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
Ben 10 Alien Swarm ~ Ryan Kelley, Nathan Keyes, Alyssa Diaz, and Galadriel Stineman (DVD and Blu-ray)
Better Off Ted: Season One ~ Jay Harrington, »
- Joe Gillis
'Greenberg' - Exclusive trailer for the Ben Stiller starrer.
24 November 2009 12:23 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Check out the exclusive first trailer for Focus Features' comedy drama "Greenberg," starring Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, Brie Larson and Juno Temple. The film opens in theatres on March 12th, 2010 and is helmed by Noah Baumbach ("Fantastic Mr. Fox," "Margot at the Wedding") from the writing by Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. This is the second screenplay made for Leigh after 2001's "The Anniversary Party" comedy which she starred in with Alan Cumming. That cast included Parker Posey, Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline. Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is at a crossroads in his life. Out of a job and none too interested in finding one, he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, thereby getting a free place to stay in Los Angeles. Once settled in, Greenberg sets out to reconnect with his old friend and former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans). But times have changed, »
Fun Fun Fun Fest guests Mc Chris, Youth Brigade and Mission of Burma stop by The Ritz this weekend!
6 November 2009 5:17 PM, PST | OriginalAlamo.com | See recent AlamoDrafthouseCinema news »
Fun Fun Fun fest presents
Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and Byo Records with members of Youth Brigade Live!
Mc Chris Live presenting Gremlins
Not A Photograph with members of Mission of Burma Live
We’re partnering with Austin’s incredible, mammoth weekend-long music festival Fun Fun Fun to present Three special guest screenings at The Ritz!
Saturday, 10:15 Pm
Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and Byo Records with the members of Youth Brigade Live
** This show only $5 with a Fun Fun Fun Fest wristband **
- One of the most incredible stories of punk dedication Ever Told! By the time the second wave of Los Angeles punk rock began to crest in the early 1980s, most historians had already closed the book. But things were just starting to get interesting. The music got harder and faster. Politics became integral to the scene. Police-on-punk violence »
- zack
"Gremlins" To Hit Blu-Ray In Target-Exclusive Release
28 September 2009 6:35 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
While Blu-ray fans and film aficionados will be heading out to stores to pick up "The Wizard of Oz," Warner Bros. Home Video and Target is offering up an exclusive on another film classic: the 1984 comedy "Gremlins."
The blockbuster comedy, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, hits Blu-ray for the first time in the States with a Target-exclusive release. It offers up the maniacal gremlins in 1080p and a Dolby TrueHD audio track.
Special features are said to include over 10 minutes of deleted scenes, a making of-featurette, photo galleries, and the theatrical trailer. Also include are two commentaries: one with director Joe Dante, Zack Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, and Howie Mandell, and the other with director Joe Dante, producer Michael Finnell, and special effects artist Christ Walas.
"Gremlins" is the first of Target-exclusive Blu-ray releases. An exclusive release of another 80's classic, "The Goonies," is rumored to be released in November. »
'Gremlins,' 'Predator' And More: Part 3s That Need To Be In 3-D
2 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Four years back, the nerd gods of film decreed that 3-D was going to be the next big movie craze. George Lucas, Jim Cameron, Peter Jackson, hell, even Randall Kleiser (the dude who directed “Grease”, who may or may not be a nerd) showed off digital 3D footage at ShoWest 2005 and declared that having movies look like they’re throwing stuff at you was The Future. Everyone else said whatever, assuring themselves that “Spy Kids 3-D” was the first and last time they’d put on a set of ridiculous glasses at the theater for the duration of the 21st century.
How wrong we were. Damn near every major motion picture is presented in the third-dimension these days. Everything from family friendly fare like “Up” to grisly thrills like “My Bloody Valentine,” the nerds were right; having movies appear to throw things at you is very heart of the entertainment zeitgeist. »
- John Constantine
Phoebe Cates tops the Top Movie Nudes online poll
12 August 2009 6:39 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
That's right, one Phoebe Cates, star of Gremlins has topped Mr Skin's online poll for the Top Ten Movie Nudes of all time. The list actually goes all of the way up to 100, but Cates made the top spot for her turn coming out of a bikini for Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Angelina Jolie made the top three, coming in at two for scenes from the film Gia, as did Sharon Stone, whose turn in the classic Basic Instinct made the number two position.
For the full list of 100, click on through to Mr. Skin. Here's the top ten in full.
1. Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
2. Angelina Jolie in Gia
3. Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
4. Jessica Biel in Powder Blue
5. Marisa Tomei in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
6. Kelly Preston in Mischief
7. Halle Berry in Swordfish
8. Eva Green in The Dreamers
9. Alyssa Milano in Embrace »
- Paul
Joe Dante & Chris Columbus talk ‘Gremlins 3′
4 August 2009 12:42 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Gentlemen, I implore you...'Gremlins 2' did not suck
I’ve gotten used to the fact that movies I cherished as a kid will all be redone and made into a superficial mess of CGI and Jack Black. Or, at least, I thought I did.
In an interview with Empire, Gremlins director Joe Dante, along with creator Chris Columbus discusses rumors regarding a supposed Gremlins 3. “I hear they’re going to make another one soon,” Dante said. “The actors from the first two are too old to do a proper sequel, so I’m sure when the new one arrives it will be a remake of the original.” Okay, fair enough, Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates are ancient and dusty senior citizens. A sequel wouldn’t make sense because they’re snacking on Canadian medicine and are thiiiis close to being placed in an old folks home. I get it. »
- Erik Buckman
‘Drag Me To Hell’ And Other Horror Flicks You Can Share With Your Family
27 May 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Let’s first clear up what a “family-friendly” horror movie is. Clearly, you’re not going to want to show this stuff to squeamish little siblings if it’s just going to scar them. Unless it’s part of your plan of course, but that’s your own business. Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me To Hell,” out this week, has been designated by the MPAA as kosher for all human Americans aged 13 and older. From what I hear, it’s also a hella scary ride.
Director Sam Raimi is very good at capturing disturbing imagery on film. Stuff that just doesn’t quite look right. There’s his “Evil Dead” series of course. And the hard-to-find classic “Crimewave” (written by Ethan and Joel Coen) is filled with twisted absurdity. Even “Spider-Man” had its share of chilling imagery and occasional jump scares. Raimi’s not the only one out there who »
- Adam Rosenberg
Gremlins: What You Didn't See! Joe Dante Speaks!
23 May 2009 2:45 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Tonight horror fans got the rare chance to relive their childhood at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, which hosted a Joe Dante double feature of his 1984 creature feature masterpiece Gremlins that was followed up with his 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
The night got even better when Dante announced to fans at the beginning of the evening that he’d be showing us the workprint copy of Gremlins with a bonus six minutes of footage that had never been shown in public before.
The bonus six minutes included more shots of the gremlins in action in addition to some scenes that gave Judge Reinhold’s douchebag character Gerald a chance to show what a perfect comedic foil he was to Zach Galligan’s Billy.
One other key piece that was edited out of the theatrical version of Gremlins was a scene where Billy and Kate (Phoebe Cates) discover Mrs. »
- thehorrorchick
Universal to remake "Drop Dead Fred." Russell Brand to star.
29 April 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Universal Pictures will remake the 1991 comedy "Drop Dead Fred" for a starring vehicle for Russell Brand. "Land of the Lost" writer Dennis McNicholas will script the revamp which Marc Platt is production via his Marc Platt Productions banner. The original film was helmed by Ate de Jong and starred Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason and Tim Matheson. Cates starred as a woman who lises her job and her husband (Tim Matheson) and moves back home where she's reunited with her imaginary friend Fred (played by Rik Mayall) who tries all to cheer her up, but serves up havoc instead. Brand and Universal are getting along well it seems. The actor was in the studio's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" comedy with Jason Segel and is also part of the Judd Apatow-produced "Get Him to the Greek." »
Brand Set For Drop Dead Fred Remake
29 April 2009 5:10 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British funnyman Russell Brand has signed up to star in a remake of cult comedy Drop Dead Fred - as an imaginary friend.
Brand will star in a new adaptation of the 1991 film, which originally featured Brit comedian Rik Mayall and actress Phoebe Cates.
The film tells the tale of a woman who returns to her parents' home after she is fired from her job and dumped by her husband, only to be reacquainted with her anarchic childhood imaginary pal.
And it's not the only remake the star has in the pipeline - he has also landed a role in the upcoming re-interpretation of Dudley Moore's 1981 hit Arthur.
Confirming the news on his Twitter.com page, Brand says, "Drop Dead Fred - true. Arthur - true, Kinky Bible - a film I will never make."
The original Drop Dead Fred failed to set the box office alight, only taking $13.9 million (£9.4 million) in America, but went on to become a cult hit. Arthur fared much better first time round - garnering $82 million (£58.5 million) in the U.S. »
Universal to remake "Drop Dead Fred." Russell Brand to star.
29 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Universal Pictures will remake the 1991 comedy "Drop Dead Fred" for a starring vehicle for Russell Brand. "Land of the Lost" writer Dennis McNicholas will script the revamp which Marc Platt is production via his Marc Platt Productions banner. The original film was helmed by Ate de Jong and starred Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason and Tim Matheson. Cates starred as a woman who lises her job and her husband (Tim Matheson) and moves back home where she's reunited with her imaginary friend Fred (played by Rik Mayall) who tries all to cheer her up, but serves up havoc instead... »
Universal to remake "Drop Dead Fred." Russell Brand to star.
29 April 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Universal Pictures will remake the 1991 comedy "Drop Dead Fred" for a starring vehicle for Russell Brand. "Land of the Lost" writer Dennis McNicholas will script the revamp which Marc Platt is production via his Marc Platt Productions banner. The original film was helmed by Ate de Jong and starred Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason and Tim Matheson. Cates starred as a woman who lises her job and her husband (Tim Matheson) and moves back home where she's reunited with her imaginary friend Fred (played by Rik Mayall) who tries all to cheer her up, but serves up havoc instead... »
"Drop Dead Fred" Remake! Really?
28 April 2009 7:48 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
As if one "Drop Dead Fred" is not enough, brace yourself folks, a remake is coming very soon!
Universal just announced that Russell Brand ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall") will star as the imaginary friend in the studio's planned remake.
In the 1991 flick, Phoebe Cates starred as a failed woman who's forced to live back home, only to get reunited with her childhood imaginary friend (Rik Mayall). But...trouble ensues...the end...
This time, Universal is promising to set the film's tone in the vein of "Beetlejuice" and explore the concept of imaginary friends! Oh, okay...
Dennis McNicholas, fresh from co-writing the studio's "Land of the Lost" is set to pen the remake.
Speaking of imaginary friends, here's a scene from the original where Cates meets all the other folks suffering from "Imaginary Friends" syndrome.
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- Manny
‘Drop Dead Fred’ Remake with Russell Brand
28 April 2009 5:05 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Universal is resurrecting the 1991 comedy Drop Dead Fred for a remake starring Russell Brand. The original starred Phoebe Cates as a shy girl who loses her job and husband in one day. When she returns home, she reunites with her wacky imaginary friend Fred. Brand would, of course, play Fred in the updated version.
I personally hated the original movie. It was unfunny and almost unwatchable. Granted I was younger then and squarely in its target audience, so of course as an adult I can’t wait to see a silly remake starring a guy most Americans know simply as “the British dude from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Brand must have the best agent in town.
Despite my undying hatred for it, the movie has earned something of a cult status with people who may or may not still have imaginary friends of their own. However, it tanked at the box »
- Jeff Leins
Daily news dose: Pierre Morel books next thriller; Christian Bale talks 'Dark Knight' sequel
28 April 2009 4:40 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Here's your dose of film news for April 28, 2009:
• Pierre Morel, director of "Taken," is set to helm Paramount's upcoming untitled Tokyo thriller, which Frank Baldwin is writing. Accoring to Variety, the plot follows a CIA operative who is ordered to embark on a final mission before his retirement. Baldwin also wrote a remake of "The House of Flying Daggers."
• Universal is gearing up to remake "Drop Dead Fred" with Russell Brand attached to star. Writing the new version is Dennis McNicholas, who co-wrote "Land of the Lost." In the original, Phoebe Cates played a young woman who's reunited with her imaginary friend after returning to her parents' home. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Don Johnson is the latest to join Nick Swardson, Stephen Dorff and Christina Ricci in Tom Brady's "Born to Be a Star," a comedy Adam Sandler co-wrote and is set to produce with Jack Giarraputo. The plot »
- Franck Tabouring
Drop Dead Russell Brand
28 April 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Did someone hear about that Imaginary Larry pic and think: "Gee, why make something like Drop Dead Fred when we can just remake Drop Dead Fred?"I think so. The Hollywood Reporter posts that the box office bust and subsequent cult favorite is getting a makeover, and Russell Brand is going to head the whole thing.
Yes, he'll play the wacky imaginary character, but things will be a bit different this time around. Of course, there will be no Phoebe Cates (which is a huge strike against it in my book ... viva la Cates!), and instead of a straight remake, this will be whipped up in the "tone of Beetlejuice, building a universe around the concept of imaginary friends." There's a lesson to live by: If you want to remake something that failed, Beetlejuice it! Dennis McNicholas, who lent a pen to the Land of the Lost remake, will pen the screenplay. »
- Monika Bartyzel
Drop Dead Fred Gets a Remake. Today in Film Bloggery 04/28/09
28 April 2009 2:56 PM, PDT | Spout.com | See recent Spout news »
I always thought that nobody liked Drop Dead Fred. Even as a kid, when I liked everything, I knew this movie was terrible. It stars Phoebe Cates way past her pinup days, prominently features Rik Mayall, who is so obnoxious he almost ruins The Young Ones at times, and it involves some of the most childish slapstick ever put on film. It pretty much tanked at the box office, opening in sixth place (though it at least had a better per-screen average than both third-place Hudson Hawk and fourth-place Only the Lonely). Its Rotten Tomatoes score is 9%, and its IMDb rating is less than 5. Yet, a ... »
- Christopher Campbell
Russell Brand To "Drop Dead" In New Remake
28 April 2009 2:27 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The British comedian, best known for his role in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler, is going to "drop dead." He's set to star in a remake of the 1991 comedy, "Drop Dead Fred," for Universal Pictures.
The script will be written by Dennis McNicholas, writer of "SNL" and this Summer's "Land of the Lost." Marc Platt will produce.
The 1991 original starred Phoebe Cates who moves back into her mother's home after losing her job and her husband. There, she re-teams with her childhood imaginary friend who promises to help but does more damage than good.
Brand will star as the title character. He will next appear in "The Tempest," a Shakespearean remake from Julie Taymor, the director of "Across the Universe." He'll star opposite Helen Mirren.
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A ‘Drop Dead Fred’ Remake Starring Russell Brand? Meh, Okay
28 April 2009 11:35 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Universal is on a remake roll this week... after yesterday's announcement of their gloriously stupid plans to remake David Cronenberg's Videodrome, word has come down today that they've found another utterly original and uncompromising vision to reimagine... Just kidding. But The Hollywood Reporter is threatening that Universal will be remaking Ate de Jong's Drop Dead Fred, the 1991 comedy stinker starring Phoebe Cates (red bikini) and Rik Mayall (The Young Ones). The film is about a young woman whose life begins to unravel both professionally and socially until her imaginary childhood friend reappears in her life... and proceeds to make things even worse. Universal is catering the title role for Russell Brand's (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) particular form of comic mayhem. The plan is to focus more on the concept of imaginary friends and where they come from, where they go, and why they're all British. This should be an interesting case for remake reactionaries. (I'm »
- Rob Hunter
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