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2009 | 2008 | 2006
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Director: Rob, Kristen Have 'Nervous Attraction'
2 November 2009 8:12 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have "complex feelings for each other," Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke tells the December issue of Vanity Fair.
"What Rob and Kristen had is a multitude of feelings for each other," she goes on, adding that their characters' chemistry -- which she describes as "complex, intense fascination" -- is "what we needed" for the vampire series.
See what celebs dressed up as for Halloween!
She says the co-stars have a "nervous attraction" off screen. »
Vintage Robert Pattinson
29 October 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" caught up with Robert at ComicCon just before "Twilight" became a full-fledged phenomenon. Hear what the actor had to say about everything circa 2008 -- like his future as the "It" guy.
20 Fun Facts about Robert Pattinson1. Lengthy
Robert is 6'1".
2. Breakout Role
RPattz’s breakout role was as Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire."
3. Musical Talent
Robert is an accomplished musician on both guitar and piano — his own music was featured in "Twilight. »
An American Werewolf In London, Army Of Darknes and Van Helsing Blu-ray Reviews
10 October 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Halloween brings out the ghosts, ghouls and reissues of Haloween favorites and “favorites.” Universal, one of the great studios for catalog Blu-ray releases has put out two cult-classics, and one film that might strain to be some day. My reviews of An America Werewolf in London, Army of Darkness and Van Helsing after the jump.
John Landis has a great and awkward career, one that started with promise and mutated into saggy but somewhat enjoyable enterprises. It’s hard to say if the joy is gone because his first episode of Masters of Horror suggested that the man still has some game. An American Werewolf in London may not be his best movie (it’s hard to argue between it, Animal House and Trading Places), but it’s one of the great modern horror films.
David Naughton stars as David Kessler, who’s out backpacking with his best friend Jack Goodman »
- Andre Dellamorte
Video Interview With John Landis and Paul Davis - An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places and Burke and Hare
3 September 2009 1:54 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The world premiere unveiling of a freshly remastered digital print of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London was arguably the highlight of the Film 4 Frightfest last weekend. To accompany this, the festival also premiered Paul Davis' long awaited, self initiated American Werewolf retrospective documentary, Beware the Moon. Settling in for this double bill was like watching the new Werewolf Blu-Ray in the best possible circumstances: on a huge screen, wonderfully projected and in the company of over a thousand ardent horror fans. Landis stuck around for most of the weekend, enjoying the films and joining in with the Q&As (see my previous Frightfest posts to read about the highlight of his enthused interjections). I think he must also have signed his name some seven or eight hundred times, but he didn't give so many interviews at all - just two, or three perhaps. Consider me very lucky then, »
- Brendon Connelly
Actor Dan Aykroyd Heads To Philadelphia To Liquor Store To Meet Fans & Sign Bottles Of His Crystal Head Vodka
3 September 2009 2:50 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Actor Dan Aykroyd is taking on a new talent as a distiller. The "Ghostbusters" star has a new vodka coming out and he is heading to a local liquor store in Philadelphia to meet fans and sign bottles.
The new vodka is triple-crystal filtered through Herkimer diamonds and retails for .99. According to New Age belief systems, Herkimer diamonds embody positive energy and goodwill. The vodka features a skull-shaped bottle that was designed by artist John Alexander and made by Bruni Glass in Milan
"We're excited to bring Dan Aykroyd to Pennsylvania for our customers, many of whom are also his fans," said Patrick J. "P.J." Stapleton III, chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in a press release. "Millions have been entertained by Dan's acting, writing and humor through the years - who could forget his role in the classic Philadelphia movie Trading Places? -- and I know our »
Simon Pegg Cast in John Landis’ New Film “Burke and Hare”
24 August 2009 12:38 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Simon Pegg has signed onto the John Landis (Blues Brothers, Trading Places) black comedy “Burke and Hare,” according to Dread Central.
” Burke and Hare” is the story of William Burke and William Hare, Irish immigrants also known as the West Port murders, that robed graves to sell the bodies to Edinburgh Medical College for dissection between 1827 and 1828. Eventually the pair started to murder in order to get more bodies to sell.
Pegg recently appeared in “Star Trek” and voiced a character in “Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.” He can next be seen in Greg Mottola’s road comedy “Paul” alongside regular collaborator Nick Frost.
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- Allan Ford
'Shaun of the Dead' Star to Sell Dead
23 August 2009 11:20 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
After a lengthy hiatus from features, it appears that legendary director John Landis has a new project lined up. One thing’s for sure, it sounds more in line with An American Werewolf in London than his more comedic works, like National Lampoon’s Animal House.
Landis, whose last theatrical release was the 1998 Susan’s Plan, is working on a black comedy called Burke and Hare, based on the real-life West Port murders. According to /Film, Shaun of the Dead and Star Trek’s Simon Pegg will star, presumably as either William Burke or William Hare.
Between 1827 and 1828, the murders of 17 individuals were attributed to Burke and Hare, both Irish immigrants. They supposedly "burked" — a term that would come to mean purposefully smothering — their victims, and sold the bodies to Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. After initially selling the body of a dead man, Burke and Hare suffocated ill or »
Simon Pegg and John Landis Commit Murder!
23 August 2009 10:51 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this wonderful little piece of casting news. Simon Pegg, everyone’s favourite geek and all round genius for creating Spaced has supposedly been cast to star in Burke and Hare directed by none other than John Landis!
Oh My God!
John Landis who has been away from the silver screen for so long and has been directing episodes of television shows. John Landis who made Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Three Amigos, Coming To America and the seminal Thriller with Michael Jackson!
The reason I’m so excited about this project is not only because I am a huge fan of John Landis and Simon Pegg respectively but also for the fact that Burke & Hare has a delicious premise and is perfect for both these people.
Let me elaborate, William Burke and William Hare were two Irish immigrants »
- Alex Wagner
John Landis Reflects On "An American Werewolf In London"
18 August 2009 8:01 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
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Cinema Retro London correspondent Mark Mawston recently caught up with director John Landis to discuss his classic horror film.
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Friday 26th June 09 was a sad day for many as they woke up to the news of Michael Jackson’s untimely passing. Although tributes were many and were omnipresent on TV and radio, the image that seemed to represent the high point in the singer’s career and resonate with fans and general public alike was his epic ‘Thriller’ video. Probably the most famous and influential music video ever, the landmark film was directed by the incomparable John Landis. On the day of Jackson’s death, Landis was in London to attend the Curzon Soho’s ‘Midnight Movies’ tribute to him with a rare screening of An American Werewolf In London. As usual, the Curzon staff had made a splendid effort, »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Astro Boy Full Trailer
12 August 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The full-length trailer for Astro Boy has debuted online exclusively at MSN. The new trailer details more of what the plot of the film will be, as well as showing off some of the action-packed and/or humorous moments from the film, which were screened for audiences during the Astro Boy panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.
You’ll have to head over to MSN to see the full-length trailer (they’re not sharing…for now) and then return here so we can discuss amongst ourselves:
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Full-Length Astro Boy trailer
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Astro Boy fans, did you notice some of the little Easter eggs buried in that trailer for you guys’ enjoyment? Towards the end of the trailer in particular we get to see the beloved “butt blasters” and at the very, very, end, the classic Astro Boy half-naked “costume,” which longtime fans of Osamu Tezuka’s 50s manga comic, »
- Kofi Outlaw
An American Werewolf In London Blu-Ray Announced
14 July 2009 1:52 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Beware The Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf In London filmmaker Paul Davis updated his official website yesterday with the official press release for Universal's long-awaited Blu-Ray release of John Landis' 1981 classic. Check out the full press release below.
Available for the First Time on Blu-ray(Tm) Hi-Def An American Werewolf in London – Full Moon Edition
September 15, 2009 Own It On Blu-ray(Tm) Hi-def And 2-disc DVD From Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Overview: One of the most gripping horror films of all-time is now available in perfect picture and purest digital sound on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD – An American Werewolf in London – Full Moon Edition! When two American students touring London are attacked by a vicious wolf during a full moon, their lives are suddenly transformed forever. Featuring ground-breaking Academy Award(R)-winning make-up by Rick Baker (Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” How The Grinch Stole Christmas), this cult favorite is directed »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
Huge American Werewolf in London Blu-ray / DVD News
13 July 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Usually when we get press releases in our inbox, we extrapolate information from them as a means to write our story for you guys to add that personal Dread Central touch to it. In this case? There's so much good to talk about we're leaving it As Is!
From the Press Release
Available for the First Time on Blu-ray(Tm) Hi-Def An American Werewolf in London – Full Moon Edition
September 15, 2009 Own It On Blu-ray(Tm) Hi-def And 2-disc DVD From Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal City, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/ –
Overview:
One of the most gripping horror films of all-time is now available in perfect picture and purest digital sound on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD – An American Werewolf in London – Full Moon Edition! When two American students touring London are attacked by a vicious wolf during a full moon, their lives are suddenly transformed forever. Featuring ground-breaking »
- Uncle Creepy
Michael Jackson Will Live On In Movie History
26 June 2009 9:57 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
A sad day indeed. Michael Jackson wore many hats over the course of his long career. He was an international superstar, and he leveraged that status to dip his toes into anything that interested him. In the world of film, Jackson enjoyed unparalleled access. He worked with luminaries, artists and auteurs who shaped the course of the medium as strongly as the pop star himself did in the music world.
Jackson was a pop cultural icon and his touch will forever be felt in all facets of entertainment. Here are just a few of the stars he hitched to in film during his long and storied career.
Sidney Lumet is a director’s director. He gave us classics like “12 Angry Men,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Network,” “Serpico” and the modern-day masterpiece “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” He also gave us “The Wiz,” a playful recasting of »
- Adam Rosenberg
Imagine That Review
11 June 2009 5:41 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
There was a time when an Eddie Murphy film would be released and it was guaranteed gold. His stint on “Saturday Night Live” is one for the ages, and who can deny the hilarity of Coming to America and Trading Places? Somewhere around Beverly Hills Cop III he took a turn for the worse only to slightly be redeemed by The Nutty Professor and Shrek. As brilliant as he was in Dreamgirls, he seemed to sully that with Norbit and Meet Dave. And now comes Imagine That, a film that slowly rights the ship but ultimately brings it down and crashes it.
Now this blanket will give my career a third comeback right?
The concept of the film itself is actually pretty cute with a father actually going to his daughter’s imaginary world to find solutions to his problems. It’s interesting at the very least and the film »
- Philip Barrett
Scenes We Love: Trading Places
8 June 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
This Friday Eddie Murphy hits screens with the film Imagine That, which looks to be another family-friendly outing for the once-controversial actor. Sure, these films seem to do pretty well at the box office, and I'm positive Imagine That has just enough cutesy kid moments to attract a whole bunch of families to theaters this weekend, but what I really want is old Eddie Murphy. I want crazy Eddie Murphy. I want bug-eyed Eddie Murphy. I want the Eddie Murphy who couldn't blurt out two lines of dialogue without cursing seven times.
That's the Eddie Murphy I want back in theaters, and while I hope he brings some of that to the planned Beverly Hills Cop 4, part of me feels like that Eddie is long gone and only available in films from the early 90s or prior (with the exception of the hilarious Bowfinger in 1999). So with all that in mind, »
- Erik Davis
Eddie Murphy: Delirious - 25th Anniversary - DVD Review
2 June 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
If you.re of a certain generation and onward, Eddie Murphy is a kid-friendly actor. However, if you.re from another time altogether you.ll remember him much differently and dirtier. Eddie Murphy jointed the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1980 and would be a fixture on the show until 1984. 1982 saw him starring in 48 Hours to much favorable box office and he followed that with 1983.s Trading Places, with fellow SNL alum Dan Aykroyd, and the concert film Delirious. For folks of my generation it might be the first time that we.ve heard someone work .blue.. At the time, I laughed my arse off at Murphy.s hilarious riffs and found it very original - that is until I »
- Jeff Swindoll
Astro Boy Trailer Blasts Off
17 April 2009 3:46 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The first Astro Boy trailer is already out, but we at Screen Rant never posted it because apparently I’m the only Astro Boy enthusiast on staff, and I didn’t know the trailer was out until yesterday. No matter though, for those of you who have been curious about how the CGI adaptation of Astro Boy is shaping up, I have the trailer solely for your viewing pleasure.
Ok, so a few things to talk about. First, the animation is pretty good! Certainly not better than say, the trailer for Pixar’s Up (which blew me away), but pretty good.
And ok, maybe this trailer doesn’t give you all the robot-on-robot smackdown action we’ve been promised Astro Boy is going to deliver, but it does a good job of showing you who the loveable main character is (Astro Boy), what he’s all about (roboting it up »
- Kofi Outlaw
Exclusive Portrait: Blues Brother, ‘Ghostbuster’ Dan Aykroyd in Chicago
30 March 2009 1:28 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Blues Brother and “Ghostbusters” star Dan Aykroyd recently took time to pose for the the HollywoodChicago.com lens on March 28, 2009 before meeting fans and fine wine connoisseurs alike. Aykroyd was in Chicago to promote his new Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines at Binny’s Beverage Depot in Chicago’s South Loop.
Dan Aykroyd has starred in “The Blues Brothers,” “Trading Places,” “The Coneheads,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Ghostbusters,” “Caddyshack II,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “My Girl,” “My Girl 2,” “Dragnet,” “Grosse Pointe Blank,” “Blues Brothers 2000,” “Pearl Harbor,” “50 First Dates,” “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry” and many more films. Our exclusive portrait of Dan Aykroyd in Chicago can be found below.
Dan Aykroyd in Chicago on March 28, 2009 to promote his new Cabernet Sauvignon
and Chardonnay wines at Binny’s Beverage Depot in Chicago’s South Loop.
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
DVD Review: Coming To America (1988)
29 January 2009 6:01 PM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
After Eddie Murphy became an enormous movie star, his ego started to get the best of him. That meant a series of flicks in which he presented himself more and more as some sort of slick hero, a trend that took us away from the rough-hewn charm that made him famous. In 1988.s Coming to America, Murphy goes even farther: he casts himself as a virile African prince.
In Coming, Murphy plays young Prince Akeem of Zamunda as he reaches his 21st birthday. On this day, he meets his preordained bride-to-be, but Akeem displays no excitement. Indeed, Akeem tires of his pampered position and wishes for something different. He wants an independent woman and a life with more freedom.
King Jaffe (James Earl Jones) just thinks Akeem wants to get some out-of-town loving, so he grants a delay of 40 days before the royal wedding occurs. However, Akeem plans to find a bride on his own, »
A Legal Thriller: Michael Jackson Sued by John Landis
27 January 2009 2:10 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Remember that Thriller musical we told you about yesterday? Seems Michael Jackson already has a sequel in the works. This one will be playing out not on Broadway, however, but in a Los Angeles courtroom. John Landis, the filmmaker whose credits include Animal House, The Blues Brothers and Trading Places, is suing over another of his best known hits—Jackson's "Thriller" video. Landis says Jackson owes him big bucks in royalties for the classic 14-minute clip. Per the complaint, filed in L.A. Superior Court last week and obtained by E! News, the 58-year-old filmmaker accuses the 50-year-old Moonwalker of "fraudulent, malicious and oppressive conduct" for failing to fork over a... »
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