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Advert. Subvert. Gonzo (Fake) Commercials within Films

24 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

"Can't get enough, of the Stuff!"  From the mid-1920s whereupon the eventual Oscar winning film Wings featured a Hershey Chocolate Bar prominently in the story right on up to the use of M&Ms in Steven Spielberg's E.T. and beyond to the modern James Bond films or Castaway (FedEx) or The Great Yokai War (Kirin Beer) or perhaps the worst offender ever:  I, Robot, product placement is simply a large part of big expensive movies.  And many filmmakers have either parodied product placement (ahem, sorry:  Brand Integration) or even invented their own fictional consumer goods that only appear in their movies.  Unlike television, which (in large part) relies on advertising to fund the creation of shows, there are rarely full commercials used explicitly in a film (before the screening of the film is another story, unfortunately!).  But filmmakers love to offer ads for fake products or services or »

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Votd: Ghostbusters Director Ivan Reitman Hypes “New” DVD Format in Retro 1999 Video

23 November 2009 12:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Columbia Tristar Home Video produced this two minute video with Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman hyping the "new" DVD movie format as "the future" of home movie entertainment.  The video was distributed in 1999 (yes, over ten years ago) to help promote the emerging new media, and of course, the release of Ghostbusters on the format. Watch the video after the jump. via: protoncharging »

- Peter Sciretta

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Thieves, Zombies, and a Joker Dominate the 2009 VGAs

19 November 2009 11:59 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The nominations are in for Spike TV's 2009 Video Game Awards, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leads the pack with a total of eight. But right behind are Batman: Arkham Asylum with seven, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 with six each. Rounding out the nominees for "Game of the Year" is Assassin's Creed 2.

Here's a small sample of the other categories:

"Studio of the Year": Infinity Ward (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2), Naughty Dog (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves), Rocksteady Studios (Batman: Arkham Asylum), Valve (Left 4 Dead 2)

"Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show": Ghostbusters: The Video Game, South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

"Best Performance by a Human Female": Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone (Wet), Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman (Assassin’s Creed 2), Megan Fox »

- Uncle Creepy

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Veteran's Day Honored, Hollywood-Style

11 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Today is Veteran's Day. It is a time when we step back for a moment to honor the bravery and sacrifices of our nation's soldiers. Men and women who give everything, up to and including their lives, all in the name of protecting this country and all that it represents. Also known as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, the holiday always falls on November 11, commemorating the anniversary of the 1918 armistice that brought an end to World War I.

The history of film is rife with stories pulled straight from the front lines. War stories make great cinema, both because they serve up gripping tales of heroism and because they honor those who take on such acts in the real world. So today, in honor of the veterans from wars past and wars ongoing, we give you this small selection of classics to spend some time with. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Featurettes from ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ w/ Wes Anderson, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman

10 November 2009 12:04 PM, PST | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox‘ tells the story of angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, who look to get rid of their opponent and his family. With an all-star cast including George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and more in this hand-crafted gem, be sure to see it in theaters ... Related Posts New Trailers on MovieSet: ‘A Serious Man’, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Whip It’ Bill Murray ready for Ghostbusters 3 George Clooney to go Up in the Air »

- Dave

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Robert Jason on the role of the Gaffer

9 November 2009 5:56 AM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »

Robert Jason has been in the industry for over twenty years and has worked on a variety of films including "Ghostbusters", "Rush Hour", "Ocean's Twelve", and "The Black Dahlia". Jason sat down with MakingOf to explain the role of the gaffer, a person who works closely with the cinematographer to capture the best image possible.

Click here to learn more about how important a gaffer is on set and the challenges between lighting between different genders. »

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Bsb: In Praise of Fright Night

8 November 2009 10:40 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

When you scrape away the death obsessed subtext and technicalities of the process, watching and loving horror films should be just plain fun, exhilarating fun, a complete escape into another parallel world that echoes our own. If it's not, if you find yourself labouring to find that simple joyous eye of the proverbial needle, well then, perhaps you should just give up the pursuit of terror geekdome altogether.

For me, speaking as someone who was literally born into a world where the people that done made me loved dark movies and weird entertainments and fully endorsed my obsessions with my growing "id", horror films will forever be tied to the sweetest moments of my youth. From those secret late night, school night, TV movie binges to sneaking into R rated films after buying PG tickets, horror was my first rebellion against the mainstream so embraced by my peers and the »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Chris Alexander)

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‘Yogi Bear’ Adds Aykroyd, Faris & Timberlake

6 November 2009 10:12 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Ever since a live-action, 3D Yogi Bear movie was announced back in February this year, there hasn’t really been any movement on the news front regarding it. However, fast forward to now and we may have our main cast in the form of Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris and Justin Timberlake.

Aykroyd is in negotiations to voice the titular character in Yogi Bear, with Faris set to play a nature documentarian who follows the antics of Yogi in the fictional Jellystone Park. Timberlake is also in talks to join the project, possibly playing Yogi’s sidekick, Boo-Boo. The film is being directed by Eric Brevig (Journey To The Center of the Earth), and produced by Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt as a live-action/CGI hybrid in the vein of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Garfield (aim high, why don’t you?).

 

What’s suspiciously absent from The Hollywood Reporter »

- Ross Miller

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Timberlake, Aykroyd to voice 'Yogi Bear'

6 November 2009 2:59 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Justin Timberlake, Dan Aykroyd and Anna Faris are in talks to star in Warner Bros's live-action/CGI Yogi Bear movie. Ghostbusters actor Aykroyd will voice the titular bear, while Timberlake is circling the part of Yogi's best friend Boo Boo. Faris's role is that of a nature documentary-maker who tracks the animals in Jellystone Park, says The Hollywood Reporter. Eric Brevig (Journey (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Aykroyd with Landis

5 November 2009 11:40 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Okay, so it's not news on a Ghostbusters reunion, but it's still pretty cool. Dan Aykroyd will join Simon Pegg and David Tennant in the upcoming Burke & Hare, which is being directed by John Landis. Aykroyd's role is not known as of yet. Oh, and Bill Nighy has been cast as well. I guess that bit of information flew under the radar. This is really starting to shape up to be something to look forward too. Given, the project had me at the team up of Pegg and Tennant, but now I'm really... »

- Niki Stephens

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The Blu-Ray Review: Easy Rider

4 November 2009 8:59 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

While I definitely acknowledge that Easy Rider is a classic film, that doesn't mean I think it's very good. Confusing? Perhaps, but it doesn't have to be.

To me, a "classic" is anything that stands the test of time and remains enjoyable after many years or that made a significant impact upon the genre. I'd argue that Rider doesn't qualify in the former category but that it certainly meets the latter criteria. When I watched the original DVD, it was the third time I saw Easy Rider. I first viewed it on VHS about 15 years earlier and I absolutely loathed it. Since I didn't really experience the Sixties firsthand - I only lived through two and a half years of that decade, so for some strange reason, my memories of it remain few - I have to rely on the media's depictions to give me knowledge of it. Rider perfectly »

- Paul

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Sigourney Weaver and John C. Reilly Face the Rapids

4 November 2009 6:09 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Want to know why Sigourney Weaver has the comedic ability to do a great job in movies like Ghostbusters or Galaxy Quest? Or why John C. Reilly cracked you up so darn well in Step Brothers?

Take a look at Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm or the highly underappreciated Criminal. These guys have the acting chops to pull off drama effortlessly, and like the best comedic actors, have an understanding of every bit of the craft.

This is why I’m so excited for Miguel Arteta’s (Youth in Revolt) new film Cedar Rapids, which has added Weaver and Reilly to the cast alongside Alia Shawkat, The Office’s Ed Helms, and Anne Heche.

Rapids, developed by Helms and Phil Johnston (Flightless Birds), the film will “center on a wholesome and naive small-town Wisconsin man (Helms) who, when his role model dies, must represent his company at a regional insurance conference in Cedar Rapids, »

- John Cooper

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John & Edward to sing 'Ghostbusters'

3 November 2009 1:18 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

John & Edward will sing Ray Parker Jr's 1984 hit 'Ghostbusters' on this weekend's X Factor. The Irish twins have been rehearsing the track, which was used in the Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd film of the same name, in preparation for Saturday's Songs From The Movies theme. According to The Mirror, the duo will wear the jumpsuit outfits made famous by the comedy (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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"Ghostbusters 3" Update

1 November 2009 9:17 PM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »

I knew "Ghostbusters 3" has been a possibility for awhile now, but I didn't realize just how close it was to actually being made. Original actor Dan Aykroyd gave a few updates on the film. He announced that writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg are currently "hacking out a first draft". He also stated that Sony is enthusiastic about the project. While the film is closer to production than ever, Aykroyd assured fans that the project was far from a go. Oh well. At least the there's actually a script being written. The script is always a means there's a greater possibility that a movie is going to happen. I loved the original "Ghostbusters", but the sequel was kind of lame in my opinion. Here's to hoping the third is as good as the first!

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- Chad Langen

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Film School 101: Protagonists

1 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

First off I need to apologize for the tardiness of this entry.  I was infected with the swine pandemic and was unable to do anything but utter “Bbbbraaaiiinsssss…” feebly from my bed.  Now I’m up and about again, so here we go.

One of the first things to do when making your movie is figure out who your main character is going to be.  Now, you may pick your plot first and then figure what kind of protagonist you want or you may pick your characters and write about what they do – it all depends on your style of writing.  In either case, understanding your protagonist(s) is very important since these are the people whom the plot revolves around, who we will come to know and love and who we will follow for the next 120 minutes.  They will be our tour guides through your movie so you have »

- Marco Duran

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Today Only: Ghostbusters Slimer Ed. Xbox 360 Video Game for Under $45

31 October 2009 7:18 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Online retailer Amazon.com has made the call to the Ghostbusters for their Saturday Gold Box Deal of the Day.

For the rest of today only, the Xbox 360 version of Ghostbusters: The Video Game Slimer Edition (an Amazon Exclusive) is on sale for $44.98. That is 36% off the $69.99 list price.

The Slimer Edition includes an exclusive Slimer bust designed and created by the original movie sculptor, Steve Johnson; a certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor himself; exclusive Ghostbusters Gamer Graffix Skins; and an exclusive Ecto1 Key Chain that lights up and makes a siren sound.

Click here to buy the Ghostbusters: The Video Game Slimer Edition for Xbox 360 at Amazon.com. »

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Haunted This Halloween? Call a Real Ghostbuster!

31 October 2009 4:30 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

While the brand new movie Paranormal Activity is, er, knocking 'em dead at the box office, other ghostly spirits have been haunting us for centuries - and not all of them should be welcomed with open arms, according to experts. Appearing on a special Halloween edition of CNN's Larry King Live Friday, a host of ghosthunters, paranormal activists and psychics - as well as ghost victim Joan Rivers and Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd and his séance authority father, Peter Aykroyd - debunked the disbelievers, often with jaw-dropping stories. Rivers delivered a seriously convincing account about how a malicious spirit was »

- Stephen M. Silverman

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Writer Found For ‘Men In Black 3′

30 October 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Back in April we reported on news from the Sony ShoWest presentation that the studio was developing a script for a third Men in Black movie, something which built on the rumors from over a year ago that franchise stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were interested in suiting up for some alien escapades once more. Fast forward to now and an update has come out that Men In Black 3 has found its writer in the form of Tropic Thunder screenwriter, Etan Cohen (not to be confused with one half of the famous Coen brothers, Ethan).

Variety is reporting that Columbia Pictures (which Sony owns) has tapped Cohen to pen the script, but beyond that no deals have been made for either Smith or Jones to reprise their roles. Although I’d be very surprised if the studio didn’t have talks going on with the two stars »

- Ross Miller

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Community Review: "Introduction to Statistics"

30 October 2009 9:37 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

After this week's somewhat disappointing episode of Modern Family, it was nice to know Community had an episode lined up to make up for it.  Similar to the rest of network television, Community had a Halloween-themed episode in the clever veil of a "Dias de los Muertos" party.

The party was put on by Annie for extra credit for the first time in Glendale history.  So what made the episode so fantastic?  Was it Jeff pursuing his Statistics professor?  Pierce running around in a Beast Master costume on a bad trip?  Shirley dressed up as Harry Potter exacting revenge?

As funny as those plot lines were (and you can read all about them in our "Introduction to Statistics" recap), it was actually Abed dressed as Batman in the background that won us over.  Abed did a Christian Bale deep voice as he lurked in the shadows until he came in »

- eric@iscribelimited.com (The Barnacle)

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Skeleton Cabbie talks ‘Ghostbusters 3′: “I haven’t seen a script”

30 October 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Despite what some members of the Ghostbusters 3 production crew may tell you, not everyone has been invited back to the highly anticipated project.

“Nobody has called me. It’s not like I’ve been hard to find either,” said Skeleton Cabbie. “I’ve reached out to Ivan [Reitman] and I even left a voicemail for Harold [Ramis] but so far nobody has called me back. It’s hard not to feel sad about this. We all had a great time when we filmed [Ghostbusters].”

Skeleton Cabbie played himself in the hugely successful 1984 film Ghostbusters. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, the film spawned a cartoon, video games, a popular line of toys and a sequel in 1989.

“Wow, the stories I could tell you about Bill [Murray]. One time on set he showed up with this Russian chick and the two…well, I won’t go into it. You’ll just have to read my book, »

- Reel Loop Satire Squad

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