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12 August 2008 4:54 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Variety is reporting Zak Penn is set to write The Argonauts for 20th Century Fox. Penn recently wrote The Incredible Hulk, Elektra, Fantastic Four and The X-Men marking him as something of a comic book scribe, but this move could potentially bump up his cred. The move by Fox to bring to the big screen a new sword-and-sandal pic is something that seems to have caught the attention of many studios recently with a remake of Clash of the Titans in the works, several Hercules based projects and God of War with Brett Ratner directing for Universal, but this is the first I have heard of the Ratner attachment being official. 300 obviously was the reason for the latest jumpstart, but as Variety points out, the $458 million global box-office take of Gladiator in 2000 doesn't hurt the genre. Fox's version of The Argonauts is based on Penn's original take on the classic Greek tale.

Brad Brevet

4 August 2008 4:19 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

RopeofSilicon was running ads for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for about the last month or so, but it wasn't until recently that critic quotes started showing up in the ads following the release of all the reviews. Considering the film was firmly placed on Rotten Tomatoes with a 10% rating at the time (down to 9% now) I was wondering just who the hell was supplying the quotes. I thought this film was awful and assumed it would be a bunch of critics I had never heard of, maybe that Lyons dude that writes for E! or Peter Travers at "Rolling Stone," since they love to shill themselves out. I wasn't ready for what I found though... Roger Ebert gave The Mummy 3/4 stars! What, what!?!? This is crazy, how can it be? Ebert can't like a stupid movie. Can he? Here's the thing. Ebert can like a stupid movie.

Brad Brevet

9 July 2008 7:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Nicolas Cage has been named the top celebrity comic book geek in a new poll.

Website PulpSecret.com gave the National Treasure star the odd accolade after Cage's new Virgin Comics series, Voodoo Child, hit stores.

The actor, who changed his birth name Coppola to Cage as a tribute to Marvel Comics' Luke Cage, has often spoken candidly about his love of graphic novels and comics.

And he took his hobby to a new level when he named his baby son Kal-el - Superman's birth name - when the tot was born in 2005.

The website reports Cage's comic book collection was one of the most valuable ever owned by a celebrity.

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8 July 2008 3:03 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Update: Argh, update already as Dan from HDRoom points out that they covered the announcement a couple of weeks ago, saying the 'boxset' referenced by DVDActive is nothing more than a bundle, a la National Treasure. I guess my optimism is slowly turning into eternal doubt. The bundle and both single editions are already available for pre-order here (Vol. 1), here (Vol. 2) and here (bundle). DVDActive is reporting that on September 9, Walt Disney Home Entertainment will release Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2 on Blu-ray and also notes "a boxed set containing both titles will also be available." The site has no details on special features for the Blu-ray set or what exactly will be included or make-up the boxed set, but we can only hope they have finally come to their senses and are giving the fans what they want. What are the chances? Realistically... slim,

Brad Brevet

18 June 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Ashley Olsen and National Treasure actor Justin Bartha have gone public with their budding romance after attending a film screening in New York together on Monday.

The new couple stepped out for the Cinema Society screening of Trumbo - a movie about blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.

A source tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "They huddled close together most of the night."

Olsen and Bartha later went on to party at Tribeca Cinemas.

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21 May 2008 6:44 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

It's been nearly two decades since the last time Indiana Jones donned a fedora, and in that time, several serial adventure franchises—Tomb Raider, The Mummy, and National Treasure among them—have served as de facto sequels, plundering the world's limitless booby-trapped archeological wonders. For Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, that's a mixed blessing: On one hand, there's nothing fresh about another wild goose chase slapped together from impenetrable hieroglyphs, secret passageways, and ancient extraterrestrial forces. On the other, nobody can orchestrate this robust silliness better than Steven Spielberg, who brings effortless visual panache to the proceedings, even when he can't entirely hide its mercenary nature. The biggest problem with Crystal Skull is one that's lately plagued Spielberg in otherwise excellent films like Munich and War Of The Worlds: He fails to stick the landing. And for an entertainment with nothing much on its mind,

Scott Tobias

19 March 2008 5:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Eva Longoria Parker had no Clue. Fresh from a birthday bash in Miami, the 33-year-old Desperate Housewives star arrived at the San Antonio airport Sunday – completely unaware of the intricate celebration hubby Tony Parker had planned in their hometown. The party, elaborate even by Hollywood standards, involved surprise visits from friends and family, an Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt, a lavish dinner at a castle and a real-life version of the Clue board game. "There was no party planner," says one impressed party guest. "Tony was the [mastermind] of this all. And it was a big surprise."The unsuspecting star – who

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24 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has hit back after Kathleen Turner accused him of behaving like a diva when they starred in 1986 comedy Peggy Sue Got Married. The film - which earned Turner a Best Actress Oscar nomination - was directed by Cage's uncle Francis Ford Coppola and Turner insisted the actor went to great lengths to disobey his famous relative. In her forthcoming autobiography, Send Yourself Roses, Turner, writes, "Everything Francis Ford Coppola) wanted him (Cage) to do, he went against to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems." She also went on to accuse the National Treasure star of getting in trouble with the police while they were filming. She adds, "He was arrested twice for drunk driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket." But Cage, insists the 53-year-old's book is inaccurate. He tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "While I recall Kathleen Turner being a great lady and wonderful actress, the credibility of her biography and her memory is at stake . . . Fact credibility should have been exercised on (her) part."

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