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Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen To Star In Sherlock Holmes Movie

July 2, 2008

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen 

Columbia Pictures has set an untitled comedy that will star Sacha Baron Cohen as master detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson, his crime-solving partner.
Etan Cohen (”Tropic Thunder”) is writing the script, and Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller will produce.

The comedy is inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales. Though the thrust is different, the Baron Cohen-Ferrell pairing is the second major studio project featuring the supersleuth, as Warner Bros. is prepping the Anthony Peckham-scripted drama “Sherlock Holmes” with director Guy Ritchie. Read more

Kevin Smith Reviews “The Dark Knight”

July 1, 2008

Kevin Smith 

It seems that another review of The Dark Knight has emerged, and this time around Kevin Smith provides his take on the film.

Kevin Smith writes in his blog: Read more

DVD Releases: July 1, 2008

July 1, 2008

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

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Genre: Action, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Actors/Actresses: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Edgar Ramirez, Ayelet Zurer, Eduardo Noriega, Said Taghmaoui, Zoe Saldana

Synopsis: In Columbia Pictures’ action-packed thriller “Vantage Point,” eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. Read more

‘WALL-E,’ ‘Wanted’ team up as $100 million duo

June 30, 2008

WALL-E 

A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend and even outgunned Angelina Jolie.

WALL-E,” the Pixar Animation tale of a robot toiling away on a long-abandoned Earth, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $62.5 million in ticket sales, with Jolie’s assassin thriller “Wanted” opening in second place with $51.1 million, according to studio estimates. Read more

‘Dark Knight’ credits pay tribute to Heath Ledger

June 27, 2008

Heath Ledger as the Joker 

Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on “The Dark Knight” The end credits of the “Batman Begins” sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs; and to special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident.

“In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe,” reads the tribute included in the credits, which went up the official movie website. Read more

George Clooney Won’t Choose Sides

June 27, 2008

George Clooney

George Clooney’s not choosing sides in the increasingly ugly battle between the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA over the latter’s tentative deal. Read more

Rolling Stone Has Reviewed “The Dark Knight”

June 26, 2008

The Dark Knight 

The first, official ‘Dark Knight’ movie review has arrived, courtesy of Peter Travers at Rolling Stone.  Read more

Steven Spielberg Gets ‘39 Clues’

June 25, 2008

Steven Spielberg 

Steven Spielberg has just added another project to his busy plate: 39 Clues, a multiplatform adventure series that will launch September 9th and run for two years. It spans a series of ten books, collectible cards, and an online game. The game will actually be designed around a contest, where young participants will try to solve the mystery scattered throughout the books, with a chance to win $10,000. Read more

DVD Releases: June 24, 2008

June 24, 2008

10,000 BC

10,000 BC

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Genre: Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Actors/Actresses: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Omar Sharif, Tim Barlow, Marco Khan, Reece Ritchie, Mo Zinal, Mona Hammond, Joel Virgel Vierset, Suri van Sornsen, Joel Fry, Nathanael Baring, Joe Vaz

Synopsis: From director Roland Emmerich (”Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) comes a sweeping odyssey into a mythical age of prophesies and gods, when spirits rule the land and mighty mammoths shake the earth. Read more

Audiences “Get Smart” Over The Weekend

June 23, 2008

A scene from “Get Smart” starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. 

Audiences still get Maxwell Smart. Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway’s “Get Smart,” the Warner Bros. big screen update of the 1960s spy sitcom, raked in $39.2 million and debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie. Read more

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