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Detention of the Dead La Premiere This Friday at Chinese 6 Theatres
31 May 2012 11:33 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The eagerly anticipated horror-comedy Detention of the Dead (review here) will be making its Los Angeles premiere this Friday, June 1st, at the Chinese 6 Theaters, beginning at 11:45 pm as part of Dances With Films 15.
Starring Jacob Zachar ("Greek"), Alexa Nikolas "(Zoey 101"), Christa B. Allen ("Revenge"), Jayson Blair ("The Hard Times of Rj Berger"), Justin Chon (Twilight) and Max Adler ("Glee"), Detention of the Dead, which can be described as The Breakfast Club meets Shaun of the Dead, was directed by Alex Craig Mann, who also co-wrote with Rob Rinow.
For more on the film, check out the trailer below and visit the official Detention of the Dead website, "like" Detention of the Dead on Facebook and follow Detention of the Dead on Twitter (@detentiondead).
Follow this link to purchase tickets online. The Chinese 6 Theaters are located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA.
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- Doctor Gash
Image of the Day: 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' Toy Set
30 May 2012 3:16 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
We'll always remember John Hughes for films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Breakfast Club, but it's his Planes, Trains and Automobiles that's probably his most human film, a hilariously touching account of two strangers whose Thanksgiving travel woes force them to work together to get from point A to point B in the most ridiculously awkward ways. Steve Martin and John Candy have tremendous chemistry in this film, which at its core is about connecting through missed connections. God I love it. Anyway, Gallery 1988 out of Los Angeles is doing a fun Steve Martin tribute show, which will include this ficitious (drats!) Plains, Trains and Automobiles toy set created by Mick Minogue. If this existed in real life, we'd be playing with it right now. [via...
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- Erik Davis
Martin Sheen And Emilio Estevez Memoir Explores Father-Son Relationship
22 May 2012 12:14 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
-- "Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son" (Free Press), by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez with Hope Edelman: First see their movie, then read their book.
Their movie is "The Way," a crowd-pleasing indie production starring actor Martin Sheen and written and directed by his son Emilio Estevez. In the film, a father tries to connect with a deceased son by taking up his spiritual pilgrimage to northern Spain.
Their book is "Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son," an equally engaging dual memoir by Sheen and Estevez that explores their lives and their intense relationship. Punctuated with humor and unusual frankness, the emotional highs and lows they share will resonate with fathers and sons.
One of 10 children raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, young Ramon Estevez found lots of love at home but little support for his ambition to perform for a living. »
- AP
Martin Sheen And Emilio Estevez Memoir Explores Father-Son Relationship
22 May 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
-- "Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son" (Free Press), by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez with Hope Edelman: First see their movie, then read their book.
Their movie is "The Way," a crowd-pleasing indie production starring actor Martin Sheen and written and directed by his son Emilio Estevez. In the film, a father tries to connect with a deceased son by taking up his spiritual pilgrimage to northern Spain.
Their book is "Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son," an equally engaging dual memoir by Sheen and Estevez that explores their lives and their intense relationship. Punctuated with humor and unusual frankness, the emotional highs and lows they share will resonate with fathers and sons.
One of 10 children raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, young Ramon Estevez found lots of love at home but little support for his ambition to perform for a living. »
- AP
How I Met Your Mother Review: Can't Hardly Wait For It
14 May 2012 8:20 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Many fans, pregnant with anticipation, tuned in to watch the season finale of their beloved How I Met Your Mother tonight.
The delivery of what was just the first half of the evening's culmination was a thing of beauty. Carter Bays, Craig Thomas and their ward of talented writers have been warming this bun in their creative ovens for some time now. "The Magician's Code Part One" was no illusion and delivered in roses.
As usual, we were treated to an array of amazing vintage pop culture references - like when the Atm switched over to The Legend of Zelda on Marshall. Without a doubt, though, the best sequence of the episode was the collection of stories with which Ted and Robin tried to distract Lily. Topping my list were the Door Story, the Halloween they decided to all go as The Breakfast Club but failed to coordinate their costumes and, »
- cfohara4@hotmail.com (Chris O'Hara)
Then & Now: The Brat Pack
12 May 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | TooFab | See recent TooFab news »
Hard to believe, but one member of the Brat Pack celebrates his 50th birthday today!The Brat Pack ruled the '80s, starring in classic films geared towards teen and young adults like "St. Elmo's Fire," "The Breakfast Club" and "Sixteen Candles" -- and today, Emilio Estevez turns the big 5-0.Estevez is actually the second member of the core group to turn half-a-century-old. Judd Nelson celebrated his 52nd back in November.While the Brat Pack is traditionally made up of Estevez, Nelson, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Anthony Michael Hall and Rob Lowe, fringe members include stars like Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Sean Penn and Emilio's brother, Charlie Sheen.So, have the young, hot stars of the '80s aged well? Check out the Now & Then side-by-sides in the gallery above! Read more »
- tooFab Staff
Universal Celebrates Studio's 100th Anniversary With New Orlando Show, Parade
9 May 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Orlando, Florida -- This is the year to be at Universal Orlando. The Florida theme park is honoring Universal Studios' 100th anniversary by rolling out their biggest year of new attractions and events, and yesterday they debuted their new nighttime show and parade at a special premiere gathering.
MTV News was on hand at the event, and caught up with some of the main people behind making the new shows happen. Mike Aiello was the director behind Universal's new nighttime presentation, Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories. The 18-minute-long show takes place on the Universal Studios park's lagoon and uses cutting-edge fountain and Syncrolite technologies to project 200 movies from Universal's 100 years onto water screens located in the middle of the lagoon.
"It was really all about trying to capture what you feel when you're sitting in a theater watching a movie. How you would get immersed in that film. »
- Terri Schwartz
New Comic Adaptation Out to Prove that Bad Kids Go to Hell
9 May 2012 12:11 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
As a teenager going to detention can really suck. All your friends are out chillin' and you're sitting there staring at a desk with a bunch of other mindless idiots who got busted for something incredibly lame. Thankfully every now and then death arrives to spice things up!
Screen Daily has a bit more news coming out of Cannes, this time concerning the comedy thriller Bad Kids Go to Hell, which hails from from Matthew Spradlin based on the screenplay he adapted with Barry Wernick from the graphic novel of the same name. “The story follows six children at an elite prep school who die one-by-one while serving detention over the course of a stormy afternoon.”
In the flick, which is described as The Breakfast Club meets The Grudge, Judd Nelson, Amanda Alch, Marc Donato, Augie Duke, Roger Edwards, Ali Faulkner, Cameron Deane Stewart and Ben Browder will star. Red »
- Uncle Creepy
Will Smith Producing Remake Of Spanish Comedy Ghost Graduation
8 May 2012 5:42 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
In the wake of his death in 2009, John Hughes' movies are proving the spirited inspiration for some dark new offerings. Just last week we showed you the trailer of The Loved Ones, a high-school centered horror movies that's being described as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Sixteen Candles," and now there's news that Will Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment is looking to remake the recently released Ghost Graduation, an unconventional comedy out of Spain that's concept is essentially The Sixth Sense meets The Breakfast Club. Ghost Graduation centers on a teacher who has the uncanny ability to see and speak to ghosts, which allows him to counsel five dead delinquents who have been reigning shenanigan-styled havoc on the halls of Monforte high school. But how do you solve a problem like teenaged poltergeists? Get them to graduate. Duh. Check out the trailer below to get a hint of Ghost »
Adam Sandler Buys ‘Heroes for My Son’; Will Smith Producing Remake of ‘Ghost Graduation’
7 May 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Actors are taking some producing credits these days. First up, EW is reporting that Adam Sandler‘s production company, Happy Madison, have taken up the rights to Brad Meltzer‘s non-fiction book Heroes for My Son. The material doesn’t sound as though it has the makings of a real film — putting it right in Sandler‘s wheelhouse — since it’s an exploration of both extraordinary people and “the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great.”
Should the author be taken at his word, the team at hand has concocted something special, something he also “can’t ruin,” and the kind of story that could allow Sandler to bring out the dramatic side once more. Not that his movies are funny to begin with (too easy), but a return to the days of Punch-Drunk Love, sans sociopathic behavior, would be welcome from myself.
More interesting, however, is »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Spanish Ghosts Graduate to English Language Remake
4 May 2012 5:34 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
In Hollywood's never ending quest to remake any foreign film that it possibly can for English speaking audiences too lazy to read subtitles, we've got another on the horizon. Read on. Or don't. Other than what the movie is you've heard it all before.
Variety reports that Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment is materializing on Ghost Graduation, setting up a remake of the Spanish comedy at Fox.
Overbrook, operated by Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, closed its producing deal Friday. The banner is looking to hire a writer to pen the adaptation, but there's no plan for Smith to star.
With elements of Ghost, The Breakfast Club and The Sixth Sense, the story centers on a teacher with paranormal abilities who helps a group of ghosts confined to the high school where they died years earlier in a fire.
The Spanish film, Promocion Fantasma, was directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera »
- Uncle Creepy
Movie Review: ‘The Avengers’
3 May 2012 11:09 PM, PDT | Destroy the Brain | See recent Destroy the Brain news »
After six individual films (including the mostly forgotten Ang Lee Hulk film), several cameos and crossover appearances, and anticipation that mounted as high as Stark Tower, fans are finally treated to the film that Marvel has been building towards for years. The Avengers carries a lot of weight with it as it charges into theaters today. Thankfully it has an entire team of characters that we have come to love over numerous films to help with the burden. Outside of it being one of the most anticipated summer blockbusters of the year, the film is the first time we’ve seen a collective like this assembled on screen. With the X-Men films, the team dynamic was there from the start and we were never introduced to each of the mutants through their own individual films. With The Avengers, Kevin Feige and Marvel have gathered together four unique characters from four »
- Michael Haffner
Is ‘WarGames’ More Likely to Happen Now?
30 April 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
(c) MGM/courtesy Everett Collection Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, 1983, in “WarGames.”
“WarGames,” a 1983 movie about a young hacker who nearly starts World War III by playing what he thinks is a computer game, is as relevant today as when it was released, according to speakers on a panel this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Ally Sheedy, one of the two young stars of the film, said its message—that a global nuclear war is unwinnable—is still true. »
- Kathy Shwiff
100 Facts on Universal Pictures' 100th Birthday
30 April 2012 11:28 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today marks the 100th birthday of Universal Pictures and to celebrate the studio has released a list of 100 facts based on its first 100 years in existence. I have placed in bold some of the ones I found interesting as well as offered a selection of photo and video accompaniments here and there. 1. Universal Film Manufacturing Company was officially incorporated in New York on April 30, 1912. Company legend says Carl Laemmle was inspired to name his company Universal after seeing "Universal Pipe Fittings" written on a passing delivery wagon. 2. The only physical damage made during the filming of National Lampoon's Animal House was when John Belushi made a hole in the wall with a guitar. The actual Sigma Nu fraternity house (which subbed for the fictitious Delta House) never repaired it, and instead framed the hole in honor of the film. 3. The working title for Et: The Extra Terrestrial was "A Boy's Life. »
- Brad Brevet
WarGames: Ally Sheedy Talks About The Film 30 Years On
30 April 2012 3:55 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Back in 1983, Wargames was released and way ahead of its time. It starred a young Matthew Broderick as computer hacker David, a whizz kid who accidentally connects to a top secret network that controls the nuclear weapons of the USA. David believes he’s playing a game called Global Thermonuclear War and when he’s challenged to a war between America and Russia, he accepts. However, the Us Department of Defence believes it’s real and he unintentionally starts the countdown to World War 3. If you’ve not seen it, you should. Although you could say it indicates that computers are the work of evil, it really talks about the Cold War and the growing paranoia in the Us over nuclear war. I remember having the VHS – yes, video tape! –and I loved it but mainly because it was so futuristic…at the time…and watching it in the early 90s was a proper treat. »
- Dan Bullock
Jason Reitman Debuts His 'Live Read' Series In NYC With 'The Apartment' Starring Paul Rudd & Emma Stone
28 April 2012 1:16 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It was a magical evening at the New York Times Center last night for those lucky enough to be in attendance, for at long last, Jason Reitman brought his “Live Read” Series to NYC. The series began about six months ago when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) asked Reitman if he had any ideas for programs. His idea was a simple one: to stage readings of classic screenplays live on stage, one time only for an audience of a few hundred people. As he told the NY Times recently, “I’d done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. [So I thought], ‘Why couldn’t we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life?’ You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there’s really nothing like that for movie scripts. »
- Cory Everett
Jason Reitman Recruits Emma Stone And Paul Rudd For The Apartment
27 April 2012 9:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Director Jason Reitman has recruited stars including Emma Stone, Paul Rudd and James Woods for a reading of The Apartment as he takes his movie theatre project to New York City.
The moviemaker has been bringing a series of well-loved movies to the stage in Los Angeles in recent months for star-studded live readings of films including The Big Lebowski, The Breakfast Club and The Princess Bride.
He is now taking the shows to the Big Apple and will kick off the Live Read series in Manhattan on Friday with a reading of 1960 classic The Apartment.
Stone and Rudd will take over the roles made famous by Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon, while the show will also feature James Woods, Lena Dunham and Jason Sudeikis.
The event will take place at The Times Center, and due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, the reading will also be broadcast on screens in the venue's main hall for those who couldn't get a seat in the theatre. »
25 years later, “Adventures in Babysitting” stands apart in the teen comedy genre
26 April 2012 1:29 PM, PDT | The Moving Arts Journal | See recent The Moving Arts Journal news »
Given the recent surge of 1980s popular culture nostalgia, discussions of that decade’s iconic films unfailingly revert to the unique 1980s teen comedy genre, always dominated by the catalog of John Hughes. But sadly, some outstanding films from that era are overlooked or even forgotten, and all teen movies from this period seem to be unfairly compared to Hughes’s work. One such semi-lost and under-appreciated gem is director Chris Columbus’s delightful 1987 teen comedy “Adventures in Babysitting.”
The movie opens in Chicago’s Oak Park suburb with the pretty, charming, 17-year-old girl next door Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) preparing for a romantic evening with her dreamy boyfriend Mike Todwell (Bradley Whitford). Mike finally arrives, only to inform Chris that his younger sister is sick, and that he is unable to take her out. Devastated, Chris mopes in her bedroom, seeking comfort from her band geek friend Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller »
- Charles H. Wade
Molly Ringwald: 'I Drink The Blood Of Kristen Stewart'
26 April 2012 11:22 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
How has '80s star -- everyone's former teenage crush -- Molly Ringwald managed to only get better with age? She drinks Kristen Stewart's blood, of course. Ok, so that's probably not entirely accurate, but that's exactly how Ringwald answered the question during her Reddit Ama.
“Hi everyone. I’m Molly Ringwald," she introduced herself. “You probably know me from 'Sixteen Candles,' 'Breakfast Club' and 'Pretty in Pink.' Though I do lots of other things like write books, speak a little French and, until I started a Twitter account three days ago, raise three kids."
After getting her introduction out of the way, Ringwald openly answered her eager fans' questions. When asked if John Hughes almost fired Judd Nelson on the set of "The Breakfast Club" because of his behavior toward her, Ringwald confirmed the Redditor's question.
"This is true," she wrote. "I think Judd was »
- The Huffington Post
Molly Ringwald Spills Her Secrets On Reddit: “I Drink The Blood Of Kristen Stewart”
26 April 2012 11:16 AM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
Unlike the majority of the world, Molly Ringwald has only managed to get better looking with every passing year; when she’s 100, we’re all going to need sunglasses to watch The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. While answering questions for her Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session, however, the Sixteen Candles actress finally revealed how she’s achieved such levels of gorgeousness. Asked by a fan how she “manage[d] to get hotter with age,” Ringwald replied, “I drink the blood of Kristen Stewart.” We wish we could say we were surprised, but this makes total sense to us. No wonder KStew doesn’t smile a lot…
Ringwald also spilled a few other juicy tidbits, like how director John Hughes almost fired Judd Nelson for being a jerk to Molly the set of The Breakfast Club (“It’s true,” she admits. “I think Judd was doing the method actor thing during rehearsals. »
- Halle Kiefer
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