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More than a quarter of a century after its release, Galaxy Questremains among the gold standards in space sci-fi parody films. Starring Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, and Sigourney Weaver, the movie that follows the cast of a 1970s space TV show who become heroes of the galaxy, is by some considered a bit of a love letter to the Star Trekfranchise.

During a panel at the Indiana Comic Convention, Collider’s Steve Weintraub asked some Star Trek: The Next Generation alums what they thought of 1999’s Galaxy Quest.

“It’s perfect. It perfectly captures the essence (of Star Trek) with love and humor and intelligence…it’s so well-crafted,” said Denise Crosby, who played Lieutenant Tasha Yar in the first season of Tng and the Season 3 episode, “Yesterday’s Enterprise.”

“Like they Read Our Mail”

Jonathan Frakes, who portrayed Commander Will Riker in Tng and later Captain Riker in Star Trek: Picard,...

Art the Clown is now the Clown Prince of Crime, as Terrifier icon David Howard Thornton takes on the role of the DC’s most infamous villain in Jokers Wild.

Now on YouTube, Thornton stars as the Joker in the 13-minute fan film alongside Joel LeBlanc as Robin and Hunter G. Williams as Batman.

Written and directed by Aaron W. Bennett, the short is inspired by a plot point from the 1988 Batman comic storyline A Death in the Family — with a gory twist.

The Joker has finally captured Robin. Will the Dark Knight be able to save him in time, or will the Joker enact his most gruesome joke to date? Find out below.

As a fan film, Jokers Wild was produced with no intent to benefit financially through its presentation. Rather, the filmmakers wish to express their love of the source material with fellow fans and hope to inspire...

I can't remember how old I was the first time I watched Galaxy Quest, but the memory sticks out all the same. My dad introduced it to me, no doubt because he thought my Harry Potter-obsessed self would get a kick out of seeing Severus Snape in a prosthetic alien headpiece. He was right, and to this day it remains one of my favorite movies.

Galaxy Quest

Director Dean ParisotRelease Date December 25, 1999Studio(s) DreamWorks DistributionDistributor(s) DreamWorks DistributionWriters David Howard, Robert GordonCast Daryl Mitchell, Tim Allen, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Sigourney Weaver, Alan RickmanRating PGRuntime 102 minutesGenres Comedy, Sci-Fi, AdventureBudget $45 million Buy on Apple TV+Rent on Apple TV+Buy on Apple TV+Rent on Apple TV+Buy on Apple TV+Rent on Apple TV+Buy on Apple TV+Rent on Apple TV+Buy on Apple TV+Rent on Apple TV+Buy on Prime VideoRent on Prime VideoBuy on Prime...

One Shot invites close readings of the basic unit of film grammar.Lost in America.What makes you mad? And when you’re very angry—you know, furious—how long does it last? And who (or what) are you blaming for what’s happening? When David Howard, the yuppie antihero of Albert Brooks’s Lost in America (1985), learns he hasn’t received the long-coveted promotion to senior vice president at his advertising agency, he loses it. After one too many “fuck yous” leveled at his boss, Paul, he is fired and security is called. In the next shot, David walks backward and points accusatorially at the camera lens. Although he is unaccompanied, it feels like he’s being dragged away by an invisible guard. Employees emerge from their offices on either side of the hallway as he yells his piece, warning them of Paul’s deceptiveness. A commonplace in cinema...

Art the Clown is back with another blood-soaked movie, and there are options for where to watch Terrifier 3 in theaters or on streaming. The third installment in Damien Leone's horror movie franchise arrived in 2024, two years after the release of the previous installment. Building off Terrifier 2's ending, the threequel continues the story of Sienna Shaw (Lauren Lavera) after surviving the previous encounter with Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton). This time, instead of another Halloween setting, the movie switches its holiday setting to take place around Christmas.

The Terrifier movies have all received some level of theatrical release before, and the cult following for the incredibly violent horror movies has made them events for specific audiences. The gruesome killings and its qualification as a Not Rated movie because the contents are even worse than an R-rated movie can contain left some audiences who saw Terrifier 3 feeling sick.

The story of Faithless, the new six-part TV series from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is familiar to European arthouse fans. Renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with the great love of his life, the actress Marianne Vogler, 75, and forced to reflect on the painful consequences of their affair decades earlier when Marianne was married to David’s best friend, Markus. In 2000, actress-director Liv Ullmann (Cries and Whispers), muse and frequent collaborator to the legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal), adapted the story from Bergman’s previously unproduced screenplay. The tale of lust, adultery, and the damage wrought by desire, premiered in Cannes and has been hailed as a modern-day classic.

For his limited series adaptation, Alfredson teamed with screenwriter Sara Johnsen (July 22) to reexamine and expand Ullmann and Bergman’s original story. The basics of the plot are the same.

Peacock’s new true crime documentary series World’s Most Notorious Killers explores disturbing murders committed across the globe. The five-part docuseries features interviews with people involved in the cases, examining murders that took place in England, California, Belgium, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

All five episodes will be released on Peacock on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

ITN Productions’ Ian Russell, Mike Griffiths, and Robert Palumbo and Perpetual Entertainment’s David Alrich, Brendan Dahill, Jimmy Humphrey, and Carolyn Day serve as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Monster Films’ Rik Hall, David Howard, and Carolyn Day.

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Episode 1: The West Murders – The case of a missing girl leads to a gruesome discovery: a graveyard of bones beneath the house of Fred and Rose West in Gloucester, England and several twisted family secrets.

Episode 2: The Vienna Strangler...

Peacock’s new true crime docuseries World’s Most Notorious Killers follows the chilling stories of five shocking international murder investigations of recent times. The five-episode series will premiere on September 17, 2024.

Each episode will re-examine a different case from some of the most infamous criminals across the globe and will feature firsthand accounts from former detectives, family members, lawyers, forensic scientists, and journalists, all dedicated to bringing these murders to justice.

The executive producers include Ian Russell, Mike Griffiths, and Robert Palumbo from ITN Productions; David Alrich, Brendan Dahill, Jimmy Humphrey, and Carolyn Day from Perpetual Entertainment; and Rik Hall, David Howard, and Carolyn Day from Monster Films.

ITN Productions, Perpetual Entertainment, and Monster Films produce the Peacock series.

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101: The West Murders

The case of a missing girl leads to a gruesome discovery: a graveyard of bones beneath the house of Fred and Rose West in Gloucester,...

Terrifier franchise star David Howard Thornton has teased multiple sequels to come, expressing interest in portraying Art the Clown for many more years. The slasher franchise focuses on murders committed by Thornton's character, including multiple supernatural elements and gory murders that help the movie stand out among other blood-soaked horror films. The upcoming Terrifier 3 will see Art come back at Christmastime, hunting for Sienna Shaw after she seemingly killed him in the previous movie. It's currently unclear how many more movies are planned following the forthcoming release.

However, speaking with Empire Magazine, Thornton revealed his intention to continue portraying Art the Clown in as many Terrifier sequels as he can. The actor's statement highlights how he would play the slasher villain even at an older age, citing just how many movies in the franchise he wants to see get made. Check out what Thornton had to say below:

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One of horror's more divisive trends continues in the Screamboat teaser trailer. The movie hails from director Steven Lamorte, who previously made a name for himself by directing 2022's The Mean One, a slasher horror twist on Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Screamboat will center on a group of New Yorkers who come under attack by a figure who looks akin to Mickey Mouse aboard a late-night ferry, with the project entering development after Steamboat Willie entered the public domain.

Now, some eight months after the movie was first announced, Iconic Events Releasing has debuted the first Screamboat teaser trailer.

The video, as seen above, offers a brief glimpse at the upcoming slasher horror movie, largely keeping the killer twist on Mickey Mouse offscreen while instead focusing on the various potential victims of the film. The footage does, however, offer a quick tease of the killer's design, with...

Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman’s iconic film “Faithless” is now being remade into a limited series, continuing the trend of TV reimaginings of past Bergman features like “Scenes From a Marriage.”

“Faithless” is directed by “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Let The Right One In” helmer Tomas Alfredson. Sara Johnsen wrote the script adapted from Bergman’s original screenplay for the 2000 feature. The official first look trailer is debuted by IndieWire below.

The “Faithless” series will premiere at TIFF 2024. Fremantle is handling the worldwide sales. The show is a six-part TV series.

The official synopsis reads: “In the present day, renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75 (Lena Endre). Their encounter forces them to confront the painful repercussions of their past relationship, not only for themselves but also for their families. 40 years prior, a young David (Gustav Lindh) and Marianne (Frida Gustavsson...

This September, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment with a royal drama series titled A Very Royal Scandal and a brilliant coming-of-age film Snack Shack. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films that are coming to Prime Video in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Drag Me to Hell (September 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Drag Me to Hell is a supernatural horror film directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay co-written by Sam and Ivan Raimi. The 2009 film follows the story of Christine Brown, a loan officer who rejects an elderly woman’s loan application due to pressure from her boss. In retaliation, the elderly woman puts a curse on her in which she will suffer in extreme...

The trailer for Terrifier 3 has arrived. The anticipated horror sequel features the return of the slasher killer Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), back again to torment survivor Sienna Shaw (Lauren Lavera), this time during the Christmas season. Writer, director, editor, producer, and makeup designer Damien Leone has also returned for the new movie, which is a follow-up to his 2022 surprise hit Terrifier 2, which earned $15.7 million in theaters despite only costing $250,000, buoyed by news reports of the movie's extreme gore causing some audience members to fall ill.

Bloody Disgusting Horror has now unveiled the official trailer for Terrifier 3. Check it out below:

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After setting up the fact that the movie takes place five years after the events of Terrifier 2 and showcasing a monologue about evil, the trailer reintroduces Art the Clown, taking a chainsaw to a showering couple...

The series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Faithless from Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson will debut in competition as part of the Primetime & Short Cuts line up at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.

The series will screen on Wednesday 11th September at TIFF before hitting Svt and Arte France in 2025. Fremantle is handling international sales on the series. We shared the first look at the project and interviewed Alfredson back in February. You can check that out here.

Billed as a “searing tale of love and betrayal,” the project is a six-part TV series based on the 2000 feature Faithless, which Ingmar Bergman penned for his former partner Liv Ullmann. The original film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and starred Lena Endre and Erland Josephson. The entire series is directed by Alfredson from scripts adapted by Norwegian writer Sara Johnsen.

World premieres of Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer, Joe Wright’s M. Son of the Century, Tomas Alfredson’s Faithless and Thomas Vinterberg’s debut TV series Families Like Ours were unveiled as part of the Toronto Film Festival’s Primetime program on Friday.

The Toronto focus on new TV series has booked a Canadian premiere for Disclaimer, the seven-part psychological thriller for Apple from Cuarón that stars fellow Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Cline. The Apple Studios series will bow Oct. 11 and marks Cuarón’s first show under his overall deal with the streamer.

There’s also a world bow for Alfredson, the director Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and co-helmer Sara Johnsen’s Faithless, an adaptation of the 2000 feature Faithless — directed by Liv Ullmann from a script by Oscar winner Ingmar Bergman — as a limited TV series.

Lena Endre will reprise her role as Marianne for the series with...

The TIFF 2024 TV lineup is full of buzzy world premieres and screenings from beloved auteurs venturing into the episodic space.

The Primetime lineup includes eight new series, with five world premieres. For one, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” director Tomas Alfredson reimagines Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman’s iconic 2000 film “Faithless” as a six-part limited series.

The show’s synopsis reads: “In the present day, renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75 (Lena Endre). Their encounter forces them to confront the painful repercussions of their past relationship, not only for themselves but also for their families. 40 years prior, a young David (Gustav Lindh) and Marianne (Frida Gustavsson) find themselves entwined in a passionate love affair which they must keep a secret, as Marianne is married to David’s best friend, Markus (August Wittgenstein).”

Other highlights include the world premiere of Janicza Bravo’s sci-fi series “The Listeners,...

The official Terrifier 3 trailer unveils Art the Clown wreaking havoc with a Christmas massacre in Miles County. The horror threequel features David Howard Thornton reprising his role as Art along with familiar cast members, namely Lauren LeVera's Seinna and Samantha Scaffidi's Victoria. With a change in holiday season, returning characters and bigger budget, the movie has all the makings to match the success of its predecessor.

After slicing up the Halloween season for the first two movies, the Terrifier 3 trailer finds Art the Clown embarking on a new murderous rampage in the Christmas season. The horror threequel comes a few years after the blockbuster success of Terrifier 2, which not only garnered large acclaim from critics, but was a surprise box office hit, grossing just shy of $16 million against its $250,000 production budget. In addition to David Howard Thornton reprising his role as Art, the Terrifier 3 cast...

Exclusive: Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, now best known as the director behind beautiful, taut features like Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, wrote to Swedish screen legend Ingmar Bergman sometime in the early 2000s with an idea. Bergman’s response was characteristically colorful.

“What the hell is this? What do you mean?” Bergman told Alfredson.

Alfredson had told the Persona filmmaker that he wanted to remake Faithless, the 2000 feature Bergman had written about an imaginary woman who recollects her painful experience of adultery to an aging filmmaker. The pic played in competition that year in Cannes and was directed by Bergman’s ex-wife, actress Liv Ullmann.

“This was long before everyone was producing remakes, so it was a very unusual question, especially for Bergman,” Alfredson said.

Fast forward to February 2024 and Alfredson is deep into an edit of a contemporary TV adaptation of Faithless he has...

Sam Rockwell is interested in reprising his role in a possible Galaxy Quest sequel or limited series. A television series based on Galaxy Quest has been attempted before, with Amazon Studios showing interest. The death of Alan Rickman in 2016 impacted discussions for a straight-up sequel to the original movie.

The possibility of a Galaxy Quest sequel is something that has been floating in space for some time now. Last year it was revealed that a new iteration of the sci-fi comedy was in development as a series for Paramount+. In a recent interview with GQ, Sam Rockwell, who appeared as part of the ensemble cast of the film, said he would "be on it" if the sequel came to fruition. He said:

It was a really lucky thing, that film. If there was a sequel to Galaxy Quest, we would be on it. We talked about it, maybe like a limited series.

For a horror fan, the month of October is naturally designated for everything related to Halloween. So this month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies that take place on or around October 31st. As usual, though, these selections can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s Halloween-themed offerings include zombies, witchcraft, killers, and more.

The Midnight Hour (1985)

Image: The Midnight Club (1985)

Directed by Jack Bender.

The Midnight Hour is a great warm-up for the Halloween season, right before diving into heavier or scarier movies. This telefilm originally aired on ABC, then later showed up on cable. While it didn’t open to rave reviews, it has certainly found an audience over the years. The plot is simple enough: teens fool around with magic and accidentally raise an evil sorceress on Halloween. As the night goes on, the town is taken over by ghouls and monsters.

Tomas Alfredson, the director of Let The Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, is adapting the 2000 feature Faithless — directed by Liv Ullmann from a script by Oscar winner Ingmar Bergman — as a limited TV series.

The series, written by Sara Johnsen (July 22) will explore the tale of love and adultery told in the original film — about the actress Marianne Vogler, married to the acclaimed conductor Markus Vogler, who begins an affair with her husband’s best friend, David Howard — while expanding the story to follow the main characters 40 years on to see the consequences of their actions for themselves and their families. The series will move between the present day and back to the original events, which lie four decades in the past.

Lena Endre will reprise her role as Marianne for the series with Jesper Christensen (Quantum of Solace) playing the older David Howard. Young David will...

Lena Endre will reprise the role of Marianne in Tomas Alfredson’s TV adaptation of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman’s 2000 film “Faithless,” Variety can reveal exclusively.

Filming has officially commenced on the production from Fremantle’s Miso Film, in which Endre will star as Older Marianne alongside Jesper Christensen as Older David. Young Marianne will be played by Frida Gustavsson, while Gustav Lindh (“Queen of Hearts”) is portraying Young David.

The six-episode series will be told in two time periods, and, according to its official description, “explores the relationship between love and passion.”

“In the present-day storyline, the renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75,” the description continues. “Their meeting forces them to confront the painful consequences of their previous relationship – not just for themselves, but for their families. Forty years prior, in the main story, a young David, and Marianne fall...

Closing arguments took place in the double murder trial of Ynw Melly, who is accused of killing fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas in 2018.

On Thursday, prosecutor Kristine Bradley began her closing argument by reiterating earlier claims that the shots that killed Williams and Thomas were fired from inside the Jeep, allegedly from the seat where Demons had been sitting, per Yahoo News. Bradley alleged that Demons had been tracking the Jeep’s location on his phone, and that his co-defendant Cortlen Henry later told investigators that the two...

Ynw Melly’s double-murder trial began in Miami on Monday with the rapper’s attorney questioning the prosecutors’ lack of a motive for Melly, real name Jamell Demons, to kill fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas back in 2018.

“After four years of investigation, the state comes and says, ‘Hey, he killed two of his best friends.’ And you’re wondering why, and their answer is, ‘Uh, I dunno.’ That’s the first indication that they’re just guessing and don’t know what they’re talking about,” Melly’s...

“Galaxy Quest” is coming to television. According to Variety, Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios are in the early stages of adapting the cult classic film.

A source close to the discussions told TheWrap that the project is in very early stages of development with Mark Johnson, who produced the original film, currently attached as an executive producer on the series.

Paramount Television Studios declined to comment.

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This isn’t the first time a streamer has eyed a “Galaxy Quest” series. In 2015, Paramount Television along with the film’s director, Dean Parisot; one of its co-writers, Robert Gordon; and its executive producers Johnson and Melissa Bernstein announced that they were looking for find a home for a TV adaptation. Amazon Prime Video grabbed the project that same year, but it was thrown into chaos following Alan Rickman’s death,...

A “Galaxy Quest” series is in early development, this time at Paramount+.

Variety has learned that Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios are in the nascent stages of adapting the cult classic comedy film into a television show. At this time, the only member of the creative team officially attached is Mark Johnson, who produced the original film and would serve as an executive producer on the potential series.

Paramount Television Studios and Paramount+ declined to comment.

This is the latest attempt to adapt “Galaxy Quest” for the small screen. It was previously reported in 2015 that Amazon was developing a series version that would have reunited the film’s cast, but those plans ended upon the death of Alan Rickman. There have since been various writers attached to the project, though none of their versions have ultimately gone forward.

“Galaxy Quest” was originally released in 1999. The film parodied franchises like “Star Trek...

What's the best "Star Trek" movie? Is it "The Wrath of Khan"? "The Voyage Home"? "First Contact"? Many a Trekkie have said, half or fully seriously, that the answer is the loving parody film, "Galaxy Quest." "High concept" doesn't even begin to cover the film: aliens (the Thermians) who believe that a short-lived sci-fi series was a documentary recruit the cast to help them battle a galactic tyrant.

The sci-fi show in question is a "Trek" parody, a program that was cut short but kept alive decades later by an obsessive fandom. Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) is William Shatner, the egomaniac who soaks up public adoration so much he doesn't notice how his co-stars loathe him. Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) isn't a one-to-one for Leonard Nimoy, but his resentment of playing the alien "Dr. Lazarus" is in line with Nimoy's autobiography, "I Am Not Spock". Sigourney Weaver, a silver screen...

Swirling, swirling, swirling, all down the drain. Passed over for a promotion -- scratch that -- fired from his job, helplessly watching as all his hopes and dreams go right down the toilet, David Howard has a moment of clarity. He will follow the path of the counter-culture idols he grew up adoring, those maggot-infested hippie roadsters of Easy Rider. He will sever all ties, and drop out. Well, most ties. His marriage must stay intact. And they've gotta have a place to live. And a way of paying for it. Plus living expenses. And you know, not all ties are bad... probably best to hold onto a necktie or two, in case the whole plan goes bad. Not that it ever would...! These are,...

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Lost In America

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Criterion

1985 / 1:85 / Street Date July 25, 2017

Starring: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty

Cinematography: Eric Saarinen

Film Editor: David Finfer

Written by Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson

Produced by Marty Katz and Herb Nanas

Music: Arthur B. Rubinstein

Directed by Albert Brooks

According to a Newsweek cover story published that same year, 1984 was “The Year of the Yuppie”, referring to those ferociously materialistic young professionals whose numbers blossomed during the Reagan administration. The following year director Albert Brooks and his co-writer Monica Johnson delivered Lost In America, an acerbic road movie detailing what happens when one of those upwardly mobile hot-shots decides to get back to nature and “touch Indians”.

The result is one of the great American comedies, a mile-a-minute talk fest worthy of writer-directors like Billy Wilder, Woody Allen and in particular Preston Sturges, whose The Palm Beach Story told a similar tale about two young-marrieds who find...

Exclusive: Catherine Linstrum and Keri Collins movies shortlisted for development and production scheme.

Ten movie projects have been shortlisted for the Ffilm Cymru Wales/Film Wales’ Cinematic development and production scheme.

This year, nominated features include Nuclear by Cannes award-winning director Catherine Linstrum (California Dreamin’) and Sorted by former Raindance entrant Keri Collins (Convenience).

The programme, for films with budgets up to £300k, is financed in partnership with the BFI and S4C with additional support from Fields Park Entertainment and Warner Music Supervision.

Shortlisted film teams will now receive input from industry professionals including producers Julie Baines (Creep) and Emily Leo (Under the Shadow) as well as director Ben Parker (The Chamber), alongside sales and distribution representatives such as Jezz Vernon, formerly of Metrodome, and Deborah Rowland.

Three selected films will then be made over the next 18 months.

FfCW will invest approximately £180,000 production finance into each of the final three films. As part of...

Galaxy Quest is one of those films that I can watch over and over again. I will never get tired of this movie. It’s not just a hilarious Star Trek parody, but it’s also just an awesome movie overall that entertains in every way.

I’m surprised I haven’t done a fun facts list on it yet, but I’ll remedy that now. I would actually love to see a Galaxy Quest sequel. It’s something the original cast would be up for. Instead, we’re getting an Amazon TV series. Hopefully, it will be good!

While we wait for any additional details on that, here are 16 fun facts about Galaxy Quest.

The following information was found on IMDb, but I’ve added my own commentary as well as images and video to show some things off.

Sam Rockwell based the portrayal of his character on Bill Paxton's performance in Aliens.

Producer Danna Hyams hasannounced that Broadway favorite John Bolton has joined a star-studded cast that includes Gerard Canonico, Justin Guarini, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Rupert, Brynn Williams and Emmy Winner Sally Struthers in two special reading presentations of Bret Simmons and David Howard's new musical The First Gentleman at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, on Monday, February 22th at 300 Pm and 630 Pm.

Producer Danna Hyams is proud to announce that director Nick Demos will helm a star-studded cast that includes Gerard Cannonico, Justin Guarini, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Rupert, Brynn Williams and Emmy Winner Sally Struthers in two special reading presentations of Bret Simmons and David Howard's new musical The First Gentleman at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, on Monday, February 22nd at 300 Pm and 630 Pm.

Robert Downey Jr could be trading in his Iron Man armour to play an infamous white collar criminal.

Warner Bros has optioned the rights for Robert and wife Susan Downey to produce a film based on the FBI's first sting operation into white collar crime.

Downey is eying a potential starring role in a film version of David Howard's book proposal Chasing Phil, which tells the true story of two young FBI agents infiltrating schemes organised by Phil Kitzer.

Kitzer's business network – known as The Fraternity – was behind several infamous major multi-million dollar schemes.

Downey would potentially play Kitzer in a film described by The Hollywood Reporter as "Wolf of Wall Street meet Goodfellas".

The actor is currently reprising his role as Iron Man while production continues on Captain America: Civil War.

He has been linked to a possible Sherlock Holmes 3 in recent months as well.

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The Wrap has learned Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to the David Howard book proposal Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure for Robert Downey Jr., who will produce and possibly star as con man Phil Kitzter in a film about the FBI’s first attempt at investigating white-collar crimes. Downey is producing with his... Read More...

For all of his Marvel movie success, the projects in between the comic book blockbusters haven't been particularly memorable for Robert Downey Jr. Last year's awards season bait "The Judge" whiffed fairly hard aside from a token Oscar nomination for Robert Duvall. "Due Date" was a retread of "The Hangover" films in its basic structure and the watered down antics of Zach Galifianakis, with 2011's "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" marking the last true non-Marvel success for the actor. But like many A-listers around town he's got handful of vehicles brewing and Rdj has added another. Read More: Robert Downey Jr. Is The Highest Paid Actor In Hollywood WB has snapped up the rights to David Howard's non-fiction book “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, and Their Amazing Around the World Adventure” along with the life rights of FBI agents Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan,...

Now that Robert Downey Jr..s Marvel responsibilities will be lighter following Captain America: Civil War, he can beef up some of his other projects, and his latest one sounds pretty badass. It.s a movie based on the upcoming book called Chasing Phil: The World.s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure. Yes, it.s one of the longest titles ever, but based on what we know, it.s already an interesting sell.  The work by author David Howard hasn.t been published yet, but according to The Wrap, Warner Bros. is already interested enough in the story that the studio preemptively scooped up the cinematic rights, as well as the life rights to FBI Agents Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan. The book proposal centers around the FBI.s first foray into white-collar crime and utilizing agents as longterm undercover operatives.

The Iron Man star will produce – and potentially star in – a film about conman Phil Kitzer in a film pegged as ‘Wolf of Wall Street meets Goodfellas’

Robert Downey Jr is set to produce a new adaptation of David Howard’s book proposal Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, and Their Amazing Around the World Adventure, with his production company Team Downey, says the Hollywood Reporter.

Downey Jr may potentially play the lead role of Phil Kitzer, a Minnesota conman and mastermind behind an international crime ring known as ‘the Fraternity’ and ran dozens of multimillion dollar schemes. This would be an exciting contrast for Downey Jr, who has starred as heroes Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man. The project has been described as “Wolf of Wall Street meets Goodfellas”.

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Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the film rights to David Howard's true story book proposal "Chasing Phil" for Team Downey to produce.

Robert Downey Jr. will produce and possibly star as Phil Kitzer, the charismatic mastermind behind dozens of multi-million dollar schemes. The action would follow two young FBI agents who infiltrate his world, and marks one of the agency's first forays into white collar crime.

Downey Jr., Susan Downey and David Gambino are producing.

Source: THR...

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Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure

Warner Bros. has preemptively acquired author David Howard’s book proposal “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure” for Robert Downey Jr. to produce and potentially star

The book proposal details the FBI’s first foray into white collar crime-fighting and its use of agents as long-term, undercover operatives. The story follows two young FBI agents as they infiltrate the world of Phil Kitzer, the charismatic mastermind behind dozens of multi-million dollar schemes and his international network of associates known as The Fraternity.

Warner Bros. has preemptively acquired author David Howard’s book proposal “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure” for Robert Downey Jr. to produce and potentially star in, TheWrap has learned. Warners picked up the screen rights to the book for Team Downey and the studio also acquired the life rights of FBI agents Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan. The book proposal details the FBI’s first foray into white collar crime-fighting and its use of agents as long-term, undercover operatives. The story follows two young FBI agents as they infiltrate the.

When he’s not busy with his Marvel Cinematic Universe duties or starring in other dramas and comedies, Robert Downey Jr. likes to slip on his producer’s hat and develop films with Team Downey partner (and wife) Susan Downey. The pair has just set another project at Warner Bros., with the studio making a deal for Chasing Phil. Any eventual film will be based on David Howard’s book Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure, which tells how the agency began its attempts to investigate white-collar crime as two young agents – Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan – insinuated themselves undercover into the inner circle of Phil Kitzer, a charismatic mastermind and con artist. He ran multi-million dollar schemes via a network of accomplices known as The Fraternity. Warners has flashed the cash for both the rights to...

Paramount has been eagerly raiding the film archive for titles to turn into TV series, and it has its next target on the radar. 1999’s Galaxy Quest is now in development for the small screen.The movie, in case you’ve never seen it, took a satirical look at the casts of Star Trek in particular, following the misadventures of a group of actors still dealing with being typecast as their characters on the sci-fi series Galaxy Quest. Preening leading man Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), who played Captain Peter Quincey Taggart, has long since annoyed the rest of his former colleagues to breaking point with his slack attitude. But then they’re contacted by a group of aliens they mistake to be super fans, who need their help with a nasty tyrant creature. The result? the group is suddenly flung into a very real situation in space. Director Dean Parisot...

Confession. I haven’t seen Galaxy Quest. I mean, I’m sure I’ve technically seen the whole thing in bits and pieces on cable (and my best friend’s dad in high school was a huge Star Trek nerd so he had the laserdisc of this on repeat at their house), but I’ve never actually sat down to watch the entire thing. I think this has a lot to do with the fact that it came out in 1999, a year in which I was an insufferable faux snob, only deigning to watch stuff like Magnolia, Fight Club and Being John Malkovich. I just didn’t have the time for a goofy movie with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell. Turns out I was likely wrong, and I continue to pay the price. Time has been kind to Galaxy Quest in terms of cultural response, and...

Galaxy Quest

Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon

Directed by Dean Parisot

USA, 1999

“Never give up. Never surrender.” Truer words have never been spoken. In 1999, the science fiction genre was shaken up a bit by a movie so smart and so funny that no other film has managed to duplicate its greatness ever since. That film is Galaxy Quest, a hilarious satire of all things sci-fi, most specifically the Star Trek franchise. Galaxy Quest isn’t simply a parody of Star Trek, though. It’s a parody of a show within a movie that bears an extraordinary resemblance to Star Trek, and this goofy send-up is the perfect recipe for intelligent humor, dazzling special effects, and pure movie magic.

The film follows a group of semi-washed up actors who starred in Galaxy Quest, a Trek-esque TV show from the early 1980s.Led by Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), this band...

Last week, we reported that Google's YouTube mobile app was back in the Windows Phone store after a three month absence. While it returned with a number of new features, the only one that mattered to Google (who ordered Microsoft to make the new version) was increased support for pre-roll ads. Clearly, the new YouTube app hasn't been much of an improvement in that category, because after just two days on the market, it has been recalled once again. Google is clearly interested in a greater proliferation of mobile ads because of the revenue spike it saw when they became available on Iphones last year. "Microsoft has not made the browser upgrades necessary to enable a fully-featured YouTube experience, and has instead re-released a YouTube app that violates our Terms of Service," a spokesperson told The Verge. Microsoft is obviously sick of getting pushed around by its fellow tech giant.

Some movies will always make me laugh, but let’s face it; the same movies might make others yawn. Comedy is tricky business, the hardest genre to pull off from script to screen. I’ve put together a list of 10 More underrated or dismissed comedies that deserve a first chance or even a second chance at recognition. Humor is subjective, but gives these flicks a chance and I promise you will enjoy yourself.

Check out the first 10 here and 10 more below; let me know what you think and what your list might look like.

Beer League

An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won’t get kicked out of the local league.

Director: Frank Sebastiano

Writers: Frank Sebastiano, Artie Lange

Stars: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio

I found a double disc DVD for this in a sale bin (not a surprise) for $5, it was well worth it.

In an interview with THR, Paramount Film Group President Adam Goodman talked about various upcoming movies from the studio. On the subject of animated films, he said, "We feel we have the ability to make these kinds of movies as well as any company does. I can't talk about the project, but Robert Gordon [Galaxy Quest] is writing an original story for us."

For fans of the cult 1999 sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, directed by Dean Parisot, with a story by David Howard and a screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon, this is great news.

Though the writers don’t have many film credits to their names (with David Howard only credited for Galaxy Quest, and Robert Gordon credited for a couple of other things, including Men in Black II and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events; though IMDb says they both have a project called Bizarro Superman in development...

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and 1113 Productions (Steven Ullman, Executive Producer) opened the World Premiere of Falling for Eve, a new musical with book by Tony Award-winner Joe Dipietro (Memphis), music by Bret Simmons ("The Megan Mullally Show") and lyrics by David Howard (Galaxy Quest) on July 15. Performances began July 6th, 2010, at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's. Want to see what it's like behind-the-scenes with the cast? Click below to hear what it was like making Falling For Eve from the cast!

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and 1113 Productions (Steven Ullman, Executive Producer) will present the World Premiere of Falling For Eve, a new musical with book by two-time Tony Award-nominee (and recent two-time Outer Critics Circle Award-winner) Joe Dipietro (Memphis), music by Bret Simmons ('The Megan Mullally Show') and lyrics by David Howard ('Galaxy Quest'). Performances begin July 6th, 2010 with an official opening set for July 15th at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's. BroadwayWorld brings you rehearsal coverage below.