Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson has been a
film critic for over forty years. Now retired, he taught film and
film criticim in the N.Y.C. school system and was a professor at St.
John's University. He has also acted in and directed off-Broadway
and community theatre productions.
C. J. Henderson
A professional
writer for more than thirty years, CJ Henderson is the creator of the
Teddy London supernatural detective series, author of the Encyclopedia
of Science Fiction Movies, and some fifty other novels and books, as
well as the writer of hundreds of short stories and comics, and thousands
of non-fiction pieces.
Monis Rose
My name is pronounced like
"honest, " but with a silent 'T'. I've been getting paid to review
movies since I was in 4th grade. Born and raised in the valley
of the well done, Phoenix, AZ, I am seeking the good life and a career
in show biz now in LA.
Tops at
the Box Office
1. Chronicle
2. Woman in Black
3.
The Grey
4 . Big Miracle
5. Underworld Awakening
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Hollywood
News & Views
"Ghostbusters
3 " is Not Lost
The Ghostbusters retired ages ago,
after a 1984 hit film, 1989 sequel, and two animated
TV shows. But talk of another film has been rampant.
Well, 'Ghostbusters 3' is finally moving forward
with or without Bill Murray. Ivan Reitman and Dan
Ackroyd hint that the plan is to film in Spring
of 2012 no matter what happens casting-wise. Ackroyd
says that the script is finished and that the plan
is to hand the equipment and the franchise down
to new blood. The comedian confirmed reports that
the plot will revolve around a new generation of
Ghostbusters and hinted at the states of his and
Ramis' characters. Ray, is now blind in one eye
and can't drive the cadillac. He's got a bad knee
and can't carry the packs. Egon is too large to
get into the harness. We need young blood and that's
the promise.Aykroyd suggested the idea of replacing
reluctant Bill Murray with another actor to portray
Peter Venkmen. No reports yet as to the rest of
the cast's involvement including retired Rick Moranis.
"Switch" Stars Anniston
and Quaid
Jennifer Aniston is in talks to join Switch, a film
project first reported to be a prequel of sorts to Quentin
Tarantino's Jackie Brown. In truth, it's not a prequel,
but rather a parallel tale that is intersected by characters
who appeared in the 1997 neo-noir. She'd play a woman
who's kidnapped by two ex-cons in an attempt to extort
money from her seedy real estate developer husband,
a role being circled by Dennis Quaid. The twist? When
the husband refuses to pay, the angry wife teams with
the two ex-cons to swindle all of his money. Already
cast are Oscar nominee John Hawkes, Mos Def and Ty Burrell.
Daniel Schechter will write and direct. Hawkes and Mos
Def will be playing younger versions of the two main
characters in Jackie Brown - Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie,
previously incarnated by Robert De Niro and Samuel L.
Jackson.
"John Carter" Sequel
in the Wings
Disney's John Carter is a $200 million gamble and yet
the Disney is so confident in the finished product delivered
by writer-director Andrew Stanton that it's already
preparing a sequel. Stanton and co-writer Michael Chabon
have begun plotting a narrative for an eventual follow-up,
which would draw from Edgar Rice Burroughs second novel
in the series, "The Gods of Mars". The film
is far from a reality; Disney will likely wait to see
how Carter performs financially around the world before
giving a greenlight on a second picture. John Carter
opens early March nationwide.
''Zorro Reborn''
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal has landed the lead
role in Zorro Reborn, a futuristic reimagining of the
title swordsman's tale. Bernal will play the beloved
-- and masked -- Spanish (via California) character
as a "vigilante bent on revenge," according
to Variety.
"The New West" Goes
to Big Screen
Benderspink is teaming up with Wizard Magazine founder
Gareb Shamus to option the screen rights to Black Bull
Media’s comic book The New West. Written by Jimmy
Palmiotti and art by Phil Noto, the two-issue comic
was set in a near-future Los Angeles where an electromagnetic
pulse bomb has causes all technology to stop working.
In this hostile environment a disgraced former LAPD
detective must rescue a kidnapped mayor with only a
horse and a sword.Benderspink’s Chris Bender,
JC Spink and Jake Weiner will produce with Shamus. Black
Bull Entertainment was the publishing imprint of Wizard
Entertainment, Shamus’ empire begun in 1991 that
grew to inlcude conventions, a comic and toy price guide,
and a broad array of magazines that have since gone
digital. Benderspink, whose credits range from comic
book adaptation A History of Violence to the in-production
comedy Burt Wonderstone, recently pacted with Arcana
to create a line of comics ripe for film adaptation
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