Monday, July 7

• Who You Gonna Call? Not Rick Moranis, Apparently

  The original cast of Ghostbusters are set to reunite for a new video game based on the 1984 comedy blockbuster. Most of the film's original players, including Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and even the still-relevant Bill Murray will lend their voices to the title. The Keymaster, however, has opted to decline. According to the Wired Blog, former SCTV star Rick Moranis is apparently "retired," and would rather spend time swimming in his Honey, I Shrunk the Kids money than join the video game reunion.

  Guess this means the long-rumored Bob and Doug McKenzie video game won't be happening after all. Pity.

  Source: Wired

  
  

  Posted 07/07/2008 by Thomas

  Rick Moranis | Ghostbusters

Tuesday, April 1

• Coming soon to a cell phone near you: Full-length movies

  Cell phone users will soon have another method of distracting themselves while driving in rush-hour traffic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures Television yesterday announced a pact with AT&T and MediaFLO USA to launch the nation's first movie network for mobile phones. Users of AT&T's network will soon be able to download and watch full-length versions of Ghostbusters, Philadelphia and other titles from Sony's library of flicks. No word on whether newer releases will be made available in the future.

  The new service is set to go live in May. In the meantime, would-be cell phone cinephiles might want to consider investing in some backup batteries.

  Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  
  

  Posted 04/01/2008 by Thomas

  Ghostbusters | Philadelphia

Friday, February 22

• Be Kind Rewind Review

  The always unique Michel Gondry (Science of Sleep, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) returns with a new comedy starring Jack Black, Mos Def and Danny Glover.

  Mike (Mos) and Jerry (Black) are up a creek when they accidentally erase all the tapes at the "Be Kind Rewind" video store while the boss, Mr. Fletcher (Glover) is away. They come up with a unique solution, shooting their own homemade versions of movies like Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2, 2001 and a host of others. These reimaginings soon catch on in their little community and come to be known as "sweded" versions of the movies.

  Check out our full Be Kind Rewind review here.

  
  

  Posted 02/22/2008 by Jeff

  Danny Glover | Jack Black | Mos Def | Be Kind Rewind | Ghostbusters