Tom Mankiewicz, the screenwriter of James Bond movies, has died aged 68. Mankiewicz passed away at his home after battling cancer. He underwent the Whipple operation, which is used to treat pancreatic cancer, three months ago. The cause of the death was not immediately known. Mankiewicz directed the 1987 movie ‘Dragnet’, starring Dan Aykroyd and [...]
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“The Blues Brothers†Honored By The Vatican
June 22nd, 2010 |
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Jake and Elwood Blues were the endearing but luckless characters originated by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the classic 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers. Now after three decades, the big screen bros have finally obtained acknowledgment from the Vatican for their “mission from God.”To observe the 30th anniversary of the film last week, the [...]
Lea Michele Dorothy “The Wizard Of Oz: 3Dâ€
June 11th, 2010 |
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Glee’s Lea Michele has been cast as the voice of Dorothy in a 3D animated adaptation of the 1939 cinema classic The Wizard of Oz!The film — titled Dorothy of Oz — is based on the writings of children’s author Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum and will [...]
“Blues Brothers†TV Show
February 23rd, 2010 |
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A new TV show based on the cinema classic The Blues Brothers is currently in development.
The widow of original star John Belushi has teamed up with Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts to pen a script for a small screen adaptation of the 1980 movie, which will star Kieron Lafferty and Wayne Catania as Jake [...]
Aykroyd, Faris, Timberlake “Yogi Bear†Movie
November 6th, 2009 |
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Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris, and Justin Timberlake will be voicing characters in a new Yogi Bear movie, Variety has learned.
JT is in talks to play the straight-talking bear, Boo Boo, in a new live-action and computer animated movie version of the animated classic The Yogi Bear Show.
Anna is in negotiations to play a documentary filmmaker [...]