Tag: Ghostbusters
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Joe Cornish Talks Ghost-Filled Detective Series ‘Lockwood & Co,’ Working On ‘Attack The Block 2’ & His History With Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ [The Playlist Podcast]
Have you ever thought what it would be like to see something like “Ghostbusters” but through the eyes of filmmaker Joe Cornish? If so, you’re in luck! “Lockwood & Co.” is a new Netflix series about people busting ghosts, but in an alternate grim version of London. Best of all, Joe Cornish is the showrunner…
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The Magnificent Seven Wasn’t Working Until It Added That Unforgettable Score
This writer remembers Easter Sunday mornings of childhood when all the candy-filled eggs were collected, sitting before the TV and devouring Cadbury treats as the sweeping fanfare of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” filled the family room. Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner made big impressions with their booming voices, but what I remembered most…
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Breaking Down The 12 Best Pop Culture Homages In Community
Our pop culture landscape is saturated with self-awareness and homage. Frankly, it can be a little exhausting to watch an endless amount of movies and television shows indebted to pulling back the curtain to show you how what it’s doing relates to another piece of media. What makes it even more annoying is how they…
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Anna Faris Reveals Ivan Reitman Sexually Harassed Her: ‘He Slapped My A*s in Front of the Crew’
Anna Faris revealed the identity of the director she previously accused of harassment: late comedy helmer Ivan Reitman.During Faris’ podcast “Unqualified,” the actress said that Reitman “slapped my ass” during production on the 2006 romantic comedy “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” and “yelled” at her on her first day on set (via Deadline). Faris felt “angry, hurt,…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Made Some Subtle Changes To The Beastly Terror Dogs
Most people don’t consider 1984’s “Ghostbusters” to be a horror movie, let alone a terrifying one. Yet those of us who grew up with the film have two spectral beasties burned permanently into our brains out of sheer terror: the Library Ghost and the Terror Dogs.While the Library Ghost is harmless as long as you…
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Ghostbusters’ Script Was Saved By A Major Change From Harold Ramis
“Ghostbusters” is a classic. This 1984 film is one of my all-time favorites and I quote it to an annoying degree. My only solace is that you likely do the same. With the recent film “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” bringing back the classic characters (even Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler as a ghost), many fans are taking a…
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‘Venom 3,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel in the Works at Sony
Get ready for more Venom.Sony Pictures has greenlit a third installment of the Tom Hardy-led “Venom” franchise, following the back-to-back box office successes of 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (502 million globally) and 2018’s “Venom” (856 million globally).The studio also announced plans for another “Ghostbusters” installment, which will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s…
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Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot With Tiffany Haddish Set for March 2023 Release
Disney has set the release date for “Haunted Mansion,” its new film starring Tiffany Haddish based on the popular Disneyland and Disney World attraaction, to hit theaters in little over a year.“Haunted Mansion” will now open in theaters on March 10, 2023. Justin Simien is directing the movie that also stars Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson,…
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The Morning Watch: Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Easter Eggs, Ghostbusters: Afterlife Honest Trailer & More
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)In this edition, take a deep dive into the new trailer for…
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Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman: Hollywood’s master of multiplex comedy | Peter Bradshaw
The director and producer, who has died aged 75, brought his golden touch to family mega-hits from Ghostbusters to Kindergarten CopIvan Reitman was a director and producer with a golden touch for Hollywood comedy and feelgood entertainment – the heir, perhaps, of Ernst Lubitsch or Gregory La Cava from the golden age, but with a…