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Sony may also be working on an animated ‘Ghostbusters’ movie

In an age of reviving and building franchises, the Ghostbusters universe is coming back at Mr. Stay Puft proportions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony and Ghost Corps (a Sony-sponsored production company led by Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman and writer/actor Dan Akyroyd) may be adding an animated Ghostbusters film to its list of upcoming installments. Paul …

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Bill Murray explains why he decided to cameo in Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’

Ghostbusters fans rejoiced earlier in August when it was announced that Bill Murray, after years of saying no to appearing in a new Ghostbusters movie, will indeed be making a cameo in Paul Feig’s new film. Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters film is under way, with a power house comedy cast including Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon. And …

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Bill Murray will make a cameo in Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’

A Ghostbusters reboot has been massive news for a while now, but this latest update is something of absolutely Biblical proportions. I’m talking human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria! Bill Murray will make a cameo in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters movie. Murray was spotted on set in Boston and was later confirmed to …

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The Summer That Rebooted the Reboot

Does Hollywood try to remake/sequelize/franchise-extend every single one of its successful movies? Sometimes it feels that way, but there’s a little more nuance to studio practices than that. If you’re looking for meaning in this summer’s blockbuster season – not always easy – you could call it Dr. JurassicMax or How Hollywood Learned to Stop …

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Male-centered ‘Ghostbusters’ coming from ‘Captain America’ directors and Channing Tatum

It seems like the idea of a Ghostbusters universe is still alive and well. Deadline reported on Monday that Sony is working on a male-centered Ghostbusters movie with Channing Tatum and the Russo brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) behind it. This news comes a week after the Russos signed a first-look deal with Sony. …

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How Movie Franchise Brands Appear Everywhere

  In the golden age of cinema, a movie could stand on its own. Old Hollywood was all about the films and nothing else. Stars were the commodities and movies were the products – the industry began and ended with what was put on the silver screen. However, the blockbuster culture of the 1980s repositioned …

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Prepare for Cross-Over Fun with ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters’ #1

Cross-overs have been a staple of the comic book business since before Superman met Bugs Bunny. For the publishers, the crossover is an easy way to sell books. For fans, it’s either a dream come true or an over hyped nightmare of biblical proportions. When a crossover works, it benefits the consumer to no end. IDW has had their fair share of success with their recent crossover series. From the over-top throwback Transformers Vs. GI Joe to the recently announced X-Files and Millennium, IDW is giving just what the fans want. This week, the company mashes together two of their more celebrated, and culturally loved properties, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #1.

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The Definitive Scary Scenes from Non-Horror Films: 40-31

40. Night of the Hunter (1955) Scene: The Preacher on the Horizon Video: http://youtu.be/9PyNL2ahKwc?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqolaQOAXly96de5FYQlPzqK Just like a few others in this section of the list, Charles Laughton’s brilliant Night of the Hunter isn’t really a horror film, but still sets out to keep the audience on edge. Starring a diabolical Robert Mitchum as a preacher/serial killer …

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The Nostalgia Files: Sequels of the 1980s

The 1980s were a time in which the science fiction and adventure film genres reigned supreme. Films like Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Back to the Future (1985) are three of strong examples of classic 80s films that expanded their respective universes to further installments. The sequel, while a sometimes surefire …

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In X-Files Conspiracy: Ghostbusters #1, Ghosts Are Real, But No One Seems To Care.

X-Files Conspiracy: Ghostbusters #1 Written by Erik Burnham Art by Salvador Navarro Colors by Esther Sanz Standard Cover by Miran Kim Published by IDW Publishing This issue finds the Lone Gunmen arriving in New York City, intent on tracking down the first “urban legend” found in the “files from the future” they received in X-Files: …

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5 Movies That Should Cross-Over With ‘The Conjuring’

Warning: following contains mild spoilers for The Conjuring and plenty of other horror movies. Anyone who saw the most recent horror flick The Conjuring, which came out today, was undoubtedly thinking the same thing I was: “This is good and creepy and all that fun stuff, but what if this were to run up against another …

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What about Bob? Has the Age of Almost Great Villains Passed?

Ah, Bob. He left us too soon. Not Bill Murray’s Bob Wiley of What about Bob fame but Bob of Batman (1989). Or as the Joker put it: “my number one … guy!” Poor Bob. The world is worse off due to his absence. He’s someone none us should have forgotten but have. He’s got …

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A Pop-Culture art show in tribute to Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Gremlins

Bye Bye Billy (Miranda Webber) Gallery 1988 has quickly become one of the world’s most talked about art galleries. Opened in 2004 on the famous corner of Melrose and La Brea, by California natives Katie Cromwell and Jensen Karp, the gallery has become the nation’s number one destination for pop-culture themed artwork and the premiere …

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