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Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin will turn the groundbreaking ’70s sitcom Good Times into a feature film. They’ve set a writer, Phil Johnston , whose most recent credits include Wreck-It Ralph and Cedar Rapids . Rudin will produce the family comedy with Eli Bush. While Rudin is selective about the remakes with which he becomes involved – Manchurian Candidate, Shaft and Sabrina – I think this has a lot of potential. The series, which aired on CBS from 1974-79, was one in a series of socially aware Norman Lear-generated sitcoms that pushed the envelope by mixing comedy with topicality and hot-button issues. Others included All In The Family (bigot patriarch), One Day At A Time (struggling single mother) and Maude. Good Times focused on working-class couple James and Florida Evans as they raised three kids while struggling with hard financial times, unemployment and keeping their kids away from temptations that came with living in a Chicago housing project. The movie will

Feld Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment to Partner on Marvel Universe LIVE . Two Entertainment Powerhouses Will Bring the Marvel Universe Alive With New Global Touring Productions. Feld Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, LLC announced today a groundbreaking agreement, which allows the companies to produce an unprecedented new show that brings Marvel characters and stories to life in live-action arena spectaculars. The biggest Super Hero icons in the world; including Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Avengers, and X-Men unite together in one place to defend the Earth against the threats from the most fearsome villains in the Marvel Universe. Under the recently signed multi-year agreement, family-owned and operated Feld Entertainment will produce live Marvel touring events in the US and internationally. Launching in July 2014, a new production of Marvel character-based stories will be coupled with state-of-the-art special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial displays, martial a

“There’s no room for punks in suits. Just real heroes, who can really kick-ass.”  THE NEW RED BAND TRAILER HAS JUST LAUNCHED ON MTV.COM . KICK-ASS 2 IN THEATERS AUGUST 16th Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit:  KICK-ASS 2 . After Kick-Ass’ ( Aaron Taylor-Johnson ) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes ( Jim Carrey ), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist ( Christopher Mintz-Plasse )—reborn as The Mother F%&*^r—only the blade-wielding Hit Girl ( Chloë Grace Moretz ) can prevent their annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world’s first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sn

Win your tickets to see an advance screening for OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN ! The screening is on March 19, 2013 - 7:00 PM in Sacramento. OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN is an upcoming American action-thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring an ensemble cast, including Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, and Angela Bassett . Agent Mike Banning is a Secret Service agent assigned to Presidential Detail. After a tragic accident, he is demoted and assigned to desk duty. When the White House ( Secret Service Code: "Olympus" ) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is held hostage, Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President, and avert an even bigger disaster.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY  First up make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook . If your already a fan make a fr

The haunting of the Lutz family in Amityville, NY in 1975 has fascinated movie audiences for over 35 years. IFC Midnight's unnerving and revealing new documentary MY AMITYVILLE HORROR is Daniel Lutz's firsthand account of the haunting he believes terrorized his family the year they moved into the infamous house on 112 Ocean Avenue. Beginning March 15th, MY AMITYVILLE HORROR opens in select theaters and will be available to watch on Cable VOD, SundanceNOW and other digital outlets (iTunes, Amazon Streaming, PS3 Playstation Unlimited, XBOX Zune, Google PLAY and YouTube). For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathy Lutz's story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting and while Daniel's facts may be o

YEAH ! Launches As First Streaming Movie Site To Curate Original Content Around Iconic Films. Pulp Fiction, 300, Terminator + 50 More Films This Year. AMC Networks , which owns and operates AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Films , announces the launch of YEAH ! www.YEAHTV .com , the first streaming movie service that is an entirely new way to watch movies online. Each YEAH! film is enhanced with interactive features including 400-500 individual pieces of original content curated from in-depth research. The new bonus content is displayed on-screen seamlessly without obscuring the movie, offering fans a choice of unique extras to engage with such as: Intimate, never-before-seen, exclusive interviews with filmmakers and stars – with just a click the movie pauses and the interview plays. Little-known facts about characters and scenes minute-by-minute throughout each film Quizzes that test how well you really know your favorite movies. YEAH! launches today during the So

On behalf of Fox Searchlight , we are pleased to share the brand new mind-bending, interactive websites in anticipation of Danny Boyle's latest thriller TRANCE . Watch Danny Boyle enter a mirrored parallax to explain, in detail, what to expect from TRANCE . The experience allows you to simultaneously uncover exclusive, never-before-seen clips and images, and dive into a world where reality blurs into the subconscious. Simon ( James McAvoy ), a fine art auctioneer, teams up with a criminal gang to steal a Goya painting worth millions of dollars, but after suffering a blow to the head during the heist he awakens to discover he has no memory of where he hid the painting. When physical threats and torture fail to produce answers, the gang’s leader Frank ( Vincent Cassel ) hires hypnotherapist Elizabeth Lamb ( Rosario Dawson ) to delve into the darkest recesses of Simon’s psyche. As Elizabeth begins to unravel Simon’s broken subconscious, the lines between truth, suggestion, an

Though DC won’t let us have a Batman TV show because the property is too important to use on the small screen, The CW has given us a good dose of dark superheroics this fall with Arrow . But, just because The Dark Knight is off limits, it doesn’t mean Arrow won’t be borrowing from its epic mythos. Keen-eyed fans noticed Malcolm Merlyn ( John Barrowman ) mention his travels to Nanda Parbat in a recent episode, where he says he met a man who had a profound impact on his life. The location is a major part of Batman baddie Ra’s al Ghul’s background , and it seems to be implying the elder Merlyn learned his ass-kicking skills from al Ghul himself. Producer Andrew Kreisberg talked to IGN about the reveal, and said it is something they plan to build on in future episodes: “Some of that is going to be based on what we’re allowed to say. But those little Easter Eggs… We think that stuff works best when it flies over the heads of people who don’t know DC Comics and they don’t ca