http://www.current-movie-reviews.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New York (CMR) - Shannen Doherty will be back to play Brenda Walsh on the new CW spin-off of “Beverly Hills 90210” called “90210”. CW announced that in this new series Walsh will be returning to Beverly Hills as a theatre director working on a musical. Tori Spelling told PEOPLE that the ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/24/shannen-doherty-back-for-90210/ Los Angeles (CMR) - Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper have both resigned with “At the Movies”. Ebert quit the show when Roeper couldn’t come to a financial agreement with Disney-ABC Domestic Television after his 8 season contract expired. The current show is hosted by Roeper and Michael Phillips as Ebert ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/24/ebert-and-roeper-call-it-quits/ Arlington  (CMR) - Fox Atomic has picked up "Accidentes" which Accidentes will produce and possibly star in. The film will be written by Peter Baynman who had an Oscar nomination for the script of Borat. According to Variety “Accidentes” will be based on a lawyer of Latin descent who transforms from contingency ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/24/baron-cohen-to-produce-accidentes/ New York (CMR) - Variety confirmed that Michael Rymer will in fact be directing the adaptation of the comic book series “Witchblade”. It is a fantasy which involves a jewel-encrusted gauntlet that bestows extraordinary powers upon the possessor, one chosen female from each generation. Rymer is known for directing 20 and producing ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/24/michael-rymer-directing-witchblade/ Los Angeles (CMR) - Estelle Getty died at around 5:30am Tuesday in her Hollywood Boulevard home said her son Carl Gettleman. She was 84 years old and had been suffering from advanced dementia. Getty is best known for her role on the TV comedy “The Golden Girls” where she played the ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/people/2008/07/24/estelle-getty-rip/ Los Angeles (CMR) - Christian Bale, who plays Batman in the movie of the year, The Dark Knight, was arrested after being accused of assault. His mother, Jenny, 60 and sister, Sharon, 40 alleged that Bale “lashed out” at them Sunday night at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Bale was taken in ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/people/2008/07/24/batman-behind-bars/ Arlington (CMR) - Oh She's just being Miley.In a recent interview with TV Guide (who reads TV Guide anymore?), Miley Cyrus said she would love to make a "cleaner" version of 'Sex And The City.'The Hannah Montana star admitted that she adored the show even though she saw the edited ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/people/2008/07/20/miley-cyrus-wants-sex-in-the-city/ New York (CMR) - The Chopper Zombie comic book will be revealed to the world at the San Diego Comic Con this week and there is already news of it being made into a movie. Variety announced that Thom Beers, executive producer of “Deadliest Catch”, “Ice Road Truckers” and “Monster Garage” ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/20/chopper-zombie-coming-to-the-big-screen/ New York (CMR) - The Dark Knight is off to an incredible start at the box office. The film is exceeding initial expectations, shattering records left and right this weekend. The most notable: the new Batman film is now the biggest debut ever in U.S. box office history, especially impressive for an ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/industry/2008/07/20/holy-box-office-record-batman/ Toronto (CMR) - Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page was arrested for drugs on on Friday. The 38-year-old singer was found at an apartment in Fayetteville, New York with two women, aged 25 and 27, around 2am. Police approached the home after noticing a suspicious car outside, and saw people at the window “engaged ... http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/music/2008/07/17/canadian-singer-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-nyc/