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Remember last year when Joaquin Phoenix claimed he’s quit acting, and then all of a sudden he went rapping. He was on David Letterman and nobody knew what the hell he was talking about. And then he fell off stage during a rap performance. And all the while he seemed all serious about it. And wasn’t Casey Affleck supposed to film the whole thing and come out with a mock-doc. Ha! Good times! Every one of his endeavors was source for a good laugh. Even Ben Stiller made fun of him at the Oscars. Phoenix should do something silly again just for our amusement. But what do we have here. Via The Playlist, Oscar winning sound recordist Resul Pookutty (Slumdog Millionaire) told Mumbai Mirror that he’s developing adaptation of THE BEAUTIFUL CIGAR GIRL and that Phoenix might be attached to star… Read the rest of this entry »

Whoa! Look who’s back to join us again. It’s been a while since we heard anything about David Fincher’s long attempt to bring a new HEAVY METAL Movie to the big screen. Last summer we heard names like Zack Snyder, Gore Verbinski, David Fincher, Kevin Eastman, James Cameron all attached to each do a segment for this new anthology and now there’s been a development, probably because this might be what Fincher want to seriously pursuit after he’s done working on that Facebook biopic, THE SOCIAL NETWORK… Read the rest of this entry »

I’m looking forward to SALT (watch the trailer) starring Angelina Jolie, directed by Phillip Noyce, there’s a bit of Bourne to it and Jolie is just a remarkable actress to watch. Noyce is going to tackle yet another spy thriller for his next project because Variety said he’s signed on to star in WENCESLAS SQUARE for Endgame entertainment which has fast-tracked the project toward production… Read the rest of this entry »

The goodies just keep on comin’ and comin’, don’t they?! Special thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and my friend Patrick. In celebration of BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY that already hit DVD & Blu-Ray this last Tuesday, I have a BOONDOCK SAINTS 2 DVD Prize Pack for ONE lucky winner.. so here’s what you’re playing for

Prize Pack includes:
(1) BOONDOCK SAINTS 2 DVD
(1) BOONDOCK SAINTS 2 Beanie
(1) BOONDOCK SAINTS 2 Poster

Here’s the catch.. and this only helps if you’ve actually seen the movie…

• What’s the name of the Mexican Restaurant where the shootout takes place?

* Winner must be in the US and have a non PO box shipping address

Submit your answers to rama@ramasscreen.com along with your complete mailing address

I’ll draw all the names that have answered the question correctly and randomly pick ONE Winner only, so it’ll be fair and square.
Deadline is March 19th, 2010 at the stroke of midnight!…

Well, he left HARVEY remake, OLDBOY remake is not happening either.. that MATT HELM project may or may not be a candidate, so far he’s only producing the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.. we are waiting for TINTIN, but what will the great Steven Spielberg direct next? Deadline might have a clue… Read the rest of this entry »

The two highest grossing movies of all time are Avatar and Titanic. James Cameron is the king of the box office worldwide, he’s richer than Zeus. Talking to USA TODAY recently, once again he’s trying to again emphasize 3D and how it needs to be a part of cinematic life even television in your homes. But here’s a couple of interesting things that he mentioned… Read the rest of this entry »

You know what’s just as cool as watching a Pixar movie? Watching the Pixar short film right before the movie starts. This year we’ll get to watch TOY STORY 3 and attached to it is DAY & NIGHT. Comingsoon.net has the first look image above (click on it to enlarge). This marks 2 things.. the directorial debut of Teddy Newton, who is a… Read the rest of this entry »

Some pairings are just so awesome, it’s epic. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Christian Bale… Neve Campbell and Denise Richards, well, that last one was for the obvious reasons of course. The man who would’ve been the perfect James Bond, and the man once rumored to someday play Daredevil are going to team up to kick some serious arse. The Playlist said Clive Owen and Jason Statham are going to collaborate for THE KILLER ELITE… Read the rest of this entry »

Back in January, the world learned that Fox still insisted on a new PLANET OF THE APES Movie. the project is now in the hands of producer Peter Chernin. Screenwriting team Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver who originally worked on the draft have been invited back to polish the script. And now Deadlinehollywood said Rupert Wyatt who helmed the 2008 prison break movie The Escapist is going to helm the prequel… Read the rest of this entry »

When director Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor, Up) was scouting actors for his next movie WIN WIN, a project that would take him back to his high school passion, wrestling, Paul Giamatti was said to star as a coach and now Variety has confirmed Giamatti’s involvement and that fellow Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) has also signed on to co-star… Read the rest of this entry »