Author: Charles

Cheech and Chong Re-Unite for Concert Movie!

I have some great news for Cheech and Chong fans!

The Weinstein Company have partnered with Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, and their managers Ben Feigin and Josh Klein to produce a concert movie to memorialize the comic duo’s reunion and first tour together in 25 years.

As part of the arrangement, TWC has worldwide theatrical, home video, digital and television rights. The feature-length program, which will portray a live concert experience of the “Cheech & Chong: Light Up America” tour, is expected to make a major TV premiere, followed by the DVD release.

“‘The Cheech and Chong Concert Movie’ will be an historic, must-experience event for the many fans that grew up listening to their recordings and watching their movies,” said Barry Gordon, EVP of Home Entertainment at TWC. “For the millions of new fans who have discovered Cheech and Chong over the years as cultural icons, this will be the first time many of them will be able to enjoy the artistry and one-of-kind magic that is Cheech and Chong live on stage. This is the comedy event of the decade.”

“It’s great to get a chance to cap a long career with a show of where we are now,” said Marin.

Chong stated, “I really like Harvey because he picked up my dinner tab.”

Start of production and official release dates are to be announced.

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong’s phenomenal success began on the stand-up comedy circuit and led to eight hit films and nine comedy albums, which garnered multiple Grammy nominations. The “Cheech & Chong: Light Up America” reunion tour officially kicked off on September 26th, 2008 and has been selling out across the country. Many of the dates have needed to add multiple shows each night to meet demand. The tour will continue through 2009, and will bring the duo overseas to multiple continents.

-The Weinstein Company-

I can’t wait till they head to Missouri. I have my ticket for the Kansas show and now I’m headed to another show where they will perform at The Pageant here in Saint Louis!

If you are interested and live in the area, additional info is below

January 18
The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
Pre-sale: Tuesday, November 11 @ 4:20PM local time.

Public sale: Friday, November 14 @ 4:20PM local time.

You want to upgrade?

VIP ticket upgrades will be put on sale within the next few weeks.

The VIP package includes:
Meet and Greet with Cheech & Chong after the show!
A gift bag including:
Light up America and Canada tote bag
Clear, cellulose rolling papers
C&C beanie and more!

Go to

Cheech and Chong Light Up America Tour 08/09

Ferrell Says “No More” to Sports Movies

During a charity golf tournament in Southern California, Will Ferrell revealed to USA Today that after doing “Kicking and Screaming,” “Talladega Nights,” “Blades of Glory” and “Semi-Pro,” he will no longer take roles in another sports movie.

“I will no longer attempt to do any sports movie, anymore. Any sports,” said Ferrel, whose golf attire made him look like he could step right into a golf movie.

“No, no golf movie. Yeah, I’m retired from sports-genre films. You know, I think I filled my quota,” he said.

Thank God!

‘Rashomon’ Being Remade!

Los Angeles-based Harbor Light Entertainment and Tokyo-based Lotus have assembled an international consortium to remake helmer Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 classic “Rashomon.”

Action will be moved from ancient Japan to contempo America, where a court must decide the facts about the rape of a woman and the murder of her husband.

Harbor Light and Lotus will be joined by LA’s Lexicon Filmed Entertainment and Singapore’s Upside Down Entertainment on the English-language project, “Rashomon 2010.” Harbor Light announced a “Rashomon” remake in 2001, but struggled to get the pic greenlit.

The partners are also gearing up to make “The Masque of Black Death,” a feature toon based on an unproduced Kurosawa script penned in 1977. The partners plan to have the remake and the toon in theaters in 2010 as part of a 100th anniversary celebration of Kurosawa’s birth.

Kurosawa planned to have Japanese anime auteur Osamu Tezuka make the pic, but the project never got off the ground before Kurosawa’s death in 1998.

Set in Russia in the early 20th century, “The Masque of Black Death” depicts a disease that kills most of the population.

William Shatner not in ‘Star Trek’?

I just can’t believe that William Shatner will not appear in the upcoming “Star Trek” movie. Apparently, fans can’t believe it either, because director JJ Abrams keeps being asked about it. This is insane!

IGN caught up with Abrams and once again brought up Shatner, asking whether anyone else from the original cast besides Leonard Nimoy will show up in “Star Trek.” “No, the only cast member from the original films is Nimoy,” said Abrams.

As for the status of the film, which is in post-production right now for a summer 2009 release, Abrams said that — despite a recent radio interview where filmmaker and professional fanboy Kevin Smith heavily hinted at having just seen a cut of the new Trek — “We’re not done with it but we are working on it still. There have been cuts and, as everything goes, [it’s] an evolution. I’m hoping the final cut is a few weeks away. But we’re definitely circling.“

WAMG First Look: ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’

The first official still from the upcoming film “I Love you Phillip Morris” has been released, showing Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor about to kiss.

The new movie tells the story of Steven Russell (Carrey), a married conman who found himself in a Texan prison where he fell in love with Phillip Morris (McGregor). Russell tried to escape from prison four times, coming up with more and more elaborate plans, including once faking his own death. Morris was eventually released but Russell landed over a hundred years behind bars because of his escape attempts.

“I Love You Phillip Morris” is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who are also responsible for the screenplay for “Bad Santa.”

New Still From ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’

Kevin Smith has just released a new still from his upcoming comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. You can go and check it out on his Myspace page. This photo looks hilarious and Justin Long is going to be in the movie! Don’t forget to check it out in theaters on October 31st.

Zack and Miri are two lifelong friends who are deep in debt and enlist the help of their friends to make a porno movie for some quick cash. But as everybody starts “doing” everybody, Zack and Miri realize that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

MPAA Arrests 461 Movie Pirates!

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced Monday the arrest of 461 alleged movie pirates – 56 caught using a camcorder in a theater – during a three-month period ending in July. [via Wired]

The announcement, which also said 1,000 optical disc burners were seized, could not be independently verified in what the MPAA is calling “Operation Takedown” – a law enforcement effort conducted jointly with local authorities and MPAA investigators.

The operation included the countries of China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea.

The MPAA said cinema workers in Thailand were now using night-vision goggles to crack down on piracy. It said Hollywood’s lobbying arm also “conducted training for cinema staff to identify camcorders and prepped enforcement officers with basic knowledge of copyright law and to identify pirated products all around Asia.”

Among the highlights, according to the MPAA: more than 4 million pirated discs seized in China, 182 burners seized in Malaysia, 39 camcorder “interdictions” in the Philippines, 548 burners seized in Taiwan, 110 people arrested in Thailand and more than 530,000 infringing files removed from the internet in Korea.

I believe ‘Dark Knight’ is one of many movies floating around on the net for the viewing pleasure.

IF YOU MESS WITH THE MPAA…..

YOU ARE GOING TO PRISON SUCKA!

Kutcher to star in ‘Like Father’

Ashton Kutcher will star in and produce the multigenerational fatherhood comedy ‘Like Father’ at Columbia Pictures. ‘You Can Count on Me’ helmer Kenneth Lonergan has been tapped to rewrite the project, which is based on a pitch by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson.

Story revolves around a father and son who never got along but coincidentally have baby sons at the same time and are forced to go through the fatherhood experience together.

Kutcher and Jason Goldberg will produce via their Sony-based Katalyst Films banner. Katalyst has a number of projects set up at the studio, including an untitled romantic comedy about a matchmaker florist.

Duchovny and Leoni make some music …

David Duchovny and Tea Leoni’s banner And Then Prods. will be making some music with CBS Films.

CBS has acquired the comedy spec “Born to Rock” from writers Jess Walter and Mark Steilen, with Duchovny, Leoni and Dan Cortese producing and And Then’s Susanna Jolly on board to exec produce.

The project revolves around a group of struggling, aging rock musicians who, because of a mixup in their demo tape, end up catching a record exec’s attention for a children’s
song written on a lark, then find unlikely success as a Wiggles-type children’s band.

Duchovny, who described the project as “rock ‘n’ roll meets the sippy cup crowd,” said that the mix of older musicians playing youth-oriented music had relevance. “It speaks to a cultural phenomenon that is happening right now in music,” he said.

And Then conceived and developed the script, signing on Steilen and Walter to pen the screenplay.

Maria Faillace will oversee “Rock” for CBS.

The Amy Baer-led film unit is in development on a number of pro-jects, including the Harrison Ford medical drama “Crowley.”

Carell and Fey in ‘Date Night’

Steve Carell and Tina Fey are set to play a married couple in “Date Night,” a 20th Century Fox comedy to be directed by Shawn Levy. Josh Klausner wrote the script, based on an idea by Levy. Story follows a couple who find their routine date night becomes much more than just dinner and a movie.

Pic will begin production next year, with the exact start date predicated on matching a scheduling hiatus from Carrel’s sitcom “The Office” and Feys “30 Rock.”

Levy, who is shooting Fox’s “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian,” intends the pic to be his next directing assignment. “I wanted to do a relatable, grounded character comedy about marriage and the lengths we go to preserve the spark,” Levy told Variety. “Tina and Steve are smart and relatable, and the tone of their comedy perfectly fits this film.“