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SNL Presidents Return to Push Financial Reform

Kevin Spak — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:59:50 CST

The SNL presidents—from Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush to Chevy Chase’s Gerald Ford—have teamed up to produce a sketch advocating financial regulatory reform. OK, Phil Hartman wasn’t brought back from the dead to do Reagan, but Jim Carrey provides a worthy fill-in. The video was directed by Ron...

Game, Aykroyd Bring Ghostbusters Back From Dead

Kevin Spak — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:45:02 CDT

Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get the Ghostbusters to cross streams again for 15 years, and now it’s finally happening—in video-game form. Unlike most movie tie-in games, Ghostbusters isn’t an afterthought—Atari’s giving it blockbuster treatment, complete with voices from Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Aykroyd...

Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Wesley Oliver — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:20:01 CDT

Mystical evildoers, beware: The Ghostbusters are back. A team of writers from The Office will provide the script for the third installment of the blockbuster franchise, Variety reports. The stars of the 1984 film and its 1989 sequel, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, are slated to return, but disagreements...

Hollywood Manager Brillstein Dead

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:50:18 CDT

Legendary Hollywood manager and producer Bernie Brillstein died last night at age 77. In a career that spanned 5 decades, Brillstein guided the rise of stars including John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Martin Short, the New York Times reports. He contributed to TV series like Saturday Night Live and The...

10 'Yeah, Right' Movie Couples

Harry Kimball — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:01:54 CST

The silver screen has seen countless memorable romances; unfortunately, it has also produced a host of bizarre on-screen hook-ups. Yahoo! Movies runs down the 10 worst: Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble The original Bennifer in Gigli Anne Heche and Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven Nights...