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Ghostbusters Fans Take Over NY Library

M. Morris — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:25:00 CDT

The ghosts arrive first, and they're barely in their seats when the Ghostbusters show up to chase them out of the reading room at the New York Public Library. Both the Ghostbusters and their prey spread laughter throughout the Fifth Avenue landmark before receiving a round of applause as they...

10 Ridiculous '80s Remakes

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:01:51 CDT

It seems like Hollywood is churning out nothing but remakes these days, and Tom Chivers runs down 10 of the most ridiculous sounding ones on the horizon—almost all from the glorious 1980s—in the Telegraph : The A-Team : Most troubling is the casting of Liam Neeson as Hannibal: “He's a...

The Best Summer Blockbusters

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:07:33 CDT

Summer is all about the beach and blockbusters, and Time Out New York set out on a big mission: To rank the 30 best. It set a few restrictions—films had to hit theaters between May and August, had to gross more than $100 million globally, and couldn't be surprise...

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...

Hollywood Remaking Sci-Fi Classics

Amelia Atlas — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:32:01 CST

Hollywood is looking backward with an eye on the future, reports the Los Angeles Times . Plans to launch remakes of 12 sci-fi flicks from the last millennium are already under way: When Worlds Collide , an update of the apocalyptic 1951 film, will hit theaters next year with Steven Spielberg signed...

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...