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Boos! and Whoop-doos!: Finding Shoptimism in a Socioeconomic Crisis!

12 November 2009 12:26 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Lee Eisenberg's Shoptimism? Whoop-doo!

I'm broke. This is no new revelation. I've been heading down this road for a while. I work. I make a decent enough living. But there's no middle ground, and the weight is suddenly bearing upon my pocket book. All of my cash is going directly into bills, food, and gas. There is nothing left over. This wasn't always the case. How did I let this happen? Credit Card bills? A little. Everything I have put on credit has been a necessity that I couldn't afford in the moment. It's the socioeconomic cries of our times that have gotten me down. We're supposed to be coming out of a recession. And personally, I thought I wasn't being affected. I could at least still buy a DVD or two come payday.

Not anymore. I took on the challenge of becoming a single paycheck household in the »

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Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History!

29 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

I'm a Mets fan, so these days I prefer to consume my baseball in fictional terms rather than deal with the reality that my boys are a bunch of overpaid, oft-injured embarrassments to the triumphant – if drug scandal-tinged – legacy of Strawberry, Hernandez and Gooden.

Confronted with the choice to root for the Yankees or the Phillies in this year's World Series – or even the option to watch the action – I plan to opt for nearly anything else. My girlfriend wants to take in the last couple episodes of "The Rachel Zoe Project" on TiVo? Sign me up! My elderly neighbor needs me to wash her hosiery? I'm there! And if I get the chance, I'm going to pop in a DVD and take in some of the great fictional baseball teams in movie history to forget about this season. Here are my picks:

The New York Knights in "The Natural »

- Eric Ditzian

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Marlon Wayans Replaces Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor Biopic

7 October 2009 3:48 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Thanks to the Hollywood Insider, we're almost sure that one of the less-than-generic Wayans brothers, Marlon, will play Richard Pryor in Happy Madison Productions/Sony Pictures's forthcoming  Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said. With Dreamgirls director Bill Condon at the helm, we're sure it'll be one of two things: 1) a beautifully shot, contemplative piece, or 2) a musical. Mark Gordon, Chris Rock, and the widow Jennifer Lee Pryor will produce. Prior to Marlon Wayans presumably having Pryor priority, comedy legend Eddie Murphy (seriously, guys. You may not realize it, but he's been famous since he was like 18.) was originally scheduled to star. Murphy dropped the piece, according to the Hollywood Insider scoop, "over conflicts with Paramount Pictures, which was previously on board to finance the film". Frankly, I can't imagine what conflicts Murphy could've had over this film, but they must be just overtly insurmountable. Why would you not want to play Richard Pryor? Who »

- Bethany Perryman

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Brewster's Millions Takes Another Remake For A Spin

17 August 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Unfortunately the spec script Comic Con does not seem to currently be in production anywhere. But the geniuses who came up with setting a movie at that famed geek cluster, Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan, have been rewarded with another job. They'll be tackling an adaptation of the George Barr McCutcheon novel Brewster's Millions for Warner Bros. You may think this movie must be a remake of the 1985 Richard Pryor movie, but you are wrong. According to THR, this will be merely the eighth adaptation of the original novel, in which a young man inherits a huge sum of money, but has to spend $1 million of it before he sees the rest. In Richard Pryor's version he had to spend $30 million in a month, and there's no word on whether or not the figure will be updated for modern times. All I know is it wouldn't be hard at »

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Another Millions Adaptation in the Works

17 August 2009 1:21 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Warner Bros. is developing an adaptation of the George Barr McCutcheon novel Brewster's Millions, signing on writers Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan to pen the screenplay. The story centers on a man who inherits $1 million from a rich grandfather. When a rich uncle who hated the grandfather also passes away, the will leaves the young man $7 million -- but under the condition he spends the grandfather's million within a year and not end up with any assets from the spending spree. The 1902 novel, which became a play in 1906, has proved to be a popular film subject, with this project being the eighth incarnation. Popular versions include the 1945 film starring Dennis O'Keefe, directed by Allan Dwan, and the 1985 comedy starring Richard Pryor and John Candy and directed by Walter Hill. Diliberti and Sullivan got the gig coming off the buzz generated by their spec Comic Con. That buddy comedy revolves around »

- James Cook

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Brewster's remake?

17 August 2009 10:11 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Today on the remake front, it's been decided that Brewster's Millions is the next target. Even though Millions has been adapted 7 other times from the book by George Barr McCutcheon. The folks over at Warner Brothers hired screenwriters, Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan, to provide their take on the original 1902 novel. This will be the first attempt for the duo, aside from Dilberti's work as an assistant on the mind numbing Failure To Launch...but you gotta start somewhere right?... »

- Niki Stephens

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How Would You Remake 'Brewster's Millions' in Today's World?

17 August 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

For the past few years, my friends and I have talked about the potential for a Brewster's Millions remake on several different occasions. Everyone has those movies they're oddly obsessed with, and for us it's this flick. I think it's because the storyline (originally based on George Barr McCutcheon's 1902 novel) is perfect remake material, which is why we've already seen eight versions of it -- the last of which being the hilarious 1985 film starring Richard Pryor and John Candy. Not to mention the film is a great fit for some fun buddy humor, allowing a studio (in this case Warner Bros.) to pair up two of today's hottest comic actors and watch them go to town.

The central premise is that a man inherits hundreds of millions of dollars, but in order to retrieve it he must first spend a smaller amount (it was $30 million in the 1985 film) in »

- Erik Davis

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Get Ready for Another "Brewster's Millions!"

17 August 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

The life of "Brewster's Millions" keeps going on and on and on...

Beginning as a 1902 novel, then a play in 1906, the project has seen many film incarnations, including the popular 1945 movie starring Dennis O'Keefe, and the 1985 version starring Richard Pryor and John Candy.

Now, Warner Bros. has set Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan to write the script for yet another film version of "Brewster's Millions."

The film tells the tale of a man who inherits $1 million from a rich grandfather. But when a rich uncle who hates the grandfather also dies, the man gets $7 million more but...he must spend the grandfather's million within a year! Ah...fairytale in this dire economy of ours. »

- Manny

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Warner Bros remakes 'Brewster's Millions'

17 August 2009 7:58 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Warner Bros has signed up two writers for a new take on George Barr McCutcheon's 1902 novel Brewster's Millions. The movie will be the eighth big screen outing for the book, with a 1945 version starring Dennis O'Keefe and 1985's Richard Pryor and John Candy comedy proving the most popular. McCutcheon's story follows a man who is given $$1 million from a rich grandfather and $$7 million from a rich uncle. (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Warner Bros Remaking Brewster's Millions

17 August 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan have been tapped to pen "Brewster's Millions," the latest take on the George Barr McCutcheon novel set up at Warner Bros. The 1902 novel, which became a play in 1906, has proved to be a popular film subject, with this project being the eighth incarnation. Popular versions include the 1945 film starring Dennis O'Keefe, and the 1985 comedy starring Richard Pryor and John Candy. The story centers on a man who inherits $1 million from a rich grandfather. When a rich uncle who hated the grandfather also passes away, the will leaves the young man $7 million -- but under the condition he spends the grandfather's million within a year and not end up with any assets from the spending spree. »

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Brewster's Millions Returning to the Big Screen

17 August 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan have been hired to write Brewster's Millions , the latest take on the George Barr McCutcheon novel set up at Warner Bros. The 1902 novel, which became a play in 1906, was adapted into a 1945 film starring Dennis O'Keefe, directed by Allan Dwan, and into the 1985 comedy starring Richard Pryor and John Candy and directed by Walter Hill. The story centers on a man who inherits $1 million from a rich grandfather. When a rich uncle who hated the grandfather also passes away, the will leaves the young man $7 million -- but under the condition he spends the grandfather's million within a year and not end up with any assets from the spending spree. »

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Warner Brothers remaking Brewster's Millions

17 August 2009 5:28 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Warner Brothers are remaking the classic Richard Pryor movie Brewster's Millions, and have hired Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan to write it.

The film will actually be based on the original source material, the 1902 novel George Barr McCutcheon. The book first became a play back in 1906, and has been turned into a film no less than seven times, the 1985 Pryor comedy being one of them.

The story centers on a man who inherits $1 million from a rich grandfather. When a rich uncle who hated the grandfather also passes away, the will leaves the young man $7 million -- but under the condition he spends the grandfather's million within a year and not end up with any assets from the spending spree.

The new version revolves around two friends who form a justice league of comic geeks to plan and execute a daring heist at Comic-Con in order to save their beloved »

- Paul

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Brewster's Millions To Be Remade

17 August 2009 1:27 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Brewster’s Millions, which modern audiences know best as a terrific Richard Pryor vehicle from 1985 (directed, somewhat surprisingly, by Walter Hill), is getting another airing. Which shouldn’t come as any great surprise really, as when we say another, we mean that this will be the eighth time the story has been adapted for the screen, making it pretty much the Groundhog Day of movie remakes (which gives us an idea*).The reason for the constant upgrades is that George Barr McCutcheon’s original story has two elements which Hollywood can’t get enough of: a madcap conundrum (in the Pryor version, Brewster must spend $30 million in 30 days within a number of limitations, including not being able to tell anyone about this condition in order to receive his full inheritance of $300 million), and a strong moral backbone. Both elements are timeless, ergo both elements can be endlessly updated.According to The Hollywood Reporter, »

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Warner Bros To Remake Brewster’s Millions

16 August 2009 10:16 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Last month on the /Filmcast, Eric Vespe, better known as Quint from Ain't It Cool News, mentioned that he is surprised that Hollywood hasn't tried to remake Brewster's Millions yet -- especially since it's such a perfect high concept comedy premise, the kind Hollywood loves. Either someone in Hollywood was listening (doubtful, but you never know) or Quint was able to accurately predict what Hollywood would do next, because Warner Bros has hired a screenwriting team to write a new take on the story. Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan have been hired to adapt a new film based on the 1902 George Barr novel, which has gone on to be adapted for stage and screen almost a dozen times. The 1985 comedy directed by Walter Hill and starring Richard Pryor and John Candy was one of my favorite movies to watch as a kid. It's definitely not a great film, but ... »

- Peter Sciretta

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Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan Take on Brewster's Millions

16 August 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

According to The Hollywood Reporter Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan will be writing Brewster's Millions. The film will be a new take on the George Barr McCutcheon novel for Warner Bros.

The novel was released in 1902 and it became a play in 1906. It was made into a film in 1945 (that starred Dennis O'Keefe and was directed by Allan Dwan). It got redone in 1985 with Richard Pryor and John Candy starring. That version was directed by Walter Hill.

Brewster's Millions follows a man who gets $1 million from a rich grandfather. When a rich uncle dies, he leaves the man $7 million dollars. However, there is one stipulation. The man has to spend "the grandfather's million within a year and not end up with any assets from the spending spree."

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Watch This: I Miss Moranis

28 February 2009 10:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If you're like me, you wake up practically every morning thinking about Rick Moranis and why he decided to leave us so soon. Granted, Moranis has been doing some voice work here and there over the past several years, but he had a stretch there where it was just so damn comforting to find him in a film. To name a few: Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, Brewster's Millions, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, Little Shop of Horrors, My Blue Heaven, Little Giants ... oh, do I miss this man. I'm not sure what happened to him later on because it's obvious he's still working (he even released a country/comedy album in 2005), but I'd just give anything to see him show up in a dorky cameo somewhere. C'mon Apatow, find a place for Moranis -- help bring him back to us!

Anyway, this dude feels the same way I do -- only »

- Erik Davis

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Mickey Rourke in St. Vincent Thriller

7 February 2009 7:00 AM, PST | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) will star in indie action/thriller "St Vincent," directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs, Brewster's Millions, Red Heat). Production is set to begin later this year. "St. Vincent," scripted by Cameron Young, centers on a hit man returning to his former New York City neighborhood to finish off the botched killing of an informant. He's then forced to masquerade as a priest and finds himself taking the confessions of his target. Rourke and Hill worked together on 1989's "Johnny Handsome." »

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Mickey Rourke Grabs Another Role

6 February 2009 11:19 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Wow, Mickey Rourke keeps getting busier and busier. The latest film for the Oscar nominee is St. Vincent, an indie action-thriller from Occpuant Films and Secret Handshake Entertainment. Occpuant previously produced the Sundance hit The Wackness. St. Vincent centers on a hit man returning to his former New York City neighborhood to finish off the botched killing of an informant. He's then forced to masquerade as a priest and finds himself taking the confessions of his target. Walter Hill, who directed Rourke in the 1989 gangster tale Johnny Handsome, is helming the project, based on an original script by Cameron Young. Hill’s other credits include Last Man Standing, The Warriors, Brewster's Millions and the Eddie Murphy cop flick 48 Hrs. and its sequel, Another 48 Hrs. Rourke’s upcoming films include The Expendables, Iron Man 2 and Broken Horses. He’s currently filming a remake of the French thriller 13 Tzameti, which »

- James Cook

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Batman Star Hingle Dies

4 January 2009 11:08 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Batman actor Pat Hingle has died following a battle with leukaemia. He was 84.

Hingle, who is most famous for his role as Commissioner Gordon in Batman and the franchise's three sequels, passed away at his home in Carolina Beach, North Carolina on Saturday.

The veteran actor kicked off his career in 1948, and was ready to hit the Hollywood big time after landing the title role in 1960 movie Elmer Gantry.

But Hingle's acting dreams were sidelined after he fell down an elevator shaft and was forced to give up the part in order to recover from his horrific injuries. Actor Burt Lancaster was subsequently given the role.

He restarted his career playing Warren Beatty's father in 1961 film Splendor in the Grass.

Hingle many film credits include Brewster's Millions, Baby Boom and The Quick and the Dead, before playing Gotham's police chief in Tim Burton's 1989 adaptation of the caped crusader comic strip.

He is the only actor alongside Michael Gough - who plays Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred - to star in all four of the original Batman movies. »

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2009 | 2005

19 articles from 2009

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