Comedy

Beverly Hills Cop TV show has its star plus Eddie Murphy

Deadline reports that the CBS television reboot of Beverly Hills Cop has gotten closer to a formal greenlight, with actor-comedian Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) closing a deal for the lead of Axel Foley, taking over the role made famous by Eddie Murphy. Murphy himself and The ….

Jeff Shakoor rewriting Uptown Saturday Night remake for Will Smith

Studio System News reports that Jeff Shakoor has been tapped to rewrite the script for Will Smith’s upcoming remake of the cult classic Blaxploitation comedy Uptown Saturday Night, which Warner Bros. and Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment plan to release in 2014. Will Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jada Pinkett Smith will produce Uptown Saturday Night, ….

Win a copy of the retro hit Funkytown on DVD

Wolfe Video gets into the groove next week, on October 2nd, when the the glitter, glamour and edginess of the 1970s returns in Daniel Roby’s Funkytown. To celebrate Funkytown’s release on DVD, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the home entertainment release, to readers. The film stars Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet, Raymond ….

Win a copy of Strippers Vs. Werewolves on Blu-ray

Legendary horror film star Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street) joins Billy Murray (Stalker), Martin Kemp (Jack Falls) and Steven Berkoff (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, TV’s The Borgias) in Director Jonathan Glendening’s (Night Wolf) British horror-comedy Strippers vs. Werewolves, which debuted today on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from Well Go USA Entertainment. To ….

Win a Blu-ray DVD combo set of the thriller Breathless

Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the upcoming darkly comic thriller Breathless, starring Gina Gershon, Kelli Giddish, Val Kilmer and Ray Liotta, on Blu-ray/DVD combo and DVD on August 14th. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away two Blu-ray/DVD combo sets to readers. In order to be entered into the random Breathless drawing: Visit our ….

Details and images from the horror-comedy film Detention

Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook and Spencer Locke star in Detention, a hipster, teen horror-comedy where the local students of the aptly-named Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is Cinderhella, a slasher-movie killer who has seemingly come to life and is preying on the school’s student body. As ….

If your special effects work includes mutant creatures, then Troma Films wants to work with you

Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Entertainment just announced that if you are an aspiring special effects artist, then you should consider Return to Class of Nuke ‘Em High as your opportunity to showcase your special effects work. Artists are being asked to submit sub-humanoid, mutant, creature-effects masks, body parts or make up appliances to be considered for ….