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James Cagney’s White Heat, Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious and Orson Welles’ The Third Man screening at Loew’s Jersey this weekend

To celebrate its 80th Anniversary, every month the Landmark Loew’s Jersey is presenting three iconic films of one decade from the 1930s thru the 1980s. This month’s highlight is the 1940s, the decade that gave rise to Film Noir. The weekend features screenings of: White Heat, starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, and Edmond O’Brien; Notorious ….

Ian McShane may join Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Ian McShane (Deadwood, Coraline, TV’s Kings) is in talks to play the villain Blackbeard in the Rob Marshall-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of Disney’s successful pirate franchise, according to HeatVisionBlog. If confirmed, McShane will join Johnny Depp, who returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, along with Penelope Cruz, in a ….

Bourne Identity helmer and Precious writer to tackle Attica Prison uprising

The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman and writer Geoffrey Fletcher – who wrote the script for the Oscar nominated Precious – are teaming up to film a dramatization of the 1971 Attica state prison uprising, according to THR. The four-day confrontation between prisoners and guards, has been described as a riot by some, and a ….

Could Scorsese do another mafia crime thriller with De Niro?

According to Worst Previews, while he was in Germany to promote his latest thriller Shutter Island, director Martin Scorsese fielded a bunch of off-topic questions, including whether or not he will make another Mafia film in the vein of Goodfellas. Scorsese first exclaimed that he was done with the genre, but then revealed that he ….

Summit considers turning The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn into two films… both in 3D?

It’s been established that Summit Entertainment has already considered extending the Twilight franchise by splitting Stephenie Meyer’s fourth book, Breaking Dawn, into two films. In fact, News In Film is already reporting that the series finale will indeed be strewn in two parts. Now THR’s RiskyBusiness reports that the bigwigs over at Summit are also ….

Spider-Man prequel gets a new release date and will be shot in 3D

Sony announced yesterday that it will release the fourth Spider-Man film in 3D on July 3, 2012, according to THR. The studio also ditched the one-time title of Spider-Man IV and has branded the project “untitled”, adding to speculation that the new film will be a reboot of the Marvel character’s origin story. Sony had ….

Cult classic Boondock Saints returning to big screen for anniversary event

Ten years after emerging as a cult favorite, The Boondock Saints will return to the big screen in a special one-night presentation called The Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Event, on Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. local time. Creator, writer and director Troy Duffy will introduce the event and share rare behind-the-scenes experiences and footage ….