Casper- Bored Billionaire
Witches and ghosts need cash and cars? Casper the friendly ghost meets Big Bill the Billionaire and it’s fun and games until Greedy Gertie the wicked witch proposes marriage. The lesson? Nuptials without a prenup are more terrifying than the undead.

Is the current economic crisis getting you down? Well turn that frown upside down because it’s time for a cartoon from The Minisode Network. When you examine it closely, the latest Casper minisode is a lot like our county’s current financial disaster! Just imagine that Big Bill Billionaire is Wall Street, and Greedy Gertie the Witch is the economic crisis. Who knew Casper could be so insightful!

We are in for a treat this Sunday at TCM.  In Honor of Paul Newman, who died on September 26, TCM will air a tribute to the actor on Sunday, October 12th, replacing the current scheduled programming. TCM scheduled Paul Newman movies.  Take the time to watch Newman’s work. He plays anti-heroes brilliantly.

Paul Newman lived a full life to 83.

As always I will continue to appreciate his movies and remember his straightforward approach to acting and living. 

When I told my daughter, “A great actor, Paul Newman, past away today.” 

She asked, “What movies has he been in?”

Since my daugher is 8, I flipped through my memory and answered, “Cars, he was the voice for Doc.”

“Oh,” sadly she said, “He was good. He was my favorite character in the movie.”

Check out this awesome poster of Princess Leia, a limited-edition, designed by Lucas Online senior designer Craig Drakes. If you are interested in buying the poster go here.

“The Partridge Family” is coming back to television.  

Remake details lack substance, right now, but the show will take a tongue-in-cheek, modern-day approach to the original series. According Variety, given all the changes in the music industry the new “Partridge Family” won’t look much like the original.

The original “Partridge Family” ran on ABC from 1970-74. An animated Saturday morning version, “The Partridge Family 2200 AD,” aired on the net in 1974.

Akira Kurosawa 1950 Rashomon is set for remake mode with Harbor Light Entertainment and Lotus as an International Consortium.

The action of the story will move forward from ancient Japan to contemporary America where a court must decide the facts about the rape of a woman and the murder of her husband.

The plan is to release the remake in 2010 as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of Kursosawa’s birth.

I tend to avoid supporting remakes because they are never like the original. Again, I have to stress to these filmmakers. “Don’t call it a remake. Just make another movie that is similar.”

Check out the all new video of Bette Midler response to Madonna’s vacuuming video to promote Bette Midler’s Jackpot: The Best of Bette CD available September 23, 2008.

The Green Hornet is set to be directed by Stephen Chow, who will also star as the masked manservant Kato. Seth Rogen is aboard as the mask crime fighter — Green Hornet.

The movie bows June 25, 2010. 

I am very excited about The Green Hornet finally coming to the big screen. I’ve know about the project for quit some time while it’s been in development.

Kato was originally played by Bruce Lee on television.

Jude Law is expected to close a deal presently to play the famous Dr. Watson who historically and wisely has assisted the one-and-only Sherlock Holmes played by Robert Downy, Jr.

Guy Ritchie directs the film, which incorporates the classic tales written by Sir Author Conan Doyle and the comic book “Sherlock Holmes.”

The villain, Blackwood, still needs to be casted as a principle role as well as other principle roles.

I am sure you have heard the songs “Cisco Kid,” “Low Rider” and “The World is a Ghetto.”

On October 14, 2008, War will release three special commemorative packages, containing their greatest hits live in concert and will include a live DVD, a Blu-Ray DVD and a double CD. These three packages mark the band’s first live releases. 

Recorded at a sold-out performance at The Grove in Anaheim, California, in late December, 2007, the legendary band War has slated their first releases in 14 years, all three titled Greatest Hits Live, definitive sets that will ensure the band’s continuing status as part of the collective consciousness of American popular culture. 

War’s Greatest Hits Live packages are fully loaded with ammo, consisting of classic tracks and radio staples, just a few of which include “Spill the Wine,” “Slippin’ Into Darkness,” “All Day Music,” “Gypsy Man,” “Galaxy” and “Outlaw.”  A medley on the DVDs includes covers of “I Want To Take You Higher” and Junior Walker’s “Shotgun.”           

“The World Is A Ghetto,” which is also featured on these sets, was honored as the Pop Album of the Year in 1972 by “Billboard Magazine.” 

Their songs are heard in major motion pictures, including Lethal Weapon, Boogie Nights, Fridays and Gone in 60 Seconds, as well as on hit television shows that have included Beverly Hills 90210, My Name is Earl and The Simpsons.  Their songs are also featured on popular video games, such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Skate 2. 

International history was made when “Why Can’t We Be Friends” was played in space, as NASA beamed the track to Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts in 1975.