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11.01.07: 'X-Files' Flies in July and Ledger Joins Parnassus

For X-File fanatics, July 25 can't come soon enough. The long awaited sequel to 1998's blockbuster will reteam David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Still untitled film is being kept closely guarded but promises to take Mulder and Scully's relationship in a new direction. Story aims to be a stand-alone feature. Series creator Chris Carter will direct from the script he co-wrote. More at Variety.

10.31.07: Riddle Me This

What appears to be a letter from The Joker to the caped crusader posted today on Whysoserious.com, the alleged official Dark Knight site. An animated candle in a batty pumpkin had been "burning" down in anticipation of today's post. Check it out then post your comments here and let us know what you think it all means.

(One of the Joker's henchmen)

10.31.07: Halloween Horror Show

Can't make it out of house tonight? Never fear, Premiere's editors have been working over time to make sure you're good and frightened this year - all from the safety of your own couch. Check out our 24-hour do-it-yourself film festival for tonight's frightful recommendations. Pay close attention to 8 - 8:05 p.m. - it's the perfect Halloween pick me up that also works as a fun mid-day office activity break. View Scare Tactics.

(Jaime Lee Curtis in Halloween)

10.31.07: Creative Differences Divide New York and Vanderbilt Confirmed To Pen Spider-Man 4

Spidey finds scribe, Dillon goes on a heist, and One Train Later pulls out of the station.

Butler Bids New York Adieu

300 star Gerard Butler has opted out of Escape From New York because of creative differences. Exiting Escape won't free Butler up too much, the actor just began production on Game and has P.S., I Love You, Rock N Rolla, and Nim's Island on the horizon. More at Variety.

10.30.07: 'Bond 22' On Deck And Craig Back For Four More

Daniel Craig is back in the James Bond saddle. The first blonde Bond has signed with MGM to do four more films beyond 2006's Casino Royale and screenwriter Paul Haggis has just completed the script for the Bond 22, the next film in the franchise. It looks like we'll be seeing a lot more of Bond in the near future. More at Dark Horizons.

10.30.07: Statham Hits 'High Voltage' Line While Ledger and Penn Climb 'Tree of Life'

Terrence Malicks's Tree Grows Roots; Wright Penn, Moore, and Ryder Topline Pippa Lee; and Rhames Throws Phantom Punch

Statham Readies High Voltage Charge

Jason Statham will return for Crank 2: High Voltage as hitman Chev Chelios. Sequel finds Chelios hunting down the Chinese mobster who stole his indestructible heart and replaced it with one that requires regular electrical shocks to keep working. More at Variety.

10.29.07: Shedding Light on 'The Dark Knight'

There's a viral site rumored to be tied to The Dark Night. On it an animated jack-o-lantern burns. His smile is the shape of a bat signal and the candle is "burning" down. While Warner Bros. refuses to acknowledge their involvement in the pumpkin or Whysoserious.com, the blogosphere is a buzz that on Halloween after the candle is extinguished, the world will be treated to some juicy Batman tidbit. Or this merely a trick? Check it out.

10.29.07: 'Juno' Gets Vote of Confidence

Fresh of its win at the second annual RomaCinemaFest, Juno will be hitting select theaters on December 5 instead of its original December 14 release date. Juno, starring Ellen Page as an unwed teenage mother searching for the perfect adoptive parents for her unborn baby, has been a critical darling and a predicted awards season contender. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner star as the hopeful adoptive parents while J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney play Page's parents in this fresh coming-of-age tale.

Watch the Trailer.

(Ellen Page in Juno)

10.29.07: Win 'American Gangster' Swag

Don't let Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington have all the fun. Premiere is set on proving that you don't need to be a big star to get free stuff and is gifting two lucky readers with an American Gangster prize pack. Enter now for your chance to win an American Gangster movie poster, T-Shirt, hat, baseball jersey, backpack and CD soundtrack. Play the Game.

10.29.07: 'Saw IV' Slasher Slays Box Officer and 'Green Lantern' Finds Director

Green Lantern Gets Green Light, Battlestar Galactia Hits Theaters, Gooding Wages War, and Michelle Williams Climbs Mammoth

Saw IV Scares Up Box Office Win

Proving that horror is not dead, Saw IV tore up the weekend box office with $32.1 million. Slasher film easily won the frame and scored the highest opening numbers of the fall movie season. Steve Carell-starrer Dan in Real Life placed second with $12 million while vampire thriller 30 Days of night dropped to third with $6.7 million from its first place finish last week. Holdovers The Game Plan and Why Did I Get Married stayed strong coming in at the fourth and fifth slots. George Clooney drama Michael Clayton scored sixth and Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone took seventh. The Comebacks, We Own the Night, and Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D round out the top ten. More at Variety.

10.26.07: Travolta Negotiates Train Heist and 'Underworld' Prequel Ready To Go

Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans coming together, Maguire taps Hedges for Changes, and Brody and Weisz's Brothers Bloom finds distributor

Travolta Catches Pelham Train

John Travolta is joining Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott-directed remake of The Taking of Pelham 123. Travolta plays the head of a group of hijackers who commandeer a New York subway car and threaten to start killing passengers unless a steep ransom is paid. Washington stars as the detective charged with tracking him down. More at Variety.

10.24.07: 'Premiere' Crowns New Power Player

The reigning acting kingpin has been dethroned. Will Smith toppled Tom Cruise in Premiere's annual Hollywood Power List. The I am Legend star rose to ninth overall and became this year's highest ranking actor while the United Artists topper and Lions for Lambs actor took a nose dive to the 20th spot from last year's 13th place finish. Humanitarian leading lady Angelina Jolie tops the actress category at the 32nd spot demoting last year's queen Reese Witherspoon to 38th. Fox's Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman have been deemed the most powerful in all the land while newcomer Shia LaBeouf scored the 50th spot. How do Brad Pitt, George Lucas, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Will Ferrell, and Sacha Baron Cohen rank? Visit our Power List to find out.

(Will Smith in I am Legend)

10.25.07: Hanks and Howard Set for 'Da Vinci' Sequel and De Niro Goes Gangster

Mann and De Niro set for Frankie Machine, Foxx Investigates The Zebra Murders, and Harrelson joins Willis in Pinkville.

The Da Vinci Code Sequel Ready For Take Off

Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, is set to be released in December 2008 with Tom Hanks starring and Ron Howard attached to direct. Dan Brown actually wrote Angels prior to Code and it features Hanks' character investigating a secret society and conspiracy that leads to Vatican City. More at Variety.

10.24.07: 'Barbarella' Not Smelling the Roses

The New York Observer reports that Universal has backed out of director Robert Rodriguez's deal to remake Barbarella. Rodriguez had cast his fiancé Rose McGowan in Jane Fonda's classic role, but insiders claim the studio was unhappy with the casting choice and consequently backed out of the deal. However, Rodriguez insists the decision to part ways had nothing to do with McGowan's casting and the split was simply a budgetary one. Rodriguez is shopping the movie around to other studios with McGowan still attached. More at the New York Observer.

10.24.07: The Power List Returns

It's back. The list of all lists is coming soon. Tomorrow, Premiere.com will post its annual Hollywood Power List. We'll tell you who's in power, who's lost it, and who will be the next big thing. It's been a rocky road for last year's most powerful actor, Tom Cruise, he spouted his ideals and lost his job at Paramount, but gained a whole studio. He and partner Paula Wagner now run United Artists and their first release Lions for Lambs is on the horizon. Will that be enough to hold his position of power? Stay tuned for the answer.

(Tom Cruise in Lions for Lambs)

10.24.07: Win 'Princess Bride'

It seems like only yesterday the farm-boy Westley turned Dreaded Pirate Roberts stole our hearts along with Buttercup's. Yet, it's been twenty years since the beloved fairytale turned the classics on their heads. In honor of this momentous occasion, Premiere is giving away five copies of the Princess Bride 20th Anniversary Edition. Play the game.

10.24.07: Biel Finds 'Little' and Costner Eyes 'Pretender'

Lio comic strip gets lively, Pretender Finds Father, and Mann Gets Funny

Biel Set to Die

Jessica Biel will star in thriller Die a Little about a teacher and her LAPD detective brother whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a mysterious woman enters their lives. Little is based on a novel by Megan Abbott but will be set in the present day instead of the book's1954 time frame. More at Variety.

10.23.07: Scorsese and DiCaprio Ready 'Island' and 'Transformers' Sets DVD Record

Transformers DVD ignites sales, Fox talks Jennifer's Body, The Grudge 3 finds director, Longoria goes to grade school, and more …

Shutter Island Gains Clout

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will reteam for the big screen adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Shutter Island. Period drama centers on U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he attempts to track down an escaped murderess hiding on a remote island. Lehane's grim Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone have already gotten the Hollywood treatment. More at Variety.

10.22.07: The 10 Second Interview: Wes Anderson

The Darjeeling Limited director Wes Anderson talks shop with Premiere's Glenn Kenny. Here's a taste of the conversation.

GK: What I found interesting about the characters is the way they create these affinities between and against each other. And then they manage to screw up a situation, which becomes their highest point and their lowest point simultaneously; for example, when they're kicked off the train and they all devolve into these little boys throwing rocks at the train and then they're like, Oh no, now we've actually got to cooperate. And they go through that cycle a couple of times until they reach an actual resolution. Is that based on your personal experience within your own family or a common theme for Roman or Jason?

WA:I definitely like the idea that these three guys would simultaneously think, well, yes, throw rocks at the train, that's a good idea. That's a good move right now. Let's all do that. [Laughs] I mean I've definitely been in moments with my brothers where suddenly we all seemed to be agreeing on the wrong thing. That it would be a great idea if we can convince our youngest brother to hang on to the bumper of the car while we drive across this ice or something. That I feel like is familiar to me. But then the process of shaping that into a story, I don't - I'm - it's probably - I don't know if that's - well, anyway, I don't know, that comes from somewhere else, I guess.

10.22.07: The Doctor Is In

Steve Buscemi is set to play real-life American doctor Robert Wilson in Florian Gallenberger's biopic John Rabe. Rabe, a German businessman played by Ulrich Tukur (The Lives of Others), saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38. Wilson remained in Nanjing during the Japanese occupation to care for massacre victims. Daniel Bruehl (Good Bye, Lenin) also joins the cast. More at Variety.

10.22.07: Wahlberg Joins 'Lovely Bones' but 'Superman' Scribes Jump Ship

Man of Steal searching for man with pen, 30 Days of Night slays weekend box office, and Deschanel joins Carrey in Yes Man

Lovely Bones Casting Shake-up

Mark Wahlberg replaced Ryan Gosling in the Peter Jackson-directed drama The Lovely Bones one day before shooting began. Wahlberg plays a grieving father in the adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel that follows a young girl who watches over her family and her killer from heaven. Gosling exited due to creative differences. More at Variety.

10.19.07: Watts Pecks at 'The Birds' and the Starship Enterprise Enlists Two

Captain Kirk and Leonard "Bones" McCoy board Trek, Kurt Cobain's life story getting closer, the Derns join forces, and more

Watts Goes to The Birds

Naomi Watts is set to star in The Birds and Casino Royale's Martin Campbell is attached to direct. Birds will be adapted from the same Daphne du Maurier short story that spawned the Alfred Hitchcock classic. More at Variety.

(Watts in Focus Features’ Eastern Promises)

10.18.07: Deborah Kerr Dies

Legendary British actress Deborah Kerr died Tuesday after suffering from Parkinson's disease. Best known for her role as Anna Leonowens in The King and I and passionately kissing Burt Lancaster in the Hawaiian surf in From Here to Eternity, Kerr received six Best Actress Oscar nominations for her body of work which spanned more than 30 years. In 2004, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences bestowed Kerr with an honorary Oscar in recognition of her achievements on film. Kerr was 86. More at Variety.

(Deborah Kerr in 20th Century Fox's An Affair to Remember)

10.18.07: Women Take Hollywood: Part 2

Premiere wasn't the only surveying the elegant star-studded scene at Elle's 14th Annual Women in Hollywood Awards. The simple black and white motif gave true beauties like Kate Bosworth, Lauren Bacall, Diane Lane, and Scarlett Johansson plenty of room to shine. To see what all the fuss was about, visit Elle's photo gallery.

Fashion Week Daily picked up on Johansson's Icon perks. "Never before has a table at Osteria Mozza been so available. The Chateau Marmont will selflessly accommodate myself, my dog, my cat, my goldfish, and my twin brother. Wait in line at the airport? Not anymore," Johansson pronounced. More at Fashion Week Daily.

10.18.07: 'Wolverine' Sets a Date and Heigl Gets 'Lost'

Jackman returns as Wolverine Spring '09, Heigl's production company Found first script, Basinger and Theron visit Plain, and More 

Wolverine Plays Spring '09

Hugh Jackman returns to the big screen May 1, 2009 in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Liev Schreiber is in talks to star as the younger version of X-Men enemy William Stryker in the Gavin Hood directed adventure. Origins is expected to feature many familiar mutant faces  from the previous X-Men films. More at Variety.

10.17.07: 'Hellboy 2' Official Site Launches

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army just marched onto the Internet. The official production site hosts a photo gallery, news items, a video message from Abe Sapien, and an interactive message board. Guillermo del Toro even penned the welcome message. Check it out at Hellboymovie.com.

(Ron Perlman in Hellboy)

10.17.07: 'Kane' Oscar Hits Auction Block

Proving there's nothing in life that can't be bought, Orson Welles' 1941 Oscar for Citizen Kane is hitting the Sotheby's action block on December 11. Oscar for Best Screenplay is his sole Academy Award. Welles is rumored to have personally lost the statuette and when it resurfaced in 1994 his estate launched a legal campaign to reclaim the prize. In 2003, the Dax Foundation acquired the little gold man that is expected to snag the Los Angeles-based charity between $800,000 and $1.2 million. Proceeds will go toward the organization's mission of improving the lives of people and animals around the world. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has no plans to block the sale. More at USA Today.

10.17.07: Cage 'Vanishes' While 'Time of Your Life' Hits the Big Screen

Soldier's death births Time of Your Life, Shue and Roemer join Madison, and Benighted gets off the drawing board.

Disappearing Act for Cage

Nicolas Cage is set to star in The Vanished which follows a father as he journeys oversees in search of his missing college-aged American-born Muslim son. Drama will be Palestinian-born Hany Abu-Assad's studio directorial debut. More at Variety.

(Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets)

10.16.07: Pinhead Ready to Roam and 'Changeling' Adds Trio of Actors

Hellraiser Remake Readied, Three Join Changeling, and Blanchett Hits the Boards

Hellraiser Ready to Roll

Clive Barker's 1987 Hellraiser is getting an update thanks to French filmmaking duo Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo.  Duo will write and direct the terrifying remake for Dimension Films.  More at Variety.

10.16.07: Women Take Over Hollywood

Taking over Premiere's legacy, Elle held the 14th Annual Women in Hollywood Event Monday night at The Four Seasons, Beverly Hills honoring Hollywood heavyweights Lauren Bacall, Diane Lane, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Connelly, Amy Adams, and director Julie Taymor.

Host Wanda Sykes kicked off the evening by offering take-home tips to the young women of the world. "Stop having sex with men who don't deserve it," she advised. Listing Superbad and Knocked Up as examples of how we tell our girls to "Go ahead and find that anti-social reject." After Sykes' timeless wisdom was dispensed, the evening turned into an empowering and heartwarming event.

"I am very thrilled to be here because it proves I am breathing. Many people think I'm dead," Bacall teased when she was feted with the Hollywood Legend tribute. Of her 60 plus years in the biz, Bacall recalled, "I've learned nothing, most of all not to give advice." While she may not have given advice, Bacall did offer inspiration. "Women have a tremendous amount to offer," she proclaimed. "Women can change the world and with any luck one of us will," she said.

Stay Tuned: Women in Hollywood

Premiere is hitting the town tonight for Elle's Women in Hollywood tribute. We'll check out the Four Seasons Beverly Hills and bring you the latest happenings from the event honoring Lauren Bacall, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson, Diane Lane, Julie Taymor, and Amy Adams. Check back tonight for full coverage.

(Scarlett Johansson in Universal's In Good Company)

10.15.07: Perry's 'Married' Takes the Cake; Mirren and Pesci Check Into the 'Love Ranch'

Mustang Ranch Solicits Stars, Miller Holds Justice League Trials, Dillon Plays the Blues, and More …

Married Crushes Game

Tyler Perry’s romantic comedy Why Did I Get Married easily sailed passed the reigning box office champ The Game Plan with $21.5 million in box office receipts. Game settled for second with its $11.5 million weekend upping the Disney flick to $59.4 million total. George Clooney’s Michael Clayton garnered $11.01 million for a third place finish that narrowly edged out Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix’s $11 million We Own the Night opening. Ben Stiller’s poorly reviewed The Heart Break Kid squeezed out $7.4 million in its second frame barely beating Elizabeth: The Golden Age for the 5th spot. Elizabeth garnered $6.2 million for sixth place finish. More at Variety.

10.12.07: Cho and Pegg Shoot for the 'Star' and Parker Starts 'Revolution'

Star Trek Finds Crew, Cage Enters The Wrestler Ring, Rambo Pic Named, and More…

Sulu and Scotty Board the Starship Enterprise

John Cho and Simon Pegg will join the Star Trek legacy. Cho plays Sulu and Pegg is Scotty. Duo join Eric Bana (the villain Nero), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Anton Yelchin (Chekov), Zachary Quinto (Spock) in the J.J. Abrams directed pic. Leonard Nimoy will also appear in the movie that captures the crew’s early days. Christopher Pike is in talks to play Captain Kirk. More at The Hollywood Reporter.

10.11.07: Mann Runs Smith's 'Empire'; Griffith and Roberts Get Back in the 'Game'

Mann Rules Empire, Griffith and Roberts Play, and Thundercats Scares Up Director

Smith, Mann Set For Empire

Michael Mann and Will Smith are reteaming for Columbia Picture's Empire.  Pic marks the first time since Ali that Mann has directed Smith. While the exact plot is being closely guarded, Smith's role is that of a contemporary global media mogul. More at Variety.

10.10.07: DiCaprio Finds 'North' Star

Leonardo DiCaprio will star in the big screen adaptation of Beau Willimon's play Farragut North and George Clooney has been mentioned as director. North follows a young communications director working on a presidential campaign who quickly learns the dirty tricks of the trade. Willimon cut his teeth on Howard Dean's unsuccessful 2004 presidential race. More at Variety.

10.10.07: 'Terminator' Rises Yet Again; 'Star Trek' Signs Bana and Talks Captain Kirk

Cyborg franchise resurrected, Bana plays the villain, and Land of the Lost set for March

Terminator Finds Salvation

Warner Bros. will release Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins in Summer 2009. Movie will be the first in a three-film saga set in the future when a war is raging between Skynet and mankind. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s participation is still open and the producers have mentioned a possible cameo appearance if Schwarzenegger’s schedule as Governor of California allows it. Terminator 3‘s writing team penned Salvation. More at Variety.

10.09.07: Gyllenhaal 'Moon' Walks and Kudrow Goes to the 'Dogs'

Gyllenhaal boards DreamWorks' spaceship, Kudrow checks into Hotel for Dogs, and Queen Latifah Stops by Vegas

Gyllenhaal Takes Trip to the Moon

Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to DreamWorks' Untitled Moon Project with director Doug Liman. Movie follows a private expedition to the moon during the race for lunar colonization. More at Variety.

10.08.07: 'Heartbreak' Disappoints While 'Crank' Gets Ready to Roll

Disney's The Game Plan continues its winning streak, Statham set for a second Crank take, and Vega and King gain The Spirit

Heartbreak Loses Box Office Race

Ben Stiller's The Heartbreak Kid couldn't break The Game Plan's momentum. Kid opened to a paltry $14 million while "The Rock" football pic scored $16.3 million in its second week out. The Kingdom took the third spot with $ 9.3 million while new entries The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising and Feel the Noise failed to attract audience drawing just $3.75 million and $3.4 million respectively. More at Variety.

Wilson Returns to Public Eye

In his first public appearance since his attempted suicide in August, Owen Wilson stepped out in support of The Darjeeling Limited on Thursday. Opting not to walk the red carpet, Wilson took the stage with his Darjeeling co-stars Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, and Natalie Portman along with producer Roman Coppola when director Wes Anderson presented the film for its Los Angeles premiere. Darjeeling focuses on three brothers trying to rebuild their relationship by taking a train trip across India and is in currently in selected theaters. Check out Premiere's four-star Darjeeling review here.

(Photo by: Eric Charbonneau / Wire Image)

10.05.07: Maguire Welcomes ‘Changes’

Everything Changes for Spider-Man, AFI gives Beatty Lifetime Achievement Award, Warner Bros Gets Hangover, and Heartbreak Kid has heart set on weekend box office

Mcguire Goes Through Changes

Director Peter Hedges told MTV News that he’s booked Tobey Maguire for Everything Changes. Story, based on Jonathan Tropper’s book, follows a young man who’s had to take care of his family after his father abandoned them. When his father comes back for one week, he learns that he’s trying so hard not be his father that he is loses himself. More at MTV.

10.04.07: Win ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’ Swag

Two lucky Premiere.com readers will win an Elizabeth: The Golden Age mega gift basket containing a full-sized poster, T-shirt, hat, lapel pin, female T-shirt, CD soundtrack, Elizabeth DVD, and the two-DVD collection of Anne of the Thousand Days and Mary Queen of Scots. Enter Here.

10.04.07: Brody, Polley Go Sci-fi

Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley will play two genetic engineers who become famous for slicing different animal DNA to create entirely new species in Splice. Things get out of hand when the scientific duo starts experimenting with human DNA. Filming is slated to start in November. More at The Hollywood Reporter.

10.04.07: Murphy Gets Wordy; Aniston Is Top Seller

Murphy negotiates DreamWorks pic, Aniston beats Jolie, Witherspoon, and Holmes in magazine cover sales, Affleck bets against Oceans 14, and more …

A Thousand Words In The Works

Eddie Murphy is in talks to reteam with his Norbit director Brian Robbins for DreamWork’s A Thousand Words. Murphy will play a glib man who discovers he only has 1,000 words left to speak before he dies. Murphy and Robbins also team up for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming comedy Starship Dave. More at Variety.

10.03.07: Original Duo Back For The Fast And The Furious; Indiana Jones Robbed

Diesel and Walker in talks to reprise their Fast and Furious roles, Portman joins Gyllenhaal and Maguire in Brothers, and more …

The Fast And The Furious Going Back To Roots

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are gearing up for the fourth installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin and screenwriter Chris Morgan have signed on and Diesel will produce the still untitled project. Script details and story lines are being closely guarded. More at The Hollywood Reporter.

10.02.07: Becoming Biggie

Fox Searchlight and Notorious Films are on the hunt for Christopher Wallace, a.k.a The Notorious B.I.G. and are holding an open casting call for the title role on Saturday, October 6 at New York’s City Stages. Soul Food director George Tillman is already on board. Notorious producers are hoping for that spot on casting that netted New Line their fresh-faced Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky or they’ve simply realized that sometimes the best face to portray a famous face is a new face. Casting call details here.

10.02.07: Anderson Short Free On iTunes

Wes Anderson’s 17-minute prequel to The Darjeeling Limited is now free on iTunes. Hotel Chevalier, starring Natalie Portman and Jason Schwartzman, accompanied Darjeeling on all its festival runs but has been dropped from the film's theatrical release.  Download Hotel Chevalier here and be sure to check out Glenn Kenny’s four-star Darjeeling Limited review.

10.02.07: McGowan Readies Fur Bikini and Bardem Becomes Escobar

Barbarella heir named, Getty kidnapping caper set, Macy gets a Room, and more …

McGowan Is Barbarella

After endless speculation on who will succeed Jane Fonda as the fur bikinied icon, director Robert Rodriquez cast his paramour Rose McGowan as Barbarella. Halle Berry and Kate Beckinsale had been rumored (and more obvious) successors but ultimately Elle’s Milan correspondent confirmed that the Grindhouse star will reign as Queen of the Galaxy. More at Elle.

10.01.07: Freeman And Banderas Break ‘Code;’ ‘Game Plan’ Dominates Box Office

Duo set for crime caper, Smith rumored to resurrect Karate Kid franchise, and Keener goes for The Soloist


Freeman and Banderas Crack Code

Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas will star in The Code, a crime thriller based on a Ruben Leder story. Freeman stars as a jewel thief who must recruit an accomplice (Banderas) for a major job. More at The Hollywood Reporter.