Due to a snafu (my own fault), I did not have a seat at Tuesday night's Iron Man screening in Philadelphia. So while everybody who is anybody hereabouts was giddily watching Tony Stark transform from an arms dealer to an ass-kicking, metal-suited superhero, I was in a different theater one block away watching Patrick Dempsey be a bridesmaid in Made of Honor. There'll be a Cinematical review of the movie on Friday, but for now I'd like to ask a very specific question: what on earth could that title possibly mean?

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If true, this is a bad move. PR Insider reports that Sylvester Stallone is in negotiations with Sony Pictures to revise his character Cliffhanger, er, Gabe Walker, in a sequel to 1993’s Cliffhanger, which grossed $84 million domestically and $200 million plus worldwide. The sequel will be entitled The Dam, which automatically makes me think of the “surefire” pitch that became 1996’s megaflop Daylight: Stallone versus dam tunnel. And, I’m so sure, there are challenging cliffs to hang from on a dam.

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There's nothing quite like a helping of George W. Bush to get the blood pumping and fill your head with visions of lust and romance...right? No? Okay, maybe only if you're Laura Bush. Nevertheless, a documentary made about his 2000 presidential campaign, Journeys with George, is going to be made into a fictional movie. Reuters reports that filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House), is going to adapt her doc into a romance, at the urging of Steven Zaillian -- the Oscar-winning writer of Schindler's List. I guess if there's anyone to convince someone of writing something, it'd be him!

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Premise: Now married to Suzanne, Nick Persons has bought a quiet suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin. But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper" and he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor, Nick's suburban dream becomes a riotous nightmare.

Genres: Comedy and Sequel

Release Date: April 4th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some innuendos and brief language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE)'s blockbuster Bond title, Casino Royale, released March 13 on Blu-ray Disc, has hit the 100,000 units shipped mark and is setting records at retail for greatest number of high-definition copies sold in one day, it was announced today by SPHE Worldwide President, David Bishop. The title debuted in the top 10 on Amazon's DVD top-sellers list - a first for any film in high definition.

The film's director, Martin Campbell, extolled the disc quality and commented, "It's just unbelievable. Clearly, it's fantastic. The comparison between standard def DVD and Blu-ray is quite stunning and quite transparent to the master. It's precisely what would make me want to buy a copy."
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Sony Pictures has released this new international for Spider-Man 3, swinging into theaters on May 4. The Sam Raimi-directed action-adventure Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell and Rosemary Harris.

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Linda Hanson has a beautiful house, a loving husband and two adorable daughters. Her life is perfect, until the day she receives the devastating news that her husband Jim has died in a car accident. When she wakes up the next morning to find him alive and well, she assumes it was all a dream, but is shaken by how vivid it felt. She soon realizes it wasn't a dream, and her world is turned upside down as the surreal circumstances lead her to discover that her perfect life may not have been all that it appeared. Desperate to save her family, Linda begins a furious race against time and fate to try and preserve everything that she and Jim have built together.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
 
Genres: Thriller 
Release Date: March 16th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content, disturbing images, thematic material and brief language.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.: Hyde Park Entertainment, Offspring Entertainment
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Financiers: Co-Financier: Hyde Park Entertainment 
Filming Locations: Shreveport, Louisiana USA
Produced in: United States

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Sony Pictures is revealing an exclusive new Spider-Man 3 clip during the March 5th episode of NBC's hit show "Heroes."

The third installment, directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell and Rosemary Harris.

The movie kicks-off the summer season on May 4.

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Sony Pictures and Mark Steven Johnson's adaptation of Marvel Comics Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes, rode home with an estimated $15.9 million its opening Friday, about $600,000 more than Johnson's Daredevil opened with over President's Day weekend four years ago.

With that impressive of an opening, Ghost Rider is looking likely to set a new record for a President's Day weekend opener if it hold up well enough to make over $45.1 million over the four-day weekend. (UPDATE: It has come close to making that amount in just three days, which means it will be setting a new holiday record likely to be over $50 million.) ...more click on heading

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With Sony Pictures' Ghost Rider hitting theaters on Friday, you can expect new trailers for the studio's own Resident Evil: Extinction, starring Milla Jovovich, and for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse...more click on heading

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Sony is bringing Konami's hit videogame franchise Metal Gear Solid to the big screen.

Metal Gear Solid has sold more than 20 million units since 1998, but its roots date back even further; the first "Metal Gear" game came out in 1987. The stealth action title became one of the industry's biggest hits and has four sequels, the last three of which came out under the "Metal Gear Solid" moniker. Another sequel is set for release this year.

Michael De Luca will produce the adaptation, with videogame creator Hideo Kojima as executive producer.

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Premise: Peter Parker must face new challenges as the elusive superhero Spider-Man in this third installment.

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Premise: A family moves into a run-down sunflower farm. As the farm begins to revive after years of disrepair, the family begins to notice uncomfortable and alarming changes in their father's behavior.
 
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Suspense/Horror 
Release Date: February 2nd, 2007 (wide) 
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing violence and terror. 
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

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DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival, while trying to pursue his new love interest, deal with his own troubled past and learn the true meanings of brotherhood and Fraternity along the way

Genres:  Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Teen
Release Date:  January 12th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating:  PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.
Distributors:  Sony Pictures Releasing

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Winslet is absolutely sure of one thing: The Holiday is not a chick flick. She says “I don’t feel like this is a chick flick. …That’s not me trying to sort of plug or sell the movie in a whole other way, but I don’t because you know it really is about relationships. It’s about two separate relationships that happen with women and men. And actually there are more men in the film than there are women, which was something that Nancy [Meyers] pointed out to me a couple of days ago - even though I was aware of that…..more click on heading

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