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A new record for THE DARK KNIGHT, THE JUSTICE LEAGUE movie alive and well? and ARMY WIVES well worth your time!

Warner Bros THE DARK KNIGHT hit the 400 million mark in ticket sales Monday in its 18th day in release. Yet another new record! At the current pace the film has a very solid chance to get to 500 mill before wrapping up its theatrical run. It will also be interesting to see how quick the studio tries to get it out on DVD to capitalize on its immense popularity. I would think sooner rather than later.

According to the HERALD SUN, director George Miller says he plans to resume his long delayed big screen version of THE JUSTICE LEAGUE movie which, according to him, will begin production next year. It’s certainly not a secret that many fan boys on the net knock the idea of doing this project and I fully admit that combining the characters of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman into one film is a tough one to credibly pull off.  The one thing that gives me hope this could be a respectable film is that it’s being helmed by GEORGE MILLER, the guy who brought us the MAD MAX trilogy. The man has real talent and is easily a better director than 75% of all filmmakers working today. Personally, I would take the batman character out of this equation as I don’t think he works in a live action version of this material! 

TV news of INTEREST- With very little in terms of new shows to watch this summer, I decided to catch up with season two of the lifetime cable networks hit show ARMY WIVES and I must say I’m hooked. Although it’s far from groundbreaking, it’s a solid character driven drama that’s anchored by its two female leads in Kim Delaney (Philly) and Catherine Bell (JAG) who are quite good here. Yes, its a little cliché ridden but it’s also involving and addictive.  I have no doubt this show will have a long multi-year run. Definitely worth checking out! It airs Sunday nights.

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This Week’s ETB Radio Show

In this episode of Entertainment and Beyond Radio, Chuck and Michael dissect the Mummy’s third outing – Review the record box-office for Dark Knight and analyze the latest trailers for Harry Potter, Pineapple Express, The Spirit, Bill Maher’s Religulous and Oliver Stone’s movie on the life of President Bush titled “W” – plus we remember Jaws and Primary Colors, among other film classics. LISTEN HERE and let us know what you want to hear about. email Chuck

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DEPP and BURTON to team up AGAIN? And PLANET OF THE APES to go Blu-ray!

If reports are accurate and Johnny Depp does join Tim Burton in Disney’s new live action version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, this would mark the seventh time the two have collaborated on a project together. From my point of view all the movies they did together were very good except one and that was CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Depp’s choice to play Wonka as a complete weirdo was a total miscalculation on his part and really sunk an otherwise good movie. The pair’s first film, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, is still one of my all time favorite films. If Depp does sign on for Alice he would play the role of the Mad Hatter. It was confirmed last week that 18-year-old Australian actress, Mia Wasikowska will star in the film playing the role of Alice. The movie will also be shot in Disney digital 3-D and is set for a 2010 release.

Fox has announced it will release its classic PLANET OF THE APES films in the high definition Blu-ray DVD format on November 4th. To this day very few franchises have been as thought provoking as this series. While few would argue that the original film starring Charlton Heston is a bonafide classic, the first two sequels were also pretty compelling. The second installment, BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES has one of the bleakest, but also one of the most compelling endings ever shot for a mainstream studio project and for that I love it. The third entry, ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES, was terrific sci-fi, CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES was alright, but the low budget and creatively bankrupt BATTLE OF THE PLANET OF THE  APES ultimately sunk the franchise. Overall these films are a must own for any collection!

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