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On NPR’s Morning Edition today, an audio interview with Harvey Schwartz, owner of the largest Hollywood prop shop, said that the poor economy has forced his business to go to auction this morning. The story notes:  One of the largest movie prop shops in the world is closing. Since the 70s, 20th Century Props has [...]

Tim Burton’s directing talents will return to theaters late next winter in his big-screen adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland.” The film doesn’t debut until March 5, 2010, but the movie trailer hit the internet this afternoon, one day in advance of Burton’s appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego. Burton will be showing scenes from the movie [...]

  This morning’s “Red Eye” reports that Lebowski Fest, an annual festival dedicated to the Coen brothers’ 1998 cult classic “The Big Lebowski,” will visit Chicago September 13-15. Celebrating its eighth year, the festival includes trivia and costumes, and boasts 13 host cities. The film starred Jeff Bridges as The Dude and John Goodman as [...]

The “Iron Man” sequel doesn’t hit theaters for another 10 months, but exclusive photos featuring the cast can be yours now. This week’s issue of “Entertainment Weekly,” on newsstands today, is their second annual Comic-Con Preview and features upcoming movies, comics and television shows. Comic-Con International is a fan conference that features comics and items from [...]

According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” beat out the midnight box office record for last summer’s “The Dark Knight.” The sixth in the series of popular wizard flicks brought in $22.2 million from 3,003 midnight showings on Wednesday, beating the $18 million midnight record set by Heath Ledger’s much-anticipated Batman premiere [...]