Movie News and Views Oct. 23, 2009

- In an effort to further humiliation, Sylvester Stallone is working on "Rocky 7."

- Remember the "nuclear fridge" scene from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?" It is now available as an "action figure" set in a limited edition of 600.

- For those who haven't heard of it, the documentary "The Cove," is about dolphin hunting in the small fishing town of Taiji, Japan. The fisheries in the area, which are strongly for dolphin hunting, threaten to sue the filmmakers if they watch the movies and find any errors.

- Watch for the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to return to TV (Nickelodeon) and the silver screen in 2012.

- NBC recently purchased the Weather Channel for $3.5 billion and in the spirit of edu-tainment, will begin offering movies such as "The Perfect Storm," "Misery," and "Deep Blue Sea."

- New Line is planning to remake "What Women Want," only this time they want to do it about a teenage girl who acquires the ability to hear what men are thinking. Really? I'm serious, now. Really??

- The "Scary Movie" franchise is planned for reboot because, thank God, it's so much of a better idea than another sequel.

- Marge Simpson posed for Playboy. No telling how many people will be drawn to her centerfold...

- Set the Wayback Machine for 1984: the proposed "Beverly Hills Cop 4" is supposed to occur after the original, ignoring "2" and "3." Why ignore "2?" I kinda liked that one...

- Even from jail, Roman Polanski is working on his film, "The Ghost."

- Chris Pine is set to play the character Jack Ryan. For those who don't know who he is, the Tom Clancy character was portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.

- At the age of 20, Al Pacino lived in Sicily trading sex with older women for food and housing.

- Watch for "Freaky Monday," a sequel to the oft-remade Disney flick, "Freaky Friday."

- "Resident Evil 4" plot details: In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead leads them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

- Alice Braga, Adrien Brody, and Topher Grace are locked for Robert Rodriguez's "Predators" reboot.

- Kevin Smith credits marijuana for helping to "save" his career.

- Nic Cage blames his manager for his tax problems.

- "Thomas the Tank Engine," "Barney," and "Bob the Builder" are goin' from PBS to the big screen.

- Jessica Alba will be in the next "Meet the Parents" movie.

- In other Stallone news, he's trying to remake "Death Wish."

- Not content with cameos in Marvel movies, Stan Lee is asking to be in the DC Comics movies as well.

- MGM's bankruptcy has possibly put "James Bond" and "The Hobbit" in jeopardy.

- Werner Herzog's film school teached lock-picking and bullet-dodging. I can't tell ya how many times I wanted public school to teach that to me...