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This son of Hollywood screenwriter Arthur Ross initially wrote fiction but eventually followed in his father's footsteps, scoring a mega-hit with his first produced feature script.

In the twilight of the 20th century, here is a comedy to reassure us that there is hope--that the world we see around us represents progress, not decay.

It wasn't until yesterday that we finally realized that some of the recent discontent that we've been experiencing was a direct result of not having had enough of Vulture hero Ben Silverman in our diets.

Last week we reported that writer-director Gary Ross was in talks with Columbia to direct their "Spider-Man" spinoff movie, "Venom" about the Spider-Man villain who has Spider-Man's powers but he's got claws and is muscular and slobbers a lot.A I didn't see much of a need for a Venom movie so I'm delighted to learn that Ross is pushing "Venom" ...

William H. Macy has signed on to star in a one-hour drama pilot for the U.S. adaptation of the British TV series "Shameless," Showtime said Friday.

Last week, we learned that Gary Ross was writing and maybe directing a movie based on VENOM .

Exclusive: 'Venom' Will Have To Wait, Gary Ross Picks Up Exited Spielberg Project 'Matt Helm' We reported earlier this year that the messy breakup of Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures may have killed the director's opportunity to bring the swinging, pulp fiction super-spy, Matt Helm, back to the big screen .

Home : Features : Movies : 'Spider-man' Spin-off 'Venom' in the Works 'Spider-man' Spin-off 'Venom' in the Works 8-Oct-2009 Written by: Pahull Bains A 'Spider-man' spin-off movie revolving around villain Venom is soon to be developed by Columbia Pictures.

Merrick here... Looks like Columbia may be closer to giving Venom his own movie.

Sony isn't wasting any time with their Spider-Man spin-off, Venom .A A couple of weeks ago, we filled you in on the status of the film's script which was handed in by Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick .

Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is the best-selling jazz album of all time, and judging from its frequent appearance on television and in the movies, it's a particular favorite of filmmakers.

While I remain in disbelief that they're even making a "Spider-Man 4" , it's not slowing down with Variety reporting that writer/director Gary Ross is coming on board to re-write the script.A The script was first handled by James Vanderbilt and then David Lindsay-Abaire .A The addition of Ross, who wrote "Dave", "Pleasantville", and "Seabiscuit", ...

Some small superhero news today. First up is a weird bit of casting. According to EW , Cameron Diaz has been offered the female lead role in WB's Green Hornet , where she'd be opposite Seth Rogen , working for director Michel Gondry .

Actor. Born Tobias Vincent Maguire on June 27, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.

After years of playing quirky adolescents and eclectic youths, actor Tobey Maguire exploded onto the A-List and established himself as an international box office star when he landed the role of a certain web-slinging.... After years of playing quirky adolescents and eclectic youths, actor Tobey Maguire exploded onto the A-List and established ...

Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in Tokyo Suckerpunch , reports say. The actress, who will play an editor opposite Tobey Maguire's writer character Billy Chaka, will serve as the film's love interest, according to Empire .

Academy Award-nominated actor William H. Macy told CNSNews.com that the government should not regulate talk radio so it is "balanced" -- with some variant of a Fairness Doctrine or local ownership rules -- because "this is America" and "you can say anything you want." He also said the average American is "smarter than all the politicians." ...

Tobey Maguire's wife gives birth to the couple's second child. 'Spider-Man' star Tobey Maguire is father for a second time.

If she was actually 49 feet, 11 inches tall, Reese Witherspoon vowed she'd put on "that cat suit and never take it off." The perky blond actress, who stands 5 foot, 2 inches gets a brief sampling of what it would feel like to graduate from the petite department into a towering heroine in DreamWorks Animation's newly released Monsters vs.