But Jack Valero, public face of the group, says the new film is dishonest. In an exclusive interview he begins the fight back.

He gave life to teenage cavemen and candy-stripe nurses. Crab monsters and humanoids from the deep.

The list of Roger Corman protA©gA©s is amazingly long and stuffed with goodies of all persuasions.

Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words "Academy Award recipient" would accompany his name.

Goldsman, who had enjoyed a steady ascension in Hollywood for years, was coming off a string of films that had badly battered his reputation.

It's been a good three weeks since we last updated you on the progress of the "Arrested Development" movie, so it's high time for a new tidbit of information.

The problem with getting robbed in Houston a few weeks ago is that your sunglasses get robbed, too.

A large crowd gathered at the Paramount Theatre at 3:45 on Saturday afternoon to hear three titans of the business, Ron Howard , Mitchell Hurwtiz and Steve Zaillian , discus the "The Art of Storytelling." The panel was moderated by trailblazing producer Marcia Nasatir .

Stars from both sides of the camera accepted big honors at the Austin Film Festival.

Many filmgoers were lured into this film by all the hype. And many ended up being impressed by all the visual effects.

The Grinch doesn't have the Christmas spirit, but why? Cindy Lou Who is determined to find out and befriends the Whoville outcast in order to spread her holiday cheer.

After more than two years of start-and-stops, it finally looks like Arrested Development , the TV cult-com that launched poster geek Michael Cera's career, will get a second life on the big screen.

Thurl Ravenscroft narrates a tale about two teenagers in the Haunted Mansion; one of the teens is voiced by Ron Howard.

It takes a lot to get a director like Ron Howard excited. Howard is no stranger to making iconic films such as Frost/Nixon , Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind , but out of all his developing projects this will be his scariest challenge yet.

Rebecca Neal notes that Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are developing a pilot for Fox about Internal Revenue Service employees that casts them as underdogs, and has hired a writer who has done work for The Office to write it.

About: I'm the congressional reporter for the Federal Times. I started here in August 2008, just in time to learn that D.C. really does shut down in August! I was previously a reporter at The Indianapolis Star, where I covered various topics for three years.

Andrew Ryan Last updated on Friday, Sep. 18, 2009 03:29AM EDT H OWARD'S END Revered film director Ron Howard is returning to TV with a new sitcom.

The last time Opie got involved in a television show, we wound up with Arrested Development .

Some of us still haven't recovered from the passing of Arrested Development , so the announcement of a new multicamera Fox sitcom from AD exec producer Ron Howard is cold comfort at best.

His previous pet TV project, "Arrested Development," became one of the most acclaimed series of the past decade.