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Director's dad owned grocery store
... dealer, kept people laughing all the time. "He joked right to the end," said his son, comedic film director Harold Ramis. "A doctor asked him: 'If your heart stops, do you want CPR?' and he responded "Why not! It's free, isn't it?' " Mr. Ramis, 94, ... Comment?
Turns out Groundhog Day is a religious experience
Okay, I'm a big fan of Groundhog Day , but I never thought much about a metaphysical message or meaning tied to the film. Here's director and co-writer Harold Ramis giving us the scoop about people of all faiths and disciplines finding something special in the movie. Comment?
New on DVD: 'Year One,' 'Anvil: The Story of Anvil,' 'My Life in...
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Year One Sony, $28.96; Blu-ray, $39.95 Whenever writer-director Harold Ramis' biblical spoof shoots for Mel Brooks-style zaniness, the movie misses badly, but when Ramis leans on his lead actors Jack Black and Michael Cera -- playing hunter-gatherers who leave their tribe and discover civilization -- it becomes much funnier than its reputation. Comment?
... Paul Brickman's Risky Business (1983), John McNaughton's (1986), Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987), Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day (1993), Steve James's Hoop Dreams (1994), and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008). The last film, with its ... Comment?
Ghostbusters : The Video Game on PSP (PlayStation Portable) Systems...
... Game, based on the smash hit motion picture franchise, is penned by original Ghostbusters writers and stars Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and reunites many of the original cast members to recapture the unique blend of humor and fright that ... Comment?
Harold Ramis's Personal History of Film Comedy
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. Director, writer, and actor Harold Ramis has brought us some of the funniest moments in modern film. Comment?
DVD/Blu-ray Round-Up: Year One & Godzilla
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... Neanderthal comedy Year One and a Blu-ray release of the much maligned lizard dump Godzilla . Year One - DVD: Harold Ramis a ' comedy genius responsible for Groundhog Day and the best film of all timea Ghostbusters a ' writes and directs Year One . ... Comment?
JOHAN JAAFARMost hilarious ever musical to grace the land
THE cover of the souvenir book is reminiscent of the poster for the first Ghostbusters movie in 1984 -- Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in full regalia. Comment?
Virginia film fest's new head wants more premieres
... that chance." The festival has a solid track record of attracting exciting filmmakers. For example, 2005 saw Harold Ramis swing by to discuss both his upcoming film, "The Ice Harvest," and his classic comedy "Groundhog Day." Other guests have ... Comment?
Year One - DVD Preview & competition
Created by comedy legend Harold Ramis , Year One stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as an unlikely duo of primitive men who, after being exiled from their tribe, set out on a laugh-out-loud journey through the ancient world. Comment?
... departed Keith Moon and John Entwhistle. And so it is with Ghostbusters: The Video Game . While Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis have all the wit and enthusiasm they brought to the Ghostbusters movies in the 1980s, ita s clear that Bill Murray and Ernie ... Comment?
My Ghostbusters-related dreams have come true and "I'm terrified...
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... -less ass Walter Peck, and have to sweet talk the mayor. The original cast all reprise their roles and, with Harold Ramis and Dan Akyroyd contributing to the script, the humour feels very much like the films. The one downside of this version is the ... Comment?
Who you gonna call? Try man w/ Ecto-1
... comic, toy and pop culture convention in Niles, to promote 'Ghostbusters 3.' Actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis and Ernie Hudson have all been confirmed for the third movie. Although the original Ecto-1 won't be used in ... Comment?
Who you gonna call? Try the man who owns Ecto-1
... a comic, toy and pop culture convention in Niles, to promote "Ghostbusters 3." Actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis and Ernie Hudson have all been confirmed for the third movie. Although the original Ecto-1 won't be used in ... Comment?
Reitman in for Ghostbusters 3?
... that Reitman absolutely be back to direct. Reitman had told MTV back in June that he'd been talking to both Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd so this shouldn't be too big a shock. However Reitman has been off the directing radar since 2006's awful My ... Comment?
Movies at CocoWalk filling a void?
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... l Cera) are cavemen who stumble out of the mountains into an epic journey of biblical proportions from director Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Caddyshack, Analize This). Comment?
'Year One': Ground zero of bad comedies
... to get laughs and the movie lurches from one skit to another without much reason. Worse, writer-director Harold Ramis ('Caddyshack' and 'National Lampoon's Vacation') lifts entire scenes from 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' - most prominently ... Comment?
'Year One' doesn't live up to potential
... few chuckles, but it had the potential to be something special. This is because it was written and directed by Harold Ramis, who is one of the best comedy movie writers of my lifetime. The man had a hand in writing "Animal House," "Caddyshack," ... Comment?
Year One doesn t live up to its potential
... few chuckles, but it had the potential to be something special. This is because it was written and directed by Harold Ramis, who is one of the best comedy movie writers of my lifetime. The man had a hand in writing "Animal House," "Caddyshack," ... Comment?
... a cop-out of Colosseum proportions. 'A-'A-1/2 Year One THOUGH panned to oblivion, this oft-clever comedy from Harold Ramis ( Groundhog Day ) has its charm, conjoining the caveman movie and the biblical epic. Jack Black brings his rockin' slacker ... Comment?