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October 31st is the release date for this new TV series that I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE. The series debuts during AMC Fearfest, the network’s annual blockbuster marathon of thriller and horror films. The walking dead is a TV show created by three-time Academy® Award-nominee Frank Darabont and it’s an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman.

What’s this series about?

Waking up in an empty hospital after weeks in a coma, County Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds himself utterly alone. The world as he knows it is gone, ravaged by a zombie epidemic. The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous that the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead.

The walking dead Official Trailer

Johnny Depp has a band

"Labyrinth" (1986) with David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King

I’m still planning on writing a movie recommendation, I’ve even chosen the movie I will recommend to you… But -there’s always a but- some time ago I came up with the idea of reviewing albums/music bands and since GoodOldParanoia is a movie blog I decided I’ll write about those music projects carried on by actors + those musicians who started a career on the silver screen :)

There’s a chance you don’t know some of the bands I’ll be discussing and that’s the exciting part for me. In case you didn’t know I’m a musician and I’ve had a radio show + some blogs where I used to recommend and review music bands and albums I like, so there’s a part inside me that needs to write about music…

In addition to this, I’ve found some great albums by bands created or formed by actors! That’s cool, uh? Not all of them end up in a huge FAIL!  like Keanu

Scarlett Johansson in studio

did ;) Also there are lots of musicians who decided to step into the movie set and the result worked quite well… And that’s why I think someone should recognize them for what they’ve done: musicians as actors and actors as musicians.

When I first thought about GoodOldParanoia I thought I had the time for writing at least one daily post about movies and TV shows but that’s not the case here because I’m drowning in need-to-be-done tasks so I came up with this idea in order to assure there’s maybe one weekly article with interesting content in it. I hope it works out!

Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy will be directing the next installment of the franchise titled The Bourne Legacy. Apparently this fourth film will not be a reboot, or even a prequel recast with a younger actor.

Gilroy told Hollywood Elsewhere that The Bourne Legacy will be a continuation and part of the same chronology. However, neither Matt Damon nor his character, Jason Bourne, will be anywhere near it.

“The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal,” Gilroy says. “Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he’s very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. I’m building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy…the world we’re making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne’s return.”

The film will not be based on Eric Van Lustbader novel of the same name, which focuses on Bourne’s life post-Bourne Ultimatum. The Bourne Legacy will tell the story of another character in the same universe, “a whole new hero” in a “stand-alone project”.

“Everything you saw in the first three films actually happened, and everyone who got into will be rewarded for paying attention. We’re going to show you the bigger picture, the bigger canvas. When you see what we’re going and see what we’re doing it’ll be pretty obvious….but Jason Bourne’s activities in the first three films is the immediate trigger”, explained Gilroy.

Well, I don’t know about you but I think Bourne trilogy was all the action I could get from 2000′s movies. I mean, sure we have Piere Morel + Luc Besson‘s Taken -which I love- but Jason Bourne equals action and I’m afraid The Bourne Legacy without its main ingredient might be boring. A friend of mine said “Gilroy should cast Tom Cruise, there’s no other way we are buying a ticket for The Bourne Legacy without Bourne/Matt Damon” and that’s pretty much what I think too.

Shouldn’t Ridley Scott be focusing all of his attention on the Alien prequels? Well, apparently he thinks he can keep on adding projects to his schedule and that’s more fine by me. A couple of days ago I read on guardian.co.uk that Scott is will be executive producing BBC’s new 4-hour miniseries based on Philip K Dick’s The Man In The High Castle. I don’t know about you guys but that’s great news for me!

In case you’ve never heard of Dick’s sci-fi novel, I can tell you now it’s a must-read one: the story is set in an alternative future (even though it occurs in 1962) in which the Nazis won the Second World War. Yes, you can relate the novel to George Orwell’s 1984 since the novel takes us to the daily life under totalitarian Fascist imperialism fourteen years after the end of a longer Second World War (1939–1948) won by Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. Well, I won’t be giving you more details about The Man In The High Castle, if you’re interested go buy the book or borrow it from a friend… Also you can always read a little bit more about the novel at Wikipedia.

A number of Dick’s novels and short stories have been made into films including Total Recall and Minority Report. And let’s not forget about Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the novel that loosely inspired Scott’s Blade Runner.

“It is a joy and a privilege to be back in Dick’s world. I’ve been a lifelong fan of Philip K Dick. He is the master of creating worlds which not only spark the imagination but offer deeper commentary on the human condition.”, said Scott.

This weekend an interesting bunch of new movies will be arriving to the theatres… Starting with Disney‘s Secretariat, moving on to Wes Craven‘s My soul to take, followed up by the romantic comedy Life as we know it -starred by Katherine Heigl- and at last but not least Zach Galifianakis‘ It’s kind of a funny story. Also I spit on your grave will be released in select theatres, along with John Lennon‘s biopic Nowhere boyand the financial crisis doc Inside job. Oh! And John Curran’s Stone will be finally released today!

Upcoming Film Releases list: In theaters this weekend

Secretariat

Directed by: Randall Wallace

Written by: Mike Rich & William Nack

Plot: Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years.

Cast: Diane Lane + John Malkovich + James Cromwell

Genres: Drama, Sport

My soul to take

Directed by: Wes Craven

Written by: Wes Craven

Plot: In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer. Adam “Bug” Heller (Max Thieriot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad’s terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that’s returned, he must face an evil that won’t rest…until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.

Cast: Max Thieriot + Denzel Whitaker + Zena Grey + Nick Lashaway + Emily Meade

Genres: Thriller, Horror

Life as we know it

Directed by: Greg Berlanti

Written by: Ian Deitchman & Kristin Rusk Robinson

Plot: Holly Berenson is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Eric are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they’ll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.

Cast: Katherine Heigl + Josh Duhamel + Josh Lucas + Melissa McCarthy

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Dramish

It’s kind of a funny story

Directed by: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

Written by: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck based on Ned Vizzini‘s novel

Plot: It’s 5:00 A.M. on a Sunday in Brooklyn. Craig Gilner is bicycling up to the entrance of a mental health clinic; this bright 16-year-old is stressed out from the demands of being a teenager. Before his parents and younger sister are even awake, Craig checks himself into Argenon Hospital and is admitted by a psychiatrist. But the youth ward is temporarily closed – so he finds himself stuck in the adult ward.

Cast: Keir Gilchrist + Zach Galifianakis + Emma Roberts + Viola Davis + Lauren Graham

Genres: Comedy, Drama

I spit on your grave

Directed by: Steven R. Monroe

Written by: Meir Zarchi & Stuart Morse

Plot: Writer Jennifer Hills akes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson. They break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation and intimidation, quickly and uncontrollably escalates into a night of physical abuse and torturous assault. But before they can kill her, Jennifer sacrifices her broken and beaten body to a raging river that washes her away. Against all odds, Jennifer Hills survived her ordeal. Now, with hell bent vengeance, Jennifer’s sole purpose is to turn the tables on these animals and to inflict upon them every horrifying and torturous moment they carried out on her… only much, much worse.

Cast: Sarah Butler + Chad Lindberg + Daniel Franzese + Tracey Walter

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Inside job

Directed by: Charles Ferguson

Written by: Chad Beck & Adam Bolt

Plot: Inside Job is the first film to provide a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.

Cast: Matt Damon

Genres: Documentary

Stone

Directed by: John Curran

Written by: Angus MacLachlan

Plot: A convicted arsonist called Gerald Creeson tries to manipulate a parole officer named Jack Mabry into a plan to secure his parole. How does he do that? By placing his beautiful wife Lucetta. Here’s the trailer + more info about Stone .

Cast: Robert De Niro + Edward Norton + Milla Jovovich

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Do you think The Social Network will hold strong for a second week?

Following a bidding war with multiple networks Fox has landed the rights to adapt Hitch into an hour-long small-screen series, according to Deadline . For those of you who need a refresher, Hitch followed Will Smith as date doctor who makes all his own mistakes when falling for Eva Mendes.

Hitch is just the latest film to get the television treatment. Last year, 10 things I hate about you made its short-lived television debut, it was announced that The time traveler’s wife would be hitting the small screen soon  and more recently Goodfellas was optioned.

According to MTV Movies Blog Hitch has something those other projects don’t: a formulaic plot that could easily be turned into an hour-long sitcom lasting several seasons.