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The rest is silence for Jason Mewes in Zombie Hamlet.

The undead get Shakespearean in the inevitable 2012 comedy film Zombie Hamlet.

Desperate filmmaker Osric Taylor (Travis Wester, TV’s Ghostfacers) dreams of making his Civil War-era Hamlet, but when production funding dries up, he agrees to take southern matron Hester Beauchamps’ (June Lockhart, TV’s Lost in Space) offer to fund the film if he throws some zombies in it to make their money back. But when Hester dies in mid shoot, Osric dresses up as Hester to cash the last check and awakens the suspicions of both the local police and ambitious local news reporter Shine Reynolds (Shelley Long, TV’s Cheers).

Directed by John Murlowski and written by John McKinney, the independent movie also features Jason Mewes (Jay And Silent Bob Get Old), Melora Hardin (The Dukes) and John Amos...

By Lee Pfeiffer 

When F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote "There are no second acts in American lives", he would have missed the boat when it comes to actor Robert Davi. He's been a familiar face on the big screen and TV for decades and is known as one of the most memorable James Bond villains. Davi was generally regarded as a reliable and talented character actor. When I made his acquaintance some years ago, we instantly bonded. He is a regular guy with a New York attitude, no ego and a mutual love of exchanging ball-busting jokes with any other guy in his orbit. We share a love of good cigars and stories of old Hollywood but the difference, of course, is that Davi's stories are based on personal experience. His first major role came about when Frank Sinatra personally chose him as a co-star, despite his lack of experience.

Release Date: Nov. 8, 2011

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Katherine Randolph uses her charms to wangle out of a sticky situation in 1 in the Gun.

Hidden agendas, dangerous seductions and double- and triple-crosses are the order of the day in 1 in the Gun, a film noir-styled crime thriller from writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky (Nightmare Man).

The movie begins with passions igniting between Katrina (Katherine Randolph, Jarhead), the beautiful wife of a wealthy businessman, and Mickey (Steven Man, Edge of Nowhere), a homeless, struggling artist who has been hired to paint their home. Needless to say, someone’s gonna get hurt…

This one reads like the kind of straight-to-dvd movie that would have trickled out to video stores at the end of the 1990s, particularly with its genre-friendly cast, which includes Robert Davi (The Dukes), James Russo (Public Enemies) and Steven Bauer (Scarface).

That said, 1 in the Gun received a very small release...

Our favorite talking mouse is coming to Blu-ray on June 28. That day, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release in high-definition four family movies based on well known children’s books: Stuart Little and its sequel, Jumanji and Zathura: A Space Adventure.

Stuart Little 2

Based on the books by renowned children’s book author E.B. White, 1999’s Stuart Little and 2002’s Stuart Little 2 star Hugh Laurie (TV’s House) and Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) as Mr. and Mrs. Little, who adopt the lovable talking mouse Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future movies). Stuart must adjust to his new family as he tries to get along with his new brother (Jonathan Lipnicki, Jerry Maguire) and the family cat (voiced by Nathan Lane, The Lion King). Chazz Palminteri (The Dukes), Steve Zahn (TV’s Treme), David Alan Grier (Astro Boy), James Woods (Once Upon a Time in America...

Robert Davi is a great actor and one of the classiest guys I know in Hollywood. If you don't remember him from Die Hard or The Goonies you'll definitely remember him from License To Kill, in which he played one of the most popular villains of the James Bond series. Recently Robert also made the jump to directing, helming his first feature film, The Dukes, which has won nine international awards and was released on DVD a couple of weeks back. Rolling Stone called it "a gem." It's a funny movie that gives new meaning to the term "fools gold." So when I asked him to be in my next movie, Doonby, I was pleased that he agreed to do it. The only catch: he was smack in the middle of his new project and we weren't sure he'd be able...

DVD Playhouse—May 2010

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Allen Gardner

Avatar (20th Century Fox) James Cameron beat his own title as box office champ, set with Titanic over a decade ago, with this eye-popping sci-fi epic about a paraplegic Marine name Sully (Sam Worthington), who takes the form of an “avatar,” or virtual being, to go undercover on the planet Pandora, attempting to infiltrate the native Na’vi to gather intelligence that will aid a joint corporate and military operation to rape the planet of its natural resources, destroying its indigenous population in the process. When Sully suddenly “goes native,” he locks horns with the company CEO (Giovanni Ribisi) and his gung-ho commanding officer (Stephen Lang, in a wonderful, scenery-chewing turn from a long-underrated actor). Thought of by many scholars and film buffs as a “game-changer” as much as the first Star Wars film was—and they may be right. While Cameron’s politically-correct...

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

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The epic films of David Lean are an essential part of any cinematic library, and the first to make the transition to high definition is the sweeping Doctor Zhivago (Warner Bros., Rated PG-13, Blu-Ray-$35.99 Srp), and it looks and sounds absolutely incredible. Just to add icing to the cake, it’s packed with bonus materials, including an audio commentary, a new retrospective, a making-of documentary, vintage featurettes and interviews,...

The Dukes are washed up. Once the biggest group of the 60s, the doo-wop vets are now relegated to a circuit dominated by infrequent bouts of nostalgia-driven TV commercials. Fellow crooners and long-time friends Danny (Robert Davi, who also directs, produces and is a co-writer) and George (a comfortable Chazz Palminteri) talk the talk on a daily basis, putting their heads together about how to make ends meet, not only for themselves but the rest of the group, including former-Duke-now-diabetic Armond (Frank D'Amico) and Murphy (Elya Baskin), a friend of the group who always seems to be on the verge of nervous breakdown. When Danny happens to overhear a vital bit of information while accompanying George to the dentist, the Dukes decided that the only way to meet their financial needs is to crack a safe – but they can’t do it alone…

Clearly a labor of love for Robert Davi...

John Schneider (TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Smallville") has signed on for the lead role in the indie fantasy/drama "Doonby" according to Reuters.

Described as "It's a Wonderful Life" meets "Crazy Heart", British filmmaker Peter Mackenzie penned and will direct the story of a mysterious, happy-go-lucky drifter who moves into a small Texas town where he becomes a singing bartender.

The drifter soon becomes the envy of the town as he is strangely immune to misfortune that's sweeping the rest of the townsfolk, and yet he always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

Robert Davi co-stars as the town sheriff. Filming will take place at the Spiderwood Studios near Austin, Texas.

Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara are reuniting to work on the action thriller Game Of Death.

The pair last worked together on the underrated 1990 cult crime thriller The King of New York. For Game Of Death, Ferrara will direct Snipes playing a politician's bodyguard who must fend off five of the world's top assassins. Zoe Bell (Gamer) and Robert Davi (The Dukes) co-star in the script penned by James Agnew.

Shooting begins this week in Detroit.

Georgine Waller

>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Thursday 8 October 2009...

We feel that there is no cooler lot in life than to be “That Guy!” - one of the great character actors who seem to appear in every stinkin’ movie you’ve ever seen. We had the good fortune to sit down with a well known “That Guy!” recently, Mr. Robert Davi. You may remember him from such films as Licence to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies and six hundred episodes of cop TV. In this video we shmooze with him about the independent film he directs and stars in, The Dukes. And in this video, Mr. Davi waxes nostalgic about The Goonies. Will he allow me to play the part of Chunk?...

Though Robert Davi is identified with mega-bad guys in such flicks as The Goonies, Die Hard, and Licence to Kill, he has also played an array of characters in more than 60 movies and TV programs. In part, Davi blames the press for perpetrating the image of him as archetypical villain, "instead of calling me an actor's actor," he says. "No one looks at your body of work." What makes it so much fun to play Danny, a former doo-wop singer down on his luck, in Davi's latest project, The Dukes, "is that he's a regular guy," emphasizes the Queens-born actor. "Also, I get the chance to play a singer. I interjected singing in Goonies, but here I'm playing a singer." A trained opera singer, Davi pauses to point out, "And I have a chance to be raw. A friend who saw the movie says this is the most he's ever seen of Robert Davi onscreen.

A crowd-pleaser for the Aarp set, Robert Davi's writing and directing debut The Dukes casts an affectionate eye on a little-explored milieu that's simultaneously mundane and rife with faded glamour. Davi and Chazz Palminteri play members of the eponymous doo-wop group, retro mirth-makers whose glory days have faded into distant memory. The two now toil in a restaurant for their brassy Italian stereotype of an aunt (Miriam Margolyes) and pine for better days and a solution to their seemingly permanent cash-flow crises. The harmonizers turn small-time crooks when they decide to steal a shipment of gold from dentists, with some help from good buddies Elya Baskin, a laid-off airline mechanic; corpulent stand-up comedian Frank D'Amico; and safecracker Bruce Weitz. An underutilized Peter Bogdanovich co-stars as the group's sad-eyed manager, a Willy Loman type who struggles even to land the group degrading gigs in ridiculous costumes. Considering the film's...

by indieWIRE (November 11, 2008) Robert Davi's "The Dukes" stars Davi and Chazz Palminteri as a Doo Wop group struggling for survival. Their manager (Peter Bogdanovich) is trying to get them work but things aren't working out, leading them to attempt to pull of a heist. The film screened at last year's Rome International Film Festival and has since won the Coup de Coeur at the Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival. Cavu Pictures is opening the film in New York on November 14th, and then nationwide on November 21st. indieWIRE spoke to Davi about the film and its upcoming release.

The actor: Robert Davi, a veteran character actor best known for playing bad guys, heavies, and dirtbags in movies like 1985's The Goonies, 1995's Showgirls, and the 1989 James Bond film Licence To Kill. He's also played his share of lawmen in movies like Die Hard and the '90s television show The Profiler. Davi makes the transition from actor to writer-producer-director with The Dukes, a genial comedy/drama/heist film that again casts him as a small-time criminal, though this time, he's also the hero. Davi is also an outspoken conservative who recently appeared in David Zucker's An American Carol and a commercial for Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, alongside fellow Republican entertainers Stephen Baldwin, John Ratzenberger, Victoria Jackson, and Pat Boone. The Dukes (2008)—"Danny" Robert Davi: Well, people that know me say that's probably the closest role to who I am. Danny is an absolute character,...

By Neil Pedley

There is plenty of (semi)lighthearted fare at the art house this week with Danny Boyle tracking a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" whiz kid in Mumbai, Arnaud Desplechin looking at a family reunion in France and a Bollywood musical playing out in Miami, followed by films that are distinctively more "hardcore," whether that refers to Harry Potter fans or elderly curmudgeons. Oh, and there's also some globetrotting carnage with our man Craig -- Daniel Craig.

"B.O.H.I.C.A."

If this debut effort from "Melvin Goes To Dinner" producer turned writer/director D.J. Paul is to be believed, the best way to support our brave boys serving overseas is to send them some sunscreen and a truckload of Sudoku books. Marooned in the middle of the Afghan desert guarding a radio tower, four army reservists (Adam Rodriguez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Kevin Weisman, Brendan Sexton III) do battle with the...

Cavu Pictures , Sun Lion Films and Doo Wop Productions’ “The Dukes” sings a fine tune. Robert Davi makes his directorial debut on “The Dukes,” a comedic indie which one just can’t help loving. Davi, loved for his roles on many a film and TV offering including “The Goonies,” “Predator 2” and “Stargate Atlantis,” writes this work alongside James Andronica (“The November Men”). The story is easy to follow, focusing on a former doo wop band known as “The Dukes” consisting of George Zucco (Chazz Palminteri ) and Danny Pasquale (Robert Davi). They may have had the crowds roaring at The Brooklyn Paramount as the number one group in America but now in their ripe age, are shadows of their former selves. Their agent Lou (Peter Bogdanovich) tries to secure them any type of gig for them in order to keep them paying the bills. This includes commercials alongside their long-time...

Cavu Pictures , Sun Lion Films and Doo Wop Productions’ “The Dukes” sings a fine tune. Robert Davi makes his directorial debut on “The Dukes,” a comedic indie which one just can’t help loving. Davi, loved for his roles on many a film and TV offering including “The Goonies,” “Predator 2” and “Stargate Atlantis,” writes this work alongside James Andronica (“The November Men”). The story is easy to follow, focusing on a former doo wop band known as “The Dukes” consisting of George Zucco (Chazz Palminteri ) and Danny Pasquale (Robert Davi). They may have had the crowds roaring at The Brooklyn Paramount as the number one group in America but now in their ripe age, are shadows of their former selves. Their agent Lou (Peter Bogdanovich) tries to secure them any type of gig for them in order to keep them paying the bills. This includes commercials alongside their long-time...

The Dukesby Peter Dimako, Editor Cavu Pictures , Sun Lion Films and Doo Wop Productions’ “The Dukes” sings a fine tune. Robert Davi makes his directorial debut on “The Dukes,” a comedic indie which one just can’t help loving. Davi, loved for his roles on many a film and TV offering including “The Goonies,” “Predator 2” and “Stargate Atlantis,” writes this work alongside James Andronica (“The November Men”). The story is easy to follow, focusing on a former doo wop band known as “The Dukes” consisting of George Zucco (Chazz Palminteri ) and Danny Pasquale (Robert Davi). They may have had the crowds roaring at The Brooklyn Paramount as the number one group in America but now in their ripe age, are shadows of their former selves. Their agent Lou (Peter Bogdanovich) tries to secure them any type of gig for them in order to keep them paying the bills. This...

Cavu Pictures , Sun Lion Films and Doo Wop Productions’ “The Dukes” sings a fine tune. Robert Davi makes his directorial debut on “The Dukes,” a comedic indie which one just can’t help loving. Davi, loved for his roles on many a film and TV offering including “The Goonies,” “Predator 2” and “Stargate Atlantis,” writes this work alongside James Andronica (“The November Men”). The story is easy to follow, focusing on a former doo wop band known as “The Dukes” consisting of George Zucco (Chazz Palminteri ) and Danny Pasquale (Robert Davi). They may have had the crowds roaring at The Brooklyn Paramount as the number one group in America but now in their ripe age, are shadows of their former selves. Their agent Lou (Peter Bogdanovich) tries to secure them any type of gig for them in order to keep them paying the bills. This includes commercials alongside their long-time...

Check out the trailer for "The Dukes" which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Davi also stars alongside Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich and Miriam Margoyles. That's not all, the actor also writes the script alongside James Andronica. The remaining cast includes Elya Baskin, Melora Hardin, Frank D'Amico, Bruce Weitz, Eloise DeJoria and Dominic Scott Kay. Davi is known for a variety of roles most memorable for us would be his performance in the 1980s family adventure "The Goonies." The veteran actor has over 100 credits to his name and surely has a strong following.

Check out the trailer for "The Dukes" which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Davi also stars alongside Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich and Miriam Margoyles. That's not all, the actor also writes the script alongside James Andronica. The remaining cast includes Elya Baskin, Melora Hardin, Frank D'Amico, Bruce Weitz, Eloise DeJoria and Dominic Scott Kay. Davi is known for a variety of roles most memorable for us would be his performance in the 1980s family adventure "The Goonies." The veteran actor has over 100 credits to his name and surely has a strong following.

Check out the trailer for "The Dukes" which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Davi also stars alongside Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich and Miriam Margoyles. That's not all, the actor also writes the script alongside James Andronica. The remaining cast includes Elya Baskin, Melora Hardin, Frank D'Amico, Bruce Weitz, Eloise DeJoria and Dominic Scott Kay. Davi is known for a variety of roles most memorable for us would be his performance in the 1980s family adventure "The Goonies." The veteran actor has over 100 credits to his name and surely has a strong following. What's this all about? The Dukes is the wry comic tale of a down-and-out Doo Wop band tho takes a bumbling detour into burglary in their endless quest to make good on their dreams. The film is a rollicking caper that is also deeply candid about life, love, friendship and the heart it takes to keep...

Check out the trailer for "The Dukes" which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Davi also stars alongside Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich and Miriam Margoyles. That's not all, the actor also writes the script alongside James Andronica. The remaining cast includes Elya Baskin, Melora Hardin, Frank D'Amico, Bruce Weitz, Eloise DeJoria and Dominic Scott Kay. Davi is known for a variety of roles most memorable for us would be his performance in the 1980s family adventure "The Goonies." The veteran actor has over 100 credits to his name and surely has a strong following.

Let's have a look at "The Dukes," an indie dramedy which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Cavu Releasing sends this one out to first have its premiere in New York City on November 14th followed by an expansion the week after. Davi, known for his roles in unforgetable releases including one two of our most favorite films found in "The Goonies" and "Die Hard," also writes along with James Andronica (writer of "Men") and stars in the film beside Chazz Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich.

Let's have a look at "The Dukes," an indie dramedy which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Cavu Releasing sends this one out to first have its premiere in New York City on November 14th followed by an expansion the week after. Davi, known for his roles in unforgetable releases including one two of our most favorite films found in "The Goonies" and "Die Hard," also writes along with James Andronica (writer of "Men") and stars in the film beside Chazz Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich.

  Let's have a look at "The Dukes," an indie dramedy which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Cavu Releasing sends this one out to first have its premiere in New York City on November 14th followed by an expansion the week after.   Davi, known for his roles in unforgetable releases including one two of our most favorite films found in "The Goonies" and "Die Hard," also writes along with James Andronica (writer of "Men") and stars in the film beside Chazz Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich. What's this about?  The Dukes is the wry comic tale of a down-and-out Doo Wop band tho takes a bumbling detour into burglary in their endless quest to make good on their dreams.  The film is a rollicking caper that is also deeply candid about life, love, friendship and the heart it takes to keep on struggling to find meaning and connection as life...

Let's have a look at "The Dukes," an indie dramedy which marks the directorial debut of Robert Davi. Cavu Releasing sends this one out to first have its premiere in New York City on November 14th followed by an expansion the week after. Davi, known for his roles in unforgetable releases including one two of our most favorite films found in "The Goonies" and "Die Hard," also writes along with James Andronica (writer of "Men") and stars in the film beside Chazz Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich.

PARIS -- Jason Reitman's Juno secured the grand prize at the 11th Alpe d'Huez Comedy Festival, which wrapped in the Gallic ski town Sunday night.

A jury presided by Gallic actor and funnyman Fabrice Luchini and featuring thesps Gilles Lellouche, Thierry Fremont and Julie Ferrier, gave its special jury prize to Dany Boon's cultural differences comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis about a postal worker.

The event's "Young Jury" headed by actress Marilou Berri and composed of film students, also bestowed its top prize on Ch'tis.

Pascale Arbillot nabbed the best actor award for his role in Lea Fazer's couples comedy What if...

U.S. actor Robert Davi was given the Prix Coup de Coeur for his first turn in the director's chair The Dukes.

The six-day event, the only such comedy festival in France, closed with Fabien Onteniente's Disco starring Gerard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Beart and Franck Dubosc.

• Now in only its 2nd edition, Rome has whipped up quite the festival. A mention-worthy selection of titles, some U.S pics for glam and a jury process that I especially like not 5 or 6 but a group of 50 - this year No Man's Land director Danis Tanovic serves as the jury head for 50 international cinema-goers. Notables are Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth.Below you'll find the complete stats on the fest that begins in less than 3 weeks from now. When: October 18th to 28th, 2007 Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('October 18, 2007'); Where: Rome, Italy Official Website: www.romacinemafest.orgNot just a great city, but the city of cinema par excellence, will host the Fest which will transform its centre - the Auditorium Parco della Musica - in the Parco del Cinema for nine days. The second edition of Cinema. Festa Internazionale di Roma - RomeFilmFest will be held from

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