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Westwood’s historic Village Theater is now owned by a coalition of 35 filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, the group announced Wednesday. The group’s mission “is to preserve the architectural gem and create a cultural landmark dedicated to the beloved experience of moviegoing,” per a release. The theater, situated at 945 Broxton Ave., is “known for its soaring tower, neon marquee and one of the largest screens in Los Angeles.” First opened in 1931, it is 93 years old. The coalition of filmmakers…

Screenshot: SonyThere are big things on the way for the Ghostbusters franchise: an animated film as well as a live-action sequel for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. And there’s news on the latter. Deadline reports that Afterlife director Jason Reitman, son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, will be handing over directing duties to his Afterlife co-writer Gil Kenan for the follow-up to the 2021 film. Reitman will serve as the sequel’s producer and co-writer.The trade also notes that “insiders add that the…

The last project that Jason Reitman got to work on with his father was Ghostbusters: Afterlife – where he served as director and his father was the producer. Sadly, Ivan Reitman passed away in February this year. He gave us excellent movies like the first two Ghostbuster movies, Stripes, Meatballs, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior, and more. It's hard when anyone loses a parent, and Reitman is lucky he has a great friend like Charlize Theron, as she was there for him after his father died.It’s always a privilege to be…

Anna Faris has accused director Ivan Reitman of abusive and bullying behaviour on the set of the 2006 romcom My Super Ex-Girlfriend.On an episode of her podcast Anna Faris Is Unqualified, Faris told guest Lena Dunham that the director “slapped ass” in public, “yelled” at her as part of a “reign of terror”, and left her “angry, hurt and humiliated”.Faris said: “One of my hardest film experiences was with Ivan Reitman. I mean, the idea of attempting to make a comedy under this, like, reign of terror, he was a yeller. He…

Anna Faris has shared the name of the director she alleges “slapped her ass” on a film set.The actor originally came forward with the allegation in 2017, but did not name which filmmaker she was referring to.However, according to Deadline, Faris claims in a future episode of her podcast Unqualified that the director was Ivan Reitman.Reitman, who died in February 2022, directed films including National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), Ghostbusters (1984) and Kindergarten Cop (1990). Faris claims that Reitman touched her…

Image via Fox Searchlight Pictures When your résumé consists of Juno, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Up in the Air, it’s just a simple fact of life that some of your other films might take up less space in the collective subconscious of modern moviegoers. Such is the exact case for Academy Award-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman, whose more lucrative productions seem to have overshone his earliest feature film, 2005’s Thank You for Smoking. Based on Christopher Buckley’s 1994 novel of the same name, Thank…

Ivan Reitman was a director and producer with a golden touch for Hollywood comedy and feelgood entertainment – the heir, perhaps, of Ernst Lubitsch or Gregory La Cava from the golden age, but with a multiplex talent for the 80s and 90s – able to detonate serious box-office explosions. His great heyday, importantly, coincided with the great heyday of video rental and home entertainment – an era of couples and families browsing the VHS racks at video rental stores on a Friday and Saturday night and deciding that comedies…