ADI News reports that Sylvester Stallone is philosophical about the fact that he may be nearing the end of his career as an action star. Although Stallone has the high-profile action pic The Expendables about to be released, he feels his future lies with directing. “I’m on borrowed time,” he recently said. “At this age I hear the ticking clock and it’s as loud as the gong on Big Ben.” He looks to another screen icon for inspiration regarding the next stage of his career: “The ultimate ambition is to follow in Clint Eastwood’s footsteps and move on to directing films without me having to be in them,” he said at the Los Angeles Film Festival where he received a special award for his film career. For more click here

By Lee Pfeiffer

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says that both he and Tom Cruise had been trying for years to launch a sequel to their 1986 smash hit but the project never came together. They are now putting back on the burner to explore ways to bring the film to fruition. The original film was made so long ago that co-star Kelly McGillis was still into men! However, the idea of a sequel so many years after the release of the original is not unheard of. Martin Scorsese's 1986 film The Color of Money, for example, was an acclaimed sequel to the 1961 movie The Hustler.  Click here for more

The International Movie Database has become a "must-read" for movie lovers around the globe, as it offers a treasure trove of information about virtually every movie ever made as well as credits and biographical details of the people who made them. However, there are some people who are not enamored of the service, which offers much of its data free to readers and charges a fee for a more comprehensive plan aimed at hardcore movie lovers and journalists. Seems there are plenty of actors and actresses who oppose IMDB's policy of listing the actual birth dates of thespians. (Notably, industry professionals, such as technicians and directors, have voiced no such complaints.) The Writers Guild of America, which provides much of the information used on IMBD, is siding with the actors and has formally asked IMDB to remove the birth data, even though it is invaluable to researchers. Thus far, IMDB has admirably stuck to its guns and noted that it only removes information if it is found to be inaccurate. For more click here