“Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!” is one of those iconic movie quotes which has fully earned its place in pop culture history over the last 25 years. Frequently voted high in the ranks as one of the greatest comedies ever made, it was released in 1984 and spawned a sequel five years later in ’89 in the form of Ghostbusters II.

This Ghostbusting franchise is still alive and kicking with rumours of the long awaited third installment due to go into production in May 2011!

Along with The Goonies, Back to the Future and other classics from the 1980s, the fan-base for Ghostbusters is loud and proud and while we wait very patiently for concrete production details to trickle through regarding shooting for next year’s highly anticipated Ghostbusters 3 movie, Film-maker and Producer Anthony Bueno and Co-Producer Claire Bueno of Bueno Productions have created a phenomenal feature-length documentary retrospective which looks set to satisfy even Slimer’s insatiable appetite!

Along with Graphics Designer Anthony Zart and Sam Cicchirilo of Burbank store Hollywood Expendables, ‘Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters’ has been dubbed the definitive documentary of the Ghostbusters films and is sure to please fans and film-makers alike with inside scoops, unique stories from cast and crew and reflections of the creative process which brought these beloved films to life.

Check out the fantastic trailer for ‘Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters’. Be sure to “Stay Puft” for more information as we continue to follow the progress of the rumoured sequel as well as the development of this very special documentary which you will not want to miss.

And remember, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say “YES”!

You can join the Facebook group dedicated to the documentary here.

When I’m sent DVD’s to review, I feel I have a a sense of responsibility to make sure that I bring you the best and well rounded view that I possibly can. When straight-to-DVD sequel, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball came through my letter box from Universal Pictures, I thought to myself…. I want to watch this but I haven’t seen the first one! That was soon rectified by bumping it up to the top of my LoveFilm list and off we went!

The original Smokin’ Aces had an ensemble cast which included Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven and Chris Pine  as well as being directed  by Joe Carnahan. The second installment however was less impressive having just one member of the original cast in the form of Tommy Flanagan (the guy in Gladiator who was Russell Crowe’s side-kick) but does that mean the film wasn’t as good? Read on to find out….

I don’t think I can continue to review Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball without paying reference to it’s predecessor, especially as I watched them back-to-back. The original, as I said above had a stunning cast which was led by Ryan Reynolds and I’m not going to give away any spoilers but the end of the original movie was genius and caught me off-guard. When I found out that the sequel was going to be a straight-to-DVD movie, I hoped it might continue where the original left off as I had a few unanswered questions, even if different actors played the parts by a-listers in the first movie. Suffice to say it doesn’t!

Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball is directed by P.J. Pesce and as well as Tommy Flanagan, stars Clayne Crawford, Vinnie Jones, Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Autumn Reeser, Carrie Keagan, Keegan Connor Tracy and Martha Higareda. The connection to the first movie is that Walter Weed (Berenger) has a price on his head and a group of FBI agents are assigned to protect him.

I think Pesce must have spent a lot of time studying the first movie as he seems to have kept many of the pieces that worked for the second installment. The first movie had loads of clever cuts between characters / scenes and the way in which the story is pieced together has to be seamless as, through the story, we’re following 5 different groups of actors and as an audience, could easily get lost with the who is who. I think the storyline for the second film was actually better than the first and had the potential to deliver. The cast weren’t as well known so rather than having another a-lister show up scene after scene, the film relied on good acting to pull it off, and I’m pleased to report that I think it did it very well.

Clayne Crawford was a pretty good lead bouncing off his fellow actors, especially Christopher Michael Holley who was able to bring some comedic value to the movie as well as educating us in some jazz! Although the original had an awful lot of death in it, resulting in it’s 18 certificate, it remained comical in places and again, the second movie manages to keep that light-hearted feel throughout. At one point, one of the groups of assassin’s decides to launch clowns (yes, real ones) out of the cannon that they stole from the local circus strapping dynamite to them as if they were grenades. I’m not sure we should find this sort of thing funny as an audience but it’s hard not to generate a rye smile when you see it! The amount of amunition in this movie is crazy, so much so that there is a whole section on the extras dedicated to the sheer amount of artil’ that they bring to the party!

Vinnie Jones was an unexpected arrival for me and he plays his part well as ‘The Surgeon’ with an introduction into the movie like no other!I did enjoy it and I would recommend it to friends. I might even watch it again as I think there is quite a lot going on that you could miss first time round, especially in the fight sequences. Some of the circumstances in how the movie is pieced together is a bit ropey but I don’t think in a film like this which has a comedic edge, it mattered too much.

If you’ve seen the first movie and want another fix of much of the same sort of mayhem, then Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball is probably one you should be adding to your list of movies to buy or rent in 2010. Would I watch a third movie if they make one, absolutely!

It’s out to buy next week on 25th January. Click here to buy through Amazon.

While other Paranormal Activity is chilling spines this Halloween month, news is reaching us of one of our most cherished franchises, one whose long awaited sequel is rattling into pre-production.

Bloody Disgusting tells us that Ivan Reitman will be returning to Ghostbusters 3, behind the camera, though we are not told in what capacity. This is great news, as while the original team of Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Ackroyd and Ernie Hudson are all confirmed to return for the next film, having Reitman behind the camera will complete this reunion and should bring Reitman back to his glory days of Stripes, the original Ghostbusters films and, um, Junior.

What we also know (according to /Film) is that a script has been delivered from the writers of the subtle as a blowtorch to the face prehistoric comedy Year One, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg. I hope Ackroyd and Ramis will have considerable input, I’d hate to see this one disappoint.

Read here for more info. We’ll be watching.