Frank Sinatra had mob ties. At least,
he did in 'Robin and the 7 Hoods.'The World Entertainment News Network reports the 1964 film "Robin and the 7 Hoods" is scheduled to be reprised as a Broadway musical in 2010.

Producer Bruce Charet told WENN, "It's a fascinating little moment in history when the old culture met the sexual revolution. It is the Rat Pack and James Bond and Playboy ..."

Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight'Believe the hype. "The Dark Knight" is my favorite movie of the summer (so far) and probably one of the most satisfying action blockbusters of the past 10 years.

It's not just a good comic book movie. It's a great movie, first and foremost, that happens to be about comic book heroes and villains.

I'd say it has more in common with classic crime dramas such as "Heat" and "The Untouchables" than it does with "Spider-Man" or "X-Men." It's a gangster film about a handful of noble crime fighters, some who wear suits and ties, some who wear badges and guns, and one who wears a cowl and cape, all battling evil and corruption.

Note to Chopper Zombie: Say it,
don't spray it.Variety reports Thom Beers, creator of reality shows including "Ice Road Truckers" and "Monster Garage" is raising the dead in a forthcoming film/comic book project.

Beers has developed "Chopper Zombie" with writer Todd Livingston and artist Scott Keating as a comic book series to launch next week at San Diego's Comic-Con. It will hit stores July 30. Production on a film adaptation is scheduled to start next year.

'Die Hard' — proof that Bruce Willis once had hair"Die Hard" was released in U.S. theaters 20 years ago today, simultaneously reinventing the action genre and launching Bruce Willis' film career.

Yippee-ki-yay, indeed.

The basic formula of "Die Hard" became the template for countless inferior copycats, and a handful of cool knockoffs. "Speed," starring Keanu Reeves, was billed as "Die Hard" on a bus and it rocked. "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," billed as "Die Hard" in a chocolate factory, was not so good. Kidding.

Cathedral Head: He's a brick houseThe New York Times has posted a sweet interactive feature on Guillermo del Toro's production diaries for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."

You can check out several pages of character designs, hand drawn by del Toro, and listen to audio clips of him explaining his inspiration for them.

Incidentally, I saw "Hellboy II" Saturday night and loved it. But, some of the stuff just plain didn't make sense. For instance, the character del Toro dubbed "Cathedral Head." He's just what he sounds like — a guy who's head is shaped like a cathedral, complete with stained-glass windows.

Alicia Keys: The next Bond chanteuse?American R&B singer Alicia Keys is "the top contender to sing the title song for the next James Bond flick, 'Quantum of Solace,'" according to E! Online's Marc Malkin.

Malkin credits an unnamed source as saying, "I believe Alicia is the winner." He said representatives for Keys and the Bond camp wouldn't confirm that comment.

A couple months ago, British soul singer Amy Winehouse appeared to be the front-runner for the job, but work on her proposed theme song ground to a halt after she had a falling out with her producer.

Sasha Baron Cohen as 'Brüno'Gay cage matches. Beer-chucking riots. Middle Eastern crises. It's apparently all in a day's work for Sasha Baron Cohen, star of the 2006 hit, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

These sneakers bear the bittersweet reek of unfulfilled potential.Longtime readers of this blog might recall my encounter last April with the McFLY 2015 project.

The project was launched by two Canadian brothers — Charles and Michael "Mickey" Maloof — as an effort to convince Nike to market the wicked shoes Marty McFly wears in "Back to the Future Part 2."

Why is this a good idea? Check out the YouTube clip below and it should be self-evident. Yup. The shoes tie themselves. If I could buy a pair, I totally would. I'd never again have to worry about tripping all over myself and having people point and laugh at me while I cry.

ORIGAM-E WALL-E is pretty FUNK-EThis is easily one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Brian Chan studied mechanical engineering at MIT so he could learn how do cool stuff.

For instance, he created an origami version of WALL-E from a single uncut square of what looks like shiny gold paper. Click here to see a gallery of four ORIGAM-E WALL-E images.

Martha Gellhorn and Gillian AndersonGillian Anderson knows where the real money is ... *smirk*. She's trading her FBI badge for a press badge.

Anderson, known to legions of "X-Files" fans as Agent Dana Scully, has purchased the rights to a biography of Martha Gellhorn. Gellhorn was a novelist, journalist and war correspondent who covered conflicts ranging from World War II to the Vietnam War. At age 81, she even covered the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama.