I’ve got some new pics of Angelina Jolie on the set of her upcoming movie “Salt.�? She plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who (maybe) doubles as a Russian sleeper spy and has people after her believing she’s out to assassinate the President.

The film also stars Liev Schreiber as Winter, Evelyn’s ally in the Russian office of the CIA, and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peabody, a counterintelligence agent who wants to bring her down.

It’s directed by Phillip Noyce, who knows what he’s doing with this genre. His other movies include “Clear and Present Danger,�? “The Saint,�? and “Patriot Games.�? “Salt�? is scheduled for a July 23, 2010 release.

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You know, Al Pacino sort of looks like Jack Kevorkian. That, coupled with the fact that he can play pretty much any role he wants and do a fine job with it, makes him a good choice for ‘You Don’t Know Jack," an HBO Films biopic about Dr. Jack Kevorkian that Barry Levinson will direct.

Jack “Dr. Death�? Kevorkian grew to fame by assisting in more than 150 suicides. Not only that, he bucked the court system several times, but was finally convicted after sending a tape of himself assisting in a suicide to “60 Minutes.�? Convicted of second-degree murder in 1999, he’s serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Michigan.

I’m sure the movie will spark a lot of debate on assisted suicide. Should a person be allowed to die? I used to think not, but after seeing friends and family suffer horrible, terminal diseases, I’m starting to change my tune on that. I think I’d like to have that option in that situation. What about you?

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Rumors are flying today about a new “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie. If it indeed gets made, who should play Buffy? I’m thinking Emma Watson could do a kick-ass job, or maybe Anne Hathaway. Vote in the poll below! n

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What’s this? A new "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie coming to the big screen? Is this a good thing? Read on…

The franchise started in 1992 with a feature film starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens (PeeWee!), Rutger Hauer, Hilary Swank, and Luke Perry.

Joss Whedon wrote the movie, then went on to make the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series, which aired from 1997 to 2003. Most people don’t think of the movie when someone mentions Buffy. They think of the TV series.

Now there’s talk of ANOTHER movie coming to the big screen, but Whedon isn’t involved (at least, at this point). Vertigo Entertainment is working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what they’re calling a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel.

We think of Whedon as the person most aligned with Buffy, but Kuzui Enterprises has actually held onto the rights since the beginning (which shows how important it is to hang onto rights!). She discovered the script from then-unknown Whedon.

I just finished watching several Whedon shows on DVD, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly." It’s hard to imagine a new movie without the input of Whedon, because he’s so interwoven into all of his shows. I’m not ruling out a successful venture, just saying I need time to wrap my head around the idea.

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Tops at the box office this weekend was "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." I wasn’t that crazy about the movie (read my review here), but it’s the only new family flick out right now, which is why I think it scored high. It wasn’t bad; just wasn’t as good as the first movie. Take a peek at the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $70M
• Terminator Salvation, $53.82M
• Star Trek, $29.40M
• Angels & Demons, $27.70M
• Dance Flick, $13.10M
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $10.10M
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $4.83M
• Obsessed, $2.50M
• Monsters vs. Aliens, $1.90M
• 17 Again, $1.28M

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