Might the NBC sudser Passions find new life on a new channel? Check out Daniel's Soaps News for the breaking news.... What's the greatest baseball movie of all time? Cast your vote now in a poll conducted by the Tribeca Film Festival and ESPN. Finalists will be bracketed against each other March Madness-style, with the winner being shown May 5 at the ESPN Sports Festival.... Law & Order: SVU has been sold into syndication in more than 97 percent of the U.S., to begin airing in the fall.... Director Stuart Rosenberg (Cool Hand Luke, The Amityville Horror) died last Thursday of a heart attack. He was 79.
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Producer Michael Bay, who in addition to Pearl Harbor has brought us intentionally frightening fare such as remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Amityville Horror, now is setting his sights on resurrecting Jason Voorhees in a Friday the 13th redo. Alas, with no director or stars attached yet, insiders tell the Hollywood Reporter that it's unlikely the slasher pic will be ready in time for Friday, Oct. 13 — which is OK. This has more of a Christmas-release, feel-good vibe to it.
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