The thought of big screen tv remake makes Jonah Hill "wanna puke", yet this upcoming actor jumped on board this project as co-writer, executive producer and star. He enlisted Channing Tatum as his on, and obvious off-screen buddy, with Tatum also signing up as executive producer.

For the uninitiated 21 JUMP STREET was a hugely successful crime/drama tv series in the 1980's and Johnny Depp's springboard to fame. The premise is simple enough, a squad of young cops go undercover as teenagers to crack crimes in the school yard. It was this premise that Hill thought would make an "awesome" movie. And it does. Hill has penned a smart, snappy and very funny script with clever pop cultural references and a play on the genres own stereotypes. The angry token black captain is played perfectly by Ice Cube.

The film's a romp with non-stop laugh out loud moments as Hill and Tatum go back to school to bring down a synthetic drug ring. Off screen, the pair created havoc on their recent tour downunder getting rescued at Sydney's Tamarama Beach, dressing up as cops and handcuffing one or two journos, while giggling the day away like two young girls. Sadly, by the time I got to interview the guys, interviews were being cut down from the usual 10 minutes to 5, not sure if that was due to Jonah's urgent bathroom break on my watch, but hey shooting the breeze with the incredibly buffed Channing Tatum while we waited was a pretty good day at the office.

Jonah Hill is a talent to watch, with Moneyball co-star Brad Pitt claiming "no-one need worry about the future of the film industry with Jonah Hill on the scene". I thought the usually shy Jonah would be a little embarrassed by my requoting Brad's praise, but it was Channing Tatum who seemed uneasy at the mention of Brad!

Enjoy and go see 21 JUMP STREET.

The case of the 'West Memphis Three' became a cause for celebre for many Hollywood activists, but the effort to free three wrongly convicted teenage boys gained momentum when Peter Jackson and his wife Fran Walsh watched the PARADISE LOST documentary on the miscarriage of justice, and decided to produce the new doco WEST OF MEMPHIS in an attempt to exonerate the boys.

The effort paid off, though even prior to the release of the documentary. The three men were released from prison in August last year but Damien Echols, the man sentenced to death, and Peter Jackson were at the Sundance Film Festival this January for the World Premiere of WEST OF MEMPHIS.

Listen to Jackson describe how his friendship with Echols and his wife Lorri Davis led him to become involved in an unlikely cause, even prompting him to finance a new investigation and forensics tests. Watch director Amy Berg describe how new evidence led to a compelling new suspect.

Then hear Echols explain his determination to achieve full exoneration for the West Memphis Three and to capture the killer who is still running large.