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Topher Grace is a product of the 80s in the trailer for Take Me Home Tonight

Posted 16 years ago

At first glance, the 80s-set comedy TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT seems to have a few things going for it: Topher Grace, attractive ladies (including the barely seen Michelle Trachtenberg), some NWA, Michael Biehn, and the inherent hilarity of the decade’s...

Nic Cage reunites with Con Air director Simon West for action flick Medallion

Posted 16 years ago

They teamed up to make one of the purest examples of testosterone-powered 90s action excess, and now CON AIR’s mulleted hero Nicolas Cage and director Simon West are getting back together for a new project called MEDALLION. Previously planned as...

This remake is a Firestarter, twisted Firestarter

Posted 16 years ago

Hard to believe this hasn’t already been done, but a remake of FIRESTARTER is starting to ignite. Universal and the company of the late Dino De Laurentiis (who produced the original) are rebooting the franchise, based on the 1980 novel...

Intriguing team-up: Eminem and Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter

Posted 16 years ago

It’s sort of surprising to think that, despite a successful decade-long music career, Eminem has only starred in a single feature film as other major rappers continually make the crossover (or desperately try). That seems about to change, as Marshall...

Yogi Bear meets a grim fate in this alternate ending

Posted 16 years ago

If you haven’t seen THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, and you’re not one to take titles literally, then consider this a spoiler: Jesse James inevitably gets gunned down by Robert Ford (who is something of...

The Snow White fight begins with a search for evil queens like Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron

Posted 16 years ago

For the moment, fairy tale movies are still the craze in Hollywood, but the big race right now is between dueling SNOW WHITE movies. Universal is moving ahead with SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, from writer Evan Daugherty and commercial...

Lily Collins will battle magic beasts in Mortal Instruments

Posted 16 years ago

Just yesterday I mentioned the Hollywood scramble to pair young talent with hot properties in an attempt to capitalize on the eventual theatrical disappearance of HARRY POTTER and TWILIGHT movies. And while kid star Taylor Lautner is reportedly heading to...

Zooey Deschanel wants you to Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Posted 16 years ago

Adorable actress Zooey Deschanel, she of She & Him, appeared recently on “CONAN” and along with Him (M. Ward) and the spastic high-haired host, treated the backstage crew to her rendition of the holiday classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little...

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Cool Videos: Blah, blah, blah

Posted 16 years ago

We all watch enough movies to know there’s a whole lot of cliches that have made it into scripts and spilled from actors’ faces over the years. But it takes amateur video editors with lots of spare time to really...

Twilight star Taylor Lautner is a futuristic prisoner in Incarceron

Posted 16 years ago

While agents battle to get their teen talent into THE HUNGER GAMES or other hot “young adult” book adaptations, INCARCERON has locked up one of the biggest young stars to be found. Deadline says Taylor Lautner is set to star...

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