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Worthington’s Crime

Posted 17 years ago

While we continue to await evidence that Aussie actor Sam Worthington is qualified to wear the A-list label, he keeps working on more opportunities to prove it. The impending blockbuster star (AVATAR, CLASH OF THE TITANS) is now attached to...

Up in the Air clips

Posted 17 years ago

Next year’s Oscars might as well start working on an “Up” theme — along with Pixar’s wonderful elder adventure, Jason Reitman’s UP IN THE AIR is getting buzz for being one of the year’s best films. And while it’s still...

Mel talks Mad Max 4

Posted 17 years ago

Since it was officially announced that Tom Hardy (BRONSON, ROCKnROLLA, STAR TREK NEMESIS) would be taking over for Mel Gibson as lawman-turned-road warrior “Mad” Max Rockatansky in FURY ROAD, we’ve almost come to believe that the rumors of Mel’s involvement...

Spielberg Under Dome

Posted 17 years ago

It didn’t take long for Stephen King’s latest book to go from the shelves into the live-action pipe. Despite the transparent nature of its titular enigma, the macabre master’s latest 1000-page brick “Under the Dome” has caught the attention of...

Samurai Jack update

Posted 17 years ago

It’s been a quiet couple of years since we heard that animator Genndy Tartakovsky’s unique and insane ‘toon SAMURAI JACK was coming to theaters from indie studio Frederator Films. The property is apparently still slicing its way forward, and according...

Ratner does Bollywood

Posted 17 years ago

No, oft-reviled director Brett Ratner isn’t taking Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan to India and inserting impromptu dance numbers among the kung fu scenes and clunky improvised dialogue (although that would probably be more entertaining than the last two RUSH...

Daybreakers PSA

Posted 17 years ago

The upcoming sci-fi/horror flick DAYBREAKERS presents an interesting scenario that answers a nagging question about vampires: What happens if they “win” a fight to be the top of the food chain? This new “public service announcement” TV spot gives us...

Eddie Murphy’s next?

Posted 17 years ago

Do you miss the genuinely funny Eddie Murphy? The charismatic kid from 48 hrs.? The quotable standup Eddie from RAW and DELIRIOUS? The casually amiable Eddie of BEVERLY HILLS COP? Even the self-mocking Eddie of BOWFINGER? Doesn’t sound like you’ll...

Blood Simple remake trailer

Posted 17 years ago

Curious to see what a remake of the Coen Brothers’ noir classic BLOOD SIMPLE might look like if it was made by acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS)? Wonder no more, and witness the decidedly...

Rinsch has Ronin

Posted 17 years ago

If you’re familiar with the name of Carl Rinsch at all, it’s probably because he was briefly attached to direct the ALIEN prequel (before Fox apparently decided otherwise). But now Rinsch, an accomplished commercial director with ties to Ridley and...

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