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Favorite Movies: Aliens, Jaws, Inglourious Basterds, the Mad Max movies except the kid read more parts of Thunderdome, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Starship Troopers, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, They Live, Pandorum, The Warriors, Darkman, The Thing, The Untouchables, a good percentage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, B-movies, Westerns

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Red Riding Ridley

Posted 17 years ago

No, filmmaker Ridley Scott isn’t bringing us a new version of the classic Grimm’s fairy tale (although that would be kinda cool), but instead an Americanized remake of the Brit miniseries THE RED RIDING TRILOGY. Based on writer David Peace’s...

Texas Chainsaw talk

Posted 17 years ago

With Leatherface and his clan recently packing up and moving from Platinum Dunes to SAW-makers Twisted Pictures, it’s a sure thing that the next TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE will be markedly different from the last two movies. But how so? STYD...

Edge of Darkness trailer

Posted 17 years ago

Definitely nice to see Mel Gibson back on the screen. A bit more leathery since SIGNS, perhaps, but still very much a movie star. Dodgy Boston accent and all. In the thriller EDGE OF DARKNESS, Gibson is a Beantown homicide...

The Ultimate character

Posted 17 years ago

Some time ago over on the JoBlo forums, member ‘JJFlamingo’ presented an opportunity and a challenge: THE ULTIMATE ULTIMATE MOVIE CHARACTER TOURNAMANT. Starting with a list of over 2000 (!!) characters from the history of cinema, a lengthy voting process...

Worst movie shoots

Posted 17 years ago

Since you’re likely more than just a casual movie fan, you’re probably well aware that the filmmaking process is anything but easy. It takes a ton of time, effort and resources, and while some shoots go relatively smooth, others can...

Pine is Jack Ryan?

Posted 17 years ago

Is Chris Pine preparing to spread his franchisability around? Paramount seems to think that if the kid was qualified to successfully take the helm of the USS Enterprise, he’s good enough to step into shoes formerly worn by Alec Baldwin,...

Toy Storys update

Posted 17 years ago

The official trailer for TOY STORY 3 is online, and the triple-dimensionalized TOY STORY 1 & 2 have been in theaters for their limited two-week run… but TOY STORY 3 director Lee Unkrich has a message for you about all...

Pine makes money

Posted 17 years ago

While Chris Pine takes a breather from rebooting the STAR TREK franchise, he’s getting his printing press rolling and cranking out some spare cash. Pine is considering THE ART OF MAKING MONEY, a fact-based thriller from director D.J. Caruso (EAGLE...

Women in Trouble trailer

Posted 17 years ago

The sex comedy WOMEN IN TROUBLE seems to have it all — gorgeous ladies, madcap mishaps, ample cleavage, Josh Brolin doing a dubious British accent, crying, breasts, characters named Elektra Luxx and Holly Rocket, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and a stripper getting...

Venom or Matt Helm?

Posted 17 years ago

As we learned last week, filmmaker Gary Ross (SEABISCUIT, PLEASANTVILLE) is reportedly working on writing and possibly directing Marvel’s sticky villian (turned hero?) VENOM in a solo adventure. But does Ross already have a full dance card? According to the...

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