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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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Venom movie update

Posted 17 years ago

Everyone’s favorite evil, sticky symbiote is apparently still on track for a solo adventure. A big-screen VENOM flick was announced last year from Sony (where the character/superficially interesting suit was already assailed in SPIDER-MAN 3), and the slimy alien critter...

Couples Retreat clips

Posted 17 years ago

The comedy COUPLES RETREAT seems to have a lot going for it. Jason Bateman, Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau together again. Kristen Bell in a bikini. Probably some other stuff, if that’s not enough to get your attention. Will it...

Neve to Scream again

Posted 17 years ago

Amidst reports and rumors of his company’s deterioration, veteran producer Bob Weinstein is putting his focus on revisiting past genre franchises… and praying audiences will want to as well. Dimension is bringing a number of familiar horror properties back to...

Surrogates clippage

Posted 17 years ago

If you’re still deciding whether to check out the new Bruce Willis sci-fi flick SURROGATES this weekend, here’s a couple of clips that might help you make up your mind. Here’s a chase sequence in which Bruce goes GTA on...

Rourke is Ice Man?

Posted 17 years ago

Nope, craggy warhorse Mickey Rourke isn’t following his IRON MAN 2 appearance by taking over as the X-Men’s frozen mutant. But he is supposedly stepping in for Channing Tatum. Last month we heard that writer Philip Carlo wouldn’t renew the...

He-Man’s new home

Posted 17 years ago

HE-MAN recently wandered away from Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver, but apparently he’s already found a comfy new home. The Mattel property has landed at Sony, with production company Escape Artists (KNOWING, TAKING OF PELHAM 123) sharpening the Sword...

Ghost Rider 2 revs up

Posted 17 years ago

The sequel you demanded is getting its motor running — Sony and Marvel are filling the fuel tank for GHOST RIDER 2: STILL FLAMING. Sony hopes to put screenwriter and comic regular David Goyer (BLADE, BATMAN BEGINS) in the driver...

Herzog’s film school

Posted 17 years ago

Veteran filmmaker and masterful storyteller Werner Herzog has probably experienced more out of life than any ten people, and he wants to show you how to do the same. For the reasonable price of $1,450, daring adventurers can try to...

Rock & Sam J. are cops

Posted 17 years ago

If you’ve been waiting for Dwayne “Once The Rock” Johnson to ditch the kiddies and team up with someone interesting, how about Sam Jackson? How about Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, too? You got it. The Johnson/Jackson package is part...

Women in Trouble posters

Posted 17 years ago

The upcoming sex comedy WOMEN IN TROUBLE has quite a cast, and seems pertinent to my interest, judging by the tagline: “Ten Women. One Day. Trouble.” Or as some of us might call it, Tuesday. These new busy/retro posters have...

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