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My Bloody Atkins

Posted 18 years ago

This may not be major casting, but it’s certainly sly. The remake of the cult fave 80s slasher MY BLOODY VALENTINE has brought in its own veteran of 80s horror, character actor Tom Atkins. While he’s appeared in action flicks...

A Common Terminator

Posted 18 years ago

UPDATE: Streethop.com claims that Common is playing a character we (and John Connor) have already met in T2, namely the grown-up version of Daniel Dyson. You’ll recall that his dad Miles (played by Joe Morton) accidentally contributed to the creation...

Spaced DVD details!

Posted 18 years ago

Geek virtuoso Edgar Wright himself let us know that the DVD of his brilliant UK series SPACED is finally coming to North America on July 22nd! Fans of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ will at long last get...

The Spirit for Xmas

Posted 18 years ago

Frank Miller is bringing his SIN CITY-ish directing style and (theoretically) Will Eisner’s comic sensibilities to screens with THE SPIRIT, and now Lionsgate is bringing it to you early. Utilizing the whole “Spirit of Christmas” marketing synergy, the studio has...

Favs on Iron Man 2?

Posted 18 years ago

With its massive opening weekend, it wasn’t a huge surprise that a sequel to IRON MAN was announced by Marvel yesterday. What is surprising, however, is that director Jon Favreau isn’t already locked up for a second strike at the...

MacGyver movie?

Posted 18 years ago

He could assemble any three household items (and some duct tape, of course) and instantly manufacture a jetski, disarm a bomb or sexually satisfy any female viewer. Does MACGYVER also have the necessary skills to survive on the big screen?...

Black Lagoon update

Posted 18 years ago

It’s been quite a while since it was announced that director Breck Eisner (SAHARA) was bringing the Gill-Man back to cinematic life in a remake of Universal’s classic CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Things have been quiet on that riverfront…...

Dark Knight trailer!

Posted 18 years ago

If for some reason you haven’t been anticipating the new Batman movie THE DARK KNIGHT, well… You will now.

New Mummy 3 pics

Posted 18 years ago

We still haven’t seen a trailer for THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, but perhaps they’re waiting for the excitement over INDY 4 to subside before putting another adventurer before our eyes. In the meantime, a few pics from...

Lovely Bones delayed

Posted 18 years ago

There were some recent rumors of creative tension on Peter Jackson’s adaptation of THE LOVELY BONES. Historically, this sort of thing has been a behind-the-scenes mainstay in Hollywood and beyond, but now every detail of a film’s production tends to...

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