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Affleck in Play for Norton

Posted 19 years ago

FYI: they have installed a revolving door on the political thriller STATE OF PLAY. There goes Brad Pitt! But wait — here comes Russell Crowe, whew! Uh-oh, now Ed Norton is making an exit! No sweat, here comes… Ben Affleck?...

New G.I. Joe recruits?

Posted 19 years ago

Fighting for freedom, wherever there’s trouble, G.I. JOE is… hot? So it would seem. Latino Review says the JOE team has found its Scarlett, and it’s tight-bodied up-and-comer Rachel Nichols. Probably best known for roles in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR remake...

Gilliam’s next rolling

Posted 19 years ago

It’s easy to get nervous when Terry Gilliam plans to make a new movie. While he’s made some brilliant films during his career, in recent years he’s suffered the wrath of the Fates (see LOST IN LA MANCHA), studio interference...

Hellboy holiday card

Posted 19 years ago

This will probably be an unpopular opinion, but when it comes to next year’s comic book characters on the big screen, I’m looking forward to HELLBOY II more than THE DARK KNIGHT. While Batman seems to be getting further grounded...

Intro to Repo

Posted 19 years ago

SAW sequelizer Darren Lynn Bousman is bringing the gore and tunes to his next flick, the bloody musical REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA. He’s rounded up a bunch of gifted performers to carve and sing his futuristic tale. The story involves…...

Leatherheads trailer

Posted 19 years ago

George Clooney is slowly shaping up to be as good behind the camera as he is in front of it –both CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND and GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK were fine directing efforts. He gets a little...

Dark Knight posters!

Posted 19 years ago

UPDATE 2! – If this poster is a fake, well then I’ll take the heat, since this thing looks incredible. I don’t think it is though, so check out what is pretty much the baddest (bad meaning good) poster I’ve...

Clash of Titans helmer

Posted 19 years ago

The 1981 gods-and-monsters flick CLASH OF THE TITANS is probably best remembered for its bestiary of stop-motion creatures. But the beloved (if jerkily animated) harpies, Medusa, Calibos, Kraken and clockwork owl are about to get a serious next-gen facelift. Warner...

His name is Bruce

Posted 19 years ago

Fan fave Bruce Campbell doesn’t just kill Deadites and pitch Old Spice — he also directs. He’s both behind and in front of the camera for the upcoming MY NAME IS BRUCE, in which he plays… Bruce Campbell. In the...

See Sweeney credits

Posted 19 years ago

With more and more footage online now becoming standard practice for motion picture promotion, who is the Demon Barber of Fleet Street to deny the mouse-clicking masses? And thus, we have the opening credits to the impending horror musical SWEENEY...

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