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Charlie Wilson’s trailer

Posted 19 years ago

Judging from the trailer, CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR is about the secret machinations of war, the chronic tension in the Middle East, and how a Southern politician brought everlasting peace to the region. Naturally, it’s a comedy. Because when you think...

Langella in the Box

Posted 19 years ago

There aren’t a lot of actors who’ve played Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Zorro, He-Man’s archenemy AND Superman’s boss, but veteran thesp Frank Langella can make that claim. Why not take some time from such a legendary filmography to fool around with...

Thundercats, huh.

Posted 19 years ago

THUNDERCATS was one of those spastic rubbish cartoons that kids in the 80s ate up like sugary cereal. And like the result of a Lucky Charms/Boo Berry bender, it’s being regurgitated in a colorful mess for today’s youth (and creepy...

WB’s new Terminator

Posted 19 years ago

The humanity-hating cyborg spawn of SkyNet are definitely returning, and Warner Bros. has them (in North America, anyway). The studio will distribute TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS, which is apparently the fairly awful title of the next flick in the...

Bana is Trek baddie!

Posted 19 years ago

Regardless of how you feel about JJ Abrams’ upcoming remake / reboot / reimagining / rewhatever dude of STAR TREK, you have to admire their ability to keep things relatively secret so far, especially in an era where so many...

Pixar’s plans for Mars

Posted 19 years ago

Computer-animation deities Pixar have a pretty full lineup already, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t planning ahead. For example, apparently they intend to do THREE movies based on Edgar Rice Burrough’s classic sci-fi series JOHN CARTER WARLORD OF MARS. The...

Routh is Dylan Dog?

Posted 19 years ago

Brandon Routh must be wiped out from all the excessive lifting in SUPERMAN RETURNS — he’s been pretty low-profile since stripping off the tight blue suit. And while it remains to be seen if the big red ‘S’ will become...

Butler vs. Dexter?

Posted 19 years ago

Before he pokes out an eye (and probably a few of ours) for the needless remake of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, brawny Scotsman Gerard Butler is teaming with the CRANK filmmakers (and obvious videogame addicts) for what will no doubt...

What’s a Mnemovore?

Posted 19 years ago

Fans of the Elder Things (the ancient creatures of the Cthulhu Mythos, not senior citizens) got a treat this weekend at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland. No, not a surprise visit by Shub-Niggurath, but still a pretty cool...

On the Darksiders

Posted 19 years ago

It seems like this project has been in the works for almost as long as I’ve been writing about movies, but these particularly resilient undead are being unearthed for one more try. New Line’s vampire action flick DARKSIDERS is rising...

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