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Penn talks kid X-Men

Posted 19 years ago

Regardless of how the actual movies might turn out, Zak Penn has become one of the go-to guys for writing comic book flicks — he’s pecked at the scripts for X2, ELEKTRA, X-MEN 3, the upcoming INCREDIBLE HULK, and a...

Whither Jesse James?

Posted 19 years ago

It’s been well over two years since Brad Pitt agreed to strap on the spurs and sixguns for the umpteenth story of notorious desperado Jesse James, but despite being slotted several times (currently for September) the lumberingly titled THE ASSASSINATION...

Monster Squad DVD!

Posted 19 years ago

Nostalgic fans who have been clamoring for an official DVD of the oft-bootlegged 80s artifact MONSTER SQUAD won’t have to wait much longer. Soon they’ll be able to see kids with dated wardrobe and hairstyles do battle with classic creatures...

Ronin finds a home

Posted 19 years ago

RONIN is obviously not the best-known work of graphic novelist Frank Miller, but SIN CITY and 300 have already successfully been translated to screen, and THE DARK KNIGHT is coming in a different form than the elderly Supes-puncher he depicted...

New FF Surfer trailer!

Posted 19 years ago

If you didn’t think much of the first FANTASTIC FOUR flick and weren’t expecting much from the sequel RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, well… Just check out the new trailer RIGHT HERE and then say how you feel. (I say…...

Ocean’s 13 in Taiwan

Posted 19 years ago

This just arrived at the JoBlo hotel & casino — a one-sheet poster for OCEAN’S 13 that traveled all the way from Taiwan. Simple enough, and I think I dig it more than that awkward overhead shot of the whole...

Dragon’s Lair movie?

Posted 19 years ago

Old-school arcade gamers who plunked hundreds of quarters into DRAGON’S LAIR will recall the travails of Dirk the Daring and his quest to save a huge-breasted princess from a gold-hording dragon who likes his gals chesty. The animated video game,...

Chris Evans: Watchman

Posted 19 years ago

I’m not all that surprised to see Chris Evans on his way to being a major star. He’s got a casual, almost cocky charm, and aside from the attention-demanding form of Jessica Alba he was the best thing about FANTASTIC...

Doomsday McDowell

Posted 19 years ago

DOOMSDAY is coming, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Malcolm McDowell is involved. The typically sinister veteran has joined the sci-fi epic from Neil Marshall, who significantly expands his terror from the claustrophobic horror of THE DESCENT. The movie’s official...

A new Infestation

Posted 19 years ago

Aw, man, another creature feature? Okay, count me in! Young actor Christopher Marquette (ALPHA DOG, FANBOYS) will be fighting giant alien insects in Icon Prods. INFESTATION, a new horror-comedy that’s curiously being described as “28 DAYS LATER meets SHAUN OF...

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