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Spike Lee in talks to direct Oldboy remake

Posted 15 years ago

The completely ill-advised remake of Chan-wook Park’s dark 2003 South Korean masterpiece OLDBOY is still threatening to be made. This time, however, the project seems to have the ever so slight possibility of not being completely watered down and potentially...

Michael Fassbender out of Danny Boyle’s Trance, director wants Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson

Posted 15 years ago

A couple of weeks ago, it was being reported that James McAvoy would be replacing Michael Fassbender in Danny Boyle’s upcoming heist thriller called TRANCE. That was only partially true. While McAvoy has been cast in the film, it’s in...

Diablo Cody to make her directorial debut with the comedy Lamb of God

Posted 15 years ago

News on the Diablo Cody (JENNIFER’S BODY) front has been quiet for the past year. Last we heard, the Oscar-winning screenwriter was going to be re-teaming with her JUNO director Jason Reitman for a film called YOUNG ADULT, starring Charlize...

Bryan Cranston will be fighting crime in Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad

Posted 15 years ago

To me, Bryan Cranston will always be ‘Dr. Tim Whatley’. Seriously, I can’t look at him and not think of “Seinfeld”, even though the man’s made such tremendous strides in TV (“Breaking Bad”) in the years since. Thanks to all...

Will Christopher Nolan’s Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises be based on Darwyn Cooke’s Catwoman?

Posted 15 years ago

Of the modern film incarnations of Catwoman, we’ve seen both the fetishistic and the downright ridiculous. Knowing Christopher Nolan’s vision for his world of Batman, these versions would likely not be emulated in any way, shape, or form. So it’s...

Steven Spielberg’s War Horse gets a sweeping epic trailer

Posted 15 years ago

I’m so glad that we have Steven Spielberg. This new, beautifully shot trailer for his World War I drama WAR HORSE – an adaptation of both the 1982 children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and the 2007 stage play – demonstrates...

Casting round-up with tidbits on Mark Walhberg, David Strathairn, Carey Mulligan, RZA, and more

Posted 15 years ago

– Mark Wahlberg is in early talks to join director Allen Hughes (brother of Albert and one half of “The Hughes Brothers”) in a noir-style drama called BROKEN CITY, about “an ex-cop-turned-private detective who is hired by the mayor to...

Ben Affleck casts himself in his upcoming political thriller Argo, will be joined by Alan Arkin and John Goodman

Posted 15 years ago

Back in February, actor-director Ben Affleck was in negotiations to helm a film called ARGO, an adaptation of a 2007 Wired article written by Joshuah Bearman called How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran....

Cool Videos: Transformers 3 – Master Class Trailer

Posted 15 years ago

Just in case you thought TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON wasn’t getting enough promotion around here, in comes the awesome Garrison Dean with yet another badass unofficial movie trailer that puts the spotlight on the real star of this summer’s...

Ryan Gosling replacing Luke Evans in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives

Posted 15 years ago

Nicolas Winding Refn (DRIVE, BRONSON) and Ryan Gosling (DRIVE, BLUE VALENTINE) are fast becoming a creative power couple! The two have been basking in the warmth of DRIVE love since its very well-received showing at Cannes (the film was nominated...

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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

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We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

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Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

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Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

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How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

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Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

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Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

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Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

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5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

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While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.

Spike Lee in talks to direct Oldboy remake

Michael Fassbender out of Danny Boyle’s Trance, director wants Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson

Diablo Cody to make her directorial debut with the comedy Lamb of God

Bryan Cranston will be fighting crime in Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad

Will Christopher Nolan’s Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises be based on Darwyn Cooke’s Catwoman?

Steven Spielberg’s War Horse gets a sweeping epic trailer

Casting round-up with tidbits on Mark Walhberg, David Strathairn, Carey Mulligan, RZA, and more

Ben Affleck casts himself in his upcoming political thriller Argo, will be joined by Alan Arkin and John Goodman

Cool Videos: Transformers 3 – Master Class Trailer

Ryan Gosling replacing Luke Evans in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives

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