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Super-producer Scott Rudin to inject new life in Martin Scorsese’s Sinatra biopic?

Posted 15 years ago

In case you thought SINATRA, Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the famed crooner, was nothing more than a pipe dream, you may have to think again. According to Deadline, Hollywood titan Scott Rudin (Oscar nominated for both THE SOCIAL NETWORK and...

Sony seems intent on giving us Channing Tatum’s Peter Pan origin story

Posted 15 years ago

Just last week we heard that Channing Tatum, writer Billy Ray (STATE OF PLAY), and producer Joe Roth (ALICE IN WONDERLAND), were shopping around a Peter Pan origin story called PAN (erroneously titled prior as PETER PAN BEGINS). Though it...

John Cusack set to star in the screwball comedy Dictablanda

Posted 15 years ago

Now that he’s done Poe’n it up, actor John Cusack is looking to embroil himself in some “international mayhem” in the screwball comedy DICTABLANDA. Alas, “international mayhem” is all Variety is giving us to go on. The film will be...

Shane Black says Iron Man 3 will be more like a Tom Clancy thriller?

Posted 15 years ago

When we heard that Shane Black (KISS KISS, BANG BANG, LETHAL WEAPON) would be taking over the reins of IRON MAN 3, we all pretty much jumped for nerdy joy and probably even popped a boner or two. But we...

Cool Videos: DrunkenNES – The Breathalyser Video Game!

Posted 15 years ago

Combine the old school appeal of Nintendo with the art of getting your drank on, and you might end up with something like “DrunkenNES: The Breathalyser Video Game”! No doubt spawned from an inebriated stupor, electrical engineer Andrew Reitano has...

New Vince Vaughn comedy The Insane Laws being picked up by Universal

Posted 15 years ago

Vince Vaughn has made some real shit films these past few years. The last time I saw him appear in a good one was in Sean Penn’s 2007 INTO THE WILD (f*ck good, that movie’s GREAT). And just before that,...

Superman’s mom is a MILF: Diane Lane cast as Martha Kent

Posted 15 years ago

Mmm hmm. Oh, I know what you’re looking at. Because I am too. (Don’t kill me, Josh Brolin!) According to THR, Zack Snyder has snagged himself the lovely Diane Lane (SECRETARIAT, UNFAITHFUL) to portray Ka-El’s adopted mama, Martha Kent –...

Play the addictive “Famous Objects from Classic Movies” hangman-style online game!

Posted 15 years ago

Fancy yourself a true movie buff? Then your chance to demonstrate that cinema savvy has come in the form of “Famous Objects from Classic Movies”, a really simple but cleverly designed ‘hangman’-style online game. How’s it work? Like hangman, stoopid!...

Cool Videos: The Tron Lebowski

Posted 15 years ago

The melding of THE BIG LEBOWSKI and TRON: LEGACY was inevitable. ‘The Dude’, the most chill guy to ever live, now becomes the most chill program thanks to the jocular fellows over at CollegeHumor. Need I really say more? Check...

Jonah Hill may direct zombies, vampires, and aliens in The Kitchen Sink

Posted 15 years ago

It’s going to be a good upcoming stretch for rotund funny dude Jonah Hill. Next year we’ll be seeing 21 JUMP STREET, in which he had a hand in writing and will also star. And then just later this year...

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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.

Super-producer Scott Rudin to inject new life in Martin Scorsese’s Sinatra biopic?

Sony seems intent on giving us Channing Tatum’s Peter Pan origin story

John Cusack set to star in the screwball comedy Dictablanda

Shane Black says Iron Man 3 will be more like a Tom Clancy thriller?

Cool Videos: DrunkenNES – The Breathalyser Video Game!

New Vince Vaughn comedy The Insane Laws being picked up by Universal

Superman’s mom is a MILF: Diane Lane cast as Martha Kent

Play the addictive “Famous Objects from Classic Movies” hangman-style online game!

Cool Videos: The Tron Lebowski

Jonah Hill may direct zombies, vampires, and aliens in The Kitchen Sink

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