Mike Sampson

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Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Jaws, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas, The Jerk, Raiders of read more the Lost Ark, The Untouchables (recent) 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anchorman

Likes: German women, the VX-980 hair blower, my chest hair, fighting beach read more crime, my talking black Trans-Am...oh wait, that's David Hasselhoff

Gary Ross in talks to direct Hunger Games

Posted 16 years ago

Is it bad that the first I heard of this HUNGER GAMES series of books was about two weeks ago? I’m going to say that’s a perfectly normal thing for a guy to say about a series of books aimed...

Milla Jovovich says Resident Evil 5 is “definitely” happening

Posted 16 years ago

When the fourth film in your modestly budgeted action-horror franchise opens to $28 million, you can almost guarantee another sequel is in the works. This rule applied to THE FINAL DESTINATION (which was set to be the last film in...

IFC drops big bucks for James Gunn’s dark comedy Super

Posted 16 years ago

Toronto isn’t a festival like Sundance where a lot of indie movies show up hoping to get distribution but that isn’t to say there isn’t some wheelin’ and dealin’ going on up north. SUPER, one of the biggest TIFF films...

Download the scripts for all of this summer’s films!

Posted 16 years ago

Now that the summer movie season is over and you’ve no doubt seen all the movies you plan to see, why not read some of your favorite movies? We’ve updated the MOVIE SCRIPTS archives with as many scripts from this...

Contest: Win swag from The Town and look like a real townie!

Posted 16 years ago

For a director whose first film was as good as GONE BABY GONE, Ben Affleck was flying awfully low under the radar while filming his follow-up, THE TOWN. That all changed when the trailer hit theaters and audiences got a...

Joaquin Phoenix decides to unretire from acting

Posted 16 years ago

And for his next trick, Joaquin Phoenix will attempt to make his career…reappear! The Oscar-nominated actor who infamously “quit” acting while being filmed by brother-in-law Casey Affleck for the documentary I’M STILL HERE is apparently pulling a Brett Favre and...

New Saw 3D trailer reaches new levels of stupid

Posted 16 years ago

I’ve seen a lot of stupid things this year. COP OUT, LeBron James’ “The Decision,” the finale of “Lost”…but this might very well be the stupidest thing I’ve seen all year. It’s the new trailer for SAW 3D and it...

Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse launches distribution company, will expand to NY and LA

Posted 16 years ago

There’s a reason the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX was recently named the “Best Overall Theatrical Experience” in the US by Fandango – it truly is one of the best places and ways to see a movie. (To give you...

Sad Keanu to star in indie drama Generation Um

Posted 16 years ago

So is this why Sad Keanu is sad? Keanu Reeves, who’s been spotted on more than one occasion this summer moping around New York City, has will star in the indie drama GENERATION UM… about a group of aimless New...

New Megamind posters still heavy on the DreamWorks face

Posted 16 years ago

Earlier this year I was able to see about 10 minutes or so of footage from MEGAMIND and left suitably unimpressed. I’ve seen the trailer about 100 times since then (the projectionist at my local theater must love it) and...

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