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

Karate Kid 2 moving ahead gets Robin Hood writers

Posted 16 years ago

Hearing they were making a remake out of the original KARATE KID was somewhat disheartening mostly because I reflect back on the original as a classic (I realize it’s not a perfect movie but nostalgia-wise, I love it). But the...

The Netflix iPhone app is here and we’ve got a closer look!

Posted 16 years ago

When I first got my iPhone one of the first apps I looked for was a Netflix app. I just wanted to be able to add a movie to my queue as soon as I thought of it instead of...

Steve Carell needs to get a Wife for new comedy

Posted 16 years ago

In my opinion, Steve Carell is at his best when he’s at his most absurd. It works well with Michael Scott, worked with DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS and paid off in spades for ANCHORMAN. Other films like DAN IN REAL LIFE...

The NFL to force Oscars to move to Monday night?

Posted 16 years ago

I don’t particularly love that the Oscar ceremony takes place on a Sunday night (who wants to stay up that late and still have to go to work the next day?), but the idea of moving the Oscars to Monday...

Disney and Pixar out at Annie Awards, DreamWorks jumps for joy

Posted 16 years ago

That little statuette you see to your right is an Annie Award, “Animation’s Highest Honor” or so they claim. It’s usually a very clear indicator of which film will go on to win Best Animated Film at the Oscars but...

Hoo-ah! Katie Holmes and Al Pacino join Sandler comedy

Posted 16 years ago

In Hollywood there are a few roles that actresses seem to get cast in. The heroine, the damsel in distress, the hot wife of Adam Sandler… With filming set to begin this fall on Sandler’s next comedy JACK AND JILL,...

Denzel and Chris Pine make sparks fly in Unstoppable poster

Posted 16 years ago

Contrary to what you might think, the name of the movie being advertised here isn’t TWO PRETTY MEN. That IS what this poster for UNSTOPPABLE seems to be selling even though the movie in question is actually about a runaway...

Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston hit the gas pedal in Drive

Posted 16 years ago

After spending the past year or so as the current indie “It Darling,” Carey Mulligan is taking a leap into the world of studio action-thrillers with a starring role in the upcoming Universal film DRIVE. Mulligan and “Breaking Bad” star...

Exclusive: De Niro, Norton and Milla in the new Stone poster!

Posted 16 years ago

Two actors who have frequently been referred to as the “Greatest Actors of Their Generation” are Robert De Niro and Edward Norton. They first teamed up in the 2001’s THE SCORE, a film that could’ve been spectacular but was beset...

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