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

Cool Videos: Liam Neeson is horrible at improv

Posted 14 years ago

Liam Neeson is good at many things. Acting, chiefly among them. Comedy? Not so much. But that doesn’t mean he can’t try. In a recent episode of “Life’s Too Short,” the BBC comedy series that follows Ricky Gervais and Warwick...

Steve Carell attached to sports comedy Lunatics, now officially attached to every movie

Posted 14 years ago

Now I know why Steve Carell had to leave “The Office.” He’s attached to so many movies, there’s no way he could do all that attaching while still attached to a TV show. Steve Carell, you are officially everywhere. Carell...

The Grey screened in LA last night and we’ve got a report!

Posted 14 years ago

Normally I don’t like running test screening reviews. We get a lot of people sending them in but I don’t see much purpose in running them. But when we got word from last night’s test screening of THE GREY –...

Django Unchained adds four more but Jonah Hill forced to pass

Posted 14 years ago

Jonah Hill is shaping up to be a surprise Best Supporting Actor candidate at this year’s Oscars for his performance in MONEYBALL. That critical acclaim almost resulted in a starring role in what could’ve been his most high-profile film to...

Exclusive: An intense game of Russian Roulette in this clip from Jason Statham’s 13!

Posted 14 years ago

Russian Roulette has certainly had its memorable moments in film. DEER HUNTER anyone? But the deadly game is at the center of the Jason Statham film 13. Co-starring Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone and Michael Shannon, the film follows a gritty...

Cool Videos: Watch Darren Aronofsky’s brutal anti-meth PSAs

Posted 14 years ago

Returning to the world of fucking us up with the horrors of drug use, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM director Darren Aronofsky recently directed three new PSAs about the use of meth. Funding by The Meth Project, established by businessman Thomas...

MGM picks up Adam Green scripted horror-comedy Killer Pizza

Posted 14 years ago

Adam Green has directed some pretty adult-oriened horror fare in the HATCHET series but his next project might be something younger kids can enjoy. Looking to mimic the success of films like GOONIES and GREMLINS, MGM and Chris Columbus (who,...

Joss Whedon talks his failed attempt to direct the Wonder Woman movie

Posted 14 years ago

In the end, Joss Whedon did get to direct his big-budget superhero movie and THE AVENGERS will hit theaters next summer. But prior to AVENGERS, Whedon had tried to get another superhero film off the ground and wasn’t nearly as...

Exclusive: Watch the world premiere of the Goon trailer!

Posted 14 years ago

Let’s just be up-front about this: the world needs another great hockey movie. And no, I’m not talking about a reboot of THE MIGHTY DUCKS. I’m talking about a movie for people who love hockey. Who love a good fight,...

Martin Scorsese thinks holograms are the next big movie format

Posted 14 years ago

The self-lacing Nikes from BACK TO THE FUTURE will become a reality next year so how far off is the world of “holofilms?” How close we’re getting to JAWS 19 remains to be seen but visionary director Martin Scorsese thinks...

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