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

Interview: Tower Heist stars Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick and Gabourey Sidibe

Posted 15 years ago

It only took about one minute into this interview for Casey Affleck to bring up Matthew Broderick’s starring role in INSPECTOR GADGET. It was just that kind of interview. While films with a large ensemble cast can run the risk...

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Guillermo del Toro already prepping his next animated film for DreamWorks

Posted 15 years ago

Back in 2010, Guillermo del Toro signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation that would have him producing a number of animated films, as well as directing his own animated feature, TROLLHUNTERS. While his animated directorial debut may still be a...

Interview: Tower Heist stars Tea Leoni and Alan Alda!

Posted 15 years ago

Be forewarned: there’s a lot of goofing around in this interview. Going into the TOWER HEIST press day, I honestly didn’t have many questions prepped for the Tea Leoni/Alan Alda combo. Not that I wasn’t looking forward to talking to...

Reader Review: The Adventures of Tintin

Posted 15 years ago

[Ed. note: TINTIN doesn’t come out until December 21st here in the US but world premiered in Belgium (home to creator Hegre) this week. JoBlo.com reader Luca Saitta was in attendance and files this review from across the pond.] PLOT:...

Actors want IMDb to stop telling people how old they really are

Posted 15 years ago

The Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) yesterday issued a press release condemning IMDb for publicly listing the ages of actors, claiming it’s leading to age discrimination in Hollywood. The release comes two weeks...

Stuntman dies on the set of Expendables 2

Posted 15 years ago

Tragedy struck the set of THE EXPENDABLES 2 yesterday after an explosion went awry killing one stuntman and critically injuring another. The production was filming at the Ognyanovo reservoir near the town of Elin Pelin in Bulgaria when an explosion...

And here’s your first look at the new Three Stooges

Posted 15 years ago

The THREE STOOGES movie nobody wanted (you know, the one with the “Jersey Shore” crossover) is almost upon us. Today we get our first look at the gang, which features Curly (Will Sasso), Larry (Sean Hayes) and Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos)....

Get your first look at Tim Burton’s feature length Frankenweenie

Posted 15 years ago

FRANKENWEENIE is a film I mostly forgot was on the way. Because of the long production time for a stop-motion animated film (well, for any animated film, really), it was announced a few years ago and sorted dissolved in my...

Check out a small, furry Danny DeVito in this Lorax trailer

Posted 15 years ago

As far as animated films go, HORTON HEARS A WHO kinda came and went. It made some decent money, I’m sure, but didn’t really make much of an impact otherwise. But I’m glad Universal and Illumination didn’t give up on...

Eddie Murphy wants to do a Beverly Hills Cop TV show

Posted 15 years ago

This past weekend, I got to speak with Eddie Murphy at the press day for TOWER HEIST. For a guy who’s done plenty of interviews over the years, there are few celebrities left I’d get nervous or excited about. Eddie...

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